master for SA Shareware magazine (blank) [jse]

Dear Member,

The shareware market place is, like the entire software industry, in turmoil and constantly changing. Unfortunately, this also affects your Joint Software Exchange, the longest established shareware distributor on the African continent. (Upgrading our earlier claim to be the longest established in Southern Africa ;-). In short, we are having to scale down our operations because of the significant cost increases: the two main culprits are the sharp increases in printing costs (paper alone almost doubled in price during the last year) and the unrelenting rise in postage. We have tried to find a compromise between your needs, my personal time constraints and the JSE's limited financial resources.

The main changes are the following:

* The JSE will no longer have "office hours" and most orders will be dealt with on a "mail-order only" basis. We will not be able to provide disks for visitors to our premises (since usually no one will be at home). For large (faxed) orders (exceeding R100) indicating a telephone number & contact person, we may be able to provide a "collect/pick-up" arrangement i.e. we will phone you when the order is ready to be picked up but with a very specific time.

* We will probably discontinue the bulletin board service since I do not have the personal time and expertise available to maintain it.

* Our Shwareware Magazine will be a bit smaller and without cover so as to save printing and postage costs.

However, we will continue to provide current members (and, to a lesser extent, current non-member customers) with quarterly/tri-annual software updates; you will always be able to order-by-fax; our prices remain as they are; we will still source virtually any non-catalogue listed shareware you have heard about (we generally need the name & brief description) and we hope to keep our turn-around time as efficient as possible. Our "not happy - refund or exchange" policy also still stands, of course, though technical queries will (still) only be answered on a "when time allows" basis.

Enjoy your reading!

Jean-Paul Van Belle.

Teaching Computer Literacy p. 2

Some Hardware Tips p. 3

UUDOS.BAS: User-Unfriendly Disk Operating System p. 5

Some Clean Humour from the Internet p. 8

New Shareware Reviews p. 9

by Steve Eilertsen

[Ed: One of our members sent us this gem - I couldn't resist publishing it...]

Dear Jean-Paul,

As a teacher of computer literacy in a high school in Johannesburg, I thought I would share with you some of the insights I learnt from my pupils after a recent class test.

On the subject of magnetic disks

1) Floppies have less memory than stiffies and stiffies have less momory than hardies.

2) Floppy disks are floppy and bigger than stiffy disks which are small and stiff.

3) A floppy has a poor memory. A Stiffy has a better memory but a hard disk has the best memory of all.

4) If you put a disk in upside down, you will loose your memory.

5) Floppy disk are longer, wider and thinner than stiffies, which are short, fat and small.

6) Information is taken out of the diskette by means of an electro-magnet. If you were to insert the diskette upside down, the data won't be pulled out of the disk, but pushed down.

7) We save our work to disk so that our pains taking time is still there and not lost.

The subject of the pentium bug caused a lot of interest.

1) Pentium people aren't technically minded.

2) The Pentium were not allway exactely write.

3) The Pentium chiphad a floor in it.

4) The Pentium is almost perfect. It is the best of the best. But it isn't perfect.

5) Intel were not quite there with their Pentium design.

Some interesting points were made about units of measurement.

1) We use bites to measure the size of a hard drive.

2) Memory is measured in "Killer bytes" and "Mega bites".

3) Clock speed is measured in "mega hurts" or "mega hearts".

It was felt by one lad that "all starf should use the computers" but I think the whole exercise was summarized by another lad who stated that "there are some dum people in this world".

Thank you for all you are doing to make software affordable. Also for your very professional catalogue I recently received in the post.

Regards

Steve Eilertsen.

Testing for a Defective Pentium (586) Chip

Here is a test that will uncover the Pentium bug if you have it. This test was used in Excel spreadsheet but others should give the same results!

Pentium 486

1. Take this number 4195835 4195835

2. Multiplied by 3145727 3145727

3. Divide by 3145727 3145727

4. Your answer 4195579 4195835

* David Coller @ 1:234/40

3 Different types of "slots"

VL-Bus connectors have _three_ in-line expansion slots.

Just like the 16bit ISA (AT) bus added an extension to the end of the PC's 8bit slot, the VL-Bus slot adds yet another, like this:

---Three--- -----Four------ -One--

-VLB slots- ---ISA slots--- -8bit-

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐

│ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ │ \

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ \

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 8bit portion

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ of the bus

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ /

│ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ │ /

│ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ │ \

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 16bit portion

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ of the bus

│ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ │ /

│ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ ┌─┐ │ \

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ \

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌─────┐ │ 32bit portion

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 486 │ │ of the bus

│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ CPU │ │ /

│ └─┘ └─┘ └─┘ └─────┘ VLB motherboard │ /

└─────────────────────────────────────┘

* Vernon.Frazee@f71.n135.z1.fidonet.org

Bigger Hardrive Means Bigger Appetite

Did you just buy and install a BIG hard disk? You probably took the easy route and partitioned it as one whole physical drive, right? Did you know that a large partition on a hard disk is one of the biggest waste of hard disk space?

Here is a simple chart of space used by each cluster in relation to the actual size of the Hard Drive itself.

Size of Partition in MB Size of Cluster in Kbytes

16 - 127.99 2

128 - 255.99 4

256 - 511.99 8

512 - 1023.99 16

1024 and greater ??

Where the waste comes in are those files that are smaller that the size of each individual cluster. Have you ever considered how many files you have that are that small? As the MB partitioning increase, the amount of wasted disk space increases because those sall files are going to consume the next largest cluster size.

As an example ... the majority of CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are probably under 1K. If these two files were on a partitioned drive of 420MB, those two files would consume 16K of disk space even though together they are less than 2K in size.

I guess the answer to the question is the effort worth it?!? Breaking down your large hard drive after it's in use could involve fooling with several drives to move between during each operation; starting the backup programs again and again when the tape has finished with one drive and trying to keep track of the tapes; or worse yet using a "million" floppies. And having compressed drives can only complicate the situation.

The choice is yours!

* Bill Gaston @ 1:382/91

Sluggish Compression?

