:{TitlePage} >.v_exist[ Title ] .else[ .define[Title] ] >.contents[ off ] >.tocname[ contents ] >.hotchr[þ] >.titles[ off ] >.title[ top left ^Topic ] .title[ top right ^Book ] >.margin[ top 1 left 1 ] .window[] |* SoftCopy * |Listings of electronic books and tutorials. |Issue 6. Volume 2. Titles 26. 10 Jun 1990. >.fill[ -3 8 72 0 hilite] |SoftCopy is provided as a service to those |interested in electronic books and tutorials. |SoftCopy is not a disk library or distributor |but simply an information source. |Many titles are available directly from the authors. |Author names, address, and fees are listed when know. |They are also available from disk libraries and |other shareware sources. Choose "Sources" for |addresses of various shareware distributors. |Choose "Contents" to get started. ?contents ?help ?sources * :sources DISK LIBRARIES PC-Arcade, 276 Morehouse Road, Easton CT 06612. PC-SIG, 1030 East Duane Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94086, (617) 367-8080. PraireWare PO Box 265, Great Falls MT 59403, (406) 454-0829. Public Brand Software 3750 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis IN 46241, (317) 856-7535. Public (Software) Library, PO Box 35705, Houston TX 77235-5705, (713) 665-7017. >.pause USERS GROUPS Boston Computer Society, One Center Plaza, Boston MA 02108, (617) 367-8080. Capital PC Users Group, Suite 500, 4520 East-West Highway, Bethesda MD 20814, (301) 656-8372. Chicago Computer Society, PO Box 8681, Chicago IL 60680, (312) 794-7737. Houston Area League of PC Users, PO Box 61266, Houston TX 77208, (715) 447-3800 NYPC, Suite 2124, 40 Wall Street, New York NY 10005, (212) 533-6972. Philadelphia Area Computer Society, LaSalle Univ., 20th & Olney Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19141, (215) 951-1255. San Diego Computer Society, PO Box 81444, San Diego CA 92138, (619) 284-5196. >.pause BULLETIN BOARDS BIX One Phoenix Mill Lane, Petergorough NH 03458, (800) 227-BYTE or (603) 924-7681. Delphi 3 Blackstone Street, Cambridge MA 02139, (800) 544-4505. CompuServe, 500 Arlington Centre Boulevard, Columbus OH 43220, (800) 848-8990 or (614) 457-8650. PBS-BBS (Public Brand Software board), 3750 Kentucky Avenue, Indianapolis IN 46241, (317) 856-2087. The Source, 1616 Anderson Road, McLean VA 22102, (800) 336-3366 or (703) 821-6666. Writers Online, 163 Candy Circle, Winterville GA 30683, (404) 369-0707. >.pause .return * :contents >Title=^Topic >.title[ bottom left contents ] >.contents[on] .titles[on] >.menu[ ?Next .Next ] key= contents .. press [Tab] to select, or [Enter] to continue. þbooks -- electronic books and references. þtutorials -- electronic tutorials and games. þpublishing -- software for publishing or preparing electronic books and tutorials. þeditors -- poetry, text, screen, graphic, and music editors and/or generators. * :books >.title[ bottom left books ] >.next * :AIDS >Title=^Topic ^Title. (AIDS Hypertext, (c)1988 Hamilton Spectator, $0.) contact: The Hamilton Spectator, 44 Frid St., Hamilton, Ontario Canada L8N 3G3, Attention: Wayne MacPhail, AIDS hypertext. " Most researchers believe HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) causes AIDS. This is a theory and it may be wrong .. Hypotheses abound. But, at best, researchers can make a case for HIV as the cause of AIDS based only on circumstantial evidence. To some it is an open and shut case, excellent evidence pointing to an obvious conclusion - HIV causes AIDS. But to other scientists it's a case of mistaken identity. This is a shareware program but The Hamilton Spectator does not want your money .. If you find it useful please send a donation of any amount to an AIDS charity in your area. " This is research material collected by the Hamiton Spectator, and being distributed in a hypertext format. If you're interested in either AIDS or hypertext, you would want to take a look at this. Dated: May 1988; Entered: Dec 1989. * :FutureSystems >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Future Systems, (c)1988 Mark T. Nadir, $35.) contact: Mark T. Nadir, PO Box 1096, Rocky Mount VA 24151. " THIS IS A TEXT BOOK ON DISKS FOR THOSE WISHING TO KEEP IN THE FOREFRONT This book is written ENTIRELY for those who like to thinkÿfor themselves. Those who need pre-digested mental food will get