Colossal Cookbook/ColossalCookbook.cdr/sw/recipe/pc_sig.txt

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      PC-SIG is the world's oldest and largest distributor of shareware.
      Since 1982 PC-SIG has been compiling the most respected shareware
      collection anywhere by actively seeking top software authors and
      their high quality programs.

      Shareware is a unique approach to software retailing in which
      consumers purchase software directly from the author.  Individual
      authors avoid costly marketing, promotion, and packaging by
      allowing their programs to be copied and shared with few
      restrictions.  PC-SIG plays a vital role in the sharware process by
      bringing shareware to the consumer.  As a central distributor,
      PC-SIG can give these programs the exposure they deserve at a
      fraction of the cost of bringing a single software package to
      market.  In the end, the consumer wins with great software at
      prices far below traditional retail markets.

      The end user also wins with the opportunity to try the full program
      before buying it from the author.  This ``try-before-you-buy''
      method of software distribution is successful because shareware is
      high-quality software.  Authors are confident that once you have
      used their programs you'll be impressed and want to register.

      The PC-SIG Retail Rack is a great way to obtain the best that
      shareware has to offer.  Buying PC-SIG Shareware insures the
      highest quality, the most current versions, and support for every
      product we distribute.  If you're interested in the shareware
      phenomenon subscribe to SHAREWARE Magazine, a publication dedicated
      to shareware and the programs that make it successful: USA (except
      California) call toll free [phone], inside California call
      [phone].

      See these 50 popular titles on the PC-SIG Retail Rack at a store near
      you or order them from PC-SIG for $9.95 each.  These particular shareware
      programs have 4-color packaging and make great gifts.

      7054 AMPLE NOTICE:

      AMPLE NOTICE is a calendar and alarm clock program that helps
      organize your schedule of appointments.  Appointments and notes are
      entered into a standard text file in any variety of simple dating
      formats, and each day you view a calendar of commitments taken from
      this file.  This text file can be edited from within the program
      from an ASCII word processor.

      7045 AMY'S FIRST PRIMER:

      AMY'S FIRST PRIMER is a collection of six games designed to teach
      basic skills to a pre-reading child.  The collection includes
      sing-along alphabet, a letter matching game, an alphabet tutorial,
      a numbers/counting game, and a pattern matching game.  The games
      stress positive reinforcement of these basic skills to promote a
      "learning is fun" attitude.

      7055 ARE YOU READY FOR CALCULUS, TUTOR:

      This well-written pre-calculus tutor helps students review the
      basics of algebra and trigonometry.  Specifically, this program
      gives quizzes on all sections of algebra and trigonometry which are
      essential to calculus.

      7048 AUTOMENU:

      AUTOMENU lets you access all your programs, batchfiles, even DOS
      commands in one easy menu system.  Set it up once and let AUTOMENU
      take care of the rest.  With or without a mouse, you can design
      your own access menus and then just "point and pick" what you want
      from plain English menus.

      7057 BRIDGEPAL:

      Welcome to BRIDGEPAL, the computer version of the card game bridge.
      Here's your chance to learn, practice, or just enjoy the game of
      bridge without needing three other players.  BRIDGEPAL is played
      just like bridge, except the computer shuffles and deals the cards,
      bids, plays three hands, and does the scoring.  You will bid and
      play the South hand.  If your team gets the bid, then you play both
      the North and South hands.

      7033 COMPASS:

      COMPASS is the first intergrated program that combines six major
      programs and utilities into one program.  COMPASS is a database,
      word processor, spreadsheet, accounting, calender, names, and
      utilities program all in one.

      7043 COPY PROTECTION/UNPROTECTION:

      Here's a gold mine of information about running copy-protected and
      "key-disk" programs from your hard disk, and how to save your
      original as backup.  Generally, these are step-by-step detailed
      instructions to walk through a DEBUG session that will allow easier
      use of over 30 of the most popular copy-protected software
      products.

      7058 CROSSWORD CREATOR:

      One of PC-SIG's most frequent requests has been for a program that
      allows you to design and print crossword puzzles quickly and easily
      on a computer.  PC-SIG is proud to announce that CROSSWORD CREATOR
      is now available for your puzzling enjoyment.

      7051 DANCAD 3D:

      DANCAD 3D will let you do complex tasks like stereoscopic 3D wire
      animation or just draw simple things like a letterhead.  DANCAD 3D
      is a program that lets you draw with lines, be they lines in a
      plane (2D drawing) or in space (3D drawing).  These lines can be
      formed into both simple and complex "elements".  These lines can
      be: loaded, saved, magnified, rotated, flipped, offset (moved), and
      used over and over again, by keeping them as a file on disk.

      7059 DISK NAVIGATOR:

      DISK NAVIGATOR is a DOS shell that shows files on the disk(s) in
      several display formats and allows one to copy, move, and erase
      files on a group or individual basis.  Individual files can be
      browsed or renamed.  It has a SUBMIT facility, where commands and
      file names can be simply transferred to a command line which can
      then be passed to DOS. The benefit: no misspellings!

