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    Last-modified: 10/03/94
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    Inaccuracies and editorializing are the sole responsibility of 
    Alvin Wang (blpwang@acs.ucalgary.ca), who would appreciate any 
    corrections or dissenting opinions.  

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 New Reviews of Products
 

 AREAS Covered 
 Accounting Source
 Charting Libraries
 Communications Libraries
 Database Access Libraries
 Debuggers
 Drawing Libraries
 Email Libraries
 File Viewers
 General Libraries
 GIS Libraries
 Grid Libraries
 Help File Creation Tools
 Hypertext Libraries
 Imaging Libraries
 Mainframe Access Libraries
 Midi Libraries
 Misc Libraries
 Multimedia Libraries
 Network Libraries
 Pen Libraries
 Print Tools
 Programming Tools
 Project Management Tools
 Report Writers
 Scientific/Statistical Libraries
 Special Effects Libraries
 Speech Libraries
 Spelling Libraries
 Spreadsheet Libraries
 Telephone Management Libraries
 Test Tools
 Text Libraries
 Word Processing Libraries
 User Interface Libraries
 
 Appendix A - Addresses of companies

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        Category - ACCOUNTING SOURCE
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                Accounting System Developer's Kit
 Author: Bayou City Systems                     Price: $
    Ver:                                    Royalties: Depends
    Keywds: ACCT SOURCE AP GL AY PAY


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        Category - CHARTING LIBRARIES
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                ChartPro
 Author: Sub Systems Inc.                       Price: $399.00
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: DLL Chart CSOURCE

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                Graphics Server SDK
 Author: Pinnacle Publishing Inc                Price: $249.00
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: ??
    Keywds: DLL

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        Category - COMMUNICATIONS LIBRARIES
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                Crystal Comm
 Author: Crystal Software                       Price: $179
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: DLL COMM

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                PDQComm for Windows
 Author: Crescent Software                      Price: $149.00
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: VBX COMM

 I have found this product to be very well written.  I am waiting for
 the latest version.  The technical support group was very helpful
 with my problems with previous versions.

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             Microhelp Communications

 Author: MicroHelp Inc.                         Price: $149
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: DLL COMM

     
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        Category - DATABASE ACCESS
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                Aware/VBX
 Author: FarPoint Technologies                  Price: $69.95
    Ver: 1.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: Data-Access VBX

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                Bridgit
 Author: Unelko Corp                            Price: $69.95
    Ver: 3.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: Data-Access DLL DBASE

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                CodeBasic
 Author: Sequiter Software                      Price: $249.95
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
 Keywds: Data-Access VBX DBASE

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                Controls for Btrieve
 Author: Smithware Inc                          Price: $249.95
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
 Keywds: Data-Access VBX Btrieve

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                Multilink/VB2               
 Author: Q+E                                    Price: $399
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: Data-Access VBX

 This is the only control that I am aware of that offers Query by 
 Example.  It is a very impressive and stable tool.  The error handling
 is more robust than the JET engine.  It over 30 databases but I only
 tested a few.  They all worked fine.  I really like the ease of use but
 there are more tools available for the JET engine.
       
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                Paradox Engine
 Author: Borland International                  Price: $495
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: ??
 Keywds: DLL PARADOX
 
 I used this with C and found it to be very reliable and reasonably
 quick.
 
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                Visual Basic Pro
 Author: Microsoft                              Price: $495
    Ver: 3.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: Data-Access VBX
 Commnt: The JET engine is the standard.

 This is the standard.  You need the data access control for many of 
 the third party tools.  It is the engine supplied with Access 1.0.
 The biggest problem that I have is the lack of support for Access
 security.  The phone support is impossible but I like the Fax Back 
 support.

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                Visual/db Database Manager
 Author: AJS Publishing                         Price: $149 Network $299
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: ??
 Keywds: Data-Access VBX DBASE
 
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                Watcom SQL for Windows
 Author: Watcom                                 Price: $395
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: ??
 Keywds: DB SQL
 
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        Category - DEBUGGING TOOLS
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               PinPoint
 Author: Avanti Software Inc.                   Price: $199
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: NA
 Keywds: DEBUG
   
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        Category - DRAWING/GRAPHICS LIBRARIES
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                3D Tools for VB

 Author: Micro System Options                   Price: $149
    Ver:                                    Royalties: ??
    Keywds: DLL 3D RENDER

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                VBX Artist

 Author: Bennet-Tec Information Systems         Price: $250/$275
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: VBX DRAWING

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                Visio

 Author: ShapeWare Corporation                  Price: $199
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: None
    Keywds: OLE DRAWING

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        Category - EXPERT SYSTEMS
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              M.4

 Author: Teknowledge Corporation                Price: $199
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: VBX EXPERT
 

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        Category - FILE VIEWERS
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              VBVIEWER