indigestion -- of the mind. They might also develop violent symptoms. There will not be many real readers for this book. It is the most ELITIST of books. IT SELECTS ITS OWN READERS by making the inferior put it down with declamations of "nonsense", "garbage",ÿetc. THAT leaves the select. These are they whom I want for my reading public. If you are one of the "elite" write me and let me know you exist. " This text describes communication and computing systems based upon "Positional Transduction Methology". PTM is an non-conventionial approach to data transfer. Audience: College. Dated: Apr 1988; Entered: May 1989. * :LoveFire >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Love's Fiery Imbrolio, (c)1989 Natasha Mirage, $25.) contact: Pinnacle Software, PO Box 386, Town of Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3P 3C6. " The Torrid Tale of what could be THE perfect date .. A Computerized Escapade FOR WOMEN ONLY! You men just go play Space Invaders for a while, okay? This is a "branching story" program. You get to make decisions about the way the story develops. It's a cross between a novel and an "adventure" game. " The $25.00 includes the "source code" for LoveFire and Pinnacle's story compiler, so you can write your own stories. Dated: Aug 1989; Entered: Dec 1989. * :PeopleSystems >Title=^Topic ^Title (PeopleSystems, (c)1987 Louis A. Warner, $10.) contact: PeopleSystems, Ltd., Louis A. Warner, P.E., 78 Maplevale Drive, Woodbridge, CT 06526, (203) 393-3913. " Welcome to a SNEAK PREVIEW of PeopleSystems, a new approach to a very old problem. PeopleSystems, or people-patterns as they are often called, have been around for many centuries, but seem to be getting nowhere lately. Perhaps it is because PS are falling far behind as compared to thing-systems, also known as today's technology. PeopleSystems is not a religion, not a political party and PeopleSystems is non-fattening. Like a magnifying glass, PS can help repair and improve the PeopleSystems that, today unfortunately seem to be floundering so badly. " Dated: May 1987; Entered: May 1989. * :Reviews >Title=^Topic ^Title. (PC Reviews, (c)1988-9 David W. Batterson, $10.) contact: David W. Batterson, 2093 Sandalwood Drive, Palm Springs CA 92262. " This disk contains my original hands-on reviews and evaluations. My computer articles, reviews and commentary have been published in PC WORLD, MicroTimes, LINK-UP, Computer Currents, Los Angeles Business Journal, Information Today, PC WEEK, The Editorial Eye, and other periodicals. " All products are tested before I write the review. I call 'em the way I see 'em, and let the chips fall where they may! " Dated: Oct 1989; Entered: Dec 1989. * :SerendiptyúAnthology >Title=^Topic ^Topic (Anthology, (c)1987 Serendipty Systems, $4.00). contact: Serendipty Systems, RR 2, Box 2110, Berlin NH 03570, or PO Box 140, San Simeon, CA 93452. " Excerpts from books to be published by Serendipity Systems and a demonstration of the disk-reading program. " Here's some catalog listings from the Anthology disk (actual text from the novels is also included): " BABY APRIL, a novel by John Peter. This is a science fiction retelling of the Glatea myth, but updated to include aestetics, politics, liberated women, and a whole range of contemporary subjects. This is a two-disk set of DS/DD, 360K disks. $10.00 postpaid, USA. THE DEER HUNTERS, a novel by John Peter. This novel appears to detail the initiation of a young man into the intracacies and rites of deer hunting. In the manner of E.A. Poe, the details of time, place, and circumstance are nebulously left to the reader's imaganation as the full horror of the tale unfolds. This is a DS/DD, 360K disk. $6.00 postpaid, USA. LEFEU, a novel by John Peter. The picaresque novel is back! Not since the days when Tom Jones wandered across the English countryside has a more endearing hero graced the pages of literature: Rene LeFeu, revolutionary, smuggler, master chef, lover, and (alas, above all else) klutz. LeFeu's travels begin in rural Canada and take him to Dallas, Mexico, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, New Orleans, and eventually back to Canada. This is a two-disk set of DS/DD, 360K disks. $10.00 postpaid, USA. A MAINE YANKEE IN BIG SUR, a novel by John Peter. Step