=====Games -----Text-Based Adventure Games Kingsley's Mansion 3.1 [KMANSION] (James S. Nixon, ASP; reg. fee: $5) is a text-adventure game in which you explore a mansion, which burned down long ago resulting in the deaths of its occupants. The mansion reappears yearly, only to become engulfed in flames before morning. Now you must explore the mansion, meet the spirits, and learn the secrets. -----Small Arcade Games Super Brain VIII Part II [SB82] (Stephen Kimmins, reg. fee: $10) is a Tetris type of game. Save the planet by positioning the colored blocks in the proper sequence. You can change block colors in motion by pressing the down arrow. -----Large Arcade Games Aquanoid 1.35 [AQUA] (Stefan Heineke, reg. fee: $20) is a break-out type of arcade game. The object of the game is to attempt to knock out all the blocks at each level, avoiding the obstacles as they fall. Requires a mouse. Hexxagon [HEXX13] (Software Creations, ASP; reg. fee: $) is a strategy board-type game in which you move your pieces around and try to capture the computer's pieces. Features include animated VGA graphics and digitized sounds. Requires VGA, 640K, and a 286+. Jet Pack Christmas Special [JETPK_CH] (Software Creations, ASP; reg. fee: $0) is a climb-and-jump type game. In this special free version done for Christmas, Santa's got a jetpack and more levels to conquer. Features include dungeons, VGA graphics, digitized sounds, and much more. Laser Light 1.1 [LASER11] (Pixel Painters Corporation, reg. fee: $15) challenges you to guide a laser beam through a series of objects, using various tools, such as mirrors, splitters, gates, etc. Each level becomes increasingly more difficult with twists and turns, exploding objects, and more. Requires VGA and a mouse. Last of the Free 1.0 [LOTF16A, LOTF16B] (Adrian Page, reg. fee: $10 pounds) is a computer version of the classic Defender arcade game. Patrol the planetary skies and fire at alien space beings as they attempt to take captives from your planet. Be careful, the aliens have weapons of their own and they're not afraid to use them. This version has 16-bit digital stereo sound effects. Requires VGA, 566K RAM, 608K extended memory. Last of the Free 1.0 [LOTF8] (Adrian Page, reg. fee: $10L) is a computer version of the classic Defender arcade game. This version has 8-bit sounds for sound cards that do not support 16-bit stereo. Machine Nation [MACHINE] (Digitbyte, reg. fee: $30) is a space ship shoot-em-up game. You must watch out for fireballs, electronic fields, and other hazards in addition to enemy ships. It features smooth parallax scrolling and excellent graphics. Squarez Delux [SQZDEL01] (Software Creations, ASP; reg. fee: $20) is a fast-action strategy/arcade/puzzle game with a touch of Tetris. Bombs, missiles, hazardous chemicals and other surprise elements liven things up. Features include VGA graphics and sound effects. Once you start playing, you will not want to stop. ---Updates: Large Arcade Games (GA-3a) GateWorld: Episode 1 - The Seed Ship 1.80 [GATE18] (HomeBrew Software, ASP; reg. fee: $34) is a fantastic spaced-out arcade game. (GA-3A) Night Raid 1.1 [NTRAID01] (Software Creations, ASP; reg. fee: $15) challenges you to shoot planes, bombs, and paratroopers out of the sky. (GA-3a) Protec 2.0 [PROTEC] (Wilfried Lottermoser, reg. fee: $35 german marks) is an excellent pinball game. NEW: Soundblaster support with sample sounds and music. (GA-3a) Towers 1.30 [TOWERS] (Cascoly Software, ASP; reg. fee: $24) is a "falling block" arcade game. -----Card and Casino Games 7 Card Stud Hi-Low Split 1.0 [7HILOW] (The WorkWare Company, reg. fee: $49) lets you play seven-card stud with up to seven computer players. There are several configuration options, allowing you to set the maximum betting amounts, maximum and minimum raises, amount of money to gamble with, etc. EGA/VGA required. Texas Hold'em 4.02 [HOLDEM] (The WorkWare Company, reg. fee: $49) lets you play the Texas Hold'em variety of poker against up to seven computer players. ---Updates: Card and Casino Games (GA-04) Mastery Series: 7 Card Stud 4.02 [7STUD] (The WorkWare