      7060 EDRAW:

      This two-dimensional graphics program has the capability to draw
      schematics, block diagrams, flowcharts and can even be used to
      layout a printed circuit board.

      7052 EQUATOR/PC-TOUCH:

      Among the excellent educational programs on this disk, the star is
      EQUATOR, a user-supported educational system for teaching math,
      science, and finance.  It consists of 35 equations divided equally
      among the three subjects.  The more you work with an equation, the
      easier it will be for you to understand it, remember it, and use it
      at home or at school.  PC-TOUCH is a typing tutor which lets you go
      at your own pace.

      7061 EXPRESSCHECK:

      EXPRESSCHECK has a simple goal: to help you manage your checking
      accounts.  Without EXPRESSCHECK, you can either guess at where you
      spent all your money, or you can spend long hours with a
      calculator.  With EXPRESSCHECK you can find out in a few seconds.

      7062 EZ-FORMS:

      EZ-FORMS is a form-making program that lets you design, revise,
      and update forms tailored to your individual needs.  You can create
      a master or filled-out form.  Great for small business.

      7039 FAMILY HISTORY:

      This `Family History System' is noteworthy among computerized
      geneology programs for its modular design, use of Fixed Formatted
      screen displays, and thorough use of function keys.  The system
      uses a set of `linked random access' datasets for storing
      information about individuals, including all family relationships.
      No limits are placed upon the number of relationships that may
      exist for each individual, or for the number of generations of
      ancestors or descendants that may be recorded.

      7063 FASTBUCKS:

      FASTBUCKS is a home-financing program that is completely
      menu-driven, and easy to understand and operate.  FASTBUCKS
      automatically creates files and updates them.  FASTBUCKS supports
      up to 25 accounts each in checking, savings, and charge accounts,
      and one cash sheet.  With each kind of an account you can update,
      list, reconcile, balance, or edit a record.

      7064 FILE EXPRESS:

      FILE EXPRESS is an easy-to-use, menu-driven database management
      system.  A mailing list and report generator are included in the
      system.  It has a complete and comprehensive manual on disk #288.
      It can make your organizational tasks easier.  Highly recommended!

      7065 FUNNELS & BUCKETS:

      FUNNELS AND BUCKETS is an educational game which teaches math in a
      fun way.  It's an effective tool for getting young ones interested
      in math.  They'll be too busy having fun to notice that they are
      learning something.

      7034 GALAXY:

      GALAXY is a fast, RAM-based word processor offering a wealth of
      features to make it powerful, yet extremely easy to learn and use.
      GALAXY presents a choice of menus or quick keyboard commands for
      all the major program functions.

      7038 GAME SERIES:

      This disk contains one of the finest collections of color graphic
      games in The PC-SIG Library.

      7066 HARD DISK UTILITIES:

      This is a collection of utilities for the hard disk drive user.
      Password protection, recover erased files, change file attributes
      hidden/read-only, sort directories by date, size, extension,
      spelling, recover lost sectors, park your hard disk, and find a
      lost file are just some of the twenty different programs on this
      disk.

      7067 HGCIBM:

      HGCIBM is a software application that provides owners of Hercules
      or compatible graphics cards a means to run software written for
      the IBM Color Graphics Adapter without any additional hardware.

      7032 KIDGAMES:

      KIDGAMES is a BLAST!  This collection of games specifically geared
      toward the ages of 2-10 years has excellent graphics and a
      straightforward approach to making fun educational.  Your children
      will not only have fun with these programs, but they will learn
      from them as well.

      7030 LANGUAGE TEACHER:

      LANGUAGE TEACHER is a series of menu-driven language tutorial
      programs for vocabulary, verb conjunctions and standard phrases in
      French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Hebrew.

      7080 LOTUS LEARNING SYSTEM:

      THE LOTUS LEARNING SYSTEM is designed to teach the novice computer
      user how to use Lotus.  The program starts by going over the menu
      and how it works.  Then you choose the option you would like to
      start with (start from the top of the menu and work your way down
      for best results).  This is a highly recommended program for anyone
      who is about to buy, or who already has Lotus.

      7068 MASTER KEY:

      MASTER KEY is an incredibly powerful and easy to use disk and file
      manipulation utility.  It is comparable with, if not better than,
      some of the commercial programs such as Norton's Utilties.  With
      this program, the user can edit any part of any disk or file using
      a handy windowed hex and ASCII dump of the file on the screen.
      Many other utilities are included, such as a duplicate file search,
      file rename and erase, DOS direct updating, and unerase.

      7031 NAMEPAL:

      NAMEPAL is the complete automatic address book.  It keeps lists of
      names, addresses, phone numbers, and related comments, and prints
      them out in a pocket size "book" you can use anywhere.

      7070 NETHACK:

      A huge game of 28+ levels, 150+ rooms, and countless corridors.
      NETHACK is a dungeons and dragons type game for all ages.
      It requires a hard disk.

