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- Summer nights are hot all over GEnie and the
- IBM-Compatible Computing RoundTables are no
- exception. That's where you'll find all the latest
- shareware, public domain and commercial demo
- programs; tips and advice from other GEnie members;
- industry news and rumors -- in short, everything you
- need to keep your computer skills up-to-date. What's
- more, the IBM-Compatible Computing RoundTables are
- simply fun to explore!
-
- Windows RoundTable
-
- Let's start with the Windows RoundTable Software
- Library. One of this summer's hottest new movies is
- "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues." File 2335 COWJIG.EXE
- is a great Windows jigsaw puzzle featuring two
- images from the film. One image is the poster art,
- and features Uma Thurman hitchhiking on the open
- road. The other shows Uma Thurman and Rain Phoenix.
- The puzzle has three levels, includes four WAV sound
- files, and is lots of fun. The Help File contains
- production notes for the film which was directed by
- Gus Van Sant, based on the novel by Tom Robbins.
- It's a self-extracting archive.
-
- To celebrate the Fourth of July, go back a bit
- further in the Windows Library for File 2161
- LIBERTY.ZIP, a Windows Help file containing the full
- text of the United States Declaration of
- Independence, Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
-
- Other practical Windows downloads include Rummage,
- ARISoft Cron - Clock Daemon for Windows, and
- HEXpert. Rummage (File 2351 RUMMGE21.ZIP) is a handy
- utility for identifying and managing duplicate files
- on your hard drive. It's fast and simple to use.
- ARISoft Cron is available in File 2365 CRON12.ZIP.
- It's an event scheduler modelled after the UNIX
- daemon of the same name. You can define events which
- consist of a command line, WAV file, and/or a text
- message to be executed at a future timer or at
- regular intervals.
-
- Finally, HEXpert is a powerful tool that allows you
- to view and edit binary data in both hexadecimal and
- ASCII formats, as well as eight different numeric
- formats including signed and unsigned integers and
- floating point. Instead of looking for the hex
- equivalent of a floating point number, simply view
- the data in all formats simultaneously. HEXpert
- allows editing, searching, or replacement of data in
- any of these formats. It will let you insert and
- delete data as well. Download File 2350 HXPERT.ZIP.
-
- The Windows RoundTable is at GEnie Page 1335
- (keyword WINDOWS). Make a point of exploring the
- Windows Bulletin Board as well as the Software
- Library -- both are time well-spent. Quick, ready
- answers to your Windows computing problems are
- available in the Windows Real-Time Conference (RTC)
- Help Desk on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from
- 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM Eastern time, and on Friday
- from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM Eastern.
-
- IBMPC RoundTable
-
- Does the summer heat make your thought processes
- sluggish? Have trouble focusing on the task at hand
- when the sun's shining and vacation approaches? Then
- check out File 35623 HEADS31.ZIP in the IBM PC
- RoundTable Software Library.
-
- HeadStart helps you plan and organize, no matter how
- chaotic your ideas. Capture thoughts in any order,
- in any structure, then organise them to your heart's
- content. Thoughts can be attached to other thoughts
- to any depth. This mind map can be easily
- resequenced and restructured. All matching entries
- are automatically connected, allowing you to browse
- your ideas in three dimensions. Even if you're sharp
- as a tack all year round, HeadStart's sure to
- stimulate your creativity and boost your
- productivity.
-
- For a more visceral kind of stimulation try Gamma
- Wing v1.2, an exciting space flight simulator with
- digital sound effects and terrific graphics. It's in
- two files, 35610 GW12A.ZIP and 35611 GW12B.ZIP.
-
- File 35596 FIBER11.ZIP is a cool super VGA
- screensaver-like program that displays 256 color
- graphics in resolutions from 320x200 to 1024x768.
- And if the kids are home for the summer, you should
- check out Masterpiece Menu in File 35599
- MMENU10A.ZIP. Even young children will be able to
- run their own software using Masterpiece Menu. The
- artist "paints" each program icon on the easel.
- Click the easel or press ENTER to run the displayed
- program. The large, colorful program icons are
- standard PCX files. Setup is a breeze and you can
- even have separate configurations so each child can
- have his or her own menu. Masterpiece Menu runs in
- EGA or VGA mode and includes a "screen saver,"
- calendar, and animated clock.
-
- You'll find the IBMPC RoundTable at Page 615,
- keyword IBMPC.
-
- O/S2 RoundTable
-
- The third major IBM-Compatible Computing RoundTable
- is the OS/2 RoundTable at GEnie Page 1400 (keyword
- OS/2). OS/2 RoundTable's Software Library 25 now
- contains the OS/2 for Windows Service Pack (the
- Service Pack for full OS/2 installations was
- mentioned in the May issue of LiveWire). The OS/2
- RoundTable is an official distribution point for
- Service Packs and details can be found on the OS/2
- RoundTable Bulletin Board. The OS/2 for Windows
- Service Pack is in Files 2687-2699 and 2702-2712.
