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Software of the Month Club October 1996 CD-ROM DOS Master Program Guide - DOS BUSINESS - Backup Fugue 1.1 Protect information Data loss is a thing of the past with this complete backup software. It helps backup important data, like financial reports, client information and inventory databases. Backup your entire hard drive, selected files or just your updated files. * Backup to floppy disks, removable drives or network drives * Uses compression algorithms to fit more data onto each disk * Uses DOS-protected mode allows the program to access all the memory for faster operations * Includes many file manager functions, including format, delete,rename, change attributes and run associated programs (Application by Fugue Software) Barcode Now! 1.0 Barcode package This is a complete barcode printing program. It supports 14 types of barcodes, including UPC-A, UCC 128 and ZIP+4. Perfect for small- to medium-sized businesses. * Print to dot matrix, inkjet and laser printers * Print on Avery labels or create custom label forms (Application by Agostino Calisi, Office Dynamica) Convert 6.07 Combine different file formats Convert between data formats from different business applications with this handy utility. Includes several options, like ignoring cell filters, limiting the number of records to scan and specifying the number of spaces to add to each output fields * Imports ASCII delimited, fixed-field and dBase DBF files * Exports to Lotus 1-2-3, WKS, comma-delimited, fixed-field and DBF files * Supports DEF files, including field type and length definitions (Utility by Bruce Guthrie) Integrity Master 3.02a System protection Protect your important business files with this comprehensive maintenance program. It includes a thorough virus scanner and data integrity checker. Besides protecting your computer from viruses, it also detects software bugs, hardware glitches, sabotage and anything that can damage or may have damaged your data. * Detects and cleans more than 700 viruses, plus many new and unknown viruses * Provides full CMOS protection, allowing you to backup and restore copies of the original configuration * Fixes partition tables on hard drives and floppy disks by reloading a clean copy * Checks for any changes on the computer, including the CMOS * Provides a comprehensive report about the viruses found, damaged files, false alarms and more (Application by Stiller Research) Interest 1.0 Financial calculator This quick and simple calculator computes savings, loans and retirement disbursements based on monthly interest and transactions. * Figure your savings growth over time, years paying off loan and years to live off savings * Compute savings growth up to 70 years * Provides a complete report for the principal paid, interest paid, remaining principal and more * View and print the different reports (Application by Brian Ellis) NameBase 3.30 Information database Use this personal information manager (PIM) for storing addresses and other important contact information into one database. * Saves up to four phone numbers and two addresses for each name * Comprehensive search function * Prints pocket address books, labels, envelopes and reports * Organizes contacts by categories (Application by Michael Paulick) Oasis 3.0 Sales management system Handle invoicing, automated billing, customer correspondence, mailing list management, and product sales tracking. ItOs perfect for any mail order business. * Automatic sales tax computation * Customer grouping capability for mass mailing * Includes an inventory database * Prints mailing labels, envelopes, invoices, billing reports, sales summaries, income reports and more (Application by Otto-Williams, Ltd.) Service Assistant 1.1 Automotive system Track customers and repair jobs in the automotive repair industry. * Database for tracking special tools * Generate professional estimates for each job * Includes a to-do list, address book, calculator and calendar * Tracks technician performance (Application by Ken Kellum) SmartPhone 1.60 Just a phone call away Streamline your long-distance business communications with this phone book utility. It cross-references area codes, zip codes, country codes, time zones and geographic information. * Database of more than 21,000 towns and cities * Includes more than 400 area and country codes * Provides a history of past area code changes and projected changes * Can be setup for pop-up (TSR) operation (Application by Pinnacle Software) - DOS CHILDREN - Billy Bear and Alex Electronic storybook Follow along with Billy Bear as he takes his friend, Alex, to the carnival. Parents can read this electronic storybook to their children or the computer can tell the story. * Text-to-speech capability * Three pages of animation * 256-color graphics * Adjustable volume