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│ HOME AND HOBBIES │
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│ INDEX: this section is divided into several │
│ categories, listed in the order below: │
│ 1) Betting, Gambling, Lottery, etc. │
│ 2) Astrology, Astronomy. │
│ 3) Cooking and Recipe Management. │
│ 4) Needlecraft - Cross stitch, Knitting, etc. │
│ 5) Politics. │
│ 6) 3D Virtual Reality Explorations │
│ 7) Quizzes, Trivia. │
│ 8) Misc - Driving, Genealogy, Juggling. │
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║ **** BETTING AND GAMBLING **** ║
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G540: HORSE RACING SPECIAL I - IMPROVE YOUR ODDS! - £2.00
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Two programs to help you in the betting shop! We know absolutely nothing
about horse racing but several customers have asked about this type of
program. Any comments to help us with "star ratings" gratefully accepted.
PUNTER'S PAL v5.0 (95) R.LYNE (UK) - analyses flat, national, and all weather
races. Max 40 horses per race. 160K; £20 (save/load, manual); ANY MONITOR.
WINNING FORMULA (94) P.COOKSON (UK) - "perfect betting solution". Forecast
system for flat & national hunt horse racing (max 30 horses per race). Two
versions: one for VGA, one for MONO/CGA/EGA monitors. 200K; £25 (options).
DUE TO DISK SPACE LIMITATIONS, WHEN ORDERING ON A 5¼" DISK PLEASE STATE WHICH
VERSION OF WINNING FORMULA (MONO / COL VGA) YOU NEED. 3½" USERS RECEIVE BOTH.
G542: FOOTBALL FORECAST v 3.9D (94) FORTH DIMENSION (UK) - £2.00
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Try your luck on the Pools! Easy to use forecasting program covers all major
English / Scottish leagues plus the minor divisions found in Pools and fixed
odds coupons. Forecasts draws, homes, aways and scores. Adjustable formula.
Form guides, tables, perms, estimates odds for all possible results. Easy to
update and enter data, new teams, promotions / relegations etc. 260K; £14.95
(current data files, manual, etc.); MOUSE optional. ANY MONITOR. ****
G544: LOTTERY (95) CORNIX SOFTWARE (UK) - £2.00
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There are many lottery programs available, but most were written for US state
lotteries. This is written directly for the UK. Instead of just picking 6
random numbers it does this: first one number is randomly excluded (or select
your choice) and then the other 48 are used to create 8 random selections of
6 numbers. Colour display, or print. You can also alter any that you wish to
incorporate favourite numbers, birthdays, etc. Purely for fun - but you never
know!! 100K; £10 (info); ANY MONITOR. ****
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║ **** ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY **** ║
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H535: ASTROLOGY SPECIAL COLLECTION - for healthy astrologers! £2.00
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HOROSCOPICS v1.0 (93) HESPERUS - input name, birthdate, time, location (long/
lat chart provided), view/print planetary and natal horoscope, aspect table,
etc. along with an astrological reading. Handy glossary and background info.
170K; $20 (manual); ANY MONITOR. ****
ASTROHEALTH (91) MAGNUM - select a sign, then view/print astrological reading
or suggested daily diet (normal/low fat options). Don't take too seriously!
Handy, detailed vitamin/mineral chart. 180K; $30 (update); ANY MONITOR. ****
H332: VGA ASTRONOMY SPECIAL
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SOLAR (87) BBR how are solar systems and galaxies formed? Illustrated with
lots of pictures (Nebula, galaxies, comets); 8+; 200K(300); FW. VGA. ***
UNIVERSE (88) EVENT HORIZONS - photos of Jupiter, Saturn, Apollo Crew, etc.
with quite detailed text explanations. 8+; 300K(400); FW. VGA. ****
[3½"DD(£2.00) or 5¼"HD(£3.00)only]
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║ **** COOKING AND RECIPE MANAGEMENT **** ║
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H532: COOKBOOKS AND RECIPE ORGANISERS for home or commercial use.
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MEAL MASTER v8.0 (94) EPISOFT - excellent recipe system. Search by title,
category, ingredients, etc. Print / export selected titles. Create shopping
lists, convert servings, metric/English measurements. With small sample of
recipes but there are thousands available and it's easy to add your own, or
swap with friends. 220K (330); $35 (manual, utilities); ANY MONITOR. *****
RECIPE BOX v2.13 (92) SUNRISE - another easy to use recipe organiser that can
handle a million recipes per book (max 100 books!). 110 recipes to get you
started. Full search, import/export facilities. Make lists, alter servings.
