============================================================================== ============================================================================== ========================= ========================= ========================= PINNACLE SOFTWARE'S ========================= ========================= ========================= ========================= AMAZING SHAREWARE PROMO ========================= ========================= ========================= ============================================================================== ============================================================================== PINNACLE SOFTWARE -- BOX 714, AIRPORT ROAD, VERMONT 05488 USA - (514) 345-9578 Canadian Office: Pinnacle Software, CP386, Ville Mount Royal, Quebec, H3P 3C6 ============================================================================== NOW YOU CAN GET GREAT SHAREWARE FOR AS LITTLE AS $2 PER MEGABYTE As a special promotion, Pinnacle Software is offering a selection of our best- selling shareware. We've listed our most popular titles. You can get them all for just $8 (compressed on two 3.5" 1.44 meg diskettes - other formats are available). All of these are fully-functional programs (no "crippling")! Here are the programs we are currently offering: ============================================================================== CARRIER "Carrier" is a simple utility for detecting your modem's carrier (and setting the DOS ERRORLEVEL accordingly). Works on ANY COM port -- even ports that are non-standard. Does not require interrupts or "FOSSIL" drivers. Installs in seconds. Simple, efficient and inexpensive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- CARRIER.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.01A REGISTRATION -- $10 (verbal PO's accepted)| | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Modem | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DASI "DaSi" is the computerized version of the mystic Ouija oracle. If you think you have the knack to contact the spirits, you can now log your contacts! The user can select from a traditional board, or a special "fast-entry" board that's designed to minimise cursor movement. DaSi is for amusement only. We make no claim for its effectiveness. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- DASI.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.02B REGISTRATION -- $15 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Mouse | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FORAGE ForAge -- it's "the command they left out of DOS"! ForAge is a helpful little utility that feeds the filename of the newest (or oldest) file in a group of files to another command. Ideal for quick automatic backups, or for use in an application where data files are processed in time and date order. The ForAge package includes demo batch files, and "SAFE", a superbly simple (and fast) backup utility that you're sure to love! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- FORAGE.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.00A REGISTRATION -- $17 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FREE SPEECH Free Speech is a completely new kind of BBS that will challenge everything you ever believed about BBS communications. It uses artificial intelligence routines to guarantee free speech! There has never been a bulletin board system like Free Speech. Installs in seconds. Supports up to three languages (English and French text provided), with full foreign-character translation. Can be run as a stand-alone BBS, a front-end, or as a door. Like all Pinnacle BBS products, Free Speech is a Zero Maintenance system. For a review, see the May 1991 issue of BBS Callers Digest. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- FREE.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 3.10A REGISTRATION -- $25 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Smart modem (COM1 or COM2)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GO If you are distributing your software or data on diskettes, you need GO! Your users will love it, because installation will be a snap! Just tell them, "Put the diskette in your drive and type GO!" Everything after that is clear and simple! Many authors and shareware vendors (some of whom are very well known) use GO! (Call us for the latest list) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- GO.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.30A REGISTRATION -- $19 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Dearchiver (e.g. PKUNZIP)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G "G" (short for GOTO) is an alternative to DOS's CD command. It lets you define any number of abbreviations, then switch directories by providing an abbrevia- tion. "G" is very convenient for those people who prefer to run their computer from the DOS prompt. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- GX.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.01A REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HANDS OFF By using a combination of psychology and your existing computer hardware, HandsOff helps protect your home or office. No special hardware is needed! AWARD-WINNER: Public Brand Software, one of the largest shareware vendors vendors in the world, selected "Hands Off!" for Honourable Mention in the Utilities category for their 12th PBS Shareware Contest. (In all, 15 prizes were awarded, out of a total of 1200 entries). Featured in the Dec. 1992 issue of Computer Shopper Magazine. A ZiffNet Free- ware Selection of the Month. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- HANDSOFF.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.20A REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Mouse optional | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HHQUIZ "HHQUIZ" is a quiz which tests your knowledge of the situations and characters created by Douglas Adams in the radio series and books known as "The Hitch- hiker's Guide to the Galaxy". