PCM Online Table of Contents: November 1994
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PCM Online is divided into eight sections.

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INTRO

   []  What Is PCM Online?
   []  How to Find and Run the Programs (Batch File and GW-/QBASIC)
   []  How to Talk to Us
   []  Submission Guidelines
   []  Masthead (the Falsoft staffers who bring you PCM Online)
   []  SysOps Only: How to Subscribe to PCM Online


FIRST THINGS  (this section)

   []  PCM Online Table of Contents: November 1994
   []  LPRINT: Publisher's Notes -- Graphics are what it's all about
          today
   []  The Issue at Hand: Editor's Notes -- Welcome to PCM Online!
   []  README: Last-minute notes about Software Shopper, our shareware
          publication.
   []  Letters to PCM: The readers talk back


FEATURES

   []  Truchet Tilings: Computerized patterns -- before fractals, there 
          were Truchet tiles. This program paints them on your screen.
          <PROGRAM: TRUCHET.BAS *>
   []  Print Listings the Easy Way: EasyList makes neat printouts of all 
          your program's modules. A handy tool for programmers!
          <PROGRAM: EASYLIST.BAS *>
   []  Teed Off: This strategic game tests your mental mettle (or
          perseverance). It's the popular "restaurant" peg-jumping game.
          <PROGRAM: JUMP.BAS *>
   []  Alternate Operating Systems: Does Microsoft Have It Right With
          Windows NT?

            *NOTE: The BASIC/QBASIC listings for these programs are
             contained in the file PCMO9411.ZIP. If you cannot find 
             this file in the usual file-downloads area of your BBS, 
             ask your SysOp for the file's location.


COLUMNS

   []  Business as Usual/Emmett Dulaney: PCM's business columnist looks
          at accounting packages and samples the "suites."
   []  DOS Keys/Kari Jackson: PCM's DOS expert shows you there's more to
          the FORMAT command than you probably imagined.
   []  Riding the Internet: Finding Your "On Ramp"
   []  Silicon Warrior: The Warrior Takes on Five New Games
   []  Working in Windows: Updates to Windows and Word


SOLUTIONS

   []  Spiffing up Batch Files With Sound
   []  Multiple Wildcards With DIR
   []  Windows Users: Keep the DOS Line Open
   []  Random Hints
          <> Housekeeping Simplified: A DIR of your DIRs
          <> Giving your mouse a bath
          <> Take out the trash (and get it back!)
          <> To do or not to do -- an easy way to use Windows to keep
                track of your to-dos

REVIEWS

   []  Reviews of 20 new commercial software programs:
          <> AnyTime
          <> Bartender 2.0 for Windows
          <> Bridge Baron
          <> Car Buyers' Companion & Home Buyers' Companion
          <> Connect for Success
          <> Dragon's Lair CD-ROM
          <> Escape With Your Life
          <> Expert Forms, Expert Labels, Expert Resume Writer
          <> Forest & Trees 3.1
          <> Goblins Quest 3
          <> The Hanna-Barbera Animation Workshop
          <> Medio Magazine
          <> MyBrochures and Mailers for Windows
          <> The Print Shop Deluxe
          <> Reuter's Money Network
          <> SpeedTools 2.0 for Windows
          <> WindowMagic
   []  Focus On: Presentation Graphics, an in-depth look at programs 
          like Harvard Graphics and Freelance


PRESS BOX

   []  News Bites: News shorts from across the industry
   []  $$  What a Deal!  $$: Bargains we've stumbled across
   []  Telecom Press Releases: For SysOps and other online enthusiasts
   []  Sysops: The Genesis Daily News Service

SOFTWARE SHOPPER

   []  Editor's Notes: Lots of Hot New Titles
   []  Shareware Reviews: Looks at seven great new shareware titles:
          <> Color Presentation Magic
          <> GeoPublish
          <> Hocus Pocus
          <> NeoBook Professional 2.0
          <> NeoShow Pro
          <> QuikGraf
          <> wInformant
   []  FYI: Capturing Screens in Windows (a quick tip)
   []  Featured Selection: Our pick of what's new (and a special offer)
   []  New Releases: New shareware programs
   []  New Versions: Updated shareware programs
   []  What Is Shareware?: A cheerful explanation of try-before-you-buy
   []  About the Catalog: A note on Software Shopper's database


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