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Software of the Month Club
August 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide
- DOS Children's -
Able Software 6.4
Educational package
Perfect your math, spelling and geography skills with this comprehensive program. Spelling lessons
include matching and guessing drills. Math includes multiplication and drills. Identify countries and
their capitals in the trivia game.
* Records and tracks progress for each section
* Animation and music
* Includes a calculator game
* Great for students 4- to 12-years old
(Application by Rudi van den Brink)
Battune the Hero
Heroric adventures
Become the hometown hero in this simple adventure game. Save cats and dogs, rescue people
from burning buildings and save a drowning boy. Move around by using the arrow keys and typing
simple commands.
* Save and restore options
* One letter commands
* Great graphics
(Application by Merle K. Goodman)
Big Math Attack! 2.50
Math and more
Test basic skills in this fun, arcade environment. Covers math, spelling, typing and metric
conversion. Choose your own difficulty level. Educational and fun for all ages.
* Six skill levels in each area
* Graphs progress
* Customize spelling lists
(Application by Philip Kapusta)
Billy Bear and The Noah's Ark Adventure
It's raining
This educational multimedia program features the story of Noah's Ark. Help Billy Bear load the Ark
with animals and travel for 40 days and 40 nights.
* Point and click animation
* Music and sound effects
(Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires VGA and a SoundBlaster-compatible sound card)
Drilling Billy
Survival game
Guide Billy through a maze of monsters in this fun-filled game. Help Billy drill holes to knock the
monsters into. Be careful ╤ the monsters may climb out! Collect bonuses, like food, jackhammers,
bombs and more.
* Adjust sound levels
* Two playing fields
* High score list
* Great 3D graphics
(Application by Northwind Soft; Requires a 486DX 66, 8MB of RAM)
Dr. Rudy 1.35a
Take a pill
This Tetris-style game has a medical twist. Guide two-color pills as they fall into a prescription bottle.
Align matching pills in rows or columns to eliminate pills and empty the bottle.
* Multiple levels
* Adjust game speed
* Jump to advanced levels
* Save feature
(Application by Kevin J. North)
Hebrew Flashcards 1.62
Language tutorial
A grat introduction to the Hebrew language. Learn the alphabet, numbers, names, nouns, verbs,
adjectives and more. Includes definitions and English translations.
* PC speaker sound option
* Quiz performance records
* Includes pronunciation help
(Application by Philip Kapusta)
- Feature Program -
Monty's Games Vol. 2 1.0
Game collection
This large group of games and activities will entertain kids of all ages. Includes strategy, arcade,
shoot 'em up, maze, puzzle and logic games. You can even create illustrations in the drag 'n drop
paint program
* 16 games
* Records high scores
* Supports one or two players
* PC Speaker and SoundBlaster compatible
(Application by MG Software; Requires a mouse)
My Secret Diary 1.0
Dear Diary ...
Records your personal thoughts in this computerized diary. It even has an electronic lock.
* Search options
* Supports multiple books
* Remove entries
* Password protection
(Application by Scott Johnson)
The Wormgame
Wiggle wiggle
Feed the worm to make its tail grow in this classic game. If run into the walls or its tail, you'll have to
start over.
* One or two players
* Displays high scores
* Keyboard control options
(Application by Dagosoft GmgH)
- DOS Utility Collection -
Backup Fugue
Protect information
Data loss is a thing of the past with this complete backup software. It helps backup important
data, like financial reports, client information and inventory databases. Backup your entire
hard drive, selected files or just your updated files.
* Backup to floppy disks, removable drives or network drives
* Uses compression algorithms to fit more data onto each disk
* Uses DOS-protected mode allows the program to access all the memory for faster operations
* Includes many file manager functions, including format, delete, rename and change attributes
(Application by Fugue Software)
Integrity Master
System protection
Protect your important business files with this comprehensive maintenance program. It performs
thorough virus scanning and data integrity checking. It also detects software bugs, hardware
glitches, sabotage and anything that may have already damaged your data.
* Full tutorials for menu functions and commands
* Provides full CMOS protection, allowing you to restore copies of the original configuration
* Fixes partition tables on hard drives and floppy disks by reloading clean copies
* Checks for any changes on your computer, including the CMOS
* Generates comprehensive reports on viruses found, damaged files, false alarms and more
(Application by Stiller Research)
See
Viewing utility
Display text, binary and Hypertext files with this handy utility. Supports up to 1MB and 255
characters.
* Pull-down menus
* Supports up to three printers in LPT1-LPT9 with custom setup
* Includes filters for printer ESC codes
* Configurable menus and functions
(Utility by Pinnacle Software)
Syschk
System analysis
This utility provides comprehensive information about devices installed in your system.
* Checks for computer model and manufacturer, if known
* Checks for microprocessor types, including Intel Pentium
* Gives a complete IRQ list, including usage and availability
* Shows complete information about the hard disks, including size, tracks, heads and sectors
* Creates printouts or files of all the system's information
(Application by Advanced Personal Systems)