Software of the Month Club February 1997 CD-ROM DOS Master Program Guide - DOS Business - Auto Repair Program 2.0 Va-room Keep track of auto repair orders with this processing system. Update orders, add new items, validate account numbers and verify item numbers. * Add new customers and products * Print customer and product lists -- individually or all at once * Pull down menus (Application by Fredrick Small, PC-DSD Software Company) THE CALLING TREE 2.40 Ring ring Stay in touch with important business clients with this contact manager. Organize client information and track them in hierarchical system. * Up to 1,000 levels * Track up to seven phone numbers simultaneously * Dial directly from the screen (Application by Jim Turner, IN/QUEST; Requires a modem to use automatic dialing feature) Custom Dispatch 2.0 Hail a cab This vehicle dispatch program is great for taxi companies, limousine services and courier companies. It helps you keep your fleet organized. * Calls up next driver, best driver or next call * Alarm system * Phone book (Application by Rocklyn Berkheimer, Custom Software; Requires DOS 6.22) EASI-PLAN Lite 3.3 Financial planner Prepare complete three-year financial projections with this comprehensive business planner. Perfect for new and mid-size businesses. * Generates cash flow reports and balance sheets * Graph key result (Application by Invest-Tech, Ltd.) - Feature Program - EntreQuik 3.0 Business venture Do you have a design idea you want to market? This handy business program analyzes your business plans! Determine profit potential, cash requirements, rate of return and more. It also prints business reports, including income statements, cash flow statements and balance sheets. Great for starting your own business. * Help feature explains what to enter, giving step-by-step instructions * Specify up to 10 products or product groups * Gives you the ability to try different scenarios (Application by Banyon Business Software, Inc.) Home Loan Diary 3.10 Financial package Calculate how much money you can save by paying off a loan early with this financial program. * Track monthly escrow payments * Includes a calculator * Printing options (Application by Philip P. Kapusta, Softword Technology) School Technology Database 1.1 Computer reference Keep track of hardware and software in your school with this database program. Record teacher's name, room number and more. * Password protected * Six different databases (Application by William Jimerson; The password is TECH) XPNS 2.40 On the road again Does your work require traveling? Use this program to enter, print and report business travel expenses. * 10 customizable categories, like lodging, transportation and meals * Supports multiple users * Three summary reports * Exports to comma-delimited text (Application by Treeless Software and Design) - DOS Children's - Bomber Boy 1.1 Ka-boom! Clear levels of bricks with bombs in this explosive game! To win, position your opponent in the explosion's line of fire three times. Keep your eyes open for bonus items, like speed-up and invincibility. This game takes quick reflexes and careful planning. * Up to two players * Ten levels (Application by vIRTUAL tECHNOLOGIES; Music requires SBFMDRV loaded, consult your SoundBlaster manual for proper instructions) CodeBreaker 1.1 Colorful game Break color codes with more than 250,000 different combinations in this MasterMind-style game. Choose from 40 different game settings! Try to put the colors in correct sequences. * Between three to six code positions * Four to eight code colors * Duplicating colors (Application by Jeffery A. Schierenbeck, JS Software) Daddy, Where did Love go? Electric storybook This tale teaches an important lesson about love and hate. It portrays a boy asking his father why people fight instead of love. The father explains about fear, trust, understanding and more. This is a great story for parents to read to their children. * Turn the pages into coloring books * Create jigsaw puzzles with each picture (Application by Robert Alan & Selarashanos) The Dream Place 2.0 Magical story This electronic book takes you along Bobby Lee's unforgettable dream. He meets friendly animals, including a lamb, an elephant, a dolphin and more. The pages are filled with colorful pictures. * More than 15 colorful pages * Pages can be turned into jigsaw puzzles (Application by Robert Alan, FreEbook Co.) dROPSESSION 1.00 Puzzled? Arrange blocks into predetermined patterns with this simple puzzle game. The patterns get progressively harder. * 17 challenging puzzles * Undo and redo features (Application by Eriban Software) FunBalls 1.0 Logical puzzle game Reproduce patterns with balls in this logical game. The pattern is in the right screen -- you duplicate the design in the left screen. * 30 levels of fun with increasing difficulty * Buy retries between levels * Timed games (Application by Steve Petrovits Jr., St. AbcuGLS; Requires a Sound Card and a mouse) GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS Electronic storybook Read this classic children's storybook on your computer! Watch as Goldilocks eats the bears' porridge, sits in their chairs and sleeps in their beds. The interactive story includes animation, music and sound effects. * Uses recorded human voices * Volume setting for music, sound and speech (Application by C. Lee Butler; Requires a DOS mouse driver and Sound Blaster or compatible sound card) The Keyboard Teacher For Microcomputers Typing tutorial Learn the microcomputer keyboard and practice your typing! Choose from six different tutorial selections, including beginner exercises, keyboard, keypad and Simplewriter. * Records errors and speed * More than 20 exercises (Application by George S. Rhodes) SWAPPER Matching game Match up similar tiles in this challenging logic puzzle. Left mouse button selects the tile, right deselects it. * High score list * Three difficulty levels (Application by Michael Haar, DIGITAL Nightmares; Requires a mouse; Sound Card recommended) - Feature Program - Textris 4.0 Falling letters Have fun while you practice spelling! Put words together, three to seven letters long, in this Tetris-style game. Make words horizontally and vertically. * Earn points for spelling * Hold pieces to give yourself time Blank tiles give you the option of picking your own letters (Application by Chris Walker, Charon Software) - DOS Desktop Publishing - bREN 3.0a 3D modeling Create dazzling, realistic images from your own 3D wire-frames with this command-line rendering program. View your objects from any angle, apply textures and set lighting. Complete with ray-tracing capabilities. * Input and export in several files formats, including BDF, TGA, MPEG and JPEG * Includes six 3D images in BDF format, including a coffeepot, Russian dolls and a sunset (Application by ProProGroup, Inc.) - Feature Program - The Electronic Text Publishing System 4.10 Author Publish your own electronic books and magazines with this amazing program. Compile ASCII text files into menu-driven executable programs. Create a table of contents, customize and size and location of menus and define colors. You can even specify different attributes, including border frames, elevator bars and drop shadows. * Includes a sample book * Supports images using BLOADable BIN files as background wallpapers (Application by Philip P. Kapusta, Softword Technology) SHOWPCX 1.2 Image viewer View PCX images and create your own slide shows with this image viewer. Use it with The Electronic Text Publishing 4.10 (included in this Volume) for the ultimate DOS presentation. * Controls display time * Customize your messages (Application by Robert J. Manning, South Bay Computer Assistance) VIEWHTML 1.3 Web site tool View your HTML documents with this handy utility. It's very useful when you want to see Web documents off-line for proper alignment and formatting. * Converts HTML files to plain ASCII text files * Multiple batch file conversions (Application by Kevin Solway) - Clip Art - Bright Ideas Clip Art a Software of the Month Club exclusive! This month's clip art collection contains eight color and black- and-white images, including a praying mantis, jets and boots. For information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds, 3D models and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. (Clip Art by Bright Ideas) The Pixel Monkey Sampler 1.0 Web images This excellent collection of GIF images is ideal for any Web page. The sampler includes 30 arrows, 28 backgrounds, 40 bars, 48 bullets and 58 icons. These images are colorful and optimized for Web sites. A great addition to your collection. (Images by Pixel