aside Keroac, Brautigan, and Miller, this is the definitive Big Sur novel! This is a two-disk set of DS/DD, 360K disks. $10.00 postpaid, USA. KING JACK AND THE GIRL WITH THE SUNSHINE SMILE, A novel by John Peter. This is a Medieval tale of romance, mystery, and adventure. It is a two-disk set of DS/DD, 360K disks. $10.00 postpaid, USA. " >.pause Serendipty is also accepting new manuscripts. Here's a synopsis of their terms: " Contract: If your book is found to be acceptable for publication, you will be offered a contract. Your book contract will only transfer electronic rights to Serendipity Systems. You, the author, will retain all print rights and therefore will also be able sell your material to print publishers. Copyright: The electronic edition will be copyrighted in the author's name. Remuneration: Your royalty will be 1/3rd of the profit from the sale of your disks. Profits will be computed quarterly. " Dated: Jan 1980; Entered: Jan 1990. ?Iris * :"ThinkThunder!" >Title=^Topic ^Title (Think Thunder! and Release Your Creativity, (c)1988 Thomas A. Easton, $29.) contact: R.K. West Consulting, PO Box 8059, Misson Hills CA 91346. " THUNDER THOUGHT is not an outlining program. It is not a think tank program. It is computer-aided brainstorming, and it facilitates the creative process by automating its initial stages. With it, you need no longer worry about how to come up with novel combinations of words, images, or ideas. THUNDER THOUGHT will do that for you, leaving you with the task of finding or recognizing sense in whatever combinations of words and ideas it produces. " The text accompanying this brainstorming program is complete and well-written. (Dr. Easton is an established writer.) While it's meant as an aid to people using the Think Thunder! program, it is also an interesting text on the creative process, generally. Also, for the technically-inclined, registration includes Clipper and BASIC source code for the Thunder! program. Also included with this 3-disk set is "Verisifer", Rosemary West's amazing poetry writing program that works with your vocabulary to create fascinating free-verse or haiku poetry. This program was featured in Scientific American, Analog, Pulpsmith, and Factsheet Five. Version 2.2 requires: DOS 2.0 or later, 400k RAM. Dated: Jan 1989; Revised: Feb 1990. ?"Poetry Generator" * :tutorials >.title[ bottom left tutorials ] >.next * :ColdúFusion >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Cold Fusion, (c)1989 Remtink, $19.) contact: Remtink, 2167 Crown Hill Road, San Diego CA 92109. " Coldfuse is a graphics animation program illustrating the various theories proposed to explain the reported cold fusion experiments at the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. These reports appeared in March of 1989 and caused great excitement in the field of physics throughout the world. " If you're the least bit excited by the idea of cold fusion, this program is a must have. The presentation is colorful and easy to follow. Dated: Oct 1989; Entered: Dec 1989. * :ReadyForCalculus >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Are You Ready .. 2.01, (c)1987 David Lovelock.) contact: David Lovelock, Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721, (602) 621-6855 (my office), (602) 621-6893 (departmental office). " .. a computer program which a student can use before starting calculus. The student is quized on all sections of algebra which are essential to calculus. In other words, it does not review all of college algebra, but concentrates on those areas which are actually needed in calculus. " Includes Are You Ready for Business Calculus and Are You Ready for Calculus 1 Dated: Sep 1987; Entered: May 1989. * :Tutor >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Tutor 4.4, (c)1985-1988 Computer Knowledge, $10.) contact: Computer Knowledge, PO Box 91176, Los Angeles CA 90009. An excellent tutorial on computers and DOS. Building tools are also available so that you can write your own tutorials using the TUTOR.COM reader ($40). Dated: Jun 1988; Entered: May 1989. * :publishing >.title[ bottom left publishing ] >.next :BlackúMagic >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Black Magic, (c)1987 Ntergaid, $80.) contact: NTERGAID, Suite 337, 2490 Black Road Turnpike, Fairfield