patth@dasys1.UUCP (Patt Haring) (12/21/87)
SOURCES OF PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE Big Red Apple Club 1105 S. 13th St. Norfolk, NE 68701 402-379-4680 Large PD library; monthly newsletter; disks are $2.50 each; membership $12/year. Classic programs available include: PRINT SHOP GRAPHIC GRABBER V 3.0 includes art work from graphics programs, and DB SENIOR - powerful menu-driven database, manual on disk Boston Computer Society One Center Plaza Boston, MA 02108 Bruce Fleury c/o CUE P.O.Box 18547 San Jose, CA 95158 Maintains a collection of PD software for educational computing; enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope Facts on File 460 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 800-322-8755 This library company publishes PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE ON FILE, a collection of over 200 programs for the Apple II series (20 disks) that have been de-bugged and selected based upon critical evaluations. Includes a librarian's guide, users guide, bulletin board poster to advertise the service, and a sample press release. Cost is $195. FDLRS/South 9220 S.W. 52nd Terrace Miami, FL 33165 (305) 274-3501 Staff has modified public domain Apple software for visually impaired students; contact Dr. Fareed Haj Nelson Ford P.O. Box 61565 Houston, TX 77208 PD software for IBM and MS/DOS compatibles; cost of disks is $2.00 with formatted disk and self addressed mailer or $7.00 without; publishes newsletter, "The Public (Software) Library" International Apple Core Public Domain Library 908 George Street Santa Anna, CA 95054 408-262-9114 Descriptive catalog; disks are $4.50 National Public Domain Software Rental Center 1533 Avohill Drive Vista, CA 92084 Pandora Software P.O. Box 590 Clearfield, UT 84015 Offers over 4000 programs grouped in 54 categories for Apple and Apple compatible computers; average of 20 programs per volume; cost is $5.00 per volume PC Software Interest Group 1030 E. Duane, Suite J Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Collection of over 500 programs; descriptive catalog; disks are $6.00; membership required. Don Peterson 2645 East Southern A326 Tempe, AZ 85282. (602)831-3519 Don Peterson, a retired electronics engineer has embarked on a second career. For three years, he has been involved in developing C-64 and VIC-20 software programs for the education of the handicapped. He also is skilled at constructing and modifying input devices for students with special needs. Don is running his non-profit operation on a shoestring but he provides his programs FREE to anyone who wants them. You can get his entire library on two disks for $3 per disk to cover the cost of the disk and mailing. Public Brand Software P.O. Box 51315 Indianapolis, IN 46251 (800) IBM-DISK Extensive catalog of PD software for IBM and compatibles; disks are grouped by subject area; programs are rated; cost $5.00 per disk. Public Domain Exchange 673 Hermitage Place San Jose, CA 95134 408-942-0309 Screens all incoming software; disks are grouped by subject area; newsletter available; publishes THE BEST OF APPLE II PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE ($6.95) Public Domain Library of the Duncan Institute Box 138CS 18 Duncan Drive New Port Richey, FL 33552 813-848-0413 Publishes a School Starter Library (174 programs - $69.95) and a special Classroom Series of PD programs for grades K-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Classroom sets contains over 120 programs on eight diskettes, covering many curriculum areas. Contact for pricing and ordering information--programs cost about .32 cents each. 64 Gold 3219 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94110 The Sloan Report P.O Box 561689 Miami, FL 33256 (305) 251-2199 Collection of PD software for the Apple IIe/c, Commodore 64, IBM PC/PCjr, and Tandy II/IV equipment; includes over 400 programs specifically for blind and visually impaired users; catalog available $3.00. SOFTSWAP San Mateo County Office of Education 333 Main Street Redwood City, CA 94063 The first national software exchange of PD programs. Catalog available for one dollar. SoftwareExpress P.O. Box 2288 Merrifield, VA 22116 Commercial distributer with extensive collection of business applications, games and utilities for IBM and MS/DOS compatibles, Apple IIe, IIc and Macintosh; programs cost $7.95 each, with a few exceptions as high as $21.95 Toronto Pet User Group 1912-A Avenue Road Suite #1 Toronto, Ontario M5M 4A1 Canada -- Patt Haring UUCP: ..cmcl2!phri!dasys1!patth Big Electric Cat Compu$erve: 76566,2510 New York, NY, USA MCI Mail: 306-1255; GEnie: PHaring (212) 879-9031 FidoNet Mail: 1:107/701 or 107/222