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   Software Shopper Online -- October/November 1994     Vol. 5   No. 7

SOFTWARE SHOPPER Contents:

   []  Editor's Notes: Lots of Hot New Titles
   []  Shareware Reviews: Looks at seven of the best new shareware
          programs, including GeoPublish and Apogee's Hocus Pocus!
   []  FYI: Capturing Screens in Windows (a quick tip)
   []  Featured Selection: Our pick of what's new
   []  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

Entire contents copyright 1994 by Falsoft, Inc.

Software Shopper is intended for the private use and pleasure of its 
subscribers, and reproduction by any means is prohibited.

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Editor's Notes    \|/    by Lauren Willoughby
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                        LOTS OF HOT NEW TITLES!

   A wise TV commercial once said, "Don't you know the less you sleep, the 
longer summer lasts?" So I've traded my pillow for the keyboard to spend 
more time enjoying the latest bounty of shareware.

   Apogee has not one but two new arcade games out: Hocus Pocus and Mystic 
Towers. NeoSoft topped its fantastic NeoBook Pro with Version 2.0, an even 
more fantastic upgrade. GeoWorks dipped into shareware waters with its 
GeoPublish. I've been flown back to my youth with The Greatest Paper 
Airplanes, and been fascinated by two new Windows utilities (Plug-In and 
wInformant). If you're interested, check out the New Releases/Versions 
section. OK, I reviewed some of 'em too -- sometimes I just can't help 
myself.


HD Going Great Guns

   Our new high-density (HD) line is proving popular -- more popular than 
we anticipated, and we quickly ran out of high-density floppies! So if 
your order arrived a little later than you expected, it was because we 
were waiting on a shipment of floppy disks. Don't worry, we have plenty 
now!

   For those who missed the last issue, I'll recap the HD thing: Shareware 
programs are growing by leaps and bounds, and trying to distribute the 
latest and greatest titles (like DOOM) on eight low-density disks seems a 
little ridiculous -- so we are distributing those programs on high-density 
disks. You'll find these programs now much easier to install (because the 
files aren't spread out to kingdom come), and they're less expensive 
within our HD pricing structure. Our HD titles are easy to spot: the file 
numbers begin with the letters "HD," and an HD disk symbol will appear (we 
hope) within the description.

   Even if you didn't miss the last issue, you did miss something, I'm 
afraid. The issue went to press minus the HD disk symbol and assorted 
graphic elements. Let me tell you what happened: I made the move from 
PageMaker 4.0 to 5.0, but some of the graphic elements apparently didn't 
follow. They did print on our laser-printed proof copies but jumped ship 
when printed to film on the Linotype. By then it was too late to do 
anything but point and scream. Sorry!

   One more thing about HD titles: please order them on 1.44MB disks if 
you possibly can! Some of the titles have more data than can fit on one 
1.2MB disk -- and I didn't want to add $4 to a program by splitting it 
into a two-disk set when it could fit just fine on a single 1.44MB disk. 
Remember, there is no surcharge on 1.44MB disks.


Introducing Our Featured Selection!

   "If you want it, do nothing -- we'll send it to you automatically!" 
Just kidding!

   Book-of-the-month clubs do have a good idea, though, and we're 
borrowing a page from their book with our own variation on the featured 
selection theme. Starting this month, we're going to pick a few of the 
best new shareware titles, call them our "featured selection," and charge 
half our usual distribution fees for them (for a limited time).

   A program that normally costs $6 will cost just $3. And an $8 high-
density (HD) program costs just $4. You can order just a few of the 
"featured" programs  -- or order the whole bunch for an added discount.


Attention, Shareware Programmers!

   If you are not a member of the ASP (Association of Shareware 
Professionals), please consider joining! The ASP distributes its members' 
software to vendors on monthly CD-ROM discs. It's a good way of getting 
your shareware wide coverage -- and of making sure vendors have your 
latest releases.


Oops!

   I'm beginning to hate the word oops, and I regret having to say it 
again. In the last issue I praised Time & Chaos Professional as a terrific 
PIM. That's not the problem: it still is terrific! The problem is that I 
forgot to mention that T&CP requires the file VBRUN300.DLL in order to 
work. Since I already had the Visual BASIC 3.0 runtime file installed on 
my system, T&CP had no reason to ask me for it, and it installed 
beautifully. For those who did not have the runtime, installation did not 
go so well.

   If you're one of those who ordered Time & Chaos Professional but could 
not get it to work, please call or write and we'll send you VBRUN300.DLL 
at no charge. For those who haven't yet ordered T&CP but want to, note 
that we've given it a new file number: HD0050 (yep, with the addition of 
the 398K runtime file, TC&P becomes an HD title).

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Shareware Reviews
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   <>  Color Presentation Magic
   <>  GeoPublish
   <>  Hocus Pocus
   <>  NeoBook Professional
   <>  NeoShow Pro
   <>  QuikGraf
   <>  wInformant

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                GEOPUBLISH: HOME-PUBLISHING POWERHOUSE

   GeoWorks' GEOS is a fast graphical user interface that gives 
unprecedented GUI power to old 808x computers. While it never really made 
a dent in Microsoft Windows, as many hoped it would, it has achieved a 
high profile as the adopted interface of the Zoomer PDA, a personal 
digital assistant marketed by Tandy and Casio. The PC suite of GeoWorks 
programs, GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0, is still being sold and offers a viable 
alternative to Windows.

   GeoWorks Ensemble deserves more attention than it's getting, and 
GeoWorks recognizes that. In fact, it's decided to move the GeoWrite (word 
processor) portion of the Ensemble package into shareware as GeoPublish. 
This program can do just about everything you need for desktop-publishing 
(dtp) projects. It's a first-class act! An added bonus is its efficient 
design: GEOS moves as fast on 640K 286 systems as Windows does on 4MB 386 
systems.


