i Contents ASP Catalog Updates for BBS Users (Master Edition) 1 Chapter 1: How to read this catalog 2 1.1 Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Registration benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3 Sample product description . . . . . . . . . 4 Part 1: Shareware Products Chapter 2: Utilities 7 2.1 Disk utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1.1 Disk cataloging . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.1.2 Hard disk utilities . . . . . . . . . . 8 2.1.3 Floppy disk utilities . . . . . . . . . 8 2.2 File utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.2.1 Backup/restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.2.2 File archivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.2.3 File viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.3 Hardware utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.3.1 Keyboard utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.3.2 Screen utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.4 Printer utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.4.1 Printer control . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.4.2 Bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.4.3 Printer specific . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.4.3.1 Epson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.4.3.2 HP DeskJet . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.4.3.3 HP LaserJet . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.4.4 Envelope addressers . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.5 System Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2.5.1 Command processors . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2.5.2 Batch & macro utilities . . . . . . . . 14 2.5.3 Screen capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2.6 Desktop utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2.6.1 Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2.6.2 Phone dialers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2.6.2.1 Rolodex programs . . . . . . . . . 16 2.6.3 Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2.6.4 ASCII charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2.6.5 Personal information managers (PIMs) . . 16 2.6.6 Time management . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2.6.7 Journal/diary programs . . . . . . . . . 18 2.7 Menu systems & file managers . . . . . . . . 18 2.7.1 Menu systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2.7.2 File managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2.7.3 Work environment managers . . . . . . . 20 2.7.4 Software tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ii 2.7.4.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . 20 2.8 Security programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2.9 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . . 20 2.9.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 3: Writing applications 21 3.1 Text editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3.2 Text organizers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3.3 Word processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 3.4 Desktop publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3.5 Document boilerplates . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3.5.1 Business specific . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3.5.2 Legal specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3.6 Creativity & brainstorming . . . . . . . . . 23 3.7 Software tools & macros . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.7.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 4: Spreadsheet applications 24 4.1 File format translators . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4.2 Spreadsheet utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4.3 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . . 24 4.3.1 For Lotus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Chapter 5: Database applications 25 5.1 Flat-file database managers . . . . . . . . . 25 5.2 Mailing label systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5.3 File format translators . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5.4 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . . 26 5.4.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . . 27 5.4.2 For dBASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 5.4.3 For Clipper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Chapter 6: Data 29 6.1 Zip codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6.2 Area codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter 7: Communications 30 7.1 Bulletin boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7.1.1 Bulletin board utilities . . . . . . . . 30 7.2 Call logging & analysis . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7.3 File transfer protocols . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7.4 Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7.4.1 Network utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 31 7.5 Communication utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Chapter 8: Business 33 8.1 Business finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 8.1.1 Business accounting . . . . . . . . . . 33 8.1.2 Payroll systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 8.2 Inventory systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 8.3 Equipment use & maintenance . . . . . . . . . 35 8.4 Project management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 8.4.1 Project bidding & costing . . . . . . . 36 8.4.1.1 Decision analysis tools . . . . . . 36 iii 8.4.2 Project scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . 36 8.5 Employee management/scheduling . . . . . . . 37 8.6 Client management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 8.7 Specific-field systems . . . . . . . . . . . 38 8.7.1 Farming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 8.7.2 Legal & law enforcement . . . . . . . . 39 8.7.3 Medical & dental . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 8.7.4 Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 8.8 Business utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Chapter 9: Finances 40 9.1 Stock trading & analysis . . . . . . . . . . 40 9.2 Personal finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 9.2.1 Finances & budgets . . . . . . . . . . . 40 9.3 Portfolio management . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 9.4 Finance utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter 10: Mathematics 42 10.1 General math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Chapter 11: Programming 43 11.1 Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 11.1.1 BASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 11.2 Programming utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Chapter 12: Education 45 12.1 Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 12.2 Junior high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 12.3 High school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 12.4 College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 12.5 Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 12.5.1 Gradebooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 12.6 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 12.7 Foreign language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 12.8 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 12.9 Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 12.10 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 51 12.10.1 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Chapter 13: Graphics 52 13.1 Viewing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 13.2 File format translators . . . . . . . . . . 52 13.3 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Chapter 14: Home & hobby 53 14.1 Genealogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 14.2 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 14.2.1 Food/dietary/kitchen . . . . . . . . . 54 14.3 Lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 14.4 Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 14.5 Planes, trains & automobiles . . . . . . . . 56 14.6 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 14.6.1 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 14.7 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 iv Chapter 15: Religion & philosophy 57 15.1 The Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 15.1.1 Bible programs . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 15.2 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . . 57 15.2.1 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Chapter 16: Games 58 16.1 Board games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 16.1.1 Mahjong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 16.1.2 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 16.2 Arcade games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 16.3 Card games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 16.4 Word games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 16.5 Strategy/simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 16.6 Puzzles, mix & match . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 16.7 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Part 2: Appendixes Appendix A: Author addresses 67 Appendix B: Vendor addresses 73 Appendix C: Bulletin Boards 75 Appendix D: Retired shareware 79 Appendix E: Sorted list of all programs 81 Appendix F: Supporting Members 83 Index 84 ASP Catalog Updates for BBS Users (Master Edition) rd th Updates to the 3 volume, 9 edition Published May 1, 1993 Copyright 1993 by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), a non-profit organization; all rights reserved. Any specific hardware/software names used in this catalog are the (registered) trademarks of specific companies. Individuals, bulletin board systems, national information systems, non-profit organizations, and government agencies may freely distribute this document in electronic form. For-profit disk vendor companies may distribute this document in electronic form if they have an ASP associate membership and if they charge only their normal distribution fees. All others must obtain prior written per- mission from the Association of Shareware Professionals. Write to the ASP at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442. The programs & services described in this catalog come from members of the Association of Shareware Professionals. This catalog may not list every ASP-member product and it may not be current. Send all comments about the catalog to the above address, or to CompuServe userID 70007,4004, or as a message in the CompuServe SHAREWARE forum. ASP strives to produce accurate catalogs BUT this publication may contain any number of typographical, graphical, printing, or interpretation errors. "These programs are produced by members of the Associa- tion of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve message via Compuserve Mail to ASP Ombuds- man 70007,3536". The Ombudsman may be contacted by FAX by sending to the ASP FAX number: (616) 788-2765. In communication with the Ombudsman please include a tele- phone number and/or FAX if available. Please write to the ASP at the above address if you have any comments or questions about this catalog. ASP Catalog Updates for BBS Users (Master Edition) 2 Chapter 1 How to read this catalog ASP members have supplied product descriptions for each shareware application they offer. The catalog groups them by subject matter and lists them alphabetically. If you want to know the name/address/phone for the author of a particular program, turn to the index and look for the program by name. You'll usually see two page references: one describes the page where you read about the program, the other mentions the page where you can find information about the author (in Appendix A). Just turn to the appropriate page and scan for the name of the program. The Association of Shareware Professionals does NOT rate members' software for functionality or usefulness, nor can it attest to the validity of any product description in this catalog. That is for you - the user - to decide. Shareware, especially those products authorized to carry the ASP logo, can be tested on a "try before you buy" basis. If the software doesn't meet your needs, you won't have to worry about getting a refund. (That's the beauty of the shareware marketing concept.) 1.1 Minimum requirements Every program description lists its computer and operating system requirements (e.g. "IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better"). Unless noted otherwise, each program assumes you have a standard keyboard, monitor, printer, and either two floppy drives or a hard disk. And unless noted otherwise, programs written for the IBM PC assume you have at least 512k of total installed RAM. Many pro- grams may also need specific hardware or software such as: CGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying CGA graphics. This includes most "laptop CGA" com- puters, plus higher resolution monitors such as the EGA or VGA. Some of the described programs may operate correctly with a Hercules monitor if you use a "CGA simulator" program; consult your video monitor manual for details. Dual 720k drives At least two floppy drives capable of writing at least 720k of data per disk, or, preferably, a hard disk (see below). EGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying EGA graphics. This almost always includes VGA and other higher-resolution monitors. CGA and Hercules monitors won't suffice. Hard disk A fixed-, removeable-, or network-drive device capable of storing multiple megabytes of data. Some programs also assume you have at least one floppy drive in addition to the hard disk. ASP Catalog Updates for BBS Users (Master Edition) 3 Hercules monitor A video monitor capable of displaying Hercules graphics. CGA monitors won't suffice. HP DeskJet A Hewlett-Packard DeskJet or compatible printer. Some programs may require a DeskJet starting with a specific model such as the DeskJet Plus or having a specific feature like a RAM cartridge. HP LaserJet A Hewlett-Packard LaserJet or compatible printer. (HP DeskJet printers recognize most, but not all, of the HP LaserJet command set.) Some programs may require a LaserJet either starting with a specific model such as the LaserJet II or having a specific feature like the LaserJet IIIDSi. Modem A modem. Almost all programs work with a "Hayes" modem, specifically one able to recognize the Hayes command set (an industry standard). A few programs claim to work with non-Hayes modems too. Some programs may require the modem to operate at a specific rate of speed (e.g. "1200 baud"). Mouse A mouse. Network A computer hooked up a local area network (LAN) system. Program descriptions will normally specify the different types of LAN systems under which they can operate. Plotter A plotter output device. Many of the described programs need a plotter able to recognize the HPGL (Hewlett Packard Graphics Language) command set. PostScript printer A printer able to interpret the PostScript(r) command set. Many printers (including the HP LaserJet series) offer PostScript compatibility via plug-in cartridges. VGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying VGA graphics. This almost always includes super-VGA and other higher-resolution monitors. CGA/EGA/ Hercules monitors won't suffice. SVGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying Super-VGA graphics. This almost always includes higher- resolution monitors. CGA/EGA/VGA/Hercules monitors won't suffice. 1.2 Registration benefits All ASP member shareware products come with certain minimum benefits when you register. The author must acknowledge your registration (you don't just get a canceled check) and must provide a minimum amount of technical support for at least three months. ASP Catalog Updates for BBS Users (Master Edition) 4 Many authors provide other registration benefits such as a printed manual, a master disk, a year of unlimited phone support, source code, etc. The product description will mention them when appropriate. In addition, every ASP member can offer the following benefits to registered customers: CompuServe IntroPak obtain an introductory membership to the Compu- Serve network with a $15 usage credit when you register an ASP member's shareware product. Shareware Magazine get a discount when you subscribe to Shareware Magazine. Many authors include this information when they acknowledge registrations. Contact the author if you need assistance. Some authors add "registration reminder screens" to the shareware version of a program as a way to gently remind people to register. (The ASP sets ethical standards regarding it.) Almost all authors will either send a copy of the program without reminder screens, or will disclose a method to disable the reminders, once you register the product. 