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- HHQUIZ.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.0 REGISTRATION -- $15 for new quiz | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HLRB "HLRB" stands for "Handy Little Reference Books". This software enables you to print out wallet-sized booklets on any printer. You can use the ones provided, or make your own. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- HLRB.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible, printer | | VERSION ------- 1.2 REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 2.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOVEFIRE "LoveFire" is a take-off on a romance novel. You name the hero and heroine, then decide what they'll do next! And if you don't like the way the story turns out, you can back up and try something else. The basic story will take you about 45 minutes to read, but you'll spend hours exploring the decisions you COULD have made. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- LOVEFIRE.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.2 REGISTRATION -- Free (Writer's Kit $15) | | DOS ----------- 2.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAKENAME "MakeName" is a batch file utility for setting unique file names based on date and time. This enables you to create multiple versions of your data file in the same directory without overwriting existing versions. Very useful for creating generational datasets or export files. Enables you to develop unattended backup tasks. The MakeName package includes the MakeName program, the programmer's manual, sample batch files and more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- MAKENAME.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.01A REGISTRATION -- $6 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MODEM "Modem" performs modem operations within a batch file or program, so you can: - Automate late-night file-transfers - Add the benefits of modem control to your program - Dial out with a simple terminal program - Test your serial ports or modem with the TRACE facility - Support BBS operations ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- MODEM.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.10A REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Modem | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MUNCH "Munch" is a freeware file encryption program. It can scramble a file so that nobody can use it, or even see what it is. Then, when you want to use the file again, simply decrypt the file with the same code word. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- MUNCH.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.00A REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMEBBS So you've started a BBS but you just can't think up a name. What can you do? NameBBS invents BBS names, based on a survey of common themes for BBS names. You can generate serious names or silly names. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- NAMEBBS.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.0 REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 2.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW HORIZONS IN CYBERPUNK In June of 92, a well-known world-wide network held a contest which challenged people to come up with NEW ideas in the realm of technological wizardry. Here are a dozen very original ideas that were entered in the contest. After you read THIS, you will never look at a watermelon the same way ever again! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- NHC.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.00A REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARSE-O-MATIC Parse-O-Matic is a programmable file-parser utility. Simple enough for a non- programmer to master. Hundreds of applications. Here are some of the things it can do: Importing, Exporting, Automated Editing, Text Extraction, Data Conversion, Table Lookup, Retabulation, Info Weeding, Selective Copying, Binary-File to Text File, Report Reformatting, Wide-Text Folding, Batch File Creation, Tab Replacement, Character Filtering, Column Switching and more! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- PAR.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.60 REGISTRATION -- $25 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Text editor | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PHONEMEM "PhoneMem" teaches you a system for memorizing phone and other numbers. The technique is based on an old Spanish technique, but modified to work best in English. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- PHONEMEM.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.0 REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 2.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PINNART "PinnArt" is a collection of art-work composed entirely in PC Extended ASCII. It can be viewed on any display. Ideal for dressing up your application program or BBS system. Includes pictures, large fonts, and a liberal dose of humour! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- PINNARTX.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.0 REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- 1.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAPPHIRE -- THE ZERO-MAINTENANCE BBS Sapphire is a bulletin board system that is optimized for business and insti- tutional applications. It installs in minutes and does not need daily maintenance. It is particularly popular with companies in the typesetting and translation business. It is also popular with people who have not run a BBS before, but need one that they can get up and running quickly. Sapphire is reliable, simple and safe. "Sapphire is a communications gem" -- Online Access Magazine, August 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAMES ---- SAPPHA & SAPPHB.