This disc contains 2,500 different software programs. If you are thinking about simply listing the names of these programs on your printer, make sure you have plenty of paper -- the listing alone goes on for over 40 pages. There is something for just about anyone who uses an IBM or compatible personal computer and is interested in exploring available shareware and freeware programs.Software in a wide range of application and utility areas is packaged on this disc, including: line and text editing, data communications, personal and business finance, hard disk utilities, graphics, device drivers, educational programs, word processors, macros, spreadsheet templates, databases, accounting and bookkeeping, source code, games (we lost count of the number of spacewar-type games), and miscellaneous programming utilities.Instead of investing hundreds of dollars in a mainstream software package, it often makes more sense to see what software is available in the public domain. No more long-term logons to bulletin boards, no more collections of floppy disk software, no more hard disks cluttered with miscellaneous programs. The low price of this disc means that you can try out these programs for less than a nickel each!
Computer requirements:
IBM PC or compatible computer
Product #DescriptionPrice
CD-15012500 Software Programs$99
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The Time Table of Science and Innovation has over 5,500 individual historical timelines, each of which represents a key event in the history of the development of our understanding and exploration of the world.
Among the topics included are: computing, cryptography, television, telephony, time measurement, typography, weaponry, mathematics, electricity, and chemistry.
It uses Hypercard indexing and retrieval techniques to allow you to search through related topics on every word in every story. Tracing the history of technology -- and the relationships among different inventions, people, places and events -- is a snap.
Information from over 75 reference works are included, ranging from an 1899 summary of the achievements of the 19th century, to the Grolier Electronic Encyclopedia, plus numerous special journals and publications.
In addition, the researchers visited the London Museum of Science and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC for the acquisition of additional information and pictures of many of the key devices explained in the Time Table.
Over 600 stories are linked to graphics and sounds. Some of the graphics are dynamic; for example, an animated sequence shows one of the first motion pictures.
Linkage among stories is thorough. For example, every story which features an element from the periodic table links to an animated periodic table which reveals the nature and specifications of that element.
Many aviation stories link to an animated graphic sequence which lifts off from the surface of the earth and rises to the height achieved by the aviator in question.
Since the Time Table runs on the Mac, it is a powerful and easy to use tool for anyone interested in science and innovation.