Graphical Interface Goodies

   The GEOS interface closely resembles Windows. If you like mousable 
icons, buttons, dialog boxes, scalable windows and pull-down menus, you'll 
love GeoPublish. If you'd like a DOS shell that offers tree views of 
directories (XTree-style) or icon views of files (Macintosh-style), you'll 
love GeoPublish even more. Because along with the word processor, you get 
GeoManager, a graphical file manager for copying, moving, renaming and 
deleting files. With its graphical approach, GeoManager is probably the 
best place for beginners to go to get a handle on simple DOS operations.

   Both Windows and GEOS multitask, letting you work on more than one 
document or program at a time. Another neat interface feature is GEOS's 
pinnable menu. Just about every menu can be "torn off" and "pinned" to the 
desktop. Imagine not having to pull down menus and root through submenus 
when you're "auditioning" fonts or performing other tedious formatting 
chores.

   GEOS asks much less of your system than does Windows. All you need to 
run GeoPublish is 640K of RAM, DOS 3.0 or higher, a hard disk (occupies 
5MB of space), a mouse, and a graphics card -- Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA! 
(16-color Tandy Graphics are not supported, but the two-color CGA mode 
works fine on Tandy 1000 systems.) A mouse and a 286 or better processor 
are recommended.


Word-Processing Power

   All the text-editing features you expect are there in GeoPublish. You 
can apply formatting and search/replace text, all with the help of the 
mouse. Everything is WYSIWYG, of course, meaning you see all elements 
onscreen exactly as they will print. Clicking is encouraged!

   You can click on the Window menu to cycle among all your open 
documents. You can click on toolbar elements to set tabs, paragraph 
spacing (single, double or triple), text attributes (bold, italic, bold-
italic), alignment (flush left, right, centered and justified) and fonts. 
Speaking of fonts, you get nine, including clones for Times Roman, 
Helvetica and Cooper Black. The fonts are scalable from 4 to 792 points in 
size. You may also click to select drawing tools for lines, boxes, circles 
and Bezier curves. Or click to rotate text and graphic elements -- this is 
a powerful feature not many dtp programs offer.

   Up to 32 columns are allowed per page, so GeoPublish is a good choice 
for producing newsletters. Its text-wrap features let you drop a graphic 
into an article without having the words overrunning the picture.

   A lot of effort goes into formatting newsletters and other complex 
documents, but GeoPublish does much of the work for you. It comes with 
eight document templates already formatted with font, margin, attribute 
and spacing settings. All you have to do is double-click to replace the 
template's boilerplate text with your own words. The headlines will be 
large and the subheads will be bold without your having to do anything 
special. Templates are included for awards, business letters, envelopes, 
fax cover sheets, two-column newsletters and more. Thanks to the GEOS 
engine, all printouts will take best advantage of your printer. Even nine-
pin dot-matrix printers will turn out impressive, laser-like results.


What's Missing?

   GeoPublish is a power-packed program that beats Windows Write to 
Redmond and back. But in its shareware incarnation it lacks a few vital 
features that would put it head-to-head with programs like Microsoft Word 
and WordPerfect. Namely, a spelling checker and a thesaurus. Other 
important no-shows are import/export filters -- which means you won't be 
able to import canned clip art or export your magnum opus for spell 
checking elsewhere. All limitations are cast aside when you register, 
however.

The Benefits of Registering

   GeoPublish is useful as is, but you'll want to register, and you 
should. The $79.95 registration fee is small compared to what you'll get. 
Not only will you receive a spelling checker, thesaurus and import/export 
filters, but also the complete GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0 package! That's 
GeoCalc (a spreadsheet), GeoFile ( flat-file database), GeoDraw 
(paint/draw program), GeoComm (a communications program), GeoBanner (a 
banner printer), games (Solitaire and Tetris) and more. 

   I'd call that a pretty "suite" deal!

            | Software Shopper Ordering Information: |
            |   GeoPublish  HD0041  2 Disk  $10.00   |

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                HOCUS POCUS: ARCADE MAGIC FROM APOGEE

   Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble; give me  an Apogee arcade game -- on 
the double!

   Hey, it works!

   Life is good when you have a new Apogee game to play, and you have one 
in Hocus Pocus. If you're fond of "platform"-type, run-jump-and-shoot 
arcade games in the vein of Commander Keen and Monster Bash, you'll like 
Hocus Pocus. It's a smooth-scrolling VGA arcade game in which you shoot 
bad guys, leap up and down among platforms, grab health restoratives, seek 
out talismans, and look for "crystals" that advance you to higher levels.

   In the game you take the part of young Hocus, a wizard-in-training 
who's been singled out by the Council of Wizards for a dangerous mission. 
(If only you hadn't been doodling in the margins of your spellbook, they 
might have picked on someone else!) And so you venture through strange 
realms, encountering dragons, demons, imps and other creatures. You defend 
yourself by throwing "spells" (which are like bullets in other Apogee 
games), and occasionally you stumble upon magic potions to temporarily 
heighten your powers and give you new abilities (to teleport and fire 
spells more rapidly).

   Hocus Pocus has welcome humorous touches. A senior wizard who pops in 
occasionally to deliver hints or comments will say things like, "Haven't 
you found that secret treasure room yet?" and "It took me 67 years to grow 
this beard."

   The animation is amusing too. The marching mushrooms are a kick, and 
Hocus makes a point of "braking" at the end of his jumps. The VGA graphics 
are of Apogee's usual excellence -- as are the sound effects and music. 
Hocus Pocus offers a variety of "theme music" that plays while you play. 
Of course you'll need a sound card to hear it. All popular sound cards are 
supported.

   This shareware episode is the first of a four-parter. If you want the 
other three episodes of Hocus Pocus, you must register for $24.95. 
Considering many Nintendo games cost twice as much but aren't half as 
good, that's a bargain!

            | Software Shopper Ordering Information: |
            |   Hocus Pocus  HD0043  1 Disk  $8.00   |

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               NEOBOOK PROFESSIONAL GETS PUMPED IN V2.0

   A few short months ago I basked in the power and ease of use of NeoBook 
Professional 1.0, a DOS multimedia authoring program that lets its users 
create disk-based books, magazines and more. Picky person that I am, I 
composed a wish list of features I hoped to see in Version 2.0. Well, 
Version 2.0 is here, and so are those nifty features! (Now, that's 
service. Thanks, NeoSoft!) NeoBook was awesome before, but now it's 
untouchable.