Weights & measures converter, notepad, glossary, substitutes, "munchers"
calorie guide, etc. 220K (480); $14.95 (utilities); ANY MONITOR. ****
MEAL MASTER TRICKS (92) L.FIELDS - everything you need to know to get the
best out of Meal Master. 20K. ANY MONITOR. ***
MORE RECIPES FOR MEAL MASTER - three sets to add to your collection. Quite
delicious! 479 dessert recipes, 34 ovo-lactarian recipe, and selection of 85
British recipes collected from issues of "Country Living". 250K (1.1MB). ****
[3½"DD (£2.00) or 5¼"HD (£3.00) only]
H534: MORE RECIPES FOR MEAL MASTER
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For use with Meal Master v8.0 (H532 above). 152 BREADS, 366 CHEESE dishes, 78
COOKIES, 468 MAIN MEALS, 221 MEAT DISHES, 8 IRISH SODA BREADS, 178 SAUCES,
some 41 THAI recipes, and last but not least 259 using CHOCOLATE! Should be
enough to keep the most avid cook going for quite sometime! Fascinating for
browsing too. 600K (2MB); PD; ANY MONITOR. ****
[3½"DD (£2.00) or 5¼"HD (£3.00) only]
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║ **** NEEDLECRAFT AND KNITTING **** ║
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H502: NEEDLEWORK SPECIAL VOL 1 - KNITTING AND QUILTING
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QUILT (91) CASCOLY - inspiration for quilting projects. Uses half-square
triangles (Douat tiles) to create 1000's of ever-changing patterns. Pick your
own colours, widths, etc. Also a screen saver. 50K (100); $20; EGA. VGA. ****
ELECTRIC QUILT DEMO (93) ELECTRIC QUILT COMPANY - quilting styles and designs
from various quilters. Options include number of squares per screen, blocks &
borders, export as PCX file. 180K (400); $?; VGA. ***
KNITWEAR SWEATER DESIGN v1.3 (93) MORNINGDEW (CANADA) - for hand or machine
knitters. Custom design sweaters or cardigans in variety of mix 'n match
styles. Alternate lengths, collar & sleeve styles. 28 standard sizes for men,
women & children or customise. Yarn of any gauge. Imperial, metric or US
needle sizes. Shows a schematic drawing of final article, calculates yarn
needed. Store 100+ patterns. Print, view or save pattern as text file. 190K
(470); £29.99 (other styles); HERC. CGA. EGA. VGA. ****
[available on 3½" DD (£2.00) or 5¼" HD (£3.00)]
H503: NEEDLEWORK SPECIAL VOL 2 - CROSS STITCH & NEEDLEPOINT - £3.00 HD ONLY
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CROSS MAGIC v1.0 (93) MODEL SYSTEMS (N.ZEALAND) database for serious sewers!
Keep track of all your threads and charts. Print/view reports on floss you've
run out of, which charts can be made with current threads. Even-weave
converter and more! 330K (500); NZ$ 45 (update & manual); CGA. EGA. VGA. ****
CROSS STITCH DESIGNER FOR WINDOWS v2.0 (92) HOBBYWARE - easy to use, superb
graphics. Preset colours (DMC), or customise. Chart with colours or symbols.
Nice printouts. Supports various fabrics. Full, half, quarter & out- line
stitches. Good sample patterns, on-line help. 90K (450); $30 (support); ****
XSTITCH v1.0 (92) LOVEGROVE - design cross stitch patterns, 64 colours, see
actual stitches (max 300x300). Pan & zoom, move, mirror, copy, flip. User
selectable symbols & colours. Sample patterns (santa, fish etc.). Back, half,
quarter stiches. Print. 100K(300); $39 (manual); EGA. VGA. MOUSE. ****
GIF2XTS v5.1 (94) C.O'DONNELL - converts your favourite GIF pictures
(640x480) to a charted stitch pattern which can then be printed out. (if your
pictures are in another format, such as PCX, use GRAPHICS WORKSHOP (disk no.
H497) or a similar utility to convert to GIF first). 330K (900); $40 (update,
support); 286+. EGA. VGA. EMS/XMS memory recommended. ****
COMPUSTITCH v3.2 (92) J.GEORGE - very nice pattern designer, well set out and
intuitive to use. Supports full cross, ¼ stitch, backstitch & french knot.