1.3 Sample product description This sample description will help you understand what each field means: Product: Shareware Program Name [***] A "[***]" across from the product name indicates a new or updated description since the last catalog. Author: name & phone number of the person or company offering this product. See Appendix A for detailed information about the person or company. Version: version number (release date) Needs: computer type [IBM PC, IBM 80386, Macintosh, etc.], operating system, and version number. May also describe other needed or recommended hardware & software. See above for more details. Registration fee: The cost of a single user license, expressed in U.S. currency unless otherwise noted. Many authors provide "multi-tier" registrations, and you may pay a little more or less than the amount stated here depending on your situation. (You can often save money by "reading the fine print.") Some authors include shipping & handling fees in the prices while others don't. Most authors offer network, site, and corporate ASP Catalog Updates for BBS Users (Master Edition) 5 licenses for a higher fee; please contact the author in question for details and price quotes. Registration benefits: Describes the benefits you get for regis- tering the software. All ASP shareware programs come with cer- tain minimum benefits (see above for details). Look for: FILENAME.EXT on BBSs (call xxx-xxx-xxxx to download it at no charge); FNAME.EXT in GATE:FORUM forum LIB 9 on Compu- Serve (or contact userID 78901,2345 for assistance); FILE- NAME.EXT in ROUNDTABLE RTC LIB 9 on GEnie (or contact userID J.QAUTHOR for assistance). Download size: the size of the file(s) to download, in kilobytes. A 2400 baud modem can download about 14 kilobytes per minute under normal conditions. Special instructions: tells if the author limits product distribution to the United States. In some cases the author or company may have signed a contract forbidding worldwide share- ware distribution. In other cases the product may only appeal to an American audience (income tax software for example). In rare cases, U.S. federal laws may actually prohibit the author or company from distributing the product in other countries. Editor's note: the catalog editor may append text of his own if something needs further explanation. Description: a paragraph or two of text which describes the shareware product in detail. This information comes direct from the author or company behind the program. Chapter 1, "Shareware Products" 6 PART 1 Shareware Products Chapter 2, "Utilities" 7 Chapter 2 Utilities 2.1 Disk utilities Product: File Maven [***] Author: Kent Briggs Version: 2.1 (04-17-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Strongly recommended: Null modem cable (for file transfers). Registration fee: $15.00 (add $1.50 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $3.50 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $3.50 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 12 months of mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: FMAV21.ZIP on BBSs (call 718-837-3236 to download it at no charge). Download size: 53k (about four minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A DOS file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file transfers. Modern user interface has pull-down menus, mouse support and hot keys. File commands include copy, move, duplicate, receive, send, execute, delete, wipe, rename, edit, attributes, sort, tag, filespec, and view. Create, delete, and rename subdirectories. 2.1.1 Disk cataloging Product: DiskMan for Windows [***] Author: DiskMaster Software, 410-418-8825 Version: 2.1 (04-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. Registration fee: $35.00 Registration benefits: Three months of support, one year of updates, sample disk labels. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; DSKM21.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 9 (or contact userID 73507,3505 for assistance). Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Provides the most user friendly method to catalog floppy disks, hard drives, bernoullis, etc. Produces professional quality disk labels including optional graphics and also produces an array of library reports. Full font support, file comments, NDOS file comment compatibility, disk comments, archive extraction, and now imports Catdisk files. "I have not found a commercial program that comes close." Chapter 2, "Utilities" 8 2.1.2 Hard disk utilities Product: DaMenu [***] DOS application MENuing utility. See full description on page 19. Product: USEMGR [***] Author: XD Systems, 703-821-3215 Version: 1.0 (03-15-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 512k RAM, hard disk. Registration fee: $40.00 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, phone/ CompuServe support. Look for: USEMGR10.ZIP on BBSs; USEMGR.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 70741,3711 for assistance). Download size: 250k (about 19 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A new and powerful system for managing hard disks. For the first time, you can automatically determine which files your system accesses frequently, which it seldom uses, and which are just unwanted clutter. Regain control of your hard disks, and sort out the files you really use from among the myriad of files that modern applications like WINDOWS(r) install on your hard disk based on a certain knowledge of how many times each file has been accessed and when the last access occurred. Product: WinUpD8R [***] Work/home file transfer/update/backup utility. See full description on page 8. 2.1.3 Floppy disk utilities Product: WinUpD8R [***] Author: Open Windows Version: 2.1 (12-17-92) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.1 or better. VGA monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 6 months of CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 12-month return policy. 12-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: UPD8R-21.ZIP on BBSs; UPD821.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINADV forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 75236,3243 for assistance). Download size: 60k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: If you use "floppy net" to move files back and forth between computers, you need this product! It can automatically keep your files up-to-date on multiple machines while providing triple-redundant backup of your data in the process. No cables or modem transfers necessary. Works between single directory Chapter 2, "Utilities" 9 pairs, multiple directory pairs and directory pairs with different path structures (unlike its DOS competitor). The only Windows program designed to support "floppy-net". 2.2 File utilities 2.2.1 Backup/restore Product: WinUpD8R [***] Work/home file transfer/update/backup utility. See full description on page 8. 2.2.2 File archivers Product: FileBUDDY [***] Author: Lenard Dean Version: 3.03 (04-26-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. VGA monitor. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disk, lifetime registration (DOS version only). Look for: FB303.EXE on BBSs (call 519-942-3612 to download it at no charge); FILBUD.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:PICS forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 70312,415 for assistance). Download size: 201k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A unique file viewer that allows you to view and manipulate ASCII, dBASE, ARC, ARJ, LZH, PAK, ZIP, BIF, GIF, PCX, TARGA, and TIF files. dBASE support includes database management and a report writer. Archive support includes archiving, extracting, and deleting files. Image support includes processing, cropping, saving across formats, "slide-show" viewing, and printing to a HP LaserJet or compatible printer. 2.2.3 File viewers See also: Writing applications (page 20). Chapter 2, "Utilities" 10 Product: SEE (File Viewer) [***] Author: MicroFox Company, 216-659-9489 Version: 2.03 (04-30-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $10.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, support. Shareware disks of other programs. Look for: SEE203.ZIP on BBSs (call 216-661-9065 to download it at no charge); SEE203.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 3 (or contact userID 73057,3113 for assistance); SEE203.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 40k (about three minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Displays any size file with vertical and horizonal scroll bars and full mouse support. You can freeze the top rows and left columns as you scroll the rest of the text. 2.3 Hardware utilities 2.3.1 Keyboard utilities Product: DDKEY [***] Author: David M. Dibble Version: 2.0 (02-04-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $18.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, one free update disk, bonus utilities. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; DDKEY.ZIP on CompuServe in ZNT:PBS forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 67k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A 7.5k TSR key redefinition utility for writers and programmers. Features pop-up editing, optional record mode, literal key, halt for user entry in macros, chain to another macro, instant on/off, pair shorthand, toggle CapsLock or NumLock from macro, specified pause, reassign macros to other key, automatic capitalization at sentence start, 24-hr alarm, screen blanker, ASCII table, print screen to file, modify cursor, load and save key files. Fully customizable. Includes Dvorak layout utility. 2.3.2 Screen utilities Product: Quilt [***] Create intriguing patterns/scrn saver option. See full description on page 52. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 11 2.4 Printer utilities See also: Utilities, System Utilities, Screen capture (page 14); Spreadsheet applications, Spreadsheet utilities (page 24); Database applications, Mailing label systems (page 25). Product: Drag and Drop Printing [***] Author: FLFSoft Inc. Version: v1.0 (01-15-93) Needs: IBM AT (80286), DOS 3.1 or better. Registration fee: $15.00 (add $1.50 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: DDP10.ZIP on BBSs; DDP10.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINADV forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 75010,237 for assistance). Download size: 30k (about two minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Allows easy printing of ASCII text files under Windows 3.1. Allows for the control of the font and point size. Margins are fully adjustable. Headings and footings can be printed on each page. Print date, time, file name and page number in the headings or footings. Files are easily printed by dragging from the file from file manager and dropping it on top of the program icon. 2.4.1 Printer control Product: LQMATRIX [***] Softfonts and softfont editor for Epson LQ. See full description on page 12. 2.4.2 Bar codes Product: GRAB Plus(r) [***] Envelope Addressor & Database. See full description on page 13. Product: GRAB Plus(r) for Windows [***] Windows Envelope Printing Utility. See full description on page 13. Product: LABEL MASTER [***] Mailing list manager - PC Mag editor's choice. See full description on page 26. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 12 2.4.3 Printer specific 2.4.3.1 Epson Product: LQMATRIX [***] Author: Jimmy Paris Software, 804-295-5496 Version: 4.42 (04-12-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Epson LQ printer. Registration fee: $19.50 Registration benefits: Printed manual, unlimited phone/mail support, upgrade discounts. Look for: LQMX442*.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files) (call 703-680-9269 to download it at no charge); LQMX4*.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:EPSON forum LIBrary 5 (multiple files) (or contact userID 70242,1114 for assistance). Download size: 350k (about 26 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A collection of rapid printing text mode softfonts for Epson LQ 24 pin printers and compatibles. Included are over fifty ready made fonts including Script, Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew, Large Type, OCR-A & OCR-B and attractive fonts especially designed by talented graphic designers. It comes with instructions for use with WP 5.1, PCWrite 4, XYwrite 3, & Word 5.5. The downloader, LQ.EXE, also serves as a printer setter. A user friendly editor for designing your own fonts is part of the package. 2.4.3.2 HP DeskJet Product: 4Shell for Windows [***] Runs 4Print and 4Book under Windows. See full description on page 12. 2.4.3.3 HP LaserJet Product: 4Shell for Windows [***] Author: ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc., 813-866-8233 Version: 1.4 (03-17-92) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. 4Print and 4Book from Korenthal Associates. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: One year mail support, 900# phone support. Look for: 4SHELL.ZIP on BBSs; 4SHELL.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:OAFORUM forum LIBrary 4 (or contact userID 76711,1141 for assistance); 4SHELL.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID P.MAYER1 for assistance). Download size: 75k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This Windows 3.0 program lets you use the popular LaserJet and DeskJet utilities, 4Print and 4Book, under Windows. You *must* download the file 4PR410.ZIP (from Korenthal Associates) in order to use this program. 4Shell will allow you to select the Chapter 2, "Utilities" 13 options and build a "configuration" for both 4Print and 4Book and save the options as your default. 2.4.4 Envelope addressers Product: GRAB Plus(r) [***] Author: ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc., 813-866-8233 Version: 6.1 (09-20-91) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Any printer that will hold an envelope. Registration fee: $49.95 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, one year mail support, 900# phone support. Look for: GRAB*.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files); GRAB*.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:OAFORUM forum LIBrary 4 (multiple files) (or contact userID 76711,1141 for assistance); GRAB*.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 5 (multiple files) (or contact userID P.MAYER1 for assistance). Download size: 444k (about 33 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This 6k TSR will capture the name and address from your favorite word processor and send it formatted to an envelope in your printer. Works on any printer that will hold an envelope or label. Uses special features of LaserJet, DeskJet, and PostScript printers. Prints the postal bar codes on your ZIP+4 zip codes in the address. Includes GRABDB, a database for storing thousands of names and addresses. Also includes LaserLabel, a powerful label printing program. Product: GRAB Plus(r) for Windows [***] Author: ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc., 813-866-8233 Version: 1.5 (04-15-92) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. Any printer that will hold an envelope. Registration fee: $49.95 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, one year mail support, 900# phone support. Look for: WINGRAB.ZIP on BBSs; WINGRA.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:OAFORUM forum LIBrary 4 (multiple files) (or contact userID 76711,1141 for assistance); WINGRAB.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 5 (multiple files) (or contact userID P.MAYER1 for assistance). Download size: 388k (about 29 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This is the Microsoft Windows version of the GRAB Plus(r) envelope addressing system. Prints the name and address from within your Windows application specially formatted for your printer. Prints postal barcodes on LaserJet, DeskJet, and PostScript printers. Comes with macros to attach to Word for Windows and Ami Professional. See GRAB Plus(r) in this catalog also. Use on multiple printers for both envelopes and labels. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 14 Product: LABEL MASTER [***] Mailing list manager - PC Mag editor's choice. See full description on page 26. Product: QENV [***] Author: Annette Cuomo, 714-597-7295 Version: 2.42 (04-22-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, support, upgrade discounts. Look for: QENV.ZIP on BBSs (call 714-730-6743 to download it at no charge); QENV.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 73747,3537 for assistance). Download size: 110k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Provides an extremely easy way of printing an envelope. Just enter the data and press a key to print. QENV automatically stores the names & addresses for the envelopes printed which can then be incorportated into QENV's mail merge function (letter writing). If using QENV with a LaserJet or compatible printer the U.S. Postal bar codes are included on the envelope. 2.5 System Utilities 2.5.1 Command processors Product: HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu [***] DOS menu & security system, network support. See full description on page 19. 2.5.2 Batch & macro utilities Product: PowerBatch Compiler [***] Author: CSD, Inc., 404-740-9583 Version: 1.4j (05-08-91) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $30.00 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; PWRBAT.