                                MahJongg
                              for Windows

                             by Tony Curro


    Back in 1988 or thereabouts, I bought a game called Shanghai. I have
    since bought the second incarnation of the game. Neither of these
    were made for Windows. This was a commercial product.

    Browsing the boards, as I am apt to do, I came across such a
    program. MahJongg for Windows, or MJ/WIN, and the author Ron
    Balewski refers to it.

    MJ/WIN is an entertaining, and often frustrating game. This is most
    evident when you have 4 tiles remaining, and the little window pops
    up saying "No more moves!" I HATE THAT!! But, it is enjoying
    nevertheless, and very addictive.

    The program I downloaded came with 10 tile sets. You can order any
    or all of 15 disks or more from  Ron when registering your program.
    There are several options within the game that you can leave on or
    turn off. You also have a Hall Of Fame, where all those who
    completely clear a board, are forever enshrined. The object is to
    finish in the least amount of time for the highest score.

    Included also, are three utilities. One allows you to view tile sets
    from DOS (or DOS window), another will convert a PCX file, and the
    last allows you to create your own tile set. Many of the tile sets
    offered have been done by users, and well done I may add.

    For the uninitiated, MahJongg is an ancient Chinese game. The object
    here is simple, or appears so. You start out with a board of 144
    tiles. There are 4 tiles of each variety. By clicking on two free
    tiles of the same suit, you remove them from the board. You continue
    in this fashion until all available tiles are removed. There is also
    an audible sound that emanates from your PC speaker when you have
    removed, or clicked on tiles.

    I found the file as MJ4WNDWS.ZIP on the BBS.

                            Product Information

                            MahJongg v1.0
                            for Windows

                            Registration - $20.00
                            Library of Tiles - 3.00 per disk

                            Ron Balewski
                            412 E. Ridge Street
                            Nanticoke, PA 18634-2915
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                               StarTrek:
                           The Nth Interation

                             by Tony Curro

    Trek-N is public domain software. If you get the game, and like it,
    you should drop the author a line, and tell him so.

    It is Stardate 2300.0. The USS Enterprise is on a mission to rescue
    Tribbles from a band of Klingons. Along the way, of course, you
    encounter wave after wave of enemy ships. Destroy them all, or as
    many as you can, rescue as many Tribbles as possible, and return to
    the docking station before you run out of fuel. The game has a full
    compliment of sounds, from phasers to Tribbles, and even voices. All
    come from the PC speaker.

    You start with 3 ships, and do not get any more. You pick Dilithium
    Crystals along the way that increase your energy. On screen you
    have: Long Range Scanners, Phasers, Sensors, Map, Viewer and so on.
    Any, and all of these, can be damaged or destroyed when you go into
    combat.

    The game will allow you to print a final score when you end. The
    game is free, but I would like to see a feature that saves high
    scores, and one that awards you a ship if you complete a round
    without getting destroyed.

    I think the author has done a fine job, and maybe after adding the
    above, he should start charging for the program.

    You need a 286 AT or better, but the program will work on a turbo
    XT. VGA is preferred, but MDA will work.

    I found the file as STARTREK.ZIP

                                Author of program:

                                Loren Blaney
                                Magnolia Star Route
                                Nederland, CO 80466