Company, reg. fee: $49) play seven-card stud against one to seven other players. (GA-04) Video Blakjak 2.0 [BLAKJAK] (Federal Hill Software, reg. fee: $30) is a casino Blackjack game and tutorial. (GA-04) Cavalcade O' Card Games [CAVAL25S] (Derek Duban, reg. fee: $0) includes five card games. NEW: Replaces CoffeeBreak Cards. Added BlackJack, a matching game, and Klondike solitaire. Requires VGA, mouse, 286+. (GA-04) 3D-Cribbage 1.51 [CRIBBAGE] (Mark R. Juneau, reg. fee: $25) is the classic card game of cribbage. (GA-04) $mart Gambler 1.6 [SGAMB16] (PC Information Systems, ASP; reg. fee: $43-46) is a casino gambling tutor. -----Board/Strategy Games Argo Checkers [ACHV12] (Software Creations, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is a checkers game. Features include animated graphics, digital sound, and SoundBlaster support. Requires VGA, 640K, and a 286 or above. Battle Charge 1.0 [BTC100] (Cold Water Software, ASP; reg. fee: $12) is a two-player strategy game. It is played by moving neutral and charged pieces within a distribution of pieces from two opposing sets. The objective is to capture your opponent's king. Requires VGA, and mouse. Doc Defiant 1.0 [DEFIANT] (Just For Me Software, Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $13) challenges you to compete against Doc Defiant's dastardly henchmen in a game of Skimmers, a game similar to Parchesi. One player moves pieces to the right and the other to the left, according to the value of the dice. The catch is that after each set of moves, if opposing pieces are in the same column, those with lowest total value get sent back to square one. ---Updates: Board/Strategy Games (GA-05) Dead End 1.0 [DEADEND] (Huenefeld Software, reg. fee: $20) is a unique strategy game for up to 6 players. (GA-05) Three-O 2.0 [THREE_O] (DeQueen Software, reg. fee: $18) is a board game similar to tic-tac-toe with numbers. -----Logic/Puzzle Games Fuzion 2.2 [FUZION] (ZeezRealm, reg. fee: $15) challenges you to fit together 12 unique pentomino pieces in a colorful puzzle. Controls easily select, rotate, slide and edit the shapes on screen. There are thousands of known solutions, but finding one is quite tough. ---Updates: Logic/Puzzle Games (GA-06) Super VGA Puzzle 2.0 [PUZ] (Cascoly Software, ASP; reg. fee: $25) is an EGA/VGA on-screen jigsaw puzzle containing original color photo images from around the world. -----War Games BloodThirsty 2.0 [BLOOD] (Dale Bertrand, reg. fee: $7) is a war strategy game which challenges you to conquer every state on the map. Do this by placing armies and attacking enemy territories. Buy more armies or with the money you get in each victory. The game can be played against another player or the computer. Requires VGA and a mouse. -----Gambling Hoopla! 3.0 [HOOPLA] (Stadium Software, reg. fee: $25) simplifies the administration of an office basketball pool. Input the information from each of the entry forms and the program will forecast each contestant's prospects for the remainder of the tournament and probability of winning. It will also generate a listing of winners and amounts to be awarded to each. Lotto Magic 2.70 [LOTTO27] (Talismatics Inc., reg. fee: $31) helps you select numbers for playing the lottery. Lotto Winner 1.1s [LOTTOWIN] (ABCA, reg. fee: $25) helps you predict the winning lottery numbers by performing mathematical functions based on past lottery results. It can predict numbers for any kind of lottery, including Super Lotto, Fantasy 5, Daily 3 & 4, Decco, etc. Turf.v93 1.00 [TURF] (Second Career Software, reg. fee: $20-25) is a thoroughbred race handicapping system. It combines sound, well-established race handicapping principles with scientific statistical analysis methodology, applied to years' worth of actual race data, to create a handicapping tool which can be used at race tracks, from Belmont Park to the county fair, at OTB or anywhere thoroughbreds are racing and a daily racing form or similar publication is available. It provides a rating capability which will help predict the outcome of thoroughbred races. ---Updates: Gambling (GA-08) Cambridge Harness