Borland Turbo C++ (1991) 138 Windows

After Turbo C, Turbo C++ was Borland's home and entry level offering for a C/C++ compiler for MS-DOS and Windows. For a time, it was sold along side their professional Borland C++ product line.

• 3.x (Win)
• 4.5 (Win)

Macromedia Action! (1993) 0 Presentations Windows

Macromedia Action! is a comprehensive presentation authoring tool for Windows that excels at integrating animation in to presentations.

• V2.5
• 3.0

WordStar (1981) 40 Word Processor Windows

WordStar, originally from MicroPro, was a popular word processor during the early 80s. It was ported to a number of CP/M architectures as well as Unix and PC/MS-DOS. It competed directly against many word processors, including WordPerfect, Microsoft Word for DOS, and Multimate. By the late 80s most business word processing had moved to WordPerfect. In the early 90s, Microsoft Word for Windows took over.

• 1.5 for Windows
• 2.0 for Windows

Microsoft Wine Guide (1994) 0 Reference Windows

Wine Guide is a "multimedia" CD of wines from around the world. Enjoy some vintage wine with your vintage computing!

• 1995

PC Tools (1985) 32 Utility Windows

PC Tools, from Central Point Software, is a system and disk utility suite similar to the Norton Utilities. Central Point also produced a similar set of tools for the Apple Macintosh known as MacTools. Central Point Backup, bundled as part of PC-Tools, was also offered as a standalone product.

• 2.0 for Windows

DEC OSF-1 (1991) 18 Unix

DEC OSF-1 was a version of UNIX from DEC built on the Mach kernel. It was first developed for MIPS based DECStations, and then ported to 64-bit DEC Alpha (AXP). It was later renamed to Digital Unix, and then again to True64 Unix.

• 1.x
• 2.x

XTree (1985) 15 Utility Windows

XTree is an easy to use text-mode file manager. It pioneered the use of a GUI-like hierarchy tree, and provides many integrated file viewers. It competed against many other file managers including Gazelle Q-DOS and Norton Commander

• Gold for Windows 4.0

PC/IX (1984) 1 Unix

Interactive UNIX, also known as PC/IX, and 386/ix were UNIX derivitives created for the IBM PC in the early 1980's. PC/IX was the first UNIX sold directly from IBM, but not the first UNIX sold for the IBM PC. (Venix/86 was the first.) The original PC/IX software sold was on 19 floppy disks and sold for 900 dollars. In 1985, 386/ix was introduced, later named Interactive UNIX. The last version released was 4.1.1 in July 1998 and was supported up until 2006.

• 1.0
• 2.x
• 4.x

Publish-IT (1988) 6 Publishing Windows

Publish-It! is a WYSIWYG desktop publishing tool originally created by the UK based GST Software for the TOS/GEM Atari ST system. There were versions for IBM PC/GEM, Apple II, Macintosh (as "Publish-It! Easy"), and later Microsoft Windows. desktop publishing tools, it is not a full word processor, but rather imports text and focuses on high-quality formatting and printing. budget title for home users. SoftKey also released a version branded as Key Publisher

• 4.0

Magic School Bus Solar System (1994) 0 Windows

Explore the solar system with Ms Frizzle and the gang.

• 1.x

Lotus Organizer (1992) 12 PIM Windows

A personal information manager from Lotus for Windows. Organizer was a Windows-based replacement for the DOS-based Lotus Agenda. Lotus Organizer was the most popular PIM during the mid 1990s.

• 1.x
• 2.x

Schedule+ (1990) 7 PIM Windows MacOS

Schedule Plus is a calendar/personal information manager. It is designed to operate using a shared network Microsoft Mail "mailbox" over a LAN.

• 1.x

Claris Impact (1994) 0 Presentations Windows MacOS

Claris Impact is a business graphing program that provides attractive business presentations with minimal artistic skill. It features the ability to create graphs using "Models", a guided module somewhat like a wizard.

• 2.x

MidiSoft Recording Session (1992) 1 Audio Windows

MidiSoft Recording Session is a MIDI sequencer that uses a music notation based interface. It was sometimes bundled with sound cards.

• 1.07
• 1.12

Alpha Four / Alpha Five (1991) 7 Windows

Alpha Four and Alpha Five, from Alpha Software, are a relational database management system and rapid application development platform. It is now known as "Alpha Anywhere".

• 5.x

IBM OS/2 LAN Server (1990) 1 OS2

IBM LAN Server is a powerful print and file server system with many advanced features for the OS/2 operating system. It supports both OS/2 and DOS clients. It was a close cousin to Microsoft LAN Manager, which became a core component of Windows NT.

• 3.x
• 4.x

Long File Names (1994) 0 Windows

"Long File Names for Windows", from VIEW Software, is a commercial program that modifies Windows 3.1's save-as and open dialog boxes to use long file names, which it stores in its own database. Later versions can also be used under Windows 95 to store long file names for 16-bit applications. It competed against Vertisoft Systems Name-It.

• 2.x

ODIN (1994) 1 Virtualization OS2

Tools for converting and running Windows applications in OS/2.

• 4.0

Professional Write (1986) 4 Word Processor Windows

Professional Write, from Software Publishing Corporation, was a popular word processor for home use during the late 80s and early 90s. It features an easy to use menu system and an integrated spell checker. Professional Write was a revamp and replacement for SPC's earlier PFS:Write.

• Plus 1.x (Win)

Ontrack Drive Rocket (1994) 0 DOS Windows

Drive Rocket is an IDE driver for DOS/Windows 3.1 that bypasses the BIOS and makes use of newer IDE features to accelerate hard disk transfer speeds.

• 1.0

Mathcad (1989) 12 Mathematics Windows

Mathcad is an easy to use graphical calculation program targeted at engineering professionals. It supports a wide variety of mathematical functions. There were versions for DOS, Macintosh, and Windows.

• 3.x
• 4.0
• 5.0

SuperPrint (1994) 0 Utility Publishing Windows

Zenographics SuperPrint is a printing utility for Windows 3.x that applies advanced image processing techniques to printers that otherwise would not support them.

• 3.10

Microsoft Complete Basketball (1994) 0 Reference Novelty Windows

Multimedia software from the Microsoft Home series providing reference material on players, teams, and history of the NBA league. Runs on Windows 3.1 or later.

• 1994-95

Microsoft 3D Movie Maker (1994) 18 Windows

3D Movie Maker (often abbreviated as 3DMM) is a program created by Microsoft's "Microsoft Kids" subsidiary in 1995. Using this program, users are able to place 3D characters into pre-made environments, add actions, sound effects, music, text, speech, and special effects then show these movies off to friends, family, and the world. These are saved in the .3mm format.

• 1.0

Microsoft Ancient Lands (1994) 1 Reference Novelty Windows

Multimedia software from the Microsoft Home series providing reference material of the ancient Roman, Greek, and Egyptian civilizations. Runs on Windows 3.1 or later.

• 1.0