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 72701,155 for assistance). Download size: 140k (about 11 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A dynamic new batch command compiler which provides the capability of creating standalone executable modules (.EXE) with speed and security. Standard batch functions are enhanced with over 40 additional commands for flexibility never before available in a batch command file. Modules run with the speed only compiled programs can achieve. Maximum security can be acheived by creating modules that cannot be terminated by pressing any break key. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 15 2.5.3 Screen capture See also: Utilities, Printer utilities (page 10). Product: DDKEY [***] Tiny but powerful key redefinition utility. See full description on page 10. 2.6 Desktop utilities 2.6.1 Calendars Product: Time and Mail Coordinator [***] Calendar & phone/address directory. See full description on page 17. 2.6.2 Phone dialers See also: Communications, Call logging & analysis (page 30). Product: HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu [***] DOS menu & security system, network support. See full description on page 19. Product: Little Black Book [***] Author: GTX Software, 213-257-2704 Version: 5.30 (04-03-93) Needs: IBM AT (80286), DOS 3.0 or better. EGA monitor, hard disk, modem. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: One year of free upgrades. Look for: LBB530.ZIP on BBSs (call 414-789-4352 to download it at no charge); LBB530.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 71210,3632 for assistance); LBB530.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID V.BARON for assistance). Download size: 99k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A full featured address book manager. You can maintain personal and business records, limited only by available disk space. Functions as a command line telephone dialer or can be made resident for easy use. Prints a pocket sized directory that can easily be carried with you. Context sensitive help available at the touch of a key. Supports international dialing codes. Mouse supported. Maintains up to 10 user selected categories. Printer support dot matrix and laser. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 16 2.6.2.1 Rolodex programs Product: dbDIAL(tm) [***] Author: ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc., 813-866-8233 Version: 1.02 (01-06-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Hard disk, 640k RAM. Hayes modem recommended. Registration fee: $49.00 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, one year mail support, 900# phone support. Look for: DBD-?.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files); DBD-?.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:OAFORUM forum LIBrary 4 (multiple files) (or contact userID 76711,1141 for assistance); DBD-?.ZIP on GEnie in IBM forum LIBrary 0 (multiple files) (or contact userID P.MAYER1 for assistance). Download size: 490k (about 37 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This 7k TSR database dials the phone, logs your calls, reminds you when to make a call, pastes an address into your word processor plus much more! Has hooks into the GRAB Plus(r) program for printing envelopes and has a built in mail merge system. 2.6.3 Alarms Product: DDKEY [***] Tiny but powerful key redefinition utility. See full description on page 10. 2.6.4 ASCII charts Product: DDKEY [***] Tiny but powerful key redefinition utility. See full description on page 10. 2.6.5 Personal information managers (PIMs) Product: 2DO Personal Task Manager [***] Author: William Anderson Consulting, 206-828-3675 Version: 1.00 (04-15-93) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. Registration fee: $30.00 Registration benefits: Phone support, upgrade discounts. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; 2DOV10.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINADV forum LIBrary 15 (or contact userID 71662,545 for assistance). Download size: 845k (about 63 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A personal task manager for Windows, allowing you to organize, schedule, and view your To Do List of tasks through a robust drag and drop interface. Its strength is its flexibility, allowing you to specify tasks with a variety of recurring Chapter 2, "Utilities" 17 dates, priorities and classes. Also allows customization of the look of application, enabling you to work the way you want. Product: dbDIAL(tm) [***] 7k TSR Database/Dialer. See full description on page 16. Product: Little Black Book [***] Personal address book and telephone dialer. See full description on page 15. Product: Task Master [***] Powerful to-do list, simple project manager. See full description on page 18. Product: Time and Mail Coordinator [***] Author: Specific Applications Software, 612-724-7499 Version: 1.4 (04-02-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. CGA monitor. Registration fee: $25.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, mail support; discounts on other products; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; TMC14A.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 76470,3424 for assistance). Download size: 191k (about 14 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Special instructions: Product distribution restricted to the United States. Description: Menu driven & very easy to use. Keep notes about your daily schedule & appointments. Plan for birthdays, holidays, etc. Keep lists of addresses and phone numbers. Print or export as ASCII files: calendars, monthly notes, phone/address directory data & mailing lists. Dial phone numbers right from your directory with your modem. Built in hot key screen blanker and more. Helpful information is displayed along the way & additional help is available by pressing F1. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 18 2.6.6 Time management Product: Task Master [***] Author: Masters Version: 1.0 (02-18-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $35.00 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, phone/ CompuServe/mail support. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; TASKMS.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 70012,2162 for assistance). Download size: 140k (about 11 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A time management tool designed to help you take control of what you get done. This versatile work planner is capable of everything from simple to-do list prioritizing to outlining and time-line project management. Rich in intuitive features including a unique pop-up calendar for setting dates, dialog boxes, menues, mouse support and context-sensitive help. Customize the information you display and enter in your task list, or use the full screen to show all about each task. 2.6.7 Journal/diary programs Product: The Fish Expert [***] Finds fishing techniques; log, library tools. See full description on page 56. Product: Program for a Small Planet [***] Finds healthy and delicious food combinations. See full description on page 54. 2.7 Menu systems & file managers See also: Communications, Networks (page 30). Chapter 2, "Utilities" 19 2.7.1 Menu systems Product: DaMenu [***] Author: Just-In-Time Computing Services, 607-257-6517 Version: 1.2 (05-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. EGA monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $15.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $8.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, BBS, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support; discounts on other products; all ASP-wide offers (see page 4). 3-month return policy. 6-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: DAMENU12.ZIP on BBSs (call 607-533-7072 to download it at no charge); DMENU1.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 73020,3205 for assistance); DAMENU12.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 15 (or contact userID J.SKURKA1 for assistance). Download size: 138k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: The no-nonsense DOS menu system. Great for the beginner as well as advanced users! Increases productivity and features: * No memory overhead, not memory resident * Mouse Support * Network Compatible * Built-in screen saver with user selectable delay * Password protection for applications & 'Exit to DOS' * File passing/command line option * Easy menu modification * Up to 9 menus and a total of 72 applications Product: HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu [***] Author: MicroFox Company, 216-659-9489 Version: 4.55 (08-15-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 300k RAM to hold program and tables, but uses 0K (no bytes) when running a program/command/ batch file. Registration fee: $50.00 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, unlimited phone/CompuServe/mail support, bonus utilities. Look for: HDM455.ZIP on BBSs (call 216-661-9065 to download it at no charge); HDM455.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 73057,3113 for assistance); HDM455.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 360k (about 27 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A DOS shell that hides the underlying operating system from uninitiated users, yet does not get in the way of expert users. Features: network & mouse support, multi-level security system, usage logging and reporting, phone dialer, variable screen blanker, automatic logon & logoff, timed execution, multi-user log on/off with passwords, extensive on-line help, file and directory pick lists, user defined logo screen, DOS window, Chapter 2, "Utilities" 20 pass keystrokes to user programs, 260,000 menu entries, not a TSR. 2.7.2 File managers Product: USEMGR [***] Know how many times each file on disk is used. See full description on page 8. 2.7.3 Work environment managers Product: DaMenu [***] DOS application MENuing utility. See full description on page 19. 2.7.4 Software tools 2.7.4.1 For multiple programs Product: EditRand [***] Data file edit/browse/sort utility. See full description on page 27. 2.8 Security programs "Shareware is as safe as [retail] software if obtained directly from an author or from a vendor or BBS who has gotten the disk directly from the author." - an official ASP statement on shareware See also: Utilities, File utilities, Backup/restore (page 9); Utilities, File utilities, File archivers (page 9). Product: HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu [***] DOS menu & security system, network support. See full description on page 19. 2.9 Software tools & add-ins 2.9.1 For multiple programs Product: HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu [***] DOS menu & security system, network support. See full description on page 19. Chapter 3, "Writing applications" 21 Chapter 3 Writing applications See also: Utilities, File utilities, File viewers (page 9). 3.1 Text editors See also: Writing applications, Word processors (page 21). Product: QENV [***] Quick Envelope Printer & Letter Writer. See full description on page 14. Product: WordMaster [***] ASCII word processor for general applications. See full description on page 22. 3.2 Text organizers Product: PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY [***] Author: Blackledge Law Office, 405-840-3563 Version: 6.27 (03-31-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Hard disk or two floppy drives recommended. Registration fee: $99.95 Registration benefits: Printed manual & licensed text libraries, master disks. Look for: PCFMS*.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files); PCFMS*.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:LAWSIG forum LIBrary 5 (multiple files) (or contact userID 70162,1130 for assistance). Download size: 220k (about 17 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Includes the PC-FORMS program to assemble legal & business documents and PC-LIBRARY to create, maintain and print text libraries. The system lets users select from a text libraries furnished with the programs, or prepared by the user, text to be included in a document. If the text contains variable names the user is prompted for responses to replace them. Includes the text libraries AGENCY, CORPN & PARTNR. 3.3 Word processors See also: Writing applications, Text editors (page 21). Product: LQMATRIX [***] Softfonts and softfont editor for Epson LQ. See full description on page 12. Chapter 3, "Writing applications" 22 Product: QENV [***] Quick Envelope Printer & Letter Writer. See full description on page 14. Product: WordMaster [***] Author: MasterWorks, 206-495-4574 Version: 1.81 (03-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 256k RAM. Registration fee: $30.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, one free upgrade. Look for: WDMASTER.EXE on BBSs (call 901-753-7213 to download it at no charge); WDMSTR.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 73527,1676 for assistance); - on GEnie in - forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID - for assistance). Download size: 210k (about 16 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Full-featured word processor with extensive pull-down menu system and on-line help. Includes: multiple fonts, macros, windows, search and replace, cutting/pasting text, headers/ footers, automatic pagination, the ability to customize colors and more. The documentation includes examples of using various functions to help you work easier and faster. 3.4 Desktop publishing Product: LQMATRIX [***] Softfonts and softfont editor for Epson LQ. See full description on page 12. 3.5 Document boilerplates 3.5.1 Business specific See also: Business (page 32). Product: PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY [***] Document assembly system - business & legal. See full description on page 21. 3.5.2 Legal specific See also: Business, Specific-field systems, Legal & law enforcement (page 38). Product: PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY [***] Document assembly system - business & legal. See full description on page 21. Chapter 3, "Writing applications" 23 3.6 Creativity & brainstorming Product: BUILDER [***] Clipper Summer '87 and 5.01 Code Generator. See full description on page 28. 3.7 Software tools & macros 3.7.1 For multiple programs Product: ToolDriver [***] Developer tools to organize files and names. See full description on page 43. Chapter 4, "Spreadsheet applications" 24 Chapter 4 Spreadsheet applications See also: Finances (page 39); Business (page 32). 4.1 File format translators Product: DATA MASTER [***] Database management program. See full description on page 25. 4.2 Spreadsheet utilities See also: Utilities, Printer utilities (page 10). Product: Financial Analyst [***] Tools and rules for accounting in Lotus. See full description on page 41. 4.3 Software tools & add-ins 4.3.1 For Lotus Product: Financial Analyst [***] Tools and rules for accounting in Lotus. See full description on page 41. Chapter 5, "Database applications" 25 Chapter 5 Database applications See also: Data (page 28). 5.1 Flat-file database managers See also: Database applications, Mailing label systems (page 25). Product: DATA MASTER [***] Author: RKS Software, Inc., 703-534-1726 Version: 3.1 (04-25-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.1 or better. CGA monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $39.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $6.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); Lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; royalty-free runtime license; LAN license; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; all ASP- wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Lifetime return policy. 12-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; DM31.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPPS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 72357,2034 for assistance). Download size: 350k (about 26 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Complete dbase database management program. Create, modify, and sort standard dbase files. Contains report writer, form letter utility, mailing label utility, duplicate checker, statistical analysis, time period analysis, weights & measures conversion, etc. Converts from dbase to Lotus 1-2-3, and vice versa. Much more. Product: LABEL MASTER [***] Mailing list manager - PC Mag editor's choice. See full description on page 26. 5.2 Mailing label systems See also: Database applications, Flat-file database managers (page 25); Utilities, Printer utilities, Envelope addressers (page 13). Product: dbDIAL(tm) [***] 7k TSR Database/Dialer. See full description on page 16. Chapter 5, "Database applications" 26 Product: GRAB Plus(r) [***] Envelope Addressor & Database. See full description on page 13. Product: LABEL MASTER [***] Author: RKS Software, Inc., 703-534-1726 Version: 5.1c (04-25-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. CGA monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $39.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $6.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); Lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; royalty-free runtime license; LAN license; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; all ASP- wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Lifetime return policy. 