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ISSUE 97     MAY 1995		© Windows OnLine, 1992-95


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	About the WinOnLine Review™   The Masthead, Copyright  Information, and Where to find WOLR
	How to Read the Review Handy Hints for the New Reader
	Publisher’s Desk - Reader Survey Continues What do you think? — E-mail or fax us a response!
	Comments from Cache la Byte, by Thom Foulks No Welcome to Warnware
	Letters Reader Feedback — Wolly has a fan!
	Shareware Briefs, by Wolly Super Screen Savers — mo! mo! mo!  — and much more
	Windows95 Q&A, by Steven Jay Cohen The important questions that you need answered
	New Files at Windows OnLine™ (BBS), by Kirk Amspoker A generous sampling of the files recently made available to our members
	JASC Media Center, by Charles T. Miles An excellent clip art and multimedia organizer
	DeskMenu!, by Ed Hoffman A compact way to organize your system
	Tek Illustrator, by Charles T. Miles A most complete and powerful shareware illustration program
	Debt Analyzer, by Bob Gollihur A cure to credit card debt disease
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	The Total Hunter, by Ed Rasimus All the bits and pieces of planning information for that hunting trip
	Books That Work, by David Morgan Design & Build Your Own Deck Get Wired!
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READER SURVEY

The replies we received from last month’s reader survey made us want to repeat it, so we could get more responses. Your opinion is important to us!

We hope you will take the time to help us continue to develop and grow by answering the following quick series of questions asking for a few facts and opinions. We have tried to make it easy to reply; see the options at the end of the page.

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LETTERS

We’ve gotten some great responses as a result of our Reader Survey — have you sent it your opinion yet? Please e-mail, fax, or snailmail your reply to the survey repeated from last month in the Publisher’s Column. Here’s this month’s letters:

Dear Wolly:

I sure enjoy your online reviews. I found my first review on a BBS I use here in Seattle locally. And I was hooked. You’re one of the reasons I got my brother using America Online so I could get your latest review.

I was wondering, though, is it me or aol, but I can’t away find the feature files like autocrct.zip and wguid16.zip, yet your review said I could get them online. I looked in the new listing and they say that they have them, but, I have trouble trying to find them and others. It sure would be nice if aol would make a special place for featured files. Maybe you could put a good word in. Or if you could give me some hints on how to locate them I would be most grateful.

Your fan, Marlene

Seattle, WA

(via the Internet)

The answer is: it’s AOL, and actually, a common problem across the spectrum of all online services. An author may issue his latest creation as MYPROG12.ZIP, but AOL, CIS, ZiffNet, or even someone who has downloaded the program and rezipped it may change the name to their own specifications. The file name that Wolly and WOLR provides is the one that is posted on Windows OnLine. Your mileage may vary.

I suppose AOL and others may have their own search methods; a Sysop there can probably help you. When callers are on a BBS using PCBoard software, like Windows OnLine, finding a file is very easy. The command in parens below triggers the response:

(L)ocate searches by filename, so if Wolly were to then respond to the PCBoard request for a filename, he could use wildcards to try and find the latest version of MYPROG12.ZIP, so he might input MYPROG*.*

(Z)ippyScan looks at all the words in the description text, so if MYPROG12.ZIP was called MyProgram, Wolly would respond with those words as the keywords to search on. To save time, in both cases Wolly would specify a range of directories to restrict the search to likely places only. There’s a list of file directories in every WOLR.

Wolly touched on another good reason to search by program name rather than the precise filename published. There may have been another release of the program since the review and publication, and you’d be better off grabbing the newest version.

There are jillions of online systems, but few with as large and well organized a file selection such as on Windows OnLine (commercial alert!). That’s another way to save time — just join WOL and you’ll find the file right here, under the filename published.

And THANKS for being a fan!

<W>

To the Editor:

As usual, I enjoyed the latest Review. I especially liked the way you wrote up the Serif Page Plus DTP program. I got it a few months ago with the $69 offer and I am astounded at the value for the money. And the ease of use and the. . . - well, I don’t have to tell you.  I also really liked the plea to shareware authors to clean up their act. Last week I installed one attractive sounding program which snapped me to the DOS c: prompt so fast it hurt my eyes. The very next shareware download that I installed and tried was missing a .vbx file! Sloppy, sloppy. OTOH, some of the very best stuff on my hard drive is shareware and freeware.

Two suggestions: I imagine most of your readers are advanced Windows users and this category is now pretty deep into the Windows 95 thing. Which means, concretely, that many of us are now thinking 32-bit when we are evaluating programs. The issue of ’32-bitness’ is coming to the forefront. Yet it is not easy to track down what will work or not work. Certainly programs written for NT don’t necessarily translate to 95 at all. Perhaps more articles in this direction.

Anyway, keep up the great work - for you and the staff!

Monica

(via CIS)

Some of our reader survey responses have lead us to believe that many of our readers are also thinking 32-bit Windows. We will definitely ramp up our coverage of Win95 issues and software as market penetration warrants it.

Thanks, Monica, the staff writers appreciate your kind comments and appreciation of our work!

BG

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COMMENTS FROM CACHE LA BYTE

an opinion of Thom Foulks

They’ll be no welcome to warnware from me.

It’s time to officially designate a subcategory of shareware. For want of a better term, we’ll call it Warnware. You’ve seen it -- it’s the shareware package that displays a profound paranoia (a mental disorder marked by irrational suspicion) over registration. Registration, of course, means payment to the programmer for use of the product.

Warnware tells you that the product won’t let you use it after “x“ number of days, or it flashes intimidating notices on the screen that you’ve not registered, or it won’t let you print or save a file, or you can’t add to its data, or..., or..., and so forth. All of which falls under the already-established subcategory of shareware known as “crippleware.“ Crippleware is download products whose functions have been so limited that your tasting of the wine of their quality is a sniff of a stale wineglass.

But Warnware adds insult to injury -- it is so distrustful of your intent in looking at the product, that it threatens you at every opportunity about what may happen to you if you continue to use the product without registering it. Warnware stuff flashes messages on your screen, fouls up your video attributes, stores hidden files on your system (for its own date/time reference), and -- in one extreme case I’ve seen -- even sets about removing itself, if used beyond the trial period.

Few Warnware products have any diplomacy or savoir-faire. Their messages are ill-timed, intentionally aggravating, and a blockage to your effort to honestly evaluate the programmer’s efforts. The very existence of such tactics from a programmer means there will never be a registration from me, and I just might continue to use the product for whatever significant obscure function it can perform that I can’t do elsewise. That’s MY counter-attack on Warnware, and you’re welcome to adopt the technique.

One has to wonder if it might be a better product if the programming time involved with the warnings were instead devoted to honestly improving the product, especially beta-testing and obtaining user feedback.

Let’s try to put this all into perspective. Did you ask a programmer to write the shareware product you’re looking at? No. Did you say you would pay him/her for their efforts if you liked the product. No. Do you need any more hostility in your life? No.

I wrote shareware in the CP/M days, and had many downloads from CompuServe, and quite a few checks in the mail. I know that many who didn’t send me checks, used my software. I was a realist. The products I wrote were, first of all, to accomplish a goal on my own system. I chose to share them with others because I figured that others were trying to cope with the same problems I’d overcome, and I could show them how to do it. I was gratified by the response from people who appreciated my product and assistance; many of whom paid me for my efforts.

I didn’t get rich. But, I really did get reimbursed, from checks (of course) and from the contacts I made with people asking/advising about my products. That’s what shareware is all about.

Warnware, on the other hand, is simply an insult. I’ll not register a product that insults me onscreen. Period. And I’ll certainly not send the author a check for the gratuitous insults to my integrity.

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Thom Foulks


WINDOWS 95 Q&A

written by Steven Jay Cohen

Windows 95 may be the most anxiously anticipated product in the history of personal computing. As we go to press, Microsoft is continuing to ship some 400,000 copies of the official Windows 95 pre-release beta to users around the world. Yet, many more have yet to personally experience the new environment, and we all share similar questions in our minds about the new operating system.

Along with the anticipation comes anxiety — we all have the same question: what will this Windows 95 do for or to me? Debates and questionable information travels the nets as biased individuals and publications share their opinions. It's hard to know who to believe.

Technical Editor Steven Jay Cohen has been in the beta testing group since the beginning. While we know that he likes Windows 95, despite the bruises it has given him during the past months, we've asked him to field some basic questions and give us some honest, non-technical opinions about the new operating system.

Do you have a Windows 95 question or opinion? Send your questions to: steven.cohen@wol.com or bob.gollihur@wol.com. Selected questions and comments will be published in our Letters column or may be compiled into a future Q&A article.

<BG>

I hear that the new interface turns your PC into a Macintosh. Is that true? How does it look and feel the first time?

 A:	The Windows 95 interface incorporates several desirable features that have equivalents on the Mac, but the look and feel is still quite different. The seamlessness of the desktop, with its drag 'n drop functionality is certainly a major similarity. A new feature that Windows 3.x may find attractive is the ability to create shortcuts to your frequently used applications, in the form of icons that can easily be placed on your desktop for quick access and launch. In fact, installation automatically places several important icons on your desktop. The "My PC" icon will open up to give you an overall view of your file/hard drive organization, and the Recycle Bin (similar to the Macintosh "Trash Can") provides an easy way to delete unwanted files. Depending upon individual configuration choices, you may also find Network, Briefcase, Inbox, and Microsoft Exchange icons as well.

 	Three other major parts of the new "look and feel" are the Start Button, the Taskbar, and context-sensitive right mouse button functionality. The Start button takes the place of 3.x's Program Manager as your operations center. Click here and it cascades a hierarchical menu of your groups and their applications. It has the same sort of feel of 3.x add-ons such as Squeegee or BackMenu, and requires only a single click to select the target. The process, though different from Win 3.x, is quite speedy with a little practice. Each open application and minimized window is represented by a button on a movable Taskbar, helping to keep track and navigate among the programs that are running. A single button click immediately brings an application to the top of the heap, providing a quick alternative to the familiar Alt-Tab function (which is still present, if you'd prefer to use it.) Finally, Microsoft has built in a consistent function for the long-neglected right mouse button. No matter where you are on the desktop, a right mouse button click gives you a popup menu with choices appropriate to the application under your cursor.

I've heard some horror stories about installation. Should I install it right over top of my existing 3.11 files?

First of all, a little common computer sense should prevail here. As with any major system installation you should do a complete backup of all the data on your system. That way if anything goes wrong, you'll be able to restore your system and all you will have lost is a little time. Now that you have your backup stored in a safe place and you've thoroughly read through the README.TXT on the Windows 95 CD or Setup diskette, you have a couple of choices depending on your individual needs.

By the way, you should set aside a block of time when you perform your installation. The actual process takes anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes, and sometimes a little longer, depending on your system. And about your system -- Microsoft states the minimum hardware requirements to be a 386DX with 4MB of RAM, but recommends a 486/33 with 8MB of RAM. You'll do far better using the latter specification as a guide for the minimum.

If you have the hard drive space, and you'd rather give it a test drive before you make your decision, you have the option of installing to a directory other than overwriting your current Windows system. If that is your choice, then the installation process will allow you to boot to either your original DOS/Windows 3.x system or into Windows 95. You will need about 40MB of available hard drive to install to a clean directory, and Setup will check your system to make sure there is enough space. It's a good idea to run a disk utility first, to make sure your hard drive file structure is in tip-top shape, too.

A down side to installing to a clean directory is that none of your Win 3.x applications will be automatically imported into Windows 95. In order to run your apps in Win 95 you must re-install each of them. Because programs are registered differently with this new operating system, you will be unable to simply create an icon and run as you have in Win 3.x.

On the other hand, if you are sure that you're ready to take the plunge, the easiest and quickest way to be up and running is to go ahead and choose to upgrade, installing Windows 95 into your current Windows directory. All of your presently installed groups and applications will automatically be imported into the new system.

This new plug and play stuff has me worried. What if it can't or won't recognize an old type drive I have, or what if my video card isn't supported?

Actually, this is a reasonable concern. I think it's fair to say that the main cause of Windows 95 delays has been the gargantuan effort being put into hardware and backward compatibility. When you think about it, it's probably almost impossible to insure compatibility with all existing hardware and software. It's a good bet that some Windows 95 users are going to run into some installation and compatibility snags. Having said that, I think it's equally fair to say that most users will be able to upgrade without a hitch. All the signs say that if you run into trouble, help will be readily available. Microsoft is gearing up for a huge support effort in conjunction with the formal beta release — you can be sure they want you to succeed almost as much as you do. They seriously want to win the operating system war.

Is this new release even harder to handle and understand than 3.11? There are so many INI file options in 3.11 to learn about and that can go wrong, I don't know if I can take it!

As with any new experience, there is a bit of a learning curve. Thankfully, in this case, you'll probably find this one to be short and sweet. Despite the new chiseled looks and some different approaches, this is, after all, still Windows. Windows 95 still bears the same intuitive feel and consistency that made Windows 3.x so popular. It won't take long to come right back up to speed.

As for the INI file options so often dealt with in Windows 3.x, they are all but a thing of the past in Windows 95. A major improvement in this version incorporates system and application information that used to be found in SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI into the Win 95 registry. This information is intentionally buried deep within the system, out of the reach of the average user, and functions invisibly, for the most part. For reasons of backward compatibility, however, some INI files will still exist, but they contain very little critical information. Many users will probably want to get the final release's Windows 95 Resource Kit in order to have valuable technical information available.

Okay, I know the underpinnings of Windows95 is supposed to be better than the Windows 3.1 I'm running now, but exactly how, and what does it get me?

 This, ladies and gentlemen, is the payoff. You are going to be very pleased with the noticeable stability and the increased multi-tasking and networking capabilities. Despite the rumblings about bugs having to do with multi-tasking 32 bit applications, you can relax. Presently, there are few 32 bit applications available for Windows, though there are many waiting in the wings as software manufacturers ready for the formal release. In my experience, Windows 95 multi-tasks your current 16 bit applications like Windows 3.x only dreamed! It brings an overall greater stability to all your work. Of course, it's not the powerhouse that Windows NT is, but then it's not designed to be. While there are no guarantees, I think we can be fairly certain that by the time Windows 95 is formally released, the 32 bit bug I refer to will be fully addressed and excised.

Does that mean I have to go out and buy all new software and shareware to get the benefit of this new operating system?

Absolutely not! Important utilities to optimize and clean up your hard drive(s) are built right into the system. As I mentioned above, Windows 95 runs 16 bit apps solidly -- much better than in Win 3.x. Of course, there will be a few of your favorite applications and shareware that won't be able to make the trip without some changes by the author/manufacturer. If such software's purpose remains valid in the new environment and is worth its salt, you'll undoubtedly be seeing an upgrade in the near future. But be assured -- most of your current Windows 3.x software will feel right at home in the new environment.

Can I still run my old DOS programs in Win95?

The answer to this is a qualified, "Yes!" The exceptions have to do mostly with some utilities specifically written for the 16 bit environment. Because long file names can trip them up, some files might be misidentified as corrupt, causing invalid results. On the other hand, most other DOS applications -- games, spreadsheets, word processors, you name it, will run like a top.

What about the long file names that it's supposed to have? How can it handle a mix of them? For instance, what if I create one in the 32 bit version of Word, and then try and access it using a older editor I have that can read Word files. What will happen to the filename?

In the Windows 95 environment, you may indeed create long file names. I'm sure this will be one of the most welcome changes. Applications unable to recognize these names will still see the file, but with a unique, truncated old format, 8.3 name. If you only view the file with your old editor, the long name will still be retained for those applications that are capable. If, however, you save the file with your 16 bit app, the name will be shortened. In turn, the long name may be restored by saving the file with a capable 32 bit application.

I expect that we will see a flood of new shareware releases to fill in the gaps, just as is done with every operating system and application. Windows OnLine will continue to bring you reviews of the latest Windows 95 utilities to enhance your experience and success.

I don't really know if it's worth the trouble to upgrade, and we all know how new releases are. Should I just lie back and watch, and then wait for Windows 95.1 to come out, after the bugs are fixed?

Ultimately, this is a very personal issue. Individual viewpoints, needs and considerations must necessarily come to bear in making such a decision. I can only give you my own opinion -- what's right for me, for whatever that's worth. I have been working with Windows 95 for about a year now. I've worked with it intimately, watching it change and grow, and marveled at the tremendous strides taken during its development. That's not to say I didn't have any problems along the way. That was fully expected, however. I do a lot of beta testing and am fully aware of the risks one takes when beta testing any new software. Problems and the working out of them is necessarily part of the process. How else could the bugs be ironed out?

I've come to choose Windows 95 as my personally preferred operating environment. I do a great deal of work in Windows 3.1, Windows NT, and in Windows 95. My personal recommendation is as follows: If you enjoy Windows 3.x and find it productive and satisfying, but you're looking for improvements in stability, capability, and speed, then this is definitely the way to go. Granted, there are changes that take some "getting used to," but it's definitely worth the effort. Windows 95 is the greatly improved, next logical step to take. I reiterate: Take the proper precautions: Do a complete backup before you begin. Then you can participate in this great adventure with confidence. I feel certain you're going to like it here.

written by

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Steven Jay Cohen

steven.cohen@wol.com


Shareware Briefs

Quick Takes and Pure Opinion from Wolly

MOIRE CIRCLES SCREEN SAVER

You’ll be screaming for moire, moire!

This subtly beautiful screen saver presents patterns of colors that will certainly stretch your imagination and display. Unless you can handle 256 colors, you need not apply; Wolly’s sorry but this 16 color graphic is the best he can do. Author Stephen B. Kirby uses the moire definition and describes it best: “an independent usually shimmering pattern seen when two geometrically regular patterns (as two sets of parallel lines or two halftone screens) are superimposed at an acute angle to each other.“  In other words, the moire pattern created by this screen saver is generated by an interference pattern between the multicolored concentric circles and the pixel grid of the screen. Wolly says, whatever, but “Wow!“ Using the built-in Windows mechanisms and passwords, MOIRESCR.ZIP (90K) is fortunately freeware.

SCREEN MOWER

YES! Wolly’s screams are answered: mower, mower!

Wolly couldn’t have asked for a better segueway. This cool screen saver from Tallis Software and David Griffiths mows across your screen, cutting the display into tiny unrecognizable features. The real fun part is watching the creature (a ’possum, perhaps?) hurriedly crawl up the display, trying to the avoid the wild mower. Well, sometimes the mower catches him, and, aah, Wolly will leave the bloody results to your imagination. MOWER.ZIP (27K) is more freeware fun.

OH! J

Oh, no!

It had to happen. Wolly is only surprised that it took this long. This screen saver brings animation and sound to recreate a series of events that involve a Bronco, some screams, an airplane, and a freeway chase. Of course, as stated during the program, any resemblance to real people or events is strictly coincidental. Yeah, right. In any case, the “I can’t help but look at a traffic accident bad taste award“ goes to the folks who bring you OH_J.ZIP (710K) for $15.00. Sorry, Wolly couldn’t look away, either. BTW, you’ll need 256 colors to appreciate this atrocity.

SKI BEAR

Caffeine-free PC? nah.

Will this parade of freeware screen savers never end?!? The Coca Cola company gets into the act by providing this entry that takes those famous polar bears from its series of TV commercials and puts them on skis. Choose the number of bears, their speed and animation, and options for snowflakes. Now, Wolly has to suggest that this is a pale imitation of the computer animated creations on TV, but, what the heck! SKIBEA.ZIP (64K) is yours only for the cost of a download and having their logo imprinted into your mind. Again, a 256 color display is indicated, and the example shown here in 16 colors probably tells you that.

TRUE TYPE FONTS

Wolly slips in a useful FON

   STARTT.ZIP (1280K)

(Star TrueType Fonts for Windows, 23 fonts)

   ARMAC.ZIP (34K)

(English-Russian characters)

   ATCASE.ZIP (66K)

   CHILD_TR.ZIP (20K)

MSIFONT.ZIP (10K)

A freeware FON (screen font) file from Mustang Software, Inc., ideal for datacomm and offline reader applications.

As always, review the documentation accompanying any file and abide by shareware registration requests if you decide to adopt it.

THINGS TO DO TODAY

Nothing, I hope

PaperLess Software brings a paperless way to keep track of your chores. List up to fifteen items, and check them off as they are done. Drag and drop a job and move it up and down on the list as priorities change. TTDT24.ZIP (32K) is attractive, easy on resources, and a mere $5.00.

OLD FASHIONED CLOCK

Wind me up, please!

Freesoft brings you a twist on the overdone computer clock —  one that needs a bit of attention. This clock needs to be wound once a day, lest it stop or behave erratically, just like your old pre-quartz Timex. It can be slightly off, too, so you may have to reset it, and the face gets dirty and needs wiping every so often. Old Fashioned Clock isn’t an antique — it has a timer and ten separate alarms that will play a WAV file of your selection. KENCLK20.ZIP (35K) is freeware, and the display is resizable.

VAC

Suck it up!

Well, rid yourself of those dusty old temporary ~, BAK, and TMP files with VAC for Windows. Choose from the three default extensions, and add your own. VAC thoughtfully allows you to keep those dated within a specified period of time, and can automatically skip read-only and hidden files. VAC101.ZIP (270K) will suck up files across multiple drives, and is a mere $5.00.

CHECK DESIGNER

Fees for funky finances

Wolly tried this DTP program for creating your own checks, but didn’t find it too easy to operate, nor were his results satisfactory. Clumsy would be a compliment. As the documentation weakly points out, the funny little numbers at the bottom of checks are printed in special magnetic ink; it also mentions sources for LaserJet cartridges with the appropriate toner.  Wolly’s banking operations consultant, who has had his share of fun with MICR sorters, mentions that those critters are mighty fussy and are not particularly fans of crummy checks with mucky MICR. In fact, he has taken great pleasure (bankers are like that) in charging customers a special per-item fee if they get checks from third parties that do not meet specifications; he says the 3-5% reject rate they get makes the banking industry very grumpy. So, he suggests that if you don’t like the cute bunny checks that he offers, you find a reputable check printer rather than doing it yourself. So, in his and Wolly’s opinion, CHKDES15.ZIP (95K) is a “no sale“ at $40.00.

ELECTRONIC POSTAL WINDOW

That’ll be 32 cents, please

Want to know how many of those little pieces of paper to lick and apply? Click on the appropriate icons to choose the method, medium, and destination, then enter the weight. Then, whether rain, sleet, or snow, unless there’s a power failure, Electronic Postal Window delivers the postage due. EPW15.ZIP (504K) pretty, works well, has some nice features, and is $29.95, more if you want a disk. Wolly notes that last year, when he asked, the local PO gave him a free pamphlet with the same information. Hmmm. Your choice.

written by

(click)

as told to Bob Gollihur

wolly@wol.com

bob.gollihur@wol.com


NEW WINDOWS FILES

File Name - Size in Bytes - BBS Date - File Description  (Comments in RED)

The following file listings became available on Windows OnLine recently, but may not yet be available on some other online systems. Many more files were added to our library during that time, but only files of general interest and most recent date are listed here. Callers of Windows OnLine can download WOLRECNT.ZIP, and other ‘free’ files to obtain complete or selected listings.

This list is heavily edited to limit list size. New Windows Files are held in Directory #500 on Windows OnLine™.