Monkey) - Fonts - Adresack Elegant style Add a distinctive flair with this small-cap font. Great for headlines on flyers, advertisements and greeting cards. (Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType) Ranegund Medieval feel This interesting font is reminiscent of quill strokes. Great for ancient-looking designs. (Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType) VTCorona Typewriter font This serif font has the look and feel of old typewriter fonts. Monospaced type and crude edges are sure to add an authentic touch to the right documents. (Font by Vintage Type; TrueType) - DOS Education - Action English 1.1 Language skills Brush up on your verbs, nouns, prepositions and more with this challenging program. It gives you extensive practice in basic English skills by making you identify the parts of a sentence. Pass each section five times with a score of 90 percent or higher to move to the next level. Perfect for middle school and ESL (English as a Second Language) students. * Asks 1,800 questions * Includes 50 sentences (Application by David W. King; Password is SPOON) Algebra I Volume I 1.0 Math program Learn about sets with this algebra program. Discover how to define and describe sets using diagrams and other notations. * Help feature gives step-by-step explanations * Learn about Venn diagrams, roster forms, partial listings, selector methods and more (Application by Lifelong Software) Calc 1.0 Powerful calculator This powerful command-line calculator really adds up. Solve numerical calculations, process data and generate graphs. Plot arithmetic and algebraic operations on graphs. * Includes 15 sample batch files for demonstrating functions * Inputs and outputs PostScript graphs (Application by Vladimir Kushnir) Crystal Chemistry utility Great for students studying crystallography, including crystal structure and forms of aggregation. Calculate d spacing, interzonal angles and interplanar angles. * Input cell distances and angles * Fast calculations (Application by Gordon Vrdoljak) - Feature Program - Deep Sky 2000 1.3 Look closely View stars and other celestrial bodies as seen through a telescopic lens. This makes it easy for amateur astronomers to locate galaxies, nebulae and clusters. Both finder and main scope fields can be configured to match your telescope and eyepiece combination for an even more accurate representation. * All stars plotted in color * Star sizes correspond to their visual magnitude * Contains a database of 279,000 stars and 16,000 deep sky objects * Stars can be plotted to a magnitude of 10 (Application by Richard J. Burke) GeoOptics 1.01 Optical views Explore optical properties of thin lenses and spherical mirrors. * Interactive diagram tool * Shows quantitative results * Concave and convex lens (Application by Jefrey A. Schierenbeck, JS Software; Mouse recommended) Men of the World Trivia Historical figures Learn about famous men throughout history with this trivia program. Includes heroes and villains, the rich and poor, kings and leaders, Nobel Prize winners and more. Beginner level asks true or false questions. Intermediate has multiple choice questions and advanced includes fill-in the blanks questions. * Choose from 15 categories, including business, law and medicine * 105 questions * Hint feature * Supports four players (Application by Software Creations) Practicing Math! The name says it all Strengthen your skills with this excellent tool. * Basic arithmetic and elementary math * Multiple levels * Hint feature * Gives you three tries before giving the correct answer (Application by Sherri Maciosek, S. L. Comp-Soft) QuizMaker 5.1 This is only a test * Combine voice, music and images with this multimedia quiz maker. * Three different types of tests: matching, fill in the answer and multiple choice * Supports PCX images * Music creator (Application by Information Entrepreneur Software) RMS-III: Reference Management System 3.2d Just the facts Organize your bibliographic references with this comprehensive, annotated menu system. Handles data entry, viewing and editing, searching, screening, tabulating and reporting. It provides 21 fields for data entry, including author names, titles, sources, publication years and more. Perfect for students who need to track research sources and reference materials. * Import and export dBase III+ DBF files, SDF and comma- delimited files * Flexible search options * Mark or delete duplicate records (Application by Mulberry Software, Inc.) - DOS Games - CRASH Pedal to the metal Trap your opponents as you race through this high-speed game. You leave a trail of light as you move across the game board. If your opponents touch the wall, they crash and you win. Watch out for their light trails! Shoot through walls and attack other cars with your rocket launcher. Three people can play this game, but only one will survive. * Race against up to nine computer-players * Three different levels * Choose from four views (Application by Michael Haar) Cribbage 2.3 Traditional game Challenge the computer to the classic game of Cribbage. The first one to the finish wins! Choose from two score limits -- 121 and 61 pegs. * Automatic or manual scoring * Track statistics (Application by David Teach; Mouse recommended) Gin Rummy 5.0 Card game Pit your skills against the computer in this updated version of the classic Gin Rummy. First player to 500 points wins! Play with your keyboard or mouse. * Automatic sorting option * Lists high scores and player statistics * Choose between normal and Oklahoma rules (Application by David Teach; Mouse recommended) Nova Chess 1.12 Checkmate Put the computer in check in this customizable chess game. Change the color of the pieces, board, text and background. You can even rotate the board to change the view. A great program for mastering chess skills. * Hint features show you the best possible move * Take back and undo moves (Application by Thomas Starke; Requires a DOS mouse driver) PCS Pinball Tilt! Ring up the points in this action-packed pinball game! Compete against others to become the Pinball Wizard. Spacebar shoots the ball, Shift buttons work the flippers -- you can even shake the table. * Up to six players * Choose from two tables (Application by Joachim Gelhaus & Ansgar Sherp, vIRTUAL tECHNOLOGIES) PCTris Head-to-head challenge This amazing program takes Tetris-style games to a new level, making it a challenge for two players. Complete levels by forming rows with differently shaped blocks. When you form a row, it disappears from your screen -- and is added to your opponent's game! * Simultaneous two-player action * Change your control buttons as you play. (Application by Michael Haar, Digital Nightmares) Quest: The Dungeon Escape 2.0 Trapped! Can you escape from dark dungeons in this amazing adventure game? Battle monsters as you look for the keys and jewels you need to advance to higher levels. Gain experience points by combating monsters and finishing levels. * Ten experience levels * Eight enemies to battle, including ghosts, goblins and dragons * Find secret rooms and passages (Application by Michael Duhm, MWD Software) - Feature Program - REPLICATOR 1.0 Ditto Conquer the town of Dullsville with your powerful replicator. There's one problem -- you have to build it first. Search the city for replicator parts and keep your eyes open for weapons. Watch out, there are other scientists trying to accomplish the same goal. * 49x49 game board * Search the city sector by sector * View items in your possession (Application by Raymond G. White; Requires a DOS mouse driver) $TOCKER$ 1.0 Cha-ching Make money -- if you can -- as you buy and sell stock with this Wall Street simulator. Get bank loans, make deposits and keep track of stock fluctuations. * Read a daily newspaper * Three difficulty levels * Save up to five games (Application by Gerry Cote; Mouse recommended) - DOS Latest & Greatest - Action English 1.1 Language skills Brush up on your verbs, nouns, prepositions and more with this challenging program. It gives you extensive practice in basic English skills by making you identify the parts of a sentence. Pass each section five times with a score of 90 percent or higher to move to the next level. Perfect for middle school students. * Asks 1,800 questions * Includes 50 sentences * Tracks individual scores for each student (Application by David W. King; Password is SPOON) bREN 3.0a 3D modeling Create realistic images with your own 3D wire-frames in this command-line rendering program. View your objects from any angle, apply textures and set lighting. Complete with ray-tracing capabilities. * Import and export in several files formats, including