Individual Typing Instructor (1984) 0 Education DOS

Individual Typing Instructor contains a complete introduction to typing basics. It includes presentations on proper typing posture, correct hand and finder placement, and interactive lessons.

• 1.00

InfoSpotter (1990) 0 Utility DOS

InfoSpotter is a system information reporting and diagnostic tool that reports detailed configuration information about your computer and the software it is running. It can provide detailed information about IRQ and DMA usage, system interrupts, loaded DOS drivers, EMS and XMS usage, and more. It has the interesting ability to show a memory dump of programs or drivers loaded in to memory.

• 2.5

InfoStar (1983) 1 Database DOS CPM

InfoStar, by MicroPro, a business-application- development system designed specifically for nonprogrammers, provides easy-to-use on-screen menus that guide users through each step of data entry-form design and detailed report generation. within the report and allows users to incorporate data from multiple files. Other features include a form generator and a sorting facility.

• 1.x

Intel ASM86 Macro Assembler (1987) 7 DOS

ASM86 is a tool that compiles 8088/8086 assembler mnemonics in to machine code. The resulting machine code modules must then be processed by the separate Intel iAPX 86-88 Family Utilities.

• 3.1
• 3.2

Intel DB86 Software Debugger (1988) 0 DOS

DB86 is a debugging tool from Intel for use with Intel language products.

• 1.0

Intel iAPX 86-88 Family Utilities (1987) 0 DOS

A set of utilities for use with the Intel Intel iC-86 Compiler and Intel PLM Compiler.

• 4.2

Intel PLM Compiler (1986) 0 DOS

PLM is a high-level programming language with many low-level features, originally developed in 1972 by Gary Kildall. PL/M was the first high-level language for microprocessor-based computers, and was used to implement CP/M. The Intel PLM Compiler is a tool that compiles PL/M to 8088/8086 machine code.

• 2.7
• 3.1

It's Legal (1990) 0 Document DOS

Another great Parsons product on Winworld, It's Legal is a program that assists home users in creating complex legally binding documents. It walks users though the process of gathering required information, automatically makes certain decisions, and produces a printed document. It includes wills, power of attorney, employment agreements, promissory notes, leases, and consumer letters. The documents can be used by themselves, or as a draft for an attorney.

• 1.0

Javelin (1985) 2 Spreadsheet DOS

Javelin, from Javelin Software Corporation, is an analysis and reporting tool that offers features in excess of those found in spreadsheets. Unlike common spreadsheets, Javelin features the ability to manage complex relationship models between data and formulas. This gives users the ability to audit and document financial analysis models. Although some might argue that Javelin is more of an analysis tool than a spreadsheet, and defining rules is placed before data entry, one of its model "views" is a spreadsheet view that can be used similarly.

• 1.0
• Plus 1.0

Jformat (1985) 0 DOS

This is the driver disk for the Tall Tree Systems JDiskette floppy drive controller board. density 720k 5.25" floppy drives in an IBM PC or PC/XT, and supports up to four internal floppy drives. The included driver enables PC-DOS 2.x to make use of these larger capacity drivers.

• 2

Jingle Disk (1986) 0 Novelty DOS

ThoughtWare's Jingle Disk was a stocking stuffer for the computer geek in 1986. It plays several pieces of music on the PC speaker as it animates several winter images. It can also print a simple greeting card to a dot matrix printer using these images. While there were similar shareware or freeware programs, this was a commercial program

• 1986

Jlaser LP (1987) 0 DOS

The JLaser is a hardware memory expansion board for IBM PCs and clones indented to help operate new memory-hungry laser printers. The software also translates regular DOS text output in to formatted PCL. Notably, it contains a driver for Microsoft Windows 1.x/2.x.

• 1.x

JRAM Drivers (1985) 0 DOS

These are the drivers used with the Tall Tree Systems JRAM series Multi-I/O RAM expansion card. Includes diagnostics, ramdisk, spooler, and clock support files.

• 1985
• 4.x (1987)

Kaypro 16 System Disks (1985) 0 DOS

These are the system disks provided for the Kaypro 16 computer. This includes a Master disk set for floppy-only operation, and an autoload set that installs to a hard drive.

• 1

Key Form Designer (1989) 0 Publishing DOS

Key Form Designer, from SoftKey Software Products Inc, is an inexpensive tool for quickly producing, filling, and printing professional looking forms.

• 1.x (DOS)

Key HomeInventory (1990) 0 Database DOS

Key HomeInventory is a budget title targeted at home users. It consists of a simple database specifically for inventorying items in ones home.

• 1.0

KeyMailer (1988) 0 Database DOS

KeyMailer is a professional and easy to use mailing list managment program.

• 3.1

Kinetic Graphics System (1988) 0 Presentations DOS

Kinetic Graphics System is a feature rich, high-end DOS based graphing and charting program geared towards desktop publishing. It supports a variety of hardware including the Number Nine graphics card in 256 colors. Outputs to slide makers, plotters, or laser printers. software, one could create charts and send the results directly to Kinetic for professionally printed 35mm slides or overhead transparencies. graphics packages such as Execucom Systems Impressionist, and Zenographics Mirage.

• 1.2G

Labelwriter (1987) 1 Utility DOS

Labelwriter is an inexpensive, self contained, and easy to use database program just for printing business or customer mailing address labels. Labelwriter combines the essential information-handling features you need with versatile printing options to make it easy to maintain and print business mailing lists on self-adhesive, continuous-form labels with your PC's printer.

• 1.x

LANLink (1990) 0 DOS

LANLink is a low cost networking program that is optimized for, and exclusively uses, common serial and parallel port connections. It features faster file transfer than other serial/parallel transfer programs, is easy to set up, and enables direct file and printer access.

• 2.x

LANtastic (1990) 1 DOS

Lantastic is an easy to use, low cost networking system targeted at small networks and home users. It was very popular and highly rated in the early 1990s. Unlike most LAN networking software of the time, Lantastic required only installation and minimal, straightforward, configuration. Lantastic gives users the ability to share printers and files on a hard drive or CD-ROM. It is considered a "peer-to-peer" network, as there is no need for a dedicated server. Any computer may be configured as a server as well as a client. Lantastic was also very memory efficient, using minimal DOS memory in both workstation and sever modes, enabling users to run most popular DOS applications while Lantastic was running. Lantastic supported Ethernet, ARCNET and Token Ring networks. Artisoft also sold networking kits that included both network adapters and the Lantastic software. Lantastic was avaialble for DOS, Windows, and OS/2. At the time it competed against Novell Netware Lite, and many other small LAN oriented products.

• 3.0

LapLink (1987) 8 Communications DOS

LapLink, from Traveling Software Inc., enables users to easily and quickly move files between two DOS computers using only a serial null-modem cable or a special parallel port connector. No other hardware is needed. Laplink was extremely popular.during the late 80s and early 90s. It was infinitely easier to set up any two arbitrary PCs (often portables or laptops) with LapLink than other methods, such as DOS based networking. MS-DOS 6 bundled a similar set of file transfer tools called INTERLNK and INTERSVR.

• 2.x
• 3.x

Lattice C (1984) 1 DOS

Lattice C was originally released by Lifeboat Associates in June 1982 for the IBM PC. Microsoft repacked Lattice C as "Microsoft C 2.0", however Microsoft C 3.0 and later used Microsoft's internally developed product instead. Lattice C was ported to MVS, VMS, Unix, OS/2, Amiga, Atari ST, and Sinclair.

• 2.x
• 3.x

Leading Edge Word Processing (1985) 1 Word Processor DOS

Leading Edge Word Processing is an "easy to use", yet full-featured, word processor bundled with Leading Edge computers. It has operational similarities similar to Wang word processing systems. At release, special features included split-screen, delete recall, the ability to display and print color text, and character based graphics.

• 1.x

Lightning (1987) 0 Utility DOS

Lightning disk cache, from Personal Computer Support Group, is one of the earlier disk caching programs for MS-DOS IBM PCs and compatibles. It supports read and write caching of both floppy and hard disk drives, and can use EMS memory. as smaller name programs such as Super PC-Kwik.

• 4.x