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T h e P C - S I G L i b r a r y o n C D - R O M,
1 2 t h E d i t i o n
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The PC-SIG Library on CD-ROM, winner of the Optical Publishing
Association's Best Consumer Product Award, has added a hypermedia
interface that makes it easy to find and download any type of program
you could want. The WordCruncher text retrieval program has also been
implemented to assist you insearching this vast collection.
This CD-ROM contains over 3700 fully functional shareware programs, each
with a detailed review. The 12th Edition has added over 300 new programs
and over 500 updates since the release of the 11th Edition. The
collection is always kept current and now contains over 70 megabytes of
Windows 3.0 and 3.1 applications, fonts, icons, games and wallpaper
files.
The range of software is phenomenal! There are huge assortments of
games, everything from adventure games with full SVGA and SoundBlaster
support to favorites like Klondike, Chess and Othello. Spreadsheets,
databases, wordprocessors and graphics programs are instantly available
and there are literally hundreds of unique and specialized programs that
will save you time and money. This amazing collection will help you get
a handle on all your business and home accounting and also teach your
children about zoology.
Each of the more than 3700 programs has a one-line description for quick
reference, Just pick one of the 13 software categories and a subcategory
to begin browsing for a program that interests you. You might choose the
Games Category, where you can pick from 12 subcatgories including
Adventure, Arcade, Cards and more. A mouse click (or keyboard stroke) on
the program title takes you to a detailed description of the program.
you can immediately download the software to your hard or floppy drive,
and in many cases view a screen shot.
You can find any program in the collection quickly and easily by using
the search button. When you are in a program category just type in the
title of the program and you will be taken to the description of that
program. The popular WordCruncher text retrieval program has been added
to allow searching every description for any word within that
description, not just in the title or keywords chosen by someone who
thinks differently than you do. The WordCruncher is ideal for finding
programs which perform a specific function, just try searching for
"split", "math" or "subtract". Or switch to the Disks section where you
will find an alphabetical list of all the programs which can be searched
by program title or disk number.
Everyone has their favorite programs and we're no exception. Our 44
favorite programs can be run immediately. No downloading is necessary,
all you do is click on the word "RUN" in the program description and
you'll be working or playing with top notch software right on the CD.
The power of hypermedia will allow you to try out more software than you
ever thought possible. We are sure that you will find a multitude of
programs to your liking on the P-SIG Library on CD-ROM.
System Requirements: IBM PC/AT PS/2 or compatible with 640K, DOS 3.3 or
higher, Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions and a CD-ROM player. We
recommend a 386 with a VGA monitor.
T h e E s s e n t i a l H o m e & B u s i n e s s C o l l e c t i o n
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"Never before has such a valuable collection of popular shareware been
compiled on one CD-ROM that everyone can afford." Dr. File Finder a.k.a.
Michael Callahan
Finally, 368 of the most useful, popular, important shareware programs
have been put together on one CD. No matter what your need, it's on The
Essential Home & Business Collection. Everything from Administration to
Windows software is here.
The Essential CD incorporates the WordCruncher text retrieval system.
Every program on the disc is indexed by title, filename, PC-SIG disk
number, and every word in the program description. A new utility, Narc,
is implemented so you can look at the program files and the author's
on-line documentation without having to first copy the program to your
hard disk. By using WordCruncher and Narc, you can quickly find the
program you want and review it to be sure, without ever having to run it
from your hard disk.
If you've got a CD-ROM player at home and want to get more use of it and
your computer, or if you're trying to avoid purchasing another Nintendo
cartridge, or if you just enjoy looking at new software, you need The
Essential Home & Business Collection.
System Requirements:
IBM PC/XT/AT PS/2 or compatible with 384K memory DOS 3.1 or higher and
Microsoft MS-DOS CD ROM extensions.
T h e P C - S I G G a m e s C D - R O M
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Now you can play a game a day fo over a year. This CD-ROM is jammed
with over 380 shareware games of all types, designed to appeal to the
new generation of CD-ROM users out for fun. The CD incorporates a
hypermedia interface and allows 250 of the games to be played directly
from the CD-ROM.
The hottest games in shareware are on this disk, including the
action/arcade games "Jill of the Jungle" and "Wolfenstein 3D," which
rival or surpass commercial PC and Nintendo for use of animation,
SoundBlaster audio, and VGA graphics. There are also games designed to
teach children mathematics, spelling and even ecology. All these games
for less than a dime each!
Over 250 of the games can be played directly from the CD without copying
them to a floppy or a hard drive. Being able to run from the CD means
that users can explore games without using up valuable hard disk space
or spending time downloading and deleting files. The hypermedia
interface makes it easy to browse the titles, read a one line
description or full review, and copy or start a game by clicking the
mouse or using the keyboard.
