Software Reviews : Who'll Save Abacaxi: A Third-World Government Simulation Publisher: Focus Media, Inc., 839 Stewart Ave., PO Box 865, Garden City, NY 11530 (telephone: 800-645-8989, 516-794-8900) Year of Publication: 1988 Materials: Three disks, teacher manual, student workbook Price: $65 Machine Specificity: Apple II series System Requirements: 64K Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938900700119 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 113-115

Author(s):

Diana Mayer Demetrulias

Keyword(s):

Third World ◽

Garden City ◽

Series System ◽

User Friendliness ◽

World Government ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

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Software Reviews : Nationalism: Past and Present Reviewed by: Lawrence H. Douglas, Plymouth State College, Plymouth, NH Publisher: Focus Media, 839 Stewart Ave., Garden City, NY 11530, (telephone: 800-645-8989) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: Five disks, one Teachers Planning Guide (contains unit guide, sample unit, student worksheets, etc.) Price: $159.00 Machine Specificity: Apple II, II +, IIe. System Requirements: One disk drive, 48k, color or mono. Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300310 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 256-258

Keyword(s):

Garden City ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Sample Unit ◽

State College ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

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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 ◽

Louisiana State University ◽

Statistics And Probability ◽

Color Monitor ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

Chi Square Analysis

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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 : 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 ◽

System Requirements ◽

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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 : How a Bill Becomes a Law Reviewed by: James B. Schick, Pittsburg State University Publisher: Intellectual Software, 798 North Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06606 (telephone: 1-800-232-2224; in Connecticut, Hawaii, Alaska, and Canada 1-203-335-0906) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: One disk in reinforced plastic holder, plus information booklet. Price: $59.95 Machine Specificity: For Apple, Macintosh, and IBM. System Requirements: Memory 64k, one disk drive. Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Microcomputer Review ◽

10.1177/089443938500300312 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 258-260

Keyword(s):

State University ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Apple Macintosh ◽

Information Booklet ◽

Reinforced Plastic ◽

Intellectual Software ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews

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Software Reviews : The Software Toolworks World Atlas for Windows Publisher: The Software Toolworks, 60 Leveroni Ct., Novato, CA 94949; 415-883-3000 Year of Publication: 1993 Version Reviewed: 4.01 Materials: CD-ROM disk (online manual) Price: $69.95 Machine Specificity: IBM-compatible 80386, 80486, or Pentium com puter System Requirements: Hardware—2MB RAM, SuperVGA monitor and video board, mouse (recommended), CD-ROM drive, audio board, and headphones or speakers; Software—Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher, Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions 2.2 or higher, and MS-DOS 3.1 or higher Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Fair

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939401200314 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 463-465 ◽

Keyword(s):

User Friendliness ◽

Cd Rom ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews ◽

Microsoft Windows

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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 ◽

William Penn ◽

Conflict And Cooperation ◽

Software Company ◽

Site License ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews

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Software Reviews : MindLink Publisher: Synectics, Box 247, North Pomfret, VT 05053 (telephone: 802-457-2025) Year of Publication: 1989 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Materials: Two diskettes, a 47-page manual, and a Connection-Making bag with about 10 toys or objects in it Price: $499.00 (both educational and site licensing discounts available) Availability: Macintosh Plus, SE, SE/30, II, IIX, IICX, IICi System Requirements: One MB RAM and a fixed disk Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939000800329 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 485-488

Author(s):

George W. Holden

Keyword(s):

User Friendliness ◽

System Requirements ◽

Software Reviews

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