Software Reviews : DataPrep: The Format Manager (Version 2.0) Staff review Publisher: CDI Systems, 2803 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, IL 60521 (telephone: 312-325-2430) Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: locked program disk, sample files disk, 280-page paperback book/manual Price: $195 Machine Specificity: IBM PC / XT / AT / 3270-Pc and compatibles System Requirements: 256K memory; two drives; Pc-DOS 2.0 or later Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300433 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 425-427

Keyword(s):

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Version 2.0 ◽

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Software Reviews : GPSS/PC 1.04c (General Purpose Simulation System) Staff review Publisher: Minuteman Software, P.O. Box 171, Stow, MA 01775 (617-897-5662) Materials: One locked diskette; 6" by 8½" looseleaf binder, 394 pages; user reference card; GPSS/PC newsletter; one year of warranty user support with an 800 number. Price: $900Availability: IBM PC and XT or compatibles. System Requirements: PC-DOS 1.0 or higher; 256k memory (large simulations may require up to 640k); 1 double-sided drive; color or monochrome display. (Note: Forthcoming Version 2.0 will require PC-DOS 2.0 or higher and color monitor). Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Fair

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300108 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 63-65

Keyword(s):

General Purpose ◽

Simulation System ◽

User Friendliness ◽

User Support ◽

Color Monitor ◽

Version 2.0 ◽

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Software Reviews : Testimate Publisher: idv Datenanalyse und Versuchsplanung, Wessobrunner Strasse 6, D-82131 Gauting/München, Germany; tel. 49 89 850 80 01; SciTech, 2231 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, IL 60614; 312-472-0444 Year of Publication: 1992 Version Reviewed: 5.1.2 Materials: One 3.5" program disk (also available on 5.25" disks), Testimate 5.1 handbook, Testimate examples manual, program and printer installation manual; and available by request, Testimate val idation monograph Price: $395 (academic price); $695 (commercial price); additional copies are $195/395, though a site license agreement is available at a reduced price Machine Specificity: IBM-PC, AT, 386, 486, and other 100%-compat ible machines System Requirements: Requires hard-disk installation and uses ap proximately 1MB of storage and 640KB of RAM. Operates under MS DOS from version 2.11 through version 3.3 and version 5.0, or DR- DOS from version 3.0 through 5.0, or OS/2 version 2.0. Supports all graphics cards and coprocessors, though a coprocessor is not necessary. According to the authors, all commercially available printers, except Postscript printers without emulation, are supported, and any printer not supported will be configured free of charge. Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Good if 100% IBM-compatible equipment is used, otherwise poor Documentation: Excellent validation studies; good manual and installation documents

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939401200113 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 149-152 ◽

Keyword(s):

Validation Studies ◽

Hard Disk ◽

License Agreement ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Site License ◽

Version 2.0 ◽

System Requirements ◽

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Software Reviews : Nota Bene, Version 1.1 Reviewed by Patrick W. Hamlett, University of Missouri—Rolla Publisher: Dragonfly Software, 409 Fulton Street, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (telephone: 718-624-0127) Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: Nota Bene master program disk, supplemental utilities disk, instruction manual Price: $495.00 Machine Specificity: IBM PC, xT, AT; Columbia; Compaq Portable & Desk-pro; Corona; ITT Xtra; Leading Edge; Panasonic Senior Partner ; Tandy 1200 HD; Zenith 150, 157 System Requirements: 256K memory, two double-sided disk drives, and DOS version 2.0 or higher. Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300432 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 421-425

Keyword(s):

Leading Edge ◽

Disk Drives ◽

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Master Program ◽

University Of Missouri ◽

Instruction Manual ◽

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Software Reviews : MACRO*TRACK, Versions 2.0 and 2.1 Reviewed by William P. Yohe, Duke University Publisher: Black River Software, 118 N. Marshall, Suite 150, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (telephone: 919-924-6389) Year of Publication: 1983 (Version 2.0); 1986 (Version 2.1) Materials: Demo, program (copy-protected), program back-up, data, monthly update disks, newsletter for one year Price: $299.95 (Version 2.0), $499.95 (Version 2.1), $125 per year for monthly data-disk renewal Availability: IBM PC, XT, AT, compatibles System Requirements: DOS 2.0 or later, 128K RAM, two drives, dot-matrix printer Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938700500214 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 244-249

Keyword(s):

