Copyright: Copyright © Philip P. Kapusta - Falmouth, VA 22405
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Bible and inspirational software

Acts of the Apostles

An interactive Bible atlas and quiz based on the New Testament book of Acts. Visually follow the journeys of the 1st century apostles as you read each chapter on the screen.  Maps can be printed out. Quizzes are available to test one's knowledge as you progress.  An excellent learning tool for serious Bible students.

A Bible Companion

An electronic Bible handbook.  A handy and informative Bible study tool containing: 1) daily Bible reading plan - using this plan for one year will take the reader through the entire Bible. The reading plan can be printed to bookmarkers. 2) Charts - weights and mesaures, Solomon's temple, the Tabernacle in the wilderness, 3) Maps of the Holy Land and Mediterannean (with city/ region word search), 4) Dictionary of archaic/difficult KJV words, 5) Poetry & riddles, 6) Many articles on Bible study, translations, and hermeneutics + more...

Bible Crossword Puzzles

What's the six letter word for the name of a Christian prophet who forewarned of a great famine in the days of Paul?

What's a four letter word by which the city of Jerusalem has been known by?

Now you can SOLVE electronic crossword puzzles on your computer interactively!  Many puzzles have been included for your enjoyment.  All clues are related to the Bible. Includes references to the King James version.  Features include: Answer peek, save your work to disk for later retrieval, help screens. A fun way to increase your knowledge of the Bible.

Frontlets (for DOS)

FRONTLETS is an inspirational memory resident program (TSR) that can be popped-up any time over any DOS based text program. Also functions as an attractive screen saver.  After a user specified time interval of keyboard inactivity, FRONTLETS will pop-up on your screen, and then alternates a different Bible verse every ten seconds until interrupted by keyboard activity.  Verses are displayed in very LARGE letters, making this an eye-catcher and nice witnessing tool.

Frontlets (for Windows)

An inspirational Bible screen saver for Windows 3.x and 95.  Frontlets will randomly display Bible verses in large, colorful letters.  The screen saver will activate after a user specified time interval of keyboard inactivity.  When the screen saver activates, a different Bible verse appears every 5-30 seconds until interrupted by keyboard or mouse activity.  The Bible verses are displayed in large letters, and can be seen by others clearly halfway across a room.  Frontlets will surely attract a passerby's attention.  The screen saver can also be customized to display your choice of background colors and fonts.

Gospel Parallels

Any Bible student who studies the Gospels knows how valuable a cross reference can be. GOSPEL PARALLELS goes beyond a typical cross reference. By displaying the 4 books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John side by side, you can find any matching parallel passages in any of the books at the press of one key! KJV. Features include: 1) chronological index, 2) table of parallel passages (handy for printing), 3) word search, 4) cut/paste text to internal full screen editor for printing or saving to disk, 5) VGA maps

The Grape Vine

THE GRAPE VINE is a delightfully challenging, graphical Bible word game. Very similar in play to &quot;Wheel Of Fortune&quot; and &quot;Hangman&quot;, but now with a new twist!  Uncover the missing letters to a Bible verse or phrase before the grapes turn to raisins!  3 skill levels, makes the program suitable even for children. Play against the clock. Colorful, clean, educational program for the whole family.

Here A Little, There A Little...

Here A Little, There A Little... is a Tetris style Bible word game that requires quick thinking and action.  The player must position the falling words into a Bible verse before time expires.  2 skills levels available. Attractive VGA graphics.  Challenging, fun, educational.

Hebrew Flashcards

HEBREW FLASHCARDS was written for the beginning student desiring to learn the Hebrew language.  Learn the order of the Hebrew alphabet, simple word  definitions, English transliterations, and where applicable Strong's  concordance numbers, are available to the user within this program.   Interactive, on-screen quizzes are also available.  Hebrew letters are displayed in large graphic characters.

King James Dictionary (for Windows)

How many of the following words do you know? avouch; bruit; collop; durst; emerods; firkin; gainsay; habergeon...  That's what we thought!  Not so easy is it?  These are just a few among hundreds of obscure words found in the King James translation of the Bible.

King James Dictionary is a dictionary containing many of the archaic, obscure words found in the Authorized Version (aka 'King James Version') of the Bible.

Includes over 800 definitions, from "Anon" to "Wist".

Each word is accompanied with a definition and Bible verse showing the context of how the word is used.

This is a handy, useful resource for Bible students that will assist you in understanding the Bible better.