   What's new? Animation! Besides letting you embed sounds and still 
images in your multimedia application, NeoBook Professional 2.0 allows you 
to call Autodesk Animator .FLI/.FLC files. There's nothing like a little 
motion to bring an article to life! NeoBook Pro 2.0 also now supports 24-
bit color (images with 16 million colors).

   One of my favorite new features is more of a fix: Version 1.0 had a 
little glitch where letters would wander away from their words; Version 
2.0 doesn't have this problem. Whether you feed it ASCII text files with 
or without line breaks, NeoBook Pro keeps words together and looking 
sharp.

   Like NeoBook Pro 1.0, Version 2.0 lets you create stand-alone 
applications (.EXE files) you can distribute hither and yon. But unlike 
1.0, Version 2.0 supports the keyboard! Your readers no longer have to 
have a mouse to read your application -- they can navigate using the tab, 
arrow and PAGE UP/DOWN keys.

   NeoBook Pro 2.0's list of requirements remains minimal: any processor 
(including PC/XT), 640K, DOS 3.1+, a hard drive, a mouse and one of these 
graphics cards: Hercules, EGA, VGA or SVGA. The only video card not 
supported is CGA. Registration for NeoBook Pro 2.0 is $89.95, though you 
can register for $45 to get "plain" NeoBook (no sound or animation 
support).

   On a scale of 1 to 10, NeoBook Pro v2.0 rates a 10.

        |      Software Shopper Ordering Information:      |
        | NeoBook Professional v2.0  HD0048  1 Disk  $8.00 |

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                WINFORMANT: 7 UTILITIES IN FOR WINDOWS

   If you polled a group of Windows users for the utility they would most 
like to see, you'd probably get this unanimous answer: "An uninstaller!" 
It's true, Windows programs rarely pick up after themselves. When the time 
comes to delete a Windows program from your hard drive, you often must 
play detective in tracking down the bits, parts and pieces it leaves 
behind.

   To the rescue comes Neocom's wInformant, a suite of seven utilities 
that run from a "toolbar." And one of the seven happens to be called 
Uninstall. Yes, the Uninstall utility does a good job of seeking out and 
getting rid of program files, help files, .INI files, groups, 
subdirectories, OLE objects and system .INI entries.

   If you asked me for the Windows utility I would most like to see, I'd 
probably say, "A good file finder." wInformant has one in its Search 
program. This utility finds files fast and allows you to execute them with 
a simple mouse click. (If you're a person who, like me, "loses" files, you 
need this!)

   The rest of the utilities include: Swapfile (tests Windows' swapfiles); 
DLL/VBX (a programmer's utility for finding redundant FLL/VBX files); 
Prof.Edit (efficient way to edit .INI files); Restart (a one-click 
Windows' restart button); and Eject (a fast exit button). Registration is 
a reasonable $39.


              | Software Shopper Ordering Information: |
              |  wInformant   HD0045   1 Disk   $8.00  |

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                PRESENTATION GRAPHICS: ON WITH THE SHOW

                       COLOR PRESENTATION MAGIC
                              NEOSHOW PRO
                               QUIKGRAF

   Presentation software is a class of programs to help businesspeople and 
educators -- and anyone else who must stand and talk in front of a group 
of people -- instruct, persuade or inform. With presentation programs you 
can prepare "slides" to show on your computer screen: pictures, outlines 
and charts that will help drive your point home. You can even set up self-
running presentations that progress from slide to slide automatically.

   Commercial presentation programs like Harvard Graphics can do it all, 
everything from giving you outline editors for "text slides" to putting 
together self-running presentations to translating spreadsheet data into 
graphs. There is no "do-it-all" presentation program in the shareware 
market. But the good news is that you can use several specialized 
shareware programs to create just about any presentation you need!

   QuikGraf is a Windows-based shareware program that turns x,y-type data 
into a graph or chart (which you can save as an image file). NeoShow Pro 
lets you link images together in an onscreen slide-show display. Color 
Presentation Manager lets you create slides for printout -- no onscreen 
displays or graphic export supported. Let's take a closer look at each of 
these shareware solutions.


QuikGraf

   If it seems like the buckets of figures you must deliver to your 
audience will be too much for them to digest, consider not delivering them 
at all. Use charts and graphs to tell the tale in easy visual bites.

   Peninsula Software's QuikGraf 1.0 for Windows quickly transforms data 
into charts and graphs. It's great if you're starting from scratch -- 
there's a table grid into which you type your numbers (up to 16 rows and 
99 columns). It's not so great if you have data already prepared in a 
spreadsheet program; no data import is offered, so you'll have to retype 
it in QuikGraf. After entering the data comes the fun part -- deciding 
which of the 11 exciting chart styles to use! QuikGraf has bar, line, pie, 
polar surface and hi-lo-close charts (some of them in 3-D flavors as well 
as 2-D). It's like putting a tuxedo on boring figures!

   The graphical options don't stop there. You can choose colors and 
assign labels. Charts can be saved in .BMP and .WMF file formats for 
import into other programs.


NeoShow Pro

   Imagine a salesman who can rattle off your product's features, night 
and day. That's NeoShow Pro -- a DOS program that lets you create computer 
"slide show" presentations of .PCX and .GIF images in resolutions as high 
as 1024 by 768 (256-color).

   The images can come from paint programs, image libraries, clip art, or 
your own scanner. NeoShow Pro links the images with exciting transition 
effects like you see on the news. You can have one image fade into the 
next, explode into the next, dissolve, implode or weave. You can easily 
"program" your presentation to wait for a keypress before proceeding, or 
the presentation can be totally automatic. NeoShow Pro's graphical 
interface allows you to easily choose image files, effects, time intervals 
(how long each "slide" is to stay onscreen), and even lets you attach 
sound files (in Sound Blaster .VOC format) to slides.

