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Software of the Month Club April 1996 CD-ROM Windows Master Program Guide -Windows Latest & Greatest- BAMBI BOLD by Gerard E. Bernor This bold font has the feel of calligraphy with its precise and crafted letters. It is strong and visually appealing. (TrueType) BRAINSTRAIN v2.0 by Soleau Software This word guessing game combines elements of MasterMind and Hangman. Choose your difficulty level and word length, from three to seven letters. You must guess the word. The computer tells you how many letters you've guessed correctly and how many are in the correct places. Continue guessing until you guess the correct word. There are more than 150 words to solve, but just solving one word is a challenge. BUSINESS CARDS v3.20 by Michael Dvorkin Organize your business contacts with this useful database. Manage vital information, including names, addresses and phone numbers. Use the BusinessDialer module to dial phone numbers using your modem. Even store random data, like Internet numbers, video or CD titles, short articles, inventories and more. DELTACAD v1.2 by Midnight Software, Inc. Design precision schematics with this powerful and easy-to-learn Computer Aided Design (CAD) program. Produce accurately- scaled architectural or mechanical drawings -- or pretty pictures to paste into your favorite word processor. It's more than a paint program, because you can edit, scale, move, rotate and copy individual objects, not paint pixels. Zoom in to draw details. Zoom out to see the whole drawing. DINO CARDS v1.0 by DynoTech Software Develop counting skills with this children's game. Play along with Derik the Dinosaur, Rex the Tyrannosaurus and Mrs. Rex while learning how to count. Perfect for children ages five through nine. E-BOOK by Techno-Marketing, Inc. Create your own disk-based programs with this handy utility. Use it for sales, products, electronic resumes, corporate newsletters and more! Configure buttons to display scrolling text windows, show pictures, play video clips and animations, print text, run 20-image slide shows or run external applications. A great competitive edge for businesses. FASTYPE v5.0 by Trendtech Corporation Improve your typing skills with this fascinating tutorial. This program shows a 3D keyboard and uses animation and fonts to prompt you to type accurately. Complete with a text editor, timed exercises, letter patterns and more. For beginning and advanced typists. HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF DESIGN by Steve McNabb and Chris Bennett This excellent multimedia tutorial is perfect for beginning and intermediate designers. It contains an introduction to design, elements of design, principles of design, typography and color -- all in an easy-to-use graphical interface. Great for designing your own projects. PROFAN2 v3.3 by Roland G. Huelsmann Create powerful multimedia applications, screen savers, database programs and control software with this new programming language. Includes graphics, sounds, examples, tools and more. Full-blown development environment with editor, compiler and linker. Take advantage of the comprehensive help file. WORD WRESTLE v1.1 by Insight Software Solutions Improve your spelling and word recognition with this Boggle-style game! Solve word puzzles of various sizes. Set the timer, scoring options, puzzle sizes and fonts. This powerful program has more than 1,000,000 words in two dictionaries -- American and British! ***FEATURE PROGRAM*** XROSS WORD v2.0 by Centaurus Software Design Solve these challenging crossword puzzles. Options include saving and restoring incomplete puzzles, printing puzzles, automatically checking words, word hinting (vowels and consonants) and selecting background-style patterns. These puzzles combine entertainment and education. **WINDOWS« 95 PROGRAM** SMARTDRAW 95 by SmartDraw Software, Inc. Draw great-looking diagrams and more with this easy-to-use program. Create diagrams, flow charts, flyers, posters, maps, invitations and other business graphics. This program provides drag 'n drop drawing, a built-in design library, shadows and textures. You don't have to be an artist to achieve professional results when you use this award-winning program! NOTE: Requires Windows« 95 or Windows NT v3.5.1. -Windows Education- 1ST CLASS v6.29 by First Class Software This wonderful program is an invaluable utility for teachers. Organize your class schedules, activities, subjects and students. Graph your information and quickly spot trends that may otherwise escape your attention. A must-have program