BDF, TGA, MPEG and JPEG * Includes six 3D images in BDF format, including a coffeepot, Russian dolls and a sunset (Application by ProProGroup, Inc.) - Feature Program - Deep Sky 2000 1.3 Look closely View stars and other celestial bodies as seen through the telescope lens. This makes it easy for amateur astronomers to locate galaxies, nebulae and clusters. Both finder and main scope fields can be configured to match your telescope and eyepiece combination for an even more accurate representation. * Star sizes correspond to their visual magnitude * Contains a database of 279,000 stars and 16,000 deep sky objects * Stars can be plotted to a magnitude of 10 (Application by Richard J. Burke) The Electronic Text Publishing System 4.10 Author Publish your own electronic books and magazines with this amazing program. Compile ASCII text files into menu-driven executable programs. Create a table of contents, customize size and location of menus, and define colors. You can even specify different attributes, including border frames, elevator bars and drop shadows. * Includes a sample book * Supports images using BLOADable BIN files as background wallpapers (Application by Philip P. Kapusta, Softword Technology) EntreQuik 3.0 Business venture Do you have a design idea you want to market? This handy business program analyzes your business plans! Determine profit potential, cash requirements, rate of return and more. It also prints business reports, including income statements, cash flow statements and balance sheets. Great for starting your own business. * Help feature explains what to enter, giving step-by-step instructions * Specify up to 10 products or product groups * Saves you time by crunching the numbers for you and tells you if your venture is feasible (Application by Banyan Business Software, Inc.) GOLDILOCKS & THE THREE BEARS Electronic storybook Read this classic children storybook on your computer! Watch as Goldilocks eats the bears' porridge, sits in their chairs and sleeps in their beds. The interactive story includes animation, music and sound effects. * Uses recorded human voices * Volume setting for music, sound and speech (Application by C. Lee Butler; Requires a DOS mouse driver and Sound Blaster or compatible sound card) Home Loan Diary 3.10 Financial package Calculate how much money you can save by paying a loan off early with this financial program. * Track monthly escrow payments * Includes a calculator * Printing options (Application by Philip P. Kapusta, Softword Technology) Nova Chess 1.12 Checkmate Put the computer in check in this customizable chess game. Change the color of the pieces, board, text and background. You can even rotate the board to change the view. A great program for mastering chess skills. * Hint features show you the best possible move * Hidden menu functions, including take back and undo moves * Set difficulty by limiting time between moves (Application by Thomas Starke; Requires a DOS mouse driver) QuizMaker 5.1 This is only a test Combine voice, music and images with this multimedia quiz maker. * Three different types of tests: matching, fill in the answer and multiple-choice * Supports PCX images * Music creator (Application by Information Entrepreneur Software) REPLICATOR 1.0 Ditto Conquer the town of Dullsville with your powerful replicator. There's one problem -- you have to build it first. Search the city for replicator parts and keep your eyes open for weapons. Watch out, there are other scientists trying to accomplish the same goal. * Up to ten players, human and computer * 49 X 49 game board * Save features (Application by Raymond G. White; Requires a DOS mouse driver) Textris 4.0 Falling letters Have fun while you practice spelling! Put words together, three to seven letters long, in this Tetris-style game. Make words horizontally and vertically. * Earn points for spelling * Hold pieces to give yourself time * View the tile before it falls (Application by Chris Walker, Charon Software) - DOS Software Research Institute - - Business - Alteris Shareware by NovaTek Corp. Organize your point-of-sales material with this user-friendly business program. Use this program like a cash register. Create and print invoices record each sale and purchase. Keep track of sales people, vendors, customers and inventories. Records sales commissions and customer discounts. It even makes labels. Mortgage Analyzer 2.04 Real estate analysis Figure your mortgage amortization with this homeowner's tool. It supports many loan types, including conventional, FHA and VA, and different interests, like fixed, stepped and adjustable. * Includes seven predefined loan acceleration methods, including biweekly, double principal and growing equity * Compare mortgages * Buy vs. rent and lease vs. rent (Application by Insight Software Solutions) Roster by E-Z Soft Keep a roster of your employees. Enter and save relevant employee information, categorizing them by departments or divisions. You can even store ID numbers, job positions, hire dates, employee reports and mailing labels. Sales Power Organizer by Keycon Technologies, Inc. Manage vital sales information with this comprehensive business program. Includes customer lists, phone directories, calendar managers and financial reports. Forecast sales, plan sale cycles, order inventory, estimate quotes and more. Complete with an easy- to-use interface. The Billing Statement 2.0 by A. P. Software Generate your own billing statements with this easy-to-use program. Print bills on plain or letterhead paper. Track client accounts for an entire year, including charges and credits. Track individual accounts up to $100,000 and balance totals of up to $1,000,000.Perfect for small or home businesses. To Get The Job You Really Want! by Bruce J. Muckian You're hired! This helpful program guides you through the hiring process in four steps. Step one helps identify your abilities by asking you questions. The second step targets resumes and applications. The third step involves networking and the final step is the interview process. Complete with sample resumes, examples and questionnaires. Has a user-friendly menu interface. Excellent for students about to graduate from college. - Children's - Besttest 1.6 This is only a test Parents can create and print tests with this editor. Choose from different test types, including essay, fill-in, true or false, multiple choice and matching. * Spell-checker * Auto-shuffle questions and answers * Online help (Application by WiseWare) Jurassic Spelling 2.0 by Dareware, Inc. Dinosaurs help kids learn how to spell in this talking prehistoric program! Learn how to spell and pronounce each letter by following the computer. Use existing word files or enter your own -- up to 500 custom words. Friendly dinosaurs keep them coming back for more. Kids Care About The Earth by Robert Alan Help your children learn about the world. Kids Care characters teach kids how they can make a difference and help save the Earth. It introduces children to the three Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. Math Fun-Damentals 4.0 by Scholastic Software This program connects basic mathematical concepts to everyday experiences. The program's main focus is on multi-step problem- solving. It covers whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages and basic algebra problems. Practice solving problems with Bridge the Swamp, a fun-filled board game. Perfect for students from kindergarten through eighth grade. Riddle Balloon 1.0 by Robert J. Deustch This educational program uses riddles to help kids learn several topics. A delightful host, named Little Robby, guides your child through a series of fun riddles. They teach spelling, logic and coordination. Correct answers are rewarded with humorous comments and bundles of colorful balloons. - Desktop Publishing - bCAD Vista 2.0h Three-dimensional modeling Create 3D images with this high-quality program. View images from any angle, and Rotate, Scale, Save and Render art. We've included several 3D wire-frames in this issue to get you started, listed under Clip Art. * Import and export 3D file formats, including 3DS, ASC, NFF, BDF and AutoCAD's DXF * Import and export bitmap images, like TGA, JPEG, GIF, TIF and PCX * Choose from four rendering methods: Flat shading, Phong, Gouraud and Ray-trace (Application by ProPro Group, Inc.; Requires a DOS mouse driver) Graphic Workshop 7.08 by Alchemy Mindworks Manipulate bitmapped graphics with this excellent, menu-driven graphics program. Convert, view and print files. Reverse, scale, move, copy, sharpen and soften the images. Adjust the brightness, alter the contrast and balance the