On Disk Monthly Issue 86

On Disk Monthly Issue 86 © 1993 Softdisk

Contents:

Western Vistas
Enjoy these panoramic images of the Great American West. Jim Weiler, our intrepid frontiersman, has mastered the various skills of photography, scanning and image translation. Run our slide show program to view these *.gif files or use the images in any way you like.

Reflexion
Try to discover the location of mirrors, reflectors, filters and more in a grid by firing light beams from the edges. This clever game can be a pleasant diversion or a baffling puzzle, depending on the level of difficulty you choose. Reflexion is beautiful to look at and fun to play!

DOS Manager
This was one of our most popular DOS utility programs and we have updated it to support many new features. Besides improving the interface we have also greatly increased the number of file types the program recognizes and allows you to view.

Civil War Quizzer
The Civil War was the single most destructive period in American History. How much do you know about it? Do you remember the major battles and the leaders of the Confederacy and the Union? How does the Civil War compare to other major conflicts the United States has been in?

Mandarin
A new and unique TrueType font (TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. and Microsoft, Inc.) to add to your collection. As with all TrueType fonts, Mandarin can be added to any Windows 3.1 system simply by copying it into your Windows directory. Mandarin is a "far eastern" font and should add a unique touch to your printouts.

Word Finder
This find a word puzzle is a VGA update to our earlier CGA/EGA Word Finder program. Besides updating the graphics, the new program supports larger puzzles and allows diagonal insertion of words. Try to solve puzzles generated from any of our four on-disk files.

Fortune Cookies
Do you like to peruse fortune cookie sayings? This little program contains a wealth of wisdom available at a mouse-click or key stroke. Set it up as a start-up program for either DOS or Windows and start your day with a fortune.

Windows Wave Files
We've gotten a Sound Blaster card in the department and we decided to have a little fun with it. Listen to these Windows Wave files and use them to spice up your computer's system beeps, alert sounds and more!