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ISSUE 93     JANUARY 1995		© Windows OnLine, 1992-95


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	About the WinOnLine Review™   The Masthead and Copyright  Information
	How to Read the Review Handy Hints for the New Reader
	Shareware Briefs Wolly's in a pickle over DLLs!
	New Files at Windows OnLine™ (BBS), by Kirk Amspoker A generous sampling of the files recently made available to our members
	Time & Chaos, by Steven Justice a PIM delivering so much information with so little effort
	Prompter, by Ed Rasimus a word processor and utility to write, edit and show your presentation directly
	Step-Up Program Manager, by Steven Jay Cohen functionality, versatility, and configurability unmatched in the world of shareware
	Stiletto, by David Morgan free, and with features setting it apart from other button bar launching programs
	Buttons, Buttons, & More Buttons, by Ed Hoffman Button Star Deluxe 5.5.4   ~   Launch! 1.81   ~   HandyBar 4.0
	Word Perfect 6.1, by Steven Justice Novell has gotten it about right -- if not yet quite Perfect
	Quicken, by Ed Rasimus soooo good that Bill Gates bought the company rather than have to compete!
	Doc-To-Help, by Bob Gollihur write your manual and help file simultaneously
	HyperBible 1.8, by Ed Hoffman making the Bible user friendly in a different way
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About the WinOnLine Review
	WinOnLine Review™  ©1992-95 Publisher :  Frank J. Mahaney            Editor :  Bob Gollihur Technical Editor:  Steven Jay Cohen       Associate Editor:  Kirk Amspoker Senior Staff Writer:  Ed Hoffman Staff Writers:  Steven Jay Cohen, David Morgan,  Ed Rasimus,  Steven Justice Contributing Writers:   Thom Foulkes, Brian A. Parks, Randy Wong Help File Construction by Bob Gollihur, Wordsmith
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Shareware Briefs

Quick Takes and Pure Opinion from Wolly

Wolly tries to be careful, to practice safe computing and use an uninstall program, but it isn't always practical. Sure, there are those programs that are immediate stinkers that those extermination programs can handle. But what about that program you leave on your drive for a couple weeks to evaluate, and then decide to toss? Uninstall programs were not made for that task.		Meanwhile, Wolly's WINDOWS and SYSTEM subdirectories grow by leaps and bounds. Aha- Wolly grabs VERLOOK (reviewed in WOLRS36) from his Swiss Army Knife Subdirectory to check out to whom these files belong, but . . . lo and behold, most miscreant DLLs haven't any internal ID data to confirm their uselessness. What a dirty trick!
I guess the moral of the tale is, that if a programmer isn't responsible enough to provide an uninstall or a list of files his program deposits, you can't expect him to label his DLLs!

CRT ALIGNMENT TOOLS

Just in time

Wolly was tickled to run across this wonderful piece of freeware. His CRT was a bit cockeyed, unlike Wolly, and needed some adjustments. You can do a major set up or a simple adjustment using these tools, and the help file tells you bunches of information about CRTs and how they work. Just be careful, or the yoke could be on you! Grab CRTAT.ZIP (68K) and thank Stephen Jenkins of Time/Slice Systems for their generosity.

DRAG AND ZIP

Webtime with Version 5.0

One of Wolly's old favorites has become a Windows OnLine favorite, too. It's in the WOL free file access area as a recommended program for the BBSer. If you haven't heard Wolly rave before, DRAGZP50.ZIP brings two pieces to complete the circle: Drag and Zip and ZipView, the latter of which Wolly uses most. You can drag files to the Drag and Zip icon and quickly zip them up using all the usual bells, whistles, and options, with the internal zipper or external PKZip. Associate ZipView with archive extensions, and it conveniently pops up and shows you the file's guts. Extract selected files, look at them right then and there with the built-in viewer, check 'em out, scan 'em, hey, whatever you want to do is all right with Wolly. Version 5.0 brings the ability to interact with your favorite World Wide Web browser; the super dialog, shown above, lets you browse and plug in the various options with great ease, including GUNZIP (is that from the NRA??). Register Drag and Zip for $30 and enjoy!

WINMED

Paging Dr. Fine

No substitute for a Doctor . . . it has more of an attention span than most! This heavy-duty database of information, acronyms, graphics, and common sense medical advice is quite a hefty shareware offering. You'll need WINMED-A.ZIP (1,026K), WINMED-B.ZIP (971K), and WINMED-C.ZIP (615K) to complete the program -- a mob of files totaling over 2 1/2 megs, but believe me, it's worth it! This thing is really something. Wolly could use an entire WOLR just to show you all the screens and features. Navigating through all the pieces is made easy by buttons and drop down menus. There's a medical dictionary, disease library, abbreviations listing to decipher medi-speak, even a personal history! Choose from interactive information on home tests, symptom analysis, infectious diseases, childhood development, genetics, nutrition, and obesity. Register for a mere $34.00 and receive 5 megs of 256 color disease graphics (oh boy!) to enhance your understanding of the human body and medical science.

NETSCAPE

Finally, release!

If you are a World Wide Web spider, you may already be using Netscape. This freeware browser has been going through several beta releases, but now has let version 1.0 loose. For the uninitiated, the WWW is the graphical and somewhat more friendly side of the Internet. Wolly would characterize it as WWW is to Windows as the "other" side of the Internet is to DOS. Netscape takes you directly to its friendly home page, with help for navigation -- it may look pretty, but it's still not much more organized or indexed than the rest of the Internet. You still need a Winsock connection underneath this creature to make it all work, but that gets into the technical side you'll no doubt have to learn. In any case, you'll find Netscape a friendlier and well-structured way to blunder about the World Wide Web. Grab NS16-100.EXE and you can go directly to the White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov). Wolly is somewhat indifferent, but his friend Ed Hoffman has strong feelings about some politicians and their spouses, so Wolly thought he'd share his visit with him.

QUIK WAVE

Yep, it is

You'll like this utility that lets you scan through your directory structure, highlighting and playing WAVs at will. Don't like what you hear? Give 'er the old heave-ho into the bit bucket. QWIKWAV4.ZIP (8K) is a small file with the small price of $8.00 for registration.

WDIFF

I'll tell you what's the difference!

Need to compare two files for differences? Let WDiff show you them side by side, highlighting the differences in different colors you choose, as well as the similarities. Hide the identical sections if you want, and even show line numbers for reference. What's really cool is that WDiff isn't restricted to just plain text files, it will let you choose a zip file for either side and extract a text file from within it for comparison, or compare live directories with each other or a directory structure within a zip file. Now, that's something to compare! WDIFF121.ZIP (76K) is $25.00.

CHRONOLOG

Who has the schedule to the Executive Washroom?

Need to schedule certain shared items, like conference rooms, projection equipment, automobiles, and people? Chronolog's visual interface will help you out. Display a five or seven day week, and select a day from the calendar. Add items to the list, assign them times and stretch the reservation bar to cover your hour of need. Enter the who, what, or why in the space provided, and save the day. Maybe regular use of CHRONLOG.ZIP (148K) will keep down the arguments. Wolly reserves everything for all the time! Register this one for $29.00.

TRUE TYPE FONTS

 How appropriate!!

   ALLEMB.ZIP (111K)

   APOLLY.ZIP (121K)

   CADEAU.ZIP (113K)

   DEUTSCH.ZIP (22K)

   HARBIN.ZIP (111K)

   IGLOOCAP.ZIP (39K)

   MEPHIS.ZIP (109K)

   METRTT.ZIP (90kK

   PATRIC.ZIP (115K)

   SWZNRRWT.ZIP (22K)

   Ugarit   UGARITTF.ZIP (13K)

Wolly reminds you to check out the documentation and abide by the shareware registration fees, if any, should you decide to use any fonts.

GORIN'S ORGANISER

Pretty PIM

This is a cute sorta PIM, but it seems better for show than for go. Simple lives need only apply. It has all the pretty pieces, an appointment calendar complete with an unusual feature allowing voice annotation for events, an address book and dialer, but Wolly couldn't take it too seriously. It's a drag when you can't drop. ORGWN220.ZIP (422K) is very attractive and well organized itself, and can be registered for £34.95.

Wolly's Tip of the Month

Have you bought one of those new ATA drives that go to sleep?? These green drives are all right in notebook computers, but Wolly is not so crazy about it slowing down his work. They park their heads after a short period of inactivity, and then shut down. Hard to believe as it might be, when Wolly wants to work (rare - B.G.), Wolly wants to work now! Grab NO_IDLE.ZIP (7K), a freeware, no-overhead utility courtesy of Seagate that will give your drive a direct shot of caffeine. (Note that some newer machines have "green" options in their CMOS setup and won't require this.)

written by

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as told to Bob Gollihur

wolly@wol.com

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NEW WINDOWS FILES

File Name - Size in Bytes - BBS Date - File Description  (Comments in RED)

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This list is heavily edited to limit list size. New Windows Files are held in Directory #500 on Windows OnLine™.

WINDOWS - NEW UPLOADS from November 16, 1994 through December 15, 1994

!WING001.ZIP 48,868  11-17-94 Games under Windows  This MS Word 2.0 Document, straight from MS, details the systems that will be available in Windows95 and Windows NT next year. There is also an extensive Appendix which covers the use of MS's WinG graphics library with several examples included. A must read for any serious game developer! (Newest File Date: 09-29-94)

28TTF.ZIP 700,132  12-15-94 28 Assorted TTF Fonts files for Windows. (Newest File Date: 11-29-94)

2DOV12A.ZIP 506,154  11-18-94 2DO PERSONAL TASK MANAGER VERSION 1.2 <ASP> Personal Task Manager for MSWin- 2Do is a robust yet easy to use PIM. Software Creations calls it 'a powerful PIM, with considerable depth.' Windows Sources states that '2Do provides users with task-management solutions that are unequaled by any commercial PIM.' (Newest File Date: 10-31-94)

301.ZIP 103,579  11-17-94 Adobe Type Manager Update patch v3.0 -> 3.01 You must have ATM V3.0 already installed. Read doc for manual ATM.INI edits that MUST be made ! D/L'd from Adobe BBS 11/10/94 (Newest File Date: 10-06-94)

3DVCP21.ZIP 737,729  12-02-94 Visual Calendar Planner 2.1 for Windows <ASP> An extremely powerful calendar planner with no learning curve. Hightlights include WYSIWYG TTFs, Color Printing, WallPaper Setting and Word Search. Multiple view with multi-color, multi-font capability. Visual on-line help provided. Utilizes MS Access Database Engine. Real 3D look 'n feel with True ViSuAL editing. (Newest File Date: 11-18-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #35  <W>

4LANG3.ZIP 86,686  12-07-94 Ultimate Language Tutor v3.0 for Windows  If you want to learn Spanish, French, German or Italian, download this one! This program makes it easy to learn the vocabulary of the above languages. Has built-in test and flashcard modules. Req. Vbrun300 (not in this zip file)3 (Newest File Date: 11-29-94)

4N25B.ZIP 20,008  11-22-94 4DOS/NT 2.5 patch file, updates 4DOS/NT 2.5 rev A to 4DOS/NT 2.5 rev B. ONLY USEFUL if you already have 4DOS/NT 2.5 rev A, not needed by new users. To check your current 4DOS/NT version use VER /R. Also requires patch program (see 4DPATCH.ZIP). (Newest File Date: 10-19-94)

ABACK35A.ZIP 500,428  12-12-94 Autobackup for Win NT, ver. 3.5a. Schedules backups for NT Server or WorkStation [D3] (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

ABOUTM.ZIP 18,272  12-05-94 The purpose of About Magic is the aid developers in the creation of a great About Box. This control has the necessary information to have a professional looking About box like MSWin. All that needs to be done is add the control to the form and then tell labels or textboxes on the form were you want to put the information. (Newest File Date: 09-14-94)

ABW104.ZIP 380,750  11-16-94 ArchiveBUDDY v1.04 - An easy to use Windows "front-end" utility for viewing and manipulating ARC, ARJ, LZH, PAK, and ZIP files. (Newest File Date: 11-07-94)

ADDGEN.ZIP 9,271  11-25-94 An AD&D random character generator. Needs Windows. From C-Tech. (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

AESOP.ZIP 187,229  11-26-94 From OmniMedia, the e-book version of the famous classic, "Aesop's Fables," trans. by George Fyler Townsend. This scholarly work is NOT for children only! Fully hypertexted with comprehensive keyword searching. Requires Window 3.1 and VGA (higher resolution recommended). It is FREE, compliments of OmniMedia. (Newest File Date: 11-12-94) [D1]

AINPAD10.ZIP 68,346  12-11-94 Auto Mind v1.0: MSWin product that takes natural language as input & creates semantic nets and saves in a file as knowledge base; it is capable of retrieving the given information in natural language format.[D73] (Newest File Date: 10-18-94)

ALARM13.ZIP 36,646  11-18-94 Alarm Custom Control (VBX) <ASP> This control lets you set an alarm (or multiple alarms) to go off at a particular time(s). An event is fired at the appropriate time. You can easily specify times such as: 10:45pm, every hour on the hour, every ten minutes, etc. (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

ALLEMB.ZIP 111,354  11-29-94 Allembert TTF is a wild, freestyle calligraphic font, great for informal documents and posters; has a rather dramatic appearance, but is still easy to read. (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

ALW201.ZIP 488,470  11-21-94 Astronomy Lab v2.01: astronomy pgm for Windows 95/NT & MSWin that allows you to generate animated movies simulating a host of astronomical events; produces several reports that contain predictions of present/future/ past astronomical events; generates several graphs that depict many fundamental astronomical concepts. (Newest File Date: 10-28-94)

AM_PB22.ZIP 153,876  11-17-94 PHONE BOOK for Windows: program for IBM-PC (excellent for Laptops) (MS Win3.1). Can be used at home or for business. Includes fields for name, addresses, two phone numbers, fax, and comments. Unlimited number of entries, automatically sorted. Searching, modem dialing, printing, export/import and much more. A similar format to a regular phone-address book makes the program easy to use and intuitive. (Newest File Date: 10-22-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #6  <W>

ANIMOUS4.ZIP 57,820  11-17-94 ANIMOUSE 4.0 animates Windows mouse cursors with your selections for the arrow, hourglass and sizers. Packed with artistically creative and amusing designs to choose from. Includes jumbo cursors that are easier to see on dim portable screens and on hi-res displays that miniaturize the standard cursors. Great for presentations, or just adding a fun personal touch to your Windows workspace. New tropical fish, animation speed control, anti-flicker. (Newest File Date: 11-08-94) Reviewed in WOLRS #36  <W>

AOLTIM30.ZIP 29,313  11-29-94 New version of an add-on for America On-Line version 2.0 that allows for keeping track of time used and total time for billing. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

APOLLY.ZIP 120,770  11-29-94 Apollyon TTF is a rather evil look- ing typeface, with elaborate characters with all sorts of gratuitous flourishes, hooks and decorative embellishments; great for titles on things like invitations and articles. (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

APPLOCK.ZIP 141,019  11-18-94 Applock v 1.0 is new password protection utility for Windows applications. Restrict your programs, documents, and other files from use by other users.Easy to use and great for security. Configurable password via ALSetup program. Fully functional edition. On-line help file included. Shareware from Anaplastic Software. (Newest File Date: 11-02-94)

AREMQA.ZIP 2,701  12-03-94 A ASCII document taken from MS BBS all about writing networking and Remote Access Server (RAS) and it's interworking with Windows NT and Windows 95. (Newest File Date: 09-15-94)

AYLI11.ZIP 191,976  11-18-94 AS YOU LIKE IT v1.1 - Astonishingly customizable electronic book reader for Win3.1. Fonts, indents, spacing, margins, emphasis, tabs all adjustable. 1 or 2 page format. Classic literature provided at cost ($2 for 1.4M). Books stay compressed on system (~PKZIP size). Comes with Sherlock Holmes "A Study In Scarlet". Free custom dedication as a gift. (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

BARCOD14.ZIP 47,980  11-19-94 Bar Code Control (VBX) <ASP> BarCod makes bar code display really easy. Just pick the orientation, set the size, and pick the bar code style. Then, set the text to whatever you want the bars to be. Nothing else to do! (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

BGPERC.ZIP 23,125  12-10-94 Example of how to call the Windows API from C4W. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

BIKE20.ZIP 77,725  11-20-94 BIKE V2.00 <ASP> Bike is a program that allows the user to develop a database of bicycle ride data for training. This program is useful for the racer and the casual rider to keep track of statistics in their exercise program. The program is intended for sIngle user use but accommodates 3 bicycles. The program runs in Win3.1 and has on-line documentation. (Newest File Date: 10-04-94)

BIRTHW14.ZIP 1,136,298  11-25-94 BirthWrite v1.4: MSWin genealogy pgm that keeps track of your family tree; birds eye view of your family tree; easy navigat- ion; multiple views of your data; records information for each individual such as key dates and places along w/free format notes about any individual; powerful editing features; reports generation; GEDCOM support. (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

BJ_POK22.ZIP 249,984  12-09-94 NOISY VIDEO POKER and BLACKJACK  Version 2.2  Great sounds, real cards, and a  beautiful user interface make this  the best video poker and video  blackjack simulation available. The  included sounds make even losing  fun. Requires Windows, Vbrun300 (Newest File Date: 11-22-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #43  <W>

BLAKHO.ZIP 83,100  12-05-94 Win 3.1 screen saver, mimics a black hole and devours your screen. (Newest File Date: 11-20-94)

BLAT01.ZIP 63,118  11-27-94 Blat is a Public Domain Windows NT console utility which will e-mail a file to a user via SMTP. [D3] (Newest File Date: 10-18-94)

BMPZW210.ZIP 707,775  12-09-94 BitMapZ for Windows 2.10 <ASP> Bit map slide show for Windows. Easy to setup and use. Allows an infinite number of slide shows with up to 32000 slides per show! YOU determine background, duration, priority of each slide PLUS you can even add clear text titles to each slide. From Unicorn Software Ltd. [D82] (Newest File Date: 10-01-94)

BPRINT13.ZIP 25,425  11-20-94 BinaryPrinting is a utility for printing in the Win3.1 environment. If you want to send a PostScript or any other binary file to your printer, you don't have to issue a DOS command like copy /b file.ps prn: anymore. Instead drag the files you would like to print from the File Manager and drop them on the BinaryPrinting icon. Then a dialog box appears where you may choose the printer. (Newest File Date: 11-05-94)

BSTAR554.ZIP 624,641  11-27-94 ButtonStar Deluxe V5.5.4 is a full featured Desktop Manager for Windows. Features include: Easy button configure dialogs, Drag & Drop from FM. Popup Alarms & Program Scheduler, Program Manager Index Tabs, TaskBar, Popup Task manager, On-line Help, User selectable display matrix. ButtonStar's interface comprises of a two page matrix of 36 buttons each, 16 Toolbars of 9 buttons (216 total buttons) Shareware. [D50] (Newest File Date: 10-27-94)

BTECH30C.ZIP 110,469  12-15-94 Win - latest battletech 'mech editor 3.0c ! (Newest File Date: 12-01-94)

BTIN163C.ZIP 113,541  11-23-94 BT Install v1.63C: install your Windows app; script controlled; user choosen pgm/dir; check free space, create dirs; more. (Newest File Date: 08-14-94)

BUGSLAY.ZIP 48,810  12-14-94 BugSlay (TM) v1.0, Special Demo version. An advanced postmortem debugging aid for use with Borland Pascal or Turbo Pascal for Windows under Win3.1. Features include detailed symbolic stack traces, multiple module and run-time error support. Copyright Apsley-Bolton Computers Inc. [D21] (Newest File Date: 09-29-94)

BWIN183.ZIP 441,009  12-11-94 BIBL v1.83: full-featured MSWin package for managing you personal and/or office library; supports searching across all fields in a record; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 12-05-94)

CADEAU.ZIP 112,753  11-29-94 Cadeaulx TTF is based on a style of French calligraphy from the Renaissance which was commonly used on the title sheets of books and for decorative headings; very ornate, but readable style of calligraphy, which doesn't look much like medieval styles, but is very attractive. [D109] (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

CANST242.ZIP 421,241  11-20-94 CANASTA FOR Windows V2.42 Strategy cardgame played against the computer, with sound support. The player can score points by melding cards and by making canastas. A canasta is a column of seven cards (i.e. seven Kings). Help file with explanation of all rules is included. Many options are included to configure the game. (Newest File Date: 11-06-94)

CART410.ZIP 464,139  11-25-94 Cart Machine v4.10: MS-Win3.1 .WAV file player using the radio station cart machine as a metaphor; files can be played using mouse or number keys; total time and count-up timers are included. [D126] (Newest File Date: 10-28-94)

CCLOCK3.ZIP 4,703  11-21-94 Caption Clock 3.00 - Adds clock to the caption bar of most any windows program. REQ.Vbrun300. [D57] (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

CCLOSE12.ZIP 249,961  12-14-94 Contact Closer v1.2: MSWin pgm toggles the potential difference across pins 1 and 25 on your PC's parallel port intended to trigger devices that sense a closed circuit using what is known as contact closure detection; req described cable. (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