 Author: Microhelp Inc.                         Price: $99
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: VBX VIEW
 
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        Category - GENERAL LIBRARIES
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                QuickPak Professional for Windows

 Author: Crescent Software                      Price: $199.00
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
    Keywds: VBX CALENDAR METER FORM PICTURE HYPERTEXT ETC

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                VB/Muscle

 Author: MicroHelp Imc.                         Price: $199.00
    Ver: 2.1
 Keywds: DLL

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        Category - GIS LIBRARIES
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                Map Server 2
 Author: Geosoft Ltd                            Price: 299 Pounds
    Ver:                                    Royalties: None
 Keywds: DLL MAPPING

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        Category - GRID LIBRARIES
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                Data Widgets 
 Author: Sheridan Software Systems              Price: $129
    Ver:
 Keywds: Grid Data-Aware VBX

 This grid has a different way of implementing pull downs, which 
 takes a bit of fiddling to get working but it is worth it.  There 
 is a great deal of speed improvement since it only reads in as much
 as required.

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                Grid/VBX
 Author: FarPoint Technologies                  Price: $??
    Ver: 1.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: Grid Data-Aware VBX

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                TrueGrid Pro 

 Author: APEX Software Corporation              Price: $99.95
    Ver: 2.1c
 KeyWds: Grid Data-Aware VBX

 A very easy to use grid.  The nicest feature is that memo fields can be 
 pulled down for in place editting.

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        Category - HELP FILE CREATION TOOLS
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                        ForeHelp
 Author: ForeFront                              Price: $ 395
    Ver: 1.03                                   Royalties: None
 KeyWds: HELP 

 
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                        HelpBreeze
 Author: Solutionsoft                           Price: $ 349
    Ver: 1.6                                    Royalties: None
 Demo File: HLPBRZ.ZIP on CICA
 KeyWds: HELP WINWORD
 
 This program creates help files and needs Word for Windows 2.x or 6.x.
 There are benefits to using a program that needs Winword since you can
 import your manual and turn it into your help file.  The program runs on
 top of Word by adding a toolbar and more selections to your pulldown menus.
 The jumps are simulated quite well.  The icons on the new toolbar are
 just the first letter of the command so its good that it has popup help 
 balloons.  
 
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                        Windows Help Magician

 Author: Software Interphase Inc.               Price: $
    Ver: ???						 Royalties: None
 KeyWds: HELP
 
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        Category - HYPERTEXT LIBRARIES
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                        Hypertext Manager

 Author: Braintree Ltd.                         Price: $89
    Ver: ???						 Royalties: None
 KeyWds: HYPERTEXT
 
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        Category - IMAGING LIBRARIES
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                        Accusoft Image Format Library

 Author: Accusoft Corporation                   Price: $295.00
    Ver: 4.0						 Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX JPEG IMAGE 

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                      ImageKnife/VBX PRO

 Author: Media Architects                       Price: $299.00
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX JPEG IMAGE DATA-AWARE TWAIN

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                        ImageMan/VB

 Author: Data Techniques Inc.                   Price: $299
    Ver: 3.0						 Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX JPEG IMAGE 

 Their support is pitiful.  I have been waiting for my free upgrade for 
 six months and the response is always that it is in the mail.  I could have
 bought an upgrade for the cost of long distance calls but I wouldn't
 be sure that I would get it.

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                        Imagestream/VB

 Author: Visual Tools                           Price: $295.00
    Ver: ?? 						 Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX JPEG IMAGE 

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                        Lead Tools/VB

 Author: LEAD Technologies                      Price: $295.00
    Ver:                                      Royalty: None
 KeyWds: VBX JPEG IMAGE 

 A very reliable VBX.  It's forte is its proprietary CMP compression but
 it reads and writes most others.  That is most but not all.  Some of the
 newer programs promise more but I can't compare.  The tech support is
 very responsive.

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                        Metaview Imaging Control for VB

 Author: Metafile Information Systems           Price: $995.00
    Ver: 2.1                                  Royalty: None
 KeyWds: VBX TIF IMAGE ANNOTATE

 This VBX enables you to add hotspots and stickies to TIFF images.  The demo
 needs more work to demonstrate the features better.  It read the Winfax TIFF
 but not the Coreldraw or Microsoft Chart TIFF.  Unfortunately, the manual was
 only 56 pages and didn't explain what kind of TIFF was required.  It just
 implied that it could read all TIFFs.

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                        Picture++

 Author: Rainbow Imaging                        Price: $425.00
    Ver:					              Royalty: ??
 KeyWds: IMAGE 

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                        Vision Tools

 Author: Evergreen Technologies                 Price: $495.00
    Ver:					              Royalty: $195-$95
 KeyWds: VBX IMAGE MEDICAL

 The only control that I have found that accesses medical images but
 you should contact them to see if yours if covered.