colors. You can use the half-toning and dithering utilities to convert full-color photographs into superb black-and-white clip art. It handles most of the popular file formats. Word Fugue 3.13 by Fugue Software An industrial-strength word processor! Contains many popular features, including multiple file editing, pull-down menus, context sensitive help, page formatting, footnotes and endnotes, indexes, mail merge and spell checking. It includes macro capabilities for recording, playing back and editing macro scripts. - Clip Art - Bright Ideas Clip Art a Software of the Month Club exclusive A beetle, and elephant and a child on stilts - all this and more! This original clip art collection is from the individuals of our Bright Ideas staff. These images are guaranteed to please! Nineteen high quality PCX pictures. For more information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds and useful desktop publishing tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. Triangle Clip Art Vol 1 by Cengiz Akinli Playing children, a rocket, a caduceus and an old-fashioned hat box are just a few of the images in this exciting collection! You get a total of 60 wonderful black-and-white TIFF images with a variety of objects and people. US And Canada Clip Art by Albert K. Hon Add these sketches of the 50 states, 10 provinces and two territories of the USA and Canada to your collection. These PCX map sketches are perfect for presentations, reports and geography projects. - Fonts - Arwen Regular by Keystrokes A wonderful art deco font reminiscent of the 1920s. The clean lines and delicate symmetrical balance makes rich and interesting layouts. This font adds an airy, visually appealing look to any document. (TrueType) Burrito Regular by Keystrokes Add pizzazz to your design work with this distinctly southwestern font. (TrueType) Fox Regular by Keystrokes A wonderful font with the look and feel of bold pen strokes. It's sure to add impact to your publications. (TrueType) Majistir by Tony Lynch Take advantage of this wonderful sans serif font family, complete with normal, bold, italic, and bold italic styles. It comes with a full character set. With interesting curves and sweeps, this font is a valuable addition to your collection. (TrueType) Orianne by Tony Lynch Reminiscent of Adobe's Futura, this outstanding sans serif font family has a complete character set. Choose from normal, bold, italic and bold italic. (TrueType) Stiletto by Tony Lynch Elegant and charming. Thin ascenders give this font family charm. Work with a full character set in normal, bold, italic, and bold italic. (TrueType) - Education - Algebra Editor 3.3 by John Henckel Perfect for first-year algebra students. Understand basic algebra principles by entering equations in a text-based data file. Graph equations, simplify and distribute. Includes a tutorial file. Entente 1.1 by Robert Alan Mole Brush up on your French with this English/French translator. Type in a word, phrase or sentence and the program translates it for you. Choose between four specialized vocabularies to keep the translation accurate, including business, automotive, military and beauty. Toggle between English and French translations. Planetarium 6.4 by Christian Nuesch This planetarium is out of this world! Observe planetary orbits from several different views, including heliocentric, equatorial and horizon. It provides animations of the planets' orbits and Jupiter's moons. Control the distance of observation by zooming in and out. Great astronomy program! The Federalist Papers by Moonlight Software This collection of essays originally appeared in the New York press between October 1787 and May 1788. Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison in support of the new constitution. Great for reviewing American history -- use with U.S. Constitution v1.11, included on this volume. Zpeller 4.10 by Unicorn Software Limited Check your spelling and vocabulary knowledge with these seven tests. You can edit the current list or add your own spelling lists. Handles up to 19 students and can store up to 32,000 words and definitions. - Games - Aspetra by Zonarware Protect a peaceful village from evil in this full-fledged, animated role-playing game. Battle mystical creatures, fight evil soldiers and find out who's behind it all. Gain enough experience from combat and your character increases one level for attack, defense and health. Talk to townspeople, buy weapons and armor, find helpful items and scour the vast world. Attila 1.2 World domination Rule the world in this Risk-style strategy game. Start with a small army, establish your defense and plan for attack. As the game progresses, you gain more armies. Game cards strengthen your armies or can be traded for more armies. Occupy every territory and eliminate the other players to conquer the world! * Choose from 16 flags * Game recorder * From 1 to 4 players (Application by Lueder Osmers) Hearts Attack! 1.0 by Stuart White and Kevin Prince Play the traditional game of Hearts with three computer opponents. This game follows the original rules. It comes with colorful graphics and smooth game playing. Infinitris 1.0 by Leizer Portnoy Play this Tetris-style game. It features 16 different shapes instead of the usual five. Add blockdestroying bombs and a changeable field view. Choose from 256-color or gray scale graphics, and a playback feature. Scubaman's Quest 4.0 by Alive Software Explore deep waters in this underwater action game. Swim past killer whales, sharks, electric eels and more as you collect lost treasures. Comes with three adventure levels: Discover the Golden Gates, Explore the Dark Cave and Face Killer Mutant Jellyfishes. Complete with 256-colors graphics, and soundcard and joystick support. Tommy's Think II by Tommy's Toys An entertaining word game! You have 300 seconds to generate as many words as possible, each one longer than the first. Includes nine levels of difficulty! The program keeps track of the best scores. On level one, the score to aim for is 1,000. - Special Interest - Backup Fugue 1.14 Protect information Data loss is a thing of the past with this complete backup software. It helps backup important data, like financial reports, client information and inventory databases. Backup your entire hard drive, selected files or just your updated files. * Backup to floppy disks, removable drives or network drives * Uses compression algorithms to fit more data onto each disk * Uses DOS protected mode -- allows the program to access all the memory for faster operations (Application by Fugue Software) Electronic Computer Tutor Comprehensive glossary This is an electronic glossary for computer terms from A to Z. * More than 200 glossary terms * Includes diagrams and explanations of basic hardware * Search feature (Application by Coronel Data Processing; Requires a mouse driver) Integrity Master 3.02 System protection Protect your important business files with this comprehensive maintenance program. It includes a thorough virus scanner and data integrity checker. Besides protecting the computer from viruses, it also detects software bugs, hardware glitches, sabotage and anything that can damage or may have damaged your data. * Detects and cleans more than 700 viruses, plus many new and unknown viruses * Provides full CMOS protection, allowing you to backup and restore copies of the original configuration * Fixes partition tables on the hard drives and floppy disks by reloading a clean copy (Application by Stiller Research) Sapphire 4.11 Post your business online Start your own bulletin board system (BBS) with this comprehensive software. Includes all the basic features of any BBS - messages, bulletins, E-mails, file transfers, doors and events. Perfect for small and medium businesses, including consultants, charities and institutions. * Fuzzy logic algorithms automatically handle administrative tasks * Supports XMODEM, YMODEM and ZMODEM transfer protocols (Application by Pinnacle Software) SuperSonic PRO 2.0 Pump up the volume This program resembles a rack-mounted sound system for audio enthusiasts and DJs. It includes a mixer, sample player, sample editor, spectrum analyzer, wave analyzer, disc jockey system, studio clock and more. * CD player module lets you play and even save music CDs * Open and edit WAV sound files (Application by Morton Software Development; Requires a DOS mouse driver and Sound Card) Software of the Month Club February 1997 CD-ROM Windows Master Program Guide - Windows Business - Forgot-It! 1.80 Remember? Do you keep losing your notes? This is an electronic version of the popular Post It-style message pad with features only a computer