settings (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a sound card and a DOS mouse driver) Billy Bear Come Learn With Me Animated counting Billy Bear teaches preschoolers how to count from one to ten on the screen or with their fingers. This multimedia package takes advantage of features found in Storymaker+ VGA, included in this volume. * Combines music, sound effects and animations * Adjustable volume settings * Click on some pictures to activate animations * Digitized text-to-speech capability (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a sound card and DOS mouse driver) Billy Bear Let's Party Happy birthday to you Join a surprise birthday party for Billy Bear's sister in this interactive storybook. Open gifts, enjoy a water balloon fight and even blow out candles on the cake. * Lots of animation hot spots to click on * Includes more than 20 pages * Combines music, sound effects and animations for a full multimedia experience (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a sound card and DOS mouse driver) Billy Bear's Storymaker+ Colorbook Interactive pictures This is a collection of 40 coloring book pictures to create interactive stories with Storymaker+ VGA or EGA, included in this volume. Use the scenery editor to add these pictures to your own stories. (Images by Loraine Wauer; Requires Storymaker+ VGA or EGA) Numbers and Logic I Think hard Test your arithmetic and logical thinking to solve these challenging games. Make a path on a board filled with numbers in the first game. Find the block with no common numbers in the second. Get all the numbers in their proper places in the last game. * Check feature analyzes your answers * Shows you solutions for each puzzle * Records the best times for all the games (Application by David Burns) Numbers and Logic II Think harder Here are three more challenging logic puzzles. Arrange numbers or find missing numbers in these fast-paced games. The first volume of Numbers and Logic is included on this volume. * Random generator produces different puzzles every time * Calculator * Online help (Application by David Burns) Storymaker+ VGA 1.0e Once upon a time Combine animation, music, speech and sound to create your own interactive story. This multimedia kit compiles your stories into personalized, stand-alone programs. Read the several Billy Bear stories included on this volume they were created in Storymaker+. * For teachers, schools and writers * Full-featured scenery and animation editors * Play, save and use your own songs with its music editor * EGA version is also included (Application by Elson Emry; Requires a sound card and DOS mouse driver) Feature Program Wonder Word 1.3 Go bananas Expand your vocabulary as Zipper, the monkey, guides you through this fun and challenging program. It's filled with great VGA graphics, MIDI sounds and digitized effects. * Three difficulty settings * Save and load your progress * Hint feature * Includes more than 150 clues (Application by Software Avenue, Inc.; Requires a sound card) - DOS DTP - Drawbl 1.0 Charts and graphs Generate plain ASCII graphs, charts or borders with this text drawing program. Perfect for creating menus, adding text boxes to presentations and drawing borders. * Includes a mouse-driven version for easier drawing * Manipulate block drawings with two extra utilities * Up to 24 lines by 79 columns * Supports all the characters in the ASCII table (Application by J. A. Kiernan) Pictops 4.02 Image conversion Convert image files to color, gray and bilevel PostScript files. * Imports BMP, PCX, TGA, ICO and RLE * Converts to PostScript Level Two or EPS files * Supports compression algorithms, including CCITT, LZW, RLE and ASCIIHex * Rotate files 90 degrees (Application by TerSoftWare) See 3.22 Viewing utility Display text, binary and Hypertext files with this handy utility. Supports up to 1MB and 255 characters. * Pull-down menus * Supports up to three printers in LPT1-LPT9 with custom setup * Includes filters for printer ESC codes * Configurable menus and functions (Utility by Pinnacle Software) FONTS Balsamo Ancient serif Give your documents an ancient touch with this nice serif font. The angular lines give it a sharp flair. Upper- and lower-case letters provided in small-cap format. (Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType) Elphinstone Stylish Make your designs stand out with this charming font. It has blade-like serifs and is easy to read in both small and large sizes. (Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType) Magdeburg Hear ye! Hear ye! This Old English font has exquisite charm. The simple lower- case complements the elaborate uppercase. Great for certificate titles, invitations and drop caps. (Font by Scriptorium Font Library; TrueType) CLIP ART Bright Ideas Clip Art A Software of the Month Club" exclusive! Choose