12-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; LM51C.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 72357,2034 for assistance). Download size: 330k (about 25 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A complete mailing list management program which received PC Magazine's Editors' Choice award. Includes barcoding and ZIP+4 conversion. Maintains an unlimited number of names & addresses, automatically maintains name, zip code, and company name sorting, prints labels of any size, supports over 240 dot matrix and laserjet printers, includes a form letter utility, a superb report writer, duplicate checking, search and replace on any field, and much more. 5.3 File format translators Product: EditRand [***] Data file edit/browse/sort utility. See full description on page 27. 5.4 Software tools & add-ins See also: Programming, Languages (page 43). Chapter 5, "Database applications" 27 5.4.1 For multiple programs Product: EditRand [***] Author: CMD Data Services, 512-335-0579 Version: 3.02 (04-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Registration fee: $35.00 (add $10.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); Lifetime unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: ER302.ZIP on BBSs (call 703-680-9269 to download it at no charge); ER302.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 3 (or contact userID 70701,2123 for assistance). Download size: 190k (about 14 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Capable of editing any data file containing records that are the same length - typically referred to as RANDOM data files. Maximum file size 2GB. Utilizes typical editor functions such as search, replace, word count. Isolate operations to particular field/records. Specify arbitrary header length. dBASE III format specifically or any random file format which user understands. Search, display, or enter text, hex, binary numeric. Case conversions. Invaluable for troubleshooting. Product: ToolDriver [***] Developer tools to organize files and names. See full description on page 43. 5.4.2 For dBASE Product: FileBUDDY [***] Text, dBASE, Archive, and Image Viewer. See full description on page 9. Chapter 5, "Database applications" 28 5.4.3 For Clipper Product: BUILDER [***] Author: Aeolus Software, 612-699-8672 Version: 1.0 (04-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Hard disk. Registration fee: $99.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $10.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 6 months of phone, mail support; site license; bonus utilities; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 12-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: BLDR10?.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files) (call 715-436-5254 to download it at no charge); BLDR10.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:ASPFORUM forum LIBrary 3 (or contact userID 76270,2436 for assistance). Download size: 420k (about 31 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: An easy to use code generator and extensive function library which creates professional Clipper systems in less than half the time. Creates a drop down menuing system and includes the ability to create menu, dialog, picklist, and file maintenance windows. Move and size windows, operate the menu system and see a simulation of your application while you make it! Also included is a Clipper report code generator and a function library. Chapter 6, "Data" 29 Chapter 6 Data 6.1 Zip codes Product: ZK-Shell [***] Author: ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc., 813-866-8233 Version: 1.0 (04-22-92) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.1 or better. ZIPKEY from Eric Isaacson Software. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: CompuServe/GEnie/mail support. Look for: ZKSHELL.ZIP on BBSs; ZKSHEL.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:OAFORUM forum LIBrary 4 (or contact userID 76711,1141 for assistance); ZKSHELL.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 15 (or contact userID P.MAYER1 for assistance). Download size: 75k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This Windows application lets you use the popular ZIPKEY program in Windows. Look up ZIP codes or City and State and paste into Windows applications. 6.2 Area codes Product: dbDIAL(tm) [***] 7k TSR Database/Dialer. See full description on page 16. Product: ZK-Shell [***] Run ZIPKEY ZIP Code lookup in Windows. See full description on page 29. Chapter 7, "Communications" 30 Chapter 7 Communications 7.1 Bulletin boards 7.1.1 Bulletin board utilities Product: BBS Communications [***] BBS communications for uploading/downloading. See full description on page 32. 7.2 Call logging & analysis See also: Utilities, Desktop utilities, Phone dialers (page 15). Product: BBS Communications [***] BBS communications for uploading/downloading. See full description on page 32. Product: dbDIAL(tm) [***] 7k TSR Database/Dialer. See full description on page 16. 7.3 File transfer protocols Product: BBS Communications [***] BBS communications for uploading/downloading. See full description on page 32. 7.4 Networks See also: Utilities, Menu systems & file managers (page 18). Product: DATA MASTER [***] Database management program. See full description on page 25. Chapter 7, "Communications" 31 7.4.1 Network utilities Product: FSLOGIN [***] Author: Confirm Version: 1.2 (05-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Network (LAN). Novell NetWare 2.15 through 3.11. Registration fee: $125.00 (add $10.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $10.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $10.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 6 months of fax, CompuServe, mail support; LAN license; all ASP- wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 6-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; FSL12.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:NOVUSER forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 76260,2363 for assistance). Download size: 95k (about seven minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: All users hooked to a Novell network have at least one thing in common: they must login to gain access to applications & data. This program enhances the way you login to a server by providing a full-screen Novell style menu. It does extensive checking of accounting and security exceptions before actually logging in. Users are informed when exceptions occur. Product: NeMenu [***] Author: Just-In-Time Computing Services, 607-257-6517 Version: 1.0 (03-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; EGA monitor; Network (LAN). Network Specification: DEC PATHWORKS. Registration fee: $25.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $8.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, BBS, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support; discounts on other products; all ASP-wide offers (see page 4). 3-month return policy. 6-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: NEMENU10.ZIP on BBSs (call 607-533-7072 to download it at no charge); NMENU1.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:DECPCI forum LIBrary 10 (or contact userID 73020,3205 for assistance); NEMENU10.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 15 (or contact userID J.SKURKA1 for assistance). Download size: 175k (about 13 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Aids in connecting and disconnecting file and printer services, as well as giving access to print jobs, SETHOST and NETSETUP commands through an attractive full screen menu. Designed for network users who are not very familiar with PATHWORKS commands, in that it uses descriptive names rather that confusing network commands. Connecting and disconnecting Chapter 7, "Communications" 32 services are only three keystrokes (or mouse clicks!) away. A nice alternative to DEC's USE command. 7.5 Communication utilities Product: BBS Communications [***] Author: MicroFox Company, 216-659-9489 Version: 1.05 (04-30-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $29.00 Registration benefits: Master disks (choice of 31/2" or 51/4"), support. Shareware disks of other programs. Look for: BBS105.ZIP on BBSs (call 216-659-9489 to download it at no charge); BBS105.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:COMM forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 73057,3113 for assistance); BBS105.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 68k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A general communications program for uploading and downloading files to/from bulletin board systems. Many protocols including ASCII, Xmodem, Ymodem, Zmodem, and Kermit with multiple variations. Keeps of track of last time each BBS called and how long spent on each one. Simple to use. Chapter 8, "Business" 33 Chapter 8 Business See also: Writing applications, Document boilerplates, Business specific (page 22); Spreadsheet applications (page 23); Database applications, Mailing label systems (page 25); Data (page 28); Communications, Call logging & analysis (page 30); Finances (page 39). 8.1 Business finances See also: Finances, Personal finances (page 40). 8.1.1 Business accounting Product: Financial Analyst [***] Tools and rules for accounting in Lotus. See full description on page 41. 8.1.2 Payroll systems Product: TimeCapture [***] Employee time clock program with file manager. See full description on page 37. Product: ZIPPER Payroll [***] Author: SOFTCRAFT, 206-728-8427 Version: 1.6 (02-28-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. CGA monitor; Hercules monitor; Hard disk. Strongly recommended: Dot matrix printer. Registration fee: 62.00US (add 5.00US for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 12 months of phone, fax, CompuServe support; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 3-month return policy. 12-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Tax table updates nd for the 2 year. Look for: ZPACK*.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files); ZPACK*.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 5 (multiple files) (or contact userID 71221,376 for assistance); ZPACK*.ZIP on GEnie in HOSB forum LIBrary 12 (multiple files). Download size: 574k (about 43 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Special instructions: Product distribution restricted to the United States. Description: Designed from the ground-up for the non-accountant type business person. Menu driven with auto-config for each state. Context sensitive help is available at all menu levels. Includes state and federal tax tables. Optional export to Quicken(tm). Uses R:Base file format. Unique "Undo" feature Chapter 8, "Business" 34 allows easy error correction - even after checks are printed. Optional password protection with "tattletale" feature. Prints checks, W-2's, and many reports. Supports all printers. Product: ZPAY 3 [***] Author: ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc., 813-866-8233 Version: 3.4 (01-12-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 375k RAM, hard disk, printer. Registration fee: $69.95 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, one year mail support, 900# phone support. Look for: ZPAY3*.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files); ZPAY3*.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:OAFORUM forum LIBrary 4 (multiple files) (or contact userID 76711,1141 for assistance); ZPAY3*.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0 (multiple files) (or contact userID P.MAYER1 for assistance). Download size: 604k (about 45 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Special instructions: Product distribution restricted to the United States. Description: The easiest to use and most flexible payroll package for the PC ever! Pays salaried, hourly, commissioned, 1099 type payments by any pay period. Prints checks, W2's and a multitude of reports. Has data exporting so you can manipulate the data with other applications such as a spreadsheet program. Supports laser printers as well as your pin feed printers. Manual has a "test ride" tutorial to make learning a snap! 8.2 Inventory systems Product: Home Inventory [***] Home Inventory Tracking System. See full description on page 56. Chapter 8, "Business" 35 8.3 Equipment use & maintenance Product: Vehicle Costs [***] Author: Graham Ferguson, +61-3-700-3764 Version: 2.2 (04-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor. Registration fee: $US50.00 Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; VEHI22.* on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPPS forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 100026,370 for assistance). Download size: 125k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Monitors cost of vehicle purchase and maintenance. Display or hard copy of records by category or item over a range of years. Records fuel purchase and use. Averages the last ten fills and indicates decrease in performance. A yearly report of total fuel cost, volume purchased, distance travelled and average figures for consumption, cost per mile price per gallon is included. Yearly report of all costs excluding fuel is also available. A notepad lets you record trip or service details for tax report. 8.4 Project management Product: Appointment Book [***] Author: Silicon Systems Version: 1.0 (01-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Registration fee: $50.00 Registration benefits: 3 months of support. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs. Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A full featured appointment management system. Used successfully in many businesses (medical, dental, styling salons, etc.), this system mimics the now obsolete appointment binder books which are used by many offices to track appointments. The user simply assigns office members to an appointment book and then can schedule appointments for each office member. Detailed reporting and searching features are supported. User can also find open appointment slots using any criteria. Chapter 8, "Business" 36 8.4.1 Project bidding & costing Product: Timeclock I [***] Employee timeclock: easy, LAN, 1000'S in use. See full description on page 37. 8.4.1.1 Decision analysis tools Product: UDECIDE [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.05 (04-20-91) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor. Registration fee: $30.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; UDCIDE.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 100k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Helps you make decisions such as which software or hardware to purchase; ratings surveys; which project to pursue; selecting colleges, movies, stocks, or wines. You enter a list of elements to evaluate the contenders, giving each a weight. Then you enter the options, assigning values to each element. Then sort to obtain an ordered list of the best options. Or perform what-if analyses by changing elements or weights. 8.4.2 Project scheduling Product: TASK MASTER [***] Author: RKS Software, Inc., 703-534-1726 Version: 2.4c (04-25-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. CGA monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $39.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $6.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); Lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; royalty-free runtime license; LAN license; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; all ASP- wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Chapter 8, "Business" 37 Lifetime return policy. 12-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; TM24C.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPPS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 72357,2034 for assistance). Download size: 330k (about 25 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A project tracking program which allows you to easily keep track of office assignments, correspondence, projects, and tasks of any kind. Features automatic status updating, report writer, form letter utility, appointment calendar, & query builder. All international date formats. Unlimited records. Standard dBase data file. 8.5 Employee management/scheduling Product: TASK MASTER [***] Project tracking program. See full description on page 36. Product: TimeCapture [***] Author: Dynamic Software Development, 513-878-0315 Version: 2.3 (01-25-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. CGA monitor; Dual 720k floppy drives. Registration fee: $59.00 (add $1.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 12 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 3-month return policy. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; CLCK23.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 71155,614 for assistance). Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Easy-to-use employee time clock program with password-protected file manager. The time clock checks to make sure employees remember to clock in and out, and "reminds" them if they forget. You can set the program to allow specific (or all) employees to record "forgotten" times. The file manager allows saving, viewing and printing information in various user- selectable formats. Great for consultants and project-oriented or salaried people to record separate hours spent on different projects. Chapter 8, "Business" 38 Product: Timeclock I [***] Author: Faught Data Systems, Inc., 800-394-4839 Version: 2.3s (04-15-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Hard disk. Registration fee: $79.95 (add $2.