can provide. * Customize colors and fonts * Run from the Windows 95 Icon Tray * Display up to four message pads * Event timer -- schedule custom messages to be displayed at selected times (Application by Mathieu, MARCIACQ; Requires Windows 95) Keys 2.1 Locked out? Track keys for buildings, offices, vehicles and more with this business database. It keeps a complete record of who has which keys. * Extensive online documentation * Context sensitive help * Print features * Add comments * Search keys by function (Application by CyberNiche Software) Lloyd's Travel Guide 1.1 Bon voyage A resource of valuable travel information for cities around the world. Recommends hotels, restaurants, things to do, weather history, local radio stations, travel abbreviations, and native customs and laws. Also includes instant information on hundreds of airports, including hub airlines, location of airline clubs, transportation hints and more. Perfect for business travelers. * Intuitive graphic interface * Search function * Print options * Add and edit your own notes (Application by Lloyd's Travel) ParaMind 2.2 Personal editor This unique program rewrites your text. It's a "generative" brainstorming program that goes beyond random word jumbling -- it produces new ideas. ParaMind uses, copies and merges your text with new words. * More than 200 word lists, including family, fashion, food and more * Eight categories, including general, business and science * Word list and category editor (Application by ParaMind Brainstorming Software) Search & Replace 2.75 Powerful utility A powerful utility that searches and replaces text through different file types. Create custom searches for one-click search and replace. A powerful tool for managing large documents or large collections of documents, like reports or Web sites. * Write changed files to a backup directory * Wild card searches * Supports command-line arguments for automating searches * Create search scripts * Search over 3,000 files simultaneously * Display files found (Application by Funduc Software, Inc.; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions) - Feature Program - Slim Show 1.0 Interactive presentations Create multimedia files for business presentations and training. Combine images, sounds and text files. Advanced features allow for user interaction. * Choose from 18 built-in animation styles, like blanking out and resizing graphics * Show text in multiple styles * MIDI and WAVE audio playback * Text or graphical buttons * Basic editing tools, including copy, paste, delete, undo and undelete * Creates stand-alone documents (Application by PC WholeWare) Writer's Dream 6.01 Create electronic books Transform your stories into multimedia documents with this incredible program. Combine text, images and sounds. * Creates electronic books from text files * Imports Windows BMP or WMF files * Display images from 2 to 16.7M colors * Plays standard WAV sound files * Up to 1,000 chapters per book * Input 30,000 characters per chapter (Application by Jeff Napier; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions; Requires 256-colors) - Windows Children's - - Feature Program - Animated Beginning Typing 1.0 Typing tutorial This is a great tutorial for beginning typists. A large on-screen keyboard shows clearly which key you should press, while an animated image of a hand indicates which fingers to use for each letter. * Animated characters * Choose from four activities: Letter Jumpers, Letter Drill, Flying Letters and Typing Tutor * Reports show speed and accuracy (Application by FLIX Productions) BrainCubes 1.0 Remember? This is a great game similar to Simon. A pattern of lights plays and you must repeat it. The pattern gets progressively more difficult. How far can you get? Has two modes with multiple levels. * Records top five scores * Increasing complexity (Application by Michael Dvorkin) Frog Hop 1.0 Ribbit, ribbit Can you keep your frog jumping in this fun game? Create a path for your frog by rotating lily pads. The longer it jumps, the higher the score. The game gets progressively harder as the game continues. Great for all ages. * Save games * Keeps top ten scores * Cool sound effects (Application by Soleau Software) Frustration 96 Colorful puzzle game Someone has peeled the stickers off your Rubik-style cube! Quickly reapply the colors to each side of the cube in as few moves possible. Challenge a friend or play solo. * Two difficulty levels * Move counter * Game timer (Application by Bela von Hoffmann; Requires 256-colors) KeyBoard Caper 1.1 Introductory typing Teach young kids the keyboard layout with this simple program. It shows a letter or number that kids have to find on the keyboard. The character is animated when pressed. Perfect for preschoolers. * Learn the alphabet and numbers * Use upper or lower case letters * Set the time limit for each game * Change the speed of the animations (Application by Brian F. Haddock) NimSim 1.10 You'll have a ball In this exciting game, you and the computer take turns removing marbles from the table. The player who removes the last one from the table loses. You can remove any number of marbles from one of the five rows. * 23 marble styles * Three difficulty levels * Customize your game (Application by DARTCY Productions; Requires Windows 95 and VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Sunflowers and Strawberries Children's game Help angels fly to flowers in this cute game. Watch out for the strawberries -- if you get hit, you lose an angel. Great for 6- to 8-year-olds. * Multiple levels * Bonuses in level three * Use your password to start where you left off (Application by Lisa Walkosz) Z & Z Dots 1.0 Seeing spots Learn to count while connecting the dots by following numbers or letters. Use one of the included pictures or create your own. Perfect for kindergartners. * Includes six puzzles * Zoom features (Application by Z and Z Software; Requires Windows 95) - Windows Desktop Publishing - - Windows 95 Feature - AVI Constructor 1.5.2 Lights. Camera. Action! Here's your chance to be in the movies! Create and edit Audio Video Interleave (AVI) files. View and edit individual frames from existing AVIs or use a series of BMPs or JPEGs to create your own movies. Packed with features. * Track and output the list of images you use in your AVIs * Configure frame speed * JPEG compression and encoding * Capture images from your screen (Application by Michael Caracena; Requires Windows 95) - Feature Program - So, You Want to Build a Web Page! Design tutorial Create your own Web page with this excellent introduction. It provides a comprehensive introduction to basic Web design with examples and images which highlight key issues. It guides you step- by-step in six easy lessons. * Comprehensive index * Includes discussions of useful tools * References Web sites for additional information * Lists all special characters * Includes Web page font viewer (HTML by Joe Barta; Requires a Web browser; Examples based on Windows 95) Table Tutor Powerful Web design This is an excellent guide to tables, HTML's advanced layout tool. It covers everything from basics to complex layout techniques. A great complement to So, You Want to Build a Page!, included on this Volume. * Complete color swatch for Internet browsers, like Navigator and Explorer * Seven lessons * Includes extensive examples * Index to tags (HTML by Joe Barta; Requires a Web browser; Examples based on Windows 95) -Clip Art- Bright Ideas Clip Art a Software of the Month Club exclusive! This month's clip art collection contains eight color and black-and-white images, including a praying mantis, jets and boots. For information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds, 3D models and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. (Clip Art by Bright Ideas) The Pixel Monkey Sampler 1.0 Web images This excellent collection of GIF images is ideal for any Web page. The sampler includes 30 arrows, 28 backgrounds, 40 bars, 48 bullets and 58 icons. These images are colorful and optimized for Web sites. A great addition to your collection. (Images by Pixel Monkey) -Fonts- Adresack Elegant style Add a distinctive flair with this small-cap font. Great for headlines, advertisements and greeting cards. (Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType) Ranegund Medieval feel This interesting font is reminiscent of quill strokes. Great for ancient-looking designs. (Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType) VTCorona Typewriter font This serif font has the look and feel of old typewriter fonts. Monospaced type and crude edges are sure to add an authentic touch to the right