for teachers. CHEMCALC v3.0 by Integrated Graphics Chemists will love this comprehensive calculator! It's simple and easy-to-learn, yet is complex enough to handle difficult calculations, including molecular weights, percent composition functions, logarithms and exponents. Use and edit constants. DATAFIT/VIEW PLOT v2.2 by Engineered Software Engineers can generate functional equations and other calculations with these two comprehensive modules. Use Datafit to import data from a tab, comma or space delimited file -- or enter data through its built-in editor. Use this information to generate subroutine source codes. Then compile and use them to interpolate the data into your own programs. Plot Datafit's data and other equations in Viewplot using multiple curves from one or more data sets. Display them in the same or separate window. Customize your charts by formatting legends, numerical scaling, line colors, line styles and axis/title labels. The plots can be saved, printed or copied. FASTYPE v5.0 by Trendtech Corporation Improve your typing skills with this fascinating tutorial. This program shows a 3D keyboard and uses animation and fonts to prompt you to type accurately. Complete with a text editor, timed exercises, letter patterns and more. For beginning and advanced typists. ***Feature Program*** PROFAN2 v3.3 by Roland G. Huelsmann Create powerful multimedia applications, screen savers, database programs and control software with this new programming language. Includes graphics, sounds, examples, tools and more. This is a full-blown development environment with editor, compiler and linker. Take advantage of the comprehensive help file. XROSS WORD v2.0 by Centaurus Software Design Solve these challenging crossword puzzles. Options include saving and restoring incomplete puzzles, printing puzzles, automatically checking words, word hinting (vowels and consonants) and selecting background-style patterns. These puzzles combine entertainment and education. -Windows Children- DINO CARDS v1.0 by DynoTech Software Develop counting skills with this children's game. Play along with Derik the Dinosaur, Rex the Tyrannosaurs and Mrs. Rex while learning how to count. Perfect for children ages five through nine. DINO MATCH v4.0 by DynoTech Software Your kids will enjoy this prehistoric game! Rex the Tyrannosaurs has stolen all the books in the city and scattered them and their bookworms. Help Derik get them all back. A game packed with prehistoric animals, sound, graphics and fun! DINO NUMBERS v4.0 by DynoTech Software Help Derik the Dinosaur rescue cows from Rex the Tyrannosaurs by solving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems. Includes charming animation, music and sound effects. Exciting arithmetic game for ages seven through 12. DINO SPELL v4.0 by DynoTech Software Rex is at it again! All the apples and strawberries have been stolen by Rex the Tyrannosaurs! To get the fruit back, Derik must answer spelling questions. LABEL THAT DIAGRAM - EUROPE by R.T. Carman Brush up on European geography with this fast-paced game. It asks you the location of a country and you must find it. Fastest times win. Review several maps to increase your knowledge of the European continent. NOTE: Requires a 486DX 33Mhz or greater compatible processor and Windows running in 256-color mode or greater. STICKY MATH v1.0 by Phil Noel This mathematical game really adds up. It asks random math problems covering addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Customize your own features, including number size, level and difficulty. Your scores are tracked so you can monitor your progress. Print out math work sheets and more. USA PUZZLE! v1.1 by Torpedo Software Take a spin across the USA! This program includes colorful map puzzles of U.S. states and their capitals. Move map pieces into their correct location within the continent. Great for any age with several difficulty levels. Easy-to-use and colorful interface! ***Feature Program*** WORD WRESTLE v1.1 by Insight Software Solutions Improve your spelling and word recognition with this Boggle-style game! Solve word puzzles of various sizes. Set the timer, scoring options, puzzle sizes and fonts. This powerful program has more than 1,000,000 words in two dictionaries -- American and British! -Windows Desktop Publishing- DELTACAD v1.2 by Midnight Software, Inc. Design precision schematics with this powerful and easy-to-learn Computer Aided Design (CAD) program. Produce accurately- scaled architectural or mechanical drawings -- or just pretty pictures to paste into your favorite word