T h e P C - S I G W o r l d o f G a m e s C D - R O M
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The new PC-SIG World of Games CD-ROM contains over 550 of the best
shareware games, including 53 educational games for children and 57
Windows games. 430 of them can be played directly from the CD without
using your hard drive space.
This edition employs the award-winning HyperReader interface, allowing
easy searching and playing by using a mouse or the keyboard.
This CD is the first in a six-volume PC-SIG Encyclopedia of Shareware
series. Each volume will include the programs from a section of the
PC-SIG collection and also the programs and text from the current issue
of Shareware Magazine. This CD contains the entire text from the
May/June issue of Shareware Magazine, featuring hardware reviews of
the Tandy Sensation and the Media Vision Pro 16 Multimedia System.
Software reviews included cover 58 new shareware releases, security,
educational, CD audio and PIM's. 159 of the programs mentioned in the
magazine are included and can be downloaded using the HyperReader
interface.
There are also 89 programs which were updated since the last issue of
Shareware Magazine, helping those of you who have purchased the 12th
edition of the PC-SIG Library keep on top of the everchanging world
of shareware.
As well, a description of every program in the PC-SIG Library can be
searched with the WordCruncher text retrieval program. This Games CD
continues the ten year PC-SIG tradition of providing quality programs
and information to help you find the best program for your purpose.
System Requirements: IBM PC/AT/PS/2 or compatible computer with 640K,
DOS 3.3 or higher, Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions and a CD-ROM
player. We recommend a 386 with a VGA monitor.
To Order in the U.S.A.: Call 800-245-6717 and ask for Customer Service.
For Technical information: Call 408-730-9291 and ask for Technical
Support
Outside the U.S.A.: Call (408) 730-9291 for the name of the dealer near
you.
PCSIG.TXT
P C - S I G
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Welcome to the world of Shareware, state of the art software you can
actually try before you buy.
Shareware, a term coined in the early eighties, refers to the method of
distribution chosen by the software authors. With shareware, you can
receive a program and put it through its paces without having to pay for
it. If you find the program useful, and choose to keep the program, then
you pay a modest registration fee to the author.
For the last nine years, PC-SIG has been providing shareware and public
domain software to its customers and members. Since 1982 PC-SIG has
developed an unprecedented library of shareware programs, constantly
updated, consistently strong in every category. Our library of
shareware contains over 3500 titles divided into 120 logical categories.
Every program we add to the library is thoroughly reviewed and tested to
insure that each one meets the high standards of reliability and value we
insist upon and you expect. As a result, our library doesn't contain
every shareware program available, just those that really work.
PC-SIG has grown into the premier distributor of shareware and and
shareware information by producing shareware collections on CD-ROM,
publishing an encyclopedia of shareware, and by publishing Shareware
Magazine, a bi-monthly magazine distributed world-wide.
Quality and support - guaranteed. All of our programs are guaranteed
virus free. We've isolated our systems and check every program
submitted to insure that no viruses make their way to your computer or
ours.
Our support staff is available by phone as well as on our BBS to help
you with questions about installation and operation of PC-SIG's
products.
Through our network of international distributors, PC- SIG strives to
bring you the most current, exciting, technically advanced software
available as shareware.
If you can't find the software you need in PC-SIG's library, it may well
not exist.
To order the latest in Shareware, in the U.S.A: Call (800) 245-6717
Outside the U.S.A.: Call (408) 730-9291 for the name of the dealer near
you.
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SHAREMAG.TXT
S H A R E W A R E M A G A Z I N E
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Shareware Magazine has distinguished itself as the only internationally
distributed periodical devoted to the use and business of shareware.
Shareware Magazine provides detailed reviews of new products,
hard-hitting comparisons of shareware programs with regular retail
software, and timely information about changes in the industry and the
latest technology.
Intriguing columnists and regular features add to the excitement. The
beginners section sheds light on new user's concerns regarding
everything from choosing the right operating system to alleviating the
intimidation of using on-line systems.
Educational sections focus on how low cost shareware can aid in
classroom learning, curriculum development, and as a forum for
discussing the impact of computers and technology in schools.
Graphics Gallery renders expert advice and suggestions on how to better
work with graphics, desktop publishing, CAD systems, and the Windows
environment.
Programmers benefit from others experience in developing new programs or
polishing existing ones as well as choosing the right programming
language.
And columnists provide that subjective component, sometimes
controversial, that calls for a closer look at the way we compute and
how shareware effects what we do.
Published bimonthly, Shareware Magazine is available on a subscription
or at your local newsstand or computer bookstore. In conjunction with
PC-SIG, there are special benefits for subscribers as well as
opportunities for discount purchases from PC-SIG.