KJVocabulary

KJVocabulary is a King James Bible quiz and dictionary.

Is the King James Version full of hard to understand, archaic words?  Through a quiz format you can learn the meaning of all those tough Bible words, like "concupiscence," "greaves" and "wist".  Or you can go directly to a handy on-line dictionary.  The entire dictionary can be printed out for use with your Bible reading.  An interesting and fun way to increase one's knowledge of this classic Bible translation. Included are several essays on the history and background of the King James Version, and its importance in the modern age.

The Proverbs of Solomon

The Proverbs of Solomon is a menu-driven program that tests and increases one's knowledge of the Old Testament book of Proverbs.  The program features 2 different interactive quizzes that challenge your memory: 1) match proverbial couplets together, 2) fill in the blanks.  Also included are numerous textual commentaries (resource notes).  Also includes the complete text to all 31 chapters for easy viewing.  Educational and challenging

Questions from the Bible

QUESTIONS FROM THE BIBLE is an in-depth storehouse of questions gathered from the Old and New Testaments.  Thousands of interesting facts are presented as questions in a quiz-like environment, prompting the user for the correct answers.  The questions are grouped into dozens of categories, from "Word meanings" to "Geography of the Bible". The DELUXE VERSION (available upon registration) allows the user to add, modify or delete the existing questions, and even create new categories.

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Educational software

Big Math Attack!

BIG MATH ATTACK! is a colorful, graphic program that tests your math solving, spelling, typing and metric conversions skills in a fun arcade environment.  Several skill levels are available that makes this program suitable for both children and adults.  Top scores in each category are recorded to track one's progress.

The objective of the game is to protect your city from falling meteorites. The only defense that you have is to fire missiles at the descending meteorites.  Problems fall from the sky at increasing frequency and must be solved before they pummel your town into dust.

Don't let the program name fool you...this program tests typing skills (like Letterfall) AND spelling words.  You can even add custom spelling word lists and make the falling meteorites turn into spelling words.

Crayon Box

Crayon Box is a collection of fun activities and educational tools for young children.  This one program features a coloring book with over 450 colors/patterns, drawing tools, and spiral designs.

On the educational side...Crayon Box features + - / and x drills with large, easy to see numbers, at 10 skill levels.

Also included is a color recognition and counting game, and a USA game that prompts the user to identify a state or capital on a color map.  Along with a Concentration type memory game where you find matching pairs.  Llotsa music and a player piano keyboard where your young Beethovens can practice their music skills.

This collection will keep your young ones busy for hours!  Fun, educational, and easy to use.

Create A Quiz

Create A Quiz allows you to generate your own on-screen interactive quizzes. Supports multiple choice and fill in the blank style tests.  Quizzes can also be printed out for use in conventional pencil/paper tests, however its specialty is "on-screen" quizzing.  If you have ever wanted to create your own trivia games, or in-house training, Create A Quiz makes your job easier.  Point and shoot menu interface, mouse support.  Great also for home schooling parents. Comes with sample quizes to test your knowledge of plants, animals, math, capitols, and more.

The quizzes are graded automatically as the user takes a quiz behind a computer.  Yes, your very own on-line, interactive teaching tutor!  Dozens of different configuration options allow you to customize each quiz to your specifications. Supports 16-color .PCX images.  Even functions as an online "survey" - prompting user for input and logging results to disk.

Very flexible, easy to use, and can be used in many different settings.

Crossword Challenge

Now you can SOLVE electronic crossword puzzles on your computer interactively!  Many puzzles have already been included for your enjoyment.  Features include: Answer peek, save your work to disk for later retrieval, help screens. A fun way to increase your vocabulary.  A cruciverbalist's delight.

Lil' Picasso

LIL' PICASSO is a coloring and creativity package for children. Your children will spend hours coloring the pre-drawn pictures with a paintbrush of over 300 colors and patterns.  Children can also choose from a variety of drawing tools to create their own masterpieces.  Fun, simple to use.  Colorful point and click icons make understanding the interface easy (ideal for little children who can't read yet). Artwork can be saved to disk or printed.

Show 'N Spell

SHOW 'N SPELL is a high-resolution graphic spelling bee for children (and adults?).

Over a thousand different large 2" graphic images appear for the user to spell correctly.  For example, fist a picture of a horse will appear, and then the program prompts the user to correctly spell the object before continuing on to the next picture.  Options include: Playing against the clock; 3 different skill levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced); "Top 10" score board records best work;

Customized word lists can also be created and imported into the program.  Words from such lists then can be displayed in flashcard method, or for fun, scramble each word and have the user try to unscramble the letters to find the original.