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of tollfree 800# phone, fax, newsletter, mail support; LAN license; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: TC23S.ZIP on BBSs; TC23S.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 73770,1574 for assistance). Download size: 296k (about 22 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Turn a PC into a timeclock and save hundreds of dollars! Logs in/out times via keyboard or barcode and automatically tabulates their hours at the end of each pay period. Calculates overtime and tracks sick, vacation and holiday hours. Tracks project/ billable hours and if your networked, employees can "punch" right from their own stations. Send announcements via the program's bulletin board, or private messages to individual employees. Eliminates mistakes and saves time. Thousands sold already. 8.6 Client management Product: 2DO Personal Task Manager [***] Personal task manager for Microsoft Windows. See full description on page 16. Product: Appointment Book [***] Appointment Book appointment managment system. See full description on page 35. Product: LABEL MASTER [***] Mailing list manager - PC Mag editor's choice. See full description on page 26. Product: Timeclock I [***] Employee timeclock: easy, LAN, 1000'S in use. See full description on page 37. 8.7 Specific-field systems 8.7.1 Farming Product: Vehicle Costs [***] Monitors costs involved with vehicle use. See full description on page 35. Chapter 8, "Business" 39 8.7.2 Legal & law enforcement See also: Writing applications, Document boilerplates, Legal specific (page 22). Product: CHRONOS [***] Interactive historical timelines. See full description on page 51. 8.7.3 Medical & dental Product: Appointment Book [***] Appointment Book appointment managment system. See full description on page 35. 8.7.4 Real estate Product: Appointment Book [***] Appointment Book appointment managment system. See full description on page 35. Product: Homebuying and Refinancing [***] Analyze homebuying, prepaying, or refinancing. See full description on page 40. 8.8 Business utilities Product: WinUpD8R [***] Work/home file transfer/update/backup utility. See full description on page 8. Chapter 9, "Finances" 40 Chapter 9 Finances See also: Spreadsheet applications (page 23); Mathematics (page 41); Business (page 32). 9.1 Stock trading & analysis Product: The Variable Investment Analyst [***] Stock, mutual fund, total return port. mgmt. See full description on page 41. 9.2 Personal finances See also: Business, Business finances (page 33). Product: Homebuying and Refinancing [***] Author: Byers Sofware, 713-859-1905 Version: 2.0 (05-15-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $29.95 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; HBR.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 4. Download size: 132k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Special instructions: Product distribution restricted to the United States. Description: Computes easy-to-understand analysis of buying a home (PITI, points, expenses, after-tax and present value costs) or prepaying a mortgage. Calculates refinancing results including monthly payment savings, total present value savings over loan life, and break-even times for a wide range of interest rates and points. Rates loan qualifying chances, compares renting versus buying, saves/recalls data, prints a definable cover page. Designed for homebuyers and homeowners; great tool for estate agents. Product: The Variable Investment Analyst [***] Stock, mutual fund, total return port. mgmt. See full description on page 41. 9.2.1 Finances & budgets Product: Financial Analyst [***] Tools and rules for accounting in Lotus. See full description on page 41. Chapter 9, "Finances" 41 9.3 Portfolio management Product: The Variable Investment Analyst [***] Author: Will Baldwin, 913-381-9109 Version: 5.8g (04-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: 12 months of mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 4). Look for: VARIN58G.ZIP on BBSs; VARINV.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:INVFORUM forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 76200,275 for assistance). Download size: 156k (about 12 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Calculates profit, periodic total return, cumulative total return, avg annual total return, internal rate of return, capital gain, buy/sell prices, and other statistics. It is especially useful for investments involving multiple cash flows, such as mutual funds, 401k plans, annuities, and partnerships, but also is helpful for stocks, bonds, CD's, etc. Has pull down menus, dialog boxes, and mouse support. Exports to Lotus, Excel, etc. 9.4 Finance utilities Product: Financial Analyst [***] Author: Gerald R. Brown, Consultant, 310-920-3566 Version: 1.00 (12-28-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.11 or better. Lotus 1-2-3 2.01 or better or compatible. Registration fee: $35.00 Registration benefits: 90 days phone support (limited to 30 minutes total). Look for: FIN10.ZIP on BBSs; FIN10.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:SHAREW forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID 71023,243 for assistance). Download size: 230k (about 17 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A collection of tools and rules to assist financial management in a Lotus compatible spreadsheet. A menu-driven macro produces journals, worksheets, cash flow analysis and graphs. Includes a utility to validate entries, calculate beginning balances, closing entries and summarize monthly account activity. Includes sample journals, amortization and depreciation schedules. Requires only basic spreadsheet and accounting skills. Reads and writes ascii text, Lotus WK1 and dBASE format data files. Chapter 10, "Mathematics" 42 Chapter 10 Mathematics 10.1 General math Product: MathCounts 1+2 [***] Math 1-2, +,-,x,time,fractions,etc. Records. See full description on page 45. Product: MathCounts 3+4 [***] Math 3-4, +,-,x,/,%,fractions, etc. Records. See full description on page 45. Chapter 11, "Programming" 43 Chapter 11 Programming 11.1 Languages See also: Database applications, Software tools & add-ins (page 26). 11.1.1 BASIC Product: BASASM.LIB [***] Author: Annette Cuomo, 714-597-7295 Version: 1.0 (06-22-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: Support, bonus library & assembler routines. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; BASASM.ZIP on CompuServe in ZNT:PROGRAMMIN forum LIBrary 4 (or contact userID 73747,3537 for assistance). Download size: 290k (about 22 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Special instructions: Product distribution restricted to the United States. Description: Contains numerous low-level assembler language routines that can be linked in with your BASIC programs. Provides file handling, screen handling (including scrolling), DOS functions, etc. Product: Basic Training [***] Basic language tutorial. See full description on page 50. 11.2 Programming utilities Product: BASASM.LIB [***] Assembler routine library for BASIC programs. See full description on page 43. Product: ToolDriver [***] Author: ConVal Software, Inc., 805-529-6847 Version: 2.01 (04-15-93) Needs: IBM AT (80286), DOS 3.1 or better. Registration fee: $59.95 Registration benefits: Printed manual, phone support, 30 day money-back guarantee, upgrade discounts. Registered version uses RAM above 640k. Look for: TLDR20.ZIP on BBSs (call 607-533-7072 to download it at no charge); TLDR20.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMPRO forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 72330,1621 for assistance); Chapter 11, "Programming" 44 TLDR20.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID J.GRAY22 for assistance). Download size: 270k (about 20 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Provides a window environment for organizing a software project (but Microsoft Windows is not required). Comes with menus, mouse support and online help. With ToolDriver you can see what will be impacted before you make a change. It also identifies obsolete files. Here, too, you can polish and refine naming conventions throughout your application, gaining better maintainability. And names can be altered to facilitate porting a successful application to and from DOS. Chapter 12, "Education" 45 Chapter 12 Education 12.1 Elementary Product: MathCounts 1+2 [***] Author: Able Art Software, 604-229-4766 Version: 1.0 (03-21-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor; Hercules monitor. Strongly recommended: 10Mhz CPU. Registration fee: $29.95 (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, mail support; discounts on other products; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: MC12V10.ZIP on BBSs; MC1210.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 11 (or contact userID 71431,1673 for assistance). Download size: 102k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: st nd Graphics-based math tutorial for 1 and 2 grades, covering counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, time, word problems, fractions, and more! Includes record keeping, instructive feedback, positive re-inforcement, a very simple menu system with automatic levels, or levels set by instructor. Can be customized with friends' names in word problems. Product: MathCounts 3+4 [***] Author: Able Art Software, 604-229-4766 Version: 1.1 (03-17-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; EGA monitor; Hercules monitor. Strongly recommended: 10Mhz CPU. Registration fee: $29.95 (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of mail support; discounts on other products; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: MC34V11.ZIP on BBSs; MC3411.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 11 (or contact userID 71431,1673 for assistance). Download size: 132k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: rd th Graphics-based math tutorial for 3 and 4 grades, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, estimation, word problems, fractions, decimals, and more. Includes record keeping, context-sensitive remedial work, instructive feedback, Chapter 12, "Education" 46 positive re-inforcement. Uses a simple menu system or an automatic Beginner's Mode, can accommodate students with different rates of learning. Can be customized with favorite reinforcing words and phrases, and friends'names in word problems. Product: MEMORY [***] Computer version of Concentration. See full description on page 60. Product: WinFlash [***] Author: Open Windows Version: 2.0 (04-04-93) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.1 or better. VGA monitor; Hard disk. any ASCII text editor. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 6 months of CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 12-month return policy. 12-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: FLASH-20.ZIP on BBSs; FLASH.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINADV forum LIBrary 15 (or contact userID 75236,3243 for assistance). Download size: 53k (about four minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Helps users memorize coursework and professional material - using the familiar Windows environment - through a flash-card type interface. It is the only program available for the Windows environment specifically designed for user-developed flashcards. A priority list keeps track of "problem" questions. Questions from the priority list or from a user- specified sub-range can be asked a user-specifiable percentage of the time, allowing extra focus on tough questions. 12.2 Junior high Product: BTS-Equalizer [***] Create, review, and trade question file game. See full description on page 47. Product: INSIGHT [***] Assessment by levels of thinking. See full description on page 47. Product: OLYMPIAD [***] Contest scoring by quality and quantity. See full description on page 47. Product: TRAINER [***] Scores tests free-choice and forced-choice. See full description on page 48. Chapter 12, "Education" 47 12.3 High school Product: BTS-Equalizer [***] Author: Nine-Patch Software, 816-582-8589 Version: 1.3 (04-14-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $1.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $2.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: 12 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; site license; discounts on other products. 12-month return policy. 3-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: NPBT13.ZIP on BBSs (call 715-652-2758 to download it at no charge); NPBT13.* on CompuServe in CIS:EDFORUM forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 71222,3565 for assistance). Download size: 191k (about 14 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: "Beat The System." Improve your grades. A game of creating Instructional Question Files. Share on paper, disk and BBS. Trade in and out of class as schools change from forced-choice testing to free-choice assessment. Role-play at several levels of thinking: teacher, student, pupil and tourist. Increase interest for more computers at school by forming student writing groups in which one member has a computer at home. Product: INSIGHT [***] Author: Nine-Patch Software, 816-582-8589 Version: 1.1 (03-24-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $15.00 (add $1.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $2.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: 12 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; site license; discounts on other products. 12-month return policy. 3-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: NPIN11.ZIP on BBSs (call 715-652-2758 to download it at no charge); NPIN11.* on CompuServe in CIS:EDFORUM forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 71222,3565 for assistance). Download size: 145k (about 11 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Standard and diagnostic assessment at five levels of thinking using your own questions. Supports the AAAS Project 2061 goals. Students report what they understand or value (know or can do) free-choice rather than forced-choice. Sample question files are included. Question files can be created with any word processor or by using BTS-Equalizer, where students create, share, trade, and sell instructional question files as schools change from forced-choice testing to free-choice assessment. Chapter 12, "Education" 48 Product: OLYMPIAD [***] Author: Nine-Patch Software, 816-582-8589 Version: 1.03 (07-10-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $15.00 (add $1.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $2.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: 12 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; site license; discounts on other products. 12-month return policy. 3-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: NPOL103.ZIP on BBSs (call 715-652-2758 to download it at no charge). Download size: 156k (about 12 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Selects high quality winners for scholarships. Can be used in other contests. Winners must be able to know or do and also have confidence in their knowledge and skills. Scoring by quality and quantity markedly reduces ties. Maximum of 500 tests, 100 questions, and 100 schools or groups. Ranks individual, teams of three, and school or group winners. Instructions and sample data are built in. Product: TRAINER [***] Scores tests free-choice and forced-choice. See full description on page 48. Product: WinFlash [***] Windows flash card program. See full description on page 46. 12.4 College Product: BTS-Equalizer [***] Create, review, and trade question file game. See full description on page 47. Product: INSIGHT [***] Assessment by levels of thinking. See full description on page 47. Product: OLYMPIAD [***] Contest scoring by quality and quantity. See full description on page 47. Chapter 12, "Education" 49 Product: TRAINER [***] Author: Nine-Patch Software, 816-582-8589 Version: 1.03 (07-10-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $15.00 (add $1.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $2.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: 12 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; site license; discounts on other products. 12-month return policy. 3-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: NPTR103.ZIP on BBSs (call 715-652-2758 to download it at no charge). Download size: 162k (about 12 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Trains passive pupils to become self-correcting scholars. Scores 20-200+ tests by quality and quantity. Rewards self- judgment and the sense of responsibility needed to learn at higher levels of thinking. Allows students to report what they know or can do. No need to pre-guess question difficulty. Norm- and criterion-referenced conversion of scores to grades. Instructions and sample data are built in. Product: WinFlash [***] Windows flash card program. See full description on page 46. 