   Unlike Harvard Graphics and Freelance, NeoShow Pro offers no facilities 
for creating graphs or bulleted lists -- but you can create these kinds of 
"slides" in paint programs more easily than you think.

   A compiler is included to turn a presentation into a single executable 
(.EXE) program that can run on any computer -- license-free -- without 
NeoShow Pro itself. This is a helpful feature for professionals who must 
take their shows on the road. It costs $89.95 to register NeoShow Pro. A 
less expensive version of the program, NeoShow ($35 to register), is 
available for those who don't need compiling.

   NeoShow/Pro requires 640K of RAM, DOS 3.1+, a hard disk and EGA, VGA or 
SVGA graphics; it works even on XT-compatible computers.


Color Presentation Magic!

   If your goal is to generate full-page transparencies to slap on an 
overhead projector, try Color Presentation Magic!. It lets you put 
together "slides" with either graphs or bulleted text lists. The program 
is optimized for use with color thermal transfer printers, but as a 
Windows program it of course works with any Windows-supported printer. 
Besides printing full-page transparencies, Color Presentation Magic! can 
also print four "slides" per page -- perfect for audience handouts.

   Bulleted lists are tools that keep the main points of a presentation in 
view: outlines to help audiences stay on track while the speaker adds 
layers of verbal detail. There are usually at least three items in the 
list but no more than five. Color Presentation Magic! lets you adjust 
fonts and typesizes for a perfect fit. You can also create colorful graphs 
using Color Presentation Magic!. Four basic chart styles are offered: bar, 
line, pie and double pie, with 2-D and 3-D variations. Whether you're 
creating slides with text or graphs, you can choose colorful backgrounds 
from a gallery of styles.

   The authors of Color Presentation Magic! designed the program to offer 
features that presentation designers use most -- to be streamlined and 
easy to use. It is both.

            |    Software Shopper Ordering Information:    |
            | Color Pres. Magic   HD0040   2 Disk   $12.00 |
            | NeoShow Pro         NV9301     329K    $6.00 |
            | QuikGraf            HD0018   1 Disk    $8.00 |

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FYI
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                   CAPTURING SCREENS IN WINDOWS

   Your keyboard's Print Screen key does something pretty neat in most DOS 
programs: press it and you get a screen dump (a snapshot of your current 
screen) sent to the printer as a printout. You can also use it at the DOS 
prompt as a quick way of printing the contents of short files, like the 
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.

   In Windows the Print Screen key has a similar function. But instead of 
sending a snapshot of the screen to the printer, it sends it to the 
Clipboard. And you know that anything from the Clipboard can be "pasted" 
into just about any other Windows program using the Edit-Paste option. (Try 
it inside Windows' Paintbrush.)

   Why would you want to do this, you ask? Capturing screens in Windows 
has a number of uses: for providing illustrations to go along with a 
software manual you're writing; for proving to your friends that, yes, you 
really did once score 425 in Solitaire; or, more practically, for pulling 
in onscreen text from a DOS session without having to retype it in your 
Windows program.

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Featured Selection
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      Our pick of the best of what's new in shareware. We're offering
   these programs at half off our normal distribution costs until 
   November 30, 1994. Want the whole bunch? We'll send them to you for
   $20 -- that's an additional $4 savings.

GeoPublish
Terrific home-publishing value!
            GeoPublish is a shareware home publishing package based on 
            the powerful and easy-to-use GEOS operating environment 
            (which is a Windows-like GUI). See review above.
Requires: 640K, DOS 3.0+, hard drive
File #: HD0041     Size: 2 Disk    Cost:  [NOT $10]    BUT $5        

The Greatest Paper Airplanes v1.0
Flight principles and airplane designs!
            Want to learn to fold classroom darts and principles of flight
            too? Check out The Greatest Paper Airplanes. You'll see the 
            folding steps in 3-D animation. You can also let the program 
            generate printouts with folding lines and military
            decorations. Five darts, "schoolyard specials," are included.
            Gliders and "Stealth"-style planes are included in the 
            registered version ($29.95).
Requires: Windows 3.1 and at least 2MB RAM
File #: HD0042     Size: 1 Disk    Cost:  [NOT $8]    BUT $4

Hocus Pocus v1.0
Arcade trials of a young wizard
            If you like "platform"-type, run-jump-and-shoot arcade games 
            in the vein of Commander Keen, Monster Bash and Duke Nukem,
            you'll be pleased with this new Apogee classic. See the 
            review above.
Requires: 386 SX+ CPU, VGA, hard drive, 640K
File #: HD0043     Size: 1 Disk    Cost:  [NOT $8]    BUT $4

MVP Wordsearch for Windows
Seek and find in Windows
            Like word-search puzzles? Try this one from MVP Software. It
            comes with many puzzles you can solve, plus you can let the 
            program create word-search puzzles from your word lists -- 
            and print puzzles for "offscreen" solving. 
Requires: Windows 3.1 and VGA; printer optional
File #: AU9420     Size: 249K      Cost:  [NOT $6]    BUT $3

NeoBook Professional v2.0
Heavy-duty multimedia authoring system!
            NeoBook Professional is an authoring system for creating 
            multimedia disk-based newsletters, books, catalogs and more.
             Your readers will be amazed by the VCR-style controls and the 
            button interface. NeoBook Pro is a powerful authoring system. 
            (Also available on low-density disks, our DE9388, $10.00.) See 
            the review above.
Requires: 640K, DOS 3.1+, hard disk, mouse, EGA+
File #: HD0048     Size: 1 Disk    Cost:  [NOT $8]    BUT $4

wInformant v1.00
Drudgery-free Windows housekeeping
            wInformant is a 7-in-1 advanced utility system for Windows. 
            It runs from a toolbar and was designed by systems analysts 
            at Neocom to "take the drudgery out of everyday Windows 
            housekeeping tasks." See the review above.
Requires: Windows 3.1
File #: HD0045     Size: 1 Disk    Cost:  [NOT $8]    BUT $4

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New Releases
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                        NEW SHAREWARE PROGRAMS!!!