CFLASH10.ZIP 152,559  12-11-94 Card Flash v1.0 <ASP> is an MSWin flash card program that aids with learning and memorization. Multimedia flash cards may be created and virtually any topic may be used. Documentation: README.TXT and on-line help. (Newest File Date: 11-21-94)

CGP.ZIP 89,759  11-29-94 CGP: Lunar Lander is an action MSWin game that comes complete with autopilot & manual control; speed, altitude, & flight path are charted; req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 11-06-94)

CHARMAP2.ZIP 6,141  12-10-94 Simple, enlarged CHARMAP.EXE replacement. The Windows CHARMAP.EXE is just too small to see on hi-res monitors! Freeware. Requires VBRUN300. (Newest File Date: 10-28-94)

CHASER38.ZIP 152,340  11-19-94 Time Chaser for Windows v3.8 - PIM/Contact Manager for Windows Time Chaser's main screen is an open Desk Diary (literally) which displays your ToDo's on the left and your Appointments on the right.Time Chaser is fully loaded: equipped with White and Yellow Pages phone books, as well as a unique Quick Phone book on the Diary using familiar lettered tabs. (Newest File Date: 11-08-94)

CHERRY20.ZIP 72,151  12-07-94 CHERRY DELIGHT Video Slots V2.0 for Windows This isn't your grandmother's slot machine! This is a nine wheel video slot machine with 8 pay lines. Also has bonus spins and a progressive bonus pool. See the beautiful graphics and animation! Requires Vbrun300 (not in .ZIP file) (Newest File Date: 12/01/94)

CHRONLOG.ZIP 148,892  12-09-94 ChronLOG Group Scheduling for Windows, useful for scheduling people, rooms, etc. Weekly grids, calendar, easy input and viewing. (Newest File Date: 10-26-94)

CIS113.ZIP 555,921  11-19-94 Stardate 2140.2: Crusade in Space by MVP Software <ASP>. You are the Commander in this new interstellar conflict game for Windows. Build up your fleets, plan your strategy, and conquer the galaxy! Unless of course your enemies do so first. Requires Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 10-26-94)

CLOCKZON.ZIP 23,963  12-13-94 ClockZone is more than just another timekeeping program for Windows. It's a clock with a surprise. Sure, it'll show you the time in four North American zones without taking up a lot of screen real estate. But when that gets boring, try clicking on the skull. Just make sure your casters are locked and your sneakers are tied. (Newest File Date: 11-21-94)

CMP14217.ZIP 577,607  11-28-94 CMPqwk 1.42-17 Beta for registered users (Newest File Date: 11-25-94) [D40]  Reviewed in WOLRS #22  &  #42  <W>

COM_GND.ZIP 1,673,861  11-18-94 Common Ground Mini-Viewer - Common Ground is a platform-independent form for document publishing. This mini-viewer allows you to view the document exactly as it would be printed; it will print a document if the author permitted it. A commercial companion product, Common Ground For Windows, will allow the user to create Common Ground documents. This archive comes with several sample documents on the debate about the current role of the United States Government. Shareware, from No Hands Software. (Newest File Date: 10-26-94)

COMMAN12.ZIP 753,638  11-25-94 KATELIN COMMENT MANAGER, VER 1.2 <ASP> File documentation & management system.- Attach comments in your own words to your files. Contains a suite of file utilites that makes managing commented files a snap. Copy & delete files and directories; view/print graphics files; search for files, text and comments. (Newest File Date: 09-28-94)

COMMSPY.ZIP 130,206  12-06-94 IF you have com problems you need this windows file to trouble the problem it is great! Shareware. [D41] (Newest File Date: 11-29-94)

CP81C16I.ZIP 919,423  12-12-94 Command Post - 8.1c (ASP) Powerful text based shell for Windows. Programmable menus, built-in batch language, super file manager, file viewer and more. $49.95 (Newest File Date: 11-04-94)

CRYPTO15.ZIP 143,845  11-21-94 CRYPTO v1.5 - Cryptogram puzzle game for Windows. Crypto is a Windows version of the popular Cryptogram puzzles often found in puzzle books or the Sunday paper. The shareware version comes with 250 quotes and phrases to keep you entertained for days. The registration fee of $12.95 gets you over 10,000 additional quotes and instructions on how to construct your own files of quotes. (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

CSETUP16.ZIP 119,435  11-16-94 CSetup v1.6 <SOURCEWARE> X-O-LEN Technology. A complete Windows installation/distribution system for software developers. Handles Setup Program information file (SETUP.INF) creation AND verification, generation of Golden Master Diskettes (from the SETUP.INF file) and mass duplication of all end user diskettes. CSetup & Setup Program SOURCE CODE (MS C/C only) to ALL registered users. This is the complete Windows software distribution environment! (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

CSP000.ZIP 169,196  12-11-94 Caribbean stud poker for Windows. (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

CSSNK.ZIP 773,314  12-15-94 SNAKE v1.00 <ASP> Multimedia Poetry by Hale Chatfield. Three poems for Windows multimedia. (Newest File Date: 10-01-94)

CTDIAL.ZIP 37,813  12-07-94 Dialog Box generator for VB v3.x. Automates the process of creating standard dialog boxes. [D25] (Newest File Date: 09-13-94)

CWB4CA.ZIP 56,078  12-10-94 Calender program for Clarion for Windows (beta 4 version) (Newest File Date: 10-06-94)

CYBERAID.ZIP 59,968  12-03-94 Cyberaid v1.0: MSWin PGP front end that allows you to execute PGP either in a Windows frame, or in full screen DOS mode, build a list of regular User/Key IDs; posts the final command line string in a Windows edit control for your approval where you can edit the string, and/or just send it to PGP; interactive help. (Newest File Date: 10-16-94)

DBD10.ZIP 757,023  12-04-94 Day By Day v1.0 <ASP> PIM includes scheduler, task list manager, and diary, all with password protection for data security. Master task list allows easy entry of recurring tasks and default scheduling on a weekly basis. Automatically push uncompleted tasks to a future date if desired. Diary section includes text search feature and allows up to 64K of notes per day. (Newest File Date: 11-21-94)

DD250AC.ZIP 1,326,947  12-11-94 WinDD250 v1.11ac for Win*3.1 This Windows program fills out and prints (with or without data) the ever popular "Material Inspection & Receiving Report" (and its contiuation sheet) which is required for USA Department of Defense contractors. WYSIWIG. All Windows printers supported. Single, multi, & network versions available. EZX P&D (Newest File Date: 12-05-94)

DDW95N.ZIP 12,454  12-03-94 A Word 2.0 document from MS all about writing 32-bit applications for Windows 95. Lot's of Q & A's. (Newest File Date: 09-28-94)

DEVDICT.ZIP 387,161  11-27-94 From OmniMedia, the e-book version of "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce. It contains quite witty, cynical, and ironic sayings. This version is condensed from the original and contains 623 shortened defs. Defs. D-Z are SoftLocked, requiring the purchase of a password to read. However, defs. A-C are freely readable for your browsing, just like in a bookstore! Requires Win3.1 and VGA (higher resolution recommended). $4.95. Do download it for a free test drive! (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

DIARY21.ZIP 666,409  11-21-94 DEAR DIARY 2.1 <ASP> Diary/journal program w/password protection. Journal daily thoughts and activities. Powerful text search feature allows you to view all entries pertaining to specific person, place, event, etc. Includes password protection and on-line help. Now supports international date formats. Requires VBRUN300. (Newest File Date: 11-09-94)

DIZM12A.ZIP 368,969  11-24-94 DIZ Master for Windows v1.2a - is a small, easy to use, yet powerful text editor for the creation and editing of FILE_ID.DIZ files. It makes quick work of creating .DIZ files by automatically limiting the size of the file to the standard set by Clark Development, the originator of the FILE_ID.DIZ file. Although designed for use by programmers and bulletin board SYSOPs, it can be of benefit to anyone who wishes to create these description files. (Newest File Date: 11-03-94)

DKAUDIO.ZIP 45,361  11-26-94 `KAudio player for.WAV and MIDI files. (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

DLLCHK.ZIP 138,236  11-22-94 Freeware program that checks for duplicates DLL loaded under Windows. (Newest File Date: 09-21-94)

DLLMSTR2.ZIP 258,970  11-21-94 DLL Master 3.0 lists modules in MS Win3.1 memory, with src path and filestats. Load, unload, decrement DLL use count. Multiple lists, compare, print, save, restore. Visual Basic app. [D21] (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

DMAKER13.ZIP 260,471  12-05-94 Dungeon Maker v1.3 For Windows  This program needs Vbrun300 The Dungeon/ Game Master's dream come true. Finally make graphical dungeons with extreme precision. Includes demo dungeon, 16 color and B&W graphic library, snap to grid, stamp, print, save, load, copy from clipboard, cut, draw, rotate, line draw, boxes. (Newest File Date: 10-02-94)

DMAUDWIN.ZIP 291,109  12-13-94 DMaud For Windows v1.1 Doom Audio Editor The First Internal Doom Audio Editor! Works with Doom 1 and Original Sounds From Doom II. Shareware $20 Written By Richard Ratayczak (Newest File Date: 11-29-94)

DMCAD50.ZIP 659,235  11-20-94 DOOMCAD 5.0 The state of the art Doom level creation facility. Features: 3D level preview, prefab construction kit, full tutorial. Requires Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 11-15-94)

DP1101.ZIP 56,121  11-17-94 Hercules Dynamite Power Drive interum Windows v3.1 drivers, dated: 1 November 1994 [D18] (Newest File Date: 11-02-94)

DPERF4.ZIP 8,015  11-20-94 WORD 2.0 FORMAT Here are Ziff-Davis benchmark results comparing Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, and OS/2 Warp. Warp seems to come up short in all areas. (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

DSKPIE.ZIP 109,746  12-13-94 DiskPie Graphical Filemanager Extension <ASP> Really exciting Windows Filemanager extension that graphically shows disk usage per file and per directory. Zoom in and out on Piechart segments. Enables user to delete whole directory trees (if desired) and shows the effect on free diskspace. Seemless integration with Filemanager. Version 1.0, November 1994. Created by Zorn Software. (Newest File Date: 11-30-94)

DTCALC23.ZIP 42,586  11-20-94 Date Calculator v2.3, October 1994. Freeware from Spyder Software. This is a Visual Basic application that performs a number of date calculations, such as converting a standard date to a Julian date, calculating a person's age in years, difference between dat and future/past dates. The program also displays the day of week for the inputted and outputted dates and whether the inputted or outputted dates are in a leap year. (Newest File Date: 10-12-94)

ED15NTC.ZIP 203,168  12-09-94 Editeur V1.5 text editor for Windows NT <ASP> - All users. A powerful, simple, and fast text editor. Handles Windows, Dos, and Unix files. Multitexts, no size limit. Fonts choice. Tool and status bars. Unlimited undo/ redo functions, multitexts searches and replacements. Macros, sortings. Shareware. $24. Access to the future versions included. (Newest File Date: 11-13-94)

EDWOOD1.ZIP 3,705,314  12-08-94 Quicktime movie from "Ed Wood"-Lugosi Coffin Scene. (Newest File Date: 11-24-94)

EECOLLXL.ZIP 28,239  12-06-94 Calculate value of ee bonds - Excel spreadsheet. (Newest File Date: 11-06-94)

EHW100.ZIP 238,185  12-06-94 Run a full featured BBS with this outstanding TELIX for Windows script. Supports 10000 users, 1000 conferences and 1000 doors. Registration enables the use of user designed ANSI/ASCII screens and menus. Mail doors are available. (Newest File Date: 11-28-94)

EMAIL325.ZIP 53,208  11-20-94 Email v3.25: MSWin network e-mail pgm that sends text messages, attaches files, pop up notification (you can turn if off), archive messages, creates distribution lists, etc req Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 10-25-94)

ENTITLE.ZIP 1,232,231  12-11-94 WIN/PD: Game from the US Senate: Try to balance the federal budget by 2030. FTP'ed by FTL Sysop from ftp.senate.gov as refered by the AJ&C, page E15, Sun Dec 4, 1994. REQ Windows & Lotus for Windows v4 (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

EPSWMF.ZIP 34,487  11-30-94 Utility to put a WMF preview on an EPS file. Works great with most apps, though some don't like it. Needs Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 10-27-94)

EW200B.ZIP 960,884  11-17-94 E! for Windows v2.00B: in-memory only MSWin multi-purpose text editor primarily designed for programmers that loads/stores ASCII/ANSI files w/out adding any formatting cmds or printer control chars; supports any compiler automatically and can be customized to support compilers issuing non standard error messages; global/local options. (Newest File Date: 10-09-94)

EXCL-FIN.ZIP 49,950  11-28-94 This compressed file contains the updated financial functions equations for Excel for Windows ver 5.0x. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

EXCL-LTS.ZIP 253,053  11-28-94 This compressed file contains the Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 file converter for use with MS Excel versions 5.0 and 5.0c for Windows. Allows you to convert your existing Lotus 1-2-3 Rel 4 or 5 for Win files to MS Excel 5.0 files. (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

FFWIN177.ZIP 290,956  11-21-94 FIREFIGHTER for windows. Fire Dept. Record tracking database. Tracks incident, training, maintenance and roster records along with wage and/or honourarium records. Many other features. (Newest File Date: 10-31-94)

FILER32.ZIP 108,777  12-11-94 Win NT version of sdk filer sample program with c source. Need NT 3.5 to run and bcpp 4.5 or vcpp 2.0 to compile source.  (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

FIREFUR.ZIP 522,260  11-27-94 = OmniMedia is pleased to announce the first publication anywhere of Roger C. Schlobin's major epic fantasy and love story, "Fire and Fur: The Last Sorcerer Dragon." Set in the pre-human Gobi Desert and drawing on Chinese mythology, "Fire and Fur's." dragons and cats feel and explore deeply human emotions and problems in their struggle to survive. (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

FIRENZEN.ZIP 28,711  11-21-94 Firenze font is cool. (Newest File Date: 10-22-94)

FISH_V11.ZIP 51,421  11-19-94 The Joy of Fishing, version 1.1 (November, 1994). A Windows-based program for the fisherman featuring Lake and RV Campground information, ratings of selected fishing lakes east of the Mississippi, and a database of state record catches for the 50 US States and Ontario. You can adjust the weighting factors of specific items of interest when viewing Lake ratings, and the weighting factors for specific species of fish. (Newest File Date: 11-08-94)

FLOOK302.ZIP 10,573  12-14-94 FREE font viewer lets you view fonts up to 240 points - full ascii character set or text. Resizeable screen, Next and previous command buttons and more. Best of all it's free and includes vb source code. Requires Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 12-07-94)

FMGRD150.ZIP 104,359  11-25-94 File Manager Guard <ASP> - allows to set up [Restrictions] for File Manager. You can limit user access to selected drives, prevent them from performing any command of File Manager, changing its configuration, running programs or opening documents. For use with personal systems or corporate networks. (Newest File Date: 11-10-94)

FMSTEP.ZIP 190,711  12-09-94 File Manager StepUp <ASP> add-on for Win3.1 & WfWG3.11 - featured in Windows User Mag., FM StepUp makes working with File Manager easier: provides history lists & 3D effects for dialog boxes, customizable Quick Menu and Execute Menu, useful utilities; means to easily view, edit or print arbitrary files, and _much_ more. Try it! new features, bugs fixed. (Newest File Date: 11-30-94)

FPLACE10.ZIP 254,123  12-03-94 Favorite Places v1.0: brings power, versatility, and simplicity to any Windows desktop, giving users the ability to pgm 18 buttons to access their applications with a single mouse click; no more scrolling through application groups, or having to double-click and double- click again in your Program Manager. (Newest File Date: 11-24-94)

FPW111AA.ZIP 1,324,446  11-30-94 FormPower v1.11aa "EZ-Forms" for Win*3.1 The ultimate visual forms processor! Create, fill-out (internal), fill-in (pre-printed). WYSIWYG, multiple open forms, cut/paste, protected fields/objects, OLE2, more. Great for basic DTP (desktop publishing) too! Check intro $$. 100+ forms! Single, multi, & network versions available. (Newest File Date: 11-23-94)

FRANKSTN.ZIP 887,237  11-24-94 From OmniMedia, the e-book version of "Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus" by Mary Shelley, orig. publ. 1818. This is the "real" Frankenstein and is considered one of the greatest novels of terror ever written. This e-book is hypertexted and includes a full text search index. Chps. 13-24 have been SoftLocked, requiring the purchase of a password to read. However, chps. 1-12 are freely readable for your preview. Requires Win3.1 and VGA (SVGA highly recommended). $5.95. Do give it a test drive! (Newest File Date: 11-18-94)

FRONTIER.ZIP 444,600  11-21-94 Frontier v0.5: Adventures on the Edge of Human Space. This is a game of both skill and strategy in which you explore the star systems of the Frontier while seeking to increase your income and pay for improvements to your ship. For Windows NT only! (Beta version) (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

GC214.ZIP 260,303  12-05-94 THE GROCERY CONSUMER 2.14 - Most powerful recipe and grocery manager for Windows. Creates shopping list from your weekly menu using your personalized recipe database. Add misc items to list, remove items you have. Creates shopping list by aisle, computes cost of list at various stores. Add or edit recipes with minimal keystrokes. Cuts hours off organizing recipes, creating menus, making shopping lists. (Newest File Date: 11-27-94)

GMW231.ZIP 460,739  11-18-94 GMW speeds up the process of making a menu & shopping list. Once GMW is setup, enter how many days to plan meals for, what dishes to have on each day, and a shopping list & menu are made. 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 that GMW makes. (Newest File Date: 11-05-94)

GROUPSET.ZIP 73,798  11-23-94 GroupSets v1.0: Allows multiple users to have their own Windows Program Manager group configurations. All you have to do is set up the Program Manager groups the way you want them once, and the GroupSets loads sets of Program Manager groups into the exact size and position you saved them in. GroupSets can save up to 80 different configurations, so every one can have as many setups as they want. Requires VBRUN200. $10 [D50] (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

GS312W32.ZIP 370,785  12-03-94 GhostScript 3.12 for Win32s (Newest File Date: 10-27-94)

GSVW111B.ZIP 503,868  12-03-94 GhostView 3.12 Ghostscript interface for Win3.1 and Win32s (Newest File Date: 10-28-94)

HANDBAR.ZIP 198,318  11-30-94 HandyBar Free Version 4.0 by Scott Dunn HandyBar is a customizable floating tool palette for PageMaker 5. HandyBar comes in two versions: (1) HandyBar Free, a fully functional toolbar provided without cost, and (2) the registered version of HandyBar, which includes more working buttons. [D30] (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

HARBIN.ZIP 111,152  11-30-94 Harbinger TTF is a great looking art nouveau font, very bold, excellent for titles and other display uses. [D109] (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

HELLL24A.ZIP 444,691  12-06-94 HELLLP! v2.4a <ASP> Windows Help File Author aid for WFW2.0c, 6.0 or better. User friendly. Automatically sets up top level table of contents with jumps to topics, search keys and browse sequences in place. You add additional jumps by "Point & Shoot" techniques. Can add sound and other effects. (Newest File Date: 11-20-94)

HOLDA21A.ZIP 589,195  11-27-94 HOLIDAYS! V2.1a - All the Dates your Organizer/PIM forgot! Over 130 HOLIDAYS! for you to enjoy All Year, every year! Export HOLIDAYS! to "feed" your Organizer/PIM with all the dates you could ever want, year after year! Auto Reminder Feature on Win Startup! Add your own Anniversaries and B-Days. Perpetual Calendar, Holiday Facts Context-Sensitive Help. Shareware. Requires Vbrun300 (not included). [D16] (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

HOMI64.ZIP 523,289  12-11-94 JRE HOME INVENTORY v6.4 <ASP> - JRE Home Inventory will keep track of all your household items for insurance purposes. Categorize items by house, room, insurance policy and type, and personal category. Eleven different types of reports with many options for tailoring. True print preview, ability to change printer and screen fonts. Requires Vbrun300 and Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 10-05-94)

HS11.ZIP 123,684  12-08-94 HOME STRETCH v1.1 for Windows  This is the most realistic (and fun)  horse racing and wagering simulation  available! Read the past performances  of all the horses in a race to make wise  betting decisions. Realistics odds, bets  (win, place, show, quinella, exacta),  horse graphics, and track sounds. GREAT!  Requires Vbrun300 (not in .ZIP file) (Newest File Date: 11/22/94)

HTMLED.ZIP 175,935  11-23-94 HTMLed 1.1 Windows app for creating HTML documents. (Newest File Date: 08-08-94)

IAG10.ZIP 46,168  11-25-94 Handy icon viewing utility. (Newest File Date: 10-20-94)

ICONVW14.ZIP 119,843  11-20-94 IconView Windows Icon Manager - Displays 50 icons on one 'page' allowing you to rename, move, and delete them - or print out a catalogue of your collection. Can be configured to run your favorite icon editor with just a couple of clicks. Req VBRUN200. (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

ID_SW4B1.ZIP 637,881  12-06-94 ID-Logic SW Simulator for Windows (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