If you have a 386 or faster, and are using DoubleSpace, you can speed things up a little bit. First, type "DBLSPACE /INFO" to locate the uncompressed drive containing the compressed file DBLSPACE.000. Go to the root directory of that drive and type "ATTRIB -S -H -R DBLSPACE.INI". Now edit DBLSPACE.INI and add "Enable386=1" as it's own line. Save and exit the editor and at the prompt type "ATTRIB +S +H +R DBLSPACE.INI". Reboot for the change to take effect.

* PC Computing - August 1994

This has been tested with the new DriveSpace (DOS 6.22) and appears to work just fine. Simply substitute "DRVSPACE.*" with "DBLSPACE.*" in the example above.

* jamie.hermans@tech-spk.alive.ampr.ab.ca or FidoNet: Jamie Hermans @ 1:342/707

[Ed.: this is an oldie; it may just put the last nail in DOS's coffin...]

' UUDOS.BAS - User un-friendly disk operating system

' Version 1.00 April 16, 1986

' Released to the PUBLIC DOMAIN for non-profit distribution

' Author: William D. Hileman

' 75 N.W. 75th Street, Apt. C-11

' Gainesville, FL 32607

[...]

if dos.command$="!" then

done=true

else if left$(dos.command$,6)="ASSIGN" then

print "Sorry, I don't do homework assignments - I'm a BUSINESS computer!"

else if left$(dos.command$,6)="ATTRIB" then

print "I attribute the malfunctions to the HARDWARE!"

else if left$(dos.command$,6)="BACKUP" then

print "Backup WHAT? I can't find ANYTHING!"

else if dos.command$="BREAK" then

print "Don't look at me - I didn't break it!"

else if left$(dos.command$,2)="CD" or left$(dos.command$,5)="CHDIR" then

gosub CHANGE.DIRECTORY

else if dos.command$="CHKDSK" then

print "The disk checks-out okay!"

else if dos.command$="CLS" then

cls

else if left$(dos.command$,7)="COMMAND" then

print "Hey, do it yourself - I'm not your slave!"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="COMP" then

print "Sorry, I don't do compositions..."

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="COPY" then

print "Sorry, that would be in violation of copyright laws!"

print " 0 File(s) copied"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="CTTY" then

print "Don't go changin' - to try and please me..."

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="DATE" then

print "What time shall I pick you up, honey?"

else if left$(dos.command$,3)="DEL" or left$(dos.command$,5)="ERASE" then

print "They were already gone..."

else if left$(dos.command$,3)="DIR" then

gosub DIRECTORY

else if left$(dos.command$,8)="DISKCOMP" then

print "All diskettes look alike to me..."

else if left$(dos.command$,8)="DISKCOPY" then

print "Try using a XEROX for once - I'm tired!"

else if left$(dos.command$,7)="EXE2BIN" then

print "Poof! The invisible EXE file is now an invisible COM file!"

else if left$(dos.command$,5)="FDISK" then

print "Don't you think the disk is screwed-up enough already?"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="FIND" then

print "I looked EVERYWHERE - I can't find it!"

else if left$(dos.command$,6)="FORMAT" then

print "I don't like MATHEW, so don't expect me to do ANYTHING for him!"

else if left$(dos.command$,8)="GRAFTABL" then

print "╔════════════════════╗"

print "║ ╔════════════════╗ ║"

print "║ ║ ║ ║"

print "╚═╝ ╚═╝"

print "graphics table"

else if left$(dos.command$,8)="GRAPHICS" then

print "╔═╦═╗"

print "╠═╬═╣"

print "╚═╩═╝"

print "(graphics window)"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="JOIN" then

print "No thanks, I already belong to too many organizations!"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="KEYB" then

print "Sorry, I only speak ENGLISH..."

else if left$(dos.command$,5)="LABEL" then

print "╔═════════════╗"

print "║ UNION LABEL ║"

print "╚═════════════╝"

else if left$(dos.command$,2)="MD" or left$(dos.command$,5)="MKDIR" then

print "Sorry, I just ran out of all the necessary ingrediants!"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="MODE" then

print "Sorry, we're stuck in UUDOS mode..."

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="MORE" then

print "Forget it! I think you've had too many to drive already!"

else if dos.command$="PATH" then

print "PATH=THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD"

else if left$(dos.command$,5)="PRINT" then

print "Sorry, the printer's asleep, and I ain't gonna wake him!"

else if left$(dos.command$,6)="PROMPT" then

gosub NEW.PROMPT

else if left$(dos.command$,7)="RECOVER" then

print "It's too late for that, don't you think?"

else if left$(dos.command$,3)="REN" then

print "Don't confuse me! I just got done memorizing all the names!"

else if left$(dos.command$,7)="RESTORE" then

print "Leave me alone - I'm happy just the way I am!"

else if left$(dos.command$,2)="RD" or left$(dos.command$,5)="RMDIR" then

print "NO WAY! That's my summer home!"

else if left$(dos.command$,6)="SELECT" then

print "I don't see it on the menu..."

else if dos.command$="SET" then

env%=1

while environ$(env%)<>""

print environ$(env%)

env%=env%+1

wend

else if left$(dos.command$,5)="SHARE" then

print "NO! MINE! MINE! MINE! (and you can't have any!)"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="SORT" then

print "Why? It's already in UUDOS order..."

else if left$(dos.command$,5)="SUBST" then

print "Forget it, there's no substitute for PERFECTION..."

else if left$(dos.command$,3)="SYS" then

print "The system doesn't feel like transferring today..."