from eight amazing clip art images, including an image of a jukebox, beach and office. These black-and-white and color images are provided in PCX formats. For information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas" clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds, 3D models and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. (Clip art by Bright Ideas") Bright Ideas 3D Clip Art Amazing wire-frames This collection of 3D wire-frames includes a chair, disk, gavel, mailbox and push pin. Provided in DXF format. Add your own text, light and angle with your favorite 3D modeling program. Great for importing into bCAD Vista 2.0h, included on this volume. (3D wire-frames by Bright Ideas") Clip Art from Luisa A. Klose A little of everything These 23 clip art images are a collection of patterns, icons and images. Great for designing Web pages, interactive multimedia projects and color documents. Includes color and black-and- white in GIF format. (Clip art by Luisa A. Klose) Feature Program bCAD Vista 2.0h Three-dimensional modeling Create 3D images with this high-quality program. View images from any angle, and Rotate, Scale, Save and Render art. WeOve included several 3D wire-frames in this issue to get you started, listed under Clip Art. * Import and export 3D file formats, including 3DS, ASC, NFF, BDF and AutoCADOs DXF * Import and export bitmap images, like TGA, JPEG, GIF, TIF and PCX * Choose from four rendering methods: Flat shading, Phong, Gouraud and Ray-trace * Supports resolutions from 640x480 to 1280x1024 with colors up to 16 million (Application by ProPro Group, Inc.; Requires a DOS mouse driver) - DOS EDUCATION - BTLS Is there a doctor in the house? Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) teaches what to do in case of emergencies. It's a great study aid for college students enrolled in nursing or medical courses. * Includes two modules basic and advanced * Answer 500 study questions * Complete with an extensive glossary * Adjust number of questions per session (Application by Ken Anderson, KA-Soft) Civil War Trivia Sound reveille! Learn about American history during the Civil War era with this educational trivia program. It covers important people, famous incidents and the battles that turned the tides. Perfect for junior and high school students. * Full graphical interface for mouse and keyboard * Save and restore your games * Up to four players * Hint support for every trivia questions (Application by Software Creations) Connecticut Trivia The Constitution State This trivia program teaches different facts about the state of Connecticut. Play with up to four players, save and restore your games, and use the hint support. Its interface supports both mouse and keyboard. It covers many topics, including: * Historical sites * Algonquin Indians * Puritans' secrets in the state forests * British art (Application by Software Creations) DC Circuit Analysis 1.4 Electrifying program Create and evaluate computer circuits with this high-powered program. It calculates the voltages at each node, currents through resistors and more. It covers an extensive list of components, including potentiometers, diodes, transistors and integrated circuits. Geared towards advanced high school and college students. * More than 100 sample circuits to examine and modify * Plot changing circuit variables * Includes online documentation that doubles as a glossary and tutorial * Easy-to-use circuit interface allows you to cut and paste electronic symbols (Application by Arthur Tanzella) Grenville Grader 3.50 Teaching tool This complete grade book program for teachers is perfect for writing tests, course outlines and lesson plans. It uses a spreadsheet-style interface for easy data entry. * Includes a note editor for adding descriptions or comments about tests and students * Produces a bar graph for any student's cumulative average or the frequency of different test scores * Print all types of reports, including attendance, missing assignments and progress (Application by Coffee Mug Software) Grenville Grader Utility 1.02 Add-on utility Use this utility in conjunction with Grenville Grader 3.50, included on this volume. * Export and import between dBase DBF and SDF, or comma-delimited files * Create templates for tests and assignments * Import or export student rosters in text format for different programs * Generate final reports for every student for the course files (Application by Coffee Mug Software; Requires Grenville Grader 3.50) Practype 2.1 Typing system Improve your typing skills with this practice program. It emphasizes hand positions, accuracy and rhythm. * Choose from five typing speeds * Track your progress * Practice the home row, upper row, lower row, numbers, symbols, capitals or all * Reports problem keys * Gives advice based on the typing