D.E.D. Electronic Publishing

Entrepreneurial Creator and Publisher of Ground-Breaking, College-Level Educational Software in the Biological, Physical, and Social Sciences
Arcadia, California
August 1988 to December 1999
“Excellent inexpensive software [most titles].”
CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, a publication of the American Library Association

“I ... am very impressed with the quality, along with the quantity, of your work.”

“Your [research] ... is, indeed, an impressive undertaking and could well be a thorough, if not unique, treatment of the subject matter.”

“Your [research] ... appears to be very comprehensive and I expect that it will be a most useful publication.”

“It has been a pleasure doing business with you [for ten years].”
— Sales Coordinator, Entomological Society of America
  • As D.E.D. Electronic Publishing (later Drenkow Media), penetrated the market worldwide, as through distributors and resellers in the United States and beyond.
  • Published ground-breaking educational references for college students, practicing professionals (as in insect-control), and lay people.
  • Published some of the first software titles listed in the Scientific Publications Catalog of the Entomological Society of America.
  • Created Original (GWBASIC) Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMSs) reportable on almost all DOS platforms (PCs).
  • Researched, wrote, edited, developed, designed, and published floppy-disc software and printed handbooks.
  • Cross-referenced tens of thousands of pieces of data, with pre-cursors to hyperlinks, for “Compare and Contrast” study.
  • Unearthed and organized hundreds of copyright-free illustrations, primarily from U.S. government publications and 19th Century books.

See also Software & Databases and Research & Writing for Educational Software.

Software & Databases

A Computerized Dictionary of Entomology

Dictionary of Entomology article
Thousands of Conceptually Cross-Referenced Terms about Insects and Other Arthropods

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Food Webs of Insects and Their Kin

Food Webs of Insects article
Biological Controls and Other Ecological Relationships of Economically Important Terrestrial Arthropods

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Computerized Biological Control

Computerized Biological Control illustration
Garden Insects: What They Eat and What Eats Them

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Braconid “wasp” parasitizing an aphid.

Computerized Vegetable Gardening

Computerized Vegetable Gardening vegetables
“Everything You Need to Know to Grow Delicious, Nutritious Crops at Home!”

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Discovering Insects

Discovering Insects book cover
An Introduction to the Orders of Insects

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Cover Illustration from Animals ... A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources, compiled by Jim Harter, Dover Publications, New York, 1979.

The Animal Kingdom

The Animal Kingdom book cover
An Introduction to the Major Groups of Animals

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Cover Illustration from Animals: 1419 Copyright-Free Illustrations of Mammals, Birds, Fish, Insects, etc., selected by Jim Harter, Dover Publications, NY, 1979.

The Plant Kingdom

The Plant Kingdom book cover
An Introduction to the Major Groups of Plants

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Cover Illustration by Giacomelli, from The Insect, by Jules Michelet, T. Nelson and Sons, New York, 1875.

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life screenshot
An Introduction to the Major Groups of Biological Organisms

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Fermentation & Respiration

Fermentation & Respiration screenshot
An Interactive Presentation of Basic Energy-Releasing Biochemical Reactions

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The Periodic Table of the Elements

The Periodic Table of the Elements screenshot
An Introduction to Chemistry

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Qualitative Chemical Analysis

Qualitative Chemical Analysis screenshot
An Interactive Presentation of Introductory Inorganic Chemistry

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Conversion Factors

Conversion Factors screenshot
Mathematically Convert Between Like Units of Measurement

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Dynamics Within the Economy

Dynamics Within the Economy screenshot
An Interactive Presentation of Introductory Macro-Economics

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The Constitution of the United States

The Constitution of the United States handbook
An Introduction to U.S. Law and Government

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19th Century artwork (courtesy Dover Publications) slightly revised, from “Ye Sons of Freedom” to “All Ye of Freedom.”

Comparative Religions

Comparative Religions handbook
An Introduction to the Major Faiths of the World

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Praying Hands, by Albrecht Dürer.

Research, Analysis, Writing, & Editing

Research & Writing for Educational Software

In the Biological, Physical, and Social Sciences

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Praying Hands, by Albrecht Dürer.

Graphic Design & Fine Art

Visual Branding for Educational Software Business

Software in Point-of-Purchase Display Box
Logos, Display Ads, Point-of-Purchase Displays, etc.

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