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- Earl Weaver Baseball: Hall of Fame League
- by Kevin Shaffer
-
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of Earl Weaver Baseball: Hall of
- Fame League, a new book in the Silicon Valley imprint of computer game
- books. Written by sportswriter and baseball fan, Kevin Shafer, this
- exciting new guide covers versions I and II of Earl Weaver Baseball, the
- number-one computer baseball game for the IBM PC and compatibles.
-
- Developed by Earl Weaver, the legendary former manager of the Baltimore
- Orioles, the game allows players to build a dream team of players with
- Hall of Fame credentials from as far back as the 1890s, all the way to the
- 1990s. Kevin Shafer explains how to create that dream team by providing
- little-known facts about favorite players and managers along with
- fact-filled biographies. Shafer also covers how to set up a league, price
- players, conduct a "Draft Day", use "normalized" stats to choose among
- baseball greats from the past and present (so Babe Ruth can face Goose
- Gossage), and much more.
-
- The book includes information on selecting the best ballparks, tricks for
- molding a manager, learning the strategies that made Earl Weaver famous,
- and wrapping it all up with a World Series!
-
- Designed for all baseball fans, this is a riveting guide that can enhance a
- players understanding of the game while providing a fresh approach to
- playing America's number one sport.
-
- $19.95 ISBN: 0-07-881844-3 352 pages
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- Falcon 3.0 Air Combat by Pete Bonnani & Bernard Yee
-
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces the publication of Falcon 3.0 Air Combat, a
- new addition to Osborne's Silicon Valley imprint of computer game books.
- Co-authored by fighter pilot Pete Bonnani who wrote the bestselling, F- 16
- Stealth Air Combat, this new book covers version 3, the latest release of
- the Falcon flight simulator for the IBM PC and compatibles.
-
- Imagine flying a 25,000-pound blowtorch in the form of a sleek F16.
- Maneuver the "jet" into a position of advantage while pursuing the art of
- head-on combat. Playing Spectrum-Holobyte's Falcon is the closest
- experience many players will have to being a real fighter pilot. Falcon is
- an exciting, exhilarating and challenging game that has sold hundreds of
- thousands of copies worldwide. And now Falcon 3.0 offers an even more
- realistic flight environment with 3-D terrain.
-
- With co-author Bernard Yee, Pete Bonanni, an actual F-16 fighter pilot and
- weapons/tactics officer, demonstrates the ins and outs of basic fighter
- maneuvers, advanced air-to-air combat tactics, Falcon 3.0 weapons
- deployment, and much more.
-
- Recruited by Spectrum-Holobyte to assist in the development of Falcon Air
- Combat, Pete Bonnani is THE expert guide to learning about Falcon 3.0 and
- becoming a flying ace.
-
- $19.95 ISBN: 0-07-881701-3 256 pages
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-
- Windows 3.1 Made Easy by Tom Sheldon
-
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of Windows 3.1 Made Easy, by Tom
- Sheldon. This new updated edition of Sheldon's bestselling Made Easy guide
- will help anyone manage the new version 3.1 with ease and efficiency.
-
- Both beginning and experienced Windows users will quickly discover the
- power of the new, enhanced version of Microsoft's graphical interface and
- operating environment. Sheldon covers all the fundamentals step-by-step,
- including how to get up and running with Windows, mastering Windows' menu,
- and installing Windows.
-
- Experienced Windows users will discover chapters on customizing Windows,
- managing the file system with File Manager, transferring information
- between Windows, Windows accessories like Write and Paintbrush. using
- TrueType font technology, and using Object Linking and Embedding (OLE).
- Plenty of tips are included to help users experiment with Windows outside
- of the usual applications.
-
- Loaded with short examples, hands-on projects, screen illustrations, and
- plenty of tips for everyday use, Windows 3.1 Made Easy will quickly help
- users to take charge of This powerful program.
-
- $19.95 ISBN: 0-07-881725-0 512 pages
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- dBASE IV 1.5 Inside & Out by Edward Jones
-
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of dBASE IV 1.5 Inside & Out, a
- new book by database expert Ed Jones. The author of numerous bestsellers
- on dBASE, Paradox and Excel, Jones helps users to take full advantage of
- Borland's new upgrade of the ever-popular dBASE software in his newest
- book.