Handicapper 3.2 [HARNESS] (Federal Hill Software, reg. fee: $30) lets you analyze harness races and helps pick winners. This disk also contains handicapping programs for Thoroughbred, and Greyhound Handicappers. (GA-08) Cambridge Thoroughbred Handicapper 4.4 [THORO44] (Federal Hill Software, reg. fee: $30) makes it easy to analyze races and helps pick winners at the track. This disk contains handicapping programs for Harness and Greyhound Handicappers. -----Game Management Golf 4.1 [GOLF41] (James W. Butler, reg. fee: $5) can calculate the golf handicap of any number of individuals who may have played on any number of courses. It maintains a file of players and golf courses, plus an individual game file for each player. ---Updates: Game Management (GA-09) Baseball Statpak 4.0 [BASEBALL] (Federal Hill Software, reg. fee: $30) allows coaches and fans to keep track of baseball statistics for up to 250 players on 12 teams. NEW: scrolling statistical displays, point and shoot updating, deletion of inactive players, coach information, and support for multiple drives. (GA-09) Diamond Data 4.5 [DDATA] (The Software Construction Co., ASP; reg. fee: $25) (formerly Softball Coach) keeps track of the statistics for a baseball team. NEW: inning configuration parameter to allow ERA calculations with games other than 9 innings long. (GA-09) StatTrak For Baseball 5.2 [SB52] (ALL-PRO Software, ASP; reg. fee: $40) lets you record and keep track of baseball game results. -----Kid's Stuff VGA Coloring Book 1.0 [VCB] (Kinderware, Inc., reg. fee: $29) is a computer coloring book. It allows children to use over 3000 colors and patterns to color pictures on the computer. This program teaches eye-hand coordination and encourages artistic expression. Requires VGA, 640K RAM, mouse, and 2MB disk space.. -----Sports Basketball Stats Power 1.0 [BASKET] (Wisco Computing, ASP; reg. fee: $42) keeps track of complete individual, team, and opponent basketball statistics. It can save data for up to 15 teams, 30 games per team, and 17 players per team. Prime Nine Baseball 1.0e [PRIME9] (Dick Withington, reg. fee: $17-19) is a baseball game for one or two people. You press one key to pitch (the computer varies the type of pitch) and a different key to swing. There is a graphical background, but there is no animation for base-runners or fielders running. The pitcher, batter, and ball do move. -----Word & Quiz Games JumbleSquares 1.0 [JSQDOS] (ComputerEase, ASP; reg. fee: $8) combines elements of crossword puzzle and word scramble games. Find the correct word for the given definition; it will be hidden within a 5X5 grid in scrambled form. Word Fill 2.2 [WFILL22] (Ssorg Software /WF, ASP; reg. fee: $17) is a fill-in-the-word type puzzle game. A list of words are selected from the word database that you must fit into the crossword puzzle style grid. The database can be modified to include your own words. Word Hunt 2.3 [WORD23] (Ssorg Software /WH, ASP; reg. fee: $17) is a circle-a-word type puzzle game. Select the words chosen by the program from a database and find them in the grid. Puzzles can be up to 20 by 20 in size. You can also add your own words to the database. ---Updates: Word & Quiz Games (GA-12) Personal Challenge 1.0d [CHALLENG] (R. K. West Consulting, ASP; reg. fee: $15) lets you play different educational and trivia games to test your knowledge as you compete against yourself or other players in five categories at a time. Formerly "IQ Challenge". (GA-12) Vocabulary Power 2.0 [VOCABPWR] (Wisco Computing, ASP; reg. fee: $42) creates word search puzzles, vocabulary bingo cards, and flash cards from your words and definitions. (GA-12) Word Search Puzzle Maker V2 [WSPM] (Impact Desktop Publishing, reg. fee: $15) generates 24 different variations of word search puzzles which can be saved to a file for importing into word processors. NEW: It has the ability to create, save, and reload shaped word search puzzle grids. It automaticaly hides a selected word list into the shaped grid. =====Education -----Government/Geography Know Your Rights (limited) [KYR] (The Political Software Co., reg. fee: $15) tests your knowledge regarding The Constitution, American government, and your individual rights. ---Updates: History (ED-03) U.S. Constitution 3.0 [USCON2] (Production Software, reg. fee: $6) contains information on the U. S. Constitution. NEW: Added fundamental orders of Connecticut documents, Articles of Confederation, and the ability to convert into many word processing formats without re-formatting. ---Updates: Math (ED-06) Children's Tutors 1.5a [GEN7TU15] (Synergistic Consultants, reg. fee: $15-40) are two math tutorials for children ages preschool through 3rd grade. ---Updates: Pre-School (ED-08) 123-Talk for Sound Boards 3.0 [123TALK] (DareWare Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $25) uses digitized speech and colorful graphics to teach children number-related activities. (ED-08) ABC-Talk 3.1sw [ABCTALK] (DareWare Inc., reg. fee: $29-339) is a fabulous talking voice that helps children ages 1-7 learn how to talk, read, learn the alphabet, spell and work with a computer. -----Science Dino Quiz 1.1 [DINOQUIZ] (Reveal Computer Software, reg. fee: $15) contains hundreds of questions to test and improve your knowledge of the fascinating dinosaur era. Elemental DEMO 1.00 [ELMTL100] (CleoSci, ASP; reg. fee: $33-53) is a computerized periodic table. It shows wire frame images of all 16 hydrogen-like wave functions. It has considerable data on each element including heat capacity, standard entropies and enthalpies, magnetic susceptabilities, ionization energies, reaction, solvent, and chemical properties, known isotopes, and much more. ---Updates: Other Education (ED-12) Metric Tutor 2.01 [METRIC] (J.M. Wolff, reg. fee: $8) is a tutorial on linear measure, weight and volume. (ED-12) StoryMaker+ 2.2 [STORYV22] (Elson Embry, ASP; reg. fee: $23) lets you create talking story books with animation, music and sound effects. =====Home, Financial -----Home Accounting & Budgeting OWL Basic Bookkeeping 2.02 [OBBK20] (Otto-Williams Ltd., reg. fee: $39) tracks income and expenses using single-entry bookkeeping. It produces income, expense, profit and general ledger reports. ---Updates: Home Accounting & Budgeting (AH-01) Gen7 Accounting Module 1.5a [GEN7AC15] (Synergistic Consultants, reg. fee: $15-40) keeps track of up to four banking accounts. It will also keep track of debts and alert you when the program is started if you are about to be late with a payment. (AH-01) LaserMax Check Maker 2.03 [LB203] (LaserMax Software, Inc., reg. fee: $49) lets you print MICR-encoded checks at a fraction of the cost of commercially printed checks. (AH-01) LaserMax for Managing Your Money [LMYM203] (LaserMax Software, Inc., reg. fee: $49) prints MYM checks using a HP PCL Laserjet compatible printer. (AH-01) LaserMax for Pacioli 2.03 [LP203] (LaserMax Software, Inc., reg. fee: $49) produces complete checks using blank check stock and any HP LaserJet+ compatible printer, Pacioli 2000. (AH-01) LaserMax for Quicken 2.03 [LQ203] (LaserMax Software, reg. fee: $49) prints MICR encoded checks for Quicken 2.0+ for Windows using blank check stock and an HP LaserJet+ compatible printer. (AH-01) Personal Finances 2 4.02h [PF2] (Spitfire Software, reg. fee: $39) is a home accounting system which is designed to operate like the standard method of keeping books and ledgers. (AH-01) Qcheck3 7.22 [QCHECK3] (Creative Resources, reg. fee: $35) is a simple checkbook recording and reconciliation program. -----Loan Amort., Inc. Tax, & Other Afford It??? 4.00 [AFFRD400] (CleoSci, ASP; reg. fee: $30) is an annuity calculation package. It amortizes loans, calculates savings with steady or variable deposits, tracks your loans, and calculates interest by two different methods. An on screen hand calculator is included. Deferred Comp 2.6 [DEFER2] (Innovative Software, reg. fee: $12) will help you to determine how much money to set aside from your paycheck for retirement. LoanPmt 2.1 [LNPAY21] (Data Language Systems, reg. fee: $25) generates loan calculations and displays amortization and loan comparison tables. ---Updates: Loan Amort., Inc. Tax, & Other (AH-02) 1099 1.2 [1099] (Eric