ID_WT4B5.ZIP 326,839  12-06-94 ID Logic World-Time Clock (Newest File Date: 11-09-94)

IDFON13.ZIP 627,342  12-09-94 IdentaFone 1.3: Caller ID software for: Supra, Practical Peripherals, Vive Synergies plus any Rockwell based CID modem. Database, Dialer, Logs and times incoming/outgoing calls and large popup of caller name. Incoming number triggers application launcher. Works with single and multiple message service in US and Canada. Requires Win3.1, Caller ID service and Vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

IG_RUN10.ZIP 1,795,505  11-23-94 InterActive Gaming Runtime: Version 1.0 of the Runtime files required for InterActive Gaming, the Windows-based, biweekly computer game magazine written and edited by industry professionals. To enjoy InterActive Gaming, download this file and our Premier Issue (IG_001.ZIP). There's nothing else like it! Minimum required: 386/33 w/4MB RAM (barely acceptable), Win3.1, 256 VGA and mouse. (Newest File Date: 10-20-94)

IG16_102.ZIP 91,144  12-10-94 Internet Global Phone Ver. 1.02 A program that allows 2 way voice communications across the Internet. Requires Win3.1, at least a 486sx/25 & soundcard. This version is for a 16bit soundcard. (Newest File Date: 12-01-94)

IGLOOCAP.ZIP 38,804  12-10-94 TTF file (Newest File Date: 12-01-94)

IMAGEPRE.ZIP 222,961  12-14-94 Image Previewer 1.0 for Windows - This program is unique in the ease that it gives the user to browse through the disk drive and preview images. It will display BMP, PCX, TIF, GIF, DCX, JPG, WPG, and EPS image files simply by double clicking on the filename. (Newest File Date: 11-24-94)

IMPFIX.ZIP 6,962  12-03-94 Work around for import problems in pdoxwin 5. (Newest File Date: 10-11-94)

IRC4WIN.ZIP 92,040  11-30-94 IRC client for Windows. [D41] (Newest File Date: 10-09-94)

IRDCW200.ZIP 373,326  12-14-94 IRDCw v2.00 - INFRA-RED Direct Control for Windows. Control your One-For-All (5,6,8 or 12) remote from your PC.Point & Click MSWin interface; a Window becomes a remote control keypad. Command Line version also included in archive. Requires Vbrun300. Time-Limited Shareware Demo (Newest File Date: 12-03-94)

IWPRO11.ZIP 233,344  11-23-94 IconWorks Pro 1.1 - Free Windows icon editor and viewer. Feature-packed and powerful. 1.1 adds features and fixes to 1.0. Vbrun300 required, not included. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

JAMORT13.ZIP 24,127  11-20-94 JA Amortization Program v1.3 for Win3.1 Mouse your way from 1 to 1200 months or from 0% to 25%. Simple, but well made, intuitive interface. On line help. Fully functional. $15 reg fee. VBRUN300 & MSAFINX.DLL required (Newest File Date: 11-07-94)

JPTCMD10.ZIP 476,166  12-04-94 Take Command v1.0 - JPSoftware, Inc. Bring the power of 4DOS to Windows. Take Command is a command line program for the Win3.1 or later environment, providing all of the capabilities of the award-winning 4DOS from the same authors. Shareware. (Newest File Date: 11-23-94)

JS3PK20A.ZIP 110,261  11-19-94 JS3PAK - IniCon,PerCnt,DFInfo VBXs <ASP> This package contains three custom controls: IniCon, PerCnt, and DFInfo. IniCon handles INI file access. PerCnt puts a percentage bar on your form (easy status bars!). DFInfo gets and sets various pieces of information concerning disks and files. Free control (SoundX) upon registration. (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

KAMIN1.ZIP 81,037  12-11-94 Kamin screen saver .SCR for Windows. One by one, a bunch of little springer spaniel dogs walk onto your screen. Has a (ahem) "pee" option. (Newest File Date: 11-28-94)

KANAST.ZIP 142,946  11-26-94 HIRA & KATAKANA TTF This exclusive font offers in the same set all the English characters, plus Hiragana and Katakana. A special KRF keyboard is provided to allow easy entry of Japanese and English in the same document. Shareware $20. Upon registration, receive more Japanese fonts, and many other great foreign and beautiful novelty fonts. (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

KANAT1.ZIP 151,088  11-26-94 HIRA & KATAKANA POSTSCRIPT T1 Windows FONT This exclusive font offers in the same set all the English characters, plus Hiragana and Katakana. A special KRF keyboard is provided to allow easy entry of Japanese and English in the same document. Shareware $20. Upon registration, receive more Japanese fonts, and many other great foreign and beautiful novelty fonts. (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

KCFBB203.ZIP 554,588  12-03-94 Keyboard Coach Fantasy Baseball v2.03. Runs baseball league under Windows 3.0 (or better). Easily customized to your league's specifications. Compatible with USA Today download files for automatic updating. Many reports and printouts available, including a list of available free agents and their stats to date. Calculates season and weekly standings so that weekly payoffs are available. (Newest File Date: 10-24-94)

KDC30.ZIP 338,419  11-18-94 Keath's Desktop Companion 3.0 Windows Graphic & Sound Files review & delete. [D58] (Newest File Date: 11-08-94)

KJOE.ZIP 305,487  11-25-94 Karate Joe is an Excellent-Fast-Arcade-Action Game for Windows. (Newest File Date: 10-20-94)

KORO10E.ZIP 104,832  12-03-94 Koro v1.0E Windows game brought to you by Mt.New's. This game probably isn't for people who get sea sick; it'll get you very dizzy. (Newest File Date: 11-22-94)

LALOG212.ZIP 427,369  12-05-94 Local Access Logon for Windows v2.12 <ASP> Flexible and yet easy security for Windows. (Newest File Date: 10-12-94)

LAND1.ZIP 1,212,030  12-09-94 Landscapes Screensaver for Win 3.1x and up. Custom Landscapes 640x480x256. Very easy to install and use. Password protection and mouse aware enable/disable settings. (Newest File Date: 11-27-94)

LBB30B.ZIP 721,379  12-12-94 LITTLE BLACK BOOK 3.0 <ASP> Address book / auto-dialer with reporting. - Stores names, addresses, and phone numbers along with about 64K of notes per entry. Search on any field (wildcards too), bring up your entry and click to dial the number. (Modem required for dialing). Print and Print Preview all records. Requires VBRUN300 Windows - Other (Newest File Date: 12-02-94)

LEDDSP11.ZIP 46,698  12-07-94 LEDDISP 1.1 VBX Digital LED Display. Instantiate the Microwave Metaphor! This Visual Basic Custom Control simulates a multi-digit seven-segment LED display. Colors, number of digits and other attributes are all user definable. V1.1 includes plain & italic digits. Integrated design-time help file included. (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

LEDV13.ZIP 588,652  11-21-94 Led v1.3: MSWin app that allows you to edit text files of practically any size; multiple file windows on the LED desktop; restores the state of the previous editing session with quick access to the most recent history of file; multiple undo/redo; full find/replace including regular expressions & counting, block, word, line/column marking; cutting/pasting of text buffers > 64K & lots more. (Newest File Date: 10-18-94)

LODERU13.ZIP 214,299  12-04-94 Lode Runner 1994 Sierra game Windows disk update v1.3 This update is for Windows disk version of Lode Runner only! Do not use for the MS-Dos or the CD-ROM versions.  This update will optimize performance and fix several small prms. See the Readme file details. Self extracting file. [D481] (Newest File Date: 11-22-94)

M4W211SX.ZIP 1,219,075  11-28-94 * Mod4Win Version 2.11 * Windows MOD player, allows you to select multiple MODs and play them consecutively. Bug-fix version. (Newest File Date: 10-24-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #40  <W>

MEDWAR14.ZIP 241,596  12-13-94  Medwar v1.4 - Medieval War Medwar is a MSWin strategy/war game set in medieval times. Medwar allows for up to six human or computer players, play-by-mail games, handicapping with 24 strength levels, and 14 types of pieces. Documentation: Readme.Txt and on-line help. <ASP>  (Newest File Date: 12-09-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #37  <W>

MEPHIS.ZIP 109,070  12-01-94 Mephisto TTF is an excellent font for Halloween, or for other fantastical oc- casions; gothic-style typeface w/accentuated, hooked serifs that look rather bizarre; works great as text or titles. (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

METLDEMO.ZIP 1,358,326  12-09-94 PLAYABLE DEMO OF METAL MARINES FOR Windows Destroy your opponent's bases before he destroys yours! Control troops, missile sites, build factories and headquarters, and battle it out via serial connection or modem! Demo includes three levels of difficulty, not all features are functional. Requires Win3.1, mouse, 8M RAM, 8M free hard disk space. Supports General MIDI. (Newest File Date: 11-29-94)

METRT1.ZIP 102,262  11-26-94 METROPOLITAIN - Windows POSTSCRIPT T1 FONT Have you ever taken the Paris "Metro" ? This font is designed after the "nouille"-styled stations sign. Very "Annees Folles". Great to evocate the forever "Gay Paris". Version 2, more characters, all accented, more punctuation, better spacing and kerning. Replace previous version. Shareware $20. (Newest File Date: 11-04-94)

METRTT.ZIP 90,154  11-27-94 METROPOLITAIN - Windows TTF Have you ever taken the Paris "Metro" ? This font is designed after the "nouille"-styled stations sign. Very "Annees Folles". Great to evocate the forever "Gay Paris". Version 2, more characters, all accented, more punctuation, better spacing and kerning. Replace previous version. Shareware $20. (Newest File Date: 11-04-94)

MFEDIT32.ZIP 78,751  12-12-94 Win NT 3.5 version of sdk metafile editor sample program with c source. Need nt 3.5 to run and vc 2.0 or bc 4.5 to compile source. (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

MICRDT.ZIP 39,441  12-07-94 Borland sidekick/win v1.01 micrdate.dll repl. (Newest File Date: 11-15-94)

MIDIM100.ZIP 103,647  11-25-94 Midi Machine for Windows V1.00 WAV and MID player/file manager! Random, Forward, Backward, Continuous, Shuffle Play, with full load/save album support. Conductor moves, notes fly, 12 other packaged animations (with support for more) "dance" to the music. [D126] (Newest File Date: 11-15-94)

MOSDOCA5.ZIP 362,503  12-10-94 Here is the documentation for Mosaic. These files are in html format so you must use Mosaic to read them. [D1] (Newest File Date: 12-07-94)

MOZRT12A.ZIP 575,222  12-10-94 MOZART the Win3.1 Music Processor creates, edits, and prints music scores and individual parts using the computer keybord only; is WYSIWYG; saves scores to disk and exports MIDI files for "aural preview" on multimedia PC's. For both serious amateur & novice users. [1/2] (Newest File Date: 11-19-94)

MOZRT12B.ZIP 217,760  12-10-94 MOZART the Win3.1 Music Processor [2/2] (Newest File Date: 11/19/94)

MPAD32.ZIP 49,904  12-12-94 Win NT 3.5 version of sdk multipad sample program with c source. Need nt 3.5 to run and vc 2.0 or bc 4.5 to compile source. [D4] (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

MPB_V2B.ZIP 80,818  12-12-94 My Phone Book V2. Windows. Personal & business phone numbers and addresses. Create an unlimited number of Personal and Business phone books! Dial the number of any entry you add in the phone book. Savings offer on your long distance phone bill up to 35% off or more! Print Report or Mailing Labels Need VBRUN200.DLL. Corrects SETUPKIT.DLL error. (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

MPEGW32H.ZIP 642,913  12-01-94 Mpeg player (movies) for windows. Not too many mosaic pages have movies, but if you want to see them, you need something like this. $25 shareware unregistered version can only view <1meg files. [D17] (Newest File Date: 09-26-94)

MSLOT10A.ZIP 32,217  11-21-94 W4Wg Mailslot Control (VBX) <ASP> Visual Basic custom control that makes mailslot use simple. No Windows API calls required. Requires Windows for Workgroups. [D26] (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

MTWIN0_5.ZIP 538,087  11-20-94 A MUSICAL TUTORIAL v0.5 for Windows <ASP> An excellent way to promote and encourage musical study using a graphically oriented environment. Treble and Bass sight reading. Associate notes to piano keys. Chord dictioary with inversions. Musical games. User log tracks learning. Play classics. Etc. Makes music lessons fun for children or adults. (Newest File Date: 10-13-94)

MYCLK121.ZIP 14,043  12-07-94 Mini Clock is intented as an unobtrusive addition to your desktop. Features: - Hugs bottom right-hand corner of your screen - Takes up no more room than needed (depending on font size choosen) - Font completely customizable - Colours completely customizable - Date/Time format strings completely customizable - On request, Mini Clock will always 'Stay on Top' - Shows Time only, or Time AND Date - [D58] (Newest File Date: 10-29-94)

MYL22.ZIP 1,424,050  12-13-94 MY LIFE v2.2 <ASP> - My Life is a personal diary, scrapbook, and word processor. The scrapbook can be used to store and play movies and sounds. Pictures can be stored and viewed, too. Multiple My Life databases can be created, one for each member of the family. Each database can be password protected. A full-functioning word processor is included for writing letters. Requires Vbrun300 and Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 09-30-94)

MYPAL32.ZIP 39,814  12-12-94 Win NT 3.5 version of sdk palette viewer sample program with c source. Need nt 3.5 to run and vc 2.0 or bc 4.5 to compile source. (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

MYTRSH22.ZIP 153,515  11-21-94 Update to MyTrash. Contains additional features such as KB in the trash, transparent icons and bug fixes. Windows trashcan utility with sound, dynamic icon and other features. (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

NAVCLOCK.ZIP 228,346  12-07-94 First time project! Simple Windows clock. (Newest File Date: 11-27-94)

NOBOOT10.ZIP 43,390  11-20-94 Ctrl-Alt-Del Disabler Control (VBX) <ASP> Allows the programmer to enable or disable Ctrl-Alt-Del from VB code. Free. [D26] (Newest File Date: 10-10-94)

NOV30-1.ZIP 1,283,787  11-16-94 Novell Certification Assessment program for MSWin; requires VGA+. [1/3] (Newest File Date: 09-07-94)

NOV30-2.ZIP 1,231,538  11-16-94 Novell Certification Assessment program for MSWin; requires VGA+. [2/3] (Newest File Date: 08-29-94)

NOV30-3.ZIP 855,847  11-16-94 Novell Certification Assessment program for MSWin; requires VGA+. [3/3] (Newest File Date: 08-29-94)

NSCAP094.ZIP 716,395  12-03-94 Mosiac Netscape 0.94 for Windows (public beta version) is free for your personal use. (Newest File Date: 11-22-94)

OLE2V.ZIP 273,362  11-20-94 Updated Win OLE2 viewer, both 16/32bit version. (Newest File Date: 10-05-94)

ORGWN220.ZIP 421,988  12-05-94 GORIN'S ORGANISER FOR Windows V2.20 <ASP> Wow! A genuine graphical GUI PIM! Icons! A unique icon based Personal Organiser for Windows. Includes Diary, Planner, Notebook, Address Book, To Do, Phone Logging and more. Needs Win3.1 or better, and VGA or better. Can use Soundcard. Amazingly easy to use. Try it! Windows - Business NEIL GORIN (Newest File Date: 09-10-94)

PATRIC.ZIP 115,087  12-01-94 Patrician TTF is an excellent fair- ly formal text typeface; serif font w/tall, elegant letters; borrows from the classic face generally known as Caslon, but has many added elements and improvements. (Newest File Date: 10-30-94)

PB212.ZIP 381,472  11-24-94 - PacketBoy v2.12 - by Glen Neal PacketBoy is a QWK/BlueWave OMR for Windows for both packet and database reader users. Four color display of ascii messages, auto internal Ansi, RIP and PCBoard graphics, spelling checker, paragraph word wrap, tag manager (conference specific), signature manager, packet manager, eleven view modes, quick font toggle, slideshow, .WAV support. NEW: Conference specific signatures. (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

PBCWIN20.ZIP 49,441  11-16-94 PBCwin 2.0: Windows programming toolkit for Visual Basic and other languages (a DLL). Shareware, by Tom Hanlin. (Newest File Date: 11-05-94)

PCAWIN10.ZIP 22,621  11-22-94 Symantec pc anywhere v1.0 faq. (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

PENTAM10.ZIP 111,715  11-20-94 PENTAM_S.EXE v1.0 - Windows dice game. Similar to the dice game Yahtzee. User friendly design with 3 dimensional dice. Shareware v1.0. (Newest File Date: 11-02-94)

PGPW3B.ZIP 126,836  12-12-94 WinPGP v3.0 Rev B Update - This is Rev B for WinPGP(tm) version 3.0. This is an update only; you must have the original release for these files to work. Several new features and some minor bug fixes are incorporated in this update. Updates are free. Please read the README.TXT file in the zip. (Newest File Date: 12-02-94)

PIM32.ZIP 56,510  11-17-94 New P.I.M. v3.1 for Word 6.0 for Windows. Imports every database and spreadsheet. Logs phone calls. Integrated with Word 6.0. Now stores up to 26,100 entries in two address books! Set alarms, schedule appointments. Works and looks like a real rolodex! Allows creation of FULL-COLOR reports, and business letters. Has its own phone dialer, automatic dialer,VOICE MAIL DIALER. Supports automatic BACKGROUND FAXING with Delrina WinFax Pro 4 (Newest File Date: 10-10-94)

PIPE142D.ZIP 1,256,788  11-28-94 PIPE142D.ZIP Pipeline for Windows Software version 1.42D. (Newest File Date: 09-27-94)

PISPEAK.ZIP 19,485  11-24-94 PC-Speaker drivers for use with PLUG-IN for Windows. This archive includes two speaker drivers. The combination of the two will allow you to use all of Plug-In's sound features with the PC-Speaker, including the Talking Clock.  (Newest File Date: 10-01-94)

PLANBR15.ZIP 250,997  11-22-94 The PLAIN OL' BUTTON BAR is a vertical button bar with 3 extended button bars that can hold up to a total of 54 user applications. The main button bar can be changed to almost any size below the maximum (2 cols. x 15)and can be postioned in various places. It can float on top of other windows. Very easy to setup and use. Added drag & drop from File Manager to Configuration, right-click buttons for file path info. & much more. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

PMHCSMNY.ZIP 1,375,259  12-12-94 PMHCS MONEY V2.0 <ASP> Personal Finance Manager- Windows based personal finance manager to keep track of ALL your accounts (check, credit card etc) with the ability to automate the entering of regular payments. The use of Categories & Sub Cats allow for printed reports to fit your requirements. (Newest File Date: 09-21-94)

POL1_1.ZIP 1,359,533  12-10-94 PEGASUS ONLINE(tm) 1.1 for Windows 3.x from PEGASUS SOFTWARE & IMAGING. Pegasus Online is a state-of the art communication program for Windows 3.x used to call the PEGASUS PROJECT BBS. (Newest File Date: 12-02-94)

POPCAL55.ZIP 94,796  12-14-94 Freeware win 3.1 3d calendar. (Newest File Date: 11-07-94)

POSTIT20.ZIP 61,989  11-25-94 Postit Popup Notepad v1.03 <ASP> Win3.1 popup note pad. This program is the computer version of sticky notes posted in and around your computer. Post notes and copy them to other applications with Windows Cut, Copy, and Paste commands. The program has a 10 page notepad with each page able to hold up to 300 characters in 8 lines. Turn the pages with page curls on the screen. (Newest File Date: 11-15-94)

POW120.ZIP 283,531  11-30-94 POW v1.20 Windows QWK reader 2/11/94. VBRUN3 POW is a "One QWK at a time" OLR with the ability to save messages to Folders database. Replies created with POW are automatically saved into a special folder for this purpose. View Bulletins, News, NewFiles etc. inc ANSI. Add, Drop, Reset of maildoor confs supported. Context sensitive on-line help. wcMail added. Internet EMail & Newsgroups supported. (Newest File Date: 11-02-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #43  <W>

PRINTCON.ZIP 4,460  12-14-94 Small speedbar-like utility to help quickly switch between printers in Paradox for Windows 5.0. Customizable for anyone to use with their own printers and fax-modems. (Newest File Date: 11-30-94)

PS3D11.ZIP 239,706  12-14-94 PHOTO SHOW 3D v1.12 <ASP> - 3D Screen Saver Windows screen saver that maps a GIF or 256 color PCX image to the surface of a 3D object and tumbles it across the screen. Great for company logos and family photos. This version includes password protection and a minor bug fix. Requires a 386+ and 256 color video mode. Registration includes a free photo scan. (Newest File Date: 09-28-94)

PURR.ZIP 51,027  11-18-94 WAV file of a cat purring. (Newest File Date: 11-04-94) I had to include this one! To see the rest of the sound files that are available, check out the free file listing on WOL BBS. <W>

QCOM13.ZIP 16,501  11-20-94 Quicken v4 replacement of qcom.dll [D16] (Newest File Date: 10-28-94)