To Order, in the U.S.A.: Call 800-245-6717 and ask Customer Service.
Outside the U.S.A.: Call (408) 730-9291 for the name of the dealer near
you.
SIGORDER.TXT
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README.TXT
WinPrint 1.4 Release Notes
Release 1.44 February 5, 1992
Copyright (c) 1990-1992 Charles E. Kindel, Jr.
Portions Copyright (c) 1985-1992 Microsoft Corporation.
Charles E. Kindel, Jr.
22925 N.E. 12th Place
Redmond, WA 98053
CompuServe ID: 71551,1445
Please do not be shy in reporting bugs or suggestions!
For information on using WinPrint or for registering
WinPrint use WinHelp to read the WINPRINT.HLP file.
WHAT IS WINPRINT?
WinPrint is a Windows shareware application that allows
you to easily print ASCII text files from within
Windows. It allows you to specify headers and footers
with page numbers, fonts, margins, landscape v.
portrait mode, and "multiple pages up" printing. See
the WINPRINT.HLP file for a more complete description.
WinPrint was designed from the very beginning to be a
tool for printing plain text files. Version 1.3 and
Version 1.4 do not support the printing of graphics,
word processing documents, or spreadsheets. The goal
from has been to keep WinPrint as small, efficient, and
simple as possible.
If you want to print graphics use PaintBrush it works
just fine. If you want to print your word processing
documents, use your word processor, and if you want to
print spreadsheets use your spreadsheet package; they
all print nicely. But if you want to print plain ASCII
text files use WinPrint!
The WINPRINT.HLP file contains all the documentation
you will need. It also contains information on how to
register WinPrint.
GETTING STARTED
A few quick notes on what is needed to run WinPrint:
Under Windows 3.0 and 3.0a you need the following
Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) in your path:
TDUTIL.DLL - WinPrint Support DLL
COMMDLG.DLL - Microsoft Common Dialogs DLL.
You only need this file if you are
running on Windows 3.0.
You will also need the main WINPRINT.EXE executable
file and the help file (WINPRINT.HLP).
I recommend that you create a "WINAPPS" directory off
of your root directory in which you place all of your
"small" Windows applications such as WinPrint. Copy
the above files into this directory and make sure that
the directory is in your path statement.
You can now run WinPrint just as you would any Windows
application. See the section in the WINPRINT.HLP file
titled STARTING WINPRINT for more details.
NOTES TO USERS OF WINPRINT 1.3
WinPrint 1.32 was designed Windows 2.x application. It
worked correctly under Windows 3.0 because it adhered
to Microsoft's programming guidelines for Windows.
WinPrint 1.4 has been designed as a Windows 3.x
application. It takes advantage of features found only
in Windows 3.0 and above. As such, it will not run on
Windows 2.x, and will not operate correctly with
printer drivers that have not been updated to the
Windows 3.0 specification.
Versions of Windows previous to Windows 3.0 provided no
way for applications to store printer settings
"locally." For example any change made to printer
settings from within an application (such as landscape
mode) were made system wide. The Windows 3.0 printer
driver specification allows for applications to change
printer settings locally. WinPrint 1.4 takes advantage
of this, and adheres to the policy that no application
except Control Panel can make system wide printer
setting changes.
One of the biggest bugs in WinPrint 1.32 was that it
incorrectly selected fonts. For example you would tell
it to print using a 10 point font, but it would
actually use a font much smaller. This has been
corrected in WinPrint 1.4.
Because of the changes to WinPrint 1.4 are fundamental
in nature, saved configurations from earlier versions
will not be converted. It might have been possible to
do a partial conversion of your settings to the new
format, but there are so many new features and bug
fixes in 1.4 that the conversion would have been
inaccurate at best. The decision was made that it
would be easier for the user to re-create your settings
than to try to figure out what was converted correctly
and what was not.
WinPrint 1.32 saved all configuration information in
the WIN.INI file. WinPrint 1.4 saves all of it's
configuration information in the WINPRINT.INI file.
The format of the information has changed, but when
WinPrint 1.4 is run on a machine for the first time, it
copies your registration information to the
WINPRINT.INI file. Once you run WinPrint 1.4 for the
first time you can delete all WinPrint related sections
from your WIN.INI file if you wish.
I have also changed the format of WinPrint registration
numbers. WinPrint 1.4 will correctly decode your 1.32
registration number and convert it to the new format.
This has been done for several reasons:
1) The old WinPrint registration number was up to 12
characters long and was too difficult to enter.
2) The new number format allows me to more easily track
what version of WinPrint a user is using.
KNOWN PROBLEMS
Version 1.42 of WinPrint has been extensively tested.