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="TIME" then

print "Current time is: Same time as it was yesterday at this time."

else if dos.command$="TREE" then

print " oOOOOOo"

print " OOOOOOOOO"

print " oOOOOOo"

print " | |"

print " / \"

else if left$(dos.command$,4)="TYPE" and len(dos.command$)>5 then

print "Okay, here goes:"

for cnt%=6 to len(dos.command$)

print mid$(dos.command$,cnt%,1);

timr=timer

while timer<timr+1:_

wend

next cnt%

else if dos.command$="VER" then

print dos.ver$

else if dos.command$="VERIFY" then

print "Looks okay to me!"

else if left$(dos.command$,3)="VOL" then

print "I was in the service - I don't VOLunteer to do anything..."

else if dos.command$<>"" then

print "Bad command or file name"

end if

return

From: hcate.OSBU_North@XEROX.COM

Subject: Life 3.I A collection of clean humor gathered on: 20 Oct 88

All I want is a warm bed and a kind word and unlimited power -- Ashleigh Brilliant

All my life I wanted to be someone; I guess I should have been more specific. -- Jane Wagner

All of the animals except man know that the principal business of life is to

enjoy it.

All the taxes paid over a lifetime by the average American are spent by the government in less than a second. -- Jim Fiebig

Any excuse will serve a tyrant. -- Aesop

Any father who thinks he's all important should remind himself that this country honors fathers only one day a year while pickles get a whole week.

A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry.

A person's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimensions Holmes

A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep.

Ask 5 economists and you'll get 5 different explanations (6 if one went to Harvard).

As soon as we started programming, we found to our surprise that it wasn't as easy to get programs right as we had thought. Debugging had to be discovered. I can remember the exact instant when I realized that a large part of my life from then on was going to be spent in finding mistakes in my own programs. -- Maurice Wilkes discovers debugging, 1949

At a recent meeting in Snowmass, Colorado, a participant from Los Angeles fainted from hyperoxygenation, and we had to hold his head under the exhaust of a bus until he revived.

Atlanta makes it against the law to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole or street lamp.

A wise man can see more from a the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.

A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.

Baruch's Observation: If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories. Lord Rochester

1 The Full JSE Catalogue-On-Disk. This catalogue is also available on disk as a "self-scrolling" screen display at R 5,oo (the cost of the disk media). It comes on two 360K 5" floppies or one 720K 3 stiffy. If you order the catalogue disks on their own (i.e if you don't order any other software), please add another R 2,oo for packaging & postage. Includes search function and printer option. Req. 640K RAM.

BUSINESS & PRODUCTIVITY

4920A & 4920B BIBL for Windows 2.33: library manager.

A full-featured package for managing your personal and/or office library. Features: multiple databases; redefine fields; full-text searching; powerful report generator; large (up to 24K) note field; link images to records; value field totals across database; spell check note field; and much more.

4921 Bubble Chart v2 charts business competitive position.

Dramatic display of changes in companies' competitive position over a period of time. Companies are represented by moving spheres. Winning companies move towards the upper right corner; losers are left in the lower left corner. Import data from spreadsheets. Spot shifts in competitive positions at a glance! (Req. VBRUN300.DLL)

4922 START YOUR HOME BUSINESS V3.2 electronic book -

original book by self-made millionaire John Wright. Wright is a successful mailorder entrepreneur who offers basic guidelines for starting seven types of home businesses. Three helpful bonuses are included. (400 Kb).

4923A & 4923B CJPOS Ver. 5.21 A complete point-of-sale program

configurable to any small businesses. This very easy-to-use program will write invoices, estimates, track inventory and salespersons, Perform sales analysis for any period, keep a customer database with purchase history, track accounts receivable, and more. A powerful program. Included is demo data for an automotive installation.

4924 GOOD CREDIT v1.2 - for verifying credit card numbers.

Supports Visa, MasterCard/Eurocard, American Express, Discover, and others. Req. Windows.

4925 EDGEFLOW v6.0 Flowcharting & diagram drawing tool.

Llightning FAST and VERY easy to use. DOS. Requires EGA/VGA or Hercules graphics, 512K RAM, a PC XT/AT, 286 and up, and mouse.

4926A, 4926B & 4926C HomeWork 3.0 Professional Edition

THE Home Office software package! Features PIM, Memo system, Employee Dbase, Windows(r) access, Word Processor, Time Card Billing, and more! 3D Screen displays like you've never seen before along with ease of use, make this the #1 software on the Home Office market! If you operate a Home Office or business this is THE software for you! Req. VBRUN300.DLL

4927A & 4927B Start a Home Computer Biz! Ver. 5.2

For Computer Reseller's, Consultants, BBS SysOps looking to buy hard\software for resale purposes? Ever wondered WHERE the mail order companies are buying from to resell at what looks like great prices? Want to compete? You can!

4928 THE COMPLETE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS GUIDE

Think of all the mail order ads you see. Millions of dollars are exchangeing hands everyday.Why not learn how to get your share of the dollars in this fabulous business. Don't think for one moment that you can't. *How to write order pulling ads *Hottest order pulling newspapers *How and where to advertise *How to write profitable classified ads *The selling secrets of million dollar sales letters *And much much more!!!

4929 Easy MailList 1.6 THE Mail-list generator

Customizable fields; Integration with Word, WordPerf, 1-2-3; Features Duplicate Checks, amtspent tracking, NUM LOCK on/off, ZIP code lookup. Simple enough for children, yet w/ advanced features that can save U money. Accept no imitations, this is just what your small business needs.

4930 MAILMONY Money in Mail Order!

An instant mail order business for the home.

4931 Max Point of Sale System v2.0.

Robust, fullfeatured, multi-user retail point of sale system; intuitive, easy to use pull down menus/pick lists; context sensitive help; complete sales/inventory data for each item in each location.

4932 Membership database application.

For use by all types of organizations. Holds info on individual member & former members. Tracks dues, committees, officers and member interests and more. 10 reports with many variations, 8 address labels. Menu driven with lot of helpful messages.

4933 CHARTIST v1.7 - A comprehensive flow and org charting package.

For Windows 3.1+. Features full color and font support, multi symbol and border styles and auto routing of lines in multi styles. Also supports hyper text jumps, import of graphics into symbols and export of data to other applications. "Trophy Rated" by Public Brand SW. Shareware Industry Awards "Best Business App Of '94" Nominee.

4934A & 4934B ProDev*QUOTE V6.0d Quote System.

