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Software of the Month Club May 1996 CD-ROM DOS Master Program Guide -DOS Business SIG- AS-EASY-AS by Trius, Inc. Harness the power of a top-quality DOS spreadsheet with this popular program. Impressive features include a powerful macro language, linking and more. True 3D graphics, new engineering/ scientific functions and linear programming are included. Complete with external user functions, dBase interface and matrix operations. INVENTORY INTERFACE v7.38 by Data Interface Track your inventory with this comprehensive program. Includes extensive inventory controls, billing materials, work orders, sales/order processes, accounts receivables, account payables and purchase order systems. It provides an accurate, easy and efficient means of assessing required quantities of raw materials, spares, products, time and services. Design custom reports. Complete with 3D pull-down menus, pick lists and online help. NOTE: Requires a minimum of FILES=101; SHARE.exe must be loaded. Consult your DOS manuals and this program's MANUAL.DOC. LABEL MAGIC Create your own custom labels. MONEY & BANKS v1.6 by RCCO Research Associates Organize your accounts with this easy-to-use banking system. Maintains accurate records for personal, small business and professional checking accounts -- even money market accounts. Includes online documentation, context-sensitive help, hotkey calculator and calendar, check printing and a mailing label writer. Reports are automatically generated from custom selections. It offers reliable backups, credit card reminders, security tables and appointment schedulers. NAMES & DATES Full-featured mailing list manager. PLAIN VANILLA LABELS v4.02 by Rosewood Software This simple labeling program prints single labels or hundreds of labels for major mailings. Work with standard five line, 15/16 x 3-1/2 inch tractor-feed labels -- or two or three across label sheets for laser printers. Features include changing printing order, creating different lists and controlling how many labels are printed for each entry. RETAIL PLUS v5.2 by True North Computer Services Increase your sales and satisfy your customers with this retail management program. This full-featured retail sales and inventory system is easy to learn and use. Features include client databases, purchase orders, account receivables, on-screen reports, and data import and export. New features include on- screen credit card verification, staff identification and multiple sales slips printing. ROSEWOOD JOURNAL v5.04 by Rosewood Software Track your sales with this accounts receivable journal. Great for businesses that record sales on serially numbered invoices. It is much easier than entering invoices directly into a general ledger program. Features include automatic updating of customer accounts and generating invoice reports to the screen (for quick reference) or to the printer. Complete with a simple and intuitive interface. For small to medium sized businesses. SMALL BUSINESS ADVISOR v96.2 by Ronin Software Now you have your own electronic tax and legal consultant for your business. This program advises small businesses on a vast range of business, legal and tax issues. Review more than 600 pages of up-to-date information. Participate in interactive consulting sessions covering topics of incorporation versus home office, custom startup checklists, tax planning modules and more. SMARTPHONE v1.40 by Pinnacle Software Streamline your long-distance business communications with this phone utility. Review more than 370 area and country codes from around the world and their time zones. It lists more than 20,000 towns and cities, complete with zip and postal code information. Get the latest news of projected area code changes. Complete with general information, including capitals and languages. VERALUX v1.4 by Clay Reid Organize important data with this popular personal information manager. Track appointments, addresses, telephone numbers, invoices and expenses. Includes powerful interface and online help. A great way to organize yourself and your office. WALL STREET - THE BOTTOM LINE for Windows v2.0 by Dan M. Schell Keep track of your investments with this portfolio manager. Organize your investments, profit and loss history and current value of any investment. Graph data to spot possible trends. A financial calculator, extensive online help and a great interface are just part of the package. -DOS Children SIG- BILLY BEAR, IS IT CHRISTMAS YET? by Loraine Wauer Your children will have great fun exploring each page of this interactive story book. Follow Billy Bear as he discovers Christmas. Colorful, cute pictures surprise your youngsters. The story even reads to your children. COLORING BOOK v2.1 by Russell Holloway Kids can create their own masterpieces with this colorful drawing program. Color one of ten charming pictures. Print the final images in color or black-and-white. Its simple interface means it's easy to learn. JURASSIC SPELLING v2.0 by Dareware, Inc. Dinosaurs help kids learn how to spell in this talking prehistoric program! Learn how to spell and pronounce each letter by following the computer. Use existing word files or enter your own - - up to 500 custom words. Friendly dinosaurs keep them coming back for