Software of the Month Club
Febuary 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide


- Windows Latest & 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 an 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 an 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)