QUIKNO20.ZIP 184,505  11-23-94 Quick Notes 2.0, a Notepad replacement, is a fast text editor that has multiple-file editing, word-wrap, case conversion, a "most recently used" file list, a toolbar, search and replace, and other features found in full-blown word processors. Quick Notes features file management commands, execute program, dial number, print preview, context sensitive help and more. WinApp of the Month, November 1994, PC/Computing. Equadox Corp. (Newest File Date: 10-31-94)

QUIKRUN4.ZIP 7,784  11-22-94 QuickRun 4.00 (C) 1994 Black Bishop Software QuickRun allows you to quickly popup a launch window to quickly launch an application. It stays hidden until you move the mouse to the specified corner. [D52] (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

QUIKWAV4.ZIP 6,651  11-22-94 QuikWave 4.00 (C) 1994 Black Bishop Software Quikwave allows you to quickly play your .WAV sound files in Windows and also allows deleting of unwanted sound files. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

QUILLSCN.ZIP 30,840  11-22-94 Like a quill pen. (TTF) (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

QW4R4.ZIP 57,188  11-20-94 Maintenance release patch R4 for Quicken for Windows v4.0 - FLOPPY VERSION ONLY (Newest File Date: 11-09-94)

QWKESOFT.ZIP 3,934  12-04-94 Aspect file for PCPLUS 4 Win (was) to get QSO (Newest File Date: 11-27-94)

REALFORM.ZIP 846,889  11-18-94 Evaluation copy of GUI's REAL Forms 1.1 for Windows by GUI Software Systems Corp. This software is approved by Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) and will print all OREA standard forms from blank paper. (Newest File Date: 11-10-94)

RESDU25.ZIP 288,624  11-23-94 RESDUET+ is a small, floating panel that shows time, system resources and has Windows exit & restart buttons. ResDuet+ also opens The File Machine, a mini file manager with several file utilities (including a fast file search) & user-configurable application buttons for up to 20 programs, now has drag & drop. ResDuet+ has sound with most commands. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94) Reviewed in WOLRS #42  <W>

RNHERE16.ZIP 17,778  11-26-94 RunHere is a small utility that can be configured to start an application or set of applications and then position and size the application windows. Any number of application sets can be configured and any number of applications can be in each set. (Newest File Date: 10-16-94)

ROTXT13A.ZIP 39,413  12-08-94 Rotated Label Custom Control (VBX) <ASP> RoText lets you put a label on your form at any angle of rotation. (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

RSQ4DEMO.ZIP 798,836  12-10-94 This is a demo of the RSQ(TM) 4.01 package with RSQComm(TM) 1.1 and BackPak(TM) 1.0. RSQ(TM) is the most powerful quoting program that allows you to build a customer quote fast and easy! Includes customer, parts and service databases that are totaly customizable. Supports any tax rate, price levels, non-taxed customer, price listings, and printing to file, printer, or fax! Too many other features to mention here. [D63] (Newest File Date: 10-26-94)

SAC60.ZIP 821,617  11-19-94 SAC 6.0 Database in Excel 5.0 format - over 10,000 records pulled in from official - database from AOL - Astronomy database of objects with highly - detailed information. (Newest File Date: 11-08-94)

SBALLXL5.ZIP 173,278  11-18-94 Softball Stat Keeper for Excel 5.0. Has player roster, individual game & season stats. Stat leaders. Docs in both text and Word 6.0 format. (Newest File Date: 11-09-94)

SCARLET.ZIP 414,248  11-26-94 From OmniMedia, the e-book version of the first Sherlock Holmes' classic "A Study in Scarlet" written 1887 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Includes a full text search index. Requires Win3.1 and VGA (higher resolution recommended). It is FREE, compliments of OmniMedia. [D1] (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

SCHLCRAZ.ZIP 336,162  12-07-94 School Crazy Educational Software Educational activities for kids 9-14. Runs under Windows. Extensive help file, installation program. Features Math, Spelling, Logic, Typing Tutor, Puzzles. (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

SCLIP200.ZIP 32,200  11-22-94 SuperClip is a super clipboard viewer for Windows. Press PrtSc to capture the screen to the clipboard while SuperClip is minimized, and SuperClip will pop up and display the captured image. Save to BMP, GIF, or PCX. (Newest File Date: 11-13-94)

SDRAW101.ZIP 438,712  11-28-94 SMARTDRAW v1.01 - Draw & Flowchart for Window SmartDraw is the easy-to-use program for Windows that lets anyone draw great looking flowcharts,diagrams and business graphics. Better value and easier to use than Visio, more powerful than SnapGrafx, SmartDraw provides drag & drop drawing, automatic connecting lines between shapes, etc. Works with the MS Office and other programs as a OLE Server, and much more! Try It! (Newest File Date: 11-19-94)

SDZW211.ZIP 981,295  11-21-94 SoundZ For Windows 2.11 <ASP> The ultimate audio librarian handles tapes, CDs, 45s,LPs,78s, reels and more! Unlimited tunes per side, standard header info plus a text file for each title of up to 5000 lines. Even handles scanned cover art. Prints lists, catalogs, inserts, labels and more! Finds! on ALL fields or combination. Handles Laser or DM printer. From Unicorn Software Ltd. [D73] (Newest File Date: 11-09-94)

SEAS20.ZIP 115,670  12-09-94 SEASCAPE 2.0 Realistic Fish <ASP> Seascape Win3.1 screen saver which displays relatively realistic fish and tiny animals on which they feed; it works with the built-in Windows screen saver utility. Seascape is shareware produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals. Instructions are in SEA_READ.ME; full documentation is in SEAS_DOC.TXT. [D49] (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #20  <W>

SEW406.ZIP 600,087  11-19-94 Scheduling Employees for Windows V4.06 (ASP)- PC World (Febr.94) wrote "This program shows why Windows has become standard equipment". All time is entered by mouse with easy copy functions. Times and wages are displayed as the schedule progresses. Fictitious Employees are loaded during the auto install for practice. A distribution graph displays the hour by hour coverage for each day. Many other features. Guia International. [D63] (Newest File Date: 10-26-94)

SH30.ZIP 116,240  12-04-94 Typing productivity tool for Win3.1 applications. Just as a stenographer uses shorthand notation to represent words and phrases, Shorthand allows you to represent a string of text with a much shorter abbreviation or keyword. Instead of typing the text string, you type the shorter keyword and Shorthand takes care of typing the text string into your app. (Newest File Date: 11-17-94)

SHIDA35A.ZIP 492,176  11-16-94 SHIH DAO 3.5 from IMPULSE (file 1 of 2) Based on a game played in ancient China, Shih Dao is the ultimate strategy game. Call upon your deepest powers of intuition as you match beautifully rendered tiles! Test your skills with those of the masters in the ultimate oriental mind game. Includes a variety of boards and tiles with fantastic 256 color SVGA graphics. Requires: Windows (Newest File Date: 11-07-94)

SHIDA35B.ZIP 426,101  11-16-94 SHIH DAO 3.5 from p IMPULSE p (file 2 of 2) (Newest File Date: 11-07-94)

SHWDIB32.ZIP 112,340  12-12-94 Win NT 3.5 version of sdk showdib sample program with c source. Need nt 3.5 to run and vc 2.0 or bc 4.5 to compile source. (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

SIGSMP.ZIP 82,607  12-15-94 John Hancock signature font for Windows in true type form. (Newest File Date: 09-21-94)

SLNOT100.ZIP 1,193,730  11-28-94 SlipKnot for Windows Web browser does not require SLIP, PPP (1/1) Shareware. (Newest File Date: 11-21-94)

SMOSAIC.ZIP 350,965  12-01-94 Setup-mosaic, a program to configure your mosaic.ini file for you. Freeware. (Newest File Date: 09-19-94)

SOSPR101.ZIP 31,052  11-18-94 S.O.S. Personal Edition v1.01 <ASP> - Customizable graphic screen saver for Windows. Displays four user-definable bitmaps (.BMPs) slide-show fashion. Expandable and upgradeable - contains information on incorporating other formats such as .GIF, .PCX, .TIF, .JPG, etc. ASP-authored shareware (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

SOUND13A.ZIP 36,637  11-19-94 Soundex and Metaphone Control (VBX) <ASP> This control provides Soundex and Metaphone algorithms. Soundex and Metaphone convert words or names to codes that represent how they "sound". This can be really useful in a database application where users need to find names they may not know how to spell exactly. (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

SPACH161.ZIP 761,205  11-28-94 Space Hound 1.61 Win Disk Utility <ASP> Find duplicate files, "sniff out" wasted space and forgotton files. Includes printable directory tree which reports storage usage within nested directories. Version info display, file compare, file extension display, file and directory deletion, deletion tracking statistics, miscellaneous reports and more. Works great on networks also. [D59] (Newest File Date: 11-17-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #45  <W>

SPSHOT31.ZIP 468,130  11-25-94 Super Shooter v3.1: MSWin game based on the old western boarding house and saloon gun fights; continuous old western style player piano sound effects; 3D interior of a room/ boarding saloon w/tables and lots more. [D13] (Newest File Date: 11-04-94)

SPY207.ZIP 245,265  11-26-94 InfSpy v2.07 InfSpy is a general purpose Windows environment viewer allowing you view Heap, Tasks, Windows, Classes, Modules, File Handles, DOS and Memory Information. You can trace messages, stack and set up automatic timers to provide real- time tracing on virtually every aspect of Windows. (Newest File Date: 11-03-94)

SRCPRI11.ZIP 127,996  11-17-94 SourcePrinter version 1.10 is a utility for printing Visual Basic code in a more usable, professional looking format. Prints VB code with headers, footers, margins, and page numbers. Prints procedure headings in bold, comments in italics. Line continuation for long lines. Prints user-selected procedures from each file. Prints index. Shareware. (Newest File Date: 10-17-94)

SSCRP24C.ZIP 112,800  11-20-94 Corporate Logo Screen Saver for Win3.1 and Windows NT, Version 2.4c This screen saver allows your to select your own company logo BMP file to be used as a screen saver. Advertise your product or service. Any Windows BMP file that will fit on your screen can be floated as a screen saver. Passwords are supported. Windows help file for the screen saver is included. Site license and source code are available. (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

SSE25.ZIP 61,498  12-13-94 Screen Saver Enhancer v2.5 - adds sleep now and sleep never corners to any Win .SCR desktop screen blanker and replaces the screen saver control panel. (Newest File Date: 12-05-94)

STATECAD.ZIP 931,042  11-24-94 StateCAD 2.0 tour guide and demo from visual software solutions. windows-based graphical entry tool that allows you to develop your logic design with state diagrams, and then compile your design to a synthesizable ABEL or VHDL-source file or compilable C-source (Newest File Date: 10-19-94)

STAYPUT.ZIP 135,951  11-22-94 Monitors the specified program's window state (hidden, min, norm, max) keeping it from being changed. Freeware! (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

STILET1A.ZIP 81,904  11-27-94 Free Win3.1 task launcher/switcher featuring: small desktop footprint; use any mouse button to launch; launch menu in addtion to button bar; clock/date display; switch to or close any active task; make task always on top; alarms, chimes, scheduled activation of tasks; wallpaper changer/randomizer; application sounds with changer/randomizer. Version 1.1 adds middle mouse button simulation by shift-left. [D53] (Newest File Date: 11-20-94)

SWZNRRWT.ZIP 22,047  12-08-94 TTF. (Newest File Date: 10-23-94)

SYSWCH13.ZIP 178,396  11-18-94 SysWatch v1.3 from BitSoft shows you what's going on inside Windows, and helps to set up your computer and speed up your work. Shows memory, resources, drive use, time & date, fonts, window info, and has task management and resources recovery tools built it. (Newest File Date: 11-11-94) [D73]

TBAVW630.ZIP 212,471  12-12-94 Thunderbyte Anti-Virus MSWin shell and scanner v6.30 (see TBAV630.ZIP for DOS-based package). (Newest File Date: 12-05-94) [D53]

TCMD10.ZIP 476,504  12-01-94 Take Command 1.0 <ASP> - JP Software's new command processor for MS Win3.1+, Windows for Workgroups, and WIN-OS/2. Command enhancements, over 50 new commands, 4DOS compatible, dozens of new Windows- related features. Shareware, $49 full registration. (Newest File Date: 11-23-94) [D53]

TILER.ZIP 22,639  11-18-94  Tiler helps you rearrange child windows in Windows applications such as the Program Manager, File Manager or word processors. Windows can be moved and resized to be above, below, left or right of the cursor or to take up all available space. Using Tiler lets you make more efficient use of the available space by eliminating wasted pixels between windows. (Newest File Date: 09-20-94)

TIMEUP12.ZIP 104,597  11-20-94 Time's Up! v 1.2: for Win3.1+; an interval, countdown timer, with a twelve hour alarm range, allowing recurring intervals of up to two hours. Supports sound functions, temporary save of alert/alarm, if you leave Windows. Requires VBRUN300. (Newest File Date: 10-24-94)

TIRES11E.ZIP 48,513  12-04-94 Title Bar Resource v1.1E Utility to display remaining Windows resource and memory to the right-hand side of title bar in active window. (Newest File Date: 11-22-94) [D60]

TRAIN1WN.ZIP 1,082,598  12-05-94 Trains Vol.1 is the first in a series of unique Windows screen savers which feature archival transportation photos. Museum quality, 19th century locomotive prints, comprise this slide show. Design pros take note: these graphics are 8 bit, 256 grey scale TIFF and royalty free! See read1st.txt. (Newest File Date: 11-26-94) [D49]

TRAIN2WN.ZIP 857,043  12-08-94 Trains Vol.2 is the second in a series of unique Windows screen savers which feature archival transportation photos. Museum quality, 19th century locomotive prints, comprise this slide show. Design pros take note: these graphics are 8 bit, 256 grey scale TIFF and royalty free! See read1st.txt. (Newest File Date: 12-03-94) [D49]

TRAKW403.ZIP 623,496  12-04-94 Track-It 4.03 for Windows Inventory/POS. Includes a wide range of inventory functions, invoicing, order entry, PO's, service orders, 45+ reports, 4 pricing levels, custom invoices, and tracks serialized stock. Supports Canadian GST and postal codes. B-Tree style indexing for fast data access. Full mouse, network, and multi-user support. ASP Shareware. [D63] (Newest File Date: 10-08-94)

TRIPLE11.ZIP 785,575  12-14-94 Triples v1.1: fun MSWin card game of intelligence and visual perception where you try to find matching sets of cards based on 4 characteristics; you can play against the PC or by yourself;Bryan Kentner/WizWare [D13] (Newest File Date: 11-28-94)

TVUP24.ZIP 66,169  12-03-94 TVNow Windows Update from version 2.2 to 2.4 Adds the "OR" option to search. [D73] (Newest File Date: 11-30-94)

TYPETEST.ZIP 8,200  12-04-94 Type Test: A program that tests your ablity to type. It can improve your typing speed. It's also fun! Requires Win3.1 and Vbrun300. [D80] (Newest File Date: 11-24-94)

UCLK11.ZIP 44,417  11-21-94 Ultimate Clock v1.1 - Fully configurable, digital clock and timer for Win3.1 and higher. Displays as large or as tiny as you want. Uses any available font or colors. Choose from a variety of date-time formats and styles. Optional stay-on-top mode. Easy to configure. And UClock uses very little memory. Version 1.1 fixes some minor bugs in Version 1.0. Another fine product from Natural Software Company. [D60] (Newest File Date: 11-05-94)

UNI.ZIP 656,381  12-05-94 This is an AVI file of a simulated universe expanding. It follows a new theory about how universes form, contract and die. [D17] (Newest File Date: 11-24-94)

USEDLL.ZIP 4,919  12-10-94 How to use DLL's not created in CW in Clarion for Windows. [D73] (Newest File Date: 11-04-94)

V13N21.ZIP 114,754  11-23-94 Volume 13 Number 21 12/6/94 issue of PC Magazine files. Contains FDDLLS, a Windows help utility that helps you find unused DLLs on your system. Also LDTEMP.DOC, EDITHE.PRG, AVHELP.ZIP, EMF12.ZIP and BLT.ZIP. [D73] (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

VBPIANO.ZIP 29,151  12-01-94 Graphic MIDI Piano with Visual Basic source code. (Newest File Date: 11-19-94)

VBRIG10A.ZIP 209,595  11-21-94 VB/RIG, STANDARD EDITION v1.0a <ASP> A specialized code-generator that protects your application from fatal runtime errors. "Rigging" a VB project automatically creates a global error-handling subsystem, and provides an optional facility for logging errors that occur "in-the-field". Your application instantly becomes bullet-proof. (Newest File Date: 10-31-94) [D22]

VBSYS232.ZIP 108,368  11-16-94 VBSys Windows System Monitor Ver 2.32(VBSys and VBSysBar) 11/10/94 It will: Monitor Drive Space, System Resources, Memory, Tasks; Display and Set Date and Time, give System Info, Compact Memory, run programs or files easily and much, much more, all in one small display. New Quick Access to Features make it easy. (Newest File Date: 11-07-94)

VDSKTP13.ZIP 22,783  12-15-94 Virtual Desktop for Windows Version 1.3 Virtual Desktop for Windows extends the size of your display beyond the boundaries of your physical screen. With Virtual Desktop for windows, virtual desktop space can be 1 to 8 times. (Newest File Date: 11-24-94)[D73]

VOCAL140.ZIP 97,976  12-13-94 Vocal CD, a CD player for Windows, v1.40. (Newest File Date: 11-28-94)

VTID254.ZIP 458,383  12-08-94 Value Trend Indicator Version 2.54. The Successful Investors program to determine the Value of Shares and recognize Growth Stocks and Mutual Funds in advance of the Market. Also tracks all popular Stock Market Indices such as the DJIA. For Windows 3.X. under DOS or OS/2 V3 Warp. Rating: [D7] (Newest File Date: 12-01-94)

VUEPRI33.ZIP 219,078  12-06-94 VuePrint JPEG/GIF Viewer for Windows v3.3 VuePrint is the most-downloaded Windows program on both CompuServe and America Online. It reads, writes, and prints JPEG, GIF, BMP, TGA, and PCX files. Includes a screen saver and a uudecoder. Requires a 386+ and Win3.1. Shareware. [D37] (Newest File Date: 11-21-94)

W_MIN112.ZIP 16,556  12-04-94 WAOL-Minimize 1.12 - Adds the ability to minimize WAOL 2.xx during File Transfers. (Newest File Date: 11-20-94) [D42]

WA010.ZIP 39,006  12-07-94 Window ANALYSER V1.0 <ASP> - A tool for Windows programmers. Give at any time info on class, styles, properties, placement in th window chain, content of the extra memory, ec of any window or sub-window appearing on the screen. (Newest File Date: 09-13-94)

WARFARE1.ZIP 1,074,680  11-27-94 From OmniMedia, the e-book version of the famous treatise, "History of the Warfare of Science With Theology in Christendom" by Andrew Dickson White. This extraordinary work is MUST reading for anyone interested in the continual conflict between science and theology. It gives unique insights into the origins, the impact, and implications of Biblical Fundamentalism. This e-book is distributed in two parts, the second part being the optional full text search index. Chps. 11-20 are SoftLocked, but chps. 1-10 are freely readable for your browsing, just like in a bookstore! Requires Win3.1 and VGA (higher resolution recommended). E [D1] (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

WARFARE2.ZIP 1,240,142  11-27-94 The optional full text search index to OmniMedia's e-book, "History of the Warfare of Science With Theology in Christendom" (see 'warfare1.zip' for the actual e-book.) [D1] (Newest File Date: 11-12-94)

WATCHDOG.ZIP 61,023  11-20-94 WinWatchdog-v1.1 - Freeware This utility will monitor your Windows(tm) resources and display them on three percentage graphs in the lower-right hand corner of your screen. The program will notify the user when the resources become dangerously low. This program requires Vbrun300 to operate. (Newest File Date: 11-07-94) Reviewed in WOLRS #9  <W>

WBD42A.ZIP 144,382  12-10-94 WINBOND V4.2a is a Windows application to track and valuate Series EE bonds. Winbond-E for Series E bonds is now available. Provides import capabilities to convert from other files, export tool to interface to other applications. NEW QUICKEN interface, multiple bond files, owner info, up-to-date bond redemption tables issued by the Department of the Treasury, and reporting. [D7] (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

WBE42.ZIP 125,413  12-10-94 WINBOND-E V4.2 is a Windows application to track and valuate Series E bonds. Winbond for Series EE bonds also available. Provides import capabilities to convert from other files, export tool to interface to other applications like QUICKEN, multiple bond files, owner info, up-to-date bond redemption tables issued by the Department of the Treasury, and reporting, including a 20 year projection of bond values. Sold bond history. (Newest File Date: 12-03-94) [D7]

WCHG37.ZIP 336,312  12-08-94 WIN CHANGE v3.7 <ASP> - Win Change provides the ability to globally find and change text in GRP, INI, PIF and other file types. Multiple find and change criteria can be specified, works across multiple drives, including network drives, and provides the ability to "back out" changes. Requires Vbrun300 and Win3.1. (Newest File Date: 10-05-94) Reviewed in WOLRS #45  <W>