-
- Other files of interest to OS/2 users include File
- 2733 PLUMA106.ZIP, a What You See Is What You Get
- (WYSIWYG) word processor for the OS/2 Presentation
- Manager interface. It doesn't even attempt to go
- head-to-head with large, professional word
- processors available for OS/2 PM or Windows, but
- provides a more modest set of functions.
-
- Schedule-It!, File 2722 SCHED100.ZIP, is a GUI
- program for OS/2 that allows you to schedule
- different events to run at various times on
- different days. And File 2730 XLIST.ZIP (Xlist
- v2.17g) provides an integrated platform for file and
- directory management.
-
- It's loaded with fine features including directory
- tree, user-programmed function keys, fonts, mouse
- support, international date support, file locate and
- OS/2 support for HPFS. Xlist views ARC, ZIP, ZOO &
- LZH archive files directory structures and will
- emulate DOS directory structures for ZIP and LZH
- archives with embedded pathnames.
-
- OS/2 fans should also download File 2667
- JASMRTC.ZIP, a transcript of the Real-Time
- Conference where participants discussed plans for
- Jasmine/2, an OS/2-based communications front end
- being developed by OS/2 RoundTable assistant sysop
- Kimberly Bobrow. Download the transcript and join
- the ongoing discussion of Jasmine/2 in OS/2
- RoundTable Bulletin Board Category 36. Check the
- RoundTable banner for regular Conference schedule
- and announcements of special events like the
- Jasmine/2 planning conference.
-
- Mustang RoundTable
-
- Another hot spot in GEnie's IBM-compatible computing
- community this month is the Mustang RoundTable at
- Page 680 (keyword MUSTANG). Registered users of
- Qmodem Pro for Windows can download File
- QMWIN110.EXE, which patches QmodemPro for Windows
- v1.01 to version 1.10. This works ONLY with the
- registered version of QMWIN. Version 1.10 adds fax
- printer drivers support so that all Windows
- applications can use QMWIN's fax capability for
- output, plus SENDFAX, RECEIVEFAX, and other script
- commands.
-
- Cyberspace/Multimedia RoundTable
-
- To stay current on late-breaking news in commercial
- circles, visit the Multimedia/Cyberspace RoundTable
- once a week. Published every Friday, Cyberspace
- Report is formated in ASCII text so that all
- platforms can display it. It features news about
- industry trends, newly-released commercial products
- (many with working demos or screen shots in the
- Cyberspace Library), and suggestions about files to
- download. Cyberspace Report Weekly is available on
- Menu Option 7, GEnie Page 2000. Monthly compilation
- files are stored in the Cyberspace Software
- Library.
-
- Two impressive Virtual Reality programs were
- recently added to the Cyberspace Library: a 3-D
- house and a 3-D art museum, both of which can be
- explored -- you guessed it -- in three dimensions.
- Commercial demos are well worth the download time.
- The 3-D house (be sure to visit the attic) is File
- 1025 SEEVREAM.EXE while the 3-D art museum is in
- File 1023 ABDEMO.EXE.
-
- Other files of interest in the Cyberspace/Multimedia
- Software Library are a group of 19 MS-DOS CD-ROM
- player utility programs in File 1027 CD_UTILS.ZIP,
- several working demonstration versions of multimedia
- authoring programs, a slew of art, animation and
- music files. They have all sorts of conversion
- utilities to transform or play such files on a
- variety of platforms including MS-DOS, Windows,
- Macintosh, and Amiga. The Cyberspace/Mutimedia
- RoundTable is at GEnie Page 2000, keyword
- CYBERSPACE.
-
- Microsoft RoundTable
-
- Three new files to help you get the most from your
- Microsoft Windows applications can be downloaded
- from the Microsoft RoundTable Library at GEnie Page
- 505 (keyword MICROSOFT). Advanced users of Microsoft
- Excel version 5.0 will want File 5154 VBAPP.EXE, a
- Windows help file for Visual Basic Applications. The
- help file features full-text search functions. File
- 5027 FW1003.EXE is the FoxPro for Windows Resource
- Kit, covering a variety of topics including
- installing, troubleshooting, debugging, printing,
- and networking. Code samples are provided. Finally,
- File 5004 WD1015.EXE contains a Word for Windows 6.0
- document that describes ways to optimize Word's
- performance.
-
- Summer's a fine time to visit GEnie's IBM-Compatible
- RoundTables. Whether you're looking for
- entertainment, productivity tips or problem solving,
- drop by your favorite Computing RoundTable to find
- what's hot!
-