WINDOWS - NEW UPLOADS from March 16, 1995 through April 15, 1995

#GRAFFIT.ZIP 404,698  04-04-95 ! New Graffiti! Screen saver for windows. Kids and adults alike will enjoy this screen saver that allows you to paint your own screens. Simple to install, you can paint messages or just scribble anything and it will be played back as you drew it at screen saver time. (Newest File Date: 03-26-95)

1SOLTV13.ZIP 591,909  03-28-95 SoLaTor Suite Volume 1. Version 1.3 Five solitaire games for Win3.1, with WAV sounds, Tool bar and tool tips. This Version is an upgrade that fixes some minor bugs and has incorporated suggestions from other users. Main enhancement is better drag-n-drop sensitivity. All this for only $5.00. (Newest File Date: 03-24-95)

486DXCPU.ZIP 154,146  04-12-95 Computer-generated surrealistic scene of a giant Intel 486DX2 CPU over a reflective surface, with tiny F-15 jets soaring past! Unique .BMP graphic! Exceptionally well- crafted! Freeware. (1024x768x256) Looks great as Windows wallpaper! (Newest File Date: 01-30-95) There are far too many graphics files added each month for them to be included in this list. Call Windows OnLine for a free download of lists of all our files in directory 497. <W>

964133.ZIP 1,206,718  04-01-95 Latest Diamond Stealth64 VRAM Drivers for Win (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

ABACUS10.ZIP 13,266  03-22-95 Abacus for Windows v1.00E (Free Soft) - Calculators getting too complex for you? Or just getting tired of using them? Then try this! Don't have to know all those complex instructions which you probably will never use. Don't have to read all those manuals written in who knows what language. No more rounding off errors! This program is what you've been waiting for! Req: Win3.1 (Newest File Date: 02-16-95)

ABCD27.ZIP 548,967  03-18-95 A-B-CD 2.7 (16bit and 32bit versions). Super CD player and database for Windows. If you enter the CD and song titles, they are automatically remembered each time you use that CD again. You can even rearrange song order or remove unwanted songs from the album! Windows 95 compatible. (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

ABCTRAIN.ZIP 154,597  03-24-95 A fun Windows TTF, which consists of letters on flatcars, with an engine and caboose. Great for newsletter headlines, etc. (Newest File Date: 12-11-94)

ACADDD.ZIP 17,810  03-22-95 Autocad & Access 2.0 dde link example. (Newest File Date: 03-11-95)

ACCORDIO.ZIP 52,552  03-28-95 Freeware version of the Solitaire King 1.0. Contains one Solitaire game title - Accordion compatible, w/Windows 3.0 +, mouse, graphics (Newest File Date: 03-22-95)

ACDC122.ZIP 182,626  03-28-95 ACDSee v1.22 for Windows Image viewer/maintenance utility Supports JPEG, GIF, BMP, PCX, TGA Rapid decompression View the image as it is decompressed Quick & easy image panning. Quick image thumbnail preview View & edit 4DOS file descriptions  (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

ACDC123B.ZIP 119,380  04-05-95 ACDSee v1.23b for Windows High-performance image viewer Supports JPEG, GIF, BMP, PCX, TGA. Rapid decompression. View the image as it is decompressed. Quick & easy image panning. Quick image thumbnail preview. View & edit 4DOS file descriptions. (Newest File Date: 03-22-95)

ACEDIT2.ZIP 21,676  04-14-95 Utility program to view and modify MS Flight Simulator version 5.0/5.0a aircraft parameter files within Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 01-15-95)

ACUSET35.ZIP 270,928  04-09-95 AccuSet v3.5 - Ultimate Clock Enhancement Utility for Windows. Accurately synchronize your PC clock with either of the USNO/NIST/ Italy/Austria/Sweden/Australia/UK/Canada Germany atomic clocks. Determines clock's accuracy & can compensate for error rate; Digital/text interface; Title bar clock; Auto DST support; Call logging; manual time editing; Shows times in up to 5 cities & much more! Only $10! [Req. Vbrun300] (Newest File Date: 03-29-95)

AD_PUB.ZIP 493,158  04-05-95 Display It! Ad Publisher, Ver. 1.20 This program will display a seven frame slideshow, suitable for computerized display advertising! Comes complete with a real client ad to demonstrate it! Includes its own setup program! Requires: Win3.1, 286 or higher, VGA monitor. Mouse not required! (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

ADBPRO10.ZIP 1,114,648  03-19-95 Windows name/address/phone/label manager. Prints phone lists, address books, holidays lists, mailing and file-folder labels on any type paper. Store unlimited notes for each name. Allows searching and displaying of names that meet specific selection criteria. Contains 10 fields per file that you can customize to track anything you like. Create and memorize your own reports. Handles large databases (over 100,000 names). (Newest File Date: 03-07-95)

ADDCLI.ZIP 8,126  04-01-95 Example of cut and paste of columnar number from Clipboard (Newest File Date: 03-11-95)

ADVM95A.ZIP 188,550  03-29-95 Advance Class Manager 95 for Windows (Newest File Date: 02-21-95)

AIR.ZIP 433,839  04-03-95 Airports Database for Automap Road Atlas. The files can only be accssed from Automap Road Atlas v3.x for DOS or Windows only. Copy the files to the USA.MAP directory under Automap. (Newest File Date: 01-28-95)

AMIB10.ZIP 235,606  03-22-95 Internet Book for Windows: program for IBM-PC (MS Win3.1). Whether you are an Internet experienced user or just a beginner Internet Book is for you. It gives you an easy way to gather information about all the Internet Resources: World-Wide Web Pages, Gophers, Archie Servers, FTP Sites, E-Mail Addresses, and News Groups. All your information about the Internet can now be stored at one place and easily retrieved! (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

AMIWEB11.ZIP 106,601  03-20-95 (v1.1) AmiWeb - AmiPro HTML Authoring Asst. A package designed to enable HTML documents to be easily created within AMIPRO v3.0+. It provides a set of paragraph styles, a windows program to convert the AmiPro file to HTML format and a set of macros for adding anchors etc. to your document. The anchors are presented in a different font allowing easy recognition when looking at the .SAM document. Freeware Steve Belleguelle(author) (Newest File Date: 03-04-95)

AML41.ZIP 1,037,712  04-10-95 The All Media Library 4.1 for Windows! The ultimate database for tracking and cataloging any and all forms of media like CDs, Videos, Tapes, Collectors Coins and Stamps, and even Home and Business inventory! Sample library is included. Define your own categories & media types. Print reports! and now Labels too! Super improved list screen! Biggest version improvement to date ! (Newest File Date: 04-03-95)

AMWGPS.ZIP 781,658  04-04-95 This add-on will provide GPS support for Automap Road Atlas 3.0 for Windows and Automap Streets. It includes drivers for the following GPS systems: Rockwell Sony GPS Marconi NMEA Generic GPS. Automap Road Atlas for Windows 3.0 or above or Automap Streets for Windows 1.0 or above required. Win3.1 or above 1.5MB free disk space. (Newest File Date: 02-02-95)

AND_NOW.ZIP 44,121  04-10-95 A Windows WAV file of John Clees of Monty Python fame saying "And now for something completely different." (Newest File Date: 03-29-95) There are far too many WAV files added each month for them to be included in this list. Call Windows OnLine for a free download of lists of all our files in directory 497. <W>

ANT_DEMO.ZIP 96,200  04-02-95  Demo version of the two Ant programs: ANT_HTML.DOT Version 2.1, Word 6.0 to HTML Conversion Utility and ANT_PLUS.DOT Version 2.1, Word 6.0 To HTML plus HTML to Word 6.0 WYSIWYG Conversion Utility (or HTML To ASCII or to any other format available in WfW 6.0) Each of the templates works in both Word for Windows and Word for Macintosh in International Versions of Word 6.0 (Newest File Date: 01-20-95)

AOTC10.ZIP 151,183  04-02-95 Affairs of The Court v1.0: MSWin card game played w/a standard 52 card deck; object of the game is to reduce your opponent's point total to zero from a starting position of one 100 points; the first player to reduce his/her opponent's points to zero or less is the winner; game is divided into rounds, turns & bonus; [D12] (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

ARMAC.ZIP 34,321  03-19-95 Architect font (Truetype) for Windows 3.x (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

ATCASE.ZIP 65,529  04-02-95 CaslonEngravedItalic TTF is an old, beautiful font. (Newest File Date: 02-16-95)

ATT33ALL.ZIP 357,308  04-02-95 All the Time 3.30d. This modest, unassuming little clock will surprise you with its versatility, huh huh huh. Show time/date in any format you can concoct. Monitor memory/ resources. Display tree/moon graphics showing seasons, moon phases, night/day. Customize - from minimalist to silly to info-packed. Requires Vbrun300 and Win 3.1. Free. (Newest File Date: 03-17-95)

AUDIODSP.ZIP 21,912  04-10-95 Real time audio effects processor. (Newest File Date: 04-02-95)

AUTMOV13.ZIP 40,367  03-21-95 AutoMover v1.3E - Automover is a Windows utility to assist user control window display order. AutoMover allows user to make a window always appear on top, automatically rearrange window positions, make a window appear at fixed location, display window frames, flip window ordering with a push of a button. Req: Win3.1 Shareware:US$15.00 (Newest File Date: 01-24-95)

AYL.ZIP 141,208  03-31-95 After You Left(v2.5) screen saver Need: Win3.1, Vbrun300 After You Left is a screen saver where various insects collect a variety of food from your computer for their party. A beautiful inscribed board where you can leave you message to your visitors will be carried into the party. You can reach me @ Compuserve:Mark Qian (CIS-mail 76463,1251) (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

AYLI12.ZIP 234,016  03-25-95 As You Like It (tm) v1.2 - Astonishingly customizable electronic book reader for Win3.1. Fonts, indents, spacing, margins, emphasis, tabs all adjustable. 1 or 2 page format. Classic literature at $2/1.4M, or free via FTP. Books stay compressed on system (~PKZIP size). Comes with Sherlock Holmes "A Study In Scarlet". Free custom dedication as a gift. $20, $15 for students/teachers/seniors. (Newest File Date: 02-28-95)

AZ_LK.ZIP 694,482  04-06-95 Amazing(Lakes, v2.0) screen saver Need: Win3.1, Vbrun300, and VGA (256) color. Amazing (Lakes, v2.0) is a screen saver where you can experience a variety of amazing lakes happy birds sing and glide over rivers and forest. (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

BACKEE.ZIP 180,345  03-29-95 Backer v2.7 - Windows utility for comparing, synchronizing and updating files between any kind of data media, also via network, disk, or cable. Uses file creation dates to compare. Interactive selection of included or excluded files, file types and directories. Several options for sorting, path reduction, confirmation and filtering. Takes parameters for automatic work. Almost unlimited file volumes. Borland look. (Newest File Date: 01-23-95)

BATSH151.ZIP 33,520  03-29-95 Batch file language for win. (Newest File Date: 02-14-95)

BCR221.ZIP 171,731  03-21-95 New! BusinessCards for Windows V2.2 <ASP> Extremely intuitive and easy to use free form database/ organizer. Elegant folio-like user interface with tabs and flipping pages. Win Mag "Superior Shareware" (Apr'95). AOL editor's best pick (Jan'95). Cover disk on What PC (Apr'94), Win Mag UK (May'94), Windows User (Jun'94), PC NewsFlash (Feb'95), The Home Office ShareWarehouse. Must see! (Newest File Date: 03-15-95)

BEANISMS.ZIP 262,443  03-31-95 Beanisms 1.10 - Windows version of the DOS utilities, Find Duplicates, Back Off! and EzLocate. These programs will help clean the clutter off your hard disk. Check out the contest! (Newest File Date: 03-29-95)

BOOKSM.ZIP 840,355  04-05-95 Organize! Your Books & Magazines v2.0 Windows Multimedia software for cataloging and organizing books and magazines from the leading publisher of software for cataloging collections. You'll know what you have and where it is located. Provides the ease and power of Windows software in a complete book cataloging program. Published by: PSG-HomeCraft Software. (Windows) (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

BOXES401.ZIP 1,182,111  03-27-95 Boxes v4.01. Fun, challenging, and addictive puzzle game for windows. Clear the screen of falling crates by matching falling colored boxes. But, watch out for falling stones. Smarts are more important than speed. It's not as easy as it looks! Minimum System Requirements: * 386 or better CPU * Win3.1 or higher * 4MB RAM * VGA, 256 Color * 6MB free hard drive space * Mouse * Sound Card (optional, but recommended) (Newest File Date: 03-15-95)

BP23A.ZIP 1,135,897  03-19-95 Bikepro for Windows V2.3a. BikePro is a performance optimizer for the serious cyclist. It contains a training log, diet log, food glossary, plus many reports, graphs and other features. Author, Clint Huff, $10 or $20. Requires MSWin. (Newest File Date: 02-05-95)

BRIGZEE.ZIP 79,335  04-04-95 Brigzee for Windows. Excellent and original Windows card game based on the popular dice game Yahtzee and the card game Poker. Soundcard support (Win3.1), Vbrun300 Required. Shareware. (Newest File Date: 01-03-95)

BTINST.ZIP 113,854  04-01-95 Shareware Windows Install Program (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

CACHEMAN.ZIP 137,344  04-05-95 Netscape cache manager (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

CB09A.ZIP 26,663  04-10-95 Win 3.1: Cool online recipe book for Win3.1. Easy to use. Includes 20 recipes. (Newest File Date: 03-29-95)

CBP20A.ZIP 1,185,183  03-17-95 CBPOOL v2.0 - Windows NCAA Pool Mgr Disk 1 of 2 CBPool automates running a pool based on the NCAA basketball tournament. CBPool is windows based with drag- and-drop, full online help, and is fun to use. New version has several new features and configurable reporting Complete Shareware version. Don't forget to register! (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

CBP20B.ZIP 572,371  03-17-95 CBPOOL v2.0 - Windows NCAA Pool Mgr Disk 2/2 (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

CDPROW14.ZIP 181,123  04-08-95 CDProW v1.4: MSWin CD collection pgm that allows you to easily keep track of all of your recordings; extensive search ability. req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 01-03-95)

CDRUNR21.ZIP 586,583  03-21-95 CD-Runner for Windows 2.1 - New version includes the ultimate Audio CD player & CD-ROM runner; actual faceplate from a CD player used to play CDs. Also includes CD/CD-ROM libraries & CD-ROM multi-disk changer support. Very easy to use, CD-Runner automatically identifies CD/CD-ROM loaded & runs it! Version 2.1 is now compatible with (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

CDW10.ZIP 153,621  03-19-95 Cumberland Diary for Windows v1.00 <ASP> <STAR> - Powerful, easy-to-use diary/ journal entry program. Keep your personal diary on your computer. Search entries by date and by heading. Program's main display shows four "tabs": Contents (entry list by date), Calendar, Diary (where actual entry is made) and Index (entry list by heading). Requires CFS10A & CFS10B. (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

CDW307.ZIP 170,762  03-17-95 CD Wizzard CD Audio Player for Windows It has all the functions of a home CD player plus many, many more! It saves the disc and tracks names in its database. CD Wizzard has a full 3D look that is totally customizable. In icon mode, the icon is updated with the disc and track time. There is a full help file that describes all features of CD Wizzard. Must try this one! (Newest File Date: 01-11-95) Reviewed in WOLRS39 <W>

CFS10A.ZIP 419,272  03-19-95 Cumberland Family Software DLL's & VBX's v1.00 <ASP> <STAR> - Required for Cumberland Diary for Windows and Cumberland Family Tree for Windows. (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

CFS10B.ZIP 397,337  03-19-95 Cumberland Family Software DLL's & VBX's v1.00 <ASP> <STAR> - Required for Cumberland Diary for Windows and Cumberland Family Tree for Windows. (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

CGEN10.ZIP 23,139  03-21-95 The VB Key Code Generator v1.0 - Enables you to build into your shareware program a built in registration method for your registered users. You can then post your complete program and add or inhibit features based on a key code that you later supply to your registered users. Req: Win3.1 (Newest File Date: 03-12-95)

CHILD_TR.ZIP 20,272  04-09-95 Child's Play is a TTF that is highly legible, yet still informal w/a kid-like sloppiness; it makes an excellent headline font for grade-school newsletters or advertising aimed at parents. (Newest File Date: 03-04-95)

CKBRCHR.ZIP 5,193  03-16-95 This is a template for a brochure for corel draw (Newest File Date: 01-26-95)

CLINR43.ZIP 71,375  04-02-95 Caselinr v4.3: MSWin pgm which prints case liners (aka J-Cards) for audio cassettes (including DAT) that can be cut, folded & inserted into an empty cassette box. (Newest File Date: 02-19-95)

CLIP140.ZIP 48,597  04-10-95 ClipWatch 1.40 Will trap as many as 18 text clips sent to your clipboard while you edit, then you may use the internal editor to drag and drop from one to another or to the printer. Has a very powerful editor. (Newest File Date: 04-03-95)

CMP142R1.ZIP 1,447,143  04-05-95 CMPQwk 1.42-R1 - powerful QWK reader for Windows - main program and help files. Optional help in CMPDLGR1.ZIP. Optional sounds 142FMSND.ZIP (female) or 142MLSND.ZIP (male). Rated A/A+ by Shareware/ freeware report, "Best" by Windows Online review. $40 shareware with a $25 competative upgrade. (Newest File Date: 03-30-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS22 & WOLRS42 <W>

CMP142R2.ZIP 1,402,665  04-10-95 CMPQwk 1.42-R2 - powerful QWK reader for Windows - main program and help files. Optional help in CMPDLGR1.ZIP. Optional sounds 142FMSND.ZIP (female) or 142MLSND.ZIP (male).  (Newest File Date: 04-07-95)

CMPDLG21.ZIP 218,643  03-20-95 CMPQWK Beta 21 DLG for cmpqwk beta. (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

CMPDLGR1.ZIP 219,100  04-05-95 CMPQwk Beta Release Candidate #1 Dialog Help (Newest File Date: 03-30-95)

CMPDLGR2.ZIP 227,656  04-10-95 CMPQWK 1.42 release candidate 2 dialog files (Newest File Date: 04-07-95)

CMPQWK21.ZIP 1,443,971  03-20-95 CMPQwk version 1.42-21 beta. * Expires 04/25/95 * This is a public beta. Anyone can run this beta. You must either be installing CMPQwk from scratch or already running CMPQwk version 1.4 (release or beta) for this to work. Related files: CMPDLG.ZIP 142FMSND.ZIP 142MLSND.ZIP (Newest File Date: 03-15-95)

COINSM20.ZIP 779,783  03-17-95 Organize! Your Coin Collection v2.0 Windows Multimedia software for cataloging and organizing all types of coins from any country, from the leading publisher of software for cataloging collections. You'll know what you have and what its worth. Provides the ease and power of Windows software in a complete cataloging program. Published by: PSG- HomeCraft Software. (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

COMBAR14.ZIP 264,691  04-04-95 Command Bar V1.0 Now you can have all the power of the File Manager, Program Manager and the DOS prompt in an easy to use customizable toolbar. A commercial quality application with enhanced Windows interface. You can setup your own toolbars to launch programs quickly. Execute programs by name. (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

COUNT_51.ZIP 73,737  03-22-95 Count! v5.1 Network license mgt/Windows <ASP> Win 3.x Network application license counter- enforces 'simultaneous use' network licenses and provides license management utilities (Newest File Date: 01-15-95)

CREAT1WN.ZIP 913,288  03-24-95 Images of Creation v1.0 is a publication in a series of unique Windows screen savers from Reality Software whose theme is the mythic-visionary experience. Explore and contemplate cosmic creation with this extraordinary collection of original computer art. Design pros take note: these graphics are 8 bit, 256 color, PCX and royalty free! See read1st.txt. (Newest File Date: 03-16-95)

CSS14.ZIP 17,600  03-31-95 Control Screen Saver (CSS) for Windows v1.4E (Free Soft) Opening up Control Panel and Desktop each time to deactivate screen saver is a nuisance isn't it? CSS is a Windows utility to immediately activate a screen saver when key combinations are pressed and to activate and deactivate screen savers when a mouse pointer is moved to a defined corner of the screen. Req: Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

CSTW10A.ZIP 541,270  04-13-95 Child Support Tracker for Windows 1.0a - A database application for recording and printing your payment histories. Features: Create multiple history files - Complete online help - "Point-and-click" ease of use - Browse, add, change, delete, and print records from one window! - six reporting options (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

CVWW6X.ZIP 54,349  03-17-95 Updated WPWIN 6.1 dll for import/exp to Word. (Newest File Date: 01-24-95)

CWKIT.ZIP 136,618  03-18-95 Crossword construction kit for Windows Insight Software (Newest File Date: 02-03-95)

DCARD30U.ZIP 331,913  03-16-95  Digicard for Windows v3.0 [upgrade]  This is a significant multimedia upgrade of DigiCard for shareware and registered users. Requires previous DigiCard version. New users: please D/L DCARD30.ZIP. (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

DDJ-OLE.ZIP 61,360  03-16-95 DDJ VC 2 code on building OLE server (Newest File Date: 02-22-95)

DIALI32C.ZIP 260,921  03-29-95 Dial-It Pro 3.2.0c Windows Desktop Dialer: Dial telephone numbers directly from text documents and other windows apps. Keeps a log with date, time, duration, number dialed, and recipient. Timer tells you the duration of the call. Memory dialer with 80 number storage. Auto Re-Dial on busy. Uses Modem only when dialing. Needs Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

DILSAM.ZIP 550,105  04-06-95 The Delrina Dilbert Screen Saver Collection Sampler (Newest File Date: 12-16-94)

DM_MAP1.ZIP 17,493  04-01-95 Replacement for Windows Notepad. Edits files of unlimited size. MDI, search/replace, recent file list, word wrap, configurable tool bar, UNIX conversion and much more. Requires Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-21-95)

DMENU21.ZIP 64,420  03-28-95 DeskMenu! 2.1 A low profile, text based Program Manager for Windows There is probably no other program you can add to your system that will make better use of it's screen and disk space than DeskMenu! This easily configured program manager and resource monitor speeds access to all your applications. DeskMenu! places a menubar on (Newest File Date: 02-18-95)

DMT10.ZIP 443,594  04-09-95 Dungeon Maker Turbo for Windows v1.0 DMT is a total rewrite of Dungeon Maker mainly using Borland C with a larger items art library. You can create graphical dungeon with precision and speed Using the built-in drawing program and a 16 color and B&W Graphi Library, you can snap to grid, stamp, cut, dra zoom, rotate, line draw,and circles. A color spray paint options make dressing up your creations fast and easy. (Newest File Date: 03-27-95)

DOVEDV12.ZIP 167,701  03-29-95 Dove Telemetry Decoder v1.2 for Windows (Newest File Date: 02-18-95)

DSKPIE11.ZIP 114,698  03-31-95 Disk Piecharter v1.1 <ASP> - Graphical Windows Filemanager extension that shows disk usage per file and per directory in a piechart. Zoom in and out on piechart segments (directories). Enables user to delete whole directory trees (if desired) and shows the effect on free diskspace. Seemless integration with Filemanager. English, German and Dutch texts. Created by Zorn Software. (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

DXFSUI.ZIP 182,572  03-25-95 Win 3: Two libraries for VB. DXF-IN to display 2D DXF files in a standard VB picture control & TurboDXF library to create DXF files. (Files: 9 Oldest: 04-28-93 Newest: 02-23-95) (Newest File Date: 02-23-95)

DYNSET.ZIP 32,904  04-07-95 MS Foundation Class Library: Enroll AppWizard has generated this Enroll application for you. This application not only demonstrates the basics of using the MS Foundation classes but is also a starting point for writing your application. This file contains a summary of what you will find in each of the files that make up your Enroll application. (C ) (Newest File Date: 01-02-95)

EDITM25.ZIP 322,067  04-09-95 Edit Master for Windows Version 2.5 Replacement for Windows Notepad. Edits files of unlimited size. MDI, search/replace, recent file list, word wrap, configurable tool bar, UNIX conversion and much more. Requires Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 03-23-95)

ELEMV10.ZIP 50,862  03-23-95 Periodic Table for Windows v1.0 Registered Version has full chart, searches by characteristics of elements, quizzes, and more! $12 basic, or $25 for upgrades and extras! Req. Win 3.1, VGA, Mouse Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

