Software Reviews : THE POWER OF NATION STATES Reviewed by James C. Hughes, Slippery Rock University Publisher: Data Disc International, Inc., 1430 Willamette, Ste. 577, Eugene, OR 97401 (no telephone) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: Two 5.25-inch data disks using four sides or a single 3.5-inch disk, a 16-page teacher's guide, a 53-page text Price: $95, including on-site licensing; demonstration disk free on request Machine Specificity: Apple II series System Requirements: APPLE WORKS software, 128K RAM, and printer; two disk drives recommended Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

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Software Reviews : THE POWER OF NATION STATES Reviewed by James C. Hughes, Slippery Rock University Publisher: Data Disc International, Inc., 1430 Willamette, Ste. 577, Eugene, OR 97401 (no telephone) Year of Publication: 1987 Materials: Two 5.25-inch data disks using four sides or a single 3.5-inch disk, a 16-page teacher's guide, a 53-page text Price: $95, including on-site licensing; demonstration disk free on request Machine Specificity: Apple II series System Requirements: APPLE WORKS software, 128K RAM, and printer; two disk drives recommended Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938800600213 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 293-295

Keyword(s):

Series System ◽

Disk Drives ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Nation States ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

Teacher's Guide

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Software Reviews : CRISP 84.1 Reviewed by Samuel J. Yeager, Wichita State University Publisher: Crunch Software, 1541 Ninth Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 (415-564-7337)Materials: Four disks, sample data disk, manual. Price: $495 (less 10% educational discount)Availability: IBM and compatibles. System Requirements: 192k of memory, two 320k disk drives, DOS 2.0. Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good (index is Poor

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300111 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 69-72

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San Francisco ◽

State University ◽

Disk Drives ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Good Index ◽

Sample Data ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

Data Disk ◽

Wichita State University

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Software Reviews : DATAEASE 2.12 Reviewed by Deena Weinstein, DePaul University Publisher: Software Solutions, Inc., 305 Bic Drive, Milford, CT 06460 (telephone: 203-877-9268) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: Manual in three-ring binder, 100-page tutorial manual, 25-page reference guide, tutorial diskette, demonstration diskette, two unprotected program diskettes Price: $595 Machine Specificity: IBM Pc and compatibles System Requirements: 256K memory, 2 disk drives; hard disk, printer, and 320K or more recommended Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938600400121 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 126-128

Keyword(s):

Hard Disk ◽

Disk Drives ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Reference Guide ◽

System Requirements ◽

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Software Reviews : Ultrafile Reviewed by Donald J. Calista, Marist College Publisher: Continental Software, 11223 South Hindrey Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045 (213-417-8031) Materials: Four diskettes and documentation in one 7" by 9" looseleaf binder. Price: $195 Availability: IBM, Compaq, and other compatibles. System Requirements: 128k, IBM PC-DOS 1.1 or 2.0, IBM BASIC, two doubled-sided disk drives, color display card. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300110 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 66-69

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Disk Drives ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Color Display ◽

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 ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Site License ◽

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Software Reviews : Statistics and Probability by Bruce E. Trumbo Reviewed by: Kenneth E. Hinze, Louisiana State University in Shreveport Publisher: COMPRESS, Box 102, Wentworth, NH 03282 (telephone: 603-764-5831) Year of Publication: 1983 Materials: Four disks; three manuals (26-29 pp. each). Price: "Chi-Square Analysis," $85.00; "Probability I," $95.00; "Probability II," $85.00 Machine Specificity: Apple II series. System Requirements: None special; color monitor recommended. Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300316 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 266-268

Keyword(s):

Series System ◽

State University ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Chi Square ◽

Louisiana State University ◽

Statistics And Probability ◽

Color Monitor ◽

System Requirements ◽

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Chi Square Analysis

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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 ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Master Program ◽

University Of Missouri ◽

Instruction Manual ◽

Version 2.0 ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

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Software Reviews : THOR, Version 1.83 Publisher: Fastware, Inc., 200 Freeway Drive East, East Orange, NJ 07018 (telephone: 201-676-7963) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: 1 program disk, 1 demonstration disk Price: $295 Machine Specificity: IBM PC and compatibles System Requirements: 128K RAM (larger RAM is highly desirable), two 320K disk drives Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938600400224 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 258-261

Author(s):

Russell K. Schutt

Keyword(s):

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System Requirements ◽

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Software Reviews : War or Peace? You Decide! Reviewed by James E. Sargent, Virginia Western Community College Publisher: Bright Ideas, Inc., 52 Exeter Street, Portland, ME 04102-2839 (telephone: 207-775-1330) Year of Publication: 1986 Materials: Two disks, manual Price: $49.95 Machine Specificity: IBM PC, Apple II System Requirements: 256K RAM, better with two disk drives, color graphics adapter for the IBM; 48K for the Apple II Effectiveness: Very Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938600400412 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 515-519

Keyword(s):

Community College ◽

Disk Drives ◽

User Friendliness ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

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Software Reviews : Decision Analyst 1.4 Staff review Publisher: Executive Software Inc., Two North State Street, Dover, Delaware 19901 (705-722-3373) Materials: One diskette with 8½" by 11" looseleaf binder, 200 pages. Price: $139 Availability: IBM PC, Wang PC, Zenith Z 100, TI Pro, DEC Rainbow, and other MS-DOS systems. System Requirements: 96K RAM, DOS 2.0, 80-column display, two disk drives of 140k each; preferred: two drives of at least 240k each, printer. Effectiveness: Fair User-Friendliness: Good Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300113 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 75-77

Keyword(s):

Disk Drives ◽

User Friendliness ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

State Street ◽

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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 ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Site License ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

San Rafael ◽

Reference Manual

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