Coriolis to Publish Leading Books for Windows 95 Developers Using Visual
Basic 4

August 24, 1995 -- Scottsdale, AZ -- With the release of Windows 95,
software developers, from hobbyists to professionals, will be moving to
this powerful new 32-bit operating system in record numbers. The
anticipated development platform of choice for many new Windows 95
programmers will be Visual Basic 4, the powerful new version of
Microsoft's Visual Basic development platform. To help these developers
make the challenging move to 32-bit Windows programming, The Coriolis
Group will offer a series of books this fall written by noted VB
developers and best-selling authors. The titles include Visual Basic 4
Multimedia Adventure Set, Ultimate Visual Basic Controls Sourcebook,
Visual Basic 4 EXplorer, Network Gaming Adventure Set, and Visual Basic 4
Connections. As a set, these books cover a wide range of topics from
multimedia development to Internet programming.

These high-quality Coriolis Group books will be among the first to provide
real-world solutions and techniques on issues that thousands of
cutting-edge developers are looking for.

Here are some of the key VB development issues covered in upcoming Coriolis
Group titles:

* How to develop highly interactive multimedia applications that use
  sound, video, fast animation, music, graphics, hypertext, the
  Internet and World Wide Web, and more
* How to build useful VB programs quickly using "plug and play"
  components
* How to program using the Windows 32-bit API
* How to create Internet-ready applications using the key Internet
  protocols TCP/IP, ftp, MIME, and mail
* How to build a fully functional HTML Web browser
* How to develop powerful applications using the new 32-bit OCX
  custom controls
* How to find the right custom controls for a programming project,
  and how to use the popular controls that are available now
* How to program fast graphics and animation with Windows 95 and VB 4
* How to master the art of network programming
* How to create powerful games with VB 4

"Visual Basic 4 offers so many new features," said Coriolis Group President
and Publisher Keith Weiskamp, "it's bound to open the door wide for
Windows 95 developers all around the world. To provide the best possible
resources and development tools, we've especially designed our selection
of VB 4 books to cover the unique and challenging programming issues that
most books skip over."

Included with each book is a CD-ROM that provides hundreds of dollars worth
of custom development tools, sample applications, hard-to-find resources,
and construction kit software that developers can use right away to create
their own applications.

Upcoming Visual Basic 4 Titles from The Coriolis Group

Visual Basic 4 Multimedia Adventure Set Learn how to create incredible
32-bit multimedia with sound, video, animation, music and more with this
new version of the #1 selling book by Scott Jarol. You'll even get a
sample of the Explore the Grand Canyon multimedia adventure, developed by
Media Terra and published by The Coriolis Group.

Ultimate Visual Basic Controls Sourcebook

This is the complete guide to plug and play Windows programming with OCX
and VBX controls. Presents hundreds of the best controls (both commercial
and shareware) to support a wide range of application development topics
including multimedia, communications and the Internet, graphics,
databases, interface design, voice and sound, scientific, image
processing, business, and networking.

Network Gaming Adventure Set

This is the best way to create your own multiuser, network playable games
with VB. You'll get inside information on NetDDE and networking technology
for Windows 95 and Windows NT. Includes powerful custom controls, graphics
images, sounds, games and more.

Visual Basic 4 Connections Workshop

The ultimate guide to creating Internet and email applications, this book
and software set gives you everything you need to create mail-based
applications that interact with the Internet and other mail systems. The
CD-ROM includes NetSeeker, which automatically downloads new VB 4
programming tools and utilities from the Internet.

Visual Basic 4 Programming EXplorer

Part of the incredibly popular EXplorer Series, Visual Basic 4 Programming
EXplorer leads the way to mastering the new Visual Basic environment.
Learn real VB programming with several hands-on projects on both flat file
and relational databases, file utilities, a text editor, multimedia
viewers, and OLE enabled applications.

How to Order

Coriolis Group Books can be ordered directly from The Coriolis Group at
1-800-410-0192 or can be ordered in quantity from IDG Books Worldwide,
Inc. at 1-800-434-3433.

About The Coriolis Group

Founded in Scottsdale, AZ in 1989 by bestselling authors and developers
Keith Weiskamp and Jeff Duntemann, The Coriolis Group is a leading
publisher of innovative books and book/software kits. They publish the
well-known PC TECHNIQUES Magazine, and have won critical acclaim for the
best-sellers Inside the PowerPC Revolution and FREE $TUFF from the
Internet. The Coriolis Group publishes a complete line of books and
software products to help game and multimedia developers. These include PC
Game Programming EXplorer, which was recently declared a Computer Press
Association finalist for the 1994 "Best Advanced How-To Book: Software,"
Action Arcade Adventure Set, Amazing 3-D Games Adventure Set, Visual Basic
Multimedia Adventure Set, and Zen of Graphics Programming. Coriolis Group
products are noted for their powerful hands-on and easy-to-use
construction kit software. Coriolis Group Books are distributed to the
trade by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc.

Other titles of Interest to Windows 95 Developers:

Zen of Windows 95 Programming by Lou Grinzo
Windows Games Adventure Set by Doe Entertainment

The Coriolis Group
7339 E. Acoma Dr, Suite 7
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
602-483-0192,  fax 602-483-0193
 
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