EPW15.ZIP 504,169  04-09-95 Electronic Postal Window(tm) v1.50 US Postal Rates look-up program. Enter the weight of your mailing piece and the postage is automatically displayed. All classes of mail. Comparison feature shows most economical postage. Fun facts about the postal service. Requires MS Win3.1 or higher, and a mouse. Shareware from EmmaSoft Software Company, Inc. (Newest File Date: 03-18-95)

EXPPWR1B.ZIP 1,361,680  03-17-95 ExportPower v1.11ac/Release-1B for Win*3.1 Fills out & prints (with/without data) many of the required USA export forms includin: Shipper's Export Declaration (7525-V, Reqd. by Dept of Commerce), Certificate of Origin (NAFTA, GATT), Pro Forma & Commercial Invoices, Shipper's Letter of Instruction, Packing, List, Dock Receipt. 1.713.280.9900 WYSIWYG. All Windows printers. Fax:0099 EZX P&D, Box 58177 Webster TX 77598-8177 USA (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

EXPPWR2B.ZIP 1,356,321  04-05-95 ExportPower Release 2b for Win3.1 Fills out & prints (with/without data) many of the required USA export forms includin: Shipper's Export Declaration (7525-V, Reqd. by Dept of Commerce), Certificate of Origin (NAFTA, GATT), Pro Forma & Commercial Invoices, Shipper's Letter of Instruction, Packing, List, Dock Receipt. (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

EZB.ZIP 70,186  03-18-95 EZB, small, fast and friendly database program Received by: Tic-2-PCB 03-12-95 From:WIN_DATA Files: 25 (Newest File Date: 02-01-95)

FAMILYTX.ZIP 322,532  03-17-95 FamilyTrax The Ultimate Online Phone Book. A fun Windows program for organizing names, addresses, phone numbers, etc. Dial phone numbers automatically, be reminded of upcoming occasions, and print address labels. FamilyTrax is an attractive, well- crafted program well worth the download time- -you won't be disappointed! (Newest File Date: 03-05-95)

FAROS3.ZIP 79,773  04-01-95 Faros3 - A freeware uninstaller for Windows Applications. [D73] (Newest File Date: 03-15-95)

FASCAR10.ZIP 159,431  04-05-95 Fascar 1.0 - NASCAR Racing Simulation Fascar is a strategically based auto racing game that calls for patience and rewards (or punishes) aggressiveness. Other racing games require dexterity, whereas Fascar expects decisiveness. Features: pit stops, drafting Req: Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 02-06-95)

FBCLCK30.ZIP 186,175  03-26-95 Football Clock v3.0 for Windows. Clock which is configurable by team symbol/icon. (Newest File Date: 03-11-95)

FILEMATE.ZIP 285,694  04-01-95 Win Program to play thru or edit ASCII Games. (Newest File Date: 02-21-95)

FLY10.ZIP 26,699  03-18-95 Fly Shot for Windows v1.00E (Free Soft) - Fly Shot for Windows is a game to compete who can kill the most flies. Your only weapon against those flies is a can of insect spray. Enjoy spraying and watching those flies drop dead. Developers of this program will not be held accountable for users getting sick killing flies. Req: Win3.1, VBRJP200.DLL. (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

FMANJ13D.ZIP 67,072  03-19-95 File Manager jr. 1.3c <ASP> File manager for WFW6.0. Time-saving utility that lets you perform more than a dozen file-management operations without switching to the Windows File Manager. You can move, copy, rename, delete and undelete Word files. (Newest File Date: 03-05-95)

FONTER70.ZIP 176,469  03-28-95 Ososoft's Fonter v7.0 <ASP> - Complete font viewing and management for Win3.1. View/ Print fonts in many formats. New! Preview, list, and install TTFs. Registration fee: $20. Requires Vbrun300. Of all the font viewers available, Fonter was the first and is still the best. (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

FORIV10.ZIP 316,229  03-22-95 Four Rivers for Windows v1.0E (Free Soft) - Four Rivers is a game played with 144 Mahjong pieces. When a game is started, pieces are randomly placed on a board all faceup. The goal is to clear these pieces by clearing 2 similar pieces. A puzzling board game for all (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

FOXM113A.ZIP 1,077,814  03-25-95 Database QWK packet off-line mail reader for Windows. Converts messages into xbase compatible tables for powerful searching and storage. Read as many QWK packets from as many BBS systems as hard drive space will allow. Unlimited number of Folders for organizing message storage. combine QWK packets to follow conversation threads. Seamless integration of messages, replies and folders. Flexible address book. Reqs. Win 3.1 (Newest File Date: 03-18-95)

FOXM113B.ZIP 913,673  03-25-95 Database QWK packet off-line mail reader for Windows. Disk 2 of 2. (Newest File Date: 03-18-95)

FP.ZIP 173,258  03-31-95 Flying Perfect(V4.6) screen saver Need: Win3.1, Vbrun300, Flying Perfect is a screen saver where a variety of flying styles are provided: instead of flying Windows logo, you can fly your own images. It also provides a hunting land where flying arrows and bullets are hitting balloons and pumpkins and burst out hearts, skulls, and more. (Newest File Date: 03-29-95)

FPW120AA.ZIP 1,351,007  03-26-95 FormPower v1.20aa "EZ-Forms" for Win*3.1 The ultimate visual forms processor! Create, fill-out (internal), fill-in (pre-printed). WYSIWYG, multiple open forms, cut/paste, protected fields/objects, OLE2, more. Great for basic DTP (desktop publishing) too! Check intro $$. 100+ forms! Single, multi, & network versions available. EZX P&D, Box 58177 Webster TX 77598-8177 USA 713-280-9900/8180/8300/0099 Voc/BBS/VM/FAX (Newest File Date: 03-17-95)

FREEUP10.ZIP 389,442  04-10-95 FreeUp File Manager v2.00 for Windows is a fully functional file manager replacement with .ZIP file support, drag and drop, text search, associate and more. Very easy to use 3D GUI interface. Full set-up and on-line help available. User configure to suit your needs. Includes a free copy of ZipCenter for Windows which PC Magazine said was among "three of the best" of its kind (March 14, 1995). Shareware. (Newest File Date: 04-02-95)

FTPSRV11.ZIP 200,045  04-04-95 FTP Serv-U-FTP server for MSWin. Multiple simultaneous users. Full security on a file/dir basis. Support for user Anonymous. Supports Netscape & XMosaic. Easy to setup & maintain. (Newest File Date: 03-21-95)

FUNSOL.ZIP 137,256  04-13-95 Funsol (tm) 1.1 Completed: Spring 1995 A Windows card solitaire game. Over 100 games in the Professional version. Five games in the shareware version; otherwise both versions are identical. Save game, restore game and unlimited undo. Four billion selectable game seeds. Many other features. See help file for more info. From The Softgame Company of Vermont. (Newest File Date: 03-16-95)

GATOR114.ZIP 399,783  04-07-95 Gator Edit version 1.14 beta. A powerful and easy-to-use text editor for MSWin. Edits large files, DOS, UNIX, and MAC format. Complete set of text formatting tools and includes special hooks to CMPQwk. Shareware, $25, upgrade price for CMPQwk users. 30-day pester-free evaluation and no "limited" features. (Newest File Date: 03-24-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS44 <W>

GAZEBO.ZIP 385,886  03-26-95 Gazebo Chess for Windows and DOS plays a full game of chess. Strength varies from novice to master depending on machine. Easy installation. Save games. Adjust and monitor search, see the "brain", improve your game, solve chess problems. Unregistered shareware evaluation copy. (Newest File Date: 03-18-95)

GC1133.ZIP 62,302  04-03-95 From MS Word for Windows 6.0 Product Support Services. Updated Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet converter (LOTUS123.CNV) to use with Word v6.0 for Windows. The converter now allows you to convert worksheets from Lotus 1-2-3 versions 2.0, 2.2, 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 to Word 6.0. (Earlier releases of the converter did not support Lotus 1-2-3 versions 4.0 and 5.0. (Newest File Date: 01-06-95)

GC221D.ZIP 474,955  03-21-95 The Grocery Consumer 2.21 - Most powerful recipe and grocery manager for Windows. Creates shopping list from your weekly menu using your personalized recipe database. Add misc items to list, remove items you have. Creates shopping list by aisle, computes cost of list at various stores. Minimal keystrokes on all data entry. Cuts hours off organizing recipes, creating menus, making shopping list. (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

GCATWD32.ZIP 130,004  03-17-95 Graphcat Clip Art Kataloger v3.2/Win/German <ASP> Baut Grafik Kataloge in WordPerfect 6.1, 6.0 & 5.2/Windows. Neu in Ver 3.2: WPWin 6.1 & 5.2+ Unterstuetzung, automatische Kaption- Groesse, Verzeichnis-Suche. Liesst alle von WordPerfect unterstuetzte Grafiken. Benutzer koennen nummer von Spalten waehlen, sowie die Seiten Titel, DOS Dateimasken und Bild- Hoehe. US$30. A SciTrans Product. New German edition; English version available (Newest File Date: 02-25-95)

GCTW.ZIP 621,532  04-13-95 GCTW.EXE GrafCat for Windows BETA (b) GrafCat for Windows will print your image file collection in high resolution thumbnails to any supported Windows output device, with between 6 and 48 images per page. It works with MacPaint, IMG, PCX, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, bitmapped WPG, MSP, IFF/LBM, BMP, RLE, Halo CUT, Targa, ART, HRZ and Photo CD. This is a beta release of GrafCat for Windows. It will expire on May 1, 1995 From Alchemy Mindworks (Newest File Date: 04-02-95)

GRIFF_SS.ZIP 1,356,715  03-26-95 Griffin's Speaking Speller - drills your child on a list of up to 20 spelling words. It will display the word, then audibly spell it out one letter at a time. If the word is correctly spelled, a portion of a "mystery picture" will be revealed. Requires WIN31, 256-color vide, and a sound card. Description Copyright 1994 PsL (Newest File Date: 12-14-94)  Reviewed in WOLR95 <W>

GUS0048.ZIP 65,230  03-18-95 Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. UltraSound Windows Driver 5.50 - This version fixes problem with some WIN32s games, e.g. Kings Quest VII and The Farm. (Newest File Date: 02-24-95)

GVCOM20.ZIP 123,354  03-24-95 _ViaCommander 2.0 for Windows. New. ViaCommander is an ingenious Application Manager. It creates a resizable toolbar, "always on top", making application switching and launching as easy as a button press. Fully configurable. Create application groups (Newest File Date: 03-16-95)

HAMSAVER.ZIP 195,720  03-29-95 Ham Radio Screen Saver for Windows (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

HELP111B.ZIP 449,539  03-24-95 Qmodem For Windows V1.11b Help File. Last (Newest File Date: 02-13-95)

HENCLK20.ZIP 35,690  03-21-95 Funny Clock for Windows v2.00E (Free Soft) Change the shape of the clock dial to any shape you want. Watch as the needle moves changing shapes. Supports many other parameters to customize to your very own clock. Req: Win3.1 (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

HITSU10.ZIP 22,465  03-21-95 Sheep for Windows v1.00E (Free Soft) - Lying in bed one night unable to sleep? Something in your mind keeping you wide awake? Well, you could count sheep! Oh, but you got used to TVs, videos, movies and game machines and can't image them anymore? Then use this program! Req: Win3.1, Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 02-16-95)

HM423.ZIP 72,690  04-05-95 Ami pro - create win help files. (Newest File Date: 03-22-95)

HNGWN200.ZIP 250,680  03-19-95 HangWin The traditional hangman word game in a Win3.1 package. For fun, you can assign sounds to game events. Choose between a number of prisoners to rescue. Puzzle dictionaries can be user supplied. Also includes an easy to use installation program. Includes two dictionaries: PLACES.DIC contains both real and imaginary places and AANMOVIES.DIC is a short list of Academy Award nominated movies. (Newest File Date: 01-08-95)

HOGS14.ZIP 181,628  04-01-95 Hogs v1.4 - Find the biggest memory hogs. Which Windows programs use the most memory? Hogs lists all running Windows programs in order of most memory used to least. Take a look at how much memory some of these Program Manager replacements use up. Features include, listing DLLs and updating the list every second. Also a unique Compact Memory button which frees up as much memory as possible. Kamyan Software. (Newest File Date: 03-23-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS44 <W>

HP4V.ZIP 2,440  04-07-95 The information in this article applies to: MSWin NT Workstation version 3.5 & MSWin NT Server version 3.5. Symptom: When you download the printer drivers for Hewlett-Packard (HP) 4V and 4MV LaserJet printers from the MSWin NT Driver Library (WNTDL), the drivers do not install properly from a floppy disk drive. Workaround enclosed. (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)

HRT1023.ZIP 61,658  04-02-95 Heart v1.0238: MSWin pgm calculates your training heart rates for 5 training zones and uses 3 methods of calculation; also computes your resting heart rate while you are at you computer; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)

HSD115B4.ZIP 56,165  03-18-95 Windows DLP HS/Link Protocol beta 1.15B4 As of March 12, 1995 This is a special version of HS/Link designed for use with ProComm Plus 2.0 for Windows in the Windows environment. Now includes integrated advanced setup screen New lower registration fee $15.00. (Newest File Date: 03-12-95)

HUBBLE20.ZIP 1,124,658  03-19-95 Hubble Image+Document Editing v2.0 <ASP> Image plus Document Processing. Add image, drawing, custom text to document. Prepare document, and rearrange items added. Edit, transform, process, enhance image. Scale, brighten, contrast, smooth, etc. Merge and Stitch(+scaling) images seamlessly. Image filtering, color conversion, dithering. Support BMP,PCX,TIFF files. TWAIN compatible scanner. (Newest File Date: 02-12-95)

ICM36.ZIP 165,011  03-26-95 Icon Manager v3.6 The most comprehensive icon management utility! Organize your ICO files into libraries that can be viewed and accessed at a glance. Click on any icon to edit it or install it to your desktop. Icon Manager uses the latest OLE and DDE technologies. Save disk space by using Icon Manager's ICA file format. Extracts and updates icons in EXE, DLL, ICO, and ICL, too! (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS12 <W>

ICONMSTR.ZIP 253,353  04-08-95 Icon Editor And Icon Extractor Manages All Types, Ico, Dll, Exe, ZIP, Etc. (Newest File Date: 03-30-95)

ICONZR21.ZIP 184,706  03-19-95 Iconizer 2.1 for Windows 3.x. Intended as a Program Manager replacement. Makes a white area of your desktop in which you can drag files from File Manager. Configurable; the icon can have a description or not. Files: 7 10-14-93.03-01-95 New: 6 (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

ICS10.ZIP 126,838  03-26-95 Icon Studio 1.0 - (c)1995 Leonard A. Gray. Designed specifically for editing 32x32, 16 color icons for Windows. Produced by Impact Software. Icon Studio offers a rich set of editing tools and is so easy and fun to use, we think you'll prefer it over any other product of its kind, shareware or commercial. Icon Studio integrates seamlessly with Icon Manager to provide the total solution for serious icon enthusiasts. (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)

ICX14.ZIP 76,323  03-18-95 ICON Extract 1.40 Extracts icons from DLL/NIL/EXE/ICL format files and saves them into ICO file format, Make a master list of Icon libraries for your use. Requires Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)

ID_WT524.ZIP 404,866  04-05-95 Id Logic World-Time Clock. (Newest File Date: 02-17-95)

ILOCK2.ZIP 61,378  04-05-95 IconLOCK v2.00: MSWin util that enables you to put password protection on to iconised windows; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 02-23-95)

IMNT36.ZIP 192,801  03-23-95 Icon Manager v3.6 for Windows NT. The most comprehensive icon management utility! Organize your ICO files into libraries that can be viewed and accessed at a glance. Click on any icon to edit it or install it to your desktop. Icon Manager uses the latest OLE and DDE technologies. Save disk space by using Icon Manager's ICA file format. Extracts and updates icons in EXE, DLL, ICO, and ICL, too! (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS12 <W>

IMOUT1.ZIP 1,257,483  04-07-95 I'm Out screen saver (Home Version) v1.8 The screen saver that actually works for you! Use I'M OUT to leave messages on your computer for your kids, family, and friends. While you are out I'm Out can deliver your messages and take messages from anyone who stops by. I'm Out makes it easier for a busy family to stay in touch. Shareware by: Act IV Software published by: PSG-HomeCraft Software (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

IMP10.ZIP 741,204  04-08-95 Image Master Plus v1.00 <ASP> Create a personal screen-saver and image viewer with this application tailored for amature and professional photographers, artists, and illustrators. Image Master can produce an attractive slide show for promoting or advirtising a company's productsor services. Use any or all of the 10 slide shows for your pictures. Registered users can access most picture formats. (Newest File Date: 03-29-95)

INRNET13.ZIP 59,595  03-21-95 = Inner-Net (V1.3) A ground-breaking network communications package for Windows enabling multi-user "chat room"-type discussions across a network from each users desktop. Now with multiple chat "rooms". Requires: a common network directory; and MSWin. Author: Jim Runkel Nothing else comes close! (Newest File Date: 02-18-95)

ISNT10.ZIP 154,330  03-26-95 Icon Studio 1.0 - (c)1995 Leonard A. Gray Designed specifically for editing 32x32, 16 color icons for Windows NT. Produced by Impact Software. Icon Studio offers a rich set of editing tools and is so easy and fun to use, we think you'll prefer it over any other product of its kind, shareware or commercial. Icon Studio integrates seamlessly with Icon Manager to provide the total solution for serious icon enthusiasts. (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)

ISPY22.ZIP 427,475  04-01-95 InfoSpy v2.2 - The complete Windows utility 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. InfoSpy can examine and report on Windows tasks, modules, open windows, classes, open files, global atoms, etc. (Newest File Date: 03-22-95)

JIXXA11.ZIP 1,071,320  03-29-95 Jixxa Version 1.1 <ASP> - The Windows jigsaw puzzle. This package contains the shareware version of Jixxa, the premier Windows jigsaw puzzle program, plus 2 fun jigsaw puzzles to get you going. Simply run "setup" to install Jixxa. Includes documentation and interactive on-line help system. From Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc. $24.95. Registered version ships with four add'l puzzles in various piece sizes. (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

JOKIWN10.ZIP 27,437  03-21-95 Joki v1.0: MSWin util that makes your joystick emulate a keyboard so that you can play your favorite Windows games with your joystick instead of a keyboard; UpJoy driven, meaning that the UpJoy joystick driver for Windows must be installed on your system for Joki to work; 02/10/95; Biggun International. (Newest File Date: 02-10-95)

JUKER57.ZIP 578,584  03-19-95 The Juker 5.7 (16bit and 32bit versions). Super multimedia jukebox for Windows that plays MIDI, WAV, AVI, etc. Supports song albums, to organize multimedia files into logical groups (jazz, classical, .etc.). Great for listening to MIDI music in the background. Windows 95 compatible. (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

JUMP11A.ZIP 44,439  04-08-95 Jump - is a Windows board game played with marbles. The object is to remove all the marbles one at a time by jumping over them, and leave a single marble in the center when you are finished. Description Copyright 1995 PsL (Newest File Date: 01-06-95)

KATT.ZIP 204,103  03-23-95 Win screen saver module - katt cartoon slide. (Newest File Date: 02-23-95)

KAZCL16A.ZIP 152,708  03-24-95 Desktop clock with WAV file alarm (V1.6a) This clock scales to any size window and allo to customize the colors, font, date format, a other features. It also includes an alarm wh can play a WAV file to remind you of anything (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

KENCLK20.ZIP 34,780  03-22-95 Old Fashioned Clock for Windows v2.00E (Free Soft) - Miss those clock which you have to wind every day? Getting sick of those very accurate clocks? If you are, try this clock! You'll need to wind it and clean it. It might get a little bit off once in a while. Bring back those heart-warming feeling you once felt for those clocks. Req: Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

KKURU11.ZIP 13,271  03-29-95 Kurukuru for Windows v1.10E - (Free Soft) Shell game for Windows here at last! Test your eyesight by playing this game. 4 cups are placed on a table. Keep your eyes open and follow the left most cup. Select your opponent and see how good you can get. Requirement: Win3.1, VBRJP200.DLL. (Newest File Date: 03-16-95)

KLAUNCH.ZIP 188,467  03-26-95 KLaunch for Windows 1.1 - A task launcher utility with popup menu and hotkey capability, as well as user-defined menu fonts, low memory consumption and many useful features. Shareware - requires Win3.1 or better. (Newest File Date: 03-12-95)

KORAN.ZIP 283,721  03-23-95 I converted the Koran for viewing in WFW6.0. No text was changed and paragraphs have been preserved as much as possible. FYI. No disrespect was intended. (Newest File Date: 03-15-95)

KPINI4.ZIP 13,650  04-05-95 KPINI4.ZIP - VB source code for .INI file management. Rel 4. A nifty little wrapper module that will do any conceivable alteration of an .INI file well nearly. You want to delete a section ZAP! Want to interpret T/F entries, no problem! Get all [Section]'s or Entries? Add or remove a "device=" line? It's there. Full VB Source 45 routines in this fourth release. (Newest File Date: 03-25-95)

KTIMER20.ZIP 11,634  04-09-95 Ktimer v2.0: MSWin count down timer; units are hours, minutes and seconds; update interval (in seconds) may be selected; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 02-25-95)

LATLON.ZIP 36,247  04-09-95 Automap Road Atlas Latitude / Longitude coordinates. Automap Road Atlas v3.00 for Windows may find that the Goto function does not work properly with Latitude / Longitude coordinates. Copy the *.WCS files to your c:\automap\usa.map subdirectory to install the update to the Latitude / Longitude coordinate system. (Newest File Date: 01-28-95)

LAWJK111.ZIP 48,139  04-02-95 Lawyer-Joke-a-Day v1.11: MSWin utility that displays a new lawyer joke every time you start Windows; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 02-12-95)

LCDGRID.ZIP 7,395  04-06-95 LCDgrid is a TrueType format font for Windows that emulates an LCD dot matrix (grid) display. Includes numbers, upper and lower case letters, and all common punctuation. Copyrighted, but freely distributable. Requires TTF support (Win3.1+) (Newest File Date: 03-27-95)

LCHBAR20.ZIP 211,014  03-27-95 Launch Bar, a replacement for Task Manager, ver 2.0. (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

LHADLL11.ZIP 50,260  03-22-95 LHA.DLL v1.10E (Free Soft) - DLL routine to compress and extract files to and from LZH format. Fully compatible with LHA utility. Includes Tiny LHA Ver 1.21E to compress / extract LZH files from Windows. Req:Win3.1 (Newest File Date: 02-15-95)

LINGO.ZIP 61,444  04-08-95 Lingo v1.0 Mini-text editor for Windows v3.x (Newest File Date: 12-21-94)

LOCK&KEY.ZIP 176,489  03-24-95 Windows utility restricts changes to desktop (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

LOWELL10.ZIP 231,943  03-16-95 Rev. Lowell's Treasury of Humor v1.0 <ASP> - Hyper-indexed Win 3.1 collection of great anecdotes, funny stories, zingy one-liners, revealing quotes. Search by topic, keywords, etc. Print or copy chosen items. Excellent source material for speakers, writers, toastmasters! Or just read page by page for fun! Illustrated in color & B/W. Collected by Rev. Lowell over his 30-year career as an ordained minister. "Very high quality matl" (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

LYDOG12.ZIP 176,514  03-27-95 Love Your Dog v1.2: MSWin application that schedules & reminds you of important examinations & vaccinations for your dog, cat, etc.; logs observations/events of your pet's life & personal info; tracks multiple pets; includes interesting sound effects, tips on grooming, safety & travel; provides quick access to over 600 medical & other terms relating to your best friend; req Vbrun300; 02/13/95; Roger D. McCook. (Newest File Date: 02-13-95)

MAZE113.ZIP 253,520  03-22-95 Maze for Windows v1.13E (Free Soft) - Action game for windows. Generate new mazes and guide your hero through to the door. Don't get caught by those monsters on the way. Kill them by shooting them. Don't fall down! The hero will require some time to recover. To open the door, every monster on the screen must be killed. Slip in the door before another monster comes out. Req: Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