Jarrett, reg. fee: $8) prints out 1099-MISC tax-forms. NEW: It will align print better on both the 1993 and 1994 forms. (AH-02) EEBond 1.01 [EEBOND] (MMR Software, reg. fee: $20) maintains a database of variable rate Series E and Series EE Savings Bonds. NEW: allows you to import the Tables of Redemption values. (AH-02) Fplan Personal Financial Planner 4.0 [FPLANPFP] (First Financial Software, reg. fee: $35) is designed to assist individuals in their own total financial situation analysis. NEW: full mouse support, financial planning check-up for planning ideas to save on finances, comprehensive on screen help and hints, expanded modules including estate preservation planning, and the option for US or international financial planning subject items. (AH-02) R. I. F. F. 2.0 [RIFF] (Charles Henry, reg. fee: $17) will forecast future retirement income. (AH-02) TaxForms 2.0 [TAXFORMS] (Christopher Anthistle, reg. fee: $50) prepares W-2 and 1099-Misc forms. NEW: forms updated to handle 1993 returns. -----Investment PagWat 1.3 [PAGWAT] (Livio Lascu, reg. fee: $0) will monitor CompuServes's BasicQuote and send targeted stock market data to a pager when the preset threshold values are met or exceeded. Requires a Hayes compatible modem with minimum speed of 2400 baud. ---Updates: Investment (AH-03) Chart1 1.3 [CHART1] (Astek Software, reg. fee: $10) is a stock and mutual fund charting program. (AH-03) OWL Personal Portfolio Manager 5.03 [OPPM503] (Otto-Williams Ltd., reg. fee: $45) combines graphic analysis of stock trends with portfolio management and tracking. (AH-03) Portfolio Manager 4.5 [PORTMGR1,PORTMGR2,PORTMGR3] (Shane Software International, ASP; reg. fee: $49) will track market investments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, short sales funds and money market accounts. NEW: reports and a function to handle a merger or buy-out with a stock swap. (AH-03) Variable Investment Analyst 5.8i [VARIN58I] (William H. Baldwin, ASP; reg. fee: $15) keeps track of returns on non-fixed investments. =====Home, Other ---Updates: Astrology & Fortune Telling (MS-01) Frequent Flier Manager 4.01 [FFLYER] (William G. Phillips, reg. fee: $44) helps members of a airline travel award programs keep track of their frequent flyer miles. NEW: city/airport code lookup, plus an increase in the maximum number of flights which can be entered or imported. -----Collecting Comic Notebook 1.0 [COMICNB] (Wai Ling, reg. fee: $13) is an inventory program for comic books. MCBase 1.1a [MCBASE] (Harry Doldersum,, reg. fee: $?) keeps track of large music collections, regardless of the media type. ---Updates: Collecting (MS-03) Disc-O-File 7.00 [DOF7] (HI-Tech Software, ASP; reg. fee: $30) will keep track of your musical compact discs. (MS-03) EzMusic 1.1 [EZMUSIC] (Eric Jarrett, reg. fee: $8) is a data-tracking program designed for your music collection. NEW: adds a value field, mouse support, and handles 32000 records. -----Diet, Nutrition & Health AIDS94 [AIDS94] (SURVIVE!, reg. fee: $15) is a non-medical survey of the AIDS/HIV epidemic. It includes census and CDC data, an interactive mathematical model which forecasts the future spread of the disease, an HIV exposure calculator, studies of the safety of safe sex, 13 non-sex ways to become infected, ways to avoid infection, and more. MediTrak 3.21 [MEDITRK3] (Lauzon Enterprises, reg. fee: $18) is a medical billing tracker. A report writer is included for prescription reports, yearly reports and more. Recipe Card Database 1.0 [RECIPE] (Premiere Software, reg. fee: $20) is a database for storing recipes. It also includes a function which will direct formatted recipe cards to a laserjet printer. ---Updates: Diet, Nutrition & Health (MS-04) AeroChart 1.20 [AC120] (MoonStone Software, ASP; reg. fee: $25) helps you formulate a set of exercise goals and attain them. (MS-04) Heart Smart 2.0 [HSMART] (Henning Associates, ASP; reg. fee: $10) monitors your calorie, fat, and cholesterol intake for a meal, or for a day. (MS-04) Leaner 2.20 [LEAN220] (MoonStone Software, reg. fee: $35) helps maintain a healthy lifetime diet and increased