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HFS-III Upgraded
Jay Gold Software has updated its
Home Finance System-Ill for the IBM
PC and compatibles to version 3.2. The
financial management program tracks
income and expenses, balances check
books, writes reports, and prints checks.
With this version, users can view a
report onscreen, send the report to disk,
or send it right to the printer. A Find
feature allows access to selected trans
actions for viewing or editing, while
Smart menus follow keystrokes to the
desired menu entries. A Quick Ques
tions card refers to the Main Menu and
answers other common user questions.
The program supports laser printers for
checks, and an onscreen check-design
option lets you purchase business-size
checks from any vendor. The suggested
retail price for HFS-U1 is $49.95.
Jav Gold Software, P.O. Box 2024,
DesMoinesJA 50310
Circle Reader Service Number 200.
Powerful Lightweight
Weighing in at 11.6 pounds, the T1600
80C286 laptop is the lightest and most
powerful of Toshiba's battery-powered
portable PC line. The system boasts a
12-MHz clock speed and comes equipped
with 1 megabyte of RAM (expandable
to 5 megabytes), a 20-megabyte hard
disk with 27-millisecond access time,
and a high-capacity 1.44-megabyte 3'Ainch
IBM PS/2-compatibIe disk drive.
A detachable backlit supertwist
EGA liquid-crystal display is standard;
an external monitor can be connected
through the system's EGA port. Other
system ports include a parallel, two seri
al, one for an external 5!/i-inch external
disk drive, and one for a numeric key
pad. The dedicated modem slot accom
modates Toshiba's optional 2400 bitsper-second
Hayes-compatible modem.
A general-purpose expansion slot is also
available.
The computer comes with one 15-
ounce battery pack but can support
two. A Sleep Mode for the microproces
sor and power-down features for the
hard disk drive and backlit display con
serve battery power. An AutoResume
feature allows for instant reentry into
an application without rebooting or re
loading application software.
The T1600 comes with MS-DOS
3.3, PC-Kwik Power Pak disk-cache
utility software, a hypertext diskresident
DOS, and user documentation.
The suggested retail price is $4,999.
Toshiba America, Information Sys
tems Division, 9740 Irvine Blvd., Irvine,
CA 92718
Circle Reader Service Number 201.
The Toshiba T1600 portable PC weighs
11.6 pounds.
Copter Rescue and Attack
ThunderChopper, SubLOGIOs heli
copter flight simulator, requires players
to execute rescue and combat missions.
But before facing the enemy, players
must complete a set of training missions.
In the first combat mission. Armed
Escort, players must guide ground
troops to safety through enemy territo
ry', protecting them from guerrilla fight
ers. Rescue at Sea asks players to locate
and rescue the survivors of a major na
val engagement. Players must search
the floating wreckage while staying on
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alert for enemy ships.
An on-board flight computer pro
vides mission instructions and perfor
mance feedback. Flight instrumentation
includes Forward-Looking Infrared,
CO2 laser radar, and zoom television.
The helicopter's armament includes
TOW and Stinger missiles. Zuni rock
ets, and a Hughes Chain Gun.
ThunderChopper requires an IBM
PC or compatible with a CGA, EGA, or
VGA graphics card and a color or
monochrome graphics monitor. The
suggested retail price is $39.95.
SubWGIC, 501 Kenyon Rd,
Champaign, 1L 61820
Circle Reader Service Number 202.
Goofy Golfing ST Style
Electronic Arts' Zany Golf has come to
the Atari ST. On this unusual miniature
golf course, as many as four players
compete for best score over nine holes,
each of which provides a different chal
lenge and experience.
For example, players must maneu
ver a golf ball through flashing lights
while on the Pinball hole; putts must
clear a bouncing burger on the Ham
burger hole; and the Energy hole fea
tures dart laser beams, particle rays,
and transporter pads. Other holes have
moving walls, magic carpets, a castle.
and, of course, the classic windmill.
One hole seems to have a mind of its
own, while another remains a secret.
The suggested retail price for the
Atari ST version of Zany Golf is $39.95.
The game was previously released for
the Apple IlGS and the IBM PC and
compatibles at the same price.
Electronic Arts, 1820 Gateway Dr.,
San Mateo, CA 94404
Circle Reader Service Number 203.
That's Some Display
Boca Research's Dual Graphics Adapt
er enables IBM PC and compatibles
users to enhance monochrome-monitor
resolution and upgrade to a CGA moni
tor with one adapter. The board com
bines the functions of CGA, MDA, and
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