Computer Applications by Duane Bristow The Helping Hand BBS (606) 387-4002 Following are some examples of computer applications available on my system: 1. Education Drills - Learn by repetition and practice. MAVIS - Typing tutor - a series of lessons to teach touch typing by drills, speed tests, games, etc. with lessons tailored to the weaknesses of the individual student. TUTOR - A program designed to let the student input information learned in a class. The computer will then drill the student at random on this information. ELEMENTS - A database of the Periodic Table of the Elements. FUNNELS - Fun math drills for the younger student. TELL TIME - Telling time on an analog (round) clock for the kindergarten student. SPELL - Spelling practice. MORSE CODE - Listen and type the letter. Games - Have fun while learning. HANGMAN - Try to figure out the word or phrase. CARMEN SAN DIEGO - Explore history to help solve crimes. BUSHBUCK - World wide scavenger hunt. Simulations - Let the computer represent the real world. SIM CITY - Build and manage a city by zoning, placing city facilities, etc. with a taste of the political, economic, and environmental problems of a city father. SIM EARTH -Simulate the geologic, biological and cultural development of the earth since the beginning. FLIGHT SIMULATOR - Take the controls and learn to fly an airplane. KINGDOM - Be the king of an ancient country and try to make the economy work. Logic - Exercises for the mind. GO - Chinese board game of strategy. CHESS - European board game of strategy. CYBERBOX - A 17 level puzzle to solve. MASTER MIND - Logic puzzles. NINE MEN'S MORRIS - Ancient strategy type board game. REVERSI - Board game of logic and thinking ahead. STRATEGY - War type board game. PENTE - Get five markers in a row before kumputer does. MINE FIELD - Use logic to find the hidden mines. CLUE - Gather clues and solve the murder mystery. 2. Creativity - Art, Music, programs, create & display QBAS - Write computer programs in compiled BASIC SCAN - Use a scanner to get photos into the computer. ENHANCE - To convert scanned photos to greyscale pictures. PICTOR - To draw pictures and edit existing pictures. GRASP - To animate series of pictures. SSHOW - To show a series of still pictures. SHOW - To view individual pictures. PRESS - To create posters and greeting cards. FRACT - To create computer generated pictures from mathematical formulas. VOXKIT & VOICE - To record, store and playback sounds by use of a microphone & speakers. ORGAN - Play music on a keyboard and store it for playback. PLAY - To play series of musical selections. TALKER - To have the computer convert a text file into speech. 3. Research - data recording, search, and analysis; simulations; what if type forecasting by spreadsheets. RECIPE - A database of recipes for cooks. GLOBE - Maps of the world with maps of each country and information on each country. Also chart comparisons among countries. USA - Maps of each of the states with statistics on each state. Also chart comparisons among states. CDROM ENCYCLOPEDIA & OTHERS - A 24 volume encyclopedia, complete texts of TIME magazines for 1989, book of quotes, desk reference, dictionary, thesaurus, history, etc. with complete word index and cross referencing. SKY - View the star patterns, planets, and constellations at any time from any location on earth. MOVIES - A searchable database of over 3000 movies available on videotape. AREACODE - Find the State for any area code or the area codes for any state. 4. Record keeping & analysis SBAS - Small Business Accounting System - General Ledger, Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Sales, Inventory. CATTLE - A database of cows in the beef herd with birth dates, calving dates and other relevant facts. 5. Personal efficiency and productivity tools WP - Word Processing - type documents with grammar checking, spelling checking, a thesaurus, etc. 123 - A computerized spreadsheet. INTEREST - Calculate payments on debts, payback periods and amortization schedules. CAD - Computer Aided Design - design blueprints and drawings. HOME - house floor plans. Model RAILROAD layouts. CALC - A calculator. 6. Communications - Intra Computer, Intra operator, resource sharing LAN - Connect several computers to share files, programs, storage, printers, etc. PROCOMM - Access other computers by phone to exchange messages, files and carry on real time conversations. Hundreds of BBSes (Bulletin Board Systems) and commercial services like CIS (Compuserve Information Service) are available. 7. Recreation - For the fun of it Board games including Chinese Checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Conquest Card games including Poker, Solitaire, Crazy Eights Word games like Word Scramble, Kris Kros Simulations including Micro Baseball, Trek Adventure games - where you explore unknown worlds and face unexpected hazards. Memory games including Concentration, Jigsaw Text files - humor, etc. Keen, Mario - Ninetendo type games Arcade type games including Tetris, Bananoid, Nerm, Shooting Gallery, Drive, Tank Wars