more. LIL' PICASSO v1.21 by Philip P Kapusta More fun for the young. Lil' Picasso is a coloring book for children. Great paint/drawing program for future artists. Push button interface makes it easy for even the youngest child to create a masterpiece. Includes several pre-drawn cute pictures, ready to color. Hundreds of colors/patterns. It even teaches eye/hand coordination skills! LILWUN by Jeff Gillman Turn your computer into a color spectacular as you introduce younger kids to the computer. Hit any key and splashes of color fill the screen with accompanying sounds. This program provides different feedback -- no matter what key they press. A 256-color screen saver runs continually to keep things interesting. SPELLING GREMLINS - FLASH CARDS v2.1 by PUMA Software Brush up on your vocabulary with this spelling test. Learn to correctly spell 100 of the most commonly misspelled words. Designed around the question and answer flash card format. You'll want to use it with a good dictionary. THE MYSTERY OF SLEEP by FreEbook Company What is sleep? Why do we need it? Why do we dream? Do animals sleep? These questions and more are answered in this fun, educational program. Its comprehensive overview teaches adults and its simplicity captivates children. YOUR NUMBER GAME v1.0 by Software Avenue, Inc. Learn numbers with this exceptional counting game. Colorful graphics and sound help your children learn their 123s. TOM TELLS TALL TALES v1.2 by FreEbook Company Humorous cartoon animals illustrate tongue-twisting treats. Each colorful page of this electronic picture book can be turned into a coloring picture and jigsaw puzzle. -DOS Desktop Publishing SIG- FRACTAL ANIMATOR v3.0 by Rickard Gunnarsson Animate your images with this excellent drawing program. Create and control image's color and complexity using fractal equations. Zoom in and adjust patterns to avoid pixellation. Supports screen resolutions up to 1072x876. NEOBOOK PROFESSIONAL v2.1 by NeoSoft Corp. Promote yourself through a new medium -- the computer. Go a step beyond printed publications by easily adding color, graphics, animation and sound. Create electronic brochures, newsletters, catalogs, interactive books and magazines, educational materials, sales tracts and more. PICTOPS v3.11 by TerSoftWare Convert image formats with this wonderful utility. Transfer BMP, PCX, TGA, ICO and RLE into color, gray scale, or black-and- white PostScript Level Two files for easy printing. Features include rotating PostScript files 90 degrees and compressing the final file. QUICKVIEW v1.03 by Wolfgang Hesseler View multimedia files, including animations and video, with this handy tool. This excellent DOS-based multimedia viewer supports a wide range of file types, including AVI with sound, FLC, FLI, GIF, ICO, TGA, VOC, WAV and more. Clip Art BRIGHT IDEAS CLIP ART A Software of the Month exclusive! This month's collection of clip art contains 12 images in PCX format, including a coffee grinder, a lobster and images of children. For information on how to receive even more original Bright Ideasr clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. Priceless People #2 by BCM Graphics A great collection of people perfect for any design project. This collection contains 45 fun images of different types of people in a variety of settings. You are sure to find an image just right for your application. All images are in PCX format. VALENTINE CLIP ART by Grafixations You'll fall in love with this selection of clip art. Contains ten high- quality black-and-white PCX images. Images include cupid and a comic "Kiss Me" scene. Fonts BLACKWOODS by Gerard E. Bernor This highly-stylized font appeals to a wide audience. It has a highly decorative uppercase and complementary lowercase with calligraphy characteristics. This bold font provides maximum impact for your documents. (TrueType) Kollosal by Ken Kizer This Deco-influenced headline type is striking. It's wonderful for banner headlines. (TrueType) TQF ClarendonBold Gerard E. Bernor Create professional documents with this precise font. It gives you the highest possible resolution at any point size. (TrueType) -DOS Education SIG- ANNA'S LANGUAGE ADD-ONS by Abavagada Software These are language plug-ins for Anna's Language Tutor v2.2, included on this volume. Choose from Italian and Spanish. ANNA'S LANGUAGE TUTOR v2.2 by Abavagada Software Learn foreign languages with this customizable teaching tool. Create lessons for teaching any language using a variety of methods. Choose from story reading, drills, translations, games, verb helpers and phrase builders. It's totally flexible and adaptable. Add languages by using language plug-ins -- two are included in this volume. EUROPE v2.2 by Torpedo Software Travel throughout Europe in this program of exploration. Learn about European countries, including their main exports, geographic features and cities. This comprehensive program helps expand your child's knowledge of this vast continent. EUROPEAN LANGUAGE LEARNER v2.0 by Arthur Wells Jr. Begin or continue your foreign language studies with this great tutor. Use your computer to study vocabulary idioms and sentences from any text book, study guide, newspaper and more.Simply input the information and you'll be able to test yourself at a later date. The program