12.5 Teachers 12.5.1 Gradebooks Product: GradeBook for Windows [***] Author: Russell Stevens, 517-727-2066 Version: 2.07 (04-17-93) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.0 or better. Hard disk. VBRUN200.DLL (Visual Basic DLL). Registration fee: $34.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $15.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); Lifetime unlimited phone, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support; bonus utilities; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Excel & Word templates, upgrade discounts. Look for: GB2XX.ZIP on BBSs (call 317-856-2087 to download it at no charge); GB.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:EDFORUM forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 70150,323 for assistance); GB.EXE on GEnie in WINDOWS forum LIBrary 11 (or contact userID R.STEVENS7 for assistance). Download size: 297k (about 22 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A Windows based teacher's gradebook with extensive online help. Terms, tasks & grades may be customized. Allows multiple periods per term, score transfers, curving, teacher notes, not counted scores, user defined categories, ID#'s, total points or Chapter 12, "Education" 50 category weights, discard worst "n" scores per category, extra credit options, multiple class score & grade distribution statistics with charts, progress reports, imp/exp, clipbd & font support, interim weights, Word & Excel macros, much more. 12.6 Computers Product: Basic Training [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.01 (10-07-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). bonus source code; eval copy of Liberty Basic Compiler. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; BT.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMPRO forum LIBrary 4 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 150k (about 11 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This tutorial introduces the elements of BASIC including simple controls, looping, color & sound, arrays & DATA, GOSUBs and functions, files, simple graphics. Interactive tutorial comes complete with numerous examples you can run and modify. When you've mastered this, you're ready for advanced BASIC. Topics include animation techniques, shape shifting techniques, error handling, chaining, windows, peek/poke, bload/bsave, plus, details on diff 12.7 Foreign language Product: LQMATRIX [***] Softfonts and softfont editor for Epson LQ. See full description on page 12. 12.8 History Product: Bible Timeline [***] Interactive Bible Timelines. See full description on page 57. Product: CHRONOS [***] Interactive historical timelines. See full description on page 51. Chapter 12, "Education" 51 12.9 Science Product: COMPUTER DARKROOM II [***] Calculates exposure times for photo printing. See full description on page 55. Product: Ecomaster [***] Ecology simulation for 1 or 2 players. See full description on page 61. 12.10 Software tools & add-ins 12.10.1 For other Product: CHRONOS [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 2.12 (05-05-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Registration fee: $30.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; CHRNOS.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 11 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 132k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: How old was Paul Revere when he rode into history? How many years separated Michelangelo and Cortez? This program lets you sort and select by individual people and events, or groups and factions, to develop new insights and trace patterns across different eras and cultures. Useful to history and art students, teachers, genealogists, lawyers, writers or anyone interested in exploring historical relations or cultural events. Prints wall charts. Also includes an automatic trivia game generator Product: WinFlash [***] Windows flash card program. See full description on page 46. Chapter 13, "Graphics" 52 Chapter 13 Graphics 13.1 Viewing programs Product: FileBUDDY [***] Text, dBASE, Archive, and Image Viewer. See full description on page 9. 13.2 File format translators Product: FileBUDDY [***] Text, dBASE, Archive, and Image Viewer. See full description on page 9. 13.3 Other Product: Quilt [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.32 (04-09-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; EGA monitor. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; QUILT.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 50k (about four minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A diverting graphics program or nonresident screen saver, using half square quilting patterns. You can create specific patterns or set the program to continuously change patterns. Change widths, patterns, rotate or flip the designs, or colors for "billions and billions" of combinations. Configurable color palettes (v1.1 lets you set 8 colors at a time) chosen from 64 possible colors. Ages 8 to 88. Chapter 14, "Home & hobby" 53 Chapter 14 Home & hobby See also: Finances, Personal finances (page 40). 14.1 Genealogy Product: CHRONOS [***] Interactive historical timelines. See full description on page 51. Product: EZ-Tree [***] Author: MicroFox Company, 216-659-9489 Version: 2.11 (04-30-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $39.00 Registration benefits: Printed manual, master disks, unlimited support, bonus programs, software license. Look for: EZT211.ZIP on BBSs (call 216-661-9065 to download it at no charge); EZT211.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:ROOTS forum LIBrary 3 (or contact userID 73057,3113 for assistance); EZT200.ZIP on GEnie in GENEALOGY forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 211k (about 16 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A genealogy program that lets you keep track your family tree. It can link family trees together and report on them in many different formats. EZ-Tree can handle 16 marriages per person and 32 children per couple, with an almost unlimited number of people thanks to the new linking ability. By far, this is the easiest genealogy program to use. It presents the family in an on-screen tree structure. Chapter 14, "Home & hobby" 54 14.2 Health 14.2.1 Food/dietary/kitchen Product: Grocery Manager for Windows [***] Author: Absolute Value Software Version: 1.07 (03-30-93) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.0 or better. CGA monitor; Hard disk; Mouse. VBRUN200.DLL. Registration fee: $25.00 (add $5.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $10.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); Lifetime unlimited CompuServe, mail support; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 1-month return policy. 12-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: GMW107.ZIP on BBSs (call 715-652-2758 to download it at no charge); GMW107.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINADV forum LIBrary 15 (or contact userID 72327,1673 for assistance). Download size: 212k (about 16 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Helps you do your meal planning and grocery shopping. Simplifies and speeds up the process of making a menu and shopping list. You input how many days you would like to plan meals for, then what dishes you want to have on each day. The ingredients that each dish is made of are saved (part of the setup process), so when a meal is planned for a certain day, the ingredients for that meal will be automatically included in a shopping list it generates. Product: Program for a Small Planet [***] Author: Strat-Tech, Inc., 800-783-9544 Version: 5.1 (04-03-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Hard disk or high-density floppy drive. Registration fee: $26.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, discounts on other products. Look for: FOODSM51.ZIP on BBSs; FOODSM.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:GOODHEALTH forum LIBrary 10 (or contact userID 72317,2332 for assistance). Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Finds healthy and delicious food combinations. We combine foods based on "Diet for A Small Planet" by Frances Moore Lappe. We include calorie, sodium, cholesteral, fat, fiber and protein counts. Has computerized pantry and graphics. Develops combinations naturally the way traditional food dishes evolve. Chapter 14, "Home & hobby" 55 14.3 Lottery Product: Lotto Stat(tm) [***] Author: Richard J. Jones, Consulting Services, 614-895-7101 Version: 3.20 (03-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Registration fee: $39.95 Registration benefits: Three months of support, bonus history files. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs. Download size: 300k (about 23 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Provides the ability to analyze lottery data and determine "runs" in effect. It is is unique in helping you find what's hot and what's not. User sets operating levels and parameters for the next drawing. Based on this strategy, the selection process operates within the user limits prohibiting duplicates. Documentation determines when to play. Any game with ten or less numbers picked. Historical data available. 14.4 Photography Product: COMPUTER DARKROOM II [***] Author: Alternate Productivity Products, 615-694-0415 Version: 2.00 (04-14-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Hard disk. Registration fee: $45.00 (add $5.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $10.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 12 months of unlimited phone, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 12-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; CDR2.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:PHOTOFORUM forum LIBrary 16 (or contact userID 71051,767 for assistance). Download size: 263k (about 20 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Reduce the cost of photographic printing. Make one test print only. Calculates the exposure times for changes in f-stop, exposure factor, paper type, contrast grade or filter, magnification, and color correcting filter pack. Modules for black & white negatives, color negatives, and color slides. * Easy to use interface * Mouse support * Creates a database for future reference * Large database of paper types and contrasts * Data Entry Windows Chapter 14, "Home & hobby" 56 14.5 Planes, trains & automobiles Product: Vehicle Costs [***] Monitors costs involved with vehicle use. See full description on page 35. 14.6 Sports 14.6.1 Other Product: The Fish Expert [***] Author: Strat-Tech, Inc., 800-783-9544 Version: 3.1 (04-03-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. 356k RAM, hard disk or high- density floppy drive. Registration fee: $26.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, bonus databases, discounts on other products. Look for: FISHEX31.ZIP on BBSs; FISHEX.EXE on CompuServe in CIS:OUTDOOR forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 72317,2332 for assistance). Download size: 140k (about 11 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Contains fishing patterns and techniques as well as a fishing log system. Recommended in Outdoor Life magazine and elsewhere. You input conditions you fish under and program gives proven methods to catch trout. Library, logs help you capture your own data base. 14.7 Other Product: Home Inventory [***] Author: Silicon Systems Version: 1.0 (09-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: 3 months of support. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs. Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Lets the user completely track home or small business inventory by assigning inventory to user defined rooms. Each room is designated by the user and items can be assigned to any room in the database. Reports (value, room, itemization) can also be generated. Perfect for insurance and other reporting needs. Chapter 15, "Religion & philosophy" 57 Chapter 15 Religion & philosophy 15.1 The Bible 15.1.1 Bible programs Product: Bible Timeline [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 2.14 (03-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor; Hercules monitor. Registration fee: $30.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; all ASP-wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; BTL.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 11 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: How old was Abraham when Jacob was born? Who were the Kings of Israel and Judah when the Iliad was written? What Biblical leaders were alive when the first Olympic games were held? BIBLE-TIMELINE lets you sort and selects individual people and events, or groups and factions, to develop new insights and trace patterns across different eras and cultures. You can modify or expand any of the datasets. BIBLE-TIMELINE will be useful for sermon research, Bible, history and art students, teachers, 15.2 Software tools & add-ins 15.2.1 For other Product: CHRONOS [***] Interactive historical timelines. See full description on page 51. Chapter 16, "Games" 58 Chapter 16 Games See also: Home & hobby, Lottery (page 54). 16.1 Board games 16.1.1 Mahjong Product: Mah Jongg-Solitaire [***] Author: Arcanum Computing Version: 4.0 (03-10-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. EGA or Hercules monitor. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, bonus utilities & tile sets. Look for: MAHJNG40.ZIP on BBSs (call 508-875-3618 to download it at no charge); MAHJNG.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:GAMERS forum LIBrary 13 (or contact userID 71020,2613 for assistance). Download size: 181k (about 14 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A highly addictive solitaire game played with colorful Chinese tiles. The challenge is to remove all the tiles from the playing surface. It sounds easy to play (and it is), but winning is always a challenge. The game supports EGA, VGA and Hercules graphics, mouse or keyboard input. Now also supports loadable tile sets (one extra set included) as well as an editor with which players can create their own tiles. 16.1.2 Other Product: FLUX [***] Author: MOONLITE Software Version: 1.0 (03-31-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. VGA monitor, mouse. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: BBS support, discounts on other products. Look for: FLUX.ZIP on BBSs (call 310-429-3807 to download it at no charge); FLUX.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMGAM forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 71203,1454 for assistance). Download size: 74k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Exciting board game where you pit your skills against the computer. Features many different board layouts which offer new challenges each game. You must move your pieces to dominate the playing field, while the computer is doing the same. Features 3 playing levels, pop-up selection menus, playing piece color selection and hours upon hours of entertainment. Chapter 16, "Games" 59 Product: Think B4UGO2... [***] Author: P. K. Winter, 416-925-4700 Version: 2.0 (04-17-93) Needs: IBM 80386, DOS 5.0 or better. MS-compatible mouse, CGA monitor. Registration fee: $3.00 Registration benefits: Look for: B4UGO2.ZIP on BBSs (call 416-798-7730 to download it at no charge); B4UGO2.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 71213,1337 for assistance). Download size: 37k (about three minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: An unusual implementation of the ancient oriental board game GO-MOKU. Features include new ASCII graphics characters in text mode. Computer plays a solid game using a sophisticated algorithm. Log and high scores saved. 16.2 Arcade games Product: SuperFly [***] Author: Arcanum Computing Version: 2.0 (10-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. EGA monitor. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, set of hints. Look for: SFLY20.ZIP on BBSs (call 508-875-3618 to download it at no charge); SFLY.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:GAMERS forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 71020,2613 for assistance). Download size: 79k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: An all new action game by Nels Anderson, author of Mah Jongg, EGATrek, etc. Uses hi-res graphics mode and requires an EGA or VGA card to play. Chase the flies and other insect invaders through 20 different rounds. Includes 3 levels of difficulty, shell to DOS, high score hall of fame, etc. Use mouse, joystick or keyboard to play. Chapter 16, "Games" 60 16.3 Card games Product: MEMORY [***] Author: Jimmy Paris Software, 804-295-5496 Version: 3.0 (05-20-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Registration fee: $5.00 Registration benefits: Unlimited support. Look for: MEMORY3.ZIP on BBSs (call 703-680-9269 to download it at no charge); MEMORY.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNET forum LIBrary 8 (or contact userID 70242,1114 for assistance). Download size: 16k (about one minute with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This is a computer version of the card game of Concentration. A deck of 56 cards is lied out face down. You try to match cards. There are 13 double pairs and two single. The default cards are animals, but you can supply your own and call them in from a directory. Up to four people can play. The game was written for 7 and 8 year old children and is useful in helping them learn to read . 