Supports mouse for those who may be physically impaired and unable to type.

A fun yet educational program.

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Getting started

Getting started:

The majority of the questions are presented with multiple-choice answers.  Example:

Who said, "For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth"?

A. Abraham

B. David

C. Job

D. Jonah

Select the correct response by pressing the corresponding letter on your keyboard, OR left click on the corresponding button next to the correct answer.

There are a few "fill-in-the-blank" type questions in Scripture Challenge that require the participant to type in a correct answer.  Example:

"Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain..."

When such a question is presented, you must TYPE IN the missing word(s) required to complete the question or verse, then press the [ENTER] key on your keyboard, OR left click on the ENTER button with your mouse.

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How to Register Scripture Challenge
How to register Scripture Challenge:

To view the registration form, click on the picture glyph below:

Scripture Challenge is distributed as shareware software.  Shareware is a software concept that allows users to evaluate software for a trial period.  If during this trial period you find the software useful and plan to continue using it, you are then obligated to financially support the author.  If you do not support the author with your registration, then you must delete the program and cease using it.  Shareware relies totally on the honor system.

The author of Scripture Challenge receives no royalties from the distribution of this program and relies totally upon users like yourself to support the shareware concept.  If users do not support the author, the author goes unpaid for his labors.

A single license for use on one PC costs $10.50 (U.S.A.)  In return for your registration you will receive a personalized copy of this program, along with over 3000 additional questions (totaling nearly 3600 questions!), and all registration reminders and nag screens removed.

If you are still not convinced to support this software project, click here for additional incentives to register.

For further information or questions, Email inquiries can be sent to: 74170.3550@compuserve.com

BBS contact via The Mustard Seed BBS: (540) 372-9680

Visit our Internet Web site for more great programs that you can download and evaluate!  http://members.aol.com/shareware/

Also, visit our software forum on America Online (keyword SOFTWORD)

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Other software

Scripture Challenge is just one of our many Bible and educational software titles.

If you like Scripture Challenge then you may be interested in trying some of our other programs.  Most of our programs are family, educational, or Bible related.  For free, shareware evaluation copies, you can obtain the latest versions from  the following BBS (bulletin  board systems) if you have a modem:

The Mustard Seed BBS

(540) 372-9680

All of our software can be found in the PKSOFT directory.

Or if you have Internet access and a Web browser, jump to our Softword Technology Web site, at:

http://members.aol.com/shareware/

Or, if you are an America Online member, use the keyword SOFTWORD to visit our software forum.

The following is a summary of our other programs that you may find of interest:

Bible and inspirational software

Educational software

Productivity and utilities

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Print Registration Form
To print this form, click on the printer glyph:

Scripture Challenge - Registration Form:

I am submitting $10.50* (U.S.) to register my copy of Scripture Challenge.  I understand that in return for my registration I will receive a personalized copy, along with over 3000 additional questions, with all registration reminders removed.

Your name: ____________________________________

Address: ______________________________________

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Zip code: ________________ Phone: _______________

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Make funds payable in U.S.A. dollars to:

Philip Kapusta

406 Monroe Avenue

Falmouth, VA 22405  USA

* Note: Customers living outside the U.S.A. must include $1.50 additional for Air Mail costs.  Registrants who live in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom or Europe may choose to pay in their native currency IF you mail CASH, otherwise a money order in U.S. $ will be required.  If mailing foreign cash, CONVERT FIRST to U.S. dollars using the correct exchange rate, and wrap well in paper.  No coins!

Virginia residents must add 4.5% Va. sales tax.

Please allow 2-3 weeks for your password key to arrive.

Please check with author before submitting your registration AFTER December 31, 1998 for current pricing.  At that time send a self-addressed U.S. stamped envelope or international postal coupon for a reply, or contact us by Internet email: 74170.3550@compuserve.com.


Productivity and utilities

Disk Note Librarian

DISK NOTE LIBRARIAN is a file and disk cataloging utility that allows you to add descriptions & comments to each file name, including directories, on a disk. Descriptions can be up to 300 characters in length, & can easily be edited at a later date. Some of the features included are; on screen editing, a hot key for instant access to DOS, file view utility, file compression utilities, and many more. There's also file management utilities like; copy, delete, sort, attribute control, & quick glance. This program is ideal the home user and professional, who needs control of their software libraries.

