Athena: Desktop Warrior from Expert Software Brings Serious Girl-Power to Your Home PC; She's Mad, She's Bad and She's Not Going to Take It Anymore!CORAL GABLES Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 1, 1998--Do battle against those desktop doldrums with Athena Desktop Warrior(tm) from Expert Software (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :XPRT). Whether installed as a screensaver or desktop toy, this software program lets you relieve the stress of the day by helping the beautiful and buxom Athena battle evil cybertaurs in a virtual duel to the death. As legend has it, Athena is a powerful warrior-goddess who has been subjected to eternal imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. by the gods of ancient Greece The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. 750 BC[1] (the archaic period) to 146 BC (the Roman conquest). It is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of Western Civilization. . For thousands of years, she has carried out her sentence in relative obscurity. Now she has decided it is time to fight for her freedom and she has chosen your PC desktop as her battleground. Awarded four stars by ZDNet, Athena Desktop Warrior can transform any Windows(r) 95 desktop into a virtual combat arena. Once Athena is installed, she can be programmed to pop up as a screensaver or loaded into full battle mode ready to take on any challenge. Guide Athena through seven different levels of desktop action destroying evil cybertaurs with an arsenal of mystical weapons. Hurl fire balls, kick and stab your way from level to level gaining a new weapon with each conquest. This easy-to-use program allows even the beginning gamer to partake in Verb 1. partake in - be active in participate, take part - share in something 2. partake in - have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" partake, share the wrath of Athena. Athena Desktop Warrior appears instantly over any file or application for immediate on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. fun. Best of all, with the click of an icon, you can whisk Athena and all of her destruction right off your screen, allowing you to get back to work without any trace of your adventure. Kicking mystical butt has never been easier or more fun. Athena Desktop Warrior is now available for a suggested retail price of $14.99 at software retailers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada or can be ordered by calling the Expert Software Customer Service Department at 800/759-2562. System Requirements: 486DX/100 (Pentium 60 recommended), Microsoft Windows 95, 256 color VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. or SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. , 16MB RAM, 2X CD-ROM drive, 6MB hard drive space, Windows-supported mouse and an 8-bit or higher audio card. Expert Software Inc. (NASDAQ:XPRT) is a leading developer and publisher of over 170 high-quality, value-priced software titles. The company specializes in sophisticated yet easy-to-use programs addressing a broad array of everyday consumer interests, including entertainment, education, lifestyle, productivity and small office/home office See SOHO. . Over 25 million units of Expert products have been sold, including Home Design 3D(r), Landscape Design 3D(r), Diet & Fitness(tm), ResumeWriter(tm), and Casino(tm). The Expert Software family of brands also includes McDonaldland(r) Software for Kids, the popular Sega PC Collection(tm), Bicycle(r) Card Games and the Gamers Choice(tm) Line of classic games. Expert Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.expertsoftware.com. Marks mentioned above are trademarks, registered trademarks or tradenames of Expert Software Inc., except Bicycle(r), which is a trademark of The United States Playing Card Company The United States Playing Card Company, started in 1867, produces and distributes playing cards, including Kem, Bee, Bicycle, Aviator, Maverick, Tuxedo, Hoyle, Tally HO , McDonaldland(r) which is a trademark of McDonald's Corporation, and Sega(r) and Sega PC Collection(tm) which are trademarks of Sega. Sega Entertainment Inc. was formed through a joint venture between Sega of America and SOFTBANK Holdings Inc. All other trademarks are acknowledged. EDITOR'S NOTE: To experience all of the weapons in Athena's arsenal, install the program and then change your screensaver to the Athena screensaver. You might then want to switch the wait time to one minute. After the specified wait time elapses, Athena will appear on the screen to battle the cybertaurs and showcase all of her weapons. This screensaver serves as a quick demo of the actual battle screens.
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