16.4 Word games Product: Cipher [***] Author: Arcanum Computing Version: 2.11 (02-11-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, bonus puzzles. Look for: CIPHER21.ZIP on BBSs (call 508-875-3618 to download it at no charge); CIPHER.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:GAMERS forum LIBrary 13 (or contact userID 71020,2613 for assistance). Download size: 87k (about seven minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A crypto-quotes type word puzzle game, similar to the kind you might find in the Sunday newspaper. However, this version runs in colorful hi-res VGA or EGA graphics mode and allows you to play using a mouse (text modes and keyboard are also supported). Features include help, hints, save/restore. User can create their own puzzle files from either plain text quotes or from already encrypted quotes. Chapter 16, "Games" 61 16.5 Strategy/simulation Product: AntiC [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.13 (06-11-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; EGA monitor; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; ANTICX.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 6 (multiple files) (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 100k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A cross between Othello and Life. Each square sends its color to the neighboring squares in the network. If only one color comes into a square, it takes that color. If two colors come in, they cancel and the square assumes the third color. Each time you change a square, all squares in the pattern are recalculated and redrawn. change puzzles and display Product: ATC: Air Traffic Controller [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.0 (09-29-85) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor; Hercules monitor. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: ATC.ZIP on BBSs; ATC.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 60k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: An air traffic controller game that's perfect for a few minutes or hours of fun. Easy to learn, but difficult to master. The game tracks best scores at each of 20 levels of difficulty. Ages 10 and up. Chapter 16, "Games" 62 Product: Ecomaster [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 2.03 (11-03-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. EGA monitor; Hard disk; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Bonus animals, better quality background scenes (>360K). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; ECO.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 60k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A diverting ecology game for one or more players in which you bid for and trade animals based on their abilities to thrive in different environments. No previous biological experience is assumed. For ages 10 and up. Uses EGA images of the animals, and scanned images for the ecological backdrops. Product: The Fish Expert [***] Finds fishing techniques; log, library tools. See full description on page 56. Product: GREEN [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.10 (03-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; EGA monitor; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). bonus maps. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; GREENX.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 140k (about 11 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Help the planters as they work to prevent the pavers from turning farms into parking lots. Pavers include mall developers, real estate agents, clear-cut loggers and other exploiters. There are several different maps, of varying difficulty. You have the ability to plant hedges, add walls, and to destroy pavement. Unique, yet similar in concept to Populous and SimCity. Chapter 16, "Games" 63 Product: Towers [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.26 (09-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; EGA monitor; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; TOWER.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 100k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: How high can you build? Similar to Tetris, since you need to place blocks of varying size. That's where the similarity ends - you need logic and planning, rather than quick reflexes. You build one level of the tower at a time, trying to fit the blocks in the tightest pattern. Each level becomes the base for the next level. Uses Cascoly's unique 3-D perspective graphics to show fantastic detail. As you scroll from side to side, the perspective changes. Product: WEBS [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.16 (02-27-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; EGA monitor; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; WEBS.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 70k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A deceptively simple solitaire game requiring both strategy and cunning. You claim nodes on a web while trying to limit the moves available to your opponent. Automatic display of potential moves, a variety of webs and difficulties give hours of challenge. Chapter 16, "Games" 64 16.6 Puzzles, mix & match Product: Cryptik [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.25 (04-20-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. VGA monitor; Hard disk; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; all ASP-wide offers (see page 4); choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; CRYPT.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 300k (about 23 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Jigsaw puzzles too easy? Try Cryptique, the coded game. The puzzle you choose is encoded to show its major colors, then the pieces are jumbled. You need to match the colors to restore the image. Hall of fame for your best scores. Save puzzles, solution hints, simple mouse interface, and much more! Designed to use all major SVGA boards in 800 x 600 mode, but also will work on VGA if needed. All puzzles use original photography. Product: Palette Pleezer [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.25 (04-10-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. VGA monitor; Hard disk; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; PAL.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 300k (about 23 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Think concentration with colors - lots & lots of 'em! Stunning images from around the world in SuperVGA color! But somehow, the palette has become jumbled and it's up to you to restore the image to its original beauty. How many times do you need to look at the original? Start with 10 colors and work up to 99. Great memory tester. Hall of fame for your best scores. Save partly completed games, simple mouse interface. Chapter 16, "Games" 65 16.7 Other Product: MAZEMAKER [***] Author: Custom Real-Time Software, Inc., 201-228-7623 Version: 2.01 (03-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 6 months of unlimited phone, fax, CompuServe, mail support; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). 6-month return policy. Look for: MAZEMAKR.ZIP on BBSs; MAZMAK.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINADV forum LIBrary 17 (or contact userID 72467,1255 for assistance). Download size: 83k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Each day this will challenge you with the "Maze of the Day" which is like a house with 4-6 floors and about 2000 rooms. You just have to find your way through from beginning to end. If you can do it you are allowed to attempt progressively more difficult mazes up to the ultimate "Maze of the YEAR!" There are Billions (with a B!) of other mazes too. The easiest are solvable by very young children; the most difficult may seem impossible to nearly everyone. A maze lover's dream! Product: Super VGA Puzzle [***] Author: Cascoly Software, 206-523-6135 Version: 1.25 (04-10-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. VGA monitor; Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; discounts on other products; disks of other shareware; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; PUZ.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMNEW forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 76703,3046 for assistance). Download size: 300k (about 23 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Stunning images from around the world in SuperVGA color! The ultimate puzzle game. Extremely flexible - choose any numbers of pieces from 4 to 2000! Hall of fame for your best scores. Save puzzles, solution hints, simple mouse interface, and much more! Designed to use all major SVGA boards in 800 x 600 mode, but also will work on VGA or EGA if needed. All puzzles use original photography. Chapter 16, "Appendixes" 66 PART 2 Appendixes Appendix A, "Author addresses" 67 Appendix A Author addresses This appendix cross-references each author to his or her pro- duct(s). If you want to know where to write or call about a particular product, look for it in the index and write down the page number where the product name appears in this appendix. Then turn to the appropriate page in this appendix and look up the author. ------------------------------------------------------ Please note! Many authors specify a shareware regis- tration service's phone number in the "orders only" phone field. These registration services can only take product orders. They cannot offer any product support; they cannot tell you anything about a pro- duct; they cannot send you any brochures; and they cannot forward any messages to the author. You must call the "queries" or "fax" numbers listed for an author in order to obtain support or to speak with the author. ------------------------------------------------------ Product: EditRand Author: CMD Data Services [Scott Whitehead] Address: 10413 Firethorn Lane Queries: 512-335-0579 Product: Timeclock I Author: Faught Data Systems, Inc. Address: P.O. Box 361927, Milpitas, CA 95035 Orders & queries: 800-394-4839 Accepts: American Express, MasterCard, Optima, Visa Fax: 408-263-2741 Product: 2DO Personal Task Manager Author: William Anderson Consulting st Address: 13020 N. E. 71 Court, Kirkland, WA 98033 Queries: 206-828-3675 Products: The Fish Expert, Program for a Small Planet Author: Strat-Tech, Inc. Address: P.O. Box 1957, Milwaukee, WI 53201 Orders & queries: 800-783-9544 Product: Drag and Drop Printing Author: FLFSoft Inc. Address: P.O. Box 306, Oak Creek, WI 53154-0306 Appendix A, "Author addresses" 68 Product: File Maven Author: Kent Briggs Address: 109A Romana Circle, Hewitt, TX 76643 Product: BUILDER Author: Aeolus Software [Mark H. Kania] Address: P.O. Box 11915, St. Paul, MN 55111-0915 Orders & queries: 612-699-8672 Accepts: MasterCard, Visa Product: The Variable Investment Analyst Author: Will Baldwin Address: 8704 Broadmoor #806, Overland Park, KS 66212 Orders & queries: 913-381-9109 Product: MAZEMAKER Author: Custom Real-Time Software, Inc. Address: PO Box 1106, West Caldwell, NJ 07007-1106 Fax: 201-228-7623 Queries: 201-228-7623 Product: FSLOGIN Author: Confirm [Aad Slingerland] Address: Arde`chelaan 35, 6904 NG Zevenaar, THE NETHERLANDS Orders: 800-2424-PSL (orders only, please) Accepts: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Optima, Visa Fax: 31-8360-41580 Product: COMPUTER DARKROOM II Author: Alternate Productivity Products Address: 1414 Moorgate Dr., Knoxville, TN 37922 Orders & queries: 615-694-0415 Product: FLUX Author: MOONLITE Software Address: P.O.Box 94, N. Aurora, IL 60542-0094 Product: Task Master Author: Masters Address: 140 Moorfield Turn, Hockessin, DE 19707 Orders: 302-239-2293 (orders only, please) Appendix A, "Author addresses" 69 Product: Financial Analyst Author: Gerald R. Brown, Consultant Address: P.O. Box 1508, Bellflower, CA 90707 Orders & queries: 310-920-3566 Product: Think B4UGO2... Author: P. K. Winter Address: 69 Summerhill Ave, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1A9 CANADA Orders & queries: 416-925-4700 Product: DDKEY Author: David M. Dibble Address: 12137 Calle Sombra #213, Moreno Valley, CA 92557 Product: ZIPPER Payroll Author: SOFTCRAFT [Ed Protas] nd Address: 3612 122 Place SE, Everett, WA 98208 Orders & queries: 206-728-8427 Fax: 206-337-1842 Product: TimeCapture Author: Dynamic Software Development Address: PO Box 147, Fairborn, OH 45324 Orders: 800-242-4775 (orders only, please) Accepts: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Optima, Visa Queries: 513-878-0315 Products: WinFlash, WinUpD8R Author: Open Windows Address: PO Box 49746, Colorado Springs, CO 80949-9746 Orders: 719-531-0403 (orders only, please) Accepts: MasterCard, Visa Product: Grocery Manager for Windows Author: Absolute Value Software Address: 4325 SW Stoddard Dr., Aloha, OR 97007 Product: Time and Mail Coordinator Author: Specific Applications Software Address: P.O. Box 6146, Minneapolis, MN 55406-0146 Orders & queries: 612-724-7499 Product: Lotto Stat(tm) Author: Richard J. Jones, Consulting Services Address: 9195 White Oak Lane, Westerville, OH 43081 Orders & queries: 614-895-7101 Product: DiskMan for Windows Author: DiskMaster Software Address: 8506 Timber Hill Court, Ellicott City, MD 21043 Orders: 800-242-4775 (orders only, please) Queries: 410-418-8825 Appendix A, "Author addresses" 70 Products: MathCounts 1+2, MathCounts 3+4 Author: Able Art Software Address: P.O. Box 964, Nelson, B.C. V1L 5P6 CANADA Orders & queries: 604-229-4766 Products: BASASM.LIB, QENV Author: Annette Cuomo Address: 3577 Tupelo St., Chino Hills, CA 91709 Orders & queries: 714-597-7295 Fax: 714-263-9208 Product: PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY Author: Blackledge Law Office Address: 3704 Edgewater Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73116 Orders & queries: 405-840-3563 Product: WordMaster Author: MasterWorks Address: P.O. Box 116, McCleary, WA 98557 Queries: 206-495-4574 Products: Appointment Book, Home Inventory Author: Silicon Systems Address: 5217 Millsprings Dr. Orders: 817-483-8618 (orders only, please) Fax: 817-483-1405 Products: DATA MASTER, LABEL MASTER, TASK MASTER Author: RKS Software, Inc. [Robert K. Summers] Address: 3820 N. Dittmar Road, Arlington, VA 22207 Orders: 800-242-4775 (orders only, please) Accepts: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Optima, Visa Fax: 703-534-4358 Queries: 703-534-1726 Product: Vehicle Costs Author: Graham Ferguson [Graham Ferguson] Address: 3 Cristata Ave, Endeavour Hills, Vic. 3802 AUSTRALIA Orders & queries: +61-3-700-3764 Product: GradeBook for Windows Author: Russell Stevens Address: 5191 Pine Grove Dr., Spruce, MI 48762 Orders: 800-242-4775 (orders only, please) Accepts: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Optima, Visa Queries: 517-727-2066 Appendix A, "Author addresses" 71 Products: BTS-Equalizer, EQUALIZER, INSIGHT, OLYMPIAD, TRAINER Author: Nine-Patch Software [Richard A. Hart, PhD] Address: 315 South Alco Avenue, Maryville, MO 64468-2033 Orders & queries: 816-582-8589 Products: DaMenu, NeMenu Author: Just-In-Time Computing Services [John C. Skurka] Address: P.O. Box 4166, Ithaca, NY 14852 Orders & queries: 607-257-6517 Product: FileBUDDY Author: Lenard Dean Address: Box 73094, Woodbine Postal Outlet, Calgary, Alberta T2W 6E0, CANADA Product: USEMGR Author: XD Systems Address: 1014 Shipman Lane, McLean, VA 22101 Orders & queries: 703-821-3215 Products: LQMATRIX, MEMORY Author: Jimmy Paris Software Address: 906 Old Farm Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22903 Queries: 804-295-5496 Appendix A, "Author addresses" 72 Products: BBS Communications, EZ-Tree, HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu, SEE (File Viewer) Author: MicroFox Company Address: 3310 Fox Run, PO Box 447, Richfield, OH 44286-0447 Orders & queries: 216-659-9489 Fax: 216-659-9489 Product: PowerBatch Compiler Author: CSD, Inc. Address: P.O. Box 566484 Atlanta, GA 30356-6009 Orders & queries: 404-740-9583 Fax: 404-664-0872 Product: ToolDriver Author: ConVal Software, Inc. Address: 11607 E. Butter Creek Rd., Moorpark, CA 93021 Orders & queries: 805-529-6847 Fax: 805-529-4314 Products: AntiC, ATC: Air Traffic Controller, Basic Training, Bible Timeline, CHRONOS, Cryptik, Ecomaster, GREEN, Palette Pleezer, Quilt, Super VGA Puzzle, Towers, UDECIDE, WEBS Author: Cascoly Software [Steve Estvanik] th Address: 4528 36 Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 Orders & queries: 206-523-6135 Product: Homebuying and Refinancing Author: Byers Sofware Address: 7507 Plum Tree Forest Court, Houston, TX 77095 Orders: 713-859-7302 (orders only, please) Queries: 713-859-1905 Product: Little Black Book Author: GTX Software Address: 5419 Dahlia Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90041 Orders & queries: 213-257-2704 Products: Cipher, Mah Jongg-Solitaire, SuperFly Author: Arcanum Computing Address: 92 Bishop Drive, Framingham, MA 01701-6515 Products: 4Shell for Windows, dbDIAL(tm), GRAB Plus(r), GRAB Plus(r) for