                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~
                              DOS PROGRAMS
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The Simple Bookkeeper v3.0
Single-entry bookkeeping
            The "easiest single-entry bookkeeping system available," this 
            program is designed to complement your present accounting 
            program and "does not require any accounting or computer 
            expertise." It tracks income and expenses of a small business 
            or home business and produces a variety of reports.
Requires: 384K, DOS 2.1+ and a hard drive
File Number: AU9417     Size: 254K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

EZ-Calendar v1.2
What am I doing when?
            A date-tracking program that allows you to leave messages for 
            any date between 1899 to 2099. EZ-Calendar offers a message-
            search function, cut-and-paste between different dates, and 
            more.
Requires: 640K and a floppy drive
File Number: AU9411     Size: 159K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $5.60

Dr. Form v3.1
Design and print your own custom forms
            Dr. Form is your answer for designing forms and even filling 
            them in onscreen. It includes an automatic grid maker, and you 
            can draw lines and fill in areas with patterns (you have 
            access to the entire extended character set). Forms can be as 
            large as 81 rows by 136 columns. If you have a mouse, all of 
            this can be done without touching the keyboard. Dr. Form lets 
            you create "master forms," which can be filled in onscreen. In 
            Fill-In mode you can print just the filled-in portion on 
            preprinted forms, or you can print the entire form on blank 
            paper. Depending on your printer, Dr. Form prints text in 
            bold, italic, underlines, etc. Supports dot-matrix and laser 
            printers. Dr. Form will work on practically any PC compatible; 
            a mouse and hard drive are recommended.
Requires: 640K and CGA or better graphics
File Number: AU9407     Size: 362k      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Write Chinese v1.01
Teaches basic Chinese calligraphy
            Write Chinese is a program that teaches basic Chinese 
            calligraphy. Its tutorial focuses on the 150 most frequently 
            used characters (which constitute about one-third of all 
            printed materials). Students' strokes are monitored as they 
            draw them in a "nine-square box." The program evaluates each 
            program as it is being drawn, providing continuous feedback 
            and positive reinforcement. Also teaches Mandarin/Cantonese 
            transliterations and character meanings.
Requires: 286+ CPU, hard drive, VGA, mouse
File Number: AU9413     Size: 148K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $5.20

Merlin's Math
Multiplication wizardry for kids
            Merlin's Math teaches children how to multiply and divide 
            multiple-digit numbers. Starting as an apprentice magician, 
            the student gains in power by solving problems of increasing 
            difficulty. Points are awarded on the basis of speed, accuracy 
            and the difficulty level of the problem.
Requires: 286+, hard drive, VGA, mouse
File Number: AU9415     Size: 182K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Sea School: Math Waves
VGA math fun for preschoolers
            Kids 3 and up will enjoy this math "edutainment" program that 
            features colorful graphics, music, speech and sound effects. 
            Kids get practice in counting, simple addition and numerical 
            sequences, along with positive feedback and encouragement. 
            This program is the first part of a trilogy; you'll receive 
            the other two episodes by registering ($29.95). By MVP 
            Software.
Requires: 286+ CPU, 512K, VGA, hard drive, mouse
File Number: HD0046     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

Krazy-Face v1.0
Kids mix and match to "draw" faces
            Kids who like Mr. Potatohead will enjoy Krazy-Face. It's a 
            mouse-driven face-builder program for kids age 3 and up. It's 
            so easy to use that your children won't need your help to play 
            with it! Kids can choose from a gallery of facial features 
            (hair, eyes, nose, mouth, accessories) for both male and 
            female characters. Or they can draw their own characters from 
            scratch. Supports Sound Blaster for melodies that play in the 
            background.
Requires: 286+ CPU, DOS 3.3+, hard drive, VGA
File Number: HD0044     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

California Earthquakes
Magnitude and location of past quakes
            California had an unbelievably large number of earthquakes in 
            January 1994. Using data obtained from Caltech and the USGS, 
            this program shows you the time, magnitude and approximate 
            location of each of those quakes. The registered version comes 
            with earthquake data for 1992, 1993 and 1994.
Requires: 386+ CPU, VGA, mouse
File Number: AU9419     Size: 179K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Cultural Awareness
How cultural-literate are you?
            This program tests and improves your children's "cultural 
            literacy." It has two levels of play. At the novice level, 
            Cultural Awareness is suitable for students in sixth grade and 
            up. At the advanced level, the game is a challenge for adults. 
            The testing is essay-style. Topics include proverbs, idioms, 
            grammar, children's literature, mythology, music, art, 
            philosophy, the Bible, world religions, history, geography, 
            science, technology, mathematics and more.
Requires: a hard drive
File Number: AU9414     Size: 186K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Mystic Towers
Even old warriors can do some damage
            With dark forces overcoming the gentle land, and an 
            unfortunate absence of young warriors to battle the evildoers,
            it falls to the not-so-young Baron Baldric to pick up the 
            magic staff and set things right. Not to be confused with 
            Apogee's popular platform-type arcade games, Mystic Towers is
            an action/puzzle-packed adventure in which you must explore 
            hundreds of rooms and use magic (and your wits) to overcome 
            obstacles. Baldric is a humorous and complex little character 
            who can jump, push, pull, flip switches, open doors, climb and
            cast a variety of spells. The game also features VGA graphics,
            amusing animation and a digital soundtrack (Sound Blaster or 
            compatible required).
Requires: 286+ CPU, VGA, hard drive
File Number: HD0051     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

Games Magazine Presents Word Puzzle
Cryptograms, crosswords and more
            A "graphical potpourri of word games for players too smart or
            too bored with the shareware shoot-'em-up scene." Includes 20
            puzzles, among them cryptograms, crosswords, double crosses,
            word scrambles and quote boxes. Features attractive graphics
            and an original music score, which is supported by most 
            popular sound cards. This is a shareware version of a 
            commercial program from Villa Crespo Software. (This shareware
            version is distributed by MVP Software.) Please order on a 
            1.44MB, 3.5-inch, high-density floppy, because there is too 
            much compressed data here to fit on a 1.2MB disk.
Requires: VGA
File Number: HD0047     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

