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
Thousands of Conceptually Cross-Referenced Terms about Insects and Other Arthropods
Food Webs of Insects and Their Kin
Biological Controls and Other Ecological Relationships of Economically Important Terrestrial Arthropods
Computerized Biological Control
Garden Insects: What They Eat and What Eats Them
Braconid “wasp” parasitizing an aphid.
Computerized Vegetable Gardening
“Everything You Need to Know to Grow Delicious, Nutritious Crops at Home!”
Discovering Insects
An Introduction to the Orders of Insects
Cover Illustration from Animals ... A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenth-Century Sources, compiled by Jim Harter, Dover Publications, New York, 1979.
The Animal Kingdom
An Introduction to the Major Groups of Animals
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
An Introduction to the Major Groups of Plants
Cover Illustration by Giacomelli, from The Insect, by Jules Michelet, T. Nelson and Sons, New York, 1875.
Fermentation & Respiration
An Interactive Presentation of Basic Energy-Releasing Biochemical Reactions
Qualitative Chemical Analysis
An Interactive Presentation of Introductory Inorganic Chemistry
Dynamics Within the Economy
An Interactive Presentation of Introductory Macro-Economics
The Constitution of the United States
An Introduction to U.S. Law and Government
19th Century artwork (courtesy Dover Publications) slightly revised, from “Ye Sons of Freedom” to “All Ye of Freedom.”
Comparative Religions
An Introduction to the Major Faiths of the World
Praying Hands, by Albrecht Dürer.
Research, Analysis, Writing, & Editing
Research & Writing for Educational Software
In the Biological, Physical, and Social Sciences
Praying Hands, by Albrecht Dürer.
Graphic Design & Fine Art
Visual Branding for Educational Software Business
Logos, Display Ads, Point-of-Purchase Displays, etc.
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