results (Application by George R. Anderson, EMENGIE) Storymaker+ VGA 1.0e Once upon a time Combine animation, music, speech and sound to create your own interactive story. This multimedia kit compiles your stories into personalized, stand-alone programs. Load Billy Bear Come Learn With Me (included on this volume) created in Storymaker+VGA. * For teachers, schools and writers * Full-featured scenery and animation editors * Play, save and use your own songs with its music editor (Application by Elson Emry; Requires a sound card and DOS mouse driver) TS Functions Mathematical systems Choose from three utilities to evaluate algebraic functions. Perfect for students studying Algebra II, Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus. * Calculator: Calculates the value of expressions * Plotter: Graphs the functions of expressions * Tabulator: Provides a table of the possible values of expressions with unknown variables * All three support algebraic terms, like sine, cosine, tangent and more (Application by Timo Salmi) - DOS GAMES - Balloon Challenge 2.0 Full of hot air Can you launch all your balloons before the computer? The higher your balloons fly, the higher your score. Watch out for the obstacles, including hurricanes, rain clouds and planes. * Single player challenge * Places obstacles randomly on each game (Application by Soleau Software) Dotso 1.1 Boxed in Play the classic game of Boxes with this cool program. Create boxes by collecting dots with lines. Each player takes turns drawing lines, either horizontally or vertically. The player that draws the last box wins. * Random board generator * Choose from three levels * Sound toggle option * Online help (Application by Soleau Software) Marshmallow Duel 2.0 Attack! Use your playing agility and skill to plunge your opponent down the marshmallow pit. Climb, jump and pick up weapons as they appear in the maze. First player to knock off the opponent three times wins the game. * Fight with six weapons: gun, electricity, invisibility, mine, dynamite and death touch * Two-player simultaneous play * Tracks up to six players (Application by Duncan Gill) Master Won Liu 3D 1.55 Martial arts action This first-person perspective action game puts you in the middle of martial arts action. You must fight to survive against Dr. Chang's minions inside a dungeon maze. * Map viewer * 3D dungeon levels * Save and load games * Choose from six difficulty levels (Application by M.T. Software) A Matter of Time Somewhere in time Find a missing scientist in this text-based adventure. Travel back in time and solve the obstacles as they arise. * More than 20 scenario objectives * Save and load your games * Includes 12 pictures and sceneries (Application by Michael Zerbo) Quote-Tris 1.02 And I quote Play classic Tetris with a twist. Complete each famous quote by dropping words in their proper places. * Beginning and advance level * Scroll through each falling word * Tracks which words were good or bad * Automatically locks the pieces when dropped in their proper places (Application by Philip Kapusta) Secret Agent: The Destruction Impossible mission You're a secret agent on an important mission in this 3D adventure. Kick, shoot and find secret walls as you try to reach the end. * 256-color graphics * Choose from several weapons, including machine gun and shotgun * Save up to 8 games * Supports mouse, keyboard or joystick control (Application by PHreAk Software) Wall Pipe 2.2 Gushers Keep water flowing in this fast-paced game. Create a series of pipe links to control a well's water flow. The more intricate the pipeline, the higher the score. * Choose from seven different pipe links * Includes 10 levels of increasing difficulty * Find the bonus objects * Tracks high score records (Application by Soleau Software) Feature Program Abuse 2.0 Fight to survive! Battle your way through tunnels and by-ways, avoiding aliens and collecting bonuses. Look out for secret passages and teleporters. * Dual action controls shoot with the mouse and move with the keyboard * Three huge levels * Explosive sounds and detailed, 256-color graphics (Application by Crack Dot Com; Requires a DOS mouse driver and 8MB RAM) - DOS Latest and Greatest - Backup Fugue 1.1 Protect information Data loss is a thing of the past with this complete backup software. It helps backup important data, like financial reports, client information and inventory databases. Backup your entire hard drive, selected files or just your updated files. * Backup to floppy disks, removable drives or network drives * Uses compression algorithms to fit more data onto each disk * Uses DOS protected mode allows the program to access all the memory for faster operations * Includes many file manager functions, including Format, Delete, Rename, Change Attributes and Run (Application by Fugue Software) Feature