Contains program, data & documentation. Extremely full featured Quotation or Bidding system for any type or size of business. Point & Shoot browse allows rapid preparation of quotes. Uses dBASE III+ compatible files. Low registration of only $70.

4935A & 4935B SCRL Semiconductor Cross-Reference Library V 5.9

Cross reference semiconductor devices to suitable subsitutes, Search by device number(full or partial) or description. Lead and configuration drawings, Over 48 thousand devices listed.

4936A & 4936B SMARTDRAW 2.01 - Draw & Flowchart for Win31

WINNER BEST GRAPHICS PROGRAM 1995-Shareware Industry Awards. SmartDraw is the Windows program that lets anyone draw great looking flowcharts,diagrams and business graphics. Better value and easier to use than Visio, SmartDraw provides drag & drop drawing and lines between shapes that stay connected. Works with the Microsoft Office and other programs as a OLE Server, and much more!

4937 Survey v1.5 for Windows. Create opinion surveys

And analyze replies. Computes percentages for multiple-choice and rank order questions. Supports demographic group separations and cross-tabulation of responses from different groups.

DATABASE & SPREADSHEET

4938 123 for DOS: introduction & tips.

An electronic book on the parent of all spreadsheet software,123 for DOS. A great reference and training manual with some great tips and tactics to make you a 123 power user. This will provide a great educational back- for any spread sheet user.

4939 Database for Dummies: simple database programme.

For secretaries, and anyone who is computer illiterate. It integrates edit and command keys, and displays all important information on a single screen, making the program easy to use.

4940 DB-4-SOFTWARE.

Database for inventorying computer software.

4941A to 4941D EASY BASE V9.8 - Rapid Application Developer.

(RAD) for data management. - Easy Base is the first true RAD system to be available on shareware. Create sophisticated menu driven apps in record time. Applications created in Easy Base can be sold as stand alone programs with the Easy Base Runtime Module.

4942 EXCEL electronic book & training manual.

This will get you up and running and producing professional spread sheets in no time. Also con- tains some tips, tactics and information not included in other manuals.

4943 EZB - an easy-to-use database package for Windows.

It comes with several pre-defined database structures, or you can create your own from scratch. Features include automatic indexing of all fields for fast retrieval, a free-text search option, combined searches on more than one field, and more.

4944 KWIC-FILE - automated document filing system.

Lets you file and retrieve documents by the words contained in the documents. Documents can be created using AMI-PRO, Word for Windows, Word Perfect or they can be ASCII text files. [WINDOWS]

4945 SmartChecker v1.0 - Windows Spreadsheet add-on.

Audibly "Reads Back" ranges of cells from a spreadSheet . (No sound card required) Supplied with an Excel Add-On that can incorporate it permanently in the Tools menu. Has "Pause & Resume" option, and can be made to work with pretty much any spreadsheet or any Windows application that has columns of figures. Ideal if you have columns of entries to check for accuracy.

4946A & 4946B Vault stores your information as an outline.

Vault organizes your information into categories and sub-categories that you specify. Vault's search command finds the information you need instantly. You can also browse the outline by expanding and collapsing items. Win 95 or NT 3.5.

EDUCATION

4947A & 4947B ADVANCED ENGLISH COMPUTER TUTOR (AECT v2.06)

Program to Learn Advanced English. An INTERACTIVE tutorial that teaches you SUBTLETIES of the English language. The program is significantly useful for those who have a good command of English, yet find certain features of the language somewhat puzzling. Runs on ANY PC.

4948 Algebra Editor v3.0 tutorial.

For solving algebra problems; easy to use, ideal for education; fast and flexible 2D and 3D graphics.

4949 "Europe!" V 2.2 Take a trip to Europe!

Package of fast paced and challenging European geography games. Play and learn at the same time! Great for children and adults. Unusual graphics. Requires VGA monitor or better and a mouse. Used in schools and homes around the world. Bon Voyage! DOS version. Order 4950 for the Windows version.

4951A & 4951B Fun with MATH Level 1

Brings hours of fun. Level 1,for beginners, cover Counting by numbers and words, the concept of more than and Less than, graphic addition and subtration plus simple geometric shapes. Great real life sound, easy to use Windows 3.1 with Sound

4952 PC Kid Math Freeware v1.0 for Windows.

Computer math tutor program to help kids improve their math skills and speed in the areas of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of integer and real numbers.

4953 New South Africa Quiz - is a visual

quiz that includes Gauteng. It asks the user to click on South African oceans, provinces, and important places.

4954 PRE_ALGB

Pre-Algebra Concepts for Windows. Teaches skills needed for algebra.

4955 POWER TYPING Light FOR WINDOWS (V. 3.4)

A typing tutorial for both beginners and ex- perts. It features 15 skill levels, 3 pro- gress reports, on-line graphic keyboard, and a typing game. Used in many schools and PC training centers.

4956 Typing program for children.

They can't hurt anything with this one. Mono & Color! It can even do printing! Simple and fun! Freeware!

FONTS

4957 ART DECO TRUETYPE FONTS v1.0

10 Art Deco style scalable fonts for Windows or WordPerfect 6.0/DOS. Run SETUP to install. Includes: Broad Ave, Dalith, Halfnium, Haman Bold, Narcosis, Neaten, Orange, Ramose, Totem, & Zyme. The View utility shows samples of all the fonts.

GAMES

4958A & 4958B ALIEN ATTACK Ver 1.0

A graphic shoot-em up game. Req 386sx/25 MHz+, VGA, Sound Blaster or compatible for sound. Your planet has been under attack for weeks, the only surviving area is this valley. Destroy as many aliens as possible before they destroy you.

4959 3-D PITFALL, ver 1.4: geometric arcade game.

Challenging, fun, colorful, many options! Take charge with many 256 color VGA graphics & digital sound effects and one-on-one play or play against the computer. Assimilation will boggle your mind for the rest of your life. REQ: VGA,386+,MOUSE SUPPORTS: SB

4960A & 4960B DRAK v1.30 A NEW generation of tetris principles!