CT 06840, BBS: (203) 366-5698. " Hypertext is based on the concept of "Expanding Information". With hypertext, blocks of information (text or graphics) can be linked to other blocks of information. Once two blocks of information have been linked together, they provide an instant "gateway" to the other. With Black Magic documents, information can be linked in three different ways; with Note Links, Reference Links, and Replacement Links. A Note Link calls up a small window on screen that contains a "note" to the user. A Reference link is used to transport the reader to Another place in the document. Replacement Links are used to swap one block of information for another. Graphic Links are used to make a graphic image a Link Originator. " A color monitor is required, mouse is optional. Black Magic may not be compatible with all systems. All editing is done from within the package. This is the demo disk showing how the program works. Contact Ntergaid for the full program. Send them $15.95 if you want the full evaluation copy. Dated: Jul 1988; Entered: May 1989. ?HyperInk * :Browse >Title=^Topic ^Title. (PC-Browse, (c)1989 Quicksoft, $10-$49.) contact: Quicksoft, 219 First Ave N. #224, Seattle, WA 98109. " PC-Browse is a memory-resident program for IBM PC compatible computers that helps you find information in your files. In its most basic form, it searches a file (or a number of files) for specific text. It uses about 60K of memory; or 3K if you put it into EMS memory. PC-Browse offers a second level of search features, used with easy-to- build PC-Browse application files. First you can do a linear search for a keyword in a file, which is a word defined by special characters. Second, you can do a much faster lookup search in a file whose keywords are in alphabetic or numeric order. Finally, you can trigger either kind of search from a cross-reference at one place to a keyword at another place, in the same file or another file. This link ability gives PC-Browse a hypertext quality. >.pause " Some applications for PC-Browse: * Create pop up on-line help for a custom application. * Look-up customer information while you're doing something else. * Find a lost memo when all you remember is a word or two from it. * Make catalog and pricing information quickly available online. * Pop up your company procedures manual. " Dated: Sep 1989; Entered: Dec 1989. ?Hytext * :Extol >Title=^Topic ^Title. (PC-Extol 3.1, (c)1988 Michael C. Taylor, $25.) contact: Michael C. Taylor, 129 Country Club Road, Pine Hill NJ 08021. " PC-EXTOL is a programming language designed especially for Computer-Aided Instruction (CAI) which is particularly well- suitedfor tutorials and instruction in non-mathematical domains. " Dated: Feb 1988; Entered: May 1989. ?Iris * :FreePress >Title=^Topic ^Title. (The Free Press 4.01, (c)1988 Gordon Couger, $10.) contact: Gordon Couger, 212 East Grand, Frederick OK 73542, (405) 335-2925. " The Free Press is a collection of programs that allow any one with a MS-DOS computer to put out their own disk magazine. " Dated: June 1988; Entered: May 1989. ?Iris ?Hytext * :GAGS >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Generic Adventure Game System 1.06b, (c)1985 Mark J. Welch, $25.) " The Generic Adventure Game System was written in an effort to make writing an adventure game as simple as possible, while still permitting a great deal of flexibility .. There are two clear advantages to the Generic Adventure Game System (GAGS). First, GAGS uses a standard-format text file for its data, and the adventure game can be modified simply by editing the data file with any text editor .. Second, GAGS is infinitely expandable because the complete Turbo Pascal source code is available (to registered users). " Dated: Jun 1986; Entered: May 1989. ?Iris * :HyperInk >Title=^Topic ^Title. (HyperInk, (c)1989 Shaman Exchange Inc., $5.) contact: Shaman Exchange, Inc., 7114 W. Jefferson Ave., Suite 100, Lakewood CO 80235. " HyperInk is a graphically interactive application generator. It is versatile, easy to use and anyone can create custom applications. HyperInk allows the user to combine graphics, text and buttons to create visually appealing and efficient environments. " HyperInk (HI) can be used to organize nearly any kind of