Program bCAD Vista 2.0h Three-dimensional modeling Create 3D images with this high-quality program. View images from any angle, Rotate, Scale, Save and Render art. We've included several 3D wire-frames in this issue to get you started, listed under Clip Art. * Import and export 3D file formats, including 3DS, ASC, NFF, BDF and AutoCAD's DXF * Import and export bitmap images, like TGA, JPEG, GIF, TIF and PCX * Choose from four rendering methods: Flat Shading, Phong, Gouraud and Ray-trace * Supports resolutions from 640x480 to 1280x1024 with colors up to 16 million (Application by ProPro Group, Inc.; Requires a DOS mouse driver) Billy Bear Come Learn With Me Animated teddies Billy Bear teaches preschoolers how to count from one to ten on the screen or with their fingers. This multimedia package takes advantage of features found in Storymaker+ VGA, included in this volume. * Combines music, sound effects and animations * Adjustable volume settings * Click on some pictures to activate animations * Digitized text-to-speech capability (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a sound card and DOS mouse driver) Civil War Trivia Sound reveille! Learn about American history during the Civil War era with this educational trivia program. It covers important people, famous incidents and the battles that turned the tides. Perfect for junior and high school students. * Full graphical interface for mouse and keyboard * Save and restore your games * Up to four players * Hint support for every trivia question (Application by Software Creations) Integrity Master 3.02 System protection Protect your important business files with this comprehensive maintenance program. It includes a thorough virus scanner and data integrity checker. Besides protecting the computer from viruses, it also detects software bugs, hardware glitches, sabotage and anything that can damage or may have damaged your data. * Detects and cleans more than 700 viruses, plus many new and unknown viruses * Provides full CMOS protection, allowing you to backup and restore copies of the original configuration * Fixes partition tables on the hard drives and floppy disks by reloading a clean copy * Checks for any changes on the computer, including the CMOS * Provides a comprehensive report about the viruses found, damaged files, false alarms and more (Application by Stiller Research) Master Won Liu 3D 1.55 Martial arts action This first-person action game puts you in the middle of martial arts action. You must fight to survive against Dr. Chang's minions inside a dungeon maze. * Map viewer * 3D dungeon levels * Save and load games * Choose from six difficulty levels (Application by M.T. Software) PC-Proof 3.4 Say what? Improve your writing skills with this professional grammar checker. Checks for several errors, including dropped words, subject-verb agreement, misused articles and more. It provides explanations and suggestions for errors encountered. * Compatible with WordPerfect, Word, Works, WinWord, ProWrite, PC-Write, WordStart, Windows Write and ASCII * Reports the approximate educational level of the grammar based on the Gunning Fog Index * Loads as a Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) so you can use it within any program (Application by Intellect Systems) Storymaker+ VGA 1.0e Once upon a time Combine animation, music, speech and sound to create your own interactive stories. This multimedia kit compiles your stories into personalized, stand-alone programs. Read Billy Bear Come Learn With Me (included on this volume) created in Storymaker+VGA. * For teachers, schools and writers * Full-featured scenery and animation editors * Play, save and use your own songs with its music editor (Application by Elson Emry; Requires a sound card and DOS mouse driver) Wall Pipe 2.2 Gushers Keep water flowing in this fast-paced game. Create a series of pipe links to control a well's water flow. The more intricate the pipeline, the higher the score. * Choose from seven different pipe links * Includes 10 levels of increasing difficulty * Find the bonus objects * Tracks high score records (Application by Soleau Software) Wonder Word 1.3 Go bananas Expand your vocabulary as Zipper, the monkey, guides you through this fun and challenging program. It's filled with great VGA graphics, MIDI sounds and digitized effects. * Three difficulty settings * Save and load your games in progress * Hint feature * Includes more than 150 clues (Application by Software Avenue, Inc.; Requires a sound card) CLIP ART Bright Ideas 3D Clip Art Amazing wire-frames This collection of 3D wire-frames includes a chair, disk, gavel, mailbox and push pin in DXF format. Add your own text, light and angle with your favorite 3D modeling program. Great for importing into bCAD Vista 2.0h, included on this volume. (3D wire-frames by Bright Ideas")