      7036 PC-CALC:

      PC-CALC is a nice simple spreadsheet that is easy to use and well
      documented.  Although somewhat limited, PC-CALC is able to handle
      most spreadsheet functions.  PC-CALC comes with its own tutorial
      and sample spreadsheets to be used with the extensive
      documentation.

      7047 PC-CHESS:

      PC-CHESS allows you to play chess against the computer or a human
      opponent.  This game requires a color graphics adapter.

      7040 PC-DESKTEAM:

      PC-DESKTEAM is an all-in-one utility/accessory program that can be
      called from any program or DOS. It includes the following
      utilities: alarm clock, calculator, calendar, selected DOS
      commands, notepad, phone dialer, printer control, typewriter mode,
      and a handy ASCII chart.

      7049 PC-FILE+:

      This is Jim Button's very popular database filing program.
      PC-FILE+ allows you to retrieve data quickly, change it, resequence
      it, perform queries, and prepare reports for display, printing or
      subsequent retrieval by your wordprocessing program.

      7044 PC-KEY DRAW:

      PC-KEY DRAW combines the features of CAD, paint, slideshow, and
      desktop publishing programs into one powerful and flexible drawing
      package.

      7072 PC-MAIL:

      PC-MAIL, prints mailing labels, enters new addresses and deletes
      old ones.  A simple mailing program for someone who has a need to
      do labels quickly and easily.

      7071 PC-FOTO:

      Use PC-FOTO to create labels for your libraries of slides, prints,
      or any other objects that are classified and described like
      pictures.  Both professional and amateur photographers will
      appreciate the extensive information that can be included on
      lables.

      7074 PC-PROMPT:

      PC-PROMPT is a unique, memory resident DOS extension that
      automatically provides syntax prompting for DOS commands as you
      type.  The F10 function key can be used to display additional help
      whenever needed.

      7050 PC-WRITE:

      PC-WRITE is a powerful, easy to use, word processor that has been
      around and has been recognized as one of the best for sometime.
      Though a quite sophisticated package, the substantial on-line help
      facilities make it easy for the novice user to gain proficiency in
      a comfortable manner.  The program possesses a wide array of
      features, some not available on expensive, commercial packages.

      7042 PIANOMAN:

      PIANOMAN is an exceptional music composition tool.  This
      well-designed group of programs allows you to play, record, and
      edit your own music, with options for importing other music files,
      too.

      7046 PRINTER UTILITIES:

      This disk contains a set of utility programs that are useful in
      many printer applications.  There are programs to print banners; to
      print data sideways for wide documents; to use print spoolers; to
      do graphic screen dumps to a wide variety of printers; to redirect
      printer output to a disk and more.

      7053 PROCOMM:

      PROCOMM is a professional communications program written in
      compiled MicroSoft C and assembler.  This state-of-the-art program
      is extremely powerful, yet extremely easy to use.  It is suitable
      for the computer hobbyist as well as the professional and business
      users.

      7076 QMODEM SST:

      Fantastic telecommunications program!  It's written in TURBO
      PASCAL, is fast and versatile, supports Hayes, Racal Vadic and
      other modems, and runs up to 9600 baud.  Windowing, screen color
      definition, XMODEM protocol, autodial/redial, DOS command shell,
      and subdirectory support are just a few of its many features.  A
      "must have" program.

      7077 QUBECALC:

      QUBECALC is a spreadsheet with many advanced features.  Some of
      these are so unique it would be hard to find them anywhere else at
      any price.  However, the special power of QUBECALC is in its being
      a true 3-dimensional spreadsheet.

      7035 RBBS:

      The RBBS is the bulletin board system of choice for most PC-based
      boards.  It is a LARGE system and with all the features and
      power you need for a complex multi-line BBS.

      7041 SPACEWAR:

      The primary program on this disk, SPACEWAR, is an excellent
      asteroid type arcade game.  The three versions, SWC for color
      graphics, SWATT for the ATT 6300 using 640x400 graphics mode, and
      SWH for the Hercules graphics card, provide good detail in a fast
      paced game.  Other games include some Turbo Pascal offerings and a
      large number of BASIC games and demos.

      7078 STOCK:

      STOCK is a specialized database for maintaining inventory control.
      It is best for businesses with standard inventory items that need
      to be stocked and identified on order levels.  You can keep
      constant track of your stock without spending hours counting it.

      7079 WAMPUM:

      WAMPUM (Ward's Automated Menu Package Using Microcomputers) is a
      full featured, menu-driven implementation of the dBase III
      programming language.  In other words, it is a dBase III clone.
      WAMPUM can be used both as an application developement tool and an
      enduser database management system.

      7037 XLISP:

      XLISP is an experimental programming language combining some
      features from LISP with an object-oriented extension capability.
      It is written in C and is easily extended with user-written
      built-in functions and classes.  It assumes some knowledge of LISP
      and object-oriented programming.  This version contains both MS-DOS
      and PC-DOS specific code.

      Copyright 1988, PC-SIG, Inc.
      All Rights Reserved