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


- DOS Latest & Greatest -

Auction Information System
Going once 
Record, organize and track auction information with this handy 
program. Handles silent and live auctions. Database includes 
bidder information, inventory, estimates values, descriptions, 
sales and more. You can even print invoices.
*   Choose from ten different reports, including donor lists, 
    methods of payment and catalog outputs
*   File maintenance utilities for indexing records and clearing 
    items
*   Online help
*   Back-up to disk
*   Up to $99,999 value per item  
(Application by Productivity Software, Inc. Requirements: 
expanded memory)

BALLOONS 1.0
High-flying adventure
Can you master this challenging strategy game? Puncture all the 
hanging balloons, except for one. It's not as easy as it sounds.
*   1 or 2 players
*   Choose from four levels
*   Four computer settings
(Application by Eugenio Garcia; Requires a DOS mouse driver)

Clothes Closet
Sentence structure
Fill-in the blanks to complete complex sentences in this reading 
program. Some have more than one answer.
*   Track scores 
*   Practice option
*   85 sentence groups
(Application by David W. King; The password is SPOON)

FRENCH GRAMMAR 2.0
First of two references
Practice French grammar with this HyperText tutorial. Learn 
about tenses and syntax. This TSR (Terminate and Stay 
Resident) program can be accessed by pressing CTRL and G 
after loading.
*   More than 100 grammatical terms and concepts 
*   365 screens
*   Simple scrollable menu
*   Comprehensive explanations
(Application by Ben G. Philippon)

Jefferson Bjoraker's Latin Tutor
Language tutor
Perfect your Latin with this language tutorial. Three modes 
include Latin to English, English to Latin and word parts. 
*   Keep score  
*   Change order to mix up the words
(Application by Jefferson Bjoraker)

LessonPlanZ 2.60
Lesson planner
Teachers can make lesson plans and save them to disk with this 
handy program. Includes areas for methodology, goals, 
objectives, evaluation methods, supplies and more. When plans 
change, edit your files instead of creating new ones.
*   Each section can contain up to 5,000 lines
*   Help feature
*   Print forms for listings, folder labels and more
(Application by Charles P. Schell IV, Unicorn Software Limited)

Moon Viewer 3.01 
Stellar program
Explore Earth's only natural satellite with this astronomical 
program. It shows realistic views of the moon at specified dates 
and times. Review important information, including distance, 
phases and more. A great reference for sky gazers and 
astronomers.
*   Everything from new moon to full moon
*   Accepts dates between 1900 and 9999 
*   Animation 
*   Export calendars in BMP, HTML or TXT formats
*   Includes Windows Moon Background -- generate your own 
    moon wallpaper
(Application by Lorenzo Pasqualis)

Pairs 1.5
Match maker
This Mah Jong style game has a unique twist. Eliminate 
matching blocks in a specific pattern. Clear them all to move to 
the next level.
*   Choose from four block designs
*   Two skill levels
(Application by Tobias Lenz and DIGITAL Nightmare; Requires 
a 486DX processor, a DOS mouse driver and a VESA-
compatible video card)

Prodecom 4.2b
Business system
Create customer and supply orders, invoices and delivery slips 
with this handy business program. Print labels, and customer and 
supplier lists.
*   Calculates monthly, quarterly and yearly taxable income
*   Supports French and English
(Application by Antoine Delle Donne)

The Small Business ADVISOR 96.4
Business management
Starting your own business? Create multi-page checklists for 
business startup requirements, customized for your local laws. It 
includes built-in work sheets and outlines for creating business 
plans and other documents. 
*   Offers advice on finding startup capital
*   Helps develop business plans
*   Covers IRS, OSHA, ADA, ERISA, EEO, labor laws, workers' 
    compensation, benefits and environmental laws
(Application by Michael D. Jenkins, Ronin Software)

TabIt 1.2
Musical melody
Create, edit, print and play guitar, bass and banjo tablature with 
this full-featured program. Play back your compositions on 
Adlib, Sound Blaster Pro/16, MPU-401 compatible cards and 
MIDI devices connected to a Sound Blaster.
*   Choose from 128 instruments
*   Play up to four instruments simultaneously
*   Effects include slides, bends and more
*   Export tablature to ASCII text files
(Application by GTAB Software)

- Feature Program -
WAR DIARY
Battle simulation
This strategy game is based on actual events from the 16th 
Century. You play the role of a Korean general, organizing a 
series of war campaigns to defeat the Japanese invasion. Chop 
lumber, harvest crops and trade for money and other resources in 
order to survive. Your objective is defeating your opponent's 
army by massing your own soldiers and equipping them with 
bows and arrows, and swords.
*   Save games
*   Elaborate all-terrain map 
*   Great graphics 
*   Watch your men work and fight
(Application by The Game Factory; Requires 8MB of RAM and 
a DOS mouse driver)