documents. (Font by Vintage Type; TrueType) - Windows Education - - Feature Program - Action English 2.1 Language skills Brush up on your verbs, nouns, prepositions and more with this challenging program. It gives you extensive practice in basic English skills by making you identify the parts of a sentence. Pass each section five times with a score of 90 percent or higher to move to the next level. Perfect for middle school students. * Asks 1,800 questions * Includes 50 sentences * Reviews 36 English topics, including compounds, infinitives and punctuation * Tracks individual scores for each student (Application by David W. King; On start up, each user must enter a first, middle and last name) The Art Quiz 1.0b Historical masterpieces Test your art history knowledge with this trivia game. Answer 25 questions in different categories for each level. Categories include famous paintings, famous painters, locations and dates. * Supports four players * Keeps score * Extensive help file * Different types of questions, like True or False, and Multiple Choice * Prints certificates for completed rounds (Application by Rosemary K. West and Colin J. Bailey) The CONSTITUTION Notebook for Windows 3.4 We, the people The Constitution is possibly the most important democratic document ever written. Do you know why? This program helps you understand its significance. Use the Search feature to quickly locate areas of interest. Review its extensive commentary pages to gain insight into the Bill of Rights. * Make and save your own notes * Export function * 1,000 word vocabulary list * Program tutorial (Application by TCNbP Company) Gas Molecule Simulations 3.02 Animated experiments This is a powerful tool for physics students. Simulate the motion of molecule particles under different conditions. Illustrates simple collision processes between two molecules, propagation of pressure disturbances, diffusion relationships, the vertical distribution of molecules under the influence of gravity and more. * Configure experiment parameters, including pressure and molecular size * Track the movement of all molecules * Interactive tutorial * Extensive help file * Control length of experiment (Application by Ian Moore) LeXpert 2.0 Lexicon View and organize your own word lists. Great for word game enthusiasts. * Create custom word lists * 33,000 words in 12 word lists * View anagrams from word list (Application by Smartsoft) Morse Code Made Easy 6.2 Dots and dashes Learn how to communicate in Morse code with this handy program. Hear and identify dots and dashes. Includes three modes -- lesson, practice and word list. * Print international Morse code tables * Track test statistics * Increase the frequencies of tones * Comes with 27 lessons, including special signals and punctuation * Two practice modules -- hear what you type and type what you hear (Application by Ken Bradford; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions.) Nuclear 1.0 Introductory tutorial This is an excellent introduction for students studying nuclear chemistry. The topics include types of nuclear decay, half-life, writing and balancing nuclear reactions, and the basics of nuclear fission and fusion. * Animated sequences clarify difficult concepts * Graphical representations of complex math problems * Includes a testing section (Application by Timothy J. Allen) ShareSpell for Windows 2.0 Full-function spell checker Check the spelling of any ASCII document with this powerful, interactive spell checker. It displays the text as it checks for errors and displays any questionable words. Correct the word manually or use the suggested spelling. Extremely useful when creating essays, research reports and term papers. A valuable tool for any student. * 80,000-word dictionary * Work from the Clipboard * Create and modify custom dictionaries * Configure spelling suggestions to show common spelling errors or phonemes (Application by Acropolis Software; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions.) - Windows Games - Escapade 95 Monster mash Collect diamonds hidden in a maze while avoiding ghoulish monsters. Move bricks to get to the diamonds and to protect yourself from the creatures. Outrageous art work and sound effects! * Choose from 30 mazes * Five difficulty levels * Cheat mode * Play your own MIDI files (Application by MoraffWare; Requires Windows95 and 256-colors) Galactic Fighter Advanced Space Invaders clone The aliens are back and they're not taking prisoners. Your mission is destroying aliens one wave at a time. They attack in rows of four, moving faster as you attack. Levels one through three are rather easy, but don't underestimate levels four and higher. It features fast-paced game play, heart-pounding sounds and amazing graphics. * Multiple levels * Two difficulty levels * Mouse control (Application by Tom Kirchner; Requires 256-colors and a 486 or faster) Kik 1.0 Connect four or more This high-tech program is not your typical tick-tack- toe game. Arrange four, five or six game pieces in a row on a 23x19 grid. Line up your pieces in rows, columns or diagonals. An enjoyable, challenging game. * Undo your last move * Compete against the computer or challenge a friend * Beginner and advanced levels * Extensive help file * Track your moves (Application by Bascomp) Komodo Market 1.3 Cha-ching This trading game is as close to the real thing as a program can get! The types of trades you can make are the same as in the real world. Buy and sell stock with cash or on margin, buy and sell equity and index options, exercise close out options, borrow money, and organize income and expenses. You start each game with $10,000. The game ends when you go bankrupt. * Autosave function * Configure game speed * Choose your stress tolerance * Research companies before investing (Application by Komodo Software) Magneto 1.0 Card game This excellent program is based on an ancient Scandinavian card game. Eight cards are dealt face up, and you must eliminate cards by matching pairs. It requires both luck and skill. * Choose from eight card backs * Track your progress with the card counter (Application by Al Spring) MatchBox 2.1 Heated game Are you hot enough to solve these logic puzzles? Choose from 11 puzzles that incorporate matches and matchbooks. Solve the puzzles by adding, moving or rotating them. It's more difficult than it sounds. * Print your puzzles * Add matches from the toolbar * Onscreen tracking (Application by Bela von Hoffmann; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions) Orbots for Windows 1.0 Fast-paced helicopter shoot 'em up Attack alien creatures with your assault helicopter in this heart-pounding, brain-boggling, shoot 'em up extravaganza. Maneuver your helicopter up and down as you attack aliens head on. The half-machine, half- organic mutants have plenty of surprises and challenging tricks. If you get through their defenses, you must face and defeat their mother ship. * Side-scrolling action * Eight missions * Five difficulty levels -- from preschool to real world * High score * 3D background * Extraordinary digital sound (Application by Sunshower Systems, Inc.; Requires 486 DX/2 66Mhz) - Feature Program - WinBrick 96 2.06 You'll have a ball This is a fantastic Breakout-style game! Break through a brick wall by bouncing a ball off colored tiles. Keep the ball moving by moving your paddle left, right, up and down. Bonuses include extra points, longer paddles, multiple balls and more. Each level has different configurations of bricks, sounds and special effects. * Multiple bonuses and special paddles * Five levels * High score list * Help file * Joystick support * Configure video and sound effects (Application by Stefan Kuhne; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions) - Windows Latest and Greatest - Action English 2.1 Language skills Brush up on your verbs, nouns, prepositions and more with this challenging program. It gives you extensive practice in basic English skills by making you identify the parts of a sentence. Pass each section five times with a score of 90 percent or higher to move to the next level. Perfect for middle school students. * Asks 1,800 questions * Includes 50 sentences * Reviews 36 English topics, including compounds, infinitives and punctuation * Tracks individual scores for each student (Application by David W. King; On start up, each user must enter a first, middle and last name) Animated Beginning Typing 1.0 Typing tutorial This is a great tutorial for beginning typists. A large on-screen keyboard shows clearly which key you should press, while an animated image of a hand indicates which fingers to use for each letter. * Animated