MCAP40.ZIP 178,939  04-11-95 MultiView Capture v4.0 AVI capture. Requires Video For Windows 1.1, Vbrun300, and video capture hardware. (Newest File Date: 02-17-95)

MCGYVER2.ZIP 934,916  03-24-95 MacGyver AVI 2 utility, split, uuencode (Newest File Date: 03-04-95)

MD305.ZIP 1,177,274  03-28-95 Mortgage Designer v3.05 for Windows! Home mortgage calculations complete with full amortization schedules! Supports powerful and easy to use "What if?" calculations. Calculate remaining balance, cost of loan, equity vs balance, missing variables, PITI, tax adjusted payments, interest rate conversions, and housing to debt (front/back) pre-qualification ratios. (Newest File Date: 03-19-95)

MEMSTAT.ZIP 78,948  03-23-95 Memory status util for WinNT, Win95 (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

MFC31WP.ZIP 60,212  03-16-95 Whitepaper on MS MFC ver 3.1 (Newest File Date: 02-10-95)

MIGRTR10.ZIP 160,313  03-24-95 Ecee Software presents Migrater, a file migration and retrieval system which provides file migration, retrieval and description labeling. Migrater will perform the tasks of file coping to and from diskettes associating files with user created catalogs. Color text mode windowing user interface; file statistics tracking; user definable file compression running; database rebuilding (Newest File Date: 02-18-95)

MIRC27A.ZIP 120,265  04-09-95 mIRC v2.7 IRC client for MSWin. (Newest File Date: 03-19-95)

MMPP010.ZIP 591,662  03-19-95 M.M. Productivity Pack v 1.0 <ASP> Various Window programming utilit./controls. Includes:Window analyser (analyse your window char.); Super Spy ( advanced spy ut.); easy context sens. help; internat. lib (time,date currency,number controls formatted from the Control Panel); Teleph. Lib (a tel. control with DB); STP (easy build training package for stw. prod) Programming (Newest File Date: 02-07-95)

MNYHN11B.ZIP 30,491  03-29-95 MoneyHoney v1.1B: MSWin app that enables you to forecast your financial future - say you deposit $500 up front in the bank or a 401k account, you then deposit $100 every month for 15 years at an estimated 5.5% interest rate - what do you have at the end of those 15 years? Req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

MODEMSTA.ZIP 103,823  04-10-95 ModemSta 1.6: Animated icon replica or larger indicator displays of modem's front panel. Several great 3D looks, with customizable colors. For use with internal, external and PCMCIA modems. Modem initialization, logging of incoming calls and connections, additional status info, show communications settings, generation of sounds at comm events. Can also monitor parallel ports. Shareware US$15 (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

MOIRESCR.ZIP 89,910  03-27-95 Moire screen saver .SCR for Windows 3.x. Draws moire interference patterns, then (optionally) cycles the colors. Files: 3 (Newest File Date: 03-07-95)

MOS20B1.ZIP 1,104,649  03-21-95 NCSA Mosaic Latest Version 20B1 Files dated 3/14/95 (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

MOWER.ZIP 26,887  03-22-95 Mower is a screen saver for windows it mows your screen. (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

MSIFONT.ZIP 10,057  03-23-95 Update Font For Qmodempro For Windows (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)

MSJ_0495.ZIP 488,358  04-11-95 MS Journal Source Code April `95 Files from MS BBS Contains:  cqa0495.exe 63272 4-01-95 7:01 olecont.exe 375500 4-01-95 7:01 wn320495.exe 24182 4-01-95 7:01 wqa0495.exe 26929 4-01-95 7:01 (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)

MSJ_0595.ZIP 222,640  04-11-95 MS Journal Source Code May `95 Files from MS BBS Contains:  cqa0595.exe 21653 5-01-95 7:01 dqa0595.exe 18258 5-01-95 7:01 oleauto.exe 84738 5-01-95 7:01 win95vxd.exe 59639 5-01-95 7:01 wqa0595.exe 38170 5-01-95 7:01 (Newest File Date: 04-07-95)

MSNTCN14.ZIP 17,957  03-24-95 Convert mosaic site lists to netscape. (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

MSRUPD.ZIP 41,930  04-09-95 Mail Remote MSRMTTR.DLL 3.2.2000.4012 Update ARTICLE-ID: Q113145. Applies to version 3.2 of MS Mail Remote for Windows. MS provides a replacement for the MSRMTTR.DLL file that is included with version 3.2 of MS Mail Remote for Windows. (Newest File Date: 02-21-95)

MTUTOR12.ZIP 97,899  04-11-95 MathTutor for Windows - will generate millions of math problems for grades K through 8 (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)

MURDER.ZIP 3,679,801  04-12-95 The most controversial computer animation of the Nicole Brown Simson Murders. Created by CNET. Windows AVI format. (Newest File Date: 04-06-95) Huh? Why??? <W>

MUSICC21.ZIP 159,844  04-06-95 Music CD v2.1: MSWin CD player w/play, pause, stop, fast forward, rewind, next and previous track selection, scan tracks on CD anywhere from 1-30 sec, opt volume control; track buttons are displayed on screen allowing you to select any track on the CD, & has optional track preview, which shows the name of the current track and play time; CDs can be played in normal mode, mini screen mode, and minimized. (Newest File Date: 01-15-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS37 <W>

MWPR15.ZIP 110,190  03-19-95 MWPR - Medlin Windows Payroll Writing <ASP> From Medlin Accounting Shareware. Complete easy to use payroll writing program. Built-in State & Federal tables. Up to 4 user set deductions allow for tips, 401k, medical deductions, disability insurance, local taxes, etc. Up to 3 other income fields. Print reports for any period. Registered users receive W-2 printing program. $38 (Newest File Date: 02-06-95)

MYNEWP12.ZIP 179,491  03-23-95 My New Project 1.0 (Windows) A simple project assessment tool. Fill in text boxes with project information. Rename sections. Single file data packaging. Find, search, copy, paste. printing. A humorous newspaper article is created. many new features from 1.0. (Newest File Date: 03-11-95)

NETBN301.ZIP 1,270,744  04-12-95 NetBench v3.01 from Ziff-Davis (PC Mag) Latest update of popular benchmark program that can test any file server. Also reqs a PC w/Win 3.1 and a dos PC. See README.WRI (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

NT12.ZIP 44,288  03-27-95 Windows NT v3.5 PCMCIA modem point enabler v1.2. Supports all Megahertz PCMCIA Data/Fax modems under Windows NT v3.5 on Intel, Ricoh, Cirrus, VLSI, and Vadem PCMCIA controllers. Supports simultaneous use with XirCom Ethernet Adapter. (Newest File Date: 01-31-95)

NTGDH.ZIP 11,800  04-06-95 Common dialog extension for WinNT (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

NU95PR.ZIP 6,898  04-11-95 Norton utilities win95 press release. (Newest File Date: 04-05-95)

NUMPOWER.ZIP 724,038  03-31-95 Number Power Learn basic number concepts and operations. Rods similar to Cuisenaire rods portray 50's, 10's, 5's, and 1's. Trade 50's for 10's, trade 10's for 5's or 1's, or trade 5's for 1's as you graphically make any number or carry out math operations (add, sub, mult, or div). Supports sound cards. Requires Win3+. (Newest File Date: 02-21-95)

ODAYW300.ZIP 407,511  04-04-95 OMNIDay for Windows 3.00 <ASP> Computer diary program with many features and toggles. Has over 10000 encryption options & keys. Can handle up to 10 users at once and has a full featured text editor. Internally calls up Spell checkers. Can use other TSR Spell Checking. All world date formats handled. From Unicorn Software Limited (Newest File Date: 03-29-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS37 <W>

ODY20W.ZIP 1,073,668  03-28-95 Odyssey for Windows. Ver 2.00 - Award winning communications program, complete with faxing capabilities, excellent Terminal emulation modes, built-in file transfer protocols, powerful scripting language and script compiler, multi-file transfer, view files (Prestel) while downloading, and much more! 45-day Evaluation Version, TRIUS, Inc. (Newest File Date: 03-21-95)

OFENUS.ZIP 21,954  04-04-95 The Quattro Pro 6.0 for Windows update. If you have Novell's GroupWise (WordPerfect Office 4.1) installed on your machine, you should have a File GroupWise menu pick that contains a cascading menu. If this menu pick is not available, you need to install the updated OFENUS.DLL (Newest File Date: 01-26-95)

OFMAID.ZIP 349,016  04-06-95 Office Maid(V4.5) screen saver Need: Win3.1, Vbrun300, Office Maid is a screen saver where you can leave messages (text, voice, or picture) to your coworkers, take notes from your visitors, play your favorite music and movies, turn a non-saver program into a saver, illustrate all the BMP, WAV, and AVI files in your machine, and more. (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

OLDAPPS.ZIP 27,257  04-10-95 Replacement for winoa386.mod in win\system. Replaces the boring DOS-app icon, enjoy & drop message if like it. (Newest File Date: 04-10-95)

OPNHM300.ZIP 290,251  03-19-95 OpenHome <ASP> is an open home announcement generator designed for Mortgage Bankers and Realtors. It provides a one-sheet infomation packet for prospective home buyers, listing important information in an attractive way. The user provides key information about the property for sale and OpenHome produces a simple table showing the perspective buyer the financial requirements for purchasing the property in a straightfoward fashion. (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

P100_101.ZIP 212,626  03-29-95 Patch PowerAccess 1.00 to v1.01! You need PowerAccess v1.00 already installed for this to be of any use! PowerAccess v1.01: Totally free terminal program offering amazing Windows multimedia experience online for PowerBBS BBS systems, as well as full ANSI access to other BBS'! Use buttons and icons, preview full color images, listen to WAVs & MIDIs while online! Down/Upload files while you write mail. (Newest File Date: 02-24-95)

PACC101.ZIP 166,803  03-24-95 PowerAccess v1.01: Totally free terminal program offering amazing Windows multimedia experience online for PowerBBS BBS systems, as well as full ANSI access to other BBS's! Use buttons and icons, preview full color images, listen to WAVs & MIDIs while online! Down/Upload files while you write mail, chat, search files etc. Full GUI off-line mailer built in! X/Y/ZModem, TCP/IP & ANSI support too! Royalty-free $0 Package! (Newest File Date: 02-22-95)

PAGERV20.ZIP 128,741  03-24-95 PagerCom v2.0 - Send messages to alphanumeric pagers. Version 2.0 now supports the sending of numeric pages to nonalphanumeric beepers. Version 2.0 adds a number of new enhancements including clipboard pasting of text from another Windows application, the ability to send text files and the ability to schedule future pages. Req: Windows. (Newest File Date: 02-28-95)

PAN31DMS.ZIP 133,575  03-27-95 Contains the most current Panasonic KX-P 3123, 3124 and 3624 printer drivers for Win3.1 as of March 1, 1995 (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

PAYCHK.ZIP 139,447  04-12-95 PayCheck for Windows Employee payroll program. Calculates all income & deductions. Federal,Medicare,Social Security, Overtime, Commission, Insurance etc. State tax support for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. VERY EASY TO USE! (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)

PCI_LO.ZIP 9,010  04-03-95 Fixes space bar in locator For CW. (Newest File Date: 03-15-95)

PCLOCK.ZIP 161,742  03-27-95 Picture Clock is a versatile clock program for MSWin. Picture Clock emulates many of the functions found in Windows CLOCK.EXE and adds many of its own. Some of the features are: BMP file loading of the clock background. Alarm events with WAV file attachment, Color customization. (Newest File Date: 03-01-95)

PEGAFX1.ZIP 824,871  03-25-95 Pegasus Software's PegaFX(tm) 1.0 Sound & Visual Effects Rotator for Windows PegaFX(tm) will automatically and randomly change your Sound Effect WAV and Wallpaper BMP files every time you start Windows to give you unlimited variety. Operates invisibly! Completely configurable, you can choose up to 1000 files per event! (Newest File Date: 03-17-95)

PENTIDUM.ZIP 1,289,069  04-14-95 Win 3: A windows shareware game. It is a shoot'em up type arcade game. With sound and graphics. (Newest File Date: 01-16-95)

PFWHEL.ZIP 40,389  03-27-95 Procat For Windows V1.1 Help File (Newest File Date: 02-26-95)

PGPW31.ZIP 429,760  04-08-95 PGP shell / from the SimTel mirror at oak.oakland.edu. Hot off the press! For Windows users.  (Newest File Date: 01-09-95)

PHOTOV11.ZIP 144,297  04-10-95 PhotoV VBX Control v1.1: MSWin VBX custom control that displays/prints JPEG, TIFF (Color, Group 3, Group 4), PCX, BMP, Targa, Photo CD and GIF files. (Newest File Date: 01-02-95)

PIM42.ZIP 94,181  04-01-95 New P.I.M. for Word 6.0 for Windows: <ASP> Imports every database and spreadsheet! Logs phone calls! Integrated with Word 6.0. Now stores up to 21,000 entries in two address books! Set alarms, schedule appointments. Works and looks like a real rolodex! Allows creation of full-color reports, and business letters. Has its own phone dialer, automatic dialer,voice mail dialer. Supports automatic background faxing with Delrina WinFax Pro 4 (Newest File Date: 03-26-95)

PLUS31_1.ZIP 1,384,069  03-25-95 Softerm Plus-Comm/Term. Emulation for Windows. Version 3.0 features a completely redesigned 3D user interface, toolbars, TCP/IP Kernel with SLIP, scripting, multimedia support, auto-dialer, file transfer, and more! Newest emulations include DEC 340/240 and RipTerm 1.54! Uncrippled Shareware. Registration: $35 (Newest File Date: 01-03-95)

PLUS31_2.ZIP 1,431,968  03-25-95 Softerm Plus-Comm/Term. Emulation for Windows [2/2] (Newest File Date: 01-03-95)

PM3D.ZIP 737,613  03-29-95 PM3d is an easy to use 3d sketching program. make drawings using a variety of surfaces. Windows. (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

PNLW1.ZIP 1,102,536  04-06-95 Play 'N' Learn in Windows - ver. 1.0 The best selling DOS software from the 1980's is now available as 1990's Windows program. PnL provides early educational activities for children 18 months to 3yrs old. Games include color matching, shapes, numbers, and the alphabet. Plus there are lots of pictures and annoying sounds that kids love! Shareware by: PSG-HomeCraft Software. (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

POLYMK1A.ZIP 189,033  03-20-95 Poly Maker v 1.0a . Program update now with more features. This utility will generate *.BGS Ascii files compatible with the BGLCOMP program structure. Generates lines,surfaces roads, taxiways and polygons. Requires Windows 3.0 or later and Vbrun300, (not included) (Newest File Date: 12-02-94) If you have to ask you don't need it!! <W>

PORTIO.ZIP 15,121  04-08-95 Generic Port I/O Driver. Included with this file: a Windows NT device driver to provide simple access to 8/16/32 bit IO ports using IOCTL calls & some simple test programs which read from ports and write to them. This sample is based on a driver submitted by Robert R. Howell, which in turn was based on the adlib driver in the DDK. (Newest File Date: 02-10-95)

PROWIN16.ZIP 1,388,524  03-27-95 Procat For Windows V1.1 Cat Program (Newest File Date: 02-25-95)

PRTENV.ZIP 33,750  04-01-95 A Windows envelope printing program which provides simple envelope printing using an HP or compatible printer with manual envelope feed. All formatting and page orientation are done automatically. The program will save address files with an .adr extension, allowing quick selection and re-printing of saved addresses. Cut, copy and paste options are provided for quick retreival of addresses in text files and reports. (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

PS3D121.ZIP 291,971  04-06-95 PHOTO Show 3D v1.21 <ASP> - 3D Screen Saver for Windows that maps a BMP or PCX image to the surface of a 3D object and tumbles it across the screen. Great for company logos and family photos. Now includes password protection. This version corrects a nasty bug causing GPF's. Requires a 386+ and 256 color video mode. Registration includes JPG support. (Newest File Date: 03-05-95)

PSP30.ZIP 1,409,189  03-21-95 Paint Shop Pro v3.0 <ASP> The complete windows graphics program for image creation, viewing, and manipulation. Features include painting with 8 brushes, photo retouching, image enhancement and editing, color enhancement, image browser, batch conversion, and scanner support. Included are 20 standard filters and 12 deformations. Supports plug-in filters. Over 30 file formats supported. Winner SIA & ZiffNet awards. From JASC, Inc. (Newest File Date: 03-04-95) Version 2 was a GREAT program - and they improved it! <W>

PTCM10.ZIP 201,635  04-05-95 Power Toolz Code Manager (Newest File Date: 03-19-95)

PUDGE.ZIP 52,186  04-09-95 A strategy-puzzle game for Windows. Cute little Pudge walks around, pushing things and such. (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

PVCWIN43.ZIP 366,914  04-05-95 POVCAD for Windows (Newest File Date: 03-19-95)

PYRAMID.ZIP 53,904  04-04-95 Win 3: Freeware version of the Solitaire King 1.0. "Pyramid". Runs on any IBM PC or compatible, with Windows 3.0 or higher, mouse, and any kind of graphics adapter card. (Newest File Date: 03-16-95)

QMW111B.ZIP 624,027  03-20-95 Qmodem For Windows Patch to V1.11b (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

QMWDDT.ZIP 15,431  03-20-95 Qmodem Pro For Windows Modem Update (Newest File Date: 02-28-95)

QSC14.ZIP 10,781  04-06-95 QSC v1.4: MSWin QuickSaverChange util that will make it easier to select/configure Windows' screen savers; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-07-95)

QSHOP.ZIP 138,433  03-29-95 Quick Shopping List is a VB application which helps users quickly and accurately prepare shopping lists and project shopping costs. (Newest File Date: 03-11-95)

QW4R7.ZIP 302,905  04-11-95 Quicken version 4.x release 7 upgrade. (Newest File Date: 04-10-95)

RABEXEL5.ZIP 547,505  04-12-95  Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp (R). World's best-selling add-on help system. For Excel 5. Benefits to you: auto "plug-in" to Excel's main menu. Provides practical how-to, step-by-step guidance for the most commonly used tasks in day to day work. (Newest File Date: 04-09-95)

RBPRF61.ZIP 539,144  04-12-95  Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp (R). World's best-selling add-on help system. For WordPerfect 6.1. Benefits to you: auto "plug-in" to WordPerfect menu. Provides practical how-to, step-by-step guidance for the most commonly used tasks in day to day work. (Newest File Date: 04-11-95)

RBWORD6.ZIP 527,036  04-12-95  Steve Dossick's RabbitHelp (R) World's best-selling add-on help system For MS Word 6.0. Benefits to you: auto "plug-in" to Word's main menu. Provides practical how-to, step-by-step guidance for the most commonly used tasks in day to day work. (Newest File Date: 04-11-95)

READRACK.ZIP 1,419,421  04-12-95 The Reading Rack Magazine is an Electronic Magazine-On-Disk in Windows format. (It is written as a complete program - not as a Windows help file.) This new magazine is for all who write for fun or profit, and all who write, sell, package or distribute software. The Reading Rack contains stories, articles of interest, home business opportunities, classified ads, and our choice of "Favorite Shareware." (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

RIDT10.ZIP 682,601  03-18-95 RI-DB Toolkit v1.0 <ASP> - A utility to aid development of VB and MS-ACCESS Database applications. Provides for executing SQL statements on an Access database; add, modify execute, import and export query defs; generate SQL create and insert statements; generate database table layouts. Screen, file, or printer output. Fully functional. Requires Vbrun300. - $30 (US) (Newest File Date: 02-28-95)

RNAPLU.ZIP 3,073  04-06-95 Add SLIP/CSLIP support to Windows 95 Includes instructions & required INF file (Newest File Date: 01-24-95)

RNDWAV20.ZIP 18,938  03-18-95 Random Waver 2.0 This program starts when you boot Windows, and will play your favorite .WAV files while you work. Computer Room Software (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

RSA2W.ZIP 158,796  03-28-95 Relational Stock Anaylsis for WIndows (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

RSA2W21C.ZIP 159,456  04-10-95 RSA/2 for Windows v2.1C: MSWin stock market technical analysis pgm w/30 analysis functions including relative strength, moving averages, PE, stochastics, & sector analysis; works w/MetaStock & TC2000 data files; manual or automated stock file updating using daily & historical quotes; allows for user defined functions & modification of all parameters. (Newest File Date: 03-23-95)

S2K0105A.ZIP 1,235,766  04-04-95 Ensoniq sound card drivers for DOS and Windows. Fixes the sound problem in Doom. Requires S2K0105b.zip. [1/2] Note s2k0105b.zip already posted on WOL. (Newest File Date: 01-04-95)

SABDU292.ZIP 325,514  04-05-95 SAB Diskette Utility v2.92 (ASP) THE MS Win Diskette Utility. format/copy/compare/save floppy diskette images in foreground or background. Read a diskette once and make multiple copies. Save images to hard drive. Convert diskette image formats while preserving boot and reserve sectors. Create distribution sets with group restores. Browse diskettes and saved diskette images. Shareware from SAB. (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)

SATCON.ZIP 28,395  04-06-95 Win 3: SATCON The SAT Score Conversion Program for Windows (Newest File Date: 03-26-95)

SBAR151.ZIP 243,585  03-24-95 Status Bar v 1.51 by Ben Zell Status Bar is a great swiss army knife utility for Windows. It functions as a clock and a resource monitor, as well as a quick runner, and a Windows restarter. Programmed very meticulously. Now you can configure it like never before. Much more attractive than 1.0. Requires Win3.1X and Vbrun300 - Note: Version 1.5 was bad, use this instead! (Newest File Date: 03-14-95)

SCHDES21.ZIP 816,883  03-30-95 Schedule-Ease Version 2.1. Intelligent, automatic employee scheduler. Enter departments/shift requirements/times, employee availability, have schedule in seconds. Seniority/skill level, overtime, vacations, part-time, & swing shifts. Unlimited shifts, departments, employees. 7 diff. graphs; print schedule, emp.list, weekly statistics, graphs etc. Req. Win3.1, mouse, 4 meg ram. Save time, dollar$! From Epsilon Computing. (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

SCRNCAMP.ZIP 209,054  03-29-95 Lotus screencam player v1.1a. (Newest File Date: 03-18-95)

SCRSHW20.ZIP 258,475  04-11-95 Screenshow v2.0 - Play .FLI and .FLC files as a Windows screen saver. In addition display .BMP, .RLE, and .DIB files as screen saver images. Combine the animation files and or image files together into a script which allows for special effects such as fades, looping, speed control and much more. Ideal program to quickly build your own demos. If you make or display animation file you need this. Kamyan Software. (Newest File Date: 03-24-95)

SDZW215.ZIP 985,802  03-18-95 SoundZ For Windows 2.15 <ASP> The ultimate audio librarian handles tapes, CDs, 45s,LPs,78s, reels and more! Unlimited tunes per side, standard header info plus a text file for each title of up to 5000 lines. Even handles scanned cover art. Prints lists, catalogs, inserts, labels and more! Finds! on all fields or combination. Handles Laser or DM printer. From Unicorn Software Limited (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

SEVNT022.ZIP 4,554  04-01-95 MSWin 3.x Sound Events Driver Update Posted on MS BBS 3/29/95, but the file itself is dated 2/22/95 Updates "bugs" with original sound driver For both Win 3.1 and WFW 3.11 (Newest File Date: 03-23-95)

SHAREHLP.ZIP 122,496  03-21-95 ZShare - March 1995 - Issue 20. TrueType addicts, help is here! Check out our toolkit of top-notch font utilities and applications, plus a profile of fontmaster Gary Elfring. Also in the issue: 10 in-depth shareware reviews, the latest, greatest games and utilities, and columnist Tim Campbell. ZShare is distributed in Win3.1 Help format. (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