Peter Box
VGA logic puzzle game from Spain
            Peter Box comes to us from a Spanish company called True 
            Emotions. The game is a logic puzzler in which you must cover 
            up X's with "boxes": the boxes must be moved in a particular 
            order to conquer each level, and each level grows more complex
            as you progress. To make things more interesting, the computer
            counts your moves and puts you on a timer.
Requires: 640K and VGA (286+ CPU recommended)
File Number: AU9410     Size: 327K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Show Maker
Multimedia authoring for novices
            Show Maker is a multimedia authoring program designed 
            especially for novice users. Novices, you can use this program
            to create your own custom presentations, advertising "kiosks,"
            demos, tutorials, reports and more. With this package you can 
            combine human speech with music, sound effects, text, neat 
            transition effects and high-resolution images (up to SVGA). 
            Supports .PCX, .TIF, .GIF, Targa, .VOC, .CMF, .WAV and .MID 
            MIDI files. For best results you'll want a Sound Blaster.
Requires: DOS 2.1+, VGA and a hard drive
File Number: AU9403     Size: 352K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

EdgeFlow v5.0
Do flowcharts, orgcharts and diagrams
            EdgeFlow is a feature-rich flowcharting and diagramming tool 
            for DOS. It has automatic line-routing aids, an intuitive 
            graphical-style interface, easy text entry, onscreen editing, 
            pan/zoom and more. EdgeFlow remembers connections between 
            figures. When text exceeds the size of a figure, the figure 
            grows automatically. When you move a figure, connections to 
            other figures and labels move along. You can use EdgeFlow to 
            create flowcharts, organization charts, data-flow diagrams, 
            block diagrams and more. You'll need a mouse. (Supports EGA, 
            VGA and Hercules graphics.)
Requires: 512K, DOS 2.0+, 720K disk space, EGA+
File Number: AU9401     Size: 233K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

1994 Football Guide
Has 1994 schedules! Computes standings!
            If you are an NFL football fan, you will love this program. 
            Not only does it contain the 1994 NFL schedules, but it also 
            computes standings from the results that you enter each week 
            (in an easy-to-enter format). It makes predictions of which 
            teams will win based on four variables: won/lost records, 
            points for/against ratios, winning streaks and home-team 
            advantage. Up to 20 players can compete in office pools.
Requires: a floppy drive
File Number: AU9416     Size: 164K     Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $5.75

Insty
Install program for programmers
            INSTY is a configurable program that lets programmers create 
            installation routines for their software. It checks for files,
            sufficient disk space, valid drives and directories. It can 
            alter the PATH statement, does not use the DOS COPY command, 
            and offers a friendly user interface.
Requires: 256K and a floppy drive
File Number: AU9412     Size: 120K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $2

Simply Help v1.06
Turn hypertext documents into .EXE files
            With Simply Help you can create text-based hypertext documents
            as .EXE or TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident) files. This means
            you can add custom online help to any DOS-based program, 
            whether your own or a commercial program. Includes a complete
            integrated development environment for hypertext. Modify any 
            aspect of your document and then "run" it to see the results. 
            Easy to use with pull-down menus, dialog boxes, mouse support,
            compiler and libraries for QuickBASIC 4.5 and PDS 7.1.
Requires:
File Number: AU9408     Size: 346K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Racontex v3.25
Text search and retrieval
            Racontex is a shareware alternative for commercial programs 
            like ZyIndex, FolioViews and askSam: it's a text-search 
            program that lets you "look up" something in a computer file.
            Type in a word to look up, and Racontex will let you jump to
             very occurrence of that word in the file. Useful for legal 
            transcripts and manuals.
Requires: 256K, DOS 3.2+, 500K disk space
File Number: AU9404     Size: 315k      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Deadwood v1.22
Which files are deadwood on your system?
            DeadWood is a file-management utility that lets you find files
            that are not being used, so you can consider getting rid of 
            them and recovering the disk space. The system has two parts:
            a file-management program and a pair of small (19K total) TSRs
            that track file usage under both DOS and Windows.
File Number: AU9418     Size: 236K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

WStyle v1.16
Want to improve your writing style?
            The Wintertree Writing Style Analzyer (WStyle) can help 
            improve your writing in two ways. First, it examines your 
            writing for common problems, such as redundant words, wordy 
            phrases and awkward sentence structure. Second, it analyzes 
            your writing style and presents statistics that tell you where
            your writing is weak and where it is strong. Although WStyle 
            is not a substitute for an independent review, it can help you
            to write more clearly and directly, avoiding common errors.
Requires: a floppy disk
File Number: AU9409     Size: 298K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Writer's Editor v1.0
Write a whole book as one file
            The Writer's Editor is a word processor that lets you work 
            with "live outlines." It gives you an overview command of 
            organized material. For example, if you're writing a book 
            about dogs, the first screen could contain nothing but the 
            specifications "Sporting," "Working," etc. After jumping to 
            the "Working" section you could jump down to individual 
            breeds. Or you could divide your file into chapters, cutting
            and pasting among them as necessary. A whole book could be 
            written in one file.
File Number: AU9406     Size: 335k      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

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                           WINDOWS PROGRAMS
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AdMaker v3.5
Create your own display ads
            AdMaker is a special-purpose desktop-publishing program 
            designed to do only one thing: help your business produce 
            small display advertisements for newspapers, newsletters and
            flyers. "While it's not suitable for color ads in slick 
            magazines, the program is ideal for smaller ads in other 
            publications." AdMaker prints camera-ready artwork from any 
            Windows printer (laser recommended), and ad sizes can be as 
            large as 7.5 by 9.5 inches. TrueType and Adobe fonts are 
            supported, and you can add clip art and line drawings.
Requires: a 386+ CPU and Windows 3.1
File Number: HD0037     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

CAD/DRAW v1.11a
Powerful computer-aided design
            If you need to draw blueprints, plans or elevations in 
            Windows, try CAD/DRAW. It features numerous drawing tools, 
            multiple layers (up to 256) and color support. It also has 
            associative dimensioning, library management, user-defined 
            hatchings, context-sensitive help and more. Commands are 
            available by menu, keyboard command or icons.
Requires: Windows 3.x
File Number: HD0038     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