characters * Choose from four activities: Letter Jumpers, Letter Drill, Flying Letters and Typing Tutor * Reports show speed and accuracy (Application by FLIX Productions) Keys 2.1 Locked out? Track keys for buildings, offices, vehicles and more with this business database. It keeps a complete record of who has which keys. * Extensive online documentation * Context sensitive help * Print features * Add comments * Search keys by function (Application by CyberNiche Software) Komodo Market 1.3 Cha-ching This trading game is as close to the real thing as a program can get! The types of trades you can make are the same as in the real world. Buy and sell stock with cash or on margin, buy and sell equity and index options, exercise close out options, borrow money, and organize income and expenses. You start each game with $10,000. The game ends when you go bankrupt. * Autosave function * Configure game speed * Choose your stress tolerance * Research companies before investing (Application by Komodo Software) ParaMind 2.2 Personal editor This unique brainstorming program rewrites your text. It's a "generative" brainstorming program that goes beyond random word jumbling -- it produces new ideas. ParaMind uses, copies and merges your text with new words. * More than 200 word lists, including family, fashion, food and more * Eight categories, including general, business and science * Word list and category editor (Application by ParaMind Brain-storming Software) The Pixel Monkey Sampler 1.0 Web images This excellent collection of GIF images is ideal for any Web page. The sampler includes 30 arrows, 28 backgrounds, 40 bars, 48 bullets and 58 icons. These colorful images are optimized for Web sites. A great addition to your collection. (Images by Pixel Monkey) So, You Want to Build a Web Page! Design tutorial Create your own Web page with this excellent introduction. It provides a comprehensive introduction to basic Web design with examples and images which highlight key issues. It guides you step- by-step in six easy lessons. * Comprehensive index * Includes discussions of useful tools * References Web sites for additional information * Lists all special characters * Includes Web page font viewer (HTML by Joe Barta; Requires a Web browser; Examples based on Windows 95) Table Tutor Powerful Web design This is an excellent guide to tables, HTML's advanced layout tool. It covers everything from basics to complex layout techniques. A great complement to So, You Want to Build a Web Page, included on this Volume. * Complete color swatch for Internet browsers, like Navigator and Explorer * Seven lessons * Includes extensive examples * Index to tags (HTML by Joe Barta; Requires a Web browser; Examples based on Windows 95) - Feature Program - WinBrick 96 2.06 You'll have a ball This is a fantastic Breakout-style game! Break through a brick wall by bouncing a ball off colored tiles. Keep the ball moving by moving your paddle left, right, up and down. Bonuses include extra points, longer paddles, multiple balls and more. Each level has different configurations of bricks, sounds and special effects. * Multiple bonuses and special paddles * Five levels * High score list * Help file * Joystick support * Configure video and sound effects (Application by Stefan Kuhne; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions) Writer's Dream 6.01 Create electronic books Transform your stories into multimedia documents with this incredible program. Combine text, images and sounds. * Creates electronic books from text files * Imports Windows BMP or WMF files * Display images from 2 to 16.7M colors * Plays standard WAV sound files * Up to 1,000 chapters per book * Input 30,000 characters per chapter (Application by Jeff Napier; Includes both 16-bit and 32-bit versions; Requires 256-colors) Z & Z Dots 1.0 Seeing spots Learn to count while connecting the dots by following numbers or letters. Use one of the included pictures or create your own. Perfect for kindergartners. * Includes six puzzles * Zoom features (Application by Z and Z Software) - Windows Software Research Institute - - Business - 401Kalculator by Mark E. Busha It's never too late to plan for retirement. Track your 401k savings investments with this program. Enter your starting investment, yearly contribution, expected interest rate, return percentage and the number of years before retirement and the program does the work. It figures the projected plan value in current and inflated dollars. NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your Utility Collection). Account Pro Accounting 4.08 by AccSoft Effectively plan and control your finances with this accounting program. It's extremely user-friendly with fast processing and easy on-screen accessibility of all reports. Great for businesses, clubs and private use. Oasis 4.3 by Otto-Williams, Ltd. OWL Automated Sales and Invoicing System (OASIS) is a complete sales management system. It handles your invoicing, automated billing, customer correspondence, mailing lists, and sales tracking by customer and product. Print invoices and bills on plain paper or on your letterhead. Ressched 1.1c by Madrigal Soft Tools, Inc. The ultimate project management system! Organize everything including people, equipment and facilities. Features schedule groupings, event repeating, flexible conflict verifying, drop listing for routine booking information and more. Sophisticated, and easy-to- use. Winbond 6.1 by Bob Stech This financial program evaluates Series EE bond values. Several viewing options are available for current values and interest earned. It provides up-to-date redemption tables issued by the Department of the Treasury. Import and export to ASCII text files for use in other applications. This is a perfect compliment for Winbond-E v6.1, included in this volume. NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your Utility Collection). Winbond-E 6.1 by Bob Stech Evaluate the Series E bond values with this financial application. Project bond values up to 20 years and maintain a history of bonds sold. Several viewing options are available for current values and interest earned. It also provides up-to-date redemption tables issued by the Department of the Treasury. Import and export to ASCII text files for use in other applications, such as spreadsheets and word processors. Use this program with WinBond v6.1, included in this volume. NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your Utility Collection). - Children's - Coloring Book 2.2 Colorful program Kids can create their own artistic masterpieces with this coloring book. Choose from ten pictures, including a clown and a United States map. * Simple controls * Undo your last 30 colors * Print pictures (Application by Russell Holloway) Jigsaws Galore 1.1 by Gray Design Associates The ultimate jigsaw puzzle game! This version comes with 10 puzzles with up to 4,000 pieces. Sorts pieces by color and shape. Change piece size on the fly -- no need to scroll. Select difficulty level and number of pieces. You can even make your own puzzles. Label That Diagram - Skeleton 1.0 The leg bone's connected to the How many bones in the human body can you identify? When names are displayed, you must click on the correct part of the skeleton to score points. * No points lost for incorrect answers * Timed play * Highest score wins (Application by Richard T. Carmen; Requires a sound card and 256-color) Spiro Math 1.0 Math with a twist - literally Spirograms flash across your screen when you successfully answer these challenging math problems. A number appears in the center of a square and four other numbers appear in the corners. Use addition and subtraction to make the corner numbers equal the center number. * Practice addition and subtraction * Choose from 299 problems * Create your own spirograms (Application by Ultimate Software) - Desktop Publishing - Graphic Workshop 1.1w by Alchemy Mindworks Manipulate bitmapped graphics with this excellent, menu-driven graphics program. Convert, view and print files. Reverse, scale, move, copy, sharpen and soften the file image. Adjust the brightness, alter the contrast and balance the colors. You can use the half-toning and dithering utilities to convert full-color photographs into superb black- and-white clip art. It handles most of the popular file formats. Leonard's Sketch 0.1 by Bok Technologies, Inc. Design anything from a basic flier to a complex floor plan. This comprehensive object-oriented program combines the basic features of a simple desktop publishing program and a CAD drawing package. It offers many drawing tools, including shading gradients, line tools and sizes. The sky