Citation
(1998), "Recent DOS/Windows software for information professionals", Asian Libraries, Vol. 7 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/al.1998.17307aad.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited
Recent DOS/Windows software for information professionals
Recent DOS/Windows software for information professionals
Book Catalog
am_bc43.zip
Windows, requires 600k of hard disk space.
US$17.00 (available from PrimaSoft PC)
This book/journal cataloging program features unlimited number of entries, easy search functions, summaries with bar or pie graphs in colour, room for notes for each entry, multiple database files, display filters, etc.
F-PROT Professional Antivirus System
F-PROT Professional demo f¼r Windows 95, version 3.0
F-PROT Professional demo f¼r Windows 3.x, version 3.0
Requires 1.12 megabytes of hard disk space.
Freeware (available from Frisk Software International)
F-PROT Gatekeeper is a native device driver for Windows (.vxd) which uses Secure Scan technology to scan all executed or copied files. It works for both Windows and DOS applications. One special feature is the quick ability to choose precisely what to scan for example, recently downloaded files where viruses could enter a system.
Paint Shop Pro
psp311.zip Windows 3.1
psp412a.zip Windows 95
Requires 3.8 megabytes of hard disk space.
US$39.00 (available from JASC)
This is a complete Windows graphics program for image creation, viewing and manipulation. Its features include painting, photo retouching, image enhancement and editing, colour enhancement, image browsing, batch conversion and TWAIN scanner support. Included are 20 standard image-processing filters and 12 deformations. The program supports Adobe-style image-processing plug-in filters. Over 30 file formats are supported, including JPEG, Kodak Photo-CD, PBM, GIF, PCX, BMP, TIFF, and more. One of its very best features is a built-in applet, PSP Browser; this is a visual file system for Paint Shop Pro, which uses an album-and-thumbnail format to make accessing and handling image files easier and more intuitive.
The Right Resumé
trr.zip
Windows, requires 3.15 megabytes of hard disk space.
US$25.00 (available from Whirlwind Technologies)
This is a word-processing program specifically designed for creating curricula vitae (resumés) and cover letters. The word processor incorporates many of the options found in powerful programs such as coloured fonts, cut-and-paste, etc. Three types of curricula can be created: chronological, functional, or targeted. The registered version includes a spell checker; a contact manager to manage prospective employers, contacts, interviews; a calendar to organise a job search; a mail merge for generating multiple, personalised letters for wide distribution, etc.
VistaCalc
vtsclc25.zip
Windows, requires 748k of hard disk space.
US$29.95 (available from Brandon Fridley)
This is a fast, powerful, and easy-to-use spreadsheet program with a user-friendly interface. It is a full spreadsheet program with many special features and functions that until now only programs such as Excel could offer.
WinZip
winzip95.exe (thirty-two-bit Windows 95 version)
wz60wn16.exe (sixteen-bit Windows 3.1x version)
Windows 95 and Windows
Requires 843k hard disk space.
US$29.00 (available from Nico Mak Computing)
This ZIP programs brings the convenience of Windows to the use of ZIP files without requiring PKZIP and PKUNZIP. It features built-in support for popular Internet file formats, including ARJ, LHA, LZH, TAR, GZIP, and Unix compress. It can read and expand most Microsoft-compressed files. WinZip interfaces with most virus scanners.