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        Category - MAIL ACCESS LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

                VB/NotesLink

 Author: Brainsorm Technologies                Price: $795
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: ??
 Keywds: VBX NOTES

       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                Open Mail System

 Author: Raindrop Software                     Price: $??
    Ver: 1.0                               Royalties: ??
 Keywds: DLL MAIL

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        Category - MAINFRAME ACCESS LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                QuickApp

 Author: DCA                                   Price: $??
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX MAINFRAME

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                Rumba SDK

 Author: WallData                              Price: $7500
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX MAINFRAME

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                TransPortal Pro

 Author: Frustrum Group                        Price: $??
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: DLL MAINFRAME 3270 5250 VT100

       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
        Category - MIDI LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                        VB MIDI

 Author: Artic Software               Price: $59.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: ??
 KeyWds: VBX MIDI


       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
        Category - MISC LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                        AutoData SDK II

 Author: AutoData Systems             Price: $295.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: None
 KeyWds: DLL OCR BARCODE DATA ENTRY FORM


       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
        Category - MULTIMEDIA LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                Media Shop

 Author: Motion Works                 Price: $299.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: ??
 KeyWds: VBX ANIMATE

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                MediaKnife/VBX

 Author: Media Architects             Price: $299.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: ??
 KeyWds: VBX ANIMATE

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        NETWORK LIBRARIES         
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                IPX Toolkit

 Author: Intelec Systems              Price: $295.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX Network

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                NetPak Pro For Windows

 Author: Crescent Software            Price: $179.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX Network

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              	MicroHelp Network Library

 Author: MicroHelp                    Price: $99.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX Network

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        Category - PEN LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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        Category - PRINT TOOLS
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

              	Code Print Pro

 Author: Pinnacle Publishing Inc      Price: $99.00
    Ver:                          Royalties: NA
 KeyWds: PRINT TOOL CODE

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              	IntelliPrint

 Author: Alliance Software Specialists  Price: $49.99
    Ver:                            Royalties: NA
 KeyWds: PRINT TOOL CODE

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              	Pretty Printer

 Author: Aardvark Software            Price: $79.99
    Ver:                          Royalties: NA
 KeyWds: PRINT TOOL CODE

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              	PrintVB for VB

 Author: Kyle Brant Software          Price: $37.95
    Ver:                          Royalties: NA
 KeyWds: PRINT TOOL CODE

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        Category - PROGRAMMING TOOLS
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

			Installit/VBX
 Author: HPI                                   Price: $??
    Ver: ??
 Keywds: INSTALL

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			PCVS for VB
 Author: Intersolv                             Price: $??
    Ver: ??
 Keywds: PROJECT

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			VB Assist
 Author: Sheridan Software Systems             Price: $179
    Ver: ??
 Keywds: PROG TOOL ASSIST

 It isn't as closely integrated as I would like but the ability to
 size and place controls is more than worth the hassle.  If you are 
 creating screens with lots of fields, this is highly recommended to 
 save lots of fiddling.  There are lots of other features too.

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			VB Compress
 Author: Whippleware                           Price: $99.95
    Ver: ??
 Keywds: COMPRESS

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			VB Project Works
 Author: Young Software Works                  Price: $??
    Ver: ??
 Keywds: PROJECT

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			Version Stamper-VB
 Author: DesaWare                              Price: $??
    Ver: 1.0
 Keywds: VERSION

 If you distribute software based on VB, you probably have a problem
 insuring that your clients have the correct version of all the VBXs and
 DLLs required.  I often have a problem with users deleting files and 
 restoring incorrect versions.  This program is distributed with your 
 application and solves that problem.  It passed all the simple tests
 that I tried.

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        Category - PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                Microsoft Project

 Author: Microsoft                             Price: $695
    Ver: 4.0                               Royalties: $695
 Keywds: OLE PROJECT

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        Category - REPORT WRITERS
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                Crystal Reports Pro

 Author: Crystal Services                      Price: $129.00
    Ver: 3.0                               Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX REPORT

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                MicroHelp Report Generator

 Author: MicroHelp Inc.                        Price: $189.00
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX REPORT

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                R&R Report Writer

 Author: Concentric Data Systems Inc.          Price: $249-395
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: REPORT
 This report writer had the most painful method of passing parameters
 that I have ever seen.  You have to use a common file to pass parameters.
 The only nice feature that I found was the compatibility with a DOS version.