Windows, ZK-Shell, ZPAY 3 Author: ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. th Address: 2526 69 Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33712-5631 Orders: 800-468-4188 (orders only, please) Fax: 813-866-8034 Queries: 813-866-8233 Appendix B, "Vendor addresses" 73 Appendix B Vendor addresses This appendix lists each ASP-approved disk vendor. These vendors have agreed to abide by ethical standards when offering shareware. D.S.A. Computer Address: 20, avenue Gros-Chene, 1213 ONEX GENEVA SWITZERLAND Phone: 4122 793 2613 DataMicro, Inc Address: PO BOX 3527, PORT CHARLOTTE FL 33949-3527 Phone: 813-629-7720 Foresight Services Address: 504 EAST THIRD STREET, OTTAWA OH 45875-1908 Phone: 419-523-5676 ICA Software Address: 4 DANIELS FARM ROAD #354, TRUMBULL CT 06611 Phone: 203-261-6605 Kelstar-1 Software Address: 2940 SE Ridge Court, Bartlesville OK 74006-4615 Phone: 918-333-5834 Mega Bytes (UK) Ltd Address: Second Floor, 231 HARROW RD, WEMBLEY MIDDLESEX HA9 6DX UK Phone: 44-081-9035859 R F Technology, Inc Address: 2444 TROY ROAD, SCHENECTADY NY 12309 Phone: 518-377-4477 Rasya International Inc Address: 970 GREEN STREET, ISELIN NJ 08830 Phone: 908-634-3203 Shareware by Tropix Address: 211 APPLEWOOD COURT, KISSIMMEE FL 34743 Phone: 407-348-4359 Skip's Shareware Selections Address: 28 KINGSLAND AVE, GLOUCESTER ON K1V 8R5 CANADA Phone: 613-247-1424 SoftMate GmbH Address: Kapfenburgstrasse 74, STUTTGART 30 7000 GERMANY Phone: 0049 711 8179420 Appendix B, "Vendor addresses" 74 Software Exchange Co Address: 1100 BAYHILL AVE, NAPERVILLE IL 60565 Phone: 708-416-8008 The Shareware Club, Inc. Address: PO BOX 1750, DUVALL WA 98019-1750 Phone: 206-788-7424 The SoftWare Icon Address: PO BOX 4160, NICOMA PARK OK 73066 Phone: 405-769-9928 TLC Company Address: 2903 FLAIR KNOLL COURT, LOUISVILLE KY 40216 Phone: 502-448-9660 Appendix C, "Bulletin Boards" 75 Appendix C Bulletin Boards This appendix lists each ASP-approved computer bulletin board system (BBS). These BBSs have agreed to abide by ethical stan- dards when offering shareware. Set your communications software to "8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit" before calling any of these BBSs. $ensible $oftware BBS Address: 1840 Cleek Ct., Orlando Fl 32835 USA BBS Phone: 407-298-5830 AirBoat OnLine Address: P.O. Box 842415, Houston Tx 77284-2415 USA BBS Phone: 713-855-6724 BlueStarr BBS Address: 874 COUNTY ROAD 441, HILLSBORO AL 35643 BBS Phone: 205-637-9448 City Lites Address: 1930 23RD AVE S, GRAND FORKS ND 58201-6212 BBS Phone: 701-772-5399 Computer Data Services BBS Address: 1622 American Bank Plaza, Corpus Christi Tx 78475 USA BBS Phone: 512-887-0787 Conway PC Users Group BBS Address: PO BOX 10442, TOADSUCK STATION, CONWAY AR 72032 BBS Phone: 501-329-7227 Eagle Command Address: 1 WARWICK DRIVE, MANALAPAN NJ 07726-3610 BBS Phone: 908-446-0612 ECCO COM... Address: PO BOX 66184, PORTLAND OR 66184 BBS Phone: 503-775-6099 Gallifrey BBS Address: PO BOX 152072, TAMPA FL 33684-2072 BBS Phone: 813-885-6043 GeoFract BBS Address: 726 HOFER AVENUE, FORT WAYNE IN 46808-3174 BBS Phone: 219-484-9740 Appendix C, "Bulletin Boards" 76 Hermes Center BBS Address: BOITE POSTALE N.3, QUINCY SOUS SENART 91480 FRANCE BBS Phone: 331 69007672 HUG & Lincoln Software Address: 1136 SUNNYSIDE DRIVE, HAGERSTOWN MD 21742-3044 BBS Phone: 301-733-6456 Idc bbs Address: Nieuwpoortlaan 54, 8660 De Panne, Belgium BBS Phone: 011-3258-421-963 Maxnet BBS Address: 320 W ROSE AVE, FOLEY AL 36535-2046 BBS Phone: 205-943-7530 Mercury Opus Address: P.O. Box 1047, Largo Fl 34649 USA BBS Phone: 813-321-0734 PAV's Place Address: 700 WILLOWBROOK DRIVE, CHARLES TOWN WV 25414 BBS Phone: 304-725-8709 PC-Montana BBS Address: PO BOX 490, MANHATTAN MT 59741 BBS Phone: 406-284-3120 Phone Magazine Address: Rm 501, Yuenfoong Centre, 150, Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long, N. T. Hong Kong BBS Phone: 852 475-2772 PJ Systems Address: 7290 Britton Hwy, Britton Mi 49229 USA BBS Phone: 517-451-2072 SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS INC Address: 1782 MAGNOLIA LANE N, PLYMOUTH MN 55441 BBS Phone: 612-557-9764 Springfield Public Access BBS Address: PO BOX 2661, SPRINGFIELD MA 01101-2661 BBS Phone: 413-536-4365 Surreal BBS Address: 50877 DEER RUN TRAIL, ELKHART IN 46514 BBS Phone: 219-262-9371 Techno-Babble Address: 29550 HIGHMEADOW, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334 BBS Phone: 313-737-2912 Appendix C, "Bulletin Boards" 77 The 8-Bit Corner Address: 722 EVANSTON AVE, MUSKEGON MI 49442 BBS Phone: 616-722-0050 The Bobcat BBS System Address: 100 Anthony Road #05-100, Cairnhill Garden, SINGAPORE 0922 SINGAPORE BBS Phone: 65-738-2509 The Bytes 'n Bits BBS Address: P.O. Box 3320, Bayonne N.J. 07002 USA BBS Phone: 201-437-4355 The Cutting Board Address: 25108 MARGUERITE PKWY B-227, MISSION VIEJO CA 92692 BBS Phone: 714-493-1006 The Graphics Edge Address: 5048 W MAPLEWOOD AVE, LITTLETON CO 80123-6279 BBS Phone: 303-795-9583 The Key Info System Address: 4982 SOUTH HIGHWAY A1A, MELBOURNE BEACH FL 32951 BBS Phone: 407-951-1900 the LinkUp BBS Address: 14703 EAST STATE ROAD 64, BRADENTON FL 34202 BBS Phone: 813-748-3983 The Mail House BBS Address: R. Padre Antonio Vieira, Edificio 7.B, 4 A- S.A.C., LOURES 2670 PORTUGAL BBS Phone: 351-19889047 The Northern Exchange BBS Address: PO BOX 72554, FAIRBANKS AK 99707 BBS Phone: 907-479-3262 The Play House BBS Address: 145 DAFFODIL DRIVE, HORSEHEADS NY 14845 BBS Phone: 607-796-9078 The Red Baron's BBS Address: PO BOX 4160, NICOMA PARK OK 73066 BBS Phone: 405-454-6551 The Seeker's Place Address: 107 N 10TH STREET, DARBY PA 19023 BBS Phone: 215-237-1281 The Southeast Data Link Address: P.O. Box 15304, Sarasota FL 34277 USA BBS Phone: 813-954-DATA Appendix C, "Bulletin Boards" 78 The Wall Street Connection Address: 2029 Nuuanu Ave #1401, Honolulu Hi 96817 BBS Phone: 808-521-4356 Appendix D, "Retired shareware" 79 Appendix D Retired shareware This appendix lists shareware products now "retired" by the author. Retired products no longer receive the minimum levels of support, and the authors have agreed to return any registra- tion fees sent in for the software. An author may retire a shareware product for any number of reasons. Some applications have outlived their usefulness; others may have grown too costly to continue supporting due to competition from other authors. Product: Book of Changes Author: R.K. West Consulting I CHING fortunes and philosophy. Product: Dad's Choice Author: Motes Educational Software Children's math and graphics program. Product: Dinger Author: Pinecliffe International - ASG Superceded by WOPR 2.0, for WinWord 2.0. Product: Enveloper Author: Pinecliffe International - ASG Superceded by WOPR 2.0, for WinWord 2.x. Product: EQUALIZER Author: Nine-Patch Software Student and teacher test making and review. Product: Home Money Manager II (and I) Author: HomeCraft Software Home checkbook and budgeting. Product: ORGANIZE! Your Legal Case Notes Author: HomeCraft Software Cataloging system for statutes and case notes. Product: PC Bartender Author: HomeCraft Software Recipes for drinks, featuring no-alchol drink. Appendix D, "Retired shareware" 80 Product: Penname Author: R.K. West Consulting Helps writers come up with names. Product: PrinterBUDDY Author: Lenard Dean A setup utility for all printers. Product: Soothsayer aka Oracle Author: R.K. West Consulting Tarot and I Ching. Product: Stardial Author: GTX Software AutoDialer For Galaxy/Starlink Service. Product: Your Financial Advisor Author: HomeCraft Software Loan and finacial calculations. Product: Your Menu Author: HomeCraft Software Hard disk menu and DOS shell. Appendix E, "Sorted list of all programs" 81 Appendix E Sorted list of all programs This appendix notes the author of each program listed in this catalog. It comes in extremely handy when you want to see if a given program comes from an ASP member, or when you want to know the current version number/release date for a program. Hint: look in the index for the program (by name) if you want to see a full description for the program or learn the author's address & phone number. You'll find page references for all the information you need. 2DO Personal Task Manager 1.00 (04-15-93) William Anderson Consulting 4Shell for Windows 1.4 (03-17-92) ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. AntiC 1.13 (06-11-92) Cascoly Software Appointment Book 1.0 (01-01-92) Silicon Systems ATC: Air Traffic Controller 1.0 (09-29-85) Cascoly Software BASASM.LIB 1.0 (06-22-92) Annette Cuomo Basic Training 1.01 (10-07-92) Cascoly Software BBS Communications 1.05 (04-30-93) MicroFox Company Bible Timeline 2.14 (03-01-93) Cascoly Software BTS-Equalizer 1.3 (04-14-93) Nine-Patch Software BUILDER 1.0 (04-01-93) Aeolus Software CHRONOS 2.12 (05-05-92) Cascoly Software Cipher 2.11 (02-11-92) Arcanum Computing COMPUTER DARKROOM II 2.00 (04-14-93) Alternate Productivity Products Cryptik 1.25 (04-20-93) Cascoly Software DaMenu 1.2 (05-01-92) Just-In-Time Computing Services DATA MASTER 3.1 (04-25-93) RKS Software, Inc. dbDIAL(tm) 1.02 (01-06-92) ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. DDKEY 2.0 (02-04-93) David M. Dibble DiskMan for Windows 2.1 (04-01-93) DiskMaster Software Drag and Drop Printing v1.0 (01-15-93) FLFSoft Inc. Ecomaster 2.03 (11-03-92) Cascoly Software EditRand 3.02 (04-01-93) CMD Data Services EZ-Tree 2.11 (04-30-93) MicroFox Company File Maven 2.1 (04-17-93) Kent Briggs FileBUDDY 3.03 (04-26-93) Lenard Dean Financial Analyst 1.00 (12-28-93) Gerald R. Brown, Consultant The Fish Expert 3.1 (04-03-93) Strat-Tech, Inc. FLUX 1.0 (03-31-93) MOONLITE Software FSLOGIN 1.2 (05-01-93) Confirm GRAB Plus(r) 6.1 (09-20-91) ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. GRAB Plus(r) for Windows 1.5 (04-15-92) ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. GradeBook for Windows 2.07 (04-17-93) Russell Stevens GREEN 1.10 (03-01-93) Cascoly Software Grocery Manager for Windows 1.07 (03-30-93) Absolute Value Software Appendix E, "Sorted list of all programs" 82 HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu 4.55 (08-15-92) MicroFox Company Home Inventory 1.0 (09-01-92) Silicon Systems Homebuying and Refinancing 2.0 (05-15-92) Byers Sofware INSIGHT 1.1 (03-24-93) Nine-Patch Software LABEL MASTER 5.1c (04-25-93) RKS Software, Inc. Little Black Book 5.30 (04-03-93) GTX Software Lotto Stat(tm) 3.20 (03-01-93) Richard J. Jones, Consulting Services LQMATRIX 4.42 (04-12-92) Jimmy Paris Software Mah Jongg-Solitaire 4.0 (03-10-93) Arcanum Computing MathCounts 1+2 1.0 (03-21-93) Able Art Software MathCounts 3+4 1.1 (03-17-93) Able Art Software MAZEMAKER 2.01 (03-01-93) Custom Real-Time Software, Inc. MEMORY 3.0 (05-20-92) Jimmy Paris Software NeMenu 1.0 (03-01-93) Just-In-Time Computing Services OLYMPIAD 1.03 (07-10-92) Nine-Patch Software Palette Pleezer 1.25 (04-10-93) Cascoly Software PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY 6.27 (03-31-93) Blackledge Law Office PowerBatch Compiler 1.4j (05-08-91) CSD, Inc. Program for a Small Planet 5.1 (04-03-93) Strat-Tech, Inc. QENV 2.42 (04-22-93) Annette Cuomo Quilt 1.32 (04-09-92) Cascoly Software SEE (File Viewer) 2.03 (04-30-93) MicroFox Company Super VGA Puzzle 1.25 (04-10-93) Cascoly Software SuperFly 2.0 (10-01-92) Arcanum Computing Task Master 1.0 (02-18-93) Masters TASK MASTER 2.4c (04-25-93) RKS Software, Inc. Think B4UGO2... 2.0 (04-17-93) P. K. Winter Time and Mail Coordinator 1.4 (04-02-93) Specific Applications Software TimeCapture 2.3 (01-25-93) Dynamic Software Development Timeclock I 2.3s (04-15-93) Faught Data Systems, Inc. ToolDriver 2.01 (04-15-93) ConVal Software, Inc. Towers 1.26 (09-01-92) Cascoly Software TRAINER 1.03 (07-10-92) Nine-Patch Software UDECIDE 1.05 (04-20-91) Cascoly Software USEMGR 1.0 (03-15-93) XD Systems The Variable Investment Analyst 5.8g (04-01-93) Will Baldwin Vehicle Costs 2.2 (04-01-93) Graham Ferguson WEBS 1.16 (02-27-92) Cascoly Software WinFlash 2.0 (04-04-93) Open Windows WinUpD8R 2.1 (12-17-92) Open Windows WordMaster 1.81 (03-01-93) MasterWorks ZIPPER Payroll 1.6 (02-28-93) SOFTCRAFT ZK-Shell 1.0 (04-22-92) ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. ZPAY 3 3.4 (01-12-92) ZPAY Payroll Systems, Inc. Appendix F, "Supporting Members" 83 Appendix F Supporting Members The Association of Shareware Professionals expresses a special thanks to the following supporting members: Authors: David Berdan - ExpressWare Corporation Richard Cherry Jr. - Cherry Tree Software Phil Katz - PKWARE, Inc. Sammy Mitchell - SemWare Vendors: Die Deutsche Software Bibliothek George Margelis - Bugetware Gregory N. Wilson - Big Byte Software Mohiyel-Din Hussein - Husco Michael C. Comish - Software Excitement! Arthur Tendler - The $5 Computer Software Store BBSs: Don W. Watkins - CompuServe (IBMNET) Tess Heder, Brian Miller - Channel 1 Jon H. Larimore - GLIB Bruce Jackson - The Break Dave Harrison - Metro Online Neil Fleming - Canada Remote Systems Index 84 Index 80286 utilities See: CHRONOS 51, 72 Utilities, Hardware Cipher 60, 72 utilities, 286/386/486 CMD Data Services 27, 67 utilities COMPUTER DARKROOM II 55, 80386 utilities See: 68 Utilities, Hardware Confirm 31, 68 utilities, 286/386/486 ConVal Software utilities Inc. 43, 72 80486 utilities See: Cryptik 64, 72 Utilities, Hardware CSD utilities, 286/386/486 Inc. 14, 72 utilities Custom Real-Time Software 2DO Personal Task Manager Inc. 65, 68 16, 67 4Shell for Windows 12, 72 D Dad's Choice 79 A DaMenu 19, 71 Able Art Software 45, 70 DATA MASTER 25, 70 Absolute Value Software David M. Dibble 10, 69 54, 69 dbDIAL(tm) 16, 72 Aeolus Software 28, 68 DDKEY 10, 69 Alternate Productivity Dinger 79 Products 55, 68 DiskMan for Windows 7, 69 Annette Cuomo 14, 43, 70 DiskMaster Software 7, 69 AntiC 61, 72 Drag and Drop Printing 11, Appointment Book 35, 70 67 Arcanum Computing 58, 59, Dynamic Software 60, 72 Development 37, 69 ASP 20 ATC: Air Traffic E Controller 61, 72 Ecomaster 61, 72 EditRand 27, 67 B Enveloper 79 BASASM.LIB 43, 70 EQUALIZER 71, 79 Basic Training 50, 72 EZ-Tree 53, 72 BBS Communications 32, 72 Bible Timeline 57, 72 F Blackledge Law Office 21, Faught Data Systems 70 Inc. 37, 67 Book of Changes 79 File Maven 7, 68 BTS-Equalizer 47, 71 FileBUDDY 9, 71 BUILDER 28, 68 Financial Analyst 41, 69 Byers Sofware 40, 72 FLFSoft Inc. 11, 67 FLUX 58, 68 C FSLOGIN 31, 68 Cascoly Software 36, 50, 51, 52, 57, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 72 Index 85 G MCGA utilities See: Gerald R. Brown Utilities, Hardware Consultant 41, 69 utilities, Screen GRAB Plus(r) 13, 16, 72 utilities, EGA/VGA GRAB Plus(r) for Windows MEMORY 60, 71 13, 72 Memory utilities See: GradeBook for Windows 49, Utilities, Hardware 70 utilities, CPU & memory Graham Ferguson 35, 70 utilities GREEN 62, 72 MicroFox Company 9, 19, Grocery Manager for 32, 53, 72 Windows 54, 69 MOONLITE Software 58, 68 GTX Software 15, 72, 80 Motes Educational Software 79 H Handicapped See: N Utilities, Special needs NDOS See: Utilities, HDM IV - Hard Disk Menu Software tools & add- 19, 72 ins, For 4DOS Home Inventory 56, 70 NeMenu 31, 71 Home Money Manager II (and Nine-Patch Software 47, I) 79 48, 71, 79 Homebuying and Refinancing Norton's NDOS See: 40, 72 Utilities, Software HomeCraft Software 79, 80 tools & add-ins, For 4DOS I INSIGHT 47, 71 O OLYMPIAD 47, 71 J Open Windows 8, 46, 69 Jimmy Paris Software 12, Optical character 60, 71 recognition See: Just-In-Time Computing Graphics, Business Services 19, 31, 71 applications, OCR applications K ORGANIZE! Your Legal Case Kent Briggs 7, 68 Notes 79 L P LABEL MASTER 26, 70 P. K. Winter 58, 69 Lenard Dean 9, 71, 80 Palette Pleezer 64, 72 Little Black Book 15, 72 PC Bartender 79 Lotto Stat(tm) 55, 69 PC-FORMS and PC-LIBRARY LQMATRIX 12, 71 21, 70 Penname 80 M Pinecliffe International - Mah Jongg-Solitaire 58, 72 ASG 79 Masters 18, 68 PowerBatch Compiler 14, 72 MasterWorks 22, 70 PrinterBUDDY 80 MathCounts 1+2 45, 70 Program for a Small Planet MathCounts 3+4 45, 70 54, 67 MAZEMAKER 65, 68 Q QENV 14, 70 Index 86 Quilt 52, 72 Timeclock I 37, 67 quotations 20 ToolDriver 43, 72 Towers 62, 72 R TRAINER 48, 71 R.K. West Consulting 79, Trojan horse See: 80 Utilities, Security RAM utilities See: programs Utilities, Hardware utilities, CPU & memory U utilities UDECIDE 36, 72 Restore See: Utilities, USEMGR 8, 71 File utilities, Backup/ restore V retail software 20 Vehicle Costs 35, 70 Richard J. Jones VGA utilities See: Consulting Services 55, Utilities, Hardware 69 utilities, Screen RKS Software utilities, EGA/VGA Inc. 25, 26, 36, 70 Russell Stevens 49, 70 W WEBS 63, 72 S Will Baldwin 41, 68 SEE (File Viewer) 9, 72 William Anderson Silicon Systems 35, 56, 70 Consulting 16, 67 Soft fonts See: Utilities, Windows software 7, 8, 12, Printer utilities 13, 16, 29, 46, 49, 54, SOFTCRAFT 33, 69 65 Soothsayer aka Oracle 80 WinFlash 46, 69 Specific Applications WinUpD8R 8, 69 Software 17, 69 WordMaster 22, 70 Stardial 80 Strat-Tech X Inc. 54, 56, 67 XD Systems 8, 71 Super VGA Puzzle 65, 72 SuperFly 59, 72 Y Your Financial Advisor 80 T Your Menu 80 TASK MASTER 36, 70 Task Master 18, 68 Z The Fish Expert 56, 67 ZIPKEY 29 The Variable Investment ZIPPER Payroll 33, 69 Analyst 41, 68 ZK-Shell 29, 72 Think B4UGO2... 58, 69 ZPAY 3 34, 72 Time and Mail Coordinator ZPAY Payroll Systems 17, 69 Inc. 12, 13, 16, 29, 34, TimeCapture 37, 69 72