Software Reviews : Guru, Version 1.00 Staff review Publisher: Micro Data Base Systems Inc., P.O. Box 248, Lafayette, IN 47902 (telephone: 317-463-2581) Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: Menu User's Guide; Command User's Guide; Reference Manual (2 vols.); Demonstration Program booklet; 5 disks Price: $2,995; site license and multicopy discounts available Machine Specificity: IBM PC and most MS-DOS machines; multi-user version available for DEC VAX-11 under ULTRIX-32 System Requirements: 512K RAM required, 640K recommended; 5 MB hard drive required; MS-DOS 2.0 + Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

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Software Reviews : Guru, Version 1.00 Staff review Publisher: Micro Data Base Systems Inc., P.O. Box 248, Lafayette, IN 47902 (telephone: 317-463-2581) Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: Menu User's Guide; Command User's Guide; Reference Manual (2 vols.); Demonstration Program booklet; 5 disks Price: $2,995; site license and multicopy discounts available Machine Specificity: IBM PC and most MS-DOS machines; multi-user version available for DEC VAX-11 under ULTRIX-32 System Requirements: 512K RAM required, 640K recommended; 5 MB hard drive required; MS-DOS 2.0 + Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938600400421 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 536-538

Keyword(s):

Data Base ◽

Micro Data ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Demonstration Program ◽

Hard Drive ◽

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Software Reviews : C & C: CONFLICT AND COOPERATION by Oppenheimer, Winer, and Lu, Version 1.0 Reviewed by Russell G. Peckens, William Penn College Publisher: PDS Software Company, 3210 Pauline Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 (telephone: 301-454-6730 Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: Disc, manual (100 + pages) and supplemental sheets. Price: Individual purchase and use $70; Site license $1000; Site license-network version $1700. Availability: IBM, compatibles. System requirements: 256K, MS DOS 2.0 or higher, hard drive or two drives Network: Ethernet. Effectiveness: Excellent. User-Friendliness: Good. Documentation: Fair

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938900700314 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 377-379

Keyword(s):

User Friendliness ◽

Hard Drive ◽

William Penn ◽

Conflict And Cooperation ◽

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Software Reviews : Insight 2+, Version 1.3 Publisher: Level Five Research, Inc., 503 Fifth Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903 (telephone: 305-729-9046; bulletin board: 305-724-0909) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: 3 DSDD disks (not copy-protected), loose-leaf reference manual Price: $485 (academic discount available) Availability: IBM PC and compatibles (Macintosh version forthcoming) System Requirements: 256K RAM, two double-sided drives, PC/MS DOS 2.0 or higher Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938700500323 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 400-404

Author(s):

William P. Yohe

Keyword(s):

Bulletin Board ◽

User Friendliness ◽

System Requirements ◽

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Software Reviews : SL-MICRO, Version 2.16 Reviewed by David E. Anderson, Allegheny College Publisher: Questionnaire Service Co., Box 778, East Lansing, MI 48826 (telephone: 517-641-4428) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: One diskette, 195-page manual in two volumes Price: Single copy, $250; two to five copies, $200 each; five or more copies, $150 each; site license for machines in same room, $500 Machine Specificity: IBM Pc and compatibles as well as computers using CP/M System Requirements: 128K, two disk drives; 48K for cP/M versions Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938800600217 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 300-302

Keyword(s):

Single Copy ◽

Disk Drives ◽

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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 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Keyword(s):

Validation Studies ◽

Hard Disk ◽

License Agreement ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Site License ◽

Version 2.0 ◽

System Requirements ◽

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A Site ◽

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Software Reviews : Minark, Version 4.11 Publisher: Quantitative Systems, Pty. Ltd., PO Box 67, St. Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia. U.S. office: PO Box 462, Cayucos, CA 93430 (telephone: 213-644-6141) Year of Publication: 1988 Materials: Four diskettes, manual (approx. 170 pages), 90-day phone consultation service Price: $495; site license: $495 for first station, $250 for second, $225 for third, $200 for fourth, $175 for fifth, $150 for each additional; annual update service, $495 (updates through 5.0, one-year phone consultation support and copies of MINARK News); limited extended support, $100 (updates through 4.xx and one-year phone consultation support) Machine Specificity: IBM PC, compatibles, generic MS DOS System Requirements: 512K RAM, two drives Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Fair