       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
 
                ReportSmith

 Author: Borland International                 Price: $299
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: ??
 Keywds: OLE REPORT
 
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        Category - SCIENTIFIC/STATISTICAL LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

                QuickPak Scientific

 Author: Crescent Software                     Price: $149.00
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: ??
 Keywds: DLL MATH

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                SPSS Developer's Kit

 Author: SPSS                                  Price: $495
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: ??
 Keywds: STAT OLE

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        Category - SPECIAL EFFECTS LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

                FXTools/VB

 Author: ImageFX                               Price: $129.00
    Ver: ??                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX FX

       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
        Category - SPEECH LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
			Phonetic Engine 400
 Author: Speech Systems Inc.                    Price: $1195+
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: $995+
 Keywds: VBX SPEECH

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        Category - SPELLING LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                  Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine
 Author: Wintertree Software Inc.                Price: $299
    Ver: 2.3                                 Royalties: None
 Keywds: SPELL DLL

      =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

               Microhelp SpellPro

 Author: MicroHelp Inc.                        Price: $129.00
    Ver: ??
 Keywds: VBX SPELL

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                Spell Time
 Author: Sub Systems                            Price: $389
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: None
 Keywds: SPELL DLL CSOURCE

      =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

               SpelTool VB

 Author: Turbo Toolware                        Price: $??
    Ver: ??
 Keywds: VBX SPELL

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                VT-Speller
 Author: Visual Tools                           Price: $149
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX SPELL OLE

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        Category - SPREADSHEET LIBRARIES
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                Excel
 Author: Microsoft                              Price: $$
    Ver: 5.0                                Royalties: $$
 Keywds: OLE Spreadsheet

 The documentation is sparse on OLE Automation but it is well worth the 
 effort.  The problem is the cost in dollars and resources of using this
 solution.

       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

                Formula One
 Author: Visual Tools                           Price: $295
    Ver: 1.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX Spreadsheet OLE

 The only VBX that I know is Excel compatible.  I like Excel because I 
 used to teach it so I found this very easy to use and much cheaper than
 Excel.

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                Spread/VBX
 Author: Farpoint                               Price: $245
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX Spreadsheet

 It is not as easy to use as Excel.  The demo application was very 
 helpful.

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        Category - TELEPHONE MANAGEMENT TOOLS
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
                VB Voice
 Author: Pronexus                               Price: $395
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX TELEPHONE

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                Visual Voice for Dialogic Version 1.02
 Author: Stylus Innovation                      Price: $495  - 2 line
                                                       $995  - 4 line
                                                       $1895 - Unlimited
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX TELEPHONE DIALOGIC
 4-line software plus 4-line Dialogic hardware $1995

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                Visual Voice for MWave 1.0
 Author: Stylus Innovation                      Price: $495
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX TELEPHONE MWAVE

 Software and single-line MWave hardware $695.  I bought this and 
 should have a review ready in a few weeks.

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Visual Fax 1.0 (supports up to ten faxmodems in a single PC)
Pricing: $495
                Visual Fax 1.0
 Author: Stylus Innovation                      Price: $495
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: None
 Keywds: VBX FAX

 Supports up to ten faxmodems in a single PC.

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        Category - TEST TOOLS
       =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

                SQA Team Test

 Author: SQA Inc.                               Price: $
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: NA
    Keywds: TEST

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        Category - TEXT LIBRARIES
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                ZyIndex Developer's Toolkit

 Author: ZyLAB                                  Price: $
    Ver: ??                                 Royalties: ??
    Keywds: VBX TEXT SEARCH

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        Category - Thesaurus LIBRARIES
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                ThesDB Thesaurus Database
 Author: Wintertree Software Inc.               Price: $299
    Ver: 2.1                                 Royalties: None
 Keywds: THESAURUS DLL

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        Category - VIRTUAL REALITY
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                WorldToolKit

 Author: SENSE8                                 Price: $795
    Ver: 2.0                                Royalties: ??
    Keywds: VBX VR

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        Category - WORD PROCESSING LIBRARIES
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                ALLText

 Author: Bennet-Tec Information Systems         Price: $125/$150
    Ver: 3.0                                Royalties: None
    Keywds: VBX TEXT

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                ALLText HT/Pro

 Author: Bennet-Tec Information Systems         Price: $350/$375
    Ver: 3.0                                Royalties: None
    Keywds: VBX TEXT HYPERTEXT DATA-AWARE

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                Word

 Author: Microsoft                              Price: $495
    Ver: 6.0                                Royalties: $495
    Keywds: OLE WP TEXT SPELL

 OLE Automation requires WordBasic and the documentation is hard to find.
 It performs much faster than DDE once you get past loading word.  
 Another massive product from Microsoft.
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        USER INTERFACE LIBRARIES
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			3D Gizmos
 Author: MicroHelp                    Price: $9.00
    Ver: ??                          Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX UI DATA-AWARE

 The look is very nice but the lookups cause a lot of overhead in loading
 a screen.  It preloads all the lookup data so a few good sized lookups
 and your user will fall asleep waiting for the screen.

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			3D Widgets
 Author: Sheridan Software Systems    Price: $109.00
    Ver: ??                          Royalties: None
 KeyWds: VBX UI DATA-AWARE

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