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Announcing the 1996
Ziff-Davis Shareware Awards


How to Enter

Past Winners

1995
Co-sponsored by Ziff-Davis Interactive, PC Magazine, Computer Life, and Computer Gaming World.


PC Magazine Shareware Awards
Honoring the best business computing and applications development shareware of the year.

Best Overall: CD-Quick Cache

Business and Finance: Scheduling Employees for Windows
Communications: SlipKnot
Math and Science: Judy's Tenkey
Networking: Inner-Net
Programming Tools: CEnvi for Windows
Utilities-DOS: CD-Quick Cache
Utilities-Windows: TextPad


Computer Life Shareware Awards
Honoring the best home computing and education shareware of the year.

Best Overall: Greatest Paper Airplanes

Education: Piano Professor for Windows
Graphics: JASC Media Center
Home & Hobby: Greatest Paper Airplanes
Multimedia: NoteWorthy Composer
Personal Productivity: Time & Chaos Professional


Computer Gaming World Shareware Awards
Honoring the best shareware games of the year.

Best Overall: Heretic

Action: Heretic
Card & Casino: Casino Verite Blackjack
Puzzle & Logic: Word Search Construction Kit
Strategy: World Empire III for Windows

1994
Co-sponsored by Ziff-Davis Interactive, PC Magazine, and Computer Gaming World.


PC Magazine Shareware Awards

Best Overall: DOOM

Business and Finance: Money Smith
Education: Hide n' Seek
Games: DOOM
Graphics: Paint Shop Pro
Home & Hobby: Movies to Go!
Multimedia & Presentation: NeoBook Professional
PIMs & Calendars: Time & Chaos
Utilities-DOS: 4DOS
Utilities-Windows: Drag and File


Computer Gaming World Shareware Awards

Best Overall: DOOM

Action/Adventure: DOOM
Arcade: Epic Pinball
Cards: MVP Bridge
Puzzle: Animated VGA Memory Game
Strategy/War: Hexxagon

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