information on your computer. All you need is the information, or an idea for something that you would like to access on the computer. " HyperInk looks and feels something like Black Magic, but requires less memory and, with the exception of the mouse driver, seems compatible with more machines. All editing is done from within the package. Dated: Oct 1989; Entered: Dec 1989. ?BlackúMagic * :HyperRead >Title=^Topic ^Title. (HyperRead,Copyright 1990 Leithauser Research,$50). contact: " HyperRead, HyperRead Small, HyperRead File Maker, HyperRead Plus, and HyperRead Plus Small are programs that allow you to create and distribute hypertext documents. HyperRead File Maker, HyperRead Plus, and HyperRead Plus Small allow you to convert an ordinary ASCII text file into a hypertext document, which you may then use or distribute. You can read this document using the and keys or the Ctrl-PgUp and Ctrl-PgDn key combinations. You also can jump around in the document using the link words or phrases. Link phrases look like this. To jump to a section of text containing more information on a link phrase, use the cursor keys to move the screen cursor to the link phrase, then press the key on the keyboard. You may do this repeatedly, going from one link word to another. You can backtrack along this path by pressing the key on the keyboard. If you have a mouse, you may move the mouse cursor to the link word and press the right mouse button. You can backtrack by pressing the left mouse button. You also can page up or down with the mouse by moving the mouse cursor to the word PgUp or PgDn at the bottom of the screen. Then press the right mouse button to scroll one full screen or the left mouse button to scroll one line. You can get a quick explanation of the commands by calling for the HELP screen. Just press the key at any time. " Dated: Jan 1990; Entered: Apr 1990. ?Iris ?Hytext ?Hype ?Spyglass ?HyperRead :HyperShell >Title=^Topic ^Title. (HyperShell, Copyright Nick Taylor 1989,25-60 pounds UK). contact: " HyperShell is a general purpose hypertext control system, providing a text frame based presentation style with highlighted references permitting navigation to other frames in the same or another file, to graphic screens with selection zones on CGA and EGA systems, to popup notes which can themselves have further references, and allowing backtracking through visited frames, and collection and annotation of references. Also inline expansion of text in support of the main text is possible. In addition to the more usual hypertext facilities, HyperShell provides popup menus, menu bar operation, paged displays of menus or text files, DOS management facilities, scripting language with programming capability, variables, formfill input fields, program invocation and support for compressed input files. " HyperShell is a powerful program. One of the sample applications is a simple database. The scripting language is admittedly terse, but "an interactive 'authoring' system is available, which allows you to edit the hyperfiles using an editor that understands the format .." Dated: Jan 1990; Entered: Apr 1990. ?Iris ?Hytext ?Hype ?HyperRead ?Spyglass ?Browse :Hype >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Hype,Copyright GoldPax Software 1989,$35). contact: " Hype is a program that allows you to create HyperText files on the PC without a lot of fuss and bother [but] requires an IBM compatible with a color monitor, either CGA, EGA, or VGA. Hype allows the user to define chunks of knowledge to be shown in a text window. In these windows (which may consist of multiple screens of text) the user may define "buttons" which can either be: [1] Another text window, or [2] An external DOS program (this includes .com, .exe, .bat files). " Hype also offers a software interface for use from within a Turbo Pascal program. Dated: Dec 1989; Entered: Apr 1990. ?Iris ?HyperShell ?Hytext ?HyperRead ?Spyglass :Hytext >Title=^Topic ^Title. (HyText 2.5, (c)1988 Medical Decisions Software, $50.) contact: MD Software, 30 Harris Street #6, Acton MA 01720. " Inexpensive HYPERTEXT for MS-DOS. Provides nonlinear access to text/programs/algorithms for computer aided instruction. Simple control codes imbedded in any document create hypertext "links" or scripts. These scripts