SIGNWIN.ZIP 314,906  04-12-95 The Signature Program allows you to embed a signature object into a document created with another Windows application. The signature object looks like your own hand-written signature, and can be printed or transmitted via E Mail as part of the document. Anyone receiving the document can verify the authenticity of your signature by just double-clicking the signature image. Requires Win3.1+, WFWG3.1+, or WinNT3.5+ (Newest File Date: 04-02-95)

SLIDE121.ZIP 70,633  04-02-95 Slide Rule for Windows v1.21E - Miss those old days when calculations were simple? What are all those buttons on the calculators anyways? Slide Rule for Windows tries to replicate the slide ruler which was so popular way back. Even more, it's digital! Complete with instruction and examples on how to use slide rule Req: Win3.1. Freeware. (Newest File Date: 02-22-95)

SMAZE205.ZIP 61,150  04-01-95 SmartMaze v2.05 Maze generating/ printing pgm; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 01-28-95)

SMLBM13B.ZIP 157,584  03-25-95 Button Manager Pro v1.3b <ASP> A multi-icon-bar Windows utility that provides quick access to applications. P.Mgr groups and icons are automatically reflected; each group becomes a resizable button bar that can separately be opened and placed anywhere on the desktop. Program desc shown in title bar as cursor glides over each icon. Designate some or all to stay on top, min, max, or cascade. Desktop set-up remembered. (Newest File Date: 02-25-95)

SMTADR20.ZIP 373,715  03-28-95 Smart Address v2.0 - A sophisticated Windows address management system. Direct links to any wordprocessor, mail-merge data file creation for ms-word, modem support, envelope and label printing, mail-shot capabilities, reminder systems, callbacks, tabbed dialogs, dialling, very user configurable, user defined notes, MDI, sophisticated searching, import/export, full context sensitive Windows Help. Tooltips. (Newest File Date: 03-05-95)

SMTDOC15.ZIP 43,055  03-22-95 SmartDoc R1.5 - Extract/print Windows Help! This simple utility allows you take a Windows Help File and either extract all the text from it into a plain-text file, or print the whole thing including graphics. Either way, armed with a binding strip you can make yourself some nice manuals! (Newest File Date: 03-07-95)

SMTSTK1D.ZIP 65,646  04-10-95 Smart 'n Sticky V1.1 - Labelling for Windows with full OLE client support - giving you the power of packages such as Corel Draw, MS WordArt and hundreds more! Easy to use with MDI, undo, mark & revert, bitmaps, metafiles, truetype with rotation & justification, color graphics, serial numbers, date & time fields, import from ASCII & DBF, vast range of labels predefined or add your own. (Newest File Date: 03-18-95)

SMTSUM15.ZIP 276,819  03-23-95 SmartSum Calculator v1.5 - Windows based talking printing calculator (no sound card needed). Host of features including loading/ saving of calculations; notes by entries; user-defineable macros; correction of previous entries with automatic recalculation; interfaces with any Windows Spreadsheet; sales tax type calculations; supplied conversion macros; 10 memories; and much more! (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

SNTL10.ZIP 39,272  03-23-95 Sentinel 1.0 - A configurable resource and memory monitor for Windows. Features audio and/or visual alarms where user chooses warning levels. Display may be sized to fit in a convenient location. May be run in stay-on-top mode. If run minimized, icon changes color to indicate a warning. From Natural Software Company. (Newest File Date: 03-05-95)

SONIC21.ZIP 98,005  03-25-95 Sonic Gallery v2.1 - Windows(Shareware). A great audio browser bundled with a sampler of over 1.2 Mb of sound FX and entertaining music tracks. The browser can be used to simply point & click to hear a sound file, or embed the sound for use in any Win3.1 application that supports OLE 2. (Newest File Date: 02-22-95)

SPCMK2.ZIP 295,551  04-09-95 SpaceMaker(TM) v2.00 - The fastest duplicate file search utility available. Written in object oriented technology (C ) from ground up. Contains many features and gadgets for easy file searches, views and deletions. This applet is a must if your hard drive runs out of available space. Use it first before you upgrade your drive. It may save you money. Requirements: 386+, VGA+, Win3.1 or better. Shareware. (Newest File Date: 03-22-95)

SPCOM12C.ZIP 137,307  04-04-95 SPComm version 1.2. Win3.1 Comm program with multi-number dialing, autoZmodem DL, color ANSI terminal emulation and scripting. Easy to setupand run. (Newest File Date: 03-15-95)

SPIDERW.ZIP 54,701  03-25-95 Freeware version of the Solitaire King 1.0. Contains one Solitaire game title - "Spider". Runs on any IBM PC or compatible with Windows 3.0 or higher, mouse and any graphic adapter (Newest File Date: 03-17-95)

SPKQQ333.ZIP 194,785  04-11-95 SpkQQ v3.33e Device driver to play .WAV files in Windows. It reproduces sound using the internal speaker available on most personal computers. Thus, it will allow computers without a sound board (e.g. notebooks) to play .WAV files. (Newest File Date: 02-08-95)

SQBE_D.ZIP 62,746  04-04-95 Super Template QBe Demo. For CLW. (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

SSCONS10.ZIP 14,006  03-22-95 MVS Console Screen Saver v1.00E (Free Soft) Getting tired of using Windows? Miss that old MVS console? MVS Console Screen Saver displays those old good IBM MVS console displays. Feel the radiating warmth as the JCL commands scroll up your screen. Req: Win3.1, VBRJP200.DLL. (Newest File Date: 02-22-95)

STILET18.ZIP 117,112  04-01-95 Stiletto v1.8. Tiny 3.1x bar launcher/utility featuring: small footprint (fits in title bar); any mouse button starts a command; multiple bars; direct access to prog mgr/shell commands; multiple launch menus/submenus; task switch, close, on top; time/date, resource usage; over 40 built-in commands; alarms; sound, paper control. V1.8 adds: icons, multiple menus, sound player, run history, caps lock control, floating toolbar. (Newest File Date: 03-26-95)

STILETH8.ZIP 7,556  04-01-95 This file is for Stiletto v1.8 users. It replaces stilethk.dll included with stilet18.zip. The new version corrects a performance bug which caused Stiletto to use about 10K of Dos (lower than 1M) memory unnecessarily. There are no functionality changes. (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

STMENU.ZIP 29,008  04-01-95 StartMenue new version eliminates 25 program group limit; brings Windows 95 style startup menu to your Win3.1 desktop. Gives access to hierarchial submenues corresponding to Program Items. (Newest File Date: 01-22-95)

STPTH210.ZIP 73,152  03-25-95 sTOP tHAT-A Windows Keyboard Enhancement sTOP tHAT! Stop typing silly looking reverse caps with this Windows keyboard utility. Also displays keyboard status. Chosen as a favorite Windows utility. wave software Shareware. Give this a try. (Newest File Date: 02-26-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS4 <W>

SUPEXE.ZIP 88,516  04-03-95 New Support.EXE. For CW. (Newest File Date: 03-23-95)

SUPM165S.ZIP 535,025  04-13-95 Step-Up Program Manager v1.65s Program Manager add-on (Newest File Date: 02-28-95)

SVI311.ZIP 208,563  03-29-95 SVINSTAL v3.11 - Developer's installation utility for Windows. Installs files, creates program group, inserts icons. Fast and easy to use, supports multi-disk (no file splitting) file compression and screen bitmaps. New in 3.1 is support for CD and network installations. 'C' source code incl. with registration. US $39.95 or CDN $49.95 (Newest File Date: 03-16-95)

SZ13.ZIP 338,074  03-28-95   Shift Zone vrs. 1.3, from HCI   An addicting puzzle game for Windows, fun and challenging.   (Newest File Date: 03-08-95)

T_BUTTON.ZIP 7,645  03-23-95 T-Button is a small Windows utility for people who like to run applications maximized, but would still like to have mouse access to the Task Manager. T-Button is a small "floating" window that can be dragged to any location on the screen. T-Button is free software. Requires Win3.1 or later and Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-05-95)

TBAVW633.ZIP 212,704  03-25-95 Thunderbyte Anti-Virus for Windows. A comprehensive Anti-Virus program for use with MS-Win3.1 and better. Requires TBAV for Dos (TBAVxxx.ZIP) ! (Newest File Date: 03-02-95)

TBOLT1.ZIP 644,889  04-11-95 Thunderbolt for VB Update (Newest File Date: 04-04-95)

TC46MIN.ZIP 414,519  04-07-95 Time and Chaos v4.06 The Award Winning Windows PIM. Appointments, calendar, ToDo's and phonebook all in one screen. Standard or Custom reporting of your data. Fully network capable. Supports Drag & Drop. Powerful features like categories & search. Multiple views of your appointments. Fully TAPI compliant. Easy mergeing to the latest Win word processors. Requires Vbrun300. 21 Day Nag Free Evaluation. (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

TCW11P.ZIP 213,503  04-03-95 Toboga Templates For cw. (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

TCWINUP4.ZIP 178,642  03-30-95 Taxcut94 for windows update from block financial software. This update contains various fixes and enables the 1040pc tax return. (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

TECHPHON.ZIP 21,527  04-07-95 Tech support to major hardware/software company - a winword doc file. (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

TFC29IU.ZIP 552,315  03-29-95 Telcom Fax Server Software (32 bit Win NT). (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

TKIT24.ZIP 38,645  04-03-95 Toolkit for ECCO v2.4: 3 useful MSWin add-ins for ECCO including a launcher, ClipForm (copies selected fields for the selected item to the clipboard, in the format of your choosing), and EditNote (permits editing of multi-line notes for the selected item, using a familiar 3x5 card); req ECCO Professional v2.0d or later & Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 02-15-95)

TMVAL3_6.ZIP 252,897  04-10-95 Time Value Modeler v3.6: MSWin tool to solve for the standard 6 functions of the $ & other derivative financial functions; solve for just about any time period incl daily/ monthly/quarterly/semi-annual/annual periods; supports numerous user-defined defaults along w/inter-period payment scenarios & beginning & end of period payments; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-24-95)

TNYDL1_2.ZIP 114,511  03-29-95 Tiny dial v1.2 new version! Dials the phone! Windows (Newest File Date: 03-17-95)

TOJIN103.ZIP 45,758  04-02-95 Don't Close Your Eyes for Windows 1.03E - (Free Soft) Lets you concentrate of your work! Did a screen saver ever appear when you were thinking about the problem on a computer screen? Screen savers are nice but they sometimes are pestering. Don't Close Your Eyes lets you deactivate a screen saver just by moving the mouse pointer to the corner of a screen. Requirements: Win3.1 (Newest File Date: 03-16-95)

TPAD16.ZIP 365,260  04-08-95 TEXTPAD 1.23 <ASP> TextPad - Editor for 16 & 32-bit Windows - Features: it's fast & edits huge files; 2 views/file; word wrap; 24 editing commands; full undo/redo; real drag & drop; block select; hex viewer; tool & status bars; GREP & file comparison; in-context help & popup menus; DOS output window; & much more. Writing Applications Helios Software Solutions (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

TPP131.ZIP 784,626  03-30-95 Tasks, Projects & People Executive PIM. V1.31 Not just another PIM but one oriented around tasks and subtasks instead of being a day planner or contact manager. W/task list, address bk., notebook, dialer and more. Over 30 fields for each task! (start date/time, prty., date/% complete, days left, resource, workarea, & more). Managers track tasks for people. A very impressive business tool for busy people! New from Patri-Soft. (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

TTASK11.ZIP 59,626  03-22-95 Top Task v1.1 - Task managing system that allows you to manage most applications and their windows. Top Task allows you to easily switch between applications running under Windows; displays the time, date, memory available and percentage of system resource available; and provides quick access buttons for Program Manager, File Manager, Control Panel and the MS DOS Prompt. (Newest File Date: 03-05-95)

TTDT24.ZIP 31,729  03-25-95 Things To Do Today v2.4: electronic MSWindows To Do pad w/a superior GUI that is environmentally (dolphin) friendly enabling you to save paper, maintain that clean desk policy, breathe fresh air & save trees; req Vbrun300; 02/19/95; PaperLess Software (Newest File Date: 02-19-95)

TTDW14.ZIP 69,485  04-11-95 ThingsToDo v1.4: MSWin app designed to allow you to keep track of a wide range of items or information and organize them into schedules and lists of tasks; Vbrun200 (Newest File Date: 02-26-95)

TVNWIN28.ZIP 546,582  03-20-95 "Cable TV Schedule Search and Review." Windows Version 2.8 You need a TVNOW data file to run also. Mar. files are TV0301, TV0311, TV0321. (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

UPD8R_41.ZIP 257,399  04-09-95 WinUpD8R v4.1 <ASP> - If you use "floppy net" to move files back and forth between computers, you need this program! Finalist in PCMAG Best Windows Utility Category. WinUpD8R can automatically keep your files up-to-date on multiple machines while providing (at least) triple-redundant backup of your data in the process. No cables or modem transfers necessary. Win3.1 required. Shareware. (Newest File Date: 03-12-95)

UPDOWN16.ZIP 12,818  04-02-95 Updown. A program to control program/file manager minimalization and restoration in Windows. (Newest File Date: 02-04-95)

UPLOAD12.ZIP 2,787  04-10-95 Win 3: QuickSearch File Manager Add-On Announcment (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)

UPSPWR2B.ZIP 1,325,715  04-07-95 UPSPower<tm> Release-2b for Win3.1 Process your United Parcel Service (UPS) shipments by replacing "Standard Recording Method". Fills out & prints daily pickup record, tracking record. Also does shipping labels, etc. Mimics the actual SRM/PR so UPS approval is not necessary. Almost any Windows printer supported. (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

V14N07.ZIP 99,973  04-03-95 PC Mag v14n07: SuperPad is a replacement for MSWin' Notepad that can edit files of any size; it also offers cmd line switches so you can configure it for use with a Windows batch language; (Newest File Date: 03-21-95)

VAC101.ZIP 270,487  04-07-95 Vacumn off the unwanted files easily from Windows, can be done in background too. (Newest File Date: 03-25-95)

VBSOKDLL.ZIP 33,969  04-09-95 VBSOCK is a VB library enabling the VB programmer to perform network programming quickly and easily using Sockets. (Newest File Date: 03-12-95)

VBSYS251.ZIP 123,090  03-30-95 VBSys Windows System Monitor v2.32 - (VBSys and VBSysBar) Monitor drive space, system resources, memory, tasks; display and set date and time, give system info, compact memory, run programs or files easily and much, much more, all in one small display. New Quick Access to Features makes it easy. (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

VBTT95C.ZIP 396,247  04-10-95 VB tips & tricks - april '95 edition. (Newest File Date: 04-03-95)

VER10.ZIP 53,976  04-11-95 Version Info/File Install VBX <ASP> Ver lets you use the functionality of VER.DLL through properties. It makes getting version info from a file (EXE, DLL, VBX, etc.) very easy. Ver also gives you installation functionality. Included with this control is a sample installation/setup utility. (Newest File Date: 03-03-95)

VGW101.ZIP 1,019,111  04-11-95 VAR Grade for Windows Grade prgm v1.01A <ASP> Extremely flexible grading and attendance program. Plots, statistics, seating charts, numerous printouts, database items, sections, unlimited students and tasks. You can weight, average, discard, sum, and require tasks (assignments). It has complete analysis tools, including statistics, plots, and ways to modify grades. New program: bug fixes over 1.00, minor bugs fixed. (Newest File Date: 03-30-95)

VH21I.ZIP 415,802  04-02-95 Visual Help v2.1i - WYSIWYG Authoring tool for Help Files, Drag and drop to create help files, Bitmaps and multimedia files WAV MIDI AVI. View outline. Test your help file in a WYSIWYG runtime environment before compiling. WinHelp Macros. Image designer for buttons, logos and fonts. Programmer's support for context Ids and reports. Help to manual wizard, index and glossary. Now with project wizard to get you started with your help file. (Newest File Date: 03-19-95)

VIDLAB10.ZIP 112,784  04-12-95 Video Labels for Windows is a simple to use printer for video labels of the formats VHS, S-VHS, Video-8 and Hi-8. WYSIWIG. (Newest File Date: 02-25-95)

VIDW210.ZIP 1,000,721  03-18-95 VideoMaster For Windows 2.10 <ASP> Video cataloging & labeling system that has the most flexibility for users. Standard entries, 3 user defined/ named fields, plus a Synopsis of up to 2000 lines. 4 label styles/sizes. Prints catalogs lists, stats, (or write to file/ screen) plus rolodex and 3X5 cards. Can find & print any field/combination. (Newest File Date: 03-09-95)

VISLIB.ZIP 70,810  03-30-95 Ami Pro visual symbol library. (Newest File Date: 02-09-95)

VLT16.ZIP 280,268  03-23-95 Vault for Win3.1 - 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. (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

VLT32.ZIP 329,636  03-23-95 Vault for Windows 95 and NT - 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. (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

VMPEG15.ZIP 469,681  04-07-95 VMPEG V1.5 Lite Win3.1 MPEG player (Newest File Date: 03-21-95)

VPLAY.ZIP 465,484  03-27-95  The Best Looking Player Around! Versi Player v1.06 - for Windows. Plays WAV, MID, RMI, AVI, FLC, FLI, AAS. Optional full screen viewing. Copy contents to clipboard. Control playback speed. Volume control. Send typed commands to a device. Mouse controlled. Keyboard shortcut keys. Preview files before opening them. Drag N' Drop files from File Manager. Associate Versi Player with File Manager files. Win-95 look. Freeware. (Newest File Date: 02-14-95)

VSVBX.ZIP 118,456  04-10-95 Videosoft Elastic control version 5.0 This is the latest version of the VB elastic control from Videosoft. This is an unregistered version of the control and will display an ugly banner until you register and get a license for it. The control will automatically resize all other controls on a VB form when the window is resized. (Newest File Date: 02-16-95)

VZIP24S.ZIP 337,367  04-13-95 A very good unziper for windows. (Newest File Date: 01-30-95)

W_CRIB_1.ZIP 137,936  04-02-95 Cribbage v1.12 for Windows. Try to beat the computer in a card game of skill and luck. Options include changing the speed, deck and more. Fully functional Windows help file. Setup program. Requires Vbrun300 (not included) (Newest File Date: 03-24-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS39 <W>

W32DEU52.ZIP 401,222  03-24-95 Windeu 5.23 32-bit version. (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

W32S1_25.ZIP 2,272,910  03-28-95 WIN32S pack v1.25 march 95 release (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

WALL12.ZIP 132,503  04-02-95 Wallpaper Manager v1.20 - Schedule windows wallpaper changes hourly, or custom design your own schedule. Includes some new bitmaps for your use, fully programmable by the user, modify standard wallpapers and save them for future use. Requires Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 02-11-95)

WBE42B.ZIP 138,700  04-04-95 Winbond-E v4.2b Windows application to track and valuate Series E bonds. Winbond for Series EE bonds also available. Provides import capabilities to convert from other files, export tool to interface to other applications like QUICKEN, multiple bond files, owner info, up-to-date bond redemption tables issued by the Department of the Treasury, and reporting, including a 20 year projection of bond values. Requires vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 02-02-95)

WCHESS21.ZIP 419,423  04-07-95 WinChess 2.10 is an easy to use chess game for Windows with awesome graphics. One of the best shareware chess game! Req: 386, 4MB RAM, Windows 3.x, 256 colors. (Newest File Date: 03-29-95)

WCL.ZIP 819,161  03-30-95 Delrina WinComm Lite: a lite version of our powerful WinComm Pro. This robust comm application is not shareware, it's free! Presented by Delrina, maker of the award winning WinFax Pro. (Newest File Date: 03-17-95)

WDJ0395.ZIP 65,747  03-25-95 Windows/DOS Developer's Journal, code/info (Newest File Date: 02-22-95)

WDLLF.ZIP 60,673  04-07-95 WDLLFnd version 1.30 Windows program helps you locate common routines used by Windows programs. The program will find all Windows EXE, DLL, DRV and VBX programs on your computer. WDLLFnd will display what routines a program uses, and also which programs use a routine. Exceptions found during the search such as duplicate program names, DLL found but not referenced, DLL referenced but not found are displayed. Save and Restore. (Newest File Date: 02-15-95)

WEBWEAV2.ZIP 78,840  04-09-95 Web Weaver v2.0: MSWin editor-like program which facilitates the coding of HTML documents and pages for the World Wide Web; toolbar buttons and dialog boxes make it easier to create the code that links your text and graphics to the rest of the world. (Newest File Date: 03-26-95)

WFTPD196.ZIP 166,597  04-03-95 WFTPD v1.96: MSWin FTP daemon; RFC compliance to 959 & 1123; support most FTP cmds; allows multiple logins & simultaneous transfers; works w/Mosaic, NetScape, Cello; runs over most Winsock drivers; site can be made read-only, or read-only to anonymous users; secured access by means of password/ address-based host authentication; easy configuration of user/password lists, security features, logging to file and more. (Newest File Date: 01-29-95)

WGARDEN1.ZIP 185,356  04-09-95 Window Garden v1.0 is a gardening program for Windows. Planting dates and info for any place in the country, any time of the year. Identifies pests and diseases of a plant. Bitmapped pics of pests. Organic and traditional solutions to gardening. Companion planting guide. Requires Win3.1 and VGA Registration only $20! Written by a gardener, for gardeners. Wes Garrard 3/5/95. (Newest File Date: 03-26-95)

WH_ED100.ZIP 16,218  04-11-95 WH_wEdit v. 1.00 Windows help file position, size, and colors editor. (Newest File Date: 12-28-94)

WIN_PT1.ZIP 185,661  03-18-95 DDJ special, sourcebook of Win programming. (Newest File Date: 02-03-95)

WIN3DG10.ZIP 161,704  03-27-95 Make true 3D red/blue images! Win 3.x program generates "Anaglyph" image from a pair of left/right images. Use with a ray tracer to produce spectacular true 3D effects! Offer on red/blue lenses included. 3C3D Software, (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

WINAV295.ZIP 171,431  03-25-95 MS Anti-Virus for Windows Signature Update. The self-extracting archive file named WINAV.EXE is for users of MS Anti-Virus for Windows Version 1.0, or later. It contains updated files that include the latest virus signatures available. This update works with MS Anti-Virus Windows Version 1.0 or later. (Newest File Date: 02-10-95)

WINBOWL.ZIP 279,200  04-11-95 WinBowl v0.99 Beta - Bowling! Some bugs, but lots of fun. Raytraced Graphics, Sound, and more! Requires Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-18-95)

WINCB21.ZIP 968,406  04-04-95 College Bound Advisor 2.1 (Windows version) (Newest File Date: 01-01-95)

WINCRG10.ZIP 1,183,226  03-24-95 WinCharging v1.0 <ASP> - It's the best idea yet for managing credit cards. It displays outstanding amounts; monitors credit card limits; tracks target amounts; charts, displays and prints tax summaries, card usage reports; and does much more. It can even help you if you lose your credit cards. Requires 4MB RAM and Win3.1 or later. The standard edition is $19.95; the deluxe is $24.95. (Newest File Date: 01-31-95)

WINDJNG1.ZIP 495,849  04-14-95 MoraffWare Best Mahjongg ever! For Windows. Moraff's Morejongg is the finest   implementation ever made of the ancient Chinese tile game! This great game has the following features: 1) Great 3D graphics, very easy to see the 3D levels!  (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)

WINHOG40.ZIP 104,038  04-12-95 Win 3: WinHog v4.0: MSWin utility that provides a graphical pie chart depicting the relative size of the dirs on a disk; a printed report can be created showing the results of the analysis; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-04-95)

WINPRO32.ZIP 437,875  04-01-95 Winproof v3.2 <ASP> - This is the Windows grammar and spelling checker that you've been waiting for. WinProof detects real grammar errors like dropped words, extra words, words that have been misspelled into another word, subject/verb agreement, misused articles, and more! Automatically corrects errors and rewrites sentences. Create your own custom grammar rules. (Newest File Date: 02-23-95)