processor. It's more than just a paint program, because you can edit, scale, move, rotate and copy individual objects, not just paint pixels. Zoom in to draw details. Zoom out to see the whole drawing. JOT v1.4 by Brandon Fridley Take advantage of this text editor's many features. Choose from print preview, spell check and more. Edit multiple files. Use the clip box feature to store frequently-used text blocks. The program's calculator makes quick computations. The online help is enough to get you up and running. ***Feature Program*** HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF DESIGN by Steve McNabb and Chris Bennett This excellent multimedia tutorial is perfect for beginning and intermediate designers. It contains an introduction to design, elements of design, principles of design, typography and color -- all in an easy-to-use graphical interface. Great for designing your own projects. TEXT RECALL v1.1 by Informatik, Inc. Process repetitive and complex text editing with this powerful utility. Select a commonly-used text block. Assign this text a hot key and abbreviation. When you need to insert the text into a document, press the hot key, type the abbreviation and the text is inserted. This utility increases efficiency and is an excellent utility for serious desktop publishers. Fonts **WINDOWS« 95 PROGRAM** SMARTDRAW 95 by SmartDraw Software, Inc. Draw great-looking diagrams and more with this easy-to-use program. Create diagrams, flow charts, flyers, posters, maps, invitations and other business graphics. This program provides drag 'n drop drawing, a built-in design library, shadows and textures. You don't have to be an artist to achieve professional results when you use this award-winning program! NOTE: Requires Windows« 95. Clip Art MATHCLIPS by Patricia Mason This clip art collection of 100 16-color images in GIF format really adds up. Choose from images like ferns, explosions, hexagons, snowflakes, octagons, spheres and 3D mazes. A great addition to your image library. NEW AGE CLIP ART COLLECTION by LifeQuest If you are looking for the unusual, try this sampler. It includes images like an alien, a dolphin, a crystal ball and an Egyptian. This New Age clip art collection contains high-quality black-and-white PCX images. FONTS BAMBI BOLD by Gerard E. Bernor This bold font has the feel of calligraphy with its precise and crafted letters. It is strong and visually appealing. (TrueType) GALLERY by Gerard E. Bernor This interesting font evokes images of America in the 1920s. It provides a wonderful visual impact for your publications. (TrueType) SALUTE by Ken Kizer This heavy semi-serif headline face has Deco influences. With a 1920s look and feel, it gives a unique look to your documents. Upper and lower case with numbers and punctuation included. (TrueType and Type1) SUNRISESUNSET by Ken Kizer With three different designs, this drop cap font is both unusual and unique. Best if used at sizes larger than 48 points. Contains letters only. (TrueType) TQF WORDTRAIN by Gerard E. Bernor All aboard! Characters appear on flatcars pulled by engines. Because of the rich details, this font is recommended for use at 24 points or larger. This is a great font for banners and posters. Build trains of words! (TrueType) -Windows Games- BRAINSTRAIN v2.0 by Soleau Software This word guessing game combines elements of MasterMind and Hangman. Choose your difficulty level and word length, from three to seven letters. You must guess the word. The computer tells you how many letters you've guessed correctly and how many are in the correct places. Continue guessing until you guess the correct word. There are more than 150 words to solve, but just solving one word is a challenge. CUTOUT! by Micropress Corp. Welcome to the newest arcade hit for Windows! Capture territory in this addictive game -- 75% completes a level. Watch out! Chasers and bouncers are out to get you. ***FEATURE PROGRAM*** Exile: ESCAPE FROM THE PIT v1.11 by Jeff Vogel You'll find adventure in this fantasy role-playing game. Explore a huge, magical world filled with 80 highly-detailed dungeons and towns. Create a party of warriors, sorcerers and magicians to slay monsters as you solve puzzles in this adventure. Travel around the dungeons, buy weapons, talk to townspeople and build up experience. Exile comes with a party editor that lets you edit the individual characters. Will you escape from the pit? FIVE FIELD KONO v1.0 by Bruce Calder You'll need planning and skill to win this challenging strategic game. Derived from an old board game, you must move all seven