With a fantastic 256-color VGA graphic through 100 completely differents levels of fun. Enypsox present a supergame with blocks in many differents forms, graphics and uses...5 modes like crystal...elemental or whenever you will see!...disasters...and many others things. VGA 286+ Opt Snd Crd & JyStk

4961 FRAMED v1.1 - A huge shareware platform adventure game.

From Machination. Wrongly imprisoned in a foreign jail your quest is to escape and prove your innocence. This hugely enjoyable game features ultra smooth eight way scrolling, lovely VGA graphics and Soundblaster sound effects. Framed has a clever and intriguing plot that unfolds as you play. Framed requires only 540K of RAM and will run on a 286 or better.

4962A & 4962B ROBOT CRUSADES v1.0

Welcome to the 22nd Century! Where RoboSports are so popular that it is big business! You are a Corporate Crusade Strategest! Your job is to design a robotic army that will flatten the competition. Req. VGA and DOS 5+. WARGAME! Happy Hunting!

4963A & 4963B SLICKS 'N SLIDE V.1.29 Car driving game

For up to four players. The idea of the game is to drive vehicles around a track as fast as possible. The game works in allmost every PC/AT compatible computer but the faster it is, the smoother vehicles move.

GRAPHICS

4964A, 4964B & 4964C INFOTHEK DOCUMENT IMAGING V1.10

Comprehensive document imaging system for business and personal use. Industry-standard format and compression. TIFF, DCX, GIF, JPEG and other formats. Multiple pages. Popular relational database engine. Easy to use, intuitive, yet powerful SQL-based query method. Scan documents with fax or scanner. Requires VBRUN300.DLL/Win.

4965 GORIN'S MICROBOOK V1.50

Microbook is a text presentation tool for creating easy to navigate on-disk manuals for DOS. Uses a simple to control graphical user interface with full mouse support, up to 100 pagess of 40 lines per book. Ideal for user manuals and on-disk presentations. Great for Shareware authors.

4966 GrabIt Pro Screen Capture Ver 5.0 For Win 95 or NT 3.51

The most popular screen capture program for Windows just got better! Many NEW features not available in any other screen capture program! Capture a pre-defined area/ marked area/ entire window. Include the cursor; capture to printer... Other features include image sizing and scaling, Inverse option for DOS screen captures, Right Mouse Menus, a new toolbar, and Drag & Drop Support.

4967A & 4967B GRABBER(tm) V3.98 - The Original DOS Screen Capture Program

Convenient! Capture *any* text or graphics screen up to 1280 x 1024 x 256. Captures directly to self-viewing .EXE, .PCX, or plain ASCII file formats. Many options. Compatible with all VGA and most Super-VGA video cards. GIF and ANSI conversion, text editing tools included.

4968 INSTANT-ACCESS VIEWER SYSTEM V4.0 Electronic text publishing.

Create and publish electronic magazines, texts and books with the InstantAccess Viewer System (IAVS). The IAVS features interactive table of contents and supports graphics and digital music (MOD, S3M). Use the IAVS to create professional-looking DOS-based multimedia publications!

4969 POLYVIEW v2.13: Win 95/NT graphics viewer.

Multi-threaded 32-bit application which provides viewing and image manipulation support for JPEG, GIF, photo-cd, and Windows and OS/2 8 and 24 bit BMP files.

HEALTH

4970A & 4970B Diet Companion v1.15 for Windows.

Tired of all that data input? Need a friendly program to help you achieve your goals? This is for you. Fun and informative!

INTERNET

4971 HTASC -- An .HTM to .ASC File Converter

Takes a WWW-compatible hypertext doc- ument (HTML - HyperText Markup Language) and converts it to a raw ascii file. Quick and easy to use.

4972 HTML Notepad v1.16 for Windows.

HTML Notepad subsumes the simple Notepad editor with the ability to produce HTML coding for World Wide Web pages. It provides a simple interface for the construction of tables, forms and background colour and images as well as standard HTML 2.0 constructs.

4973 HTML-page GIF picture collection.

Collection of pictures to use for your html pages.

4974A, 4974B & 4974C Digital Wizard's Internet Address Book.

Over 13,500 names and addresses for the most interesting and most wanted sites. Everything you need to go surfing! Shareware - not crippled in any way! If you like it, let me hear about it!

4975A & 4975B Live Markup: WYSIWYG HTML editor.

Create HTML documents. For Windows v0.16b8a.

4976 Roadmap: Netcenter's Guide to the Internet.

Created for anyone with a WWW Browser. However, these HTM files can be read OFF-Line to save time. Find the top 3,000 and best sites on the Web.

4977A & 4977B SCOTT003: 14000+ Web sites home page.

Interactive web browser home page of 14,760 alphabetized web sites in 95 different categories.

4978 Sextant (v1.5) bookmark manager for Netscape Navigator.

A very smooth interface for arranging and editing the bookmarks used by Netscape Navigator. Right-click a bookmark to tell Netscape to go right to it. Add bookmarks on- or off-line.

4979 W4SERV21: WWW-Server v2.1 for Windows.

HTTP-server supports forms, clickable images.

4980 WEBANIME v1.2S WWW Animation Utility.

WebAnime is a Windows CGI animation utility design for WinHttpd and WebSite HTTPD Servers. It was developed for HTML writers, programmers, consultants, and other users who need a program to easily create HTML animations.

4981A & 4981B HTML Editor: develop your own World Wide Web HomePage.

It provides a simple interface that automatically generates your HTML codes, and even remembers your e-mail ID, previously used images, and URLs to simplify the addition of frequently used references to new documents.

4982A & 4982B WorldView 0.9e : explore 3D Virtual WebWorlds.

32-bit app works with your Web browser to explore special 3D Virtual Worlds. Several locations allow you instant access where you can walk, fly and explore their World for a truly unique experience!

MATHS & SCIENCE

4983A & 4983B Astronomy Lab v2.03 for Win 95/NT.

Generate animated movies simulating a host of astronomical events; produces several reports that contain predictions of present/future/past astronomical events.

