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AFTER READING THIS FILE, CLICK THE "FILE" MENU (IN THE WINDOWS
PROGRAM) AND CLICK OFF "PSL-NEWS".
Spreadsheet Programs on the Vol.4, Num.9 CD-ROM:
===============================================
Long-time PsL member Joel Beck called to say that the spreadsheet
programs were missing from the most recent CD featuring Business
programs as the Section of the Month.
At first we thought he missed the announcement that we did not
include older programs from the last Business CD (Vol.3, Num.11),
which had most of the spreadsheet programs on it and which can
still be ordered by anyone wanting those programs.
On closer inspection of the current database, however, we
discovered that the newer spreadsheet programs which WERE on the
Vol.4, Num.9 CD had the wrong path name in the database, meaning
that they could not be automatically installed by the CD access
program. We found the same problem with a couple of entries in
the Statistics section as well.
You can still access those files by using File Manager (in Win31
or My Computer (in Win95). We have corrected the entries in the
database.
PsL Hot Picks of the Month
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(Double-click on a file name to install it.)
---WINDOWS:
MVP Spades Deluxe 1.2 [WIN\MVP\MVPSPA12.ZIP]
** NOTICE - MVPSPAD1.ZIP and MVPSPAD2.ZIP on last month's CD
were flawed due to an error in PsL's processing of the files.
No viruses or anything else that would hurt your system is
involved, but if you have installed those files, please
delete them right away and substitute the newer files from
this CD. If you have posted the files on a BBS, please delete
them right away and use the new files.
Cloaking Device (32-bit) [WIN\COMMUNIC\TSC110E.ZIP]
allows you to securely send and receive binary files and
text via the Internet and other e-mail services. Features
include ZIP-compatible compression and extraction of files
with long file names, extensive help, and more. Requires
Win95/NT.
CardShark Spades [WIN\GAMES\CSSPADES.ZIP]
lets you play Spades against three computer players or up
to three other humans over a network. CS-Spades has
numerous rules options and interface options and is
guaranteed to play a stronger game than any other computer
Spades game, shareware or retail. Features include your
choice of a variety of animated, talking computer opponents
who play different styles, a tournament mode, the ability to
view explanations of computer players' bids and plays,
view/replay past deals, and much more. The ZIP file above
does not contain all the sounds files for the program because
that would make the ZIP too large to distribute via BBS.
However, CS-Spades *and* CS-Hearts are also pre-installed
on this CD with all of the more than 5MB of sound files. Look
in the CARDSHRK directory on this CD-ROM with File Manager or
My Computer to run them.
SH-WinBlocker [WIN\GAMES\WINBLOCK.ZIP]
is a fantastic alternative to the usual falling-block game,
where you must shoot blocks into the falling geometric
shapes. The falling shapes are destroyed whenever you
create a rectangle. Features include five challenging
levels, WAV sound effects, German/English help files, and a
high score listing.
Merlin for Windows [WIN\HOME\MERWIN20.ZIP]
is an easy-to-use hurricane/tropical storm tracking tool
that provides the user with current information about the
selected storm, in an easy to understand text report and
five tracking maps. Several sample storm data files are
included.
Recipe-Wizard for Windows (16-bit) [WIN\HOME\RWIZARD.ZIP]
is a powerful recipe management system that includes metric
conversions, automatic formatting of entries, import/export
functions, and custom printing capabilities. Other features
include the ability to display BMP graphics, WAV sound
support, search facilities, a spell checker, and a
comprehensive nutrution analysis function.
Text to Exe [DOS\UT_DSKFI\TEXTEXE.ZIP]
allows you to quickly and easily compile a standard ASCII
text file into a self-displaying executable file that may
be read on-screen.
Mouse House (16-bit) [WIN\UT_SYSTM\MH16.ZIP]
helps you locate the mouse cursor on the Windows desktop.
It provides a stay-on-top window that the mouse cursor will
return to after 30-seconds of inactivity.
Another Notepad [WIN\WORDS\ANOTEPAD.ZIP]
is a powerful replacement for Windows' Notepad. Features
include support for files up to 16MB in size, hotkey
support, the ability to change fonts, line sorting
capabilities, user-defined margins, file merging, auto-save
of all settings, and much more.
---DOS:
Text to Exe [DOS\UT_DSKFI\TEXTEXE.ZIP]
allows you to quickly and easily compile a standard ASCII
text file into a self-displaying executable file that may
be read on-screen.
Section Of The Month: Home Apps for DOS
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The Section of the Month on this CD-ROM is "Home Applications for
DOS". This section contains ALL of the DOS Home apps from all of
PsL's past CD-ROMs, excluding demo programs.
Is DOS Dead ... Yet?
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It doesn't seem that long ago when we used to get letters from
people who were aggravated by the presence of Windows programs
on the CD-ROM. "I will *NEVER* switch to that slow, buggy Windows
operating system!" was a common cry.
Now we get letters from people who are aggravated by the presence
of DOS apps on the CD-ROM. "Don't you know that DOS is dead?" they
ask.
DOS is on its last legs, perhaps, but it still has a pulse, however
faint. We still get new and updated DOS programs every month.
But we think that the time has come to do away with having a DOS-only
section of the month, such as the Home section this month, since that
"wastes" half the CD space as far as Windows-only users are concerned,
and those folks now appear to make up the vast majority of our users.
So barring any great outcry from some Silent Majority of DOS Users,
this is the last month that we will have DOS apps as a Section of the
Month. We will continue to put new and updated DOS apps on each
month's CD. And we may have a Best DOS Apps CD once a year, since some
apps such as games, graphics, and utilities are still of use even to
dedicated Windows users.
And of course, if you do not have the past CDs listed below which have
DOS apps on them as the Section Of The Month, you can still order
them at our regular fees.
If there is some DOS app that you just love or need and you cannot
find an equivalent in Windows, let us know and some programmer (if not
the author of the DOS app, himself) will probably write a Windows
version.
CD-ROM Sections Of The Month:
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Following is a list of the sections from the most recent CDs. By
getting all of these CDs, you would have every program/file in PsL's
collection. Programs for both DOS and Windows are included in each
group.
Vol. Num.
4 11 Home Applications for DOS (home accounting, hobbies,
home/auto maintenance, astrology, genealogy,
religion, collecting, and more.)
4 10 Home Applications for Windows
4 9 Business (accounting, finance, general business,
time managers, general business, database,
spreadsheet, mailing list managers, and more,
since V.3, N.11)
4 8 Games and Sounds & Music for DOS (since V.3, N.10)
4 7 Games and Sounds & Music for Windows (since V.3., N.9)
4 6 Programming (new programs since V.3, N.8)
(assembler, Basic, C, Cobol, Fortran, Pascal,
Modula, Visual Basic, general tools, and more.)
4 5 Communications & Networking (comm programs and utilities,
BBS systems, programs for FAX cards, pagers, etc.,