User Friendliness ◽

Monthly Data ◽

Duke University ◽

Version 2.0 ◽

System Requirements ◽

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One Year ◽

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Software Reviews : Goal Solutions Publisher: Enfin Software Corp., 6920 Miramar Road, #106a, San Diego, CA 92121 (telephone: 800-922-4372) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: Program disk, 68-page manual in vinyl cover Price: $79.95 Availability: IBM and 100% compatibles System Requirements: IBM PC, xT, AT, or 100% compatible; DOS 2.0 or higher; at least 52K more than LOTUS 1-2-3 and spreadsheet; 1-2-3 VERSION 2.0 or above (support for SYMPHONY available shortly) Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Fair

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938700500334 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 420-422

Author(s):

Deena Weinstein

Keyword(s):

San Diego ◽

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Software Reviews : SEEKEASY Reviewed by Michael Minor, Vanderbilt University Publisher: Correlation Systems, 81 Rockinghorse Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90274 (telephone: 213-833-3462) Date: 1984 Materials: Program disk, sample data file, forty-page manual. Price: $87; Demo disk $15 Machine Specificity: MS/PC-DOS. and c/PM. Runs on Apple II; Compaq; DEC Rainbow; Epson Qx-10; Franklin 1200; IBM; Zenith; Kaypro 11, 4, and 10; Osbome; Televideo; Radio Shack Models 2, 4, 12, 16; etc. System Requirements: cP/M Version 2.0-2.2, 56k RAM or more, 24 x 80 display; MS/PC-DOS version 2.0 or higher, 128k RAM. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300216 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 159-160

Keyword(s):

Data File ◽

Radio Shack ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Sample Data ◽

Version 2.0 ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

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Software Reviews : Gemodel Version 1.7 Reviewed by Frank Vorhies, University of Denver Publisher: Damus Investment & Agency Inc., 1879 Kingsdale Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1T 1H9 Canada (telephone: 613-731-4082) Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: One diskette and one manual Price: not given Machine Specificity: IBM PC and compatible computers System Requirements: 256K RAM, one drive, monochrome or color monitor Effectiveness: Good to Excellent User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Fair

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938600400409 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 509-511

Keyword(s):

Not Given ◽

User Friendliness ◽

University Of Denver ◽

Color Monitor ◽

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Software Reviews : SIGSTAT Reviewed by David E. Anderson, Allegheny College Publisher: Significant Statistics, 3336 N. Canyon Road, Provo, UT 84604 Date: 1984 Materials: Eight diskettes, one instructional manual Price: N/A Machine Specificity: IBM PC System Requirements: 128k memory and two double-sided drives Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Poor Documentation: Fair

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300220 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 164-166

Keyword(s):

User Friendliness ◽

Canyon Road ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

Instructional Manual ◽

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Software Reviews : STATPLAN II, Version 3.1 (Statistical Analysis for the IBM PC) Reviewed by Karen Lynch Frederick, Saint Anselm College Publisher: The Futures Group, 76 Eastern Boulevard, Glastonbury, CT 06033 (telephone: 203-633-3501) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: One master diskette, one program manual Price: Not listed Machine Specificity: IBM PC, xr, Portable or Pc jr, and most IBM- compatibles that provide a compatible version of BASICA or Gw-BASic System Requirements: At least one disk drive, with as little as 64K RAM, but 128K is recommended. Specific printer and graphics programs required to print graphics. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Fair

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300418 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 396-398

Keyword(s):

Statistical Analysis ◽

Basic System ◽

User Friendliness ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

Saint Anselm ◽

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Software Reviews : TableCurvePublisher: Jandel Scientific, 65 Koch Rd., Corte Madera, CA 94925; 800-874-1888; 415-924-8640; FAX 415-924-2850 Year of Publication: 1991 Version Reviewed: 3.01 Materials: 2 disks; 386-page 3-ring manual in binder Price: $495 Machine Specificity: MS-DOS computers, including older 8086 and 8088 varieties System Requirements: DOS 3.0 or higher; 640K RAM; EGA, VGA, IBM 8514, IBM PC-3270, ATT, or Hercules graphics adapter and monitor; hard disk with 1.8MB free space; 6ooK of any combination of expanded (EMS) or extended (xMs) memory or hard-disk virtual memory is required at a minimum and 1.5MB is required for maximum- size data tables. Math coprocessor strongly recommended. Graphicsprinter strongly recommended for output. Mouse input optional. Windows in 386 enhanced mode is supported but not required. Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939201000316 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 398-402

Keyword(s):

Hard Disk ◽

Maximum Size ◽

Virtual Memory ◽

User Friendliness ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

Data Tables ◽

Size Data ◽

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