The Disk Vendor

THE DISK VENDOR catalog on diskette authoring software

For businesses that would like an alternative to a printed product catalog THE DISK VENDOR offers a solution.  THE DISK VENDOR is a software authoring system that allows your company to easily create professional looking menu driven catalogs for your customers that can be distributed via computer floppy diskette.  Sell anything from "anchors" to "zippers".  The program handles credit cards, large volume discounts, shipping and handling charges, printed order forms, custom opening & closing screens.  Complete instructions are included with the program (on-disk) and a sample catalog.  If you know how to use a word processor, then you have all the skill necessary to create your own on-line electronic catalog on a disk!

The D-Jet Survival Kit

A collection of useful utilities and tips for Hewlett-Packard DeskJet series printer. Includes instructions and diagrams for refilling empty inkjet cartridges, saving you $$$'s!  Also prints 2, 4 or 8 pages of micro text on 1 sheet!  Also sets ESC codes. Includes TSR address grabber utility that will grab an address off the screen and send it to an envelope.  A must have collection of utilities if you own a H/P DeskJet series printer.

Envelopes Plus...

ENVELOPES PLUS... is an easy to use, menu driven database for printing envelopes of all sizes, for printing 1 to 4 column mailing labels, and for printing Rolodex cards.  The program can even dial phone numbers.  Works with dot matrix, H/P DeskJet inkjets, and H/P laser printers.  The program even allows the user to attach a 100 line memo field/file!  Calculator, lots of extras.  Intuitive DOS interface.  Great for the beginner or novice (and even small businesses) to establish a database of names/contacts.  The program does not require the user to know anything about database setup. Forget about indexes, data fields, and record names...the program allows you to begin entering data within 30 seconds after start-up. Supports Avery piggyback and sheet labels..

Electronic Text Publishing System

The Electronic Text Publishing System is used to make "electronic" books or magazines, such as tutorials, training manuals, or even works of literature.

The E-Text system allows you to create professional looking, royalty-free programs with minimal effort.  E-Text uses text files that you create and compiles them into a menu driven "electronic" book, complete with a table of contents.  If you know how to use a word processor, then you have all the skills necessary to publish your own "electronic" books on a disk.

E-Text also supports the use of 256-color .PCX images, submenus, executing DOS commands.

A sample electronic document has been included "Aesop's Fables".  To view, just type: READ  [press ENTER].  Once you have seen what E-Text can do, take a look at the COMPILE.DOC documentation on how to create your own E-Texts using the included compiler.

Home Loan Diary

Want to earn 1729% on your money by investing in your home mortgage?  Want to see what an extra $25 principal per month will do to the length of your mortgage?  HOME LOAN DIARY is one of the easiest to use mortgage amortization calculators around!  Scroll back and forth through an amortization table just like a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet. Great for playing "what-if".  Powerful, yet very practical, for it shows you how much $$$ you can save by prepaying a loan.  Even tracks escrow accounts and allows user notes/comments to be attached to each loan.   Written specifically for home owners.

The Paper Saver

The Paper Saver is a printer utility for all laser printers & Hewlett Packard DeskJet printers.  It is a great solution for reducing the paper glut that comes when printing large ASCII text files. Prints up to 8 pages of text on every sheet in a tiny, but very readable font.  Or you can use a standard 10 cpi font in various layouts (landscape, back and front sides, etc.)  The program can print 1, 2, 4 or 8 pages on every sheet in single or double columns, front and/or back, collated.  It even prints booklets. Menu driven, easy to navigate.

Type-It

TYPE-IT - Converts your dot matrix or daisy wheel printer into a typewriter.  This utility allows you to print out notes, envelopes, etc. quickly, just as if your printer was a typewriter.

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Scoring

Scores:

Your progress is maintained and displayed at the top of the quiz session window.  At the conclusion of each quiz, your score will be saved to disk, and entered into the Score history table.  The Score history table displays the last 255 progress records for each quiz.

When the Score history table is displayed at the conclusion of a quiz, you will see the past scores in chronological order (by date).  You can sort or reorder the table by a) high score, b) by high percentage, or c) by time elapsed, simply by clicking on the appropriate "Sort history by:" radio button.

If you wish to wipe the entire Score history table clear, removing all entries, then you must manually delete the .SCB file associated with that quiz.  You may use Window's 3.x File Manager, or Windows 95's Explorer to accomplish this.  Or you can delete the .SCB file from a DOS prompt.

