Software Co-op was started by Bob Ostrander not only as a company to distribute his software, but also to give representation to other authors. Bob Ostrander has been in the computer business since 1970 and active in the shareware market since 1982. He was the founder and president of Public Brand Software and currently is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Shareware Professionals. Currently available as shareware from Software Co-op: Layout A small CAD system working by mnemonics for office and room organization. Prints to IBM/Epson or HP LaserJet printers. A unique feature is the ability to keep six free-form fields related to each object in each room. These can be used for capital goods or fixed assets inventory. This data may be exported via comma-delimited files. Look for LAYOUT.ZIP on BBSs. $20 registration fee. $35 with printed manual and current disk. Author: Martin Waldman Current version: 3.0 DMPLAS A 6k TSR that translates IBM/Epson printer output to HP LaserJet (PCL) standards. Works with both text and graphics. DMPLAS can reproduce exactly formatted print both horizontally and vertically (good for filling in forms) or the vertical aspect can be shrunk by 10% to accommodate the LaserJet's 10-inch page. DMPLAS can also be used in stand-alone mode to translate and print pre-formatted output. A set of optional HP LaserJet soft fonts are included that can produce more accurate results on printers that do not have a full range of fonts. Included are normal, bold, italic, and italic bold fonts as well as a full set of proportional Courier fonts. DOWNLOAD by Elfring Soft Fonts is also included in the font set. It is included in full registration or it can be registered separately. Look for DMPLAS.ZIP and DMPLASFN.ZIP on BBSs. $32 registration for DMPLAS only. $44 for registration of both DMPLAS and the optional soft fonts. Both include current disk and a printed manual. Authors: Martin Waldman, Bob Ostrander, Gary Elfring Current version: 1.1 ClipBook An image cataloger for use within Asymetrix ToolBook. Stores both raster (bitmap) and vector (line oriented) pictures, indexes them for easy access, seamlessly integrates with Windows' Clipboard. Even performs slide shows. Multiple catalogs can be kept, manipulated, and merged. Works in color or black and white. In black and white mode provides excellent printing of color pictures. Functions also include a customizable Launch facility to call up other programs. Look for CLIPBOOK.ZIP on BBSs. $40 registration includes current disk and Asymetrix ToolBook runtime ver 1.5. $80 registration also brings 500+ pictures pre-installed in ClipBook. Author: Steve Shubitz Current version: 3.0 GridForm Makes grid paper on an HP LaserJet printer. Inch or metric measurements. Rule lines. Regular or logarithmic scales. Look for GRIDFORM.ZIP on BBSs. $20 registration. Author: Martin Waldman Current version: 1.0 Fonts Ink Creating new, useful True Type and PostScript Type 1 fonts. Handcrafted in the best traditions of typography. Current offerings: FIKeys1 - KeyCaps representation of the "typable" keys. FIKeys2 - KeyCaps accurate representations of the keyboard. FIKeys3 - KeyCaps in a build-a-word-in-a-key format. FIBox - Text in box sans-serif font. FIBoxBB - White sans-serif text in a black box. Fraction - Easy to use fractions - serif font. FractSS - Easy-to use fractions - sans-serif font. FISign - Sign language manual alphabet. FIBrail - Braile alphabet font. MadAve - Display font like Solotype's Advertiser Light Gothic. and more to come like HoliBats, HardBats, ElecBats, Bar Codes, Tickertape, State Maps, Shadows, ... Author: Bob Ostrander All Software Co-op programs are supported by voice, BBS, and CompuServe. Site licenses and bundling licenses are available. For more information contact Bob Ostrander Software Co-op 5437 Honey Manor Dr Indianapolis IN 46241 317-856-6052 (voice) 76635,1670 (CompuServe) 76635.1670@compuserve.com (Internet) 317-856-2086 (fax)