-
- dBASE IV 1.5 Inside & Out begins by covering database fundamentals
- including how to design, edit, sort and index a database. For more
- experienced dBASE users who want to learn about dBASE IV 1.5, Jones covers
- skill-building topics, including how to use the power of queries to
- precisely search for data; using the relational powers of dBASE IV 1.5 to
- pull data from several files; report design and printing; an introduction
- to dBASE IV 1.5 programming; programming for data entry, editing, and
- retrieval; using the Applications Generator; handling dBASE IV 1.5 on a
- local area network and much more.
-
- Jones also demonstrates how to manage the significant improvements to dBASE
- IV 1.5 including, greater mouse support allowing for more menu choices,
- and more options for using the "query by example" feature.
-
- By following Jones' plentiful examples, exercises, and sample applications,
- users will be well on their way to mastering the power of dBASE IV 1.5.
-
- $27.95 ISBN: 0-07-881817-6 864 pages
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-
- Quattro Pro 4 Made Easy by Lisa Biow
-
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of Quattro Pro 4 Made Easy, a new
- guide that provides step-by-step instructions for mastering Quattro Pro 4,
- the latest release of Borland's super spreadsheet for the IBM and
- compatible PCs.
-
- For beginners, Quattro Pro author and trainer, Lisa Biow, leads users
- through the basics of creating, editing, and printing a spreadsheet.
- Experienced users can expand their skills with Biow's explanation of the
- program's more complex capabilities such as customizing the environment,
- creating and annotating complex graphs, working with multiple spreadsheets
- simultaneously, linking and consolidating worksheets and much more.
-
- For users who need to learn the new features in version 4, the book's
- coverage includes, the three PowerBars that provide improved mouse support
- allowing users to insert, sort, and copy blocks of data; special
- customization features that let users creates styles and numeric display
- formats; and the Audit Analysis tool that quickly demonstrates
- dependencies between cells.
-
- It's all here in Quattro Pro 4 Made Easy. -- one outstanding hasslefree
- guide that can turn a spreadsheet novice into a savvy Quattro Pro.
-
- $19.95 ISBN: 0-07-881788-9 612 pages
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-
- C DiskTutor by L. John Ribar
-
- (Includes A Special Version of the WATCOM C Compiler On One 3.5-Inch Disk)
-
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of a new DiskTutor package that
- includes an excellent, self-teaching book on C and a special version of
- the acclaimed WATCOM C compiler with an active programming environment.
-
- For anyone new to programming, Ribar teaches the fundamentals of the C
- language step-by-step. Readers begin by loading the WATCOM C compiler,
- then following the examples in the book and on the disk to begin writing
- their first programs. After mastering beginning concepts, Ribar explains
- the basics of program design, date and storage manipulation, controlling
- program flow, the C preprocessor, the C function library, designing
- reuseable program libraries and much more.
-
- For C programmers who want to expand their skills, Ribar presents case
- studies that offer real-world C programming solutions that can be
- incorporated into daily routines such as a programmer's calculator, file
- dump utility, electronic address book, test-based user interface library
- and more.
-
- This new DiskTutor is one of the best hands-on introductions to programming
- in the ANSI C standard that's guaranteed to help C programmers to get the
- job done.
-
- $39.95 ISBN: 0-07-881798-6 480 pages
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- The Mac Made Easy by Martin S. Matthews
-
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill announces publication of The Mac Made Easy, a new book
- written to help users get productive results fast with their Macintosh
- computer.
-
- As the Apple Macintosh has become more and more sophisticated and powerful,
- Osborne/McGraw-Hill has received more and more requests for a guide that
- will get Mac users up and running quickly. Written by acclaimed author,
- Martin S. Matthews, The Mac Made Easy provides all the information anyone
- could need to master their Mac. Matthews' coverage for beginners includes
- meeting the Mac and learning about the different Mac models; discovering
- what makes the Mac run through exploring Mac components; controlling the
- Mac by mastering the mouse and the keyboard controls; discovering icons,
- buttons, and menus; working with files, folders and disks; and much more.
-
- More experienced users can take advantage of discussions on System 7 and
- the System Folder; investigating the control panel; desk accessories;
- fonts, printers and printing; a review of Hypercard; communicating with
- the Mac, and much more.
-
- The Mac Made Easy is packed with screen displays, hands-on tutorials, and
- confidence-building exercises that will have anyone operating their
- Macintosh like a pro in no time.
-
- $19.95 ISBN: 0-07-881773-0 352 pages
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- Osborne/McGraw-Hill
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