Copy blocks, rotate, flip. Includes DMC floss nos. for each colour. With nice
samples. Good printouts. Mouse optional. 100K (300); $20 (update); VGA. ****
Also on this disk a CGA version COMPUSTITCH. ****
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║ **** POLITICS **** ║
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H381: UK-ELECT (94) V2.0 BICKERSTAFF (UK)
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Forecasting and analysis for National, Local & By-elections. Full 1987 and
1992 UK election results, European election results. London Borough/Scottish
regional summaries. Superb EGA/VGA "Live" maps & graphics. For anyone with an
educational, professional or personal interest in Politics. 14+; 600K(1.3MB);
£20 (more maps, data); EGA. VGA. 640K RAM. *****
[3½"DD(£2.00) or 5¼"HD(£3.00)only]
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║ **** 3D VIRTUAL REALITY EXPLORATIONS **** ║
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H306: VGA VIRTUAL REALITY SPECIAL - great examples for age 5 - adult. *****
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MOVER (92) VRONTIER WORLDS OF STOUGHTON - contains the first three fully
working levels (level 1 - backward & forward only, 2 - adds left & right, 3 -
adds turning). Explore behind walls, find secret entrances. Stack and sort
objects on a moving cart. Can you find the helicopter? Optional mouse/joy.
6-ADULT; 72K(290); $12 (7 levels); VGA. 268+. ****
3DHOUSE (92) C.CARR complete exploration of the authors log house. Inside and
out. Move and turn, raise and lower view. Can you find bathroom, computer
room, utility room, climb stairs? Loads to explore. Mouse/Joy option.
5-ADULT; 65K(150); PD; VGA. 286+. *****
MAPSKILL (92) VRONTIER WORLDS - allows movement in absolutely all directions
including tilting, flying etc. North is clearly shown, follow the arrows and
see what happens! 7;. 50K(120); PD. VGA. 286+. ****
SUPERSCAPE (91) DIMENSION INTNL (UK) - highly advanced! Choice of man, car
(overhead or inside view) or helicopter. Views include inside an office,
overhead view of entire industrial park and others. Alter object viewpoints,
zoom in / out, etc. Activate objects. 7+; 120K(180); PD; VGA. 286+. *****
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║ **** GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND TRIVIA **** ║
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E311: IQ CHALLENGE v2.06 (93) R.WEST
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Choice of five categories: Literature, Science & Computing, History,
Geography, Sports & Entertainment. A great educational challenge. 12+; 300K;
$15 (part 2 with all new questions); DOS 2.1+. 512K RAM. ANY MONITOR. ****
E312: GENERAL TRIVIA (93) SOFTWARE CREATIONS
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Superb trivia game can be fully customised. Covers fifteen subjects (science,
landmarks, nature, history, arts, people, quotes etc) any or all which can be
included. Timed/untimed, questions per game, sound, bonus points, level of
play, "humour mode" are some of the features. Many more datasets available to
registered users. Good graphics, nice interface (mouse/keys). 12+; 260K;
**REG** (£12.95 & pp); DOS 2+. 640K RAM. EGA. *****
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║ **** DRIVING, JUGGLING, GENEALOGY **** ║
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** UPDATED ** E479: ROADUSER1 V2.1 (94) NOVELLA (UK)
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This popular program for learner drivers (or cycling proficiency) now with
improved screens and options; includes roadsign test (match 70 signs to desc-
ription or vice verse) and a small multiple choice test on the highway code.
Registration only £15; includes 54 new signs/markings plus more questions and
a free copy of the Windows version. 220K; £15; EGA. VGA. Mouse option. *****
E093: 3 BALL JUGGLER v1.21 1992 (menued)
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Completely unique juggling tutor/game. Teaches basic skills and some tricks
using excellent animated graphics. Additional text help plus lots of useful
info (what to juggle with? books to read, suppliers etc). Options include
colours, background, choice of four jugglers (not all human!), speed, show
ball tracks etc. Plus a game with three levels of difficulty. Lots of fun,
kids find it highly amusing. Tutor is excellent - would be really useful to
any novice jugglers. 7-ADULT; 230K; $15 (more jugglers / balls); EGA. *****
H557: CUMBERLAND FAMILY TREE v3.5a (94) CUMBERLAND FAMILY - £2.00
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Easy to use menus , built in menus and time-saving features make this ideal
for storing and tracking all details of your family's past! Print pedigrees,
descendants, family groups, time lines, reports, birthday lists, etc. Stores
up to 32,000 names with allowances for upto 8 marriages per person and 20 (!)
children per marriage. 360K (800); $30 (manual, support); ANY MONITOR. ****
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│ OTHER RELATED PROGRAMS │
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│ Related programs that may be of interest - to │
│ locate, make a note of disk number, then use │
│ the CHECKLIST option from menu screen. │
│ 1) W536 SKYMAP - Windows planetarium. │
│ 2) W530 ASTROWORLD - comprehensive Astrology │
│ 3) W564 DESIGN A ROOM - excellent room planner│
│ 4) E013 - FLAGS OF THE WORLD │
│ 5) E284 - EUROQUIZ │
│ 6) W340 - TRAFFIC EXAMINER │
│ ********************** │
│ SEE WINDOWS - HOBBIES SECTION FOR MORE TITLES │
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