WDATE35.ZIP 54,234  12-14-94 WingDate v3.5 - Provides a quick visual reminder of upcoming important events with the current date highlighted. Dates and Events can easily be Added, Updated, and Deleted. Perfect for Windows STARTUP Group. V3.5 adds 'F1' Help File and fixes a minor problem with the calendar display. (Newest File Date: 12-05-94)

WDIFF121.ZIP 76,247  11-16-94 WDiff v1.21 <ASP> - Win File/Dir/ZIP Diff Side by side display of two text files, directories or ZIP archives. Useful for programmers to see the differences between two source text files or two sets of files, where one or both sets can reside in a ZIP archive. Various configuration options. DOS command line version (DIFF) also available. (Newest File Date: 10-15-94) [D60]

WDLLF1.ZIP 52,128  11-29-94 WDLLFnd version 1.10 Windows program helps you locate common routines used by Windows programs. The program will find all Windows EXE, DLL, DRV and VBX programs on your computer. WDLLFnd will display what routines a program uses, and also which programs use a routine. Discrepancies found during the search such as duplicate program names, DLL found but not referenced, DLL referenced but not found are displayed. Requires vbrun300. (Newest File Date: 11-04-94) [D73]

WEVNT15.ZIP 149,764  11-21-94 1212 WINEVENT v1.5 for Windows 1212 Event Scheduler & 'Quick' Exit. Schedule programs to start unattended or reminder messages to popup at a specified time. Once, Hourly, Daily, Week Days, Week Ends, Weekly and Monthly events can be scheduled. Network aware. Now with program unloading and return codes. REQUIRES Vbrun300. [D73] (Newest File Date: 11-05-94)

WFIND30A.ZIP 98,851  11-16-94 FILE FINDER VERSION 3.0 FOR Windows <ASP> Powerful file search program for Windows- File finder for Windows is a file search program for Win3.1. It can search all drives, including networked drives, and most popular archive types. Search types include DOS standard, sub- string, regular expression, date, time, and size. [D60] (Newest File Date: 10-13-94)

WFTPD195.ZIP 149,258  12-12-94 Windows FTP Daemon Version 1.95 For Winsock v1.1-For those of you new to Internet terminology, FTP is a standard communication protocol to enable file transfer (hence its name, deriving from File Transfer Protocol). A Daemon is a program that sits in the back- ground waiting to serve other applications. It is commonly also referred to as a server. (Newest File Date: 10-18-94)

WFWG.ZIP 513,416  12-06-94 Window for Work Groups Microsoft Knowledge Base This is the primary Microsoft product information--a database of more than 25,000 detailed articles containing technical information, bug lists, fix lists and more. Access via Compuserve, the Internet, GEnie, and Microsoft Online. (Newest File Date: 05-24-94)

WFXRCV11.ZIP 110,628  12-02-94 WFXRCV v1.1: WinFAX auto receive controller that was developed to automatically disable/ enable WinFAX's automatic receive feature when using other pgms that access the same serial port as WinFAX. (Newest File Date: 10-31-94)

WGOLFH42.ZIP 199,033  12-07-94 Golf Handicapper 4.2 for Windows. Stores any number of scores for any number of players and automatically calculates their index and handicap for each game. Can be used by individual players, teams, or entire golf clubs. Uses slope method. (Newest File Date: 11-26-94)

WGWIN15.ZIP 34,070  12-07-94 Wynter Stone's Guide For Windows 1.5 <ASP> An on-disk mini-encyclopedia of subjects related to mystical experiences of various kinds, presented as a Windows Help file. Requires Win3.1. From Rosemary West. (Newest File Date: 09-10-94)

WIC.ZIP 381,159  12-06-94 Windows Information Center. Small program that informs you of your Windows system resources, how many applications are active, and also gives you buttons to restart Windows or reboot. (Newest File Date: 10-15-94)

WIN32120.ZIP 1,222,578  11-27-94 Win32s 1.20 : MS redistributable file Win32s allow us to run certain Win32 apps. under Win3.1. Need Win3.1x under enhanced mode. With WHello.exe, minimal Win32 apps for licence policie and demonstration. Fixes somes bugs of Win32s 1.1 and 1.1a 1.15 and 1.15a. Compatible with OLE2 32s. (Newest File Date: 09-04-94)

WINASTRO.ZIP 576,162  12-09-94 Astrology for Windows calculation program. Demo. Calculates natal, progressed, transit, relationship, solar and lunar return charts. Cosmodynes, planetary hours, horary analysis, and daily transit interpretations. More. (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

WINBN10A.ZIP 503,756  11-19-94 WinBench 95 v1.0: industry standard benchmark for gauging the graphics and disk performance of PCs under MSWin w/a common database format for results files, improved Graphics WinMark 95 test that reflects profiling of the Winstone 95 applications, and an improved Disk Mix technology; Ziff-Davis [1/4] (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

WINBN10B.ZIP 793,880  11-19-94 WinBench 95 v1.0: Ziff-Davis [2/4] (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

WINBN10C.ZIP 720,454  11-19-94 WinBench 95 v1.0: Ziff-Davis [3/4] (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

WINBN10D.ZIP 494,610  11-19-94 WinBench 95 v1.0: Ziff-Davis [4/4] (Newest File Date: 11-14-94)

WINCAP32.ZIP 154,551  12-13-94 Win NT 3.5 versions of the sdk wincap sample program (for screen capture) along with a 32 bit dibapi.dll with c source. Need NT 3.5 to run and vc 2.0 or bc 4.5 to compile source. (Newest File Date: 12-04-94)

WINMED-A.ZIP 1,026,317  11-21-94 WinMed [1/3] - Pretty close to having a doc in a box, this program lets you click on the part of a picture of the body that corresponds to the location of your ache, itch or tingle and get a summary of medical information. You are cautioned, though, that the program is no substitute for a physician. You'll need all three parts. (Newest File Date: 11-03-94)

WINMED-B.ZIP 970,695  11-21-94 WinMed [2/3] (Newest File Date: 11-03-94)

WINMED-C.ZIP 614,993  11-21-94 WinMed [3/3] (Newest File Date: 11-03-94)

WINPM122.ZIP 836,676  12-02-94 Pegasus Mail for Windows. $0 "shareware" Excellent program to read and write mail from Windows. (Newest File Date: 11-22-94)

WINROB11.ZIP 471,925  12-13-94 ROBOT BATTLE v1.1 - Can you design a robot to best all challengers? To survive, your robot must have better tactics, intelligence, and adaptability than all others. Can you out think and out gun your opponents? This is the place to find out! Watch your animated robots come to life and battle it out with stunning sound effects. Supports Win3.1 and NT. A contest is planned to find the best robot. Complete on-line help and docs. (Newest File Date: 12-03-94)

WINS10.ZIP 35,721  11-25-94 WINSTALL v1.0 <ASP> A professional Windows installation utility that provides software publishers with an easy to use, compact tool with which they may set up their software on users' computers. It is fully automated and supports installation from multiple floppies of any size or directly from a hard drive or CD-ROM. At only 25k this is the smallest program of its type for the power and flexability that it offers. (Newest File Date: 09-15-94)

WINTER07.ZIP 326,438  12-08-94 Current (Dec.94) listing of all winsock client software. Descriptions, current version & where to get them. (Newest File Date: 11-28-94)

WINVN926.ZIP 179,141  12-03-94 VN for Windows. Newsreader for SLIP Read, post, decode, save, etc USENET news. Nice package, Freeware. (Newest File Date: 11-06-94)

WINWAR.ZIP 200,787  12-15-94 A great Win3.1 game of war during World War II. You can play any country that was in this war. (Newest File Date: 11-23-94)

WINYRN70.ZIP 87,199  12-11-94 Windows front-end for Yarn program (V.071 and higher). Point and click to execute import, expire, and other Yarn commands. [D42] (Newest File Date: 11-20-94)

WLABV30B.ZIP 857,391  11-24-94 WinLab is a shareware program for advanced image processing and photo retouch. WinLab is able to apply many image processsing algorithms, geometric processing, etc. This is a fully functional V3.0 Beta. (Newest File Date: 10-28-94)

WMC62.ZIP 444,658  12-08-94 WIN MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS v6.2 <ASP> - WMC allows up to one-hundred different Windows configurations to be saved and restored. Create and save desktops for your children, husband, wife, co-workers, or any special purposes you wish. Includes ability to copy Program Manager groups between configurations. Requires Vbrun300 and Win3.1.(Newest File Date: 10-05-94)

WMENU50.ZIP 166,782  12-04-94 Rev 5.0 of an excellent customizable WIN 3.1 front end menu. (Newest File Date: 11-18-94)

WMIDAS.ZIP 50,524  11-17-94 Windows MIDI driver. Adds MIDI and sound capability to Windows programs. Enhanced functions for Gravis Ultrasound owners. (Newest File Date: 10-08-94)

WMODEM30.ZIP 49,529  11-17-94 WinModem v3.0 (Windows v3.x) If you have an internal modem, WinModem supplies the missing status lights. No more guesswork. You'll always know what the modem is doing. A must- have utility if you use tele-communications under Windows. (Newest File Date: 10-14-94)

WMSD824.ZIP 508,166  12-08-94 Wealth Management System Version 8.24. A comprehensive financial package that provides calculations and projections for Saving, Investing, Retirement, Net Worth, Mortgages, Loans, Stocks and Mutual Funds. Portfolio management system tracks and graphs investment performance. Everyone can use this program covering all phases of a person's financial life. For Windows 3.X under DOS or OS/2 V3 Warp.  (Newest File Date: 12-01-94)  Reviewed in WOLRS #28  <W>

WNCLIP35.ZIP 143,162  12-15-94 OSOSOFT'S WINCLIP v3.5 <ASP> BMP, PCX, GIF clip art catalog program. View and print clip art files in several ways. Manage clip art files. Copy, Move, Delete. AutoShow feature steps through entire directory of files. Zooms too. NEW! 1" Thumbnail printing and AutoZoom. Shareware. Registration fee: $20. Requires Vbrun300. [D60] (Newest File Date: 12-06-94)

WNEXIT.ZIP 142,663  11-22-94 WinExit (freeware) provides multiple methods of exiting Windows: Exit, Restart, RunDos or Reboot. Accepts command-line parameters allowing multiple icons to be setup in a program group, each one performing differ. (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

WORD_AMI.ZIP 121,140  11-22-94 Ami Pro filter for WFW6.0. (Newest File Date: 09-21-94) [D30]

WOTD_201.ZIP 196,358  12-04-94 On This Day for Windows Version 2.01 <ASP> A program and collection of databases to answer the question "What Happened On This Day In History?" Dates in 4 different calendars, "day of the week" calculations, Phases of the moon, solstices, and equinoxes are supported. Among other benefits, registered users are provided with a HUGE collection of data. (Newest File Date: 11-24-94)

WPW61.ZIP 20,525  12-09-94 Wordperfect/win v6.1 new release information. (Newest File Date: 11-01-94)

WROIDS21.ZIP 439,761  11-20-94 WINROIDS v2.1 is a version of the popular game "Asteroids" for the Windows environment. It features 256 colour ray traced graphics, high speed action and full multimedia sound. Requires Win3.1, a sound card capable of digital sound, and a fast 386 or 486 computer (Newest File Date: 08-15-94)

WSARCH07.ZIP 176,483  12-07-94 Latest version of this Archie client. (Newest File Date: 11-17-94)

WSC213.ZIP 536,654  11-19-94 VirusScan for Windows new version 2.1.3 (213) 11/16/94 by McAfee, Inc. Scans and cleans PC's/LAN's for known and new viruses. Requires Win3.1+. (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

WSFTP32.ZIP 233,560  12-12-94 This application is a standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client application for Windows Sockets. The user interface for this FTP client is designed with the novice FTP user in mind. Usage should be obvious. For more information on FTP please refer to the many different NETNEWS groups or one of the recent books on the Internet. (Newest File Date: 10-26-94)

WSHOST11.ZIP 6,767  12-12-94 Windows Sockets Host (WSHost) is a utility which will obtain a host name from a given IP number or vice versa. The software will run over any TCP/IP stack which is Winsock version 1.1 compliant. (Newest File Date: 10-11-94)

WSNWUTIL.ZIP 168,140  12-12-94 A set of Windows based internet utilities. (Newest File Date: 11-16-94)

WV16_939.ZIP 223,796  12-09-94 NNTP News Reader Version 0.93.9 16 Bit ver. (Newest File Date: 12-01-94)

WV32_936.ZIP 190,623  12-03-94 NNTP newsreader for Win. Ver 0.93.6 32 bit. (Newest File Date: 11-15-94)

WWPL1421.ZIP 385,499  12-03-94 WWPlus 1.4 wallpaper manager/screen saver. WWPlus is a Windows Wallpaper manager/editor/ changer with many custom features including an option to turn wallpapers into a screen saver. Wallpaper images may be BMP, GIF, PCX, TIF, TGA. ICO or JPG. Full setup and context-sensitive help file included. (Newest File Date: 10-19-94)

WWW202.ZIP 555,888  11-27-94 WIN,WHAT,WHERE 2.0 <ASP> - Time & usage monitor automatically tracks everything you do in Windows. What's New: Hidden Mode, all new history, multiple time formats, data filters, sorts, and much more! Registration $37 Basic Systems, Inc. (Too big to download? Call 509.735.2386) Requires Win 3.1 & Vbrun300. [D73] (Newest File Date: 10-11-94)

WXPRS10.ZIP 1,140,657  11-21-94 WordExpress - Windows Word Processor Full featured Windows Word Processor. Packs all the most useful features of professional word processing in a lean, fast program. For exceptional value, and quality output, give this outstanding word processor a try! Member of STAR. (Newest File Date: 10-07-94)

WZNT55.ZIP 267,177  11-20-94 WinZip 5.5 For Windows/NT PRE-RELEASE VERSION Includes long filename and UNC support. Otherwise functionally equivalent to the 16 bit version (minus two features) but because it is a native Win32 application is multi-tasks better and is is faster than the 16 bit version. This version of WinZip requires Windows/NT 3.5 or later. The file WINZIP55.* contains the "release" 16-bit version. (Newest File Date: 10-14-94) Reviewed in WOLRS #18  <W>

YGM11.ZIP 87,563  11-22-94 You've Got Mail: America OnLine utility that helps you automate mail. Works with WAOL. (Newest File Date: 10-21-94)

YLWST309.ZIP 73,535  12-04-94 YELLOW STICKY v3.09 <ASP> - A "To Do" manager for Win3.1. This is not a day planner, or scheduler but provides the user with an easy method for displaying tasks that need to be done and taking them from the list when they have been accomplished. A replacement for "Postit Notes" that are all over your desk. Features a current & previous month calendars. Uses Win3.1.  (Newest File Date: 11-15-94)

ZIPBAK50.ZIP 268,454  11-23-94 ZipBack v5.01 - The Windows Zip File Manager makes handling zip files simpler inc uploads and downloads, archiving, back up and many other zip file tasks. Covers all popular and most of the unusual PKZIP options including Zip2Exe, Span Discs and Passwords. Requires VBRUN200.DLL.  (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

ZIPDSK13.ZIP 205,972  11-23-94 ZipDisc v1.3: Windows Disc & File Compression uses PKZIP to give safe easy disc compression with NO hidden volumes or system files. Up to 5X the space for your data and you choose what to compress. Makes archiving, backing-up, and disc management much easier in Windows. Requires Vbrun200.Dll.  (Newest File Date: 11-11-94)

edited by

Kirk Amspoker

kirk.amspoker@wol.com


STILETTO

a review by David Morgan

Stiletto is a program launcher and task manager that combines a button bar and a launch menu for controlling applications and configuring the Windows environment. It features scheduled activation of commands, alarms and messages, file "browse and run," Windows exit, restart and system reboot. Assignment of fixed or random sounds to application and system events is included. Wallpaper switching and randomizing, a low-resources warning, and support for file associations are also available. This is quite an impressive list of features, but, best of all, Stiletto is freeware.

Configuration of Stiletto is performed by running a built-in command, which itself can be configured to the button bar or menu. The command displays a set of tabbed dialogs for the button bar, task menu, alarms, sounds and wallpaper. An "Info" dialog shows Windows resource usage and other information including the time Windows has been running. All features of Stiletto are controlled from this configuration dialog.

The button bar configuration dialog.

Stiletto's button bar is configured for position, appearance and behavior and can be positioned horizontally or vertically along any edge of the desktop. A mouse click on the corresponding button in the "Position" section of the configuration dialog will set the button bar. Because of its small size, the button bar will actually fit over the title bar of a maximized window (as shown by the title graphic of this article). Even with the "always on top" option enabled, the Stiletto button bar will rarely get in the way. If it does, a move command causes the button bar to jump to the other side of the desktop. When executed again, Stiletto jumps back to its previous position. Font label styles and sizes can be selected for both "big" and "small" sized buttons. When positioned horizontally, the "big" button bar will use longer buttons for time and date display and shorter buttons for the others. The maximum number of buttons to display on the button bar can also be set.

The configure button dialog.

Individual button labels and their commands are set in the Configure Button dialog. Labels are simply typed into the dialog or you can select time and date displays (available in several different formats). Unlike similar programs, Stiletto's button bar can be configured to launch three different commands from one button by using left, right and center mouse clicks. The center mouse button can be simulated by holding down the shift key while pressing the left mouse button. To enter the button command, type it directly into the edit box, use the browse button, or select one of Stiletto's twenty built-in commands from the drop down box. Here are just a few of the commands.

Message Box	Displays a message box containing text entered into the work directory of the command entry dialog. It is intended for alarms, but can be used anywhere.
Task Menu	Displays the Stiletto task menu.
Move Stiletto	Makes the Stiletto button bar move to the opposite side of the desktop.
Configure Stiletto	Activates the Configuring Stiletto tabbed folder.
Browse and Run	Displays a file selection dialog; the selected file is executed. Stiletto will follow any File Associations when executing the selected file.
Quick Win Exit	Exits Windows to DOS while prompting to save unsaved documents.
Quick Win Restart	Exits Windows to DOS and then restarts Windows. It also prompts to save unsaved documents.
Quick System Boot	Exits Windows and re-boots DOS and allows saving any unsaved documents.
Confirmed Win Exit	After asking you to confirm, exits Windows to DOS (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).
Quick Win Restart	After asking you to confirm, exits Windows to DOS and then restarts Windows (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).
Quick System Boot	After asking you to confirm, exits Windows and re-boots DOS (you will get a chance to save unsaved documents).
Active Tasks List	Inserts a list of active tasks into the task menu. When a list item is selected, that task is activated.
Close Tasks List	Inserts a list of active tasks into the menu.  When a list item is selected, that task is ended.
Task On Top List	Inserts list of active tasks into the menu. When list item is selected, that task window is set to always on top.

Stiletto supports file associations. The name of a document, data or graphics file can be typed into the dialog and Stiletto will run the associated program with that file. Programs can be launched in minimized or maximized windows and as "always on top" or hidden.

A user-configurable task/launch menu is also available in Stiletto. It can be accessed by the button bar or by clicking on the desktop or on a window title bar. This provides another way to launch programs and also allows "switching to" any currently running application. In addition, closing programs and making them "always on top" is just a mouse click away. The task menu and its sub-menus are configured using the same set of controls as the button bar and a menu editing dialog.

With Stiletto you can do more than just launch and manage programs. One feature lets you designate sounds (in the form of WAV files) to play when certain Windows and application events occur. Stiletto can even automatically change these sounds to any other .WAV file located in the same directory as the one assigned. Changes can be in sequential or random order and can be set to take place over a given amount of time. During configuration of sounds, a handy Browse and Play function lets you click on a wave file within a dialog box and hear the sound immediately. Sounds can be set to play when windows are minimized, maximized, moved or re-sized, when applications start or end, and when a dialog box "OK" or "Cancel" button is pressed.

Another feature within Stiletto lets you select wallpaper for the desktop. A browse button is used to display a list of BMP files in any directory from which you select the one you want. There is also a Browse and Display function that lets you view the wallpaper when it is selected. As with the sounds feature, Stiletto can randomly or in sequence change the wallpaper to any others within the same directory. A time interval lets you set when the changes will occur.

An alarm utility can execute commands, display messages and play sounds and you can specify what happens to the alarm after it occurs. For example, the alarm can be erased or it can be set to go off again at intervals between 5 minutes and 1 year. Sounds can be assigned to any alarm including launching applications. Stiletto can display a low resources warning when system resources fall below 20%.

Stiletto is easy to configure and a joy to use setting it apart from the multitude of other button bar launching programs currently available. You certainly can't beat the price.

At press time, a new version (1.3) of Stiletto was released. This revision incorporates many new features. A "flyover" now displays the button commands when passed over by the mouse cursor. A new menu command gives you direct access to Program Manager groups. Using this feature, you can run commands from existing Program Manager groups. Two new drag and drop features have been added. Rename and file run commands can be executed by dragging files onto configured buttons. Stiletto now lets you play random sounds at random times.