comes with basic vocabulary for French, German, Italian and Spanish. MATH ASSAULT II: FRACTIONS by Veenetronics Corporation This instructional program really adds up. Learn fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions and percents in a word-solving game. You can succeed and learn even if you don't know fractions or have problems with math calculations. PLANETARIUM v6.4 by Christian Nuesch This planetarium is out of this world! Observe planetary orbits from several different views, including heliocentric, equatorial and horizon. It provides animations of the planets' orbits and Jupiter's moons. Control the distance of observation by zooming in and out. Great astronomy program! PRESIDENTIAL FLASH CARDS v2.1 by PUMA Software An excellent introduction to the U.S. Presidents and their terms. Based on the reliable flash card method of learning, you'll quickly expand your knowledge of the nation's leaders. Combined with other historical studies, you'll learn the names of the men who made the decisions that helped shape this country. Check out other flash card programs on this volume, including math, Spanish and spelling. SPANISH FLASH CARDS v2.0 by PUMA Software Build your Spanish vocabulary quickly and easily with these simple flash cards. It's simple to operate -- you can concentrate on mastering the lessons. Choose from five difficulty levels. Complete 50 questions without making more than two errors. VISUAL COMPUTER DICTIONARY PLUS v2.0 by BlueStar Software Learn computer terms in this graphically-oriented program. Related terms,symbols and acronyms are presented in a comprehensive and attractive way. Thisproduct defines terms on a wide variety of topics covering AUTOEXEC.BAT,CONFIG.SYS, PROMPT and much more with more than 1,100 definitions. You'll refer to this handy utility again and again. VOCABULARY BLASTER - FLASH CARDS by PUMA Software Use the question and answer format to increase your vocabulary skills. Work with flash cards to memorize words and definitions. You'll want to use it with a good dictionary. WOMEN OF THE WORLD TRIVIA by Software Creations Test yourself on your knowledge of famous women throughout history. Sharpen your trivia skills in this four-player, competition- style game. Determine question difficulty and when you want hints and answers. -DOS Games SIG- ABUSE by Crack Dot Com You'll have to fight to survive this adventure game. Battle your way through tunnels and by-ways, avoiding aliens and collecting bonuses. Look out for secret passages and teleporters. Complete with a level editor! BARS v1.01 by HomeBrew Software Don't get stuck between a rock and a hard place in this action- packed puzzle game. Prevent stone bars from growing by matching similar rocks. When you have three matches, the stones disappear, decreasing the bars. After levels five and 15, you get a bonus stone! BOLO ADVENTURES III by Soleau Software Can you solve this challenging game? These frustrating puzzles are full of mind-bending entertainment! Travel through intricate mazes by overcoming obstacles, moving force fields and filling in holes. If it gets too tough, the game solves itself. BOMBER v2.2 by Patrick Piche Attack! This game flies high with exhilarating aerial combat. You control a fighter bomber in this excellent scrolling game. Destroy all the enemy targets while avoiding attacking planes. Complete with smooth graphics and digitized sound. BREAK IT v1.0 by HomeBrew Software Everyone will enjoy this Break Out-style game. Destroy brick walls by hitting each brick with a bouncing ball. Your success depends on how well you control the ball. There are several obstacles, bonuses and special features. Simple enough for the kids and challenging for adults. For one or two players. CRAZY EIGHTS by Moonlite Software High resolution VGA graphics make this card game come alive. Requires VGA. CYBER CHOPPER v1.00 by H/M Software Blast your way through this futuristic game! Fly a helicopter into battle on several enormous playing fields. Choose from multiple weapons, three difficulty levels, practice mode and one or two players. Complete with a four-way scrolling and a digital soundtrack. JOKERS WILD POKER VGA v4.2 by Scalzi Softworks Place your bets! Take a gamble with this five-card draw poker game. Complete with colorful graphics, intuitive interface and addictive gameplay. LOGIC v1.0 by HomeBrew Software You must plan carefully and extremely logically to solve this puzzle. Match reference patterns by using different stones and your playing pieces. Play on an 8x8 board. Good luck -- you'll need it. NOTE: Requires a mouse. SOKOBAN by Jim Radcliffe Sokoban means "warehouse man" in Japanese. Push boxes around the screen to a designated storage area. Good graphics and a high level of frustration keep you playing for hours. This is a wonderful, addictive and challenging game. SPEEDY v1.0 by HomeBrew Software On your mark get set go! Reach the finish line without injury in this great car racing game. Avoid several obstacles on the track, including rocks, water, fences, holes and more. Includes rocking tunes and comical graphics. TIME HUNTERS v1.0 by Homebrew Software Can you escape extinction? Travel to prehistoric time to challenge ferocious dinosaurs to battle. Avoid being eaten and win the game. Complete with 256-color