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Things to help you get started


Web Builders Resources


Free Web Hosting


Professional Website Providers

There are two main operating systems providing hosting service. One is Windows NT, and the other is UNIX. If your using Microsoft products to develop a website, you'll prefer to use a NT platform.  The main features a site provider will offer are: CGI_Bin support, Mailboxes, AutoResponders, ASP, SSI,   Database support, and E-Commerce. The following link is the most powerful and complete site listing tool I've seen yet. The homepage also contains a wealth of useful materials.


Shareware/Freeware


The Wizard's own creations



The Wizard's own creations

Download 3D Tic-Tac-Toe

Take the simple game of tic-tac-toe to a whole new dimension!        This program has been created using VB5 and is designed for Win95/98. After downloading, unzip the file and execute the setup routine; setup.exe. The program will load the VB5 runtimes and DLL's into the windows/system directory, and create a directory for the program. A reference to the game will be added to the Start menus program area, and can be added to the desktop as well.  Best of all, it's FREE! Win95/98 only!

TicTac.zip (2.44 meg)
Last updated: November 2, 1998.

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Download Video Keno

Video Keno is just like the ones you've played at the casinos!     This program has been created using VB5 and is designed for Win95/98. After downloading, unzip the file and execute the setup routine; setup.exe. The program will load the VB5 runtimes and DLL's into the windows/system directory, and create a directory for the program. A reference to the game will be added to the Start menus program area, and can be added to the desktop as well.  Best of all, it's FREE! Win95/98 only!

Keno.zip (2.73 meg)
Last updated: December 14, 1998.

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Download Calendar

Calendar is a handy utility for keeping track of events.  The program provides event reminders and alarms.  This program was created using Visual Basic 3. After downloading, unzip the file and execute the setup routine; setup.exe. The program will load the vb3 runtimes and DLL's into the windows/system directory, and create a directory for the program. A reference to the game will be added to the Start menus program area, and can be added to the desktop as well.  Best of all, it's FREE! Win95/98 Only!

Formats: .zip (2,384 k). (Not currently available)
Last updated: January 09, 1998.

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File Formats

.bas    Visual Basic source file, in text format
.exe    Windows executable program
.ps     PostScript file
.ps.Z   compressed PostScript file, for UNIX
.tar    UNIX archive file
.tar.Z  compressed UNIX archive file
.zip    Windows archive file
.asp    Active Server Page
.htm    and
.html   Hypertext Markup Language.
.dll    Dynamic Link Library.

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Acronyms and definitions

HTML - HyperText Markup Language - A protocol script that is used to
write web documents, which are translated and processed by a browser. 
DHTML - Dynamic HyperText Markup Language - By adding scripting,
ActiveX, and Java protocol, a web page can become interactive.

ASP - Active Server Page is a page that is translated by the server.
so that the page becomes browser independent.

WYSIWYG - Refers to 'what you see is what you get'.
PERL - A scripting language akin to cgi which is used to control logic
of Unix or compliant operating systems.  
CGI - Computer Gateway Interface  A scripting language used for passing
data between computers. 
VBScript - A scripting language providing the primitives of Basic. 

VJScript - A scripting language using the Java protocol.

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My hand goes out to the team at Microsoft that have done such a good job integrating all of the modern development tools and servers. To top it off,  they've even provided an abundance of free tools and tutorials to help you out.  No wonder the competition is so scared!