4984 Big Number Cruncher v1.16 for Windows.

Can handle big integers that even mainframe computers can't handle - add, subtract, multiply, divide, and factor numbers up to 45 digits long.

4985 Calc v1.15. Arbitrary precision floating point calculator.

Precision is user selectable, limited only by memory constraints.

4986 Curvefits v5.15 - Science/Engineering curve fitting program.

Performs 19 distinct curve fits. Automatically selects best fits based on correlation coefficient and standard error. Built in text file conversion. Mouse Driven. Can handle virtually unlimited number of data points. Graph & Zoom capability. Req 286+ & EGA+.

4987 EULER n' PI Compute decimals of Pi and E.

There is a DOS version, an OS/2 1.X (16bits) and an OS/2 Warp (32bits). The main program is written in C but the actual computation is written in assembler for super fast speed. Computes 5.000.000 decimals of Pi in a few days on a Pentium!

4988 Graphmatica v1.50 Windows equation plotter.

Easy-to-use, powerful. Supports 6 types of graphs (including polar, parametric and inequalities), unlimited graphs on screen at once, saving setup and lists of equations, and several ways to resize the grid. Offers copy to clipboard (bitmap and WMF), Button Bar, on-line help and demo files. Great for algebra through college calculus. Windows 3.1+ ODE system support, calculus features, custom colors, lock-on coordinate cursor, more accurate graphs, manual legend control, much more!

4989A & 4989B KWIKSTAT v4.1 Analyze and graph business & scientific data.

1992 SIA winner. Recognized as one of the best, professional & complete statistical data analysis packages. Michael Callahan says "No program I've seen beats KWIKSTAT." Created & maintained by professional statisticians. 12,000+ registered. Uses dBASE, 1-2-3, & ASCII files.

4990 Neu-Net: Train and test neural networks.

For Windows. Ten sample projects are included. Requires VBRUN300.

4991A & 4991B PI to 1 million digits.

Text file containing the first 1.25 million digits of pi (π).

PERSONAL & FAMILY

4992 FROM DIAPERS TO DIPLOMAS V2.1: track your child growing up.

Electronic 'Baby Book'. This unique program keeps track of vital statistics, birth information, medical and dental records, friends, teachers, special events, accomplishments, and awards of all the children in your household. Print outs can be filtered or printed in their entirety. Very easy to learn and use.

4993 Family Calendar v1.50 for beautiful wall calendars.

Prints family oriented, professional quality wall calendars. Give as gifts or sell for profit. Auto-year counts. Purse or pocket tri-fold SHOPPING LIST. Events for departed family memebers. Promotes family history and unity. Supports Int'l dates & A4 paper size. Auto font sizing. REGISTERED users receive free 12 month laser printed and bound calendar, free support and updates. For Windows.

4994A & 4994B Family Night: bring your family together.

A whole new way to bring your family together, to share your family values, and develop good communication skills. Around the world, families are gathering together one night a week to do family projects, share lessons, participate in activities and enjoy games. Family Night makes weekly event memorable and fun! For Windows.

4995A, 4995B & 4995C GROW'EM v3.0: how to seed and grow plants.

Definitive program on propagating plants from seeds, cuttings, by layering, etc. Features over 200 species, most propagating techniques in depth, and detailed info on growth media, composting, lighting, etc. Easy-to-use resource, illustrated with sketches and photos, runs well under DOS or Windows. Requires VGA, HD.

4996A & 4996B IPIN PhotoCalendar v1.4. personalised calendar.

Entertaining way to schedule your day's work with personalized calendars using your favorite graphic images (GIFs, BMPs and even JPEG). Create great wall calendars.

4997A & 4997B MUSICEASE v4.2 - A music score editor

Lets you create, edit, print, and play music notation. Includes a WYSIWYG screen oriented editor which allows you to see the musical score exactly as it will be printed. Limited MIDI I/O. facilities. MusicEase can even be operated from a single 360k floppy disk system. (Sound cards are not supported). Now supports some HP DeskJet printers!

4998A & 4998B Mnemonica 1.1: graphical diary/journal.

For Windows. Multi-topic, multi-threaded graphical diary/journal. Define up to five topics, locate entries by date or by content. Up to 100KB of data per day. Password protection, string searches, elegant printouts. Powerful program! Easy to use! Great help! Needs VBRUN300.DLL.

PROGRAMMING

4999 SocketWrench: VB network communication controls.

Custom control provides network communication services for your Visual Basic application using a thirdparty TCP/IP protocol stack and compatible Windows Sockets library; offers client/server functionality.

5000 CUA Controls: various VB controls.

A collection of 22 ready-to-use controls for VB. This includes controls for toolbars, tabbed dialogs, knobs, sliders, spin buttons, and much more.

5001 BULLET: database programming toolkit.

A super-fast, super-small B-tree/dBASE .DBF, transaction-based, multi-user database toolkit for DOS C & C++ compilers. Also available for BASIC, Windows, and OS/2. BULLET DOS C/C++ version 1.25.

5002 Maverick Class Library (MAVCL) Set of C++ classes.

For business and general purpos application built upon CSET++ ICLUI classes. SOURCE code and DLL is supplied.

5003 RECIO C Library V.2.13: text file manipulation tools.

The RECIO C library consists of a set of a hundred functions that make it easy to read and write text files in which each line is treated as a data record, and each record is subdivided into fields. Fields may be delimited either by a character, such as a comma, or by column positions. Free.

5004 PPREVDEL. Delphi printing tool.

Utility to add printing functionality to Delphi.

5005 VListBox.:. virtual listbox component for Delphi/Win.

Can hold up to 2 billion items as compared to only 16,384 items of the standard Delphi and Windows listbox.

5006 xTools: a collection of 14 components for Delphi.

Includes screen savers, databases, joysticks, INI file management, and much more.

5007 PROGRAMMER's PROCESSOR POWER PACKAGE

You really need this if you're writing optimized code for the Intel iPentium! The package contains all secrets about the news inside the i586 including the undocumented things. Also you get easy access to the 'Performance Monitoring' using the included TSR called STAT, so you can improve your own code for iP5! Also included: INFO - the best CPU/FPU detection software with many extras.