STILET13.ZIP

Freeware

for further information, please contact:

Bruce Switzer

bruce.switzer@canrem.com

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QUICKEN

a review by Ed Rasimus

Quicken is good...(voice of top banana heard from off-screen stage left -- "How good is it?")...It's soooo good that Bill Gates bought the company rather than have MicroSoft try to compete with it!....ba dump dump (rimshot).

I knew Quicken was good, I'd been managing my personal finances with it since shortly after I bought my current computer. That was version 2 of this classic product, and when I got my hands on Quicken Deluxe Version 4 I was actually reluctant to install it, for fear that the comfortable, reliable money management application might have been fouled up. I shouldn't have worried. Hard as it might be to believe, Intuit has made it smoother, slicker, easier to use, and more feature packed than ever. One can only hope that the wreckers from Redmond don't load the next version down with an esoterica, complete with Wizards that tell me how to file a court case, sophisticated macros that no one uses and bloated code that takes 16mb of RAM to run on Pentium or faster machines.

Quicken actually is more than a program. It is a concept. And that may be exactly what accounts for its remarkable success. Whereas other money management software has merely taken a spreadsheet concept and filled in the formulas and formatting to make it a simplified user-friendly application, Quicken has gone beyond that to explore integration of the home computer with the whole financial world. The concept is that management of your finances requires interaction with other applications, other entities, other office equipment. You don't just need to add and subtract, you need to get data from outside sources, transfer funds immediately, update your accounts automatically, and exchange information with other programs on your computer. You need detail and you need big picture information. You need history and predictions. You need up-to-date analysis of where you are and where you want to be. Quicken can't make the money for you, but it sure can help you do the most with what you've got.

The latest edition of Quicken comes in two sizes and two formats. You can choose either floppy disk or CD-ROM versions of either Quicken 4 or Quicken Deluxe 4. The street price will be around $40 for the basic and $60 for the deluxe version in either format. If you have CD capability, regardless of the version, you will get complete onscreen manuals and multimedia help files. In the deluxe version, the CD will also include financial advice from experts and a mutual fund selector to help you choose good investments.

The deluxe package, regardless of format, adds Quicken Home Inventory, Tax Link Assistant, Quicken Quotes, Electronic Stock Guide, 101 Quicken Tips, and the Quicken Tax Guidebook.

All new editions of Quicken benefit from a new help file interface called "HomeBase," new budgeting tools, a tax planner module, a new user interview to get you up and running quickly, and smoother functioning of the account registers for data entry.

What puts Quicken in a class by itself, however, is not the spectacular implementation of a basic checkbook register, but the concepts supported by the program. Since the first editions of this program, it has offered the ability to print your checks as you enter them in the register. Simply order sheet feed or tractor form checks printed with the appropriate bank information and eliminate the tedium of handwriting all those bill payments each month. Now, you can subscribe to a Quicken supported electronic bill paying service that automatically transfers funds for you. The program supports your modem and after you have entered your register information, you can dial up and get the job done. At first glance, the cost might seem prohibitive, but when you factor in paper checks, postage, and your preparation time, the option becomes very attractive.

For your credit card accounts you can now open a Quicken Visa or MasterCard account that will allow you to modem your payments and your billings each month. No longer will you have to laboriously enter each transaction from your credit card receipts and reconcile it with your monthly statement. Simply dial up and download the register entries.

If you are an investor, you appreciate how important it can be to use current, timely market data in making your investment decisions. Quicken now allows you to automatically get current (20 minute delay) quotes from the major exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ, OTC) simply by dialing up CompuServe or a Quicken supported 900 number. Intuit even helps you set up to do this by offering a dialup information service to obtain the correct market ticker symbols.

A large portion of anyone's assets is in their home and its furnishings. Quicken Home Inventory simplifies the cataloguing of your property in the most painless fashion I've seen. (See WOLR92 for a review of a not-so-simple solution to the same problem.) Insurance analysis options help you determine if your coverage is adequate, and if you need to make a claim, you have excellent support documentation. All of the home inventory information is linked to your Quicken accounts.

The program has always had excellent report and graphing support. Want to know how your expenses balance against your income for the last year, a picture is just a key stroke away. Now Quicken offers even more insight into how the money is working out. Snapshot graphs give you quick looks at how you are doing on that high risk mutual fund, your home mortgage, or twelve-year-old Scotch futures. Forecasting reports generate trend information that can be extremely useful in deciding whether or not to make a major purchase. Bottom line is you can't have too much information about your financial situation.

And, of course, there is the bad news side of money management--taxes. Quicken has always had categories for entering your expenses that allowed an end-of-year summary report of deductible expenses. Then there was file transfer capability that allowed information from your Quicken files to be entered directly into TXF (tax exchange format) to be read by many major tax preparation software programs. Now there is Tax Link Assistant and Tax Planner to help you. Tax Link provides help in connecting expense categories from your accounts with specific lines on the IRS tax forms. Tax Planner allows you to perform "what-if" analyses on income, deductions, and expenses to minimize your liability. One can only hope that with enough early information, you can cut your tax bill without subjecting yourself to undue scrutiny from the tax man.

The Quicken concept is that money management isn't just done by putting numbers into a data file. Computers shouldn't just store data, they should work for us. With modern telecommunication, our computer can do much more for us than we think. The folks at Intuit have been approaching software design from the point of view of getting the job of money management done, not just storing and presenting numbers. With version 4 of their perennial award winner, they are definitely pushing at the outer edges of the envelope.

Quicken 4

Street Price: $40.00

Quicken Deluxe 4

Street Price: $60.00

for further information, please contact:

Intuit

64 Willow Place

PO Box 3014

Menlo Park CA 94025

415-322-0573

415-462-2955 fax

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 BUTTONS, BUTTONS . . .

a review by Ed Hoffman

The Windows interface has certainly changed the way most people work with their computers. Those who formally relied on the DOS command line to launch programs or execute commands can now perform the operations by simply clicking on icons. Though Windows has greatly simplified many computer operations, this added convenience is not without its own set of problems. Sometimes simply keeping track of all these program icons can be a chore. The Program Manager is very useful in organizing your programs, but unless you have less than three or four program groups, even this useful tool can get unwieldy. One answer to organizing your programs so you have the programs and utilities you frequently use close at hand is with button bars.

Like many other categories of utilities, there is a plethora of button bars for you to choose from. Some are great, while others are more of a hassle than the Program Manager itself. Three of the better shareware button bar utilities that deserve your consideration are Button Star Deluxe 5.5.4, Launch! 1.81, and HandyBar 4.0. Though these utilities are all lumped together here under the general category of button bars, they are not simply different variations of the same type of program. Each of these programs has specific applications where they are best suited. In fact, these utilities are sufficiently different that you may wish to consider adding all three to your system. Likewise, since I could not decide which I liked more, all three are awarded the much coveted Works for Me Award for this month.

  Button Star Deluxe 5.5.4

The ButtonStar Deluxe utility is actually a full featured program launcher that can help you consolidate and organize your complete Windows system. Rather than simply a button bar, this program is more of a Desktop Manager. With this program you have several optional setups and configurations to help you regain control of your system and eliminate much of the disorder and limitations inherent in the Program Manager.

ButtonStar Deluxe can be configured to suit the way you typically work. As the Windows shell, the program offers instant access to any program on your system. All your Program Manager Groups can be accessed through a unique tab bar located above the bank of launch buttons. As each Program Manager group tab is clicked, the button bar automatically changes to show all the programs in the group. These tabs can be configured to show all the groups, or if necessary, to only show the groups you select. The tab bar may be shown as a single or double row of tabs, depending on the number of groups you select.

The initial interface is composed of a two page matrix of 36 buttons each. There are eighteen buttons in each row. A simple mouse click at the arrows at each side at the bottom of the window switches between each page. Should you desire more buttons to organize similar programs or projects together, up to sixteen group buttons may also be positioned anywhere on the button bar. Each of these group buttons controls a separate tool bar that contains nine buttons. The program offers a total of 216 configurable buttons. This should be enough buttons for even the most zealous power user.

In addition to the button bars, the ButtonStar Deluxe program also offers an abundance of additional features. A TaskBar replaces the random icons at the bottom of the screen. The TaskBar remains visible when your programs are maximized to make switching between programs quite simple. There is also a ten item launch history. A built-in pop-up Task Manager can be accessed by clicking the right mouse button. This feature displays a menu that lists all running programs plus any programs you may wish to designate for quick launch. The program also includes a system of pop-up reminder alarms, with timed program execution and snooze alarm. This system permits an unlimited number of alarms to be set for any time, date, week day or month.

Overall, the ButtonStar Deluxe program is an extremely powerful, yet very logical desktop manager. The program is very simple to use and surprisingly easy to configure. Each button can be configured by typing in the information,  with a browse feature, or by dragging and dropping the program from the File Manager.

 Launch! 1.81

If your requirements for a button bar utility are somewhat more modest, or if you simply want to have a single utility to launch any number of additional programs, the Launch! 1.81 program may be just what you need. This program is very well done and can greatly simplify the way you organize the programs or utilities you use most often.

Launch! 1.81 is basically a tool-box style utility specifically designed to launch virtually any program or application that runs under Windows. The program is fully configurable and both the content and size of the tool-box can be modified to suit whatever conditions you specify. The program offers complete control over the number of rows and columns displayed as well as a variety of different icon sizes. To reduce the area the tool-box occupies on your screen, Launch! may even be configured so only a specific number of rows are visible when the program is activated. The balance of the buttons are accessed with a scroll bar. When setting up the program, if you decide to move a program from one button to another, the process is actually quite simple. Unlike other similar tool-box type programs, that require a convoluted series of steps, with Launch!, the programs are actually moved. So, no more erasing or overwriting existing buttons just to move a button location. Another nice feature of the program is the status bar at the bottom. As you pause the cursor over a button, the name of the program appears in the status bar. When not displaying a program name, the status bar may be set to show the time, date, or both time and date. Optionally, if you would rather not have the time and date information shown, the status bar may also be hidden. Then it will only appear to show a program name.

Each button can be configured for either internal or external functions. The internal functions are operations such as Restart Windows, Exit Windows, Reboot System, or any of several operations internal to the Launch! program. External functions are typically operations involving program launching. Here the buttons may be configured by typing in the information,  with a browse feature, or by dragging and dropping the program from the File Manager. Though executable files are most commonly assigned to these buttons, other file types may also be added. Here, if a TXT file is assigned to a button, the program will automatically run the associated program to display the TXT file.

The Launch! program is very well done and is a very useful addition to any system. By assigning your most used programs to it, you can avoid dropping back to the Program Manager.

  HandyBar 4.0

HandyBar 4.0 is another style of tool-box launcher. However, this program has a very specific purpose. It is only used to access the functions and features of PageMaker 5. Anyone with even a passing knowledge of PageMaker knows that the program relies heavily on hot keys and menus to perform all its operations. This method may be reasonable for some operations, but it is not very practical for the majority of the more common procedures routinely required when using PageMaker.

	When installed, the HandyBar appears with a variety of the more common PageMaker commands already assigned. However, if you'd like to add more features, or change the arrangement, the procedure is very simple. Likewise, the position of the HandyBar may be set to suit the way you work. Here the options are Top, Bottom, Left, Right, or Floating. The basic shape of the tool-Box is also easily changed by simply dragging one of the sides. This allows the Tool-Box to be configured to the space you have available. In addition to the added functionality of the buttons, the HandyBar program also offers a variety of other useful features. A few of these feature are:
The program allows you to see a pop-up menu of your last nine saved publications.

You can define and apply dozens of character styles.

You can toggle both rulers and guides on/off as well as snap to guides or rulers.

Save documents with save faster or save smaller options, regardless of Preferences settings.

Insert special characters into your publication with a pop-up menu.

You can move objects to the front or back and perform align operations with a pop-up menu.

HandyBar can definitely make constructing or editing documents with PageMaker both easier and much faster. A free version of the program is available to allow you to try out the program. This version has limited functionality, but is free. If you use it and find that's all you'll need, then consider it a gift from the author. But, after I tried the free version, I soon realized I wanted the complete HandyBar program.

Weary of trying to find programs or commands by shuffling through Program Manager or the menu system of PageMaker? You might want to take a close look at these three programs. You may even find all three worthy of a spot on your system.

Button Star Deluxe 5.5.4

BSTAR554.ZIP

Registration fee: $28.00

for further information, please contact:

DataDesign Systems

15958-B Shady Grove Rd.

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Launch! 1.81

LAUNCH!.ZIP

Registration fee: $15.00

for further information, please contact:

Mr. Rodney  Savard

4507 South Kent Street

Kennewick, WA 99337-4510

HandyBar 4.0

HNDYFR.ZIP

Registration fee: $29.95

for further information, please contact:

Mr. Scott Dunn

1415 E. Spring Street

Seattle, WA 98122

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HyperBible 1.8
 HYPERBIBLE 1.8 CD

a review by Ed Hoffman

Unquestionably, the Bible is the best selling book ever printed. In fact, when Mr. Johannes Gutenberg wanted to test his new invention, movable type, the Bible was the first book he printed. Since those days in the mid 15th century, the Bible has been reprinted more than any other book. However, despite the popularity of this book, few people spend very much time reading the Bible, even though most of us have a copy of this volume somewhere on our bookshelves. The principal reason for this lack of interest in the Bible is the difficulty most people have in finding specific information. Likewise, the language used in most Bibles is difficult to understand. Today however, with the advent of computers, electronic versions of the Bible are available to help both the serious Bible student and the occasional Bible reader. One such computerized version of this book that makes Bible study much more user friendly is the HyperBible 1.8 - CD Version.

The HyperBible is a computerized version of one of the most comprehensive Bible study tools available today, the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible®. Anyone familiar with the printed version of this volume as well as those who have yet to use this study tool will be quite impressed with this program. The program operates through a self-contained run time version of the Asymetrix Toolbook program. This adaptation of the Toolbook program offers a considerable array of capabilities and functionality.

The program is available in two variations: on floppy disks and on a CD. The disk version is available with any of six translations. The CD version contains all six translations. The six translations available with the program are: New American Standard (NAS), King James Version (KJV), New International Version (NIV), New King James Version (NKJ), Revised Standard Version (RSV) and the Living Bible, Paraphrase (LIV).

When the HyperBible program starts, the Main Menu is the first window that appears. This window is shown as a bookshelf. This screen simplifies the process of navigating the program. The various areas of the program are shown with different volumes on the bookshelf. Simply clicking on one of the books automatically opens the program to one of the eight difference areas or functions. These eight areas, or functions, may also be accessed through the menu bar.

The Introduction area lists suggestions and hints to help you get up and running with the program as quickly as possible. Though it will not replace the manual, it does offer a selection of ideas and useful suggestions. The Quick Reference area is a guide to using the various features of the program. Here topics such as the book abbreviations and icon guide are explained. This area is also keyed to the base program, so if you look up the abbreviation for a book name, clicking on this name in the Quick Reference list takes you to that book in the Bible.

The Concordance lists every word occurrence and its location in the Bible. Since the words are translation sensitive, a simple mouse click allows you to switch translations to find the locations of specific words. Both individual words, groups of words, or phrases can be found using the And, Or, And Not options. The General Index is useful finding specific topics in the Bible. This index lists the topic and the Thompson Chain-Reference number. Each of these topics is also keyed to the rest of the program. So, highlighting the number and clicking on the Thompson Chain-Reference icon takes you directly to that topic.

The Thompson Chain-Reference section is the principal search feature of the HyperBible. This section of the program lists over 100,000 topical notes. This section is basically a concordance of topics, rather than words. If, for example, you searched the Chain-Reference for the topic LOVE, everything listing related to this topic is shown. Here the main topic is listed and every possible variation. Once you've limited your search to a more specific area, this sub-topic is shown along with every where it is mentioned in the Bible. To view the listed verses, simply click on the name of the verse and a small window appears showing the verse.

The next section, the Bible, opens the program to show the specific verses in either one or two translations. Though six translations are available, only two can be shown at a single time with the program. The translations can be changed very easily; you can easily compare the same verse, or verses, in all six translations very easily. When ordering the program on floppies, you'll need to specify the translation, or translations, you desire. If, however, you order the CD version, all six are available to you. When setting up the program, you can add or remove translations as well as set the primary and secondary translations. The primary translation is the version used for concordance searches unless you specify the secondary to be used.

The Bible section screen contains a wide range of options. Here all the various areas of the program are easily accessed. The series of icons shown down the left side of the window allows quick access to the Bookshelf (main menu), The Online Help, the General Index, the Chain-Reference feature, Bible Atlas, The Word Processor, and the Character Study areas of the  program. Likewise, the icons across the top of the window also offer a variety of options. The Bible icon permits quick access to the complete Bible. The Search Builder icon accesses the concordance. The Place Mark allows you to set bookmarks for future reference. The next icon is the Speed Reading Option. Here you can set the program to automatically scroll through the text. The scrolling rate can be set to any comfortable reading speed. The next icon permits you to switch between viewing selected verses or the complete chapter. The icons at the far right are used to navigate forward and backward as well as returning to a previous option.

The Atlas area of the program contains a variety of maps to help find the various geographic features. An index is also provided to find specific places. To use this feature, simply click the index icon and find the name of the place or feature you want to find. Click on this name and a map appears with the place or feature highlighted. For additional study, simply click on the appropriate map entry and the program jumps to the chain-reference information about that place or feature. The last item on the bookshelf is the Word Processor. This option allows you to select the word processor you want to use for taking notes. The default word processor used with the program is Windows Write.

The HyperBible is a program that takes full advantage of the power of the computer as well as the features of the Toolbook program. Even if your Bible study requirements are minimal, the HyperBible 1.8 - CD Version is a program that will definitely help you make the best use of your study time.

HyperBible 1.8 - CD Version

List price: $299.00

for further information, please contact:

Kirkbride Technology

PO Box 606

335 West Ninth Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202-3003

800-428-4385

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Ed Hoffman

ed.hoffman@wol.com


 PROMPTER

a review by Ed Rasimus

"Four score and...seven...er, uh....years ago, we gathered here...ya know...to bury Caesar, not to praise him...I, huh think." Have you been forced to give a speech lately? Oh, you don't give speeches. That's the realm of politicians and preachers. Oh yeah? Well, let me suggest that you have had the need for public speaking skills, but you may not have taken the requirement seriously enough.

If you are in sales or marketing, I guarantee you've made a speech. If you are a teacher there is no doubt that you've made an oral presentation. If you are a member of a club or social organization, you've had occasion to address the group. If you are a manager, I'd bet a small sum that you have had to stand in front of either your boss or your subordinates and explain something. And, unless you are among the very lucky gifted ones, I would also be willing to bet you didn't do the greatest job of getting the message out.

Admit it, few of us have the talent to present a coherent presentation without a least some notes. We will usually do a better job if we organize our thoughts into a detailed outline or better yet, a full-blown script. When the president speaks, he uses a script projected on those weird little angled glass squares you see sticking up in front of the podium. When Dan Rather or Peter Jennings give you the news, they are reading from a box of scrolling text mounted above the TV camera. When Larry King interviews Ross Perot he is reading prompts from a device mounted under a plastic window in his desk top. Now, through the magic of computer shareware, you can join the world of the professional talking heads. You can have Prompter helping you say what needs to be said.

Prompter is a simple word processor and prompting utility package. It allows you to write and edit your presentation directly, or import your speech from any other word processor as a text (TXT) file. Standard Windows conventions of cut-and-paste and drag-and-drop editing apply. You can organize your talk in whatever manner suits your style: full text, outline or key-idea notes. When you are finished you can print it for conventional presentation handling.

But, that's no big deal. What Prompter offers next is the "prompt" mode. First set the slider bars at the top of the workspace for speed of the prompting scroll and font size for your presentation. When you click on the "prompt" button, your speech is displayed in presentation mode in large font size and begins scrolling. An elapsed time digital clock starts recording. Rehearsal is simple and the program pacing helps the nervous speaker avoid those incoherent speedups we have all experienced. If the speech is too long or too short, simply return to "edit" mode and make the necessary changes.

"Some fonts are better than others, Mr. Lincoln."

 If you wish to check out different fonts for readability during your speech, the dialog box for fonts is one of the better ones around. An alphabetical list of installed fonts is displayed down the left side while a sample text sentence shows on the right. Select a font and you can see it immediately in the sample. Some of the big-guy software companies ought to figure this out, so we can avoid having to jump back and forth between dialog box and our work space trying to figure out if we want Bodini or Braggadoccio. You may be surprised at what works for you in terms of instantly readable text during a speech. I always thought a block sans-serif font would be easy. It turns out that I have a much quicker grasp of text presented with serif fonts and even some script works well.

When it comes time for the speech, simply fire up the ol' laptop in front of you on the podium, and there's your teleprompter. Prompter runs your speech for you at the selected speed. When the inevitable interruptions for standing ovations occur, simply tap an alphanumeric key on the keyboard to pause the scroll. When the crowd quiets, tap another key and resume. If you get ahead of yourself, or need the scrolling to slow or back up, the up and down arrow keys take care of that.

Ahhh, with Prompter in your service, Daniel Webster look out!