WINSLOT2.ZIP 83,552  04-07-95 Win Slot 2. This is an easy to use slot machine game. You start with 20 dollars. You can win up to $100 dollars at a time with 25cents(I think). Shareware. (Newest File Date: 03-21-95)

WINSTATS.ZIP 407,252  04-12-95 Shareware Baseball stats program for Windows Reqs Win3.1 and Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 03-19-95)

WINSYN.ZIP 385,394  04-07-95 Winsync - to synchronize directories & more. (Newest File Date: 03-21-95)

WINTER10.ZIP 234,765  03-20-95 The Winsock Client Listing of Freeware and Shareware Winsock based packages used in communicating through a modem to the Internet (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

WINVEL50.ZIP 1,232,829  03-20-95 Winvelope v5.0 <ASP> - Envelope printing utility for Windows. Includes support for copy/paste, Windows installed fonts, multiple return address selection, graphic logos, auto-printer setup control, postal bar codes, Address Manager database and an attractive user-friendly interface. "This is a most excellent envelope printing program." Robert Mullen, author, Win3.1 Hyperguide, Alpha Books. (Newest File Date: 02-14-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS11 <W>

WINZIP5W.ZIP 293,519  04-07-95 WinZip 5.6 w/Built-in ZIP TAR gzip & compress Easily Install/Try/Uninstall software in ZIPs PKZIP is not needed for basic ZIP operations Brings the convenience of Windows to Zipping "Best Utility" 1994 Shareware Industry Awards "Recommended Download" Windows Magazine 9/94 "Top 10" Windows Utility CompuServe Mag 10/93 Winner: Windows Magazine's 1993 WIN100 Award "Slick and Intuitive" Computer Shopper 5/94 "Easy to use" InfoWorld 4/18/94 <ASP> (Newest File Date: 02-18-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS18 <W>

WMM112.ZIP 130,077  04-02-95 Windows Mail Manager 1.12 (shareware) Windows mail (QWK) reader with message base. Deletes duplicates, colors, help auto fidonet addresses. ! Requires 386 computer and Vbrun200 ! Includes setup, small editor and program to convert message base to QWK packet. Author: Jaka Gubensek, Made in Slovenia (Newest File Date: 01-29-95)

WMPLUS10.ZIP 149,027  03-28-95 Winmodem-Plus v1.00 - WinModem makes the invisible visible. If you have an internal modem, WinModem can supply the missing status lights. Selected by Windows Magazine, Computer Shopper and PC World as a must-have (Newest File Date: 02-20-95)

WN100K.ZIP 42,827  03-31-95 Win100k - a nice term emulator with mapable. (Newest File Date: 03-11-95)

WNCLIP40.ZIP 157,139  04-02-95 Ososoft's Winclip v4.0 <ASP> - Windows 3.x clip art catalog program. View and print clip art files in several ways. Manage clip art files. Copy, move, delete. AutoShow feature steps through entire directory of files. Zooms too. Set thumbnail size; Convert WMF files. Shareware. Registration fee: $20. Requires Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

WNDEM.ZIP 274,652  04-04-95 WNDEM.ZIP - The first in a seris of free Klik and Play games from FreeSoft. This is a windows style multi-media game called WinNoid, similar to the popular Arknoid and Break Out games from the gaming yesteryear. But this game has a great multi-media twist with its awesome sound and 256 color graphics for the Windows environment. A must play! (Newest File Date: 03-26-95)

WNDR1162.ZIP 53,983  04-02-95 WinDrag v1.162E - WinDrag is a utility to expand your Windows desktop. If you have many windows cluttering your desktop, WinDrag will assist you by expanding the desktop so that windows can be more organized. Also supports function to move windows on and off the screen with a click of a button and coloring window representation in minature desktop. (Newest File Date: 02-02-95)

WNGL154A.ZIP 95,166  03-25-95 WinGL v1.54a <ASP> - A Win3.1 shell for PrintGLW. Provides a full featured Windows interface for PrintGLW.EXE. Multitasking capability. Simoultaneous automatic and manual plotting. Full support for all PrintGLW.EXE functions in an easy to use point and click interface. Save unlimited configurations. Requires PrinGLW.EXE version 1.54 or higher, and OS/2-WinOS2 2.x-3.x or Win3.1. LAN compatible. Shareware - $45 (Newest File Date: 03-13-95)

WOMENU32.ZIP 274,435  03-16-95 WOmenu v3.2: simple, yet powerful MSWin menu system for both network and stand-alone environments; low resource utilization; flex- ible user-specific menus; unlimited menu items & sub-menus; run any pgm, Windows or DOS-based; prevent multiple runs of the same pgm; rights options to determine whether a menu item is usable by a user; complete user logging & software metering; reqs. Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 03-06-95)

WORLDS.ZIP 1,630,547  04-03-95 This is an electronic novel implemented in Toolbook. Needs 6mb to install. (Newest File Date: 02-13-95)

WPIM40.ZIP 1,299,102  04-13-95 This PIM is perhaps the easiest one you will ever use. A full drag and drop interface is included with a perpetual calendar & planner to the year 9000. Store up to 21,000 entries in the Rolodex Style Phonebook. Dial, Fax Documents, Create business letters, schedule appointments, Edit, save, & print text files, Create beautiful reports of all. Fits the FiloFax standard. Create envelopes and labels & more <ASP> Run setup.exe to use. (Newest File Date: 04-04-95)

WQV12D.ZIP 271,301  03-18-95  QV 1.2d for Windows  Image viewer and converter. Supports BMP, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, Photo-CD and PostScript.  Fast 32 bit program * 386/486 or Pentium needed. (Newest File Date: 02-24-95)

WR132.ZIP 778,629  04-09-95 Wave Rider version 1.31, Windows based QWK and BlueWave mail packet reader. Now allows extracting and adding attachments for Wildcat and TBBS. Reduced pricing, see whatsnew.131 for details. Support BBS: 206-271-9861 (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS33 & WOLRS39 <W>

WR132EXE.ZIP 249,368  04-12-95 Wave Rider 1.32 Offline Reader for Windows, minor maintenance release. This file contains only the updated EXE file. (Newest File Date: 04-01-95)

WRL-1.ZIP 493,434  04-07-95 Windows Recipe Library Series # 1 Windows Recipe Library provides a quick easy way of accessing a very large collection of recipes from around the world. Divided into series by nationality or interest, each series contains 500 recipes. View a recipe on screen or printer, Series 1, our Sampler is a overview of our enormous recipe collection. Win3.1, 3 meg HD. Registration. $9.95 (Newest File Date: 04-02-95)

WRLE13.ZIP 971,196  04-08-95 Writer's Cramp LE v1.3 <ASP> - Writer's Cramp LE is an inexpensive and simple word processor with many of the same features found in major word processors. Unlike Writer's Cramp, Writer's Cramp LE does not store letters in a database. Requires Vbrun300 and Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 02-14-95)

WROOT10.ZIP 20,331  03-31-95 WinRoot for Windows v1.00E - (Free Soft) WinRoot is a Windows utility to change user access to objects in Program Manager. It will restrict users from changing properties properties of icons/groups, execution or programs (from a Command Line), and limit users from exiting Windows. Req:Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

WS_FTP2.ZIP 90,976  03-18-95 WinSockets FTP from ipswitch (Free for non-commercial use.) (Newest File Date: 02-03-95)

WSC-220E.ZIP 575,319  04-05-95 VirusScan for Windows new version 2.2.0 (220) 03/31/95 by McAfee, Inc. Scans and cleans PC's/LAN's for known and new viruses. Requires Win3.1+. (Newest File Date: 03-31-95)

WSC_220I.ZIP 1,265,728  04-10-95 ViruScan for Windows from McAfee Associtaes includes Windows Installation program ver 2.2.0. (Newest File Date: 03-31-95)

WSIRDS35.ZIP 738,561  03-31-95 WinSIRDS v3.5. (Newest File Date: 03-10-95)

WSKIT.ZIP 150,042  03-18-95 Word Search Construction Kit for Windows Insight Software (Newest File Date: 02-03-95)

WSTIMER.ZIP 329,009  03-20-95 WS Timer will help you keep track of your time online for use with Trumpet Winsock 7 (Newest File Date: 01-01-95)

WT4W30BP.ZIP 648,965  03-25-95 Word Translator for Windows English Brazillian Portuguese English Dictionary Phrases Translator. (Newest File Date: 01-20-95)

WV16_99_.ZIP 273,595  04-12-95 WinVN 16-bit Usenet newsreader for Windows; version .99.02 (Newest File Date: 03-28-95)

WW312A.ZIP 316,961  04-01-95 Wordware v3.0: The hottest collection of over 55 macros and templates. Everything from copying a file, to managing your projects to managing your business contacts. A full- fledged PIM and a full-function CD Player are included. Has a multimedia player which will play all multimedia files, a quick command line, Windows exit/restart/reboot computer, lock, close all and exit, print summary info winfax macros and so much more! Hot! Word 6 (Newest File Date: 03-20-95)

WWPLS144.ZIP 392,391  03-24-95 WWPlus 1.44 wallpaper manager/screen saver. WWPlus is a Windows Wallpaper manager/editor/ changer with many custom features including an option to turn wallpapers into a screen saver. Wallpaper images may be BMP, GIF, PCX, TIF, TGA. ICO or JPG. Full setup and context-sensitive help file included. (Newest File Date: 03-07-95)

WZIPSE10.ZIP 111,571  03-21-95 WinZip Self-Extractor - Make Windows SFX Files. Do you need to send files to end users who may not have an unzip utility? If so, try WinZip Self-Extractor, an optional add-on for WinZip. WinZip Self-Extractor creates native Windows self-extracting ZIP files that are only about 12kb larger than the original ZIP. End users without an unzip program can just double click on a self-extacting ZIP file to unzip it with a familiar Windows interface. (Newest File Date: 02-27-95)

WZNT56.ZIP 299,398  03-21-95 WinZip 5.6 w/Built-in ZIP TAR gzip & compress Win32 version w/long filename and UNC support Requires Windows/NT 3.5 or Windows 95 PKZIP is not needed for basic ZIP operations Brings the convenience of Windows to Zipping Win3.1 version is in WINZIP56.EXE or ZIP (Newest File Date: 01-24-95)  Reviewed in WOLRS18 <W>

XLBEEP.ZIP 9,847  03-24-95 Make Excel 5.0 message boxes beep on pop-up. (Newest File Date: 01-26-95)

XNOT17.ZIP 461,906  03-24-95 NotGNU Version 1.7 NotGNU is a text editor similar to GNU emacs but much smaller and lighter and the first one to get on the Windows platform. The editor is based on MG2a, which is based on the original Conroy emacs. The basics remain the same, but the code has been heavily modified to support the windowing environments and its use of virtual memory. NotGNU includes separate executables for Win/WFWG, WinNT 3.5/Win95 and DOS. Freeware. (Newest File Date: 01-24-95)

XWDWIN11.ZIP 175,561  03-21-95 Crossdown for Windows v1.10 Solve and construct professional crosswords on your Windows computer! New features include scrollable clue list, sound card support with speaking messages, dictionary "hot-link" support and extensive on-line help. Puzzles can also be exported to a variety of DTP files: Encapsulated PostScript, Windows Metafile and bitmaps. Easy to install and uninstall. (Newest File Date: 02-07-95)

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JASC MEDIA CENTER

a review by Charles T. Miles

I am constantly searching for a better cataloger to handle the thousands of clip-art files I maintain. All too often, I've known that picture is around here somewhere but I just can't remember where I saw it last. What diskette or CD was it on? Am I going to have to waste hours to what should be a ten minute job, all because I can't find one little piece of clip-art? No! ...now that I have JASC Media Center.

The first pleasant surprise came when I opened the packet and an extremely small and well-illustrated instruction manual slipped out and onto my desk. I quickly flipped through it, just a quick scan, to get an idea of how much instruction was really in there. To my great pleasure each and every page held detailed pictures of the menus I would be using, with comprehensive instruction for each and every operation.

My initial project was an attempt to create an album of the clip-art I keep on my hard drive at all times. This is a collection of 674 assorted clip-art files, vector and raster, that I find myself using frequently. Frankly, I wasn’t expecting much; many times before I had tried similar programs only to wait a very long time while the program converted my large images into tiny, barely recognizable thumbnail-sized pictures. Until coming across JASC Media Center all of the thumbnail album creators I’ve tried were extremely slow or required separate albums for each different format. Not with this program. I didn’t even have a chance to leave the keyboard. I was fascinated first by the quality and clarity of the tiny images that were popping up on my screen. Then I noticed how fast each was being generated. In only twenty minutes time I had an album of all of my 674 clip-art images. Even those in the sub-directories were scanned and included in the album catalog.

Now I can page through 30 images at a time or double click on any image and bring it to a single full screen picture. This small but powerful program permits the selection of any number of catalogued images to move, copy, delete, or convert. The slideshow feature sequentially displays individual full screen images and provides several options. Set them to be on the screen for 1 to 600 seconds and change automatically, or go to the next image with a press of the space bar. With the press of a mouse button it can even play a music CD while watching the show. This is a very handy feature for those who might use this for a slide presentation in their office or store.

In addition to its fantastic ability to page through hundreds of images in a few minutes, JASC Media Center allows you to conduct focused searches for the pictures you want. To each thumbnail image you can add comments and/or keywords that provide data for keyword or comment string matches. For instance, amid my 674 files I put the word, "bear" in four of the comment sentences. The same was done in the keyword area. Using the hot-keys to call up the search feature, I typed in the word, "bear" and selected "Find Next." I was instantly brought to the first image I had labeled, "bear." In turn, each press of the F3 key displayed successive images containing the word, "bear" in its comment. This is an extremely powerful organizational tool for huge image libraries.

JASC Media Center even printed a catalog of my images that I could three-hole punch and put in a folder. Unlike most catalog creators that fail miserably in this area, Media Center once again came shining through with good quality thumbnails of my clip-art, 30 per page, and very recognizable.

These features alone are enough to make me happy (so what if I’m easily impressed), but there is even more! Not only does JASC Media Center handle over 25 different formats of raster based images, it also handles nine of the most popular vector based images. It manages sound, movie, and animation files just as well. Imagine being able to page through hundreds of WAV or MIDI files in a few minutes, double clicking on the thumbnail and hearing the file. Picture yourself going through a thumbnail catalog of your AVI, FLC, or FLI files, the first frame visible as a tiny image, then playing each one desired with just a quick double click of the mouse.

In my opinion, JASC Media Center could have been split into and sold as three separate programs: one for clip-art, another for sound files, and yet another for movie and animation files. JASC generously choose to give you all three in one fantastic little package!

I called tech support only one time, (phone answered on the first ring), and after twenty minutes on line, with intensive and extensive help from their support team, we realized the problem was in my machine and not their program. They gave me a simple procedure to work around the problem and I was on the road again.

Whether your love is clip-art, sound, or animation, you will find a helpful friend in JASC Media Center for keeping track of those many and sometimes large file collections. I recommend you give this one a serious look.

MC201.ZIP

Registration: $39.00

contact information:

JASC, Inc.
10901 Red Circle Drive, Suite 340
Minnetonka, MN 55343
Voice: 612-930-9171
Fax: 612-930-9172

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INFOSELECT EXPRESS

a review by Steven Justice

Every now and then computer writers complain about how often Windows software borrows its “metaphors“ from archaic pen-and-paper technology: why, they ask, should a PIM look like a paper organizer pasted onto the computer screen? I think that these writers are missing the point: these metaphors are useful because they tell the users whether the software will fit the way they work. I know that Lotus Organizer will never work for me because I’m not the sort of person who writes important information in a day-planner notebook. I am the sort of person who writes important information on whatever piece of paper is nearest me, so that my desktop (I mean the top of my desk, not the Windows user interface) is cluttered with old envelopes, matchbooks, and half-sheets of paper covered with phone numbers, page references, reminders, recipes, and airline reservation numbers.

If you have ever searched for the envelope you wrote a phone number on, you just might decide that InfoSelect Express is the best software bargain around. Though it is commercial software, its retail price of $19.95 makes it cheaper than most quality shareware. If it is true that “The fox has many tricks, the hedgehog only one—one big one,“ then InfoSelect Express is a hedgehog of a program. It has one big trick: it stores as much random information as you want and retrieves any part of it as quickly as you can think of what you want.

From the packaging inward, it is an eccentric little program. It comes in a box the size of a thin paperback book: one disk, one registration card, period. There is no printed documentation (instructions are contained in the Help file). It uses only monospaced fonts (like Courier). It doesn’t use the Windows “common dialogs“ (its equivalent to File|Open is one of the weirdest dialog boxes you’ll ever see), and its on-screen appearance is minimalist verging on stark:

On the other hand, it takes less than five minutes to learn everything you need to use the program, and after you have used it for a few days you discover that its eccentricities are all there for good purpose. You store each bit of information, in a form as unstructured as you want, in a separate little window. You hit the letter N to create a new window, or D to open a window with the current date stamped on it, and type what you want into it. As soon as you’re done, the program automatically reduces the size of the window to the smallest size in which it can display everything. You can resize the window yourself; if you make it smaller than the text it contains, it will add a scrollbar. As you add new windows, it fits as many on the screen as it can without overlapping. You can “page“ through the windows with the down- and up-arrow keys, or page through screenfuls of windows with the page-down and page-up keys. And that is it.

That is it, at least, until you need to find something again. Hit F2 and the search dialog comes up. It is hardly elegant, but is does the job very efficiently. InfoSelect supports “exact“ searches (the most familiar search type, the one you use when you have your word-processor look for a string) and boolean searches (AND/OR/NOT searches; NOT searches are rather confusingly called “return“ searches in InfoSelect). It will search for notes of a particular size (measured in number of characters), notes bearing a particular date stamp, and duplicate notes. And it will perform neural searches, the simplest form of “fuzzy“ search; neural searches allow you to type in a list of several words, and then find the records that most closely match the list. (In any of these searches it supports the single wildcard character “?“ to represent any letter.) As you type each letter into the dialog box, it immediately registers the number of matching records in the form of little black squares about the text box. It won’t let you complete a word if there are no hits at all; if I had tried to type “hix...“ when I searched for “history“ it simply would not have recorded the “x.“ As soon as you are satisfied with the form of your search, you hit ENTER and the matching records are displayed immediately. That, indeed, is the most impressive thing about this software. Just to try it out for this review I loaded mine up with about 2400 records (InfoSelect will import ASCII files or data files; in the latter case, it assigns each record to a new window). The searches were still absolutely instantaneous: before I could remove my pinkie from the ENTER key the “hits“ were all displayed on the screen.

InfoSelect Express also offers “forms“: templates for such items as phone messages, fax cover sheets, to-do lists, and the like. These use square brackets to mark off particular fields, and you can TAB from one field to the next. (When you print items created with a form the brackets don’t print unless you want them to.) Creating your own forms is as simple a matter as typing in text and brackets. You can activate a “tickler“ that will automatically call up items marked for a particular date (e.g., “4/15/95“) when you start the program on that date. And the program offers a auto-dialer that will dial any phone number, via modem, that is included in a note. You don’t have to mark the phone number, since the software is intelligent enough to recognize a phone number when it sees one.

There are a few glitches in the program. When you click the cursor on a note window to edit the text, the window will often change size and place, so that you have to chase it across the screen and set the cursor again. Its use of accelerator keys is both eccentric and inconsistent, so if you are touch-typist, it may take a few days to get used to odd things happening as the result of conventional keystrokes. And the documentation is just lousy; it is difficult to answer any question with the Help file unless you already know the answer, which rather misses the point.

But you don’t go to software like this for elegance or perfection: you go to it because it works, because it does superbly a job that no other software does as well. And it does.

InfoSelect Express

List price: $19.95

contact information:

Micro Logic

P. O. Box 70

Hackensack, NJ 07602

201-342-6518

Fax 201-342-0370

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DESKMENU!

a review by Ed Hoffman

When I first began working with a computer, the first lesson I learned was that I had to get organized if I ever wanted to find anything on this electronic beast. I suspect everyone else has, at one time or another, felt the same way. While working with Windows, I’ve also discovered that the programs on my system fall into two general categories: those I use quite often and those that only get utilized once in a while. On my system, the programs and utilities that I use most frequently are installed on a neat little button bar on one side of my screen. This gives me quick and easy access to everything I typically use daily. However, my less frequently used programs are in the labyrinth which Microsoft has laughingly called the Program Manager. Unless you are blessed with the memory of an elephant, you, like me, probably go through several different program groups before you find the program you need.

To resolve this predicament, I went looking for a utility to help bring order to my collection of important, though infrequently used programs. I presently have approximately 80 or so utilities and programs that fall into this category. For my situation, I decided that a text based menu would be a better approach. I don’t have anything against icons, but with this many programs, I can never remember what all the little pictures mean. Having a text based menu shows the programs by their name and is much faster and easier for me. Furthermore, I really didn’t want my complete desktop covered with icons. After running through approximately 35 different shareware offerings, I’ve found a program that has helped me regain control of all my system applications while occupying surprising little space on my desktop. This program is DeskMenu! 2.1. This program offers considerable flexibility and utility, and is quite easy to setup and use. For these reasons, it is the recipient of my personal “Works For Me” award.

The first feature of the DeskMenu! program that caught my attention was its remarkable concern for desktop space. Unlike other similar programs that can easily take up half the screen, this program only uses the top 1/4"-3/4" of the screen, depending on how you have it set up. This allows you to keep the program right where you need it, without sacrificing valuable screen space. If you’d rather have the menu bar appear at the bottom of the screen, simply select this option in the setup area of the main menu. The menu then appears at the bottom of your screen. The main menu bar contains the various categories of programs. Here you add the major classifications of programs, such as System, Utilities, Graphics, and so on to suit your particular requirements. If the program is lacking anywhere, it’s in the way it handles this main menu. The program groups may be added to the main menu by simply typing the name of each group. However, once entered, these groups cannot be moved on the menu bar. I hope this is changed in future releases of DeskMenu!. If you want to have a specific order of menu items, you’ll need to plan ahead to make sure you add them in the order you want.

Once added to the main menu, the individual items can be assigned to each group. Here you have the option of adding each manually, by typing in the name and location of each program, or the specific program can be inserted with drag and drop. The latter is by far the simpler method. All you need to do is drag the program name from the file manager and drop it on the name on the main menu. The program is then added to a drop down menu that appears as each main group is clicked. Here again, when adding these items, you need to use a bit of forethought to make sure they appear in the order you desire.

 	Another useful feature of the program is the InfoBar. This bar appears below the main menu bar and may be turned on or off as you wish. This customizable bar may be set to show a variety of information. A total of up to eight gauges may be displayed, and all but the first two may be set to show the available resources. These first two contain the time and the date. The remaining five may be set to show free gdi resources, free user resources, free memory, or the free space on your drives. The free drive space reading may be set as either actual Mb of space or as a percentage.

If you are looking for a compact way to organize your system, the DeskMenu! may be just what you need. It sure has made finding and running the seldom used programs on my system a whole lot easier for me.

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Bob Dolan

PO Box 16514

Rochester, New York 14616-0514

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LANTASTIC

a review by Ed Hoffman

The first PC computer I bought was a 286/12. Having moved up from an Apple ][+, this 286 was quite an impressive machine. I was convinced that this new machine had all the power I could ever possibly use. Boy, was I in for a surprise. Within a year, I’d added a 386/16 to my collection. I was then faced with the problem of what to do with the old 286. Rather than donating or selling the old machine I decided to keep it as a backup computer. To keep it exercised, I started doing all my BBS and communications work with this machine. This allowed me to use my large machine for my daily work and the smaller machine for doing BBS work, E-Mail, and faxing. Throughout subsequent upgrades, as my main computer was replaced, my old main machine replaced my communications computer. This arrangement has worked quite well, for many years and through many system upgrades.