5008A & 5008B DiamondWare's Sound ToolKit v2.0.

Add music and sound quickly and easily to your DOS programs. Protected-mode supports C/C++ compilers from Watcom and Borland. Real-mode supports C/C++, Pascal, and BASIC. 99% ASM code for speed, size, and robustness. Good API and great docs. Used in growing list of professional games. No royalties.

5009 Font Pak Pro v3.2: DOS Fonts, icons, mouse shapes...

For C/Pascal/QuickBASIC/PDS/VB-DOS/ PowerBASIC programmers. Load 1-8 fonts/use 2 at once in TEXT mode! Use the same fonts in GRAPHICS mode! Change the shape of LINES, MOUSE CURSORS (in text or graphics modes). Display ICONS (symbols) in text or gfx. Create 14- to 100-line TEXT-mode screens! Many other video routines included. Efficient, small assembler routines. Font editor and fonts included.

5010 Installation Program for programmers.

Checks for avail disk space, CPU type, Co-processor, Video Modes. Executes DOS Calls, Spans Disks, Decompresses archives using 'Crusher!' technology. Shows Text Files, And Much Much More!

5011 OOTher: OO Documentation & CASE Tool Rel. 1.07b

The tool is a complete documentation development kit for Coad/Yourdon OOA OOSE Use Cases and FSM diagrams. Simple C++ header file generation. Freeware for private users and schools. Shareware for commercial-use. MS-Win 3.1

RELIGION

5012 PARABLES V2.1 Electronic book - by dr. John e. Russell.

Jesus of nazareth was the world's greatest teacher. The extraordinary truth encrypted in his parables has never been equaled. Jesus used the parable as a means of teaching, storing and even hiding truth. Why? Essential study for seekers of truth.

5013 PRAYER V2.1 Electronic book - by dr. John e. Russell.

This is not about mere theory or psychological self-manipulation. It is about a personal relationship with the holy, loving god who still answers prayer. Biblical principles and examples are presented. It is based on a college course the author taught.

5014 BIBLE TIMELINES/WIT: Bible database on events, times, periods.

When were the gospels written? Who ruled Babylon and Egypt during Biblical times? BIBLE TIMELINES/WIT lets you sort and selects individual people and events, or groups and factions, to develop new insights and trace patterns across different eras and cultures. You can modify or expand any of the datasets.

MUSIC

5015 MIDIART v3.0 - MIDI music bursts with color!

MIDIART plays standard MIDI music files and simultaneously creates beautiful psychedelic images which are synchronized to the music. The images are created and controlled by the music itself! The user can also interact with MIDIART to control the images. Req.Windows 3.1 and sound card or external MIDI sound generator. Includes full online help.

TEXT & INFO

5016 Acronymophobia Antidote 3

Windows Help file with a list of over 1400 acronyms dealing with compters.

5017 ALCOHOL V2.1 Electronic book on alcoholism.

Alcoholism is our number one drug problem in america. The annual cost is 60 billion dollars. The cost in human death and suffering cannot be measured. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs that work are presented.

5018 GENERAL INFORMATION ARTICLES V2.2 Electronic book

eleven helpful files (articles) for the businessman and for general interest. Ways to save money. How to get rid of roaches!

5019 BABEL: Glossary of computer abbreviations and acronyms

Version 95C. Babel is updated three times a year.

5020 Hints, tips and tactics for DOS & Windows.

A fantastic collection about DOS and Windows. Chock full of info. Get the help and information that you can make good use of.

5021 DOSBOOK - DOS training manual.

There are still many DOS users and DOS lovers out there. Here is a great reference and training manual with some great tips and tactics to make you a DOS power user. Learn the why and not just the how of computer use, commands and batch file programming.

5022 JOKES V3.5 Electronic book

collection of over 20 categories of jokes. It is proof that clean jokes can be funny.

UTILITIES

5023A & 5023B 4DOS 5.51 - The award-winning COMMAND.COM replacement for MS-DOS. Also replaces DOS command processor for PC-DOS, DR DOS, OS/2, and Win95, with command enhancements, over 50 new commands, dozens of other unique command-line tools. Release A.

5024 CFind v2.2 Search files on hard drive for specific text.

Similar to Norton's "Text Search" command, but simpler, and very reasonably priced. CFind will search directories, log output to file or printer, and has a very friendly syntax. DOS.

5025 CHANGE 5.00 Change/search & replace file util.

Make global changes to any file.

5026 SNOOPER 3.42 - System info utility.

Shows CPU/NDP, DOS, BIOS, memory, CD-ROM, disks, video, env, kbd, sound cards, ports, IDE model, CMOS, disk cache, Stacker, FILES & BUFFERS, IRQs, DMA, modems, mice, port IRQs. Lets you edit CMOS, CONFIG, AUTOEXEC. Network and benchmark screens, detects 1100 MCA cards, has Auto-Logging. Ideal for tech support, HW inventory, & you!

5027 VIEW 9.9c - DOS VIEWER for WordPerfect

5.0-6.1, Word 4-5, WinWord 1-6, Win Write, Notepad, Ami Pro, Wordstar, Windows clip- board, ASCII, ANSI, and HTML. Text search, print functions. Direct link to JETCOL, 2COL and HLP2DOC. Convert and print files directly, including save to UNIX format. deal for DOS and Windows shells (including e-mail). Customizable.

ANTI-VIRUS

5028A & 5028B AVPLite 2.2 Powerful shareware virus scanner

The best in the world? Detects thousands of viruses and trojan horse programs. Protect yourself today.

5029A & 5029B INTEGRITY MASTER(tm) V2.51c Virus scanner and data Integrity!

Works well under OS/2, Win95, Win/NT. Easy to use but protects against much more than just viruses! Hardware glitches, software bugs, even deliberate sabotage are detected. If a virus strikes, IM identifies it by name and (unlike other programs) also indentifies any viral damage. It will even detect new and unknown viruses and now provides full CMOS protection!