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 4.09 REGISTRATION -- $45 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- Modem | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEE File display, print & extract utility. Display text, binary, docu and hyperdoc files of any size. Highly configurable. Supports up to 3 printers from LPT1 to LPT9, each with its own setup. Pull-down menus. Mouse-compatible. Scans binaries for text. Filters printer Esc codes. Configurable menus & functions, so YOU decide what the user may use. Loadable configuration, menus and help files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- SEE.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 3.20A REGISTRATION -- $17 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SMARTPHONE "SmartPhone" is a reference source that can save you time and money when you make or receive long-distance phone calls. It can tell you where an area code is located, or tell you what area code is used in a given city, state or province. It cross-references geographical data such as state, provincial and national capitals, population information, and more. Time zone and zip code information is also included. SmartPhone can be run as a TSR, using only 7K resident. Create your own pop-up databases with "The Five Minute Database" -- a handy database system you can learn in just five minutes. SmartPhone lets you add your own comments to area codes. Searches can be done by area code, city, country, or two- letter mailing abbreviation. You can even do "sounds like" searches. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- SP.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.33A REGISTRATION -- $17 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ULTRA-QUIZ "Ultra-Quiz" tests your knowledge of trivia and your ability to figure things out from hints. NOT for beginners! Ultra-Quiz is for trivia experts only! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- ULTRA.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.20B REGISTRATION -- New quizzes $1 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WWIS "Who's Who in Shareware" is an index of the people and companies involved in the shareware industry. It includes authors, vendors, sysops, columnists, and so on. Anybody involved in the shareware industry is eligible for a free listing in the directory. For recent reviews of WWIS, see CompuServe Magazine, Sept. 1993 & Dec. 1994. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- WWIS.ZIP HARDWARE ------ Any computer | | VERSION ------- NOV. 94 REGISTRATION -- Free | | DOS ----------- Any version SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CCDF "CCDF" converts comma-delimited data to columnar data. Some programs can not read comma-delimited data but can understand the data if it is arranged in columns. Don't re-key your data, and don't pull out your hair! Use CCDF! Also convenient for generating instant tabular reports. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- CCDF.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.00A REGISTRATION -- $17 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOSVAR "DosVar" provides string-manipulation functions for batch files: - Left and right substrings - Justification - Lead zero stripping ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- DOSVAR.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 2.00A REGISTRATION -- $17 | | DOS ----------- 3.0 or higher SPECIAL REQ --- None | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORDER OUT OF CHAOS "Order Out Of Chaos" is a colorful, hypnotic Windows game. You'll be glued to your computer, clicking away for hours, imposing order on chaos! The images of meaning and beauty have been torn apart, but with sharp eyes and quick wits, you are able to restore them! A sound card and nimble fingers are recommended. Intense, non-violent fun for the whole family, with a philosophical twist. Nominated for Best Puzzle Game award by Computer Gaming World magazine. GEnie Windows Pick of the Month; ZiffNet Product of the Week; Prodigy Selection. This program is not normally included in the collection but can be ordered for an extra $2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- OOOC.ZIP HARDWARE ------ PC or compatible | | VERSION ------- 1.10A REGISTRATION -- $5/puzzle; $22/all nine | | DOS ----------- Windows 3.1 SPECIAL REQ --- VGA & color monitor | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WGSHOW "WGSHOW" is a "slide-show" demonstrating the WinGenius Game Series. Developed in association with Apogee Software, WinGenius is a set of five brain-teasing games in 256 beautiful colors. Spend hours looking for the best strategies. Multiple difficulty levels, extra artwork and inspiring end-game displays are available. Brilliant. Colorful. Good clean fun for the whole family! This program is not normally included in the collection but can be ordered for an extra $2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | FILE NAME ----- WGSHOW.ZIP HARDWARE ------ 386 or better | | VERSION ------- 1.00 REGISTRATION -- $20 + S&H | | DOS ----------- Windows 3.1 SPECIAL REQ --- 256-color VGA display | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================================== | | | Get all these programs plus BONUS shareware for as little as $2 per | | megabyte! (1.44 meg diskette format) Programs shipped may vary as | | we create new products. Call us if you require a specific program. | | | ============================================================================== | | | IF YOU ORDERED ALL THESE PROGRAMS INDIVIDUALLY FROM A SHAREWARE DISK | | | | VENDOR, IT COULD COST YOU AS MUCH AS $84! Get them from us for $8! | | | ============================================================================== | | | See the file AMAZE.TXT for ordering details! | | | | Questions? Call Tim, at (514) 345-9578. | | | ==============================================================================