The only problem that I’ve found with this arrangement is in sharing information and peripherals between machines. To work around the problem of sharing printers, I developed a system of T-switches to direct the output of each computer to the appropriate printer. When it came to sharing information and files, I developed a finely tuned Sneaker Net system. This system consisted of a series of floppies to copy the data and a set of wheels on my chair to allow me to roll between the machines. This arrangement, though workable, was less than ideal as my work between the two computers and average file sizes increased. Rather than retain this Rube Goldberg system, I decided that perhaps I needed a better arrangement.

After studying the problem and evaluating all the options, I decided I needed a network to connect my machines. I was then faced with the problem of deciding which network to install. I first considered the high recommendations I’d received for Windows for Workgroups. It seemed like a natural, due to the low cost and appropriateness for a SOHO like mine. However, due to the type of work I do, many tasks must be done on one of my machines in DOS, and that’s not a DOS window. That ruled out W4WG.

Novell is certainly one of the most robust and popular systems, but when I researched that solution, it seemed much like using a stick of dynamite to kill a fly. Not to mention the brain surgery complexity of the ins and outs of the system. With two outs, Lantastic was pitched to me.

I finally decided that the only system that matched my computer requirements, level of network expertise, and budget was the LANtastic 6.0 system. I contacted a few friends who are presently using this network as well as a couple of computer technicians to ask about the LANtastic 6.0 system. I suspect they are still smiling over the questions I posed to them. Everyone told me this system was probably the best for what I needed.

I must admit, I faced the task of installing the network with much trepidation. After my many experiences in installing other hardware devices such as modems, scanners, tape drives, and other similar items, I’ve developed a minor phobia about opening my computer cases. I had visions of IRQ and DMA conflicts dancing in my head. Not to mention the thoughts of little puffs of smoke rising from the back of my computer. Nevertheless, I plunged ahead, courageously. Now, however, after installing the system, I feel my fears were somewhat silly. Short of placing the cards in each computer, running the cable between the machines, and inserting the floppies in the disk drive, the LANtastic 6.0 system actually installed itself.

Now, after running the system for a while, I’m somewhat dismayed that I didn’t add this network to my system sooner. No more rolling back and forth between the machines, floppy disk in hand, to move files. No more flipping T-switches to manually connect the printers and direct the computer output to the correct printer. This LANtastic 6.0 network has sure simplified my computer activities.

My specific application for the LANtastic 6.0 network is somewhat limited. The complete system offers a wide range of options and features that will be very useful for those with more demanding requirements. I’ve chosen not to avail myself of these features, since I run a one person office. I’m not sure, but I don’t think it would make much sense for me to E-mail myself a message across the network. Likewise, the chat mode, where two or more people can conduct a real time on-screen conversation, is also of little use for me. But, nevertheless, for those individuals who can use the features, they’ll definitely prove to be a worthwhile addition to your system.

The LANtastic 6.0 network starter kit comes complete with everything needed to get the network up and running. To install the network, the first step is installing the network adapter cards. Here you need only pop open the cases on your computers and insert the cards in an empty slot. Once they are installed, the next step is connecting the cards with the cable furnished with the system. All the necessary connectors are also furnished. Each network adapter card has a T-connector. To connect the computers, the cable is attached to the T-connector on each network adapter card. A terminator cap is attached to the opposite side of the T-connector to complete the hardware installation. This design will allow you to easily add additional machines should you decide to expand your network at a later date. To add to the network, simply remove one of these terminators and connect the new cable to the T-connector.

Once the hardware is installed and your machines are back together, the next step is installing the software. As mentioned before, this was quite simple and the software offers an Automatic Configuration option that will make all the necessary adjustments for you. Once the software is installed on both machines, you’re ready to take the network for a test drive.

The convenience of a network was greater than I had imagined. Being able to easily share files and printers without worrying about switches, logistics, or piles of corrupt floppies was a great revelation. My only disappointment with the entire experience was with myself: why didn’t I get myself networked earlier?

The LANtastic 6.0 system offers a relatively simple interface and all the optional features of the software are available through the LANtastic group in the Program Manager. The software may be setup to operate under DOS, Windows, or both. If you are looking for a network to improve your productivity this starter kit system is definitely worthy of your close attention. Not only is this system very easy to install, but it is also very simple to use and quite reliable.

LANtastic 6.0 Starter Kit

List Price: $349.00

contact information:

Artisoft, Inc.

2202 North Forbes Boulevard

Tucson, AZ 85745

800-846-9726

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TEK ILLUSTRATOR

a review by Charles T. Miles

TommySoftware’s Tek Illustrator 3.1 is “Shareware.“ I say this up front because I didn’t believe at first myself. This is the most complete and powerful shareware illustration program I have ever had the pleasure to test and review. It has features and capabilities I thought I would only find in those high end, megabucks professional illustration and CAD programs. Whether your needs are drafting, technical illustration, measured drawings, or vector based graphic illustrations, Tek Illustrator may be just what you need. Let’s take a look.

On first entry into the program I was quite overwhelmed. It seemed that each pull down menu item had a sub-menu beneath it with a dozen more choices. For instance, under the DRAW menu alone, there are fourteen options with each of these giving you another menu of options, over sixty in all: line, tangent, polygon, polyder, circle, circle arc, circle segment, circle sector, ellipse, spline, curve, surface, zigzag line, and even a freehand drawing tool, all with their own set of sub-functions to make those complicated drawings faster and easier. Remember, this is all from a single menu selection. I’m not even going to attempt listing all the features under the other pull down menus such as, config, shape, geometry, trim, dimension, and library. I had a choice of fourteen different drawing units in line config alone: millimeter, inch, mile, feet, didot, cicero, decipoint, and more. If you’re not familiar with all the terminologies used in this type program you can become rather baffled trying to figure out what to do next or what different commands are used for. There is, however, “hope for the lost.” Tek Illustrator has a very extensive help system.

Each option, each button, and each command has direct relational access to a comprehensive help system by simply selecting the feature in question, then typing the F1 key. In the registered version, along with the Help System, Tek Illustrator includes a complete tutorial for the novice or the accomplished illustrator with selective hypertext menus so that you can avoid areas in which you are already familiar and go directly to the operation in question.

After browsing through the menus I loaded and viewed the many sample drawings included with Tek Illustrator. After examining the illustration of the bus, the draft drawing of the valve, and several others I began to appreciate true power of this vector based illustration and technical drawing program. When I decided to save one of these images I found here again that I had many choices. I could save them as DXF, BMP, WMF, HPGL, EPS (postscript), as well as TommySoftware’s own T3G files format. I also had the choice of printing them to my printer or plotter.

An outstanding feature of Tek Illustrator is the ability to create presentation images and drafts of technical drawings with an extremely high degree of accuracy; to the 15th decimal place according to TommySoft, but this was just a tad bit too detailed for any of my needs. But if you require such microscopic accuracy you will find the variable zoom feature beyond reproach.

Tek Illustrator’s TRIM and SNAP features quickly and easily take care of the many chances of inaccuracy you may encounter. When trying to create complex images with a mouse or digitizer (Calcomp tablets are supported in TI3), you will invariably have lines that do not quite meet or ones that overlap a small amount. Trim and Snap take care of these inaccuracies with hardly an effort. While using the trim tools I discovered another powerful feature that I would expect only in those high priced programs that the common man could never afford. As you know in most Windows programs you first select the image you wish to edit then select the tool or operation needed. This makes one go through several steps if there are very many areas to be altered. With Tek Illustrator, however, you select the tool first, then the object, automatically updating the image to your desired alteration. One tool selection, for many objects, saves a great deal of time and repetitive actions.

To the novice, this program may at first appearance seem overly complex. But there is power behind this complexity. If you have forgotten what you learned in drafting and geometry class you might want to study Tek Illustrator’s tutorial before you try creating very complex images. You might want to try and duplicate some of the sample drawings. When you are ready to get started with your own drawing you will have a wide range of choices before you. You can select from over thirty different preset page formats or define your own. You will have the capability to create images with up to 300 layers. You can select forty different drawing pens with several predefined line patterns or design your own pattern. You will be able to manipulate groups of objects or single objects. If you make an error you will appreciate the multilevel undo feature, up to five operations back. You can display up to four views of the drawing at the same time in different windows. For the professional and specialist, there are dozens of symbol libraries available through TommySoftware: electronics, chemistry, engineering, landscaping, interior design, screws, etc. If you want a professional program without the professional costs, TommySoftware’s Tek Illustrator 3 deserves a serious look.

Registration includes a tutorial and a CD including the current version, more fonts and additional converters from the TommySoftware library. Diskette sets can be ordered for an additional $79.95.

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Registration: $129.00

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DEBT ANALYZER

a review by Bob Gollihur

We suffer from a great disease in this country — deficit spending. We rail against Congress for their spending habits, yet we, as a people, do much the same thing. That simultaneous curse and blessing, the credit card, is taking many of us to the poorhouse by mortgaging our future earnings while making financial institutions rich on nearly usurious rates.

Last year, a dear old friend approached me with a quandary: her current suitor was 36 years old, made about $18K a year, and had $27,000 in credit card debts. A midwest company was courting him, offering to assist him in clearing the debt. They made many verbal allusions about helping him pay them off ahead of time, by “working with” the debt holders. The actual contract only bore out that they were going to take 15% off the top of every payment they received from him, and hold onto it for about a month before they disbursed it. Unfortunately, there are many people desperate enough to buy off on this service. I wish I had known about Debt Analyzer then.

Debt Analyzer can help you in two different ways, depending on your approach to escape from crushing credit card debt. You can elect to pay off cards in a priority order, selected by the program by the highest interest rate and other, optional methods. Or, if you have the alternative of a potential consolidation loan, it can help you analyze the favorable or unfavorable effects of that decision.

Main Screen  (edited for size)

Data entry of obligations is easy, and you can have multiple sets of loans for multiple individuals or entities. As you can see, the priorities for payoff are automatically set, but they are based on your own criteria. Select from highest rate, smallest debt, shortest term, largest minimum payment, user-defined order, and more, although the highest rate would seem the most logical in my mind. You enter both the minimum payment and the payment you are currently sending. Also provided is a place for an additional payment amount. Here’s where some intelligent engineering comes into play. You may want to consider lowering your payments to the minimums on the lower priority debts, and putting the difference plus what extra you can afford into the additional payment amount. Debt Analyzer will tell you where to apply it first for maximum effect, or you can choose your own method.

There’s a series of reports that show the effect of this concentrated effort. Here’s an extract from one, showing how applying the “extra” eliminates a couple of debts pretty quickly; the actual chart continues with the additional debts displayed on the right:

Perhaps more dramatic is the graph showing the accelerated effect. The one card runs right off the scale. All this with just an additional $100.00 and some self-discipline, and look at the savings! This, and all other reports can be printed for additional encouragement.

A nice thing about Debt Analyzer is that you don’t have to have a degree in finance to use it or follow its simple advice. You have seen the main screen and the choices it provides. The report screen (at left) is as simple and direct. The help file is straightforward, and these reports are automatically generated without any intervention required. You may choose fonts for several areas and preview the reports before you print them. I should also mention that the colors of screens can be changed to your personal preferences, yes, even to the color of money, if you so desire.

The second option Debt Analyzer offers is Loan Consolidation. You may consider paying off all or some of your debts by using a home equity line, a personal line of credit, or some other resource. This may be a good alternative to the high rates of interest you are currently paying, but you should be sure that you’re not trading many short-term obligations for one very long one or for one that will effectively charge you an equally high rate. Sometimes it can be more painful but much more profitable to “tough it out“ and get out from under the load more quickly.

Choosing Loan Consolidation from the drop-down box changes the main display, and brings more choices. You provide an interest rate, and then choose the type of loan with which you are replacing these obligations. Then specify the length of the loan, the payment amount, or allow the program to automatically calculate the terms. Reports are then provided to show the way the particular approach plays out. No comparisons are shown; you’ll have to compare printouts of the previous approaches with this one to make your decision.

In any case, you may want to perform plastic surgery, that is, get those cards out of your wallet, now! I won’t interrupt this review with philosophy, but if you’re interested, click here for a personal method for staying out of the mess. And regardless of my story at the opening of this article, there are reputable credit counseling services around if you need one, some of which are free; just check them out before you get involved.

However, if you’re simply recognizing that it’s time to get out from under these monsters and crave a logical approach and some order, I suggest you start by trying Debt Analyzer. And yes, he takes Visa and Mastercard...but I’d bet he’d suggest cash or check.

DEBTWN20.ZIP

Registration: $25.00

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Insight Software Solutions

PO Box 354

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801 295-1890

801 299-1781 fax

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Many of us have had our personal, negative experiences with credit cards, usually in our naive youth (I had my own painful lesson). They are an awful temptation, convenient and necessary in this day and age. However, I have not had one drop of outstanding balance nor paid any interest for ten years, paying off every charge each month. That’s not because I’m rich, but because I’m cautious (and cheap).

It’s too easy to spend the same money twice when you have credit cards. You’re flush with a nice bank balance, and feeling that way, it’s too easy to use the plastic. Trouble is, we use the cash or check, too, and at the end of the month, there’s not enough to send to cover the bill. I have a suggestion from the Bob Gollihur school of responsible credit (the credit card companies are gonna hate me):

When you use your credit card, take the money you’ve just spent out of your checking account. That’s right, subtract it out of the balance in your checkbook immediately (check it off for account reconciliation purposes), and list it on a separate sheet of paper. That way, you can’t spend the same money twice! Keep a running balance on that page, you’ll need to add it back in when you reconcile your bank account.

When the bill comes in, cross off the charges included on the page and write in and check off the amount as a deposit to your balance. Now, you have the money to pay off those charges, and you also are sure that they’re all valid.

Do this even if you’re trying to reduce your debt; add the regular payment to the amount you’re paying off. If you haven’t the discipline for this, perhaps it’s time for the ultimate step: plastic surgery.


BOOKS THAT WORK

a review by David Morgan

Last month I told you about the Books That Work series of how-to programs. These multi-media programs incorporate video, graphics and sound, and work without a CD-ROM player. While some of these programs might appear to be directed at a relatively small market of computer users, their value to the rest of us lies in their use as general “Home Reference“ sources. The Books That Work series includes useful information on everything from basic carpentry to working with contractors. Each program contains a rich collection of text, photographs, and animation about the physical structures around the home, tools and how to use them properly, and general home safety. In this article we look at two more programs, 3D Deck and Get Wired.

3D Deck provides an electronic how-to book and a software design tool for home decks and takes the user through the many considerations involved in designing and building an outdoor deck. It tells you what to consider when choosing a deck site, which building materials and hardware to use, and appropriate carpentry techniques. During the drawing of the design, it will show you the total cost of the project, a list of materials needed and a drawing that shows how best to cut the lumber with little or no wasted wood.

The Design Workshop provides a quick and easy way to plan and design your deck. A drawing board shows a simple rectangular deck as a starting point. The sample design can be altered in a number of ways. The basic size and shape of the deck as well as the type of stairs, railings, notch corners and 45° corners can all be customized. The size, species and direction of deck boards and the size of structural parts can be altered. Walls and doors along the sides of the deck can be added to create a working model of the deck as it relates to your house. Deck views can be changed by selecting top, side or 3-D views.

Once the deck plan looks good, you can try new materials and structural plans to change the total cost of the deck. For example, the Materials menu allows you to change the wood species and grade. With each change in size and shape, the Design Workshop updates not only the appearance of the deck, but also the length and calibration of its Rulers, as well as the area and cost displayed in the lower right corner. Behind the scenes, the Workshop also revises the substructure of the deck and the list of materials needed to build it.

After you’ve designed a deck that suits your taste, the Deck Editor can optimize the design for cost and conservation of lumber. Vary the settings in the Editor, and observe their impact in the design window and on the materials list. This dialog box enables you to review and set the height of your deck, as well as the size, species and grade of lumber used in its construction. The dialog box shows the current setting for each of these options. If you want to change a setting, simply click on a button. This will summon a scrollable list of all possible settings.

Get Wired! is another program in the Books That Work series. This one focuses on the  home’s electrical system. It shows how to fix things when they go wrong and how to add new electrical devices to your home. Even more impressive is the large amount of reference information about all things electrical including phone lines, wiring, power surges and circuit protection. It explains and shows how to add new phone lines, electrical outlets, lighting and other electrical devices.

Get Wired! is organized into five different sections: Chapters, Estimators, Trouble Shooter, The Survival Guide, and Circuit Simulation. The Chapters section covers basic home electricity, doing your own electrical repairs, adding new wiring, improving lighting, high tech wiring, and electrical considerations for the data highway. The home electricity basics chapter is a terrific source of information for anyone wanting to learn about electricity and how it is transmitted and used in the home.

A Troubleshooters section covers two different areas: fluorescent lights and short circuits. Each troubleshooter begins with an electrical problem. It describes specific symptoms, and asks you to select one that reflects the situation in your home. When you click on a symptom, a secondary window appears. That window guides you through the diagnosis and repair of your problem. It poses yes-or-no questions and offers solutions based on your answers. It even poses follow-up questions. As you navigate through this inquiry, the Troubleshooters will offer to show your answers, and ask whether you’d like to return to a previous question.

Get Wired! includes two references, or Survival Guides, called Hardware Store and Toll-Free Numbers. The Hardware Store carries more than 100 tools, cables, boxes and other materials, located on eight virtual “aisles.“ To browse along an aisle, click on its photograph or label. This will show you the contents of that aisle in greater detail. For example, if you click on “Tools,“ the Hardware Store will offer you a choice of Drills, Saws, Wire & Cable Strippers, etc. Continue clicking to explore in greater depth, and you can zero in on precisely the item you need. Click on that item, and a pop-up window will describe its purpose. Many pop-ups also help you shop for an item, advising you of its strengths and weaknesses. They note alternate names, and alternate goods to serve the same purpose.

Of special interest to computer users are the following sections in Get Wired!.

Field Guide to the Data Highway	Protecting Your PC - Work in Progress
The Right Cables for Today	Protecting Your PC - Stored Work
Protecting Your PC and Data	Protecting Your PC - Peripherals
Protecting Your PC - Hardware	Protecting Your PC - Screen Savers
Troubleshooting Phone Lines	Installing a Phone Plug
Adding a Second Phone Line

These are most certainly two programs worthy of occupying space on your hard drive. Other programs from Books that Work include the Popular Mechanics New Car Buyers Guide 1995 and 3D Landscape for home landscaping. Books that work seems to be moving to an all-CD format; while I reviewed "Build Your Own Deck" on disk, it has since been renamed and replaced with a CD version.

3D Deck

List Price: $49.95 (CD only)

Get Wired!

List Price: $29.95 each

contact information:

Books That Work

285 Hamilton Ave., Suite 260

Palo Alto, CA 94301-9729

415-617-9663

reviewed by

David R. Morgan

david.morgan@wol.com


THE TOTAL HUNTER

a review by Ed Rasimus

Have you ever arrived at your hunting base camp and found you had forgotten to bring the ammunition? Do you have trouble explaining to your son how to sight in his rifle? Would you like to have that venison stew recipe from last season at your fingertips? Do you know if you are really saving anything by reloading? As a hunter, you have probably wished there were a single repository for all the bits and pieces of planning information for that hunting trip. The Total Hunter may be the software that helps you.

The Total Hunter is a database to organize your outdoor experience. It will let you plan accommodations (if you’re staying at a motel or hotel); it records the cost of your ammunition, as well as recording the data if you load your own ammo; it helps you learn how to sight-in your weapon; and lets you plan menus for the entire hunting trip. Enter your favorite recipes, print them out and use them at your campsite. If you have a teenager who is at the age to learn what it takes for a successful hunting trip, this program could be an excellent guide.

Although the program was designed for the hunter, it has some possibilities for those who prefer to fish or just camp. It’s relatively easy to use and if you know how to use a mouse, it’s just a matter of pointing and clicking. If you’re like me, you hate to read a manual, especially a computer manual. The intuitiveness of The Total Hunter was, to me, quite pleasing. I was able to load and use the program without much effort in a matter of minutes.

After installation, I was greeted with screen choices to collect data on Meal Planning, Recipes, Accommodations, and Equipment/Weapons Checklists. Fill these in and check them before you leave to ensure a good hunt. For the beginner, there is a “game” section of the program that offers a firing range to teach the principles of sighting in your rifle as well as range estimation and shot placement in the field. Finally there is a data section that provides ballistic information for most popular hunting cartridges as well as a spreadsheet area for maintaining records of reloading costs if you “roll your own“ ammo. Top it all off with a conversions screen which gives you conversion factors for most popular measurements including weight, distance, volume, and even drill bit size. The Total Hunter is complete, and if used diligently will provide a great storage place for all of you hunting information.

One of the more difficult tasks of a hunting trip is the meal planning. If you are going with a group of 3 or 4 hunters, tastes are going to vary. With The Total Hunter MEAL PLANNING screen, the designated chef can plan three meals a day for the entire hunt. The results? Better variety, a healthy diet and happy campers who consider the chef a hero. Let’s face it folks, if you’ve ever been hunting, food is a very essential item and meals benefit from careful planning. The RECIPE database allows you to have all of your favorite recipes available without having to search through boxes, drawers, etc. (Ah, nothing like a happy camper with a smile on his or her face after a meal over an open camp fire, is there?).

The ACCOMMODATIONS screen allows for all information about where the hunting party will stay if motels or hotels are concerned. There is also a screen for those who would rather fly to their hunt, and rent a vehicle for the time they are there. Planning for where you’re going, how you get there and where you stay during the hunt is made simple. All the information is in one place, and by filling in the blanks, you are prompted to remember these important factors.

Two of the most important screens are the EQUIPMENT AND WEAPONS CHECKLIST. By using these screens you should never leave any equipment behind. You can list all of your equipment and check each item off as it’s packed. This includes clothing, emergency supplies (medical items, prescriptions, toilet items, etc.), and camping gear. If you forget something there just isn’t any excuse. If you’re like me you are constantly wondering if you packed something. How many times have you driven 50-60 miles then remembered your license? Now you don’t have an excuse!

The FIRING RANGE screen I found to be excellent for the beginner. It allows the nimrod to shoot a three shot group and make adjustments, teaching the techniques that save time and money at the range. There is also an option that allows you to fire at an animal, at different ranges. This is not the ultimate answer to sighting in your weapon, but it will definitely teach you procedures to get you within a click or two of the proper sight alignment.

The BALLISTICS screen allows the reloader to calculate many things. Each reloader will find this useful for learning about the velocity, bullet drop and energy remaining at various ranges. The RELOADING NOTES screen is ideal for the reloader because it allows the user to store reloading information in the computer, versus a book, piece of paper, reloading manual, or the reloading dies box. I wish I had a dollar for every time I misplaced a note with important reloading information scratched on it.

The CARTRIDGES screen gives information on dimensions, energy, velocity and other factors for most cartridges. This is a good summary of the information needed to make a decision on what caliber that new rifle you will be getting for your birthday should be. Would you be better off with one of the magnums or an ol’ reliable ought-six?

The Total Hunter is good, but it could be great. It could contain more than the two included sample recipes. It could add maps for routing or even topographic charts for local game management areas. It would be nice if the FIRING RANGE screen applied the ballistic drop from the ballistic chart for your chosen caliber. These suggestions would make a useful program a real winner. Still, for the new hunter or the forgetful one, The Total Hunter will be a worthwhile investment.

The Total Hunter

List Price: $49.95

contact information:

EagleSoft Software Products

6490 Lange Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

(719) 536-0103

reviewed by

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Ed Rasimus


PC MOM
PC MOM, THE MOTHER OF ALL PC BOOKS

a review by Bob Gollihur

At last, I have found it! Whatever you term it, The Holy Grail, Nirvana (no, not the band, you ninny!), the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything: PC MOM, The Mother of All PC Books has all the answers!

Write down the name of this book — immediately. It will no doubt be the answer to all your problems, depending on whether you are a “Type X“ user or a “Type Y“ PC user. Determine if you agree with either of the following.

