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  1. Educational Programs
  2.  
  3. rreafb.zip
  4. 12/7/96
  5. Roxie's Reading Fish is a childrens learning
  6.                                | game where Roxie the cat talks to your child
  7.                                | through the card game, Go-Fish. The object is
  8.                                | to collect four words, making a book. For
  9.                                | more info, check out Roxie's Home Page.
  10.  
  11. jockey32.zip
  12. 11/30/96
  13. RocketJockey is an Educational Game
  14.                                | Experience with Vector Addition of Velocity
  15.                                | and Acceleration in a 2-D Space. It is
  16.                                | designed to help teach the introductory
  17.                                | physics concepts of Vector Addition, and to
  18.                                | help students more fully understand
  19.                                | differences between Velocity and
  20.                                | Acceleration. RocketJockey is a fun way for
  21.                                | students to gain some interactive experience
  22.                                | with these concepts, and helps the students
  23.                                | to internalize them. For more info and
  24.                                | updates, check out the RocketJockey Home
  25.                                | Page. 
  26.  
  27. kn32v17b.zip
  28. 11/26/96
  29. BibleNT v95.3.0en - King James New
  30.                                | Testament. FREEWARE 32-bit Bible search, read
  31.                                | and study program designed exclusively for
  32.                                | Windows® 95/NT 3.51, 4.0 or later. French
  33.                                | version, click HERE.  Arabic version, click
  34.                                | HERE. For more info and updates, check out
  35.                                | the BibleNT Home Page. 
  36.  
  37. perlib15.zip
  38. 11/24/96
  39. BK Periodic Library is an interactive
  40.                                | periodic table. This one takes full advantage
  41.                                | of your computer's capabilities to give you
  42.                                | an in-depth look at the the elements that
  43.                                | make up our earth, the solar system, the
  44.                                | galaxy. For more info, check out the BK
  45.                                | Periodic Library Home Page. 
  46.  
  47. planetw_b5.exe
  48. 10/17/96
  49. Planet Watch 96 is an Astronomy tool. This
  50.                                | program provides a brief amount of
  51.                                | information for all the planets.There is also
  52.                                | a Planet Weight (known previously as Space
  53.                                | Weight) section which will tell you your
  54.                                | weight on any Planet. For more info, check
  55.                                | out the Planet Watch 96! Home Page.
  56.  
  57. dObj_f20.exe
  58. 11/9/96
  59. dObjects is an Astronomical Database and
  60.                                | Observing Log program which runs under
  61.                                | Windows95. It includes over 34,000 deep-sky
  62.                                | objects in its database.  dObjects provides
  63.                                | you with an easy-to-use observation logbook
  64.                                | and helps you to plan future observing
  65.                                | sessions. Printed observing plans are easily
  66.                                | used at the scope. An extremely flexible
  67.                                | selection and sorting mechanism gives you
  68.                                | infinite possibilities to locate or
  69.                                | categorize the data. Armchair astronomers can
  70.                                | simply enjoy (and update) the wealth of
  71.                                | information about the objects in the
  72.                                | database. Find more info at the dObjects Web
  73.                                | site.
  74.  
  75. PCWeb95.EXE
  76. 11/6/96
  77. The PC Webopaedia Lite is a dictionary of
  78.                                | personal computer terms in help file
  79.                                | format. It is based on the best-selling
  80.                                | Random House Personal Computer Dictionary. In
  81.                                | addition to descriptions of nearly 2,000
  82.                                | terms, each help topic contains a hot icon
  83.                                | that brings you to the corresponding Web page
  84.                                | at the PC Webopaedia Web site.
  85.  
  86. inststar.exe
  87. 11/5/96
  88. Get your night sky report, every day! Based
  89.                                | on the popular nationally syndicated radio
  90.                                | program, StarDate provides a daily dose of
  91.                                | fun astronomical facts and figures. Check out
  92.                                | the screen design ...it's out of this world!
  93.                                | For more info, check out the 365 Days of
  94.                                | StarDate Home Page.
  95.  
  96. instquot.exe
  97. 11/5/96
  98. With 365 Days of Classic Quotes, you'll start
  99.                                | your day with an uplifting or funny quotation
  100.                                | from such noteworthy quotemasters as Ben
  101.                                | Franklin, Oscar Wilde, Albert Einstein, Mark
  102.                                | Twain, and John F. Kennedy. Features include:
  103.                                | personal ranking, archiving and printing. For
  104.                                | more info, check out the 365 Days of Classic
  105.                                | Quotes Home Page. 
  106.  
  107. natur.zip
  108. 10/30/96
  109. NaturBase is the easiest Herbal nutritional
  110.                                | application available.  It features 800+
  111.                                | herbal abstracts, vitamin & mineral
  112.                                | information as well as commercial supplement
  113.                                | label data. Pop up definitions of terms,
  114.                                | hypertext links, and medical dictionary make
  115.                                | learning about herbs & nutrition fun and
  116.                                | rewarding. CD-ROM required for full
  117.                                | version. For more info, check out the
  118.                                | NaturBase Home Page. 
  119.  
  120. geompro.zip
  121. 10/25/96
  122. A math program to help solve various
  123.                                | geometry. Solves problems that are associated
  124.                                | with the Pythagorean theorem, Circles &
  125.                                | Spheres, Distance between two point, and
  126.                                | more! For more info, check the GeometryPro
  127.                                | Home Page.
  128.  
  129. ss9531.zip
  130. 10/19/96
  131. SwordSearcher95 v3.1 Windows95 Bible
  132.                                | software: An easy to use Bible search, read,
  133.                                | and noting utility. Designed to aid in Bible
  134.                                | study, SwordSearcher95 includes a robust set
  135.                                | of features. For more info, check out the
  136.                                | SwordSearcher95 Home Page.
  137.  
  138. wstudy32.exe
  139. 10/14/96
  140. This is an easy to use self-study aid. Allows
  141.                                | the user to enter questions in multiple
  142.                                | choice format. Flashcards may also be made
  143.                                | and flashed back at the user using an
  144.                                | auto-timer. This version incorporates many of
  145.                                | the features found in the Pro edition. Plus
  146.                                | more! For more info, check out the WinStudy32
  147.                                | Home Page. 
  148.  
  149. 1999.zip
  150. 10/12/96
  151. This is an hypertextual Guide to Space: 1999
  152.                                | I created it by means of book, friends info
  153.                                | and internet searches (which have all been
  154.                                | credited!)  For more info, check out the
  155.                                | Guide to Space: 1999 Home Page.
  156.  
  157. flash32.zip
  158. 10/10/96
  159. If you need a quick, text-only review helper
  160.                                | for next Tuesday's biology exam - use
  161.                                | WinFlash! If you're a teacher who wants to
  162.                                | create a semester's worth of study material,
  163.                                | complete with video clips, sound bytes and
  164.                                | graphics - use WinFlash! For more info, check
  165.                                | out the Open Window Home Page.
  166.  
  167.