5030A & 5030B VirusScan for DOS: virus detection & removal.

Scans and cleans PC's/LAN's for known and new viruses. Requires DOS 3.0+. Version 226 09-14-95 by McAfee.

5031A & 5031B VShield: Virus protection and prevention. Memory-resident (TSR) Auto-loads into RAM above 1Mb. Req: DOS 3+, 67Kb. Version 226 09-14-95 by McAfee.

5032A, 4032B & 4033C Virus Summary: Hypertext virus encyclopedia.

Patricia Hoffman's comprehensive hypertext compendium of information about thousands of specific viruses.

5033A & 5033B VirusScan for Windows McAfee. Windows virus detection.

Scans and cleans PC's/LAN's for known and new viruses. Requires Windows 3.1+. Version 226 09-14-95

5034A & 5034B 20-Squares v1.0s. Ancient Egyptian game.

Whose name is lost in antiquity but is know today by archaeologists only as 'the twenty squares game'. Stunning images, great game sounds, original music and more!

WINDOWS GAMES

5035 CyberClone - A brain-teasing game for Windows

Try to capture more squares on the game board than your computer opponent. You can either add a pip by playing one square next to an existing piece, or move two spaces in any direction. If your move puts your pip adjacent to your opponent, you get to capture the space.

5036 Fruits Fields v2.01 for Windows: a cute IQ game

Supports 256 colors, features MIDI music & sound FX, lovely graphics, smooth animation! Top 10 Hiscore let you compete with others! Unique gameplay direct challenge your mind, show bonus picture after each level passed! All options are configurable! It's special "dynamic resizeable window" fit to any size!

5037 Fill Ins 1.0 Windows word game

Set up word lists and write stories and software rewrites the stories.

5038A & 5038B FIREAWAY: shooting duel.

Fire Away! Challenge your friends to a duel using state of the art weaponry. Req Win

5039A & 5039B Horde: RoboTron-like arcade game for Windows.

based on the classic game "RoboTron". You must destroy wave after punishing wave of deadly robots with your laser beam. Other features include a MIDI soundtrack and WAV sound effects.

5040A & 5040B Jumbled Quotes for Windows.

Challenges you to evolve a famous quotation (witticism, pun, bumper sticker, etc.) out of groups of letters.

5041 Ultimate SimonSays.

Windows version of the classic electronic game where you must match a series of pulsing lights. There are 99 challenging levels.

5042 SMASH-EM v1.5, the Wack-a-mole game.

Smash the moles, rats, marmots, bees, turtles, monkeys and more that pop up on the screen. Over 99 levels, digital sounds, 3 difficulty settings. Need quick reflexes for this one. Req. Windows.

5043 WinPolis: Monopoly-like board game for Windows.

Up to four human/computer players can compete, buying and selling businesses and raining financial ruin on everyone in sight.

WINDOWS UTILITIES

5044 Apple II Emulator for Windows.

emulates the Apple II environment in Windows.

5045 Auto Task: Windows NT Task automation Util.

An automated task processor/manger for Windows NT. Auto Task lets you schedule any MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows application to run at specific times without user intervention. Individual tasks can be scheduled to run by Interval, Day, Week, Month, or Date. Also: task monitoring, logging & selective cancellation.

5046 Disk Image 1.50: graphs disk space usages.

Disk image will display and print a graph of your disk space utilization, by directory or extension. Req. Windows.

5047 Font Man 2.30

Fonts Man will allow you to select fonts for installation maintains a complete list of installed fonts, versus ones that are not currently used in the system, you may also view and print fonts. requires VBRUN300.DLL.

5048 Frenetic v3.4 endless colorful graphic screensaver.

Abstractions are painted from a wealth of drawing elements. Windows screensaver. Supports 16 color VGA, 256 color SVGA, 64k & 16m True Color.

5049A, 5049B & 5049C InfoSpy - The Complete Windows Utility

Program which combines the power of a Resource Monitor, a task scheduler, an environment spy, system alarms, Screen Capture utility, On-Top utility and Windows activity tracing in a friendly, clear MDI interface. Chosen by Windows Magazine for Superior Shareware May 1995. Highly reviewed by Computer Shopper May 1995, given a 5 star rating by Ziff-Davis reviewers.

5050 Kidproof for Windows: personalized kiddies desktop.

Protects your programs when your kids are using your PC. Lets you create your kid's personalized desktop within Program Manager. Features: Password protection to unlock the PC, your kid's desktop could be started without quitting your already running applications, behaviour very similar to Program Manager. Win 3.1.

5051 PopHelp v1.0. Add arbitrary help info into any Windows app.

No need to touch that app's code; requires no knowledge of programming skills to use; help info can be text, multimedia playback, arbitrary pgm execution, menu popup or WinHelp files.

5052A & 5052B Print Screen for Win 95.

Places a screen print button on your desktop, which will "float" on top of all of your applications.

5053A & 5053B Printscreen for Windows 3.x

Allows you to select any portion or all of a screen, and print the selected area to the default Windows printer. There is also an option to save the image to a BMP file.

5054A & 5054B The System Analyst for Windows (SAW) Ver 1.10

A Windows 3.10+ diagnostic utility along the lines of Norton SI, Q/A Win, etc. However, it goes beyond most of them. Shows pages of system info. Help file explains most of the terms used. Display/ save/ print report. Monitors system resources/ events/ errors in the background. Transparent in use. Automatic install/uninstall.

5055 WinHacker 95: set hidden Win95 options.

Gives the user an easy way to configure options in Windows 95 that are not in the GUI (Graphical User interface). Access to many of these options was removed from Windows 95 because they would confuse most users. WinHacker 95 gives the user a way to easely configure these hidden options.

5056 WIN95 on 3X: Win95 "emulator".

Windows 95-like interface for Windows 3.1, 3.11, or WFWG.

WORDPROCESSING

5057 WordPerfect 6 for DOS macros.

Selection of 20 "essential" macros for Word Perfect 6.0 for DOS.