ShowStopper for Windows v1.1
Turns dBASE scripts into a show
            A multimedia development tool for creating training 
            applications or any kind of multimedia presentation. Scripts 
            are created in a dBASE file to display screens with 256-color
            images and scrollable text as well as sound clips (.WAV 
            files). You can also design multiple-choice screens for user 
            interaction. Create your scripts using Wampum or another dBASE
            clone.
Requires: Windows 3.1
File Number: HD0036     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

Color Presentation Magic! v1.5
Super slide-based presentations
            Ever need to put together "slide"-type presentations quickly 
            but don't want to lay down a chunk of change or study a manual
            for hours and hours? Color Presentation Magic! is for you. 
            It's the "first presentation program designed exclusively for
            creating office presentations. It is designed with 
            secretaries, salespeople, marketing and general office 
            personnel in mind." This Windows program is so easy to use, 
            you don't need to refer to documentation (I know you've heard 
            this many times before, but it's true here too!). Creating a 
            slide is as easy as clicking on the New Slide button from the 
            large vertical, toolbar. In fact, you do just about everything
            from the large vertical toolbar, whether preparing text for 
            bullet charts or jumping into a chart or graph. You get a 
            variety of pie, bar and line chart styles to choose from, and
            it's easy to customize them with your own data, labels and 
            titles. Plus you can add slide backgrounds with lines and 
            color gradients. Up to 15 slides are allowed per presentation 
            file. The system is optimized for color thermal-transfer 
            printers. If you register ($34.95) you'll get a spelling 
            checker and a drag-and-drop slide sorter. Available on 1.44MB
            disks only: there is too much data to fit on two 1.2MB 
            floppies.
Requires: 386+ CPU, 4MB RAM, DOS 5.0+, Windows 3.1
File Number: HD0040     Size: 2 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $12

SuperFlow v1.01
Windows-based diagrammer
            Try SuperFlow for professional flow charting and presentation.
            Its drawing capabilities include auto-connection rerouting, 
            extensive font support, connectors, templates and user-defined
            objects.
Requires: Windows
File Number: AU9402     Size: 320K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Cross-Stitch Designer v2.0
Experiment with cross-stitch patterns
            Isn't it about time someone came up with a program for 
            needlepoint and cross-stitch hobbyists? Someone has! Cross-
            Stitch Designer is a Windows 3.1 program that allows you to 
            draw cross-stitch patterns on the screen using your mouse. 
            Types of stitches supported include full, half, quarter and 
            outline; and "threads" can be viewed in 16 or 256 colors. You
            can print a pattern at any time in either stitch mode or the
            symbolic mode, in which symbols are used to represent the 
            various thread colors. Windows' cut-and-paste is supported,
            which means you can drop a Paintbrush creation into your 
            cross-stitch design!
Requires: Windows 3.1, VGA, mouse
File Number: AU9421     Size: 107K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $3

Plug-In for Windows v2.0
Fills in gaps in the Windows GUI
            Plug-In Manager is designed to fill in Windows' "holes" with a
            variety of interface enhancements. Its most important talent 
            is letting you create nested groups in Program Manager: yes, 
            now you can put groups within groups -- as many DOS menuing 
            utilities let you do. It's an intuitive way to organize 
            applications for both beginners and pros, and it's neater. 
            Other handy things Plug-In Manager does is let you decorate 
            Windows' title bars with the time, date, a stopwatch and a 
            resource watchdog (to keep an eye on your free drive space, 
            for example). You can also set alarms and change the look of 
            your mouse cursor. Another important feature is the "Power 
            Button": a Task-Manager-like tool that helps you quickly get 
            where you want to go (the button is located conveniently at 
            the left on the title bar of the active application).
Requires: Windows 3.1
File Number: HD0049     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

Spelling Sentry
Spelling checker for Windows
            Spelling Sentry can check and correct the spelling of words in
            Windows Write files, text files and the Clipboard. It comes 
            with a 100,000-word dictionary and supports three types of 
            user dictionaries. Additional features include 
            American/British rules selection, drag-and-drop file checking,
            readability statistics, detection of repeated words, and 
            automatic correction of frequently misspelled words.
File Number: AU9405     Size: 332k      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

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New Versions
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                    NEW UPDATES TO SHAREWARE PROGRAMS

Court Rules Service 2.0, Hypertext
Software for lawyers and paralegals
            For the legal professional or just the curious, Court Rules 
            Service 2.0, Hypertext Guide, offers a sampling of federal 
            court and appeals rules, including civil, criminal, copyright,
            bankruptcy, habeas corpus and more. Now includes the federal 
            criminal sentencing guidelines and the Uniform Commercial Code
            as well as a special report containing all federal laws 
            providing for recovery of attorneys' fees.
Requires: 640K and DOS 3.1+; mouse recommended
File Number: NV9388     Size: 336K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

EnVision Publisher v2.0
Best DOS desktop publisher in shareware
            EnVision Publisher is better than ever in its latest update! 
            This award-winning WYSIWYG program is a full-featured 
            blockbuster! EnVision Publisher, whose mousable interface 
            looks much like that of Windows, lets you easily design and 
            print attractive letterheads, resumes, flyers, newsletters, 
            greeting cards, brochures and more. Import graphic files (clip
            art or scanned photos), arrange articles in columns, and block
            your copy in one of the included fonts (scalable from 4 to 144
            points). Special layout features include master pages, style 
            sheets, cut/paste, leading and kerning control, page 
            numbering, flexible page sizes, text rotation, text fill 
            patterns and more. Supports laser, dot-matrix, inkjet and 
            PostScript printers. (You can even send the output to a disk 
            file.) It also works even on XTs with CGA or Hercules 
            graphics.
Requires: 512K, hard disk, graphics card, printer
File Number: OC9240     Size: 2 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $10

