March 1996 / Applications Development What's New

Visual Basic 4 OLE Programming SuperBible Not From Moses, but Just as Good	The book Visual Basic 4 OLE, Database, and Controls SuperBible ($44.95) by Michael Hatmaker, et al, combines an easy-to-use reference format with a CD packed with source code.
Software Video Compressor/Player	A software-based codec for Windows, the MP640/95 2.5 compressor/player and resource kit ($299) lets you add full-screen, full-motion video to your applications.
Bug-checker for Borland C++ CodeGuard Cleans Up Memory Bugs	CodeGuard for Borland C++ 4.5 ($149.95) is a debugging tool that automatically locates and diagnoses memory bugs in 16-bit Windows applications developed in Borland C++.
Multiple OSes on a Single PC	System Commander 2.2 ($99.95) makes it easy to install as many as 100 OSes on a single PC.
International Windows Development Code Globally, Apply Locally	Containing critical reference material on international standards, Developing International Software for Windows 95 and Windows NT ($35) by Nadine Kano will help you write global code and localize applications.
Easy Setup for Your Windows Applications Wise Windows Installations	With the Wise Installation System 4.0 (professional version, $129; developer version, $179), you can easily create professional-looking installation programs for Windows, Windows 95, and Windows NT.
Object-Oriented COBOL for Multiple Platforms	C OBOL developers can take advantage of object-oriented technology with IBM's VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 ($895), COBOL Set for AIX ($895), and COBOL for MVS (price based on processor size).
OS/2 Developer Connection CD-pack	The Developer Connection Volume 9 ($199 for a four-issue subscription) g ives you an easy way to preview many of IBM's software technologies through prerelease programs and documentation.
Crafting Multimedia in Visual C++ The Undocumented Secrets of Visual C++ Multimedia	Visual C++ Multimedia Adventure Set ($39.99) by Peter Aitken and Scott Jarol describes the process of creating multimedia applications under Windows 95 using Visual C++.
Pent ium Pro Disassembly	With the addition of full support for the Pentium Pro instruction set, Sourcer 6.5 ($149.95) lets you create commented source code and listings from memory and executable files for Intel's latest processor.
32-bit FORTRAN for Windows 95 The Full Power of Fortran	Microsoft FORTRAN PowerStation 4.0 (professional edition, $799; standard edition, $599) lets you create and run FORTRAN programs of virtually any size and degree of complexity on a PC running Windows 95 or Windows NT.
Game Programming Under Windows Tricks of the Games	The techniques and tricks of creating game s under Windows are discussed in Black Art of Windows Game Programming ($34.95) by Eric R. Lyons.
Mastering Netscape Applications In-Depth Web Publishing with HTML	Netscape and HTML Explorer ($39.99) by Urban A. LeJeune covers World Wide Web publishing design tips and techniques.

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