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938900700120 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 115-117

Author(s):

Philip Sidel

Keyword(s):

User Friendliness ◽

Consultation Service ◽

Site License ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

One Year ◽

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Software Reviews : Showcase Presentational Software Publisher: MicroCase Corporation, 1301 120th Ave., NE, Bellevue, WA 98005 Year of Publication: 1993 Version Reviewed: 4.0 Materials: 3.5" diskettes and Reference Manual Price: $95.00 Machine Specificity: IBM-compatible System Requirements: 640K RAM, EGA- or VGA-level graphics, and at least 2MB of free space on the hard drive. For a presentation to more than a few students, an overhead projector or other means of creating a large picture will be necessary. Effectiveness: Good User Friendliness: Good Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939401200308 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 448-451

Keyword(s):

Free Space ◽

Overhead Projector ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Hard Drive ◽

Compatible System ◽

Software Publisher ◽

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Software Reviews : STATA Reviewed by William F. Bengston, St. Joseph's College Publisher: The Computing Resource Center, 10801 National Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (telephone: 213-470-4341) Materials: One diskette, 152-page user's guide, 175-page reference manual (professional version only), STATA Newsletter. Price: $395 (Academic discount price $195; Student version $30) Machine Specificity: IBM PC, XT, AT or compatibles. System Requirements: 256K memory (will use all available memory to 640K); one double-sided drive; Dos 2.0 or higher. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300417 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 394-396

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Computing Resource ◽

Resource Center ◽

Discount Price ◽

Student Version ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

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Software Reviews : DB MASTER 4 PLUS Reviewed by Wolfgang Frese, Mississippi State University Publisher: Stoneware, Incorporated, 50 Belvedere Street, San Rafael, CA 94901-4870 (telephone: 415-454-6500) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: 6 unlocked diskettes (2 are backups), a reference manual, a master reference chart, blank worksheets and tutorial worksheets (utility packs are included) Price: $295; site license program available Machine Specificity: Apple IIc, Apple IIe, Apple II Plus, Franklin ACE 1000 or 1200 (ADVANCED DB MASTER is available for the IBM PC and a hard disk version of DB MASTER is also available) System Requirements: 64K of RAM and 1 to 4 disk drives (at least 2 are highly recommended) Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938600400118 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 123-125

Keyword(s):

Hard Disk ◽

Mississippi State University ◽

State University ◽

Disk Drives ◽

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Site License ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

San Rafael ◽

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Software Reviews : NUMBER CRUNCHER STATISTICAL SYSTEM, Version 5.1 Reviewed by Michael Kallam, Fort Hays State University Publisher: Jerry Hintze, 865 E. 400 N, Kaysville, UT 84037 (telephone: 801-546-0445 ) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: Four 5.25-inch disks (not copy-protected), 304-page manual Price: $99; additional graphics package, $59; student version, 10 or more copies, $20 each; site license for 10 copies available at 40% discount Machine Specificity : IBM PC or compatibles System Requirements: 400K memory Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938800600218 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 302-303

Keyword(s):

State University ◽

Statistical System ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Site License ◽

Student Version ◽

System Requirements ◽

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Software Reviews : CRISP: CRUNCH INTERACTIVE STATISTICAL PACKAGE, Version 3 Reviewed by Richard Clarke, Emory University Publisher: Crunch Software Corporation, 2547 22nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116 (telephone: 415-564-7337) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Five disks plus the Reference Manual Price: $495 Availability: IBM PC, XT, AT, and compatibles System Requirements: 256K, two disk drives (but see discussion below) Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938700500220 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 257-259

Keyword(s):

San Francisco ◽

Disk Drives ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Emory University ◽

System Requirements ◽

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