From: A10035@email.mot.com (Scott Lindsey)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
Subject: Re: NIV Bible on PC
Date: 5 Nov 92 07:47:12 GMT
Organization: Motorola Land Mobile Products Sector

In article <Nov.4.00.32.50.1992.1023@geneva.rutgers.edu>, mike@mik.uky.edu (Mike Mattone) writes:
> 
> 
>    Can anyone recommend a good yet relatively inexpensive ($30-$40) NIV  
> Bible for my PC?  I looked at one (by Zondervan, I think) that allowed the  
> user to attach his own comments to individual verses, which I think would  
> be good for Bible study.  The only problem was the price: $99 (on sale!)  
> with the study notes for an extra $60 or $70.  I would like to organize my  
> Bible studies and keep all my notes in one place, etc, but I can't afford  
> to spend that kind of money to do so.  Can anyone suggest an alternative?
> 
 I have used this for more than a year and am VERY pleased. The price
is untouchable..I downloaded it free from a bulletin board
(it is true public domain. The NIV requires a royalty.
The order info from Rockware follows:

 ONLINE COMPUTER BIBLE instantly finds any words/phrases in the Bible.
  Sends verses to printer or word processor files.  For IBM PC compatible
  computers with 256K memory.  The $1.50/disk is for copying diskettes and
  shipping.  The program itself is FREE!  YOU may freely distribute KJV!

                  * * *  NEW! ONLINE BIBLE v.4.00!  * * *

  * Now with 250,000 instant Cross References (NT+ complete, displays OT)!
         Press F10 key, instantly see up to 40 or more related verses!
         (Old Testament references to be completed in 1990, God willing.)
  * NEW Easy-to-use MINIMENU starts programs, displays instructions,
         verifies diskettes and prints out instruction manual!
  * Strong's Number toggling throughout (KJV) Old and New Testaments!
         Hebrew & Greek Lexicon (optional) is keyed to Strong's Numbers.
  * Registered commercial text editor included free for verse notes,
         sermons, etc. Has everything but a spell checker in only 34K!

      * AUTOMATED INSTALLATION * PULL-DOWN MENUS * CONTEXT HELP SCREENS *
    * ONE-SECOND WORD SEARCHES * COMPLEX PHRASE SEARCHES * CHANGE COLORS *
     * KING JAMES, RSV or NIV TEXT * EASY PRINTOUTS * KJV LEXICON OPTION *

  Modular--you can add NIV and other texts & options later! NEW TEXT format
  in VERSION 4.00 NOT COMPATIBLE with earlier text data. If you purchased
  older NIV TEXT, you may donate it to someone or return it for $10 credit.

  A Minneapolis newspaper review called it "the best program of its kind...."
  A major Indianapolis shareware distributer gave it his ****HIGHEST rating.

     * * * SUGGESTED PRICES -- CALL FOR DISCOUNTS ON MULTIPLE COPIES * * *
    KJV TEXT w. STRONGS #'s and Cross References (4 meg on 9 disks). $13.50
    LEXICONS (GREEK/HEBREW WORDS DEFINED FOR KJV) (3 meg/ 4 disks)....$6.00
                  KJV complete (both sets above) (7 meg/ 13 disks).. $19.50
    NIV BIBLE (royalty paid) & CROSS REFERENCES (3 meg/ 7 disks).... $19.95
    KJV + ALL OPTIONS + NIV TEXT .(10 meg/ 18 disks if all loaded).. $36.95
    RSV BIBLE (royalty paid) & CROSS REFERENCES (3 meg/ 7 disks).... $12.95
    KJV NEW TESTAMENT requires only 2-5.25" drives or 1-3.5" drive .. $3.00
    NIV TESTAMENT (for 2-5.25" drives or 1-3.5" drive).....(3 disks). $6.95
    QuickVerse for Apple MACINTOSH or IBM (NIV, KJV, NKJV, RSV)....... call

    Help us proofread the Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech (1912 Ed)
    2 disks load on hard drive & use existing crossrefs (no royalty!) $3.00

        Order from:     Phil Lindner  (517) 369-6035 for information
                        ROCKware
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