graphics and a super soundtrack. ULTIMATE BACCARAT by Accidental Software Go where no Baccarat player has gone before, into the ultimate zone. A tutor is provided to take you through the game step-by- step. Requires EGA/VGA. ULTIMATE BLACKJACK by Accidental Software Enter into a fully animated casino card game and gambling school. Requires EGA/VGA. -DOS General Interest SIG- GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION MANAGER v3.13 by David Blaine Wasden and Brian Clark Madsen Grow your own family tree with this traditional genealogical database manager. Includes an innovative method for grouping family history data into folders, each containing as many as two billion people. It's easy to navigate between people and families in each folder. This program really grows on you. HOME LOAN DIARY v2.20 by Philip Kapusta Monitor your payments and interest with this easy-to-use home mortgage diary. You can see how much money you save by making additional principal payments to pay off a loan early. Enter the additional payment amounts and it displays the new interest total. This program graphs your monthly payments (principal and interest) along with a running loan balance. Save your records to disk. This program really adds up. MY MUSIC v3.3 by RAD Software This directory system is music to your ears. Catalog your collection of albums, cassettes and CDs with this comprehensive library program. Find records quickly with its powerful search and category features. Categories include names of composers and performers, release dates, record labels, media formats and a key word index for fast searching. SmartCD v3.0 by Henrique Avila Vianna Play audio CDs with this new DOS program. This is one of the most complete CD playerswe've seen! Enter the disk's title and the title of each track then search for any song by name.Configure the program to play CDs automatically. This exciting package has a cleverlyconfigured interface that looks like a LED display. Access the functions with your F keys. -DOS Utility Collection- BOBBY by Jimmy & Jon Yergaw Manage your DOS interface easier with this comprehensive, DOS prompt replacer! This excellent software provides an intuitive 3D graphical interface. It incorporates an extensive online help system, plain English error messages, file managing, a built-in player for WAV files and a PCX, GIF image viewer. Configure Bobby to provide single-click access to your favorite programs. COMPLETE PROGRAM DELETER by David Leithauser A complete uninstaller for DOS or Windows programs. Totally remove all files and directories added to a disk by installation utilities. EASY WORD v10 by Easy Software This wonderful word processor will fulfil all of your word processing needs. Its comprehensive features include spell checking, line checking, table creation and macros. Print odd and even pages separately for double-sided printing. The Secure Erase feature protects important and sensitive documents. If you already use Easy Word, you'll appreciate this upgrade; if you haven't tried it yet, then take a close look at Easy Word. FILE FINDER by California Software Design File Finder for Windows is a file-find program. It can search all drives, and can search the most popular archive types. MAC-ETTE Mac-ette is a PC utility which can read, write, format and duplicate Macintosh HFS format 1.4 Meg diskettes on a PC equipped with a 3.5 inch high density diskette drive. INTOUCH v5.4 RAD Software InTouch will keep you "in touch" with people. InTouch has a host of powerful features. InTouch maintains 100 Address Lists, with 10,000 names per list, and provides a 1,000-line comment card for each listing. InTouch prints mailing labels, address envelopes, and it even has dialing/modem support. InTouch is a simple and easy way to maintain your contacts. LIST by Vernon D. Buerg Tired of using the TYPE command to display your text and document files? LIST gives you much more than simple text viewing capabilities. List will view, search and print documents, copy and paste selected text to a new file, and even has archive and hex viewing modes. List has filters, EGA/VGA display toggle and much more! NEOPAINT v3.2 by NeoSoft Corporation Create dazzling images with this powerful, full-featured DOS art studio. NeoPaint is easy-to-use. It's simple for children to use, but comprehensive enough for professional artists. Illustration features include highlighter, water color, oil, charcoal and crayon specialty brushes in multiple sizes. Multiple on-screen editing is also possible. Supports PCX, BMP, TIFF and GIF file formats. QUIKMENU by NeoSoft Corp. A highly customizable, easy to use graphical interface for DOS. SYSCHK v2.41 Advanced Personal Systems SYSCHK provides comprehensive information about the devices installed in your system. SYSCHK will search for: Computer model and manufacturer, if known, micro processor type, including the Intel Pentium(tm) and Cyrix chips. SYSCHK detects early Pentium chips with the floating point bug, gives a complete IRQ list that shows usage and availablity, math coprocessor type, and Microsoft Windows setup information. It detects a slave 8259 interrupt controller, checks for the presence of a real time clock. Reports ISA, PCI, Micro Channel, or EISA bus System BIOS, including source, date and size.