Simply Docs
Turn text files into programs
            This program converts ASCII documents into .EXE files or TSRs.
            What's the deal? Well, you can add color and hypertext jumps 
            to your words -- and create a smashing on-disk electronic 
            book, newsletter, catalog, etc. You could also use Simply Docs
            to create online tutorials and manuals for novice DOS users. 
            Files can be printed in whole or part, and the document can be
            kept in memory while an application is running (like having 
            online help). If you need more hypertext and programming 
            oomph, check out Simply Help (our AU9408, 346K, $6), which 
            offers more power and flexibility to programmers.
Requires: a floppy disk
File Number: JU9302     Size: 156K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $5

SCREEN Thief v1.56
Captures just about any screen!
            SCREEN Thief, a primo screen-capture program, captures screens
            other capture utilities won't touch. It supports all VGA 
            modes, plus extended Trident and Paradise Super-VGA modes. (It
            can even capture redefined fonts in text mode, such as those
            used by DOS 6.0.) At capture time it gives you the option of
            saving to .GIF, .PCX, .TIF or .BMP format. Screen-capture 
            programs are great when you're documenting new software. Now
            supports the ET4000 chip set.
Requires: 286+ CPU, VGA
File Number: DE9341     Size: 145k      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $5

Vivid v2.0
Ray tracer that produces stunning images
            Vivid is a ray tracer, a program that takes a source-code text
            file of graphics instructions and from it produces stunning 
            "ray-traced" images. Abstract shapes and solid objects come to
            life in 24-bit, photorealistic color with lighting effects and
            shadows. You can create the input source file in any text 
            editor. The Vivid "language" looks like C and uses a right-
            handed coordinate system for defining the location of objects
            in space. Commands let you specify image size, antialiasing 
            info, viewpoint, lights and surface characteristics. Note: 
            you'll need VGA graphics in order to view the resulting 
            graphics file. The 24-bit .IMG files produced can be converted
            to .GIF files with an included utility. (This version has been
            compiled for 286 and better CPUs with math coprocessors; the 
            author also offers code compiled for a bare 8086, but he says,
            "I hope you don't plan on using your PC in the next month.")
Requires: a 286+ CPU and a math coprocessor
File Number: MA9412     Size: 313K      Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $6

Rockford v3.50
Design and print business cards
            Stop paying the printer: design your own business cards, and 
            print them on card stock. Rockford is great for times when you
            need special-purpose cards to highlight your various business 
            assets. With this WYSIWYG program, you can enhance business 
            cards with clip art and lines, plus you can format text with 
            any installed font (TrueType or ATM). Formerly JU9238.
Requires: 386+ CPU, Windows 3.1, VGA, printer
File Number: HD0039     Size: 1 Disk    Software Shopper Dist. Cost: $8

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What Is Shareware?
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                           WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
                            HOW DOES IT WORK?

   Shareware operates on the "try before you buy" system. Authors allow 
their programs to be copied and passed around, among friends, over BBS 
systems or through services such as Software Shopper. 

   If you find a shareware program is of value to you and you intend to 
keep and use it, then you must register the program with the author (pay a 
fee -- the amount varies). Registration gives you various benefits, 
depending on the author. (Common benefits include printed manuals, newer 
versions and support if you happen to run into problems.) The fee also 
helps motivate authors to improve their programs and develop new ones.

   No part of the money collected by Software Shopper, or any other 
service, goes to the program authors. Those charges are strictly copying, 
handling and shipping fees, and they are non-refundable. The author gets 
paid only when you send in your registration fee. We supply all copies of 
Shareware programs on both 5-1/4- and 3-1/2- inch disks, although there is 
an extra charge of 75 cents per disk for 3-1/2-inch (720K) format.

   Programs are separated into subdirectories on a disk when we make up 
special orders for you (most of our orders are special orders). A short 
instruction sheet is packaged with the disk, but your disk label tells you 
the name of the subdirectories.

   Generally, our orders are processed within 24 business hours of 
receipt. Due to volume, we may run a day or so behind from time to time.  
Our business hours are generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

   We disclaim any damage that any of the software in Software Shopper may 
cause and cannot guarantee that any particular system follows sound 
business practices.  Our sole liability, in any event, consists of a 
refund of the copying and distribution charge we make for providing 
software to you. 

   We invite and solicit your comments and suggestions about Software 
Shopper and the Shareware which we make available through it. Our 
shareware library contains many more programs than appears in this issue 
of Software Shopper.  If you have a specific need, please contact us on 
our Customer Assistance line, (502) 228-4492.  We will do everything we 
can to try to help.


   Falsoft, Inc. is an approved vendor and associate member of the 
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that 
the shareware principle works for you.  If you are unable to resolve a 
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member 
directly, ASP may be able to help.  The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve 
a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical 
support for members' products.  Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 
Graver Road, Muskeg, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe 
Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007, 3536.

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About the Catalog
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   The rest of Software Shopper Online is our database or "catalog" -- the 
majority of the shareware programs in our archives, which are neither new 
nor updated this month. While you'll see more than a thousand programs 
listed in the database, please keep in mind that more is coming! We're 
still in the process of converting records, so future issues will be more 
complete. If your favorite shareware title is missing from the database 
now, it will probably soon be added.

   Also, a note about how the database is structured. There really is a 
method to the madness! We divided the database into 32 sections: 16 broad 
categories for DOS and the same 16 broad categories for Windows. 
(Categories include Business, Education, Games, Utilities, etc.) Each 
rather generic category is in turn broken down into smaller subcategories 
-- for example, "Business" is broken down into Accounting, Contact 
Management, Personal Finance and others.

   When you read the database, it will look like each category starts out 
nicely in alphabetical order -- but then does several A-Z cycles! The 
reason for this is that the subcategories are also in alphabetical order. 
Yes, we COULD have separated the database into distinct subcategory files, 
but your SysOps would have wanted to murder us for making them deal with 
hundreds of files instead of the slightly unwieldy 32! As long as you know 
the subcategory structure is there, you should have no trouble finding the 
kinds of programs you're interested in.

   Enjoy!

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