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Table of Contents

Scripture Challenge

Copyright 1996 by Philip P. Kapusta

Scripture Challenge is an in-depth Bible question and answer game, containing over 3600 questions gathered from the Old and New Testaments.  Interesting facts are presented as questions in a quiz-like environment, and users are prompted for the correct answers.  The questions are grouped into dozens of categories, such as "Word meanings", "The Prophets", "Books of the Bible" and "Geography of the Bible".

Topics: (click on one of the underlined links below to jump to that topic)

Getting started

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click here for additional incentives to register

Shareware is based on the honor system.  You are allowed a reasonable evaluation period in which to try this program (30 days).  If you like the program, and continue to use it on a regular basis, then you are legally responsible for supporting the author financially.  We do not receive any royalties from this program, and unless users like yourself support the program, the author goes unpaid for his labors.  The author of Scripture Challenge has spent years collecting over 3600 questions from the Bible, and weeks writing this program.  We have provided approximately 550 sample questions in this evaluation copy of Scripture Challenge (approximately 20 questions per category).

Some additional benefits that come with your registration include...

1) If you find any bugs in the program, or incorrect questions, you will receive a free program update.

2) You will entitled to a 25% discount on any of our dozens of other software titles.

3) You are extended a wholesale price on the Educational Software Cooperative's shareware collection on CD-ROM.  For only $6.95 you will recieve a CD containing

The Educational Software Cooperative (ESC) is a non-profit forum whose goal is to promote educational shareware as a low-cost, high-quality alternative to retail educational software.  The ESC consists of shareware program authors, teachers, and software vendors.

As a member of the ESC, Philip P. Kapusta can provide this high-quality collection of educational shareware to registrants at a special price.  If you take advantage of this offer AT THE SAME TIME YOU REGISTER THIS PROGRAM then the price for the Educational Software Coop. CD-ROM is only $6.95 (shipping is free)!

This price of $6.95 applies only to those who are registering the accompanying program, and your request must accompany your registration payment to the author.  If you are interested in this offer but are not planning on registering the shareware program you just evaluated, or if you discover this offer AFTER registering, then the cost of the CD is $16.95.

Over 150 educational programs are included on this CD-ROM.  They are direct from the authors so they are the latest versions and virus free.  The CD-ROM contains an easy to use graphical, point and shoot menu system that helps you find, install, and browse through the programs.  Contains many hundreds of hours of fun and education for you and your children.  With everything from simple DOS programs that teach a four-year-old basic spelling to complicated Windows hypertexts that cover the Chemistry periodic table!

Most of the programs on this CD-ROM are SHAREWARE and require registrations for continued use beyond the trial period specified.  The price paid for this CD is for the purchase of the CD-ROM disk only and does not cover the registration of any of the included software.  Please support the shareware concept.

Some of the categories and programs found on this CD-ROM disk:

ABC's - ABC-Talk; Animated Words; Crossword Challenge; Jurassic Spelling; Show 'N Spell; Talking ABC's; Word Rescue; and many others..

123's - 123-Talk; Animated Money; Animated Multiplication and Division; Big Math Attack!; Basic Algebra; Math Challenge; Math Rescue.

Drawing - Crayon Box; EGA Mouse Paint; KidArt; Magic Crayon; Lil' Picasso.

Miscellaneous - Algebra Equation Generator; Animal Quest; Animated Clock; Animated Shapes; Create A Quiz; Creativity Package; Gradebook Power; Melissa's Music Flashcards; Quizmaker; School Mom; Touch Type Tutor; Tutorial Writer; Vocabulary Power; and many, many more...

Games - Animated Memory Game; Acrostix; PC Jigsaw; Simple Simon's Photo Scramble; VGA Concentration; Wordtrix!; and many more...

Religion - A Bible Companion; Acts of the Apostles; Animated New Testament; Bible-IQ Challenge; Frontlets screen saver; Gospel Parallels; The Grape Vine; Here A Little, There A Little; Israel - The Land of Promise; King James Dictionary; KJVocabulary; Scripture Quest; Bible Crossword Puzzles; Questions from the Bible; and many, many more...

Please note that most of our other shareware programs are included on this CD, and therefore this CD-ROM is a great way to try out our other software programs.

Ordering instructions:  When you submit your registration for Scripture Challenge, simple mention the ESC CD-ROM offer and include an additional $6.95.

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