X = I am relatively new to PCs, and I understand that interrupts are when someone comes in to talk to you while you’re trying to figure out how to install a sound card.

Y = I am (too) well known as the PC guru of the neighborhood, and I know that the true meaning of an interrupt is when I get a call from X during dinner for an explanation of IRQs.

If you are an “X”, you should buy this book, read it from cover to cover, learning and laughing uproariously the entire way. If you are a “Y”, you need to refer “X” and his fellows to the existence of this book. It will lower your level of mealus interruptis.

This is not to say that this is “PCs for Stupid People,” or some equally obnoxiously-named tome that seems to be the rage. That’s the last thing that PC MOM is. It’s well over 700 pages that takes you from the bare beginning to right in the middle of multimedia madness and all the brain strain that it can bring. Yep, there’s a motherboard pictured on page 12 and an assembly language program on page 26. Mom don’t mess around. Interrupts are explained on page 31 using the metaphor: life as a pizza shop. It moves onwards and upwards from there. Be warned, “Ys” of the world — if your favorite “X” person purchases and reads this book, you may be demoted.

The pleasure in PC MOM is not just the facts, Ma’am, but in the presentation. The book is populated by cartoon figures and ask and answer questions to expand, elucidate, and inject humor into the process. The whole book is great fun to read as it refuses to take the entire subject too seriously. Quotes are liberally sprinkled throughout the book, these seasonings taken from obtuse sources such as Francis Bacon, Dhammapada (B.C. 500), and Dr. Seuss.

PC MOM is at her most valuable when she gets down and gets real with the reader. We’re talking real world advice and considerations, tipping the reader off to manufacturer’s monitor measurements vs. reality, with a narrative on Lies, Damn Lies, and MBTF, and fleshing out the discussion titled Which is Better: IDE or SCSI? with “SCSI comes in four flavors.“

Authors Woody Leonhard and Barry Simon have achieved the impossible. Through their characters, they essentially emerge from the book, plop down on the couch, grab a cold one from the fridge and explain it all the way a buddy would.

After the introduction to PC hardware, including memory and the Mother of All DOS Chapters, and a PC Survival Course comes Part 2—Software. Windows vs. OS/2 vs ? and The Many Flavors of Windows. The last topic in that chapter is Windows for Washing Machines. Buy PC MOM if you want an explanation of that comment.

I can’t begin to communicate the breadth of this book. If you can take the time to digest it, and believe me, it won’t be a chore, you will come out the other side with a depth of knowledge you’d never expect. The authors have done a “core dump,“ to borrow an old mainframe expression, and you can benefit from their vast knowledge and the unique way in which they share it.

Oh, I should mention that two CD ROMS are included with the book, but I think that they’re just icing on the cake. Although I didn’t find them to be super-sweet, they are certainly even close to being shovelware; the last 100 pages of the book are devoted to describing some of the content. It includes many multimedia demos of games, such as PuttPutt Joins the Parade, MegaRace, and Star Wars Rebel Assault. You'll find applications like Ecco 2.0, and utilities like version 1.0 of HP’s Dashboard (which has gone through two more owners since publication) and Norton Desktop’s File Assist. There’s also wallpaper, fonts, the Compleat Works of Shakespeare, clip art, sound and movie clips, and more. I don’t mean to give them the bum’s rush, but I’d buy the book without the CDs. They are a nice bonus, however, and will keep you occupied, exploring them, for many hours.

The practical advice that PC MOM brings you is worth the price of admission alone. Are you attracted to chapter topics like Which CD Drive to Buy, subjects like Modemwise and Modem Wise, and A Multimedia Iconic Gabfest — Contest vs. Glitz?

Keep your neighborhood guru position, or create a whole squad of them. Buy PC MOM by the case.

PC MOM - The Mother of All PC Books

Woody Leonhard, Barry Simon

ISBN 0-201-40681-0

List Price: $49.95

contact information:

Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

One Jacob Way

Reading, MA 01867-9984

reviewed by

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Bob Gollihur

bob.gollihur@wol.com


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Windows Graphics, BMP’s, Clip Art, PCX Files

159.	WINDOWS	BMP’s - RLE’s	[A-G]	298	29,446,217
160.	WINDOWS	BMP’s - RLE’s	[H-P]	169	14,963,757
161.	WINDOWS	BMP’s - RLE’s	[Q-Z]	203	23,022,752
162.	WINDOWS	BMP’s	[A-Z]	142	12,206,863
163.	WINDOWS	BMP’s	[A-Z]	353	20,825,192
164.	WINDOWS	ClipA - PCX’s	[A-D]	564	31,887,365
165.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	[E-M]	433	21,205,160
166.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	[N-S]	462	16,776,419
167.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	[T-Z]	227	8,036,277
168.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Accent	40	494,689
169.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Aircraft	59	2,245,350
170.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Ani-Toon	265	5,707,517
171.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Animals	275	15,568,079
172.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Aquatic	139	4,092,875
173.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Arrows	37	312,187
174.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Attire	156	4,234,675
175.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Banners	157	4,890,676
176.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Birds	92	4,259,544
177.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Birdtoon	44	1,125,235
178.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Boats	54	1,216,346
179.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Borders	219	16,767,091
180.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Building	132	7,217,299
181.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Business	138	4,261,818
182.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Cars	74	1,316,312
183.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Christms	275	6,401,831
184.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	In Color	367	26,972,299
185.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Comics	271	3,818,756
186.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Computer	101	3,168,992
187.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Culture	195	5,941,102
188.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Dog/Cat	128	5,399,002
189.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Equipmnt	38	639,964
190.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Family	65	4,627,906
191.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Famous	101	2,658,174
192.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Farm/Msc	105	6,512,825
193.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Females	57	2,882,443
194.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Fishtoon	20	586,378
195.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Flowers	376	35,904,908
196.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Food	195	4,308,961
197.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Fruit	154	6,443,797
198.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Hands	57	1,103,222
199.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Headings	125	2,792,899
200.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Holiday	132	4,472,298
201.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Home	85	1,339,446
202.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Humor	92	2,605,191
203.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Insects	104	2,783,135
204.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Kids	58	2,391,900
205.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Logo	62	834,265
206.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Logolibr	16	266,833
207.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Love	69	2,304,105
208.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Males	119	5,596,027
209.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Medical	156	4,691,173
210.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Military	334	11,225,912
211.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Money	46	2,431,965
212.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Multiart	148	5,591,109
213.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Music	70	1,587,836
214.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Mythical	75	3,231,679
215.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Nature	169	9,984,341
216.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Occupat	115	4,567,910
217.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Odd/Ends	98	3,361,359
218.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Party	72	1,636,268
219.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	PCX Fonts	132	846,982
220.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	People	24	2,361,773
221.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Peoptoon	130	3,397,127
222.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Plants	310	32,811,630
223.	WINDOWS	PrintShop	Graphics	57	5,447,068
224.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Religion	132	2,850,079
225.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	School	94	4,395,578
226.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Science	93	5,778,815
227.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Signs	131	1,436,014
228.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Sports	367	9,407,565
229.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Tools	213	7,002,771
230.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Transpor	63	2,133,357
231.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Travel	147	9,115,499
232.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Trees	154	9,070,506
233.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Trucks	49	1,227,078
234.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	US Maps	124	1,236,632
235.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	Vegetabl	215	9,831,205
236.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX’s	WLD Maps	279	13,859,373

Files In Area #500 Are All New Windows Files To WOL

500.	WINDOWS	NEW UPLOADS		375	82,696,648
		Totals For All Win Files		26,116	2,379,118,845


OS/2 Files
OS/2 Applications, Utilities, Drivers, Patches

245.	OS/2	Information		281	21,526,801
246.	OS/2	Drivers		168	30,982,713
247.	OS/2	Applications	[A-L]	201	49,855,913
248.	OS/2	Applications	[M-Z]	262	46,871,825
249.	OS/2	Utilities	[A-L]	287	29,146,859
250.	OS/2	Utilities	[M-S]	311	42,104,754
251.	OS/2	Utilities	[T-Z]	97	10,042,628
252.	OS/2	General Utils	[A-O]	79	9,338,573
253.	OS/2	General Utils	[P-Z]	70	23,576,747
254.	OS/2	Games		94	11,033,659
255.	OS/2	Networking/LANS	[A-M]	48	16,435,841
256.	OS/2	Networking/LANS	[N-Z]	52	6,621,020
257.	OS/2	Educational		15	1,801,985
258.	OS/2	Printer Drivers/Utils.		48	5,908,475
259.	OS/2	Communication		72	9,924,653
260.	OS/2	REXX code/utils		61	2,744,238
261.	OS/2	Disk Utilities	[A-M]	88	10,366,828
262.	OS/2	Disk Utilities	[N-Z]	67	3,843,623
263.	OS/2	Compression/Archiving		33	3,766,089
264.	OS/2	Fixes/Patches	[A-K]	71	9,212,648
265.	OS/2	Fixes/Patches	[L-P]	45	10,150,229
266.	OS/2	Fixes/Patches	[Q-Z]	90	31,017,632
267.	OS/2	Drivers	[A-N]	49	5,906,892
268.	OS/2	Drivers	[O-Z]	53	11,231,746
269.	OS/2	Graphics & Utils	[A-O]	88	9,257,251
270.	OS/2	Graphics & Utils	[P-Z]	56	4,738,067
271.	OS/2	Fonts		77	2,538,570
272.	OS/2	IBM Employee Shareware		51	4,389,724
273.	OS/2	Bulletin Board System		57	9,135,287
274.	OS/2	General Apps	[A-H]	63	10,599,904
275.	OS/2	General Apps	[I-N]	36	3,346,147
276.	OS/2	General Apps	[O-Z]	67	9,800,688
277.	OS/2	Icons		31	2,734,035
278.	OS/2	News and Info.	[A-O]	96	7,388,790
279.	OS/2	News and Info.	[P-Z]	33	6,424,908
280.	OS/2	Sound		13	1,114,632
281.	OS/2	Programs/Utils		193	30,358,758

Files In Area #499 Are All New OS/2 Files To WOL

499.	OS/2	NEW UPLOADS		133	23,759,390
		Totals For All OS/2 Files		3,636	528,998,522


DOS Files
DOS Graphics, GIFs, JPEGs

287.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[0-9]	82	12,583,609
288.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[A-B]	360	48,652,778
289.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[C-D]	294	42,787,766
290.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[E-F]	213	22,871,821
291.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[G-J]	250	38,031,287
292.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[K-M]	291	35,330,349
293.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[N-P]	357	42,130,169
294.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[Q-S]	483	61,128,245
295.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[T-V]	191	27,201,056
296.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[W-Z]	97	14,560,248
297.	DOS	GIF Pictures	[A-Z]	221	54,269,653
298.	DOS	GIF Pictures/Fractals		207	27,944,099
299.	DOS	GIF Cindy		65	13,230,203
300.	DOS	GIF Lingerie		97	17,239,959
301.	DOS	GIF Paula		36	5,908,964
302.	DOS	GIF Sport		90	15,240,387
303.	DOS	GIF Swim	[0-B]	226	47,965,638
304.	DOS	GIF Swim	[C-E]	198	47,599,502
305.	DOS	GIF Swim	[F-K]	100	19,516,156
306.	DOS	GIF Swim	[L]	270	37,962,580
307.	DOS	GIF Swim	[M-R]	174	24,300,179
308.	DOS	GIF Swim	[S]	257	57,711,022
309.	DOS	GIF Swim	[T-Z]	61	15,169,448
310.	DOS	WordPerfect Graphics		99	13,191,255
311.	DOS	ClipArt		255	31,686,992
312.	DOS	ANSI Graphic/Edit/View		95	6,334,928
313.	DOS	DTP/Clipart		88	9,728,274
DOS SOUND Apps, Utils, Drivers, SOU, MID, MOD, ROL, VOC,CMF Files

326.	DOS	Sound Files	[A-I]	309	26,812,469
327.	DOS	Sound Files	[J-Q]	184	10,886,789
328.	DOS	Sound Files	[R-Z]	219	15,655,719
329.	DOS	Sound Blaster Files		19	2,712,529
330.	DOS	Sound MIDI Files		118	20,597,200
331.	DOS	Sound Music Programs		59	6,502,305
332.	DOS	Sound Players/Edit/Drvs		350	34,293,266
333.	DOS	Sound Utilities		72	11,436,403
334.	DOS	Sound CMF	[0-9]	21	141,261
335.	DOS	Sound CMF	[A-E]	395	4,726,681
336.	DOS	Sound CMF	[F-J]	182	2,297,049
337.	DOS	Sound CMF	[K-O]	184	1,904,544
338.	DOS	Sound CMF	[P-T]	354	3,995,274
339.	DOS	Sound CMF	[U-Z]	87	960,346
340.	DOS	Sound CMS	[A-Z]	77	964,096
341.	DOS	Sound MID	[0-9]	185	997,558
342.	DOS	Sound MID	[A-E]	584	8,577,641
343.	DOS	Sound MID	[F-J]	305	4,787,798
344.	DOS	Sound MID	[K-O]	196	3,691,409
345.	DOS	Sound MID	[P-T]	330	5,516,106
346.	DOS	Sound MID	[U-Z]	74	1,212,550
347.	DOS	Sound MOD	[0-9]	13	1,887,092
348.	DOS	Sound MOD	[A-E]	330	36,938,872
349.	DOS	Sound MOD	[F-J]	178	21,861,472
350.	DOS	Sound MOD	[K-O]	185	21,778,538
351.	DOS	Sound MOD	[P-T]	262	26,832,099
352.	DOS	Sound MOD	[U-Z]	62	6,309,793
353.	DOS	Sound ROL	[0-9]	34	306,648
354.	DOS	Sound ROL	[A-E]	583	5,746,865
355.	DOS	Sound ROL	[F-J]	335	3,060,343
356.	DOS	Sound ROL	[K-O]	388	3,970,813
357.	DOS	Sound ROL	[P-T]	481	4,632,060
358.	DOS	Sound ROL	[U-Z]	124	1,095,859
359.	DOS	Sound VOC	[0-9]	43	4,460,943
360.	DOS	Sound VOC	[A-E]	599	66,673,325
361.	DOS	Sound VOC	[F-J]	379	43,226,088
362.	DOS	Sound VOC	[K-O]	271	31,886,159
363.	DOS	Sound VOC	[P-T]	546	80,260,089
364.	DOS	Sound VOC	[U-Z]	128	11,513,099
DOS Applications,Utils, Drivers, Games, Communications Files

380.	DOS	ASP Shareware	[A-Z]	67	11,307,693
381.	DOS	Demos Programs	[A-Z]	47	29,750,453
382.	DOS	Bible/Religious	[A-Z]	44	6,746,628
383.	DOS	Genealogy	[A-Z]	13	864,561
384.	DOS	Database Applications		204	42,140,932
385.	DOS	Database Mgrs Utils		290	42,208,765
386.	DOS	Database Programs		54	11,098,263
387.	DOS	Clipper		14	753,866
388.	DOS	Programs To Run BBS’s		324	27,125,181
389.	DOS	PCBoard BBS Programs		467	22,680,706
390.	DOS	BBS Programs		460	48,397,586
391.	DOS	BBS Door Programs		135	18,530,959
392.	DOS	BBS Doors/Utils		152	22,891,431
393.	DOS	BBS’s For You To Call		166	6,991,204
394.	DOS	OffLine Readers/Taglines		226	25,206,869
395.	DOS	Mail-Readers/E-Mail		154	17,028,437
396.	DOS	Mail Networks		90	6,182,225
397.	DOS	WordPerf Support Files		251	18,677,263
398.	DOS	WordPerfect		42	4,655,601
399.	DOS	WordProc/Edit/DTP	[A-L]	242	27,570,665
400.	DOS	WordProc/Edit/DTP	[M-Z]	279	37,787,437
401.	DOS	WordProcessing		46	7,521,244
402.	DOS	WordProcessing		140	17,247,018
403.	DOS	Mail-List/Managers		9	1,624,067
404.	DOS	Finance/Investment	[A-L]	124	20,160,077
405.	DOS	Finance/Investment	[M-Z]	131	22,752,076
406.	DOS	Spreadsheet/Accounting		237	38,574,349
408.	DOS	Math/Science	[A-L]	177	31,375,938
409.	DOS	Math/Science	[M-Z]	151	25,834,062
410.	DOS	Math/Science	[A-Z]	66	9,711,632
411.	DOS	Health/Medical		21	2,254,040
412.	DOS	Batch/Boot Files/Utils		374	21,266,104
413.	DOS	Batch/Boot Files/Utils		281	16,083,544
414.	DOS	Shells/Menus		258	36,702,018
416.	DOS	Hard Disk/Floppy Utils		658	51,046,855
417.	DOS	Hard Disk/Floppy Utils		71	8,458,703
418.	DOS	File Utils/Apps	[A-F]	425	21,974,236
419.	DOS	File Utils/Apps	[G-P]	211	11,847,739
420.	DOS	File Utils/Apps	[Q-Z]	291	19,083,610
422.	DOS	Legal Files		30	6,135,033
423.	DOS	Legal Prgms/Files		16	1,118,905
424.	DOS	Geoworks Programs/Files		239	20,056,789
425.	DOS	Geoworks	[A-Z]	37	1,713,583
426.	DOS	Home and Family		357	52,563,587
427.	DOS	Desk/Home Programs		71	12,829,489
428.	DOS	Sports & Hobby		298	40,472,338
429.	DOS	Misc. Applications		252	36,483,251
430.	DOS	Misc. Utilities		267	27,027,278
431.	DOS	Developer/Tools	[A-H]	387	49,729,452
432.	DOS	Developer/Tools	[J-P]	200	25,641,256
433.	DOS	Developer/Tools	[Q-Z]	247	29,294,782
434.	DOS	Programing/Languages		173	21,477,179
435.	DOS	Graphic View/Conversion		168	20,844,107
436.	DOS	Graphic Draw/CAD Apps		155	25,707,445
437.	DOS	Graphic Paint Apps		80	16,652,362
438.	DOS	Graphics Programs		96	14,007,848
439.	DOS	CAD Programs/Utils		16	2,151,420
440.	DOS	Presentation/MultiMedia		29	8,537,037
441.	DOS	Animation Apps/Util	[A-L]	160	40,910,776
442.	DOS	Animation Apps/Util	[M-Z]	96	16,266,642
444.	DOS	VideoApp/Util/Drvs	[A-L]	216	25,929,034
445.	DOS	VideoApp/Util/Drvs	[A-Z]	228	22,855,878
446.	DOS	Screen Utils		38	2,612,638
447.	DOS	Multitasking (DesQview)		111	7,672,985
449.	DOS	Networking/General	[A-L]	252	24,566,525
450.	DOS	Networking/General	[M-Z]	280	26,766,468
451.	DOS	Novell/LAN		61	8,415,735
452.	DOS	Magazine Programs/Utils		121	11,487,457
453.	DOS	Keyboard/Mouse/HWare/Drv		224	11,913,233
454.	DOS	Archivers Utils	[A-L]	204	17,210,963
455.	DOS	Archivers Utils	[M-Z]	247	22,718,057
456.	DOS	Archive Utilities		52	5,420,588
457.	DOS	Reading/lists-Technical		346	32,847,636
458.	DOS	Reading/Lists-Other		343	36,978,514
459.	DOS	Utils/Helps		271	25,059,224
460.	DOS	Education/Training/Learn		435	69,338,622
461.	DOS	Childhood Education		22	4,422,793
462.	DOS	Education Programs		124	19,564,618
463.	DOS	T.V./Movies/Entertain		166	17,690,373
464.	DOS	Get A laugh!		182	7,411,840
465.	DOS	Food/Drink		287	30,729,203
466.	DOS	Kitchen Aids		15	1,944,451
468.	DOS	Per. Info. Managers	[A-L]	214	43,428,485
469.	DOS	Per .Info. Managers	[M-Z]	140	22,950,109
470.	DOS	Home Office/Bus	[A-L]	232	46,889,295
471.	DOS	Home Office/Bus	[M-Z]	218	54,272,806
472.	DOS	Finance/Business		109	25,623,321
473.	DOS	Virus Protection Utils.		184	18,275,533
474.	DOS	Virus/Security		86	7,083,812
475.	DOS	Memory Management		282	15,252,477
476.	DOS	Computer Testing/BenchMk		194	18,448,777
477.	DOS	Games	[0-9]	137	33,118,172
478.	DOS	Games	[A-B]	229	33,046,713
479.	DOS	Games	[C-E]	259	42,846,754
480.	DOS	Games	[F-I]	251	43,139,034
481.	DOS	Games	[J-L]	109	18,233,305
482.	DOS	Games	[M-P]	203	31,965,359
483.	DOS	Games	[Q-T]	267	51,404,576
484.	DOS	Games	[U-Z]	146	28,702,736
485.	DOS	Games/Entertainment	[A-Z]	425	54,084,445
486.	DOS	Gambling	[A-Z]	24	2,839,034
487.	DOS	Printing/Utils	[A-L]	290	29,969,696
488.	DOS	Printing/Utils	[M-Z]	210	14,028,436
489.	DOS	PrinterUtilities	[A-Z]	39	4,790,243
491.	DOS	Communications	[A-H]	421	36,512,428
492.	DOS	Communications	[I-R]	308	34,687,432
493.	DOS	Communications	[S-Z]	247	25,577,391
494.	DOS	Communications	[A-Z]	144	12,319,105
495.	DOS	Ham Radio	[A-Z]	43	3,886,922
Files In Area #498 Are All New DOS Files To WOL

498.	DOS	NEW UPLOADS		691	96,461,365
		Totals For All DOS Files		35,610	3,904,734,957


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Internet - steven.cohen@wol.com

CIS - 70600,3363

I DO WINDOWS


Ed Hoffman
Edward G. Hoffman, Ph.D., CMfgE, CAMS

Senior Staff Writer

 Hoffman & Associates

2417 Ranch Lane   Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Tel: (719) 599-8823   Fax: (719) 260-1467

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Ed Rasimus
Edward J. Rasimus

EJR Consulting

7475 Hickorywood

Colorado Springs, CO 80920

719-528-8358


Bob Gollihur
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David Morgan
David R. Morgan________________________

565 Spruce St.

Oakland, CA 94606

510.444.8067

david.morgan@wol.com


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Wolly's Test System
The following systems are used

to evaluate programs for review:

ZEOS Pantera 90mhz Pentium

16 megs RAM, 256K cache

17" .25 Phillips 1762DT Monitor

Diamond Stealth 64 PCI, 2 mb VRAM

Seagate ST31220A IDE Drive, 1.08gb

Colorado 250 meg Tape Backup

SoundBlaster AWE-32

Mitsumi EIDE CD ROM, Quad speed

Logitech ScanMan Color

US Robotics Sportster 14.4 fax-modem

Windows for Workgroups 3.11, networked

UM 486-33DX

16 megs RAM, 256K cache

17" .25 Sony CPD-1730 Monitor

Diamond Stealth 24, (S3, 1 mb)

1 Micropolis 2217A IDE Drive, 1.6gb

Colorado 250 meg Tape Backup

SoundBlaster 16

Panasonic CD ROM 150kb, 390ms

US Robotics Courier Dual Standard 28.8

Windows for Workgroups 3.11, networked


Steven Justice

Department of English

University of California

Berkeley CA 94720

sjustice@violet.berkeley.edu

72644,2643 (CIS)


Phyllis Phlegar
Phyllis K. Phlegar PO Box 6223 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 719 632 1493    719 632 6637 fax
Email Addresses:	phyllis@cris.com XHBG67A - Prodigy P Phlegar - AOL P. Phlegar - Genie 71562,407 - CIS


Charles T. Miles

ctmiles@aol.com

Route 8 Box 129

Jacksonville, TX  75766


Thom Foulks
	Thom Foulks 5311 Alta Loma Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719-598-7828 719-528-8545 BBS