However there are a few problems that are known and are
not worth the time it would take to fix at this point:
SOME WINDOWS 3.0 PRINTER DRIVERS ARE BUGGY
Many of the Dot Matrix printer drivers shipped
with Windows 3.0 are buggy, and most do not in fact
conform the the Windows 3.0 printer driver
specification. Because of this you will not be able to
change printer settings from WinPrint with these
drivers. See the WINPRINT.HLP file for more
information on this.
POSTSCRIPT EMULATORS REPORT INCORRECT PAGE SIZE
Several PostScript addon products and emulators
incorrectly report page size to Windows. The result is
that when WinPrint is set up so all margins are set to
0.00", some text is printed "off page." If you
encounter this problem simply increase all four margins
until the problem goes away (usually 0.10" works).
This problem has been noted on the HP LaserJet IIIsi in
PostScript mode and the PacificPage Postscript
cartridge for the HP LaserJet II.
DOT MATRIX DRIVERS SELECT FONTS INCORRECTLY
Some Windows 3.0 dot matrix printer drivers allow
you to set the resoultion that they print graphics at.
When these drivers are set at their lowest resolution
settings they print some fonts too big. The easy work
around is to set the driver up to use higher resolution
or print only with device based fonts (see
WINPRINT.HLP for more details).
VERSION HISTORY
Version 1.44 February 5, 1992
Same as version 1.43 except distributed via standard
shareware channels such as CompuServe.
Version 1.43 February 4, 1992
This version is a maintenece release. It fixes some
minor cosmetic problems. This version will be
distributed with a book called Windows 3.1 Power Tools.
Version 1.41 February 4, 1992
This version is a maintenence release. Verion 1.40 had
a major bug in the command line handling (it was
essentailly compeletely broken). Version 1.42 also
removes the need for SHELL.DLL.
Version 1.40 November 1, 1991
After over a year and a half, there is finally a new
release of WinPrint! This version is completely re-
vamped and updated for Windows 3.0 and 3.1. New
features include multiple column printing, Windows
help, and drag drop from the Windows 3.1 file manager.
Version 1.32 July 22, 1990
The original wide distribution version.
LICENSE INFORMATION
WinPrint is not and has never been public domain
software, nor is it free software. WinPrint is a
commercial application distributed as shareware.
Non-licensed users are granted a limited license
(registration) to use WinPrint on a 21-day trial basis
for the purpose of determining whether WinPrint is
suitable for their needs. The use of WinPrint, except
for the initial 21-day trial, requires registration.
The use of unlicensed (un-registered) copies of
WinPrint by any person, business, corporation,
government agency or any other entity is strictly
prohibited.
A single user license permits a user to use WinPrint
only on a single computer. Licensed users may use the
program on different computers, but may not use the
program on more than one computer at the same time.
No one may modify or patch the WinPrint executable and
documentation files in any way, including but not
limited to decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise
reverse engineering the program.
A limited license is granted to copy and distribute
WinPrint only for the trial use of others, subject to
the above limitations, and also the following:
1) WinPrint must be copied in unmodified form,
complete with the file containing this license
information.
2) The WinPrint product consists of the following
files:
WINPRINT.EXE, TDUTIL.DLL, README.TXT, and
WINPRINT.HLP. All of these files must be copied
in unmodified form.
3) WinPrint may not be distributed in conjunction
with any other product with out a specific license
to do so from Charles E. Kindel, Jr.
4) No fee, charge, or other compensation may be
requested or accepted, except as authorized below:
A) Operators of electronic bulletin board
systems (sysops) may make WinPrint available
for downloading only as long as the above
conditions are met. An overall or time-
dependent charge for the use of the bulletin
board system is permitted as long as there is
not a specific charge for the download of
WinPrint.
B) Vendors may charge a disk duplication and
handling fee, which may not exceed eight
dollars.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Charles E. Kindel, Jr. guarantees your satisfaction
with this product for a period of 90 days from the date
of original purchase. If you are unsatisfied with
WinPrint within that time period contact Charles E.
Kindel, Jr. via normal or electronic mail for a full
refund.
Charles E. Kindel, Jr. warrants that the program will
perform in substantial compliance with the
documentation supplied with the software product. If a
significant defect in the product is found, the
Purchaser may obtain a refund. In no event will such a
refund exceed the purchase price of the product.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, CHARLES E. KINDEL, JR.
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE
DEFECTIVE, THE PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE
ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR
CORRECTION AND ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
IN NO EVENT WILL CHARLES E. KINDEL, JR. BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE
LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE
THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF CHARLES E. KINDEL, JR. HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Use of this product for any period of time constitutes
your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to
its contents.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is
subject to restrictions as set forth in subdivision
(b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer
Software clause at 252.227-7013.
Contractor/manufacturer is Charles E. Kindel, Jr.,
22925 N.E. 12th Place, Redmond, WA 98053.
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