of your pieces diagonally to the opposite side of the board. Your opponent, human or computer, tries to do the same. You must be careful how you move or you may allow your opponent to cross to your side before you get to theirs. JOMRATI v3.0 by Eugene S. Schulze Just One More Roll And That's It (JOMRATI) is based on the old game of Greed. It's a dice game involving strategy and luck that can be played between two people. Keep rolling the dice to increase your score. Don't get the same number as your first roll or you bust and get nothing for that round. Additional features include Insurance and High Stakes, which test your greed and luck. You can also configure the computer opponent to be conservative or aggressive. JUMPSTAR v1.0 by Dexterity Software Pilot your ship through hostile alien worlds in this fast-action game. Intergalactic war has all but decimated Earth's forces. Flying Earth's last remaining ship, you must travel through the JumpStar, a newly discovered method of traveling astronomical distances in seconds. Your job is sealing the other side to prevent the invaders from returning to attack Earth again. This game features smooth 256-color graphics, digitized sound effects and MIDI music backgrounds. MONTANA SOLITAIRE v1.4 by Steve Schroedl You can make this Solitaire game as easy or as challenging as you want. All 52 cards are dealt face up into four rows. The aces are removed. You must arrange the cards in order by suit in the fewest number of moves and shuffles. NAPOLEON SOLITAIRE v1.0 by Thomas Warfield Choose from several Solitaire styles in this Super VGA game. This collection includes Forty Thieves, Diplomat and Congress. It features Undo and AutoPlay. A Game Wizard lets you create your own game by changing the rules by selecting from up to 900 different rule variations. NOTE: Some games require resolutions above 640x480. All games require 256-colors. Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your Utility Collection). RADON v1.0 by Morgan McGuire This is the next generation of Tetris! This game is fully customizable. You set the game rules, keys, appearance and tile size. There are new game variations: some tiles have wild textures and shapes, others morph rather than rotate. Masters of the classic game can find new challenges -- beginners have a whole range of possibilities. -Windows Business- BUSINESS CARDS v3.20 by Michael Dvorkin Organize your business contacts with this useful database. Manage vital information, including names, addresses and phone numbers. This program is integrated with BusinessDialer, allowing you to dial phone numbers using your modem. Even store random data, like Internet numbers, video or CD titles, short articles, inventories and more. CAR BOOK PLUS v2.0 by PrimaSoft These two programs will steer you in the right direction. Manage all your car expenses. Car Expenses Book saves all your car records, like services, repairs, insurance and fees. Input each cost and it automatically keeps a running total. Car Mileage Book records the miles you drive. Save items in categories, including regular trips and work routes. Both programs have quick search capabilities and summary features that graph data and calculate percentages. DONATION EVENT MANAGER v2.5 by Steven Cole Non-profit organizations can organize in-kind donation information easily with this database program. Create databases for specific events, like a charity fund-raiser. Use the same database to track all in-kind donations for a fiscal year. Pre-defined reports include category, solicitor and donation lists. Sort by field, up to three fields deep. Enter, view and edit from the same screen. You can easily generate mailing lists or export records into spreadsheets, word processors or other database products. Database filters let you select specific records when creating reports. EASY INVENTORY by I. J. Smith Powerful features and an intuitive interface make this inventory tracking, sales and invoicing program a great addition to your business collection. Track sales, purchases, inventory, customers, suppliers and accounts receivable. It prints information in forms clear enough to send directly to your customers. A must-have program! ***Feature Program*** E-BOOK by Techno-Marketing, Inc. Create your own disk-based programs with this handy utility. Use it for sales, products, electronic resumes, corporate newsletters and more! Configure buttons to display scrolling text windows, show pictures, play video clips and animations, print text, run 20-image slide shows or run external applications. A great marketing tool