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Review Bank, from Technical Educational Consultants of Hicksville, NY, consists of two volumes of computer programs. Review Bank I covers American History I, Period of Exploration to Reconstruction; and Review Bank II covers American History II, Post-Civil War America to present. Each program includes more than 750 multiple-choice questions ranging from three centuries before George Washington to the Bush Administration. Some features go beyond reviewing, such as brief background lessons if a student is not clear on a period, or glossaries of historical terms. Scores can be kept; missed questions can be reviewed. An optional editing program allows a teacher or a parent to create more questions. Versions for both Apple II and MS-DOS microcomputers are available. The programs cost $39.95 each, and $8 for postage and handling. The package that includes the editing program costs $89.95. Another program, a program generator called QuickPro+ III ($59), from ICR Futuresoft of Orange Park, FL, is mentioned. QuickPro+ III is described as useful for a home office or a small business, where simple Basic language programs need to be written.
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AutoMap Inc's $99.95 AutoMap geographic information system is a handy program to have for road-trip planning. The software runs on all IBM compatible microcomputers as well as laptops. AutoMap's main purpose is to help users find the best route to their desired destination. The software's final configuration takes into account information such as the speed at which the travellers would like to drive, the interim destinations where they would like to visit, and the roads they would like to avoid. Clear road directions are presented in printouts. The program also includes such information as important phone numbers for travel. On a Super Video Graphics Array (VGA) screen, the AutoMap map presentations are crisp and beautiful. And with an able printer, users can receive an equally clear print-out of the map. Versions for the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows will be available by May, 1992. A $500 version aimed at corporate users will be marketed as well.
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Virtual Notebook System, or VNS, is a software package, developed at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, that allows a computer workstation to function like a multimedia laboratory notebook. The program allows a workstation to accept text, sound, electronic mail, photographs, still video images or fax messages as inputs. VNS is designed to connect to networks, so that it is portable. The software can call up the notebook on various brands of workstations, and scientists, using the X Windows operating system, can share their notebooks via networks with other researchers located anywhere in the world. VSN is arranged so that a change made by one user is seen immediately by all. VSN can monitor sources such as newswires, collection data automatically. VSN is available through Groupwork Systems Inc, a commercial subsidiary created by Baylor, for $2,500.
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