exercise by self-monitoring, pre-planning, goal setting and other behavioral modification techniques. (MS-04) Me & My Metabolism 1.20 [MMM120] (Moonstone Software, ASP; reg. fee: $20) examines basal metabolic rate, assesses total energy expenditure and evaluates eating style. ---Updates: Food & Drinks (MS-05) Meal-Master Recipe Library 8.00 [MM800] (Episoft Systems, reg. fee: $0) is a collection of recipes for use with the Meal-Master program contributed by other Meal-Master users. NEW: handles 150 categories and provides conversion support for MasterCook-PC and MasterCook-II export files. ---Updates: Genealogy (MS-06) Genealogical Information Manager 2.26 [GIM226] (David Blain Wasden, reg. fee: $20) is a full-featured genealogical information manager. NEW: added text file reading and writing in the notes area, page up/page down functionality to the drive, directory and file selection screen, enhance prune and graft, making them easier to use, improved printing functions, and more. -----Home Management RegistryNexus 1.0 [REGISTRY] (RCCO Research, reg. fee: $15) recordkeeping program for tangible items, fixed assets, or other possessions. Requires 512K and a hard disk. ---Updates: Home Management (MS-07) Around The House 2.01 [ATH201] (RMH Computer Services, ASP; reg. fee: $29) is an information manager for the home. ---Updates: Science, Weather & Maps (MS-08) EducAtlas 1994 [ATLAS94G,ATLAS94E,ATLAS94F] (Francois Jarraud, reg. fee: $20) is a statistical world atlas which allows you to draw statistical maps and print them. -----Vehicle Management Engine Expert (DEMO) 3.1 [ENG_AN] (Allan Lockheed & Associates, reg. fee: $0) will provide a detailed report on the performance features of an engine when you supply dimensions and related parameters. Statistics for the engines of 10 professional race car engines are also provided. Truck Data System 5.0 [TRUCKDS] (TLC Software, ASP; reg. fee: $125) is a fleet maintenance record system. It tracks hundreds of vehicles, repairs, fuel parts, schedules, tires, and many reports. Requires hard drive. Vehicle Costs 2.2 [VCOST22] (G. Ferguson, ASP; reg. fee: $50) monitors the costs of operating one or more vehicles. It displays or prints reports of purchases by category or item name. It features yearly reports of fuel cost, consumption, distance travelled, repair and service costs; indicates the need for tune-up or repair; and includes a service-due reminder and note pad function. ---Updates: Vehicle Management (MS-09) Car Restoration Diary 2.31 [CREST231] (BlueCollar Software, ASP; reg. fee: $29) keeps track of expenses and time spent while restoring vintage cars. NEW: prints the time log information. -----Other Home & Miscellaneous Convert 4.02 [CONVERT] (John L.Martin, reg. fee: $0) provides conversion of currency, units of measure, and temperature. Life 1.2 [LIFEGAME] (Kevin Solway, reg. fee: $0) models the processes of competition and selection in natural systems in a graphic format. Protecting Intellectual Property Abroad [PROPERTY] (Adam Starchild, reg. fee: $5-25) provides instruction for U.S. businesses in protecting intellectual property, such as copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Topics include Laws and customs of other nations, treaties which protect American companies working overseas, and levels of enforcement. S3 Trajectory 1.00 [S3TRAJ10] (George Spafford, reg. fee: $35) tracks ballistics data using a PC database thus allowing sorting, searching, comparisons and reports. Timer 1.0 [TIMER10] (John R. Duchek, reg. fee: $10) is a count-down timer which will sound an alarm when it reaches 0. There is also a stopwatch function which is accurate to 0.1 sec. ---Updates: Other Home & Miscellaneous (MS-10) Measures and Weights 1.40 [MWRH14] (Ruud Hendrickx, reg. fee: $10) converts between common and metric measures. (MS-10) Resume Master 4.0 [RESUME] (Whirlwind Technologies, reg. fee: $20) is an easy-to-use resume generator that can produce either a targeted or chronological report. NEW: Added notepad and a text editor for writing cover letters, and for viewing, modifying and printing resumes.