for businesses. FUND MANAGER v8.4 by Mark Bailey Monitor your investments with a variety of graphic and numeric displays! The Share Price Plus Accumulated Distributions graphs show the true performance of your investments, even lowering the share price when distributions are paid. Overlay markers let you see when you invest and receive distributions. Also, calculate and display Return On Investment, Fund Performance with Distributed Distributions, and Fund Performance with Reinvested Distributions for each investment or for your entire portfolio. HOMEBUYERS WIZARD v1.11 by Pumpkinhead Software Home sweet home. Figure your monthly payments before you even buy a house! Calculations include the principal plus interest. Determine the total interest, total amount and payment schedule. The program graphs your equity whenever you calculate your payments. It charts all payments and the balance for individual months. TAXCEL v1.0 by RCCO Research Figure sales tax quickly and easily with this simple calculator. The small calculator remains on top of other running applications for quick access. WINPAGE v1.2 by MegaBux Software Send pages directly from your computer with this easy-to-use program. This low-cost solution provides alphanumeric paging capabilities to everyone in large organizations. Create paging groups and send messages to multiple pagers with one phone call. Page either as you go or choose numbers from a list of frequently- used groups. NOTE: You'll need a PC equipped with Windows and a modem, eliminating the need for dedicated terminals. Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your Utility Collection). ZIP EXPRESS v1.1 by Insight Software Solutions Pinpoint cities by zip code, find zip codes by city, locate cities from area codes and more. If you do business across the United States, this utility will save you time and effort. Updated in January 1996, this is sure to be a valuable tool for your business. -Windows Software Research Institute- -SRI Children- Chalkboard Math Fun, easy-to-use math tutorial that teaches and enhances elementary math skills. Requires Windows v3.x and VGA. Matchin' Mania! Matchin' Mania! is a multimedia game. It incorporates sound and animation to make the game more fun. It is modeled after a card game that you may have played as a child where you placed all of the cards of the deck face down. Then each player took turns turning two of the cards over hoping that they matched. Matchin' Mania! works the same way except that each card face is animated and speaks the name of the card. Requires MS Windows v3.1x SUPERFLASH! What's the best way to learn basic math? Flash cars! Here's a fun flash card game that allows you to select from four type of math operations. Requires MS Windows v3.1x -SRI FONT UTILITIES- FontMe! So, you now have thousands of fonts. Tens of thousands! And, they're starting to control you. That new font you just got reminds you of one you already have? What now? Use FontMe! Font Off Font Off program helps you maintain your Windows TrueType fonts. Font Print The Font Print program will print font books of all installed fonts on your computer. You can choose the fonts, style and size to print. Printer's Apprentice Create your own professional-looking stylebooks for any font. -SRI HOME- Design A Room Create a room, add furniture and fixtures to exact dimensions, then move the pieces around to your hearts content without leaving your chair. Visual Basic Run-Time v3.0 Essential Home Inventory Fast and flexible program for the home and small home office user. Keep track of your belongings. Program requires Visual Basic Run-Time v2.0. Home Accountant for Windows Allows you to keep track of your household expenses, incomes, bank accounts, and credit cards. Mortgage Designer Powerful and easy to use mortgage package. Features: calculate mortgage repayment information, generate amortization schedules for output to screen, printer or file. -SRI SOUND UTILITIES- Multi-Player Multi-Play can play several .WAV files at once or just one at a time. Requires Visual Basic Run-Time v3.0. The Bridge Timbre CD Player Turn your multimedia PC into an audio CD player! It's fully programmable you can have it skip songs, repeat songs as many times as you like, or even shuffle them all at the touch of a button. Access your sound card controls within this application. WinJammer Plays standard MIDI files along with Adlib ROL files, and includes 64 tracks, a powerful music editor, and much more. -TRUETYPE FONT COLLECTION- TrueType Font Collection Collection of type for Windows v3.1 or higher.