are maintained using a text editor or word processor which can output ASCII text. Several HYPERTEXT "objects" are supported: o TOPICS containing HOT WORDS o CARDS for notes, definitions, etc... o external TEXT to link to other documents o external PROGRAMS to link to other programs Authoring "tools" such as file/path info, trace mode and HOT WORD search are provided. An individual HYPERTEXT may span multiple files. "Point-and-Shoot" user interface. HOT WORDS are displayed as high- lighted areas which may be selected using the cursor control keys. The key is used to "jump" to the next TOPIC. The key is used to return to a previous TOPIC. " Dated: Aug 1988; Entered: May 1989. ?Iris ?Hype ?HyperRead ?HyperShell ?Spyglass * :Iris >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Iris 1.26, (c)1990 Ted Husted, $8-$24.) contact: UserWare, 4 Falcon Lane East, Fairport NY 14450-3312, (716) 425-3463. " Iris has taken books one step further. Instead of citing page numbers, authors can cite topic names. The names can be woven into the text itself, or displayed in popup menus. Electronic books can ask questions and respond to the answers. Readers can jump from one topic to another with the flick of a key. Screens can change color and size, and be accompanied by pleasant tones. " Iris also supports compressed and encrypted formats. Dated: Mar 1990; Entered: Sep 1989. ?FreePress ?Hytext ?Spyglass ?Hype ?HyperShell * :SpyGlass >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Spyglass, (c)1989 JK Powers, $25.) contact: J K Powers, 222 West Spruce Street, Sequim WA 98382 USA. " Spyglass is a hypertext style text delivery system. Spyglass is especially useful for help systems, system documentation and text information with built-in cross-references. Similar to the DOS and OS/2 on-line technical reference guide engines. " This is a "stand-alone" version of the hypertext help system developed for the (popular) BlackBeard text editor. Dated: Aug 1989; Entered: Dec 1989. ?Iris ?Hytext ?FreePress ?Hype ?HyperShell * :editors >.title[ bottom left editors ] >.next * :"Curses!" >Title=^Topic ^Title. (R.K. West Consulting, $10.) contact: R.K. West Consulting, PO Box 8059, Misson Hills CA 91346. " A humorous and creative "insult generator" with a different twist. A single keystroke switches from insults to compliments! Phrases are randomly generated based on your vivid vocabulary! You control the contents, so the program can be used to generate descriptive phrases on any subject. Version 1.0 requires: DOS 2.0 or later, 360k. " Entered: Feb 1990. ?"ThinkThunder!" ?"Poetry Generator" * :CSE >Title=^Topic ^Title. (CSE 1.70, (c)1987 J.R. Applegate.) contact: Joe Applegate Computing Center, Colorado School of Mines, (303) 273-3396, (303) 273-3989 BBS 300/1200/2400 8-N-1. " CSE is a program editor to create ASCII files on the IBM Personal Computer. All editing and program functions may be assigned to any key via the DEFINE command. The key definitions may also be included in a macro file to be read in with the MACRO command or when CSE first starts. The default key definitions read in when CSE starts are contained in the file CSE.KEY. This file must be on the default drive and in the current directory when CSE starts unless the keypath option described later is used. " Dated: Apr 1987; Entered: May 1989. * :Galaxy >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Galaxy 2.2b, Copyright OmniVerse 1987, $50.) contact: OmniVerse, PO Box 2974, Renton WA 98056-0961 (206) 228-7627; 24 Hour BBS: (206) 235-8760. " GALAXY is a fast, RAM-based word processor that offers a wealth of features designed to make the program powerful yet extremely easy to learn and use. GALAXY offers users a choice of using menus or quick keyboard commands for all of the major program functions. With GALAXY you're never stuck with a cumbersome menu system for commands you already know, and you're never stuck with a confusing command based system for commands you use less often. " Galaxy's file formats are very "clean". Although it deserves it's Word Processor status, Galaxy can also double as an all-purpose Text Editor. Extremely easy to use. Dated: May 1987; Entered: May 1989. ?Qedit * :Musician >Title=^Topic ^Title. (PC Muscian, (c)1983,1984 Christopher Wiley, $20.) contact: Christopher Wiley, Box 111, VAMC, Prescott AZ 86313. " PC Musician is a program which transforms your computer into your own private musician. It enables you to enter music using musical notation, either from sheet music or your own original compositions. You may then hear the music played for you by your PC, change things around as needed, and finally save the song to diskette when you are satisfied. At any time in the future, PC Musician will play the song at your command! " Dated: Jan 1985; Entered: May 1989. ?Vincent * :"Poetry Generator" >Title=^Topic ^Title. (R.K. West Consulting, $29.) contact: R.K. West Consulting, PO Box 8059, Misson Hills CA 91346. " Turn your computer into a poet! Using a 20,000-word vocabulary, this program creates free-verse poems at the touch of a button. Using the structure of actual poems as models, the program randomly combines words and short phrases into verses four to nine lines long. The results are fascinating. Some of these poems have actually been published in a national magazine! Advanced version has larger vocabulary, creates poems up to 12 lines, includes haikus, and has options for personalized poems and printouts. Instructions included. This program has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Scientific American and Writer's Digest. Hard disk required. " If this sounds interesting, be sure to also see the "Verisifier", which is part of the Think Thunder! Creativity Package, and Curses!. Entered: Feb 1990. ?"ThinkThunder!" ?"Curses!" * :SLED >Title=^Topic ^Title. (SLED and SLHED, (c)1987 Sam Wilmott, $15.) contact: Sam Wilmott, Suite 1503, 2201 Riverside Drive Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8K9. " SLED and SLHED are small, fast text editors for the IBM/PC (registered TM of International Business Machines Corp.) and close compatibles. They are designed for program, batch and data file editing, and simple word processing. They can read and write a variety of file formats and are useful as file conversion utilities. Many files can be edited at once, limited only by available memory. " Dated: Jan 1988; Entered: May 1989. ?Qedit * :Qedit >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Qedit 2.06, (c)1988 SemWare, $50.) contact: SemWare, 730 Elk Cove Court, Kennesaw GA 30144, (404) 428-6416. " QEdit is a text editor as opposed to a word processor. QEdit can be used to write short documents or letters, as it includes word-wrapping and paragraph-reformatting capabilities .. Most of its features, however, are geared toward creating or maintaining program source code. " If you're looking for a classic text editor, be sure to try Qedit. It's one of the many shareware products that can compete head-to-head with retail programs. Dated: June 1988; Entered: May 1989. ?Galaxy * :Vincent >Title=^Topic ^Title. (Vincent 2.0, (c)1985 Atlantic Information Management Inc., $25.) contact: Information Management Inc., 371 Wall Street, Princeton, NJ 08540, (609) 683-0555. " VINCENT is a very easy to use screen painter designed to produce screens that are useable in local or remote applications. Three versions of each screen are produced. One with the ANSI.SYS escape sequences embedded in it, another in direct video ram buffer format, and the third in dBase III .PRG file format. The first two screens also have an associated data definition file to locate input data areas. All attributes that are supported by direct video ram I/O (0-255) are accessible through VINCENT. " Color screens can be created with Vincent and displayed using the DOS Type command. Perfect for batch file applications. Dated: Oct 1985; Entered: May 1989. ?Musician * :help >.window[text] .window[ text center center 20 42 ] SoftCopy is provided as a service to those interested in electronic books and tutorials. SoftCopy is not a disk library or distributor, but simply an information source. If you have any comments regarding our listings, please submit them. If you have any programs which might meet our needs, please send them. If you have more current information regarding any of our listings, certainly let us know! >.pause >{TitlePage} * SOFTCOPY.PGE / 04-10-1990 / (c)1990 UserWare. * ; :Topic ; >Title=^Topic ; ^Title. (Title,Copyright,$fee). ; ; " ... " ; ; Dated: xxx xxxx; Entered: Apr 1990.