is the limit! - Clip Art - Bright Ideas Clip Art a Software of the Month Club exclusive A beetle, and elephant and a child on stilts - all this and more! This original clip art collection is from the individuals of our Bright Ideasr staff. These images are guaranteed to please! Nineteen high quality PCX pictures. For more information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideasr clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds and useful desktop publishing tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. Triangle Clip Art Vol 1 by Cengiz Akinli Playing children, a rocket, a caduceus and an old-fashioned hat box are just a few of the images in this exciting collection! You get a total of 60 wonderful black-and-white TIFF images with a variety of objects and people. US And Canada Clip Art by Albert K. Hon Add these sketches of the 50 states, 10 provinces and two territories of the USA and Canada to your collection. These PCX map sketches are perfect for presentations, reports and geography projects. - Fonts - Arwen Regular by Keystrokes A wonderful art deco font reminiscent of the 1920s. The clean lines and delicate symmetrical balance makes rich and interesting layouts. This font adds an airy, visually appealing look to any document. (TrueType) Burrito Regular by Keystrokes Add pizzazz to your design work with this distinctly southwestern font. (TrueType) Fox Regular by Keystrokes A wonderful font with the look and feel of bold pen strokes. It's sure to add impact to your publications. (TrueType) Majistir by Tony Lynch Take advantage of this wonderful sans serif font family, complete with normal, bold, italic, and bold italic styles. It comes with a full character set. With interesting curves and sweeps, this font is a valuable addition to your collection. (TrueType) Orianne by Tony Lynch Reminiscent of Adobe's Futura, this outstanding sans serif font family has a complete character set. Choose from normal, bold, italic and bold italic. (TrueType) Stiletto by Tony Lynch Elegant and charming. Thin ascenders give this font family charm. Work with a full character set in normal, bold, italic, and bold italic. (TrueType) - Education - Dictionary for Windows by Lapot'Soft, Ltd. You'll soon be understanding German with this comprehensive translator. This German-English, English-German dictionary shows you exact translations between the two languages. Simply type in a word and the program finds the definition - either in German or English. This is an excellent educational aid for students studying this popular European language. LessonPlanz 2.0 by Unicorn Software Limited Plan classroom lessons easily with this teachers' aid. Organize each lesson into five areas: methods, goals, objectives, materials and evaluations. Also include lesson title, class name and size, lesson number and dates. Print part or all of each lesson. It even prints folder labels so you can file your lessons. Graphmatica 1.50a by Keith Hertzer Generate graphs and charts with this easy-to-use and powerful equation plotter. Supports six types of graphs, including polar, parametric and inequalities. Work with up to 25 graphs at once. Copy charts to the clipboard (bitmap and WMF). Includes online help and demo files. Great for algebra through college calculus. Molecular Weight Calculator 3.13 Chemistry system Calculate the molecular weight and percent composition of up to seven compounds simultaneously. It recognizes user-definable abbreviations and all isotopes. * Percent Solver - find the value of x in compounds satisfy user specified percent composition requirements * Mole/mass converter (Application by Matthew Monroe; For Windows 3.1) - Games - Battlestar for Windows 1.4 You sank my battleship! This Battleship-style game blasts off into a sci-fi adventure. Find the alien fleet hidden in a three-dimensional grid, instead of the traditional two. * Choose three difficulty levels * Monitor your progress with the scanner log * Multiple undos * Change scanning axis * Keyboard shortcuts (Application by Gregory Braun) Boxes III Tetris-style game Eliminate colored crates by maneuvering and dropping boxes on them. Watch out for falling stones! It's not as easy as it looks. A fun, challenging and addictive puzzle game. * Eight difficulty levels * Amazing sound effects * Customize bonus features, like bombs and ghosts * Set game speed (Application by DynoTech Software; Requires 256-colors) Noisy Video Poker/Blackjack 4.1 Place your bets Why do they call it noisy? If you have a Sound Card, you'll quickly find out! Play regular Poker and Blackjack with a variety of sounds and special effects. The sounds are always cheerful, even when you loose. * Beautiful card designs * Fast play (Application by Ultimate Software; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection, Sound Card recommended) Penny's Arcade for Windows 95 Ready? Aim. Fire! Hurry! step right up and win a prize. Hit the target in this challenging shooting arcade. * 3D rifle that can be aimed from any location on the screen. * Multiple Targets * Practice mode (Application by WinGames, Inc.) Trigger Happy 1.0 Jungle warfare Win the war in this game of jungle warfare. Try to stay alive as you seek and destroy your enemy. This is a colorful, top-down action game! * Choose from four weapons, including shotgun, machine gun, flame thrower and rocket launcher * Beware of traps and obstacles * Includes three game maps (Application by Derek Yu, Blackeye Software) - Special Interest - Alarm 1.8 by Jeff Parker Use this alarm system to set an unlimited number of alarms and attach reminder notes. Schedule alarms to recur at defined intervals. The install program places its icon in your startup group. You also get a snooze interval function. Alarm uses Windows multimedia capabilities to play customizable sounds (WAV, MID and AVI) for alarms, and it can also launch programs. NOTE: Requires Windows 32s, Windows NT or Windows" 95. Automile 2.2 On the road again Record important information from your business travels. Log miles, expenses and maintenance. Great for business reporting and tax returns. * Record mileage in the Trip log * Organize gas and oil costs in the Expense log * Track repairs with the Maintenance log * Open one or all logs at once (Application by Mission Software Solutions, Billy T. Hale) Awave 3.1 Amazing sound system This is the ultimate sound editing system! Editing features support fade, reverse, amplitude, stereo and more. This program converts a large number of formats -- it imports more than 120 audio formats and exports 35 formats. * Command-line editing * Loads and strips audio tracks from video files * Vast MIDI capabilities NOTE: While this program works best with Windows 95, it supports Windows 3.11 if Win32s 1.3 is installed. (Application by FMJ-Software; Requires a sound card) Button WAVs for Windows! Listen close This collection of 32 WAV files features a male voice. Assign phrases to print, save, help and other system commands. Incorporate with Female Computer WAV Collections, included in this Volume. * Professional recordings * Use in multimedia projects * Use them with Awave 3.1, included in this Volume. (Application by Ted Tatman; Requires a sound card and an audio player to assign sounds using the Windows Sounds Control Panel) Excuses Excuses Excuses! 1.0a So, what's yours? This program was designed for those times when you need a good excuse to get off the phone. If you're stuck on the phone with someone who won't hang up or shut up, you can find the perfect reason to terminate the call! * Create excuse sets and associate them with sounds * Three excuse sets with four sounds per set (Application by Graphical Bytes, Inc.) Female Computer WAV Collections! Listen closer Assign sounds to system commands with this collection of more than 20 WAV audio files. Integrate with a male's voice from Button WAVs for Windows!, included in this Volume. * Enhance multimedia projects * Use them with Awave 3.1, included on this Volume (Application by Ted Tatman; Requires a sound card and an audio player to assign sounds using the Windows Sounds control panel) FlexED 1.7 Comprehensive HTML editor Create amazing Web pages with this extensive HTML editor. This system supports many of the standards found in the newest browsers. * Custom HTML Tool Bar * Viewer * Tutorial * Extensive Browser * Image, Frame and Table Wizards (Application by InfoFlex Pty, Ltd.) GIFWeb 1.7 by Informatik, Inc. Convert image files to transparent GIFs for your Web pages. Just click on a color and it saves the index as a transparent color. Converts GIF, bitmap, JPEG and TIF files and supports dithered color backgrounds.