PRMPTR.ZIP

Registration: $25.00

for further information, please contact:

OsoSoft

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Los Osos CA 93402

805-528-1759

805-528-3074 fax

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thunder@usa.net

ed.rasimus@wol.com


 TIME & CHAOS

a review by Steven Justice

Time & Chaos, now in version 4.04, is the great shareware success story: a man creates a Visual Basic application for his own use, posts it as shareware, and becomes rich. iSBiSTER International, which publishes Time & Chaos, says that the product enjoys an installed base of 80,000 users, and it well deserves its success. For a month I replaced my high-end, commercial PIM with Time & Chaos--I translated all my phone book records, moved over my to-do lists, and managed my appointments with this powerful, inexpensive product. For reasons I'll get to, I'm going back to Ecco Professional once I've finished this review. But as any reviewer will tell you, which PIM you want depends on what you need; Time & Chaos did not, in the end, meet my needs, but it might meet yours. It's the only competitor that has ever challenged Ecco for me, and truth to tell, I'll feel a little sad when I remove it from my C: drive.

What is it about this PIM that not only makes it so very useful but also can make you look forward to working with it and even think of it with fondness? A single screen shot tells much of the story:

There it is, the genius of this quietly ingenious software: your daily appointments, your to-do list, and your phone book are all visible at once on the main screen. So are the functions for adding, deleting, editing, and searching records in all three (in this program, you almost never use the menus). Any information you want is either in front of you when you open the program or a single mouse-click away. The more you work with this arrangement, the more the modest brilliance of its usability impresses you.

Let's take a turn around the screen.

The upper right quadrant is the appointment calendar, different from other PIMs, displaying only appointment items you have added, rather than a grid of hour or half-hour slots that you either fill in or leave blank. If you need to have your day graphically laid out for you, this arrangement will be unsatisfactory. However, those hour grids take up screen space, and I loved having all my daily appointments in a list that could be taken in at a glance. Click the Add Appointment button and this dialog comes up:

It takes a day or two to get used to entering appointments in a dialog instead of typing them onto a calendar page. I found, however, that when I got used to it, the process was quicker than the more conventional one. You can type beginning and ending times directly into the appropriate slots, and the program is so intelligent as to be forgiving: it will expand shorthand like "10 a" to "10:00 AM." And the little tab buttons at the top of the box allow you to enter notes on the appointment, link it to other records, establish search fields, and set alarms.

A similar dialog appears when you press buttons to enter items in the to-do list and the phone book. This means, among other things, that behind the very modular appearance of the program's main screen lies the means for very sophisticated linking of information. But that sophistication does not compromise the ease of use. When you make a phone-book entry, you can designate one phone number as the default, on the right side of the dialog box:

Now, from the main screen, if you drag John Doe's name from the phone-book onto your to-do list, a new to-do item, "Call John Doe," appears, giving Mr. Doe's phone number. Drag a to-do item into the appointments area, and the Add Appointment dialog pops up to let you schedule the item. And so on.

The monthly calendar in the upper-left corner is dynamic: you can navigate to a new day appointment calendar and to-do list by clicking on the date, and you can advance or back up the monthly calendar by monthly or yearly increments. Just below the monthly calendar, a button displays the time; if you move to a different day, the button changes to read Today, and pressing the button will return you to the current day.

Over the course of my month with the product, I became fond of it simply because it gave me so much information with so little effort. When I did need to contrive sophisticated searches of my to-do lists or appointment calendars, the searches were quick and easy to formulate. Its printing, while not particularly quick, is quite elegant. So why am I going back to Ecco? One aspect of Time & Chaos makes it wrong for me, but may not apply to you. While you can add free-form notes to any item on the main screen--any telephone book entry, any to-do item, any appointment--the program has no facility for keeping notes of information that are not linked to one item or another. Some of my days (not enough!) include no appointments or scheduled obligations, but on all days I need to retrieve things from the mass of information that never stops coming my way. If Time & Chaos could let me do that, I'd be a convert.

But there is reason still to think that eventually it might. iSBiSTER is rewriting the program in 32-bit code to prepare for Windows 95; in the short time since the first version hit the bulletin boards, Time & Chaos has evolved from a clumsy good idea to a brilliantly sophisticated piece of work. I think we can look forward to its continued refinement.

T&C404.ZIP

Registration: $29.95

for further information, please contact:

iSBiSTER International Inc.

1111 Beltline Road

Suite 204

Garland, TX  75040

214-495-6724

BBS 214-539-2762

reviewed by

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Steven Justice

sjustice@violet.berkeley.edu

steven.justice@wol.com


STEP-UP PROGRAM MANAGER

a review by Steven Jay Cohen

Windows 3.x has come a long way in its short history. There are vast improvements embodied in Windows for Workgroups v3.11, with all of its 32-bit bells and whistles and marked increases in speed of operation. Despite these great advances, there is a major aspect that has unfortunately all but been ignored. The organizational shell of this great GUI, Program Manager, has remained a Model T while its brothers and sisters have sped on to become the sleeker aerodynamic vehicles of today.

Windows has been around long enough now that almost everyone has had a crack at building the "better mousetrap." Fortunately, several of these offerings have actually proved their worth and settled into comfortable positions of popularity. This abundance of add-ins and would-be replacements has made it quite difficult for just anyone to come along and make their mark anew. After all, how many ways can ProgMan be reinvented?

I am here to tell you that a new worthwhile contender has entered the field: Step-Up Program Manager. It takes many of the best features of its predecessors, adds a few spices of its own, and mixes them together in a refreshingly flexible, no-nonsense fashion.

Step-Up Program Manager (StepMan) offers three basic modes of operation: Program Manager Mode; Switchboard Mode; and Desktop Mode. Each may be tweaked and fine-tuned to suit your taste.

 Program Manager Mode

This is the default configuration for StepMan. Its overall appearance is almost exactly the same as the original Program Manager with a number of enhancements. All of your original group and item arrangements are retained and as a result, the learning curve in this mode is practically nonexistent. So how is this better? Let's see.

 The Step-Up Program Manager Toolbar

At the top of the StepMan window, you will immediately notice a new toolbar that provides quick access to its features. Here are some highlights:

 Find - If you ever forget which group contains an infrequently used application, this function will discover its location by way of description, command line, working directory or icon path. Once found, the group is automatically opened and the target application icon is highlighted.

 Run - This dialogue keeps a running history of commands used. A Clear History function empties the list whenever you desire a fresh start.

 Arrange Items - Easily organize your groups, icons, and/or open windows. As a variance, when Auto-Arrange is turned on, in addition to positioning group icons, the icons within the Main group are also automatically snapped into position.

 Sort Groups - This function alphabetically sorts the currently active group. Also accessible in the View Window As dialogue, you may check the Change For All Groups option to sort all groups at once.

 Hide/Show/Close All - This is an innovative feature set that slices through the clutter. You may Hide or Show all open group windows, permitting you to easily see your top-level group icons.

 Icon/List/Toolbox Display - Items in a group may be viewed in any of these formats, and each group may be configured separately. This is one of StepMan's nicest features, providing a high degree of user configurability to accommodate individual preferences.

 Icon Size - It's about time! Bravo! Instantly resize all of your icons at once. There are two increments larger and smaller than the norm.

 Configure - Available options in this mode include your choice of appearance when iconized: Icon, working Clock, or System Resource Meter. This is where you enable and/or disable the toolbar and status bar. Globally applicable, you may choose from several 3D dialogue box looks and elect to use a custom cursor.

Status Bar

 Switchboard Mode

Switchboard Mode

This StepMan mode is similar to the HP Dashboard in appearance and function. As you can see in the above graphic, groups are scrollable and easily accessible along the top. On the right is a clock, which may be analog or digital, and a resource/memory meter. The large buttons, called Quick Buttons, are user-configurable by drag 'n drop from the application items in the group display or from File Manager.

There are several configurable items unique to this mode. You may choose a 1, 2, or 3 column wide presentation, and individually toggle on or off the display of the resource meter, clock, and Quick Buttons. Double click on the clock face to access its dialogue box where the presentation type is chosen and scheduled alarms can be set. Likewise, a double click on the resource thermometer brings up its dialogue box where environment variables, system information, memory usage, and drive information can all be viewed. Here too is where you set the level for the resource alarm.

 Desktop Mode

Quite ingeniously, author Ken Brown has produced a bare desktop upon which you can place individual group icons side by side with individual minimized program icons. As in the other modes, groups may be displayed in any of the three formats. The menu bar is always visible along the top and all group icons are contained in the Quick Access group. If you like the look and feel of Norton's Desktop, then this mode will suit you well.

There are several global features you will find useful, regardless of the operational mode. Groups are easily nested, one inside another. StepMan allows you to create Desktop Icons, keeping the applications you use most often always within easy reach. Furthermore, you may switch freely among the three modes without rebooting and without losing your Desktop Icons or nesting arrangements. This tightly woven package is small and uses only 1/2 to 2/3 the resources consumed by Program Manager.

The overall functionality, versatility, and user-configurability of this Program Manager replacement are unmatched in the world of shareware. But hold on just a moment. This is not the end of the line. Should you decide that StepMan is indeed worthy of a permanent home on your hard drive, you are in for a treat. When you register, you will receive Workspace, a free bonus application that virtually puts the icing on the cake.

 Workspace

 	Workspace is a program that permits the user to create virtual desktops. Its feature set is very similar to the old Xerox shell, X-Rooms. Configure several completely different desktops to reflect your working habits. You may, for example, wish to create a desktop that contains desktop buttons for your home accounting work; one for your graphics work; and another for your word processing tasks. Each virtual desktop can be unique all the way down to the wallpaper and StepMan modes of choice. Move easily from one to the other by clicking on the menu's miniature representations (as illustrated in the adjacent graphic). Alternatively, you can simply slide the mouse cursor all the way to the right or left side of the current Workspace desktop. You can also create several sessions that each contain different customized desktop sets. This would come in handy for families or businesses having more than one person working on the same PC. Each individual could have their own personalized environments ready and waiting each time they boot up without disturbing anyone else's arrangements.

WorkSpace will operate in any Windows 3.x shell; it does not require Step-Up Program Manager in order to function. It is a superb organizational tool, and a great way to conserve resources.

Dollar for dollar, ounce for ounce, Step-Up Program Manager and Workspace comprise a commercial quality, feature-rich value that is tough to match. Best of all, these applications are shareware. Download StepMan and give it a try. You will not be disappointed.

STEPMAN.EXE

Registration: $19.95

for further information, please contact:

Step-Up Software Inc.

333 South West Fifth Avenue  Suite 405

Portland, Oregon 97204

(503) 223-6306

(503) 223-6632 fax

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Steven Jay Cohen

steven.cohen@wol.com


DOC-TO-HELP

a review by Bob Gollihur

Doc-To-Help

While Windows Help is getting a bit long in the tooth, it doesn't seem to matter to we Help Developers. More and more programs demand quality, easy to use Help Files, so more and more tools are emerging to make that process easier. Anyone without a programming background who has browsed through the Microsoft Windows Help Authoring Guide probably went screaming off into the woods. Doc-To-Help was created to bring that potential author in from the cold, with a warmer approach to creating help files.

Doc-To-Help's very product title gives an indication as to its intended use -- as a tool to convert documents into help files. This is not a help development tool, so much as a tool to author manuals from which help files can be produced. Through the extensive use of styles within Microsoft Word 2.0 or 6.0, you essentially map out your project. Doc-To-Help takes care of the rest.

By way of an introduction, the manual begins by explaining why people, in general, do not read manuals. If you expect to get anywhere with Doc-To-Help, you had better RTFM; it is not only a requirement to begin to understand and use the program, the documentation is filled with a great deal of information of interest for simple or complex projects.

A project with Doc-To-Help begins with the selection of one of several supplied templates, complete with title pages and contents. Menu options and the toolbar can help to make development of your document and help file easier. WexTech provides material and information for a tutorial to familiarize yourself with the process.

At the heart of the system is the application of styles to certain parts of your help file. For instance, anything formatted in Doc-To-Help's Heading 1 appears as static text in the Contents Topic, while those formatted in Heading 2 are accessible as a Windows Help "Jump." Other manual construction designations cause Windows Help functions to be later implemented: a margin note becomes a popup definition. You can also make certain sections exclusive to either the manual or help file, where differences are required. The product also provides other tools to configure your help file's details using all the options that Windows Help offers with very thorough documentation. Instructions and tools for converting existing files of various origins are also included.

As a professional developer of help files, I was first attracted to the product because of the included Hyperperformance Tools. WexTech includes support for some bells and whistles to make your help file both more attractive and functional.

Help typically supports only 16 color graphics, a real impediment when you want to splash a sexy 256 color graphic. Doc-To-Help includes a small DLL that allows the easy insertion of 256 color graphics. If you really want to wow the folks back home, you can also insert an imbedded window to display and run a Video for Windows 1.1 AVI file.

This same file allows "watermarking," but has some limitations, or dare I say it, bugs. With the D2HTOOLS.DLL you can place a bitmap behind any help screen, positioning it in any of nine quadrants, or tiling the background. You can select defaults for the entire file to apply to the non-scroll and background regions, and override it on a topic basis. Unfortunately, if used with a window that scrolls, the background bitmap breaks up and leaves "trails" if you use the keyboard to scroll the text. I have even encountered a system crash in one particular arcane usage of the file.

That experience hasn't stopped me from employing the DLL in this very help file for the attractive effects I hope you observe. I was guilty of stretching the envelope. Work within its limitations, and watermarking can supply distinctive touches to your end result.

The other Hyperperformance Tool is the Navigator. Accessed from an added toolbar button in Help, it brings a tool that goes the typical secondary window indexing tricks one better. From its own toolbar, your user can expand, close, or move among the topics, change the font, and choose to print the current topic, subtopics, or all topics. Colors can be changed, and individual entries are expanded or closed by clicking on the book icons. Doc-To-Help creates the index file automatically as you author your project.

Finally, a Setup Wizard to install all these files is provided, written by Stirling Technologies of InstallSHIELD fame. Not a bad bonus. Also included is a Context Remapping Utility for developers. SHED support for multiple hotspots is provided using drag and drop for mapping, which should delight some developers. You can't accuse WexTech of being cheap -- they are handing over a complete suite of tools to create and deliver an attractive help file and document.

Personally, as an experienced help developer, my first feelings about Doc-To-Help were negative. I found the steps of creating a document intended for printing unnecessary, and was generally uncomfortable with the process. I really didn't like the program liberally changing Word option settings on me without reversing them or at least documenting them. I have my operating preferences as do others, and we all likely use Word for purposes other than just Help file construction. Frankly, I don't think the product was written primarily with folks like me in mind. I will probably take steps to overcome the initial aversion in the future, and use it for an assignment involving a manual and help file for a new product. I hope the time savings will be worth it.

If you must both write a manual and create a help file, to document a software product or for any reason where paper and computer-based distribution is required, consider Doc-To-Help and its valuable add-ons. WexTech includes some example help files that can help you with some organizational ideas and concepts.

Doc-To-Help 1.6

List Price: $295.00

for further information, please contact:

WexTech Systems, Inc.

310 Madison Avenue

Suite 905

New York, NY 10017

800-939-8324

212-949-4007 fax

reviewed by

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Bob Gollihur

bob.gollihur@wol.com


RTFM
RTFM - Read the Fine Manual -

a traditional acrynomic cyberspace

response to a query, although the

word that the "F" represents varies.


WORD PERFECT 6.1

a review by Steven Justice

For the last year or so, the tone in CompuServe's WordPerfect Users forum has been grim and aggrieved. The reason was WordPerfect 6.0. It was achingly slow even on fast machines, it crashed hard and often with General Protection Faults -- it was even ugly to look at. With an interim release last summer (version 6.0a), speed and stability improved some, though the interface didn't get any prettier. Now, with WPCorp under new ownership, we have WordPerfect for Windows 6.1. Now I'll admit that I was ready to be bitter and blistering about this third release. But my scorn is silenced: the improvements in WordPerfect 6.1 are significant, even stunning. The old WordPerfect, which ruled the world of DOS, is finally ready to take its crack at Windows.

The real news about WordPerfect 6.1 is not new features, but that old features now work well enough to make it a plausible choice for ordinary users. It is the features that either will or will not make this the word-processor for you, and the features that make it the most powerful, if maybe not the very best, word processor on the market.

Ever since the release of WordPerfect 6.0, the program has had the most versatile interface among the major word-processing programs. At the top of the screen, below the menu bar, is not one but two rows of buttons; you can use either or both:

The upper row is the Toolbar, which is not strikingly different from the button-bars in other Windows applications. Adding and removing buttons is a matter of clicking and dragging, and you can create an unlimited number of Toolbars to switch according to templates, documents, or functions. One nice feature is WordPerfect's ability to add application icons (notice the Ecco icon at the right). Below is the PowerBar, which is one of the best features of the interface. It offers drop-down menus for typefaces, fonts, styles, and the like. The drop-downs are quicker and more convenient than the "combo-boxes" on Microsoft toolbars. The slim, text-based form of the PowerBar displays these functions without absorbing much screen-space, and you can use icons on the PowerBar if you like. This feature may have been inspired by the "dynamic status bar" in Lotus' Ami Pro, but by moving it to the top of the screen WordPerfect lets you have a fully configurable, very informative status bar as well:

Like all current word-processors, WordPerfect ships with a large selection of document templates (and like AmiPro 3.1, it also ships with its own selection of TrueType fonts, some quite beautiful). But its designers have solved one problem that lots of templates create. Instead of making you scroll through all the templates to find what you want, the Templates dialog box allows you to classify them into sensible categories:

WordPerfect veterans will smile in recognition: that's the style of the word-processor we all loved before Windows came along. Remember when you figured out how much easier it would be to manage your DOS files with WordPerfect's file manager than with the DOS REN, MOVE, COPY, and DEL commands? WordPerfect 6.1 is still far, far ahead of all its competition in file management. The File|Open dialog is more than a File|Open dialog: it is a complete file manager:

The "QuickList" on the right allows you to name directories, or file masks within directories. You can, for example, give all your memos the extension *.MEM, keep them all in your default document directory, and define a QuickList entry that will show you only *.MEM files. The filename list box, on the left, can show file size and date; or it can be defined to show the file description, allowing you in effect to give your files long filenames. And the "File Options" button, shown expanded here, lets you do anything to a file from WordPerfect that you can do from DOS or from Windows' File Manager. Beyond this, bundled with the program is the QuickFinder file indexer, which will perform nearly instantaneous text searches across any directory, once you have allowed it to generate an index for itself. This app is faster, more capacious, and more powerful than the commercial file indexer I bought for myself some months ago. Even if you don't need or want WordPerfect for your word-processor, you might think it worth the price just for this app and the TrueType fonts.

Another traditional WordPerfect strength has been its support for non-standard characters. This Windows version ships with Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Japanese character sets as well as mathematical, phonetic, proofing, and generic international character sets. The Windows implementation is slightly and (to me) annoyingly different from the old DOS technique. In DOS you could type CTRL-W or CTRL-V and then type a two-character combination that would give you your special character: e and ', for example, would give you the combination. You can still do that, but pressing the CTRL-W combination now brings up a graphical dialog box that from which you can choose your special character. This is fine and helpful, but it slows you down considerably if you already know the key combination you want.

In fact, this situation, great power deployed a little thoughtlessly, is what has inspired some WordPerfect 6.0 users with great loyalty and provoked in other (and sometimes the same) users a desperate annoyance. But one aspect of their program proud WordPerfect partisans could point to without fear of contradiction or challenge. The ease and power with which WordPerfect allows you to create and manipulate tables is something that any Word or AmiPro loyalist must envy. You get thick, solid lines bordering cells, instead of those wispy gridlines that Word offers; they respond as you would expect to resizing, and I haven't even begun to exhaust the formatting possibilities. But there is more than that. Create a table, and select Table|Formula Bar from the menu, and you get this:

Look familiar? It's a spreadsheet with sophisticated powers of calculation and a hundred table functions (what would elsewhere be called "@functions"). It can't rival 1-2-3 or Quattro Pro in speed or analytical power. But if I didn't need a real spreadsheet twice a year for calculating grades, I could wipe 1-2-3 from my hard drive and let WordPerfect balance my checkbook.

If  you've seen the advertisements, you may have expected me to say more about the "PerfectSense Technology" in WordPerfect 6.1. Here's the scoop: Open Edit|Find, check Word Forms on the dialog box, search for (say) "buy," and hit OK; it will find, not only "buy" or "buying," but also "bought." I'm unimpressed. Though I spend most of my time writing, I can't imagine under what circumstances I would want to do this. Maybe you can; but be careful, because this function has the perfect sense only of a small child. It will recognize "bought" as a form of "buy," for example, and "depreciation" as a form of "depreciate"; but it will not recognize "tonal" as a form of "tone" or "appreciative" as a form of "appreciate."

But, as I said, while the features are important they are not the real question. The question is whether it works, and the answer here is encouraging but mixed. The program is much, much more efficient than earlier 6.x releases: running WordPerfect 6.0a on my 486/33 (with 8M of RAM), the screen would lag behind my typing. This is no longer a problem: the screen responds as quickly as anyone could want. Fortunately, the program is not the memory and resource hog its predecessor was. But, even when WordPerfect is the only app running, it will sometimes grind the hard drive for no apparent reason, and will hang for a few seconds coming out of dialog boxes. And there are the odd glitches and bugs. The Edit|Find dialog box usually covers up the found instance of the word until you move it. I was unable to get some keyboard assignments to work, even though the baroque keyboard-definition dialog box said they were assigned.

So, should you use it? Depends. Novell is asking $99 for the version upgrade, and this has caused further bitter comments from users. But if you own version 6.0 or 6.0a, don't stand on principle. Get the upgrade, because your life will be much happier, and you'll spend less of it waiting for your screen to redraw. If you have the hardware (the box says a 386 with 6M of RAM; I say a 486 with 8M) and have not invested too much of your time creating macros for, or documents in, Word or AmiPro, you'll find this worth a look. That has been WordPerfect's mistake: by waiting so long to present a usable product, they have probably lost thousands of users whom they ought long ago to have snagged.

Will I use it? I don't know yet. I've kept three word processing programs on my hard disk for over a year now, because I have found it hard to accept that Word 6.0 is the best the industry can do. Word's idiot refusal, for example, to supply a macro-language command that will let you GoTo a bookmark in another document, can be  done in WordPerfect 6.1, by the way. I've worked with WordPerfect 6.1 since the day it appeared in Bay Area stores; my patience has worn thin at times. However, right now, looking at this beautiful screen, for which I'm using to write the review, and watching it respond with agility to almost all my wishes, I'm beginning to think that it might be worth converting all my documents and rewriting my macros. Novell has gotten it about right --if not yet quite Perfect.

WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows

List Price: $495

for further information, please contact:

WordPerfect, The Novell Applications Group

1555 N. Technology Way

Orem, UT  84057-2399

800-321-4566

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Steven Justice

sjustice@violet.berkeley.edu

steven.justice@wol.com


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142.	WINDOWS	Sound WAV	[K-O]	65	4,396,046
143.	WINDOWS	Sound WAV	[P-T]	166	9,318,693
144.	WINDOWS	Sound WAV	[U-Z]	49	1,597,359
145.	WINDOWS	Sound Files	[A-Z]	427	68,216,351
Windows Graphics, BMP's, Clip Art, PCX Files

159.	WINDOWS	BMP's - RLE's	[A-G]	298	29,446,217
160.	WINDOWS	BMP's - RLE's	[H-P]	169	14,963,757
161.	WINDOWS	BMP's - RLE's	[Q-Z]	203	23,022,752
162.	WINDOWS	BMP's	[A-Z]	142	12,206,863
163.	WINDOWS	BMP's	[A-Z]	353	20,825,192
164.	WINDOWS	ClipA - PCX's	[A-D]	564	31,887,365
165.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	[E-M]	433	21,205,160
166.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	[N-S]	462	16,776,419
167.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	[T-Z]	227	8,036,277
168.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Accent	40	494,689
169.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Aircraft	59	2,245,350
170.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Ani-Toon	265	5,707,517
171.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Animals	275	15,568,079
172.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Aquatic	139	4,092,875
173.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Arrows	37	312,187
174.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Attire	156	4,234,675
175.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Banners	157	4,890,676
176.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Birds	92	4,259,544
177.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Birdtoon	44	1,125,235
178.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Boats	54	1,216,346
179.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Borders	219	16,767,091
180.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Building	132	7,217,299
181.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Business	138	4,261,818
182.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Cars	74	1,316,312
183.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Christms	275	6,401,831
184.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	In Color	367	26,972,299
185.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Comics	271	3,818,756
186.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Computer	101	3,168,992
187.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Culture	195	5,941,102
188.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Dog/Cat	128	5,399,002
189.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Equipmnt	38	639,964
190.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Family	65	4,627,906
191.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Famous	101	2,658,174
192.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Farm/Msc	105	6,512,825
193.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Females	57	2,882,443
194.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Fishtoon	20	586,378
195.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Flowers	376	35,904,908
196.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Food	195	4,308,961
197.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Fruit	154	6,443,797
198.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Hands	57	1,103,222
199.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Headings	125	2,792,899
200.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Holiday	132	4,472,298
201.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Home	85	1,339,446
202.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Humor	92	2,605,191
203.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Insects	104	2,783,135
204.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Kids	58	2,391,900
205.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Logo	62	834,265
206.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Logolibr	16	266,833
207.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Love	69	2,304,105
208.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Males	119	5,596,027
209.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Medical	156	4,691,173
210.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Military	334	11,225,912
211.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Money	46	2,431,965
212.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Multiart	148	5,591,109
213.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Music	70	1,587,836
214.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Mythical	75	3,231,679
215.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Nature	169	9,984,341
216.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Occupat	115	4,567,910
217.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Odd/Ends	98	3,361,359
218.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Party	72	1,636,268
219.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	PCX Fonts	132	846,982
220.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	People	24	2,361,773
221.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Peoptoon	130	3,397,127
222.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Plants	310	32,811,630
223.	WINDOWS	PrintShop	Graphics	57	5,447,068
224.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Religion	132	2,850,079
225.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	School	94	4,395,578
226.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Science	93	5,778,815
227.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Signs	131	1,436,014
228.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Sports	367	9,407,565
229.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Tools	213	7,002,771
230.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Transpor	63	2,133,357
231.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Travel	147	9,115,499
232.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Trees	154	9,070,506
233.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Trucks	49	1,227,078
234.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	US Maps	124	1,236,632
235.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	Vegetabl	215	9,831,205
236.	WINDOWS	ClipA-PCX's	WLD Maps	279	13,859,373

Files In Area #500 Are All New Windows Files To WOL

500.	WINDOWS	NEW UPLOADS		375	82,696,648
		Totals For All Win Files		26,116	2,379,118,845


OS/2 Files
OS/2 Applications, Utilities, Drivers, Patches

245.	OS/2	Information		281	21,526,801
246.	OS/2	Drivers		168	30,982,713
247.	OS/2	Applications	[A-L]	201	49,855,913
248.	OS/2	Applications	[M-Z]	262	46,871,825
249.	OS/2	Utilities	[A-L]	287	29,146,859
250.	OS/2	Utilities	[M-S]	311	42,104,754
251.	OS/2	Utilities	[T-Z]	97	10,042,628
252.	OS/2	General Utils	[A-O]	79	9,338,573
253.	OS/2	General Utils	[P-Z]	70	23,576,747
254.	OS/2	Games		94	11,033,659
255.	OS/2	Networking/LANS	[A-M]	48	16,435,841
256.	OS/2	Networking/LANS	[N-Z]	52	6,621,020
257.	OS/2	Educational		15	1,801,985
258.	OS/2	Printer Drivers/Utils.		48	5,908,475
259.	OS/2	Communication		72	9,924,653
260.	OS/2	REXX code/utils		61	2,744,238
261.	OS/2	Disk Utilities	[A-M]	88	10,366,828
262.	OS/2	Disk Utilities	[N-Z]	67	3,843,623
263.	OS/2	Compression/Archiving		33	3,766,089
264.	OS/2	Fixes/Patches	[A-K]	71	9,212,648
265.	OS/2	Fixes/Patches	[L-P]	45	10,150,229
266.	OS/2	Fixes/Patches	[Q-Z]	90	31,017,632
267.	OS/2	Drivers	[A-N]	49	5,906,892
268.	OS/2	Drivers	[O-Z]	53	11,231,746
269.	OS/2	Graphics & Utils	[A-O]	88	9,257,251
270.	OS/2	Graphics & Utils	[P-Z]	56	4,738,067
271.	OS/2	Fonts		77	2,538,570
272.	OS/2	IBM Employee Shareware		51	4,389,724
273.	OS/2	Bulletin Board System		57	9,135,287
274.	OS/2	General Apps	[A-H]	63	10,599,904
275.	OS/2	General Apps	[I-N]	36	3,346,147
276.	OS/2	General Apps	[O-Z]	67	9,800,688
277.	OS/2	Icons		31	2,734,035
278.	OS/2	News and Info.	[A-O]	96	7,388,790
279.	OS/2	News and Info.	[P-Z]	33	6,424,908
280.	OS/2	Sound		13	1,114,632
281.	OS/2	Programs/Utils		193	30,358,758

Files In Area #499 Are All New OS/2 Files To WOL

499.	OS/2	NEW UPLOADS		133	23,759,390
		Totals For All OS/2 Files		3,636	528,998,522


DOS Files
DOS Graphics, GIFs, JPEGs

287.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[0-9]	82	12,583,609
288.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[A-B]	360	48,652,778
289.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[C-D]	294	42,787,766
290.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[E-F]	213	22,871,821
291.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[G-J]	250	38,031,287
292.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[K-M]	291	35,330,349
293.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[N-P]	357	42,130,169
294.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[Q-S]	483	61,128,245
295.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[T-V]	191	27,201,056
296.	DOS	GIF Graphic Files	[W-Z]	97	14,560,248
297.	DOS	GIF Pictures	[A-Z]	221	54,269,653
298.	DOS	GIF Pictures/Fractals		207	27,944,099
299.	DOS	GIF Cindy		65	13,230,203
300.	DOS	GIF Lingerie		97	17,239,959
301.	DOS	GIF Paula		36	5,908,964
302.	DOS	GIF Sport		90	15,240,387
303.	DOS	GIF Swim	[0-B]	226	47,965,638
304.	DOS	GIF Swim	[C-E]	198	47,599,502
305.	DOS	GIF Swim	[F-K]	100	19,516,156
306.	DOS	GIF Swim	[L]	270	37,962,580
307.	DOS	GIF Swim	[M-R]	174	24,300,179
308.	DOS	GIF Swim	[S]	257	57,711,022
309.	DOS	GIF Swim	[T-Z]	61	15,169,448
310.	DOS	WordPerfect Graphics		99	13,191,255
311.	DOS	ClipArt		255	31,686,992
312.	DOS	ANSI Graphic/Edit/View		95	6,334,928
313.	DOS	DTP/Clipart		88	9,728,274
DOS SOUND Apps, Utils, Drivers, SOU, MID, MOD, ROL, VOC,CMF Files

326.	DOS	Sound Files	[A-I]	309	26,812,469
327.	DOS	Sound Files	[J-Q]	184	10,886,789
328.	DOS	Sound Files	[R-Z]	219	15,655,719
329.	DOS	Sound Blaster Files		19	2,712,529
330.	DOS	Sound MIDI Files		118	20,597,200
331.	DOS	Sound Music Programs		59	6,502,305
332.	DOS	Sound Players/Edit/Drvs		350	34,293,266
333.	DOS	Sound Utilities		72	11,436,403
334.	DOS	Sound CMF	[0-9]	21	141,261
335.	DOS	Sound CMF	[A-E]	395	4,726,681
336.	DOS	Sound CMF	[F-J]	182	2,297,049
337.	DOS	Sound CMF	[K-O]	184	1,904,544
338.	DOS	Sound CMF	[P-T]	354	3,995,274
339.	DOS	Sound CMF	[U-Z]	87	960,346
340.	DOS	Sound CMS	[A-Z]	77	964,096
341.	DOS	Sound MID	[0-9]	185	997,558
342.	DOS	Sound MID	[A-E]	584	8,577,641
343.	DOS	Sound MID	[F-J]	305	4,787,798
344.	DOS	Sound MID	[K-O]	196	3,691,409
345.	DOS	Sound MID	[P-T]	330	5,516,106
346.	DOS	Sound MID	[U-Z]	74	1,212,550
347.	DOS	Sound MOD	[0-9]	13	1,887,092
348.	DOS	Sound MOD	[A-E]	330	36,938,872
349.	DOS	Sound MOD	[F-J]	178	21,861,472
350.	DOS	Sound MOD	[K-O]	185	21,778,538
351.	DOS	Sound MOD	[P-T]	262	26,832,099
352.	DOS	Sound MOD	[U-Z]	62	6,309,793
353.	DOS	Sound ROL	[0-9]	34	306,648
354.	DOS	Sound ROL	[A-E]	583	5,746,865
355.	DOS	Sound ROL	[F-J]	335	3,060,343
356.	DOS	Sound ROL	[K-O]	388	3,970,813
357.	DOS	Sound ROL	[P-T]	481	4,632,060
358.	DOS	Sound ROL	[U-Z]	124	1,095,859
359.	DOS	Sound VOC	[0-9]	43	4,460,943
360.	DOS	Sound VOC	[A-E]	599	66,673,325
361.	DOS	Sound VOC	[F-J]	379	43,226,088
362.	DOS	Sound VOC	[K-O]	271	31,886,159
363.	DOS	Sound VOC	[P-T]	546	80,260,089
364.	DOS	Sound VOC	[U-Z]	128	11,513,099
DOS Applications,Utils, Drivers, Games, Communications Files

380.	DOS	ASP Shareware	[A-Z]	67	11,307,693
381.	DOS	Demos Programs	[A-Z]	47	29,750,453
382.	DOS	Bible/Religious	[A-Z]	44	6,746,628
383.	DOS	Genealogy	[A-Z]	13	864,561
384.	DOS	Database Applications		204	42,140,932
385.	DOS	Database Mgrs Utils		290	42,208,765
386.	DOS	Database Programs		54	11,098,263
387.	DOS	Clipper		14	753,866
388.	DOS	Programs To Run BBS's		324	27,125,181
389.	DOS	PCBoard BBS Programs		467	22,680,706
390.	DOS	BBS Programs		460	48,397,586
391.	DOS	BBS Door Programs		135	18,530,959
392.	DOS	BBS Doors/Utils		152	22,891,431
393.	DOS	BBS's For You To Call		166	6,991,204
394.	DOS	OffLine Readers/Taglines		226	25,206,869
395.	DOS	Mail-Readers/E-Mail		154	17,028,437
396.	DOS	Mail Networks		90	6,182,225
397.	DOS	WordPerf Support Files		251	18,677,263
398.	DOS	WordPerfect		42	4,655,601
399.	DOS	WordProc/Edit/DTP	[A-L]	242	27,570,665
400.	DOS	WordProc/Edit/DTP	[M-Z]	279	37,787,437
401.	DOS	WordProcessing		46	7,521,244
402.	DOS	WordProcessing		140	17,247,018
403.	DOS	Mail-List/Managers		9	1,624,067
404.	DOS	Finance/Investment	[A-L]	124	20,160,077
405.	DOS	Finance/Investment	[M-Z]	131	22,752,076
406.	DOS	Spreadsheet/Accounting		237	38,574,349
408.	DOS	Math/Science	[A-L]	177	31,375,938
409.	DOS	Math/Science	[M-Z]	151	25,834,062
410.	DOS	Math/Science	[A-Z]	66	9,711,632
411.	DOS	Health/Medical		21	2,254,040
412.	DOS	Batch/Boot Files/Utils		374	21,266,104
413.	DOS	Batch/Boot Files/Utils		281	16,083,544
414.	DOS	Shells/Menus		258	36,702,018
416.	DOS	Hard Disk/Floppy Utils		658	51,046,855
417.	DOS	Hard Disk/Floppy Utils		71	8,458,703
418.	DOS	File Utils/Apps	[A-F]	425	21,974,236
419.	DOS	File Utils/Apps	[G-P]	211	11,847,739
420.	DOS	File Utils/Apps	[Q-Z]	291	19,083,610
422.	DOS	Legal Files		30	6,135,033
423.	DOS	Legal Prgms/Files		16	1,118,905
424.	DOS	Geoworks Programs/Files		239	20,056,789
425.	DOS	Geoworks	[A-Z]	37	1,713,583
426.	DOS	Home and Family		357	52,563,587
427.	DOS	Desk/Home Programs		71	12,829,489
428.	DOS	Sports & Hobby		298	40,472,338
429.	DOS	Misc. Applications		252	36,483,251
430.	DOS	Misc. Utilities		267	27,027,278
431.	DOS	Developer/Tools	[A-H]	387	49,729,452
432.	DOS	Developer/Tools	[J-P]	200	25,641,256
433.	DOS	Developer/Tools	[Q-Z]	247	29,294,782
434.	DOS	Programing/Languages		173	21,477,179
435.	DOS	Graphic View/Conversion		168	20,844,107
436.	DOS	Graphic Draw/CAD Apps		155	25,707,445
437.	DOS	Graphic Paint Apps		80	16,652,362
438.	DOS	Graphics Programs		96	14,007,848
439.	DOS	CAD Programs/Utils		16	2,151,420
440.	DOS	Presentation/MultiMedia		29	8,537,037
441.	DOS	Animation Apps/Util	[A-L]	160	40,910,776
442.	DOS	Animation Apps/Util	[M-Z]	96	16,266,642
444.	DOS	VideoApp/Util/Drvs	[A-L]	216	25,929,034
445.	DOS	VideoApp/Util/Drvs	[A-Z]	228	22,855,878
446.	DOS	Screen Utils		38	2,612,638
447.	DOS	Multitasking (DesQview)		111	7,672,985
449.	DOS	Networking/General	[A-L]	252	24,566,525
450.	DOS	Networking/General	[M-Z]	280	26,766,468
451.	DOS	Novell/LAN		61	8,415,735
452.	DOS	Magazine Programs/Utils		121	11,487,457
453.	DOS	Keyboard/Mouse/HWare/Drv		224	11,913,233
454.	DOS	Archivers Utils	[A-L]	204	17,210,963
455.	DOS	Archivers Utils	[M-Z]	247	22,718,057
456.	DOS	Archive Utilities		52	5,420,588
457.	DOS	Reading/lists-Technical		346	32,847,636
458.	DOS	Reading/Lists-Other		343	36,978,514
459.	DOS	Utils/Helps		271	25,059,224
460.	DOS	Education/Training/Learn		435	69,338,622
461.	DOS	Childhood Education		22	4,422,793
462.	DOS	Education Programs		124	19,564,618
463.	DOS	T.V./Movies/Entertain		166	17,690,373
464.	DOS	Get A laugh!		182	7,411,840
465.	DOS	Food/Drink		287	30,729,203
466.	DOS	Kitchen Aids		15	1,944,451
468.	DOS	Per. Info. Managers	[A-L]	214	43,428,485
469.	DOS	Per .Info. Managers	[M-Z]	140	22,950,109
470.	DOS	Home Office/Bus	[A-L]	232	46,889,295
471.	DOS	Home Office/Bus	[M-Z]	218	54,272,806
472.	DOS	Finance/Business		109	25,623,321
473.	DOS	Virus Protection Utils.		184	18,275,533
474.	DOS	Virus/Security		86	7,083,812
475.	DOS	Memory Management		282	15,252,477
476.	DOS	Computer Testing/BenchMk		194	18,448,777
477.	DOS	Games	[0-9]	137	33,118,172
478.	DOS	Games	[A-B]	229	33,046,713
479.	DOS	Games	[C-E]	259	42,846,754
480.	DOS	Games	[F-I]	251	43,139,034
481.	DOS	Games	[J-L]	109	18,233,305
482.	DOS	Games	[M-P]	203	31,965,359
483.	DOS	Games	[Q-T]	267	51,404,576
484.	DOS	Games	[U-Z]	146	28,702,736
485.	DOS	Games/Entertainment	[A-Z]	425	54,084,445
486.	DOS	Gambling	[A-Z]	24	2,839,034
487.	DOS	Printing/Utils	[A-L]	290	29,969,696
488.	DOS	Printing/Utils	[M-Z]	210	14,028,436
489.	DOS	PrinterUtilities	[A-Z]	39	4,790,243
491.	DOS	Communications	[A-H]	421	36,512,428
492.	DOS	Communications	[I-R]	308	34,687,432
493.	DOS	Communications	[S-Z]	247	25,577,391
494.	DOS	Communications	[A-Z]	144	12,319,105
495.	DOS	Ham Radio	[A-Z]	43	3,886,922
Files In Area #498 Are All New DOS Files To WOL

498.	DOS	NEW UPLOADS		691	96,461,365
		Totals For All DOS Files		35,610	3,904,734,957


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Wolly's Test System
The following systems are used

to evaluate programs for review:

ZEOS Pantera 90mhz Pentium

16 megs RAM, 256K cache

17" .25 Phillips monitor

Diamond Stealth 64 PCI, 2 megs VRAM

Seagate ST31220A IDE Drive, 1.08gigs

Colorado 250 meg Tape Backup

SoundBlaster AWE-32

Atapi IDE CD ROM, Quad speed

Logitech ScanMan Color

US Robotics Sportster 14.4 fax-modem

Windows for Workgroups 3.11

UM 486-33DX

16 megs RAM, 256K cache

17" .25 Sony CPD-1730 Monitor

Diamond Stealth 24, (S3, 1 meg)

1 Micropolis 2217A IDE Drive, 1.6gigs

Colorado 250 meg Tape Backup

SoundBlaster 16

Panasonic CD ROM 150kb, 390ms

US Robotics Courier Dual Standard 28.8

Windows for Workgroups 3.11


Steven Justice

Department of English

University of California

Berkeley CA 94720

sjustice@violet.berkeley.edu