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

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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 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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Software Reviews : The Software Toolworks World Atlas for Windows and U.S. