The Rainbow Vol. 09 No. 01 - August 1989 - TRS-80 Color ...

The following products have recently been received by THE RAINBOW, examined
by our magazine staff and issued the Rainbow Seal of Certification, your assurance
that we have seen the product and have ascertained that it is what it purports to be.
4-D Chess, a 3-D chess game with a time
element. Users can "time out" their pieces for
strategic effect. Comes on disk for the CoCo 3.
Microcom Software. 2900 Monroe Ave .. Rochester,
NY 14618, (800) 654-5244; $24.95 plus
$3 SIH.
CAR, the "Computerized Auto Record," a program
that sets up a disk file for keeping track of
automobile maintenance and costs. It reminds
users when to change the oil, and rotate the tires,
etc. Requires a CoCo I, 2 or 3 with at least 64K
ECB. E.Z. Friendly, 118 C01·/ies Ave ..
Poughkeepsie. NY 12601 . (9 14) 485-8150; $9.95
plus $1.50 Sl H.
CEBBS, a "CoCo Electronic Bulletin Board
System" that runs on a CoCo 3, requiring an RS-
232 pack, a Multi-Pak or Y -cable, at least one
disk drive, and an auto-answer modem with a
DTR lead. Features compatibility with Hyper-//
0 and includes a 45-page manual. KB Enterprises,
435 Brightwaters Drive. Cocoa Beach,
FL32931, (407) 799-3253; $59.95 plus $/.50S!
H. Also distributed by Microcom Software.
Color Schematic Designer, an interactive schematics/CAD
program for the CoCo 3 that features
a workspace larger than the screen, pulldown
menus, three circuit layers and three fonts.
Requires a CoCo 3 and a disk drive. Microcom
Software. 2900 Monroe Ave .. Rochester, NY
14618. (800) 654-5244; $39.95 plus $3 SIH.
Donut Dilemma, an arcade game rewritten to
support the CoCo 3. The player must fend off
menacing, bouncing donuts and travel up
through I 0 bakery levels to throw the switch on
"Antonio's Donut Factory." On disk for CoCos
I, 2 and 3. Game Point Soft'>vare. P.O. Box
6907. Burbank. CA 91510, (818) 566-3571.
$ 19 .95.
Extended ADOS-3, a CoCo 3 enhanced DOS
that shares space with ADOS-3 in a !6K EPROM
and adds the following: a 512K RAM disk; a
menu utility for file execution; wildcard COPY
and KILL commands; file dating; key repeat;
block move/copy of BASIC lines; text screen
dumps and more. For 128K/512K CoCo 3s with
ADOS-3. SpectroSystems, !Ill/ N. Kendall
Drive .. Miami, FL 33176. (305) 274-3899;
$39.95 for disk, $64.95 with ADOS-3, $2 SIH.
Font/Icon Editors, a utility disk of icon and
font ed itors for Cer-Comp's Wi1idow software.
Includes JconEdir (for creation and editing of
icons - comes with a set of 16 icons) and
F ontEdit (for creating and editing character
fonts). Comes on disk for the CoCo 3. Requires
Window Master. Cer-Comp, 5566 Ricochet Ave.,
Las Vegas, NV 89110, (702) 452-0632; $19.95
plus $3 S!H.
KJV on Disk #39, the books of James, I Peter,
II Peter, and I, II and III John of the King James
version of the Bible on disk in ASCII files for the
CoCo I, 2 and3. BDS Software. P.O. Box485,
Glenview, IL 60025, (312) 998-1656; $3 SIH.
Master DIR, a directory database program that
lets the user create a master directory file of over
2200 disk directories from as many as 250 disks.
Requires a CoCo 3 and a disk drive.
SPORTSware, 1251 S. Reynolds Road, Suite
414, Toledo. OH 43615, (419) 389-1515; $18.
MC-1 Mini Controller, a floppy disk controller
that works on CoCos I, 2 and 3 with or
without a Multi-Pak. Features a 24/28-pin socket,
a switch for selecting between DOSs if a DOS
pin is installed, and gold-plated edge connectors.
C.R .C. Computers, 11 Boul. des Laurentides.
Laval. Quebec, Canada H7G 2S3, (514) 967-
0195; $75.
Omni Utility 2.0, an update of the disk utility
featuring support for multiple drives, capability
for backing up a section of a disk as opposed to
a whole disk at a time, and the ability to compare
two files to see if they are exact duplicates. On
disk for the CoCo 3. GSW Software, 8345 Glenwood,
Overland Park, KS 66212, (9 13) 341-
3411; $20.
Revenge of the Mutant Miners, a version of
the Mutant Miners arcade game written for the
CoCo 3 and a disk drive; joystick required.
Players travel up I 0 levels of mines, using
ladders, transporters and springboards, avoiding
mutants all the while.JR &.IR Softstuff, P.O.
Box 118, Lompoc. CA 93438, (805) 735-3889;
$19.95 plus $3 SIH.
The Seventh Link, an epic Adventure in which
the player must guide a party of travellers as they
try to save their homeworld of Elira from destruction.
Features scrolling-screen graphics,
dungeons, sea journeys and battles with monsters.
On disk for the CoCo 3. Oblique Triad, 32
Church St. , Georgetown, Ontario, Canada L7G
2A7, (416) 877-8149; $38 U.S., $48 Cdn.
Slots & Cards, a computerized trip to the gaming
tables of Vegas. Players can try their luck at five
slot machines, four video card games (including
Blackjack and Five-Card Draw) and keno.
Features color graphics and comes in a threedisk
set for CoCos I, 2 and 3. MichTron, 576 S.
Telegraph, Pontiac, M/48053, (313 )334-5700;
$39.95.
Snake Pit, a one- or two-player "wormy"-type
game on disk for CoCos I, 2 and 3. Players try
to block off each other's snake without running
into walls or snake bodies. Game Point Software,
P.O. Box 6907, Burbank, CA 91510,
(818) 566-3571; $19.95.
• SofScrn, an ML text enhancement utility
(40- and SO-column) that lets users design nondestructive
text screens, offering control of the
destructive carriage return and cursor. Users can
print to or erase from screen without clearing
other data. On disk for the CoCo 3. W. Lee
Pearson, P.O. Box 2319, Owensboro, KY 42302,
(502) 684-5680; $14.95 plus $2.50 S!H.
Window Master V.2.21, an upgrade of a windowing
environment under Disk BASIC. Features
include support for multiple fonts and up to
31 windows. New features include a revamped
calendar program, graphics demos, and a configuration
program. Requires a 128K or 5l2K
CoCo 3, a disk drive, a Hi-Res Interface, and a
joystick or a mouse. Cer-Comp, Ltd., 5566
Ricochet Ave.,Las Vegas,NV 89110, (702)452-
0632; $69.95 plus $3 SIH.
• First product received from this company
The Seal of Cert(fication is open to all manufacturers of products for the Tandy
Color Computer, regardless of whether they advertise in THE RAINBOW.
By awarding a Seal, the magazine certifies the program does exist- that we have
examined it and have a sample copy- but this does not constitute any guarantee
of satisfaction. As soon as possible, these hardware or software items will be
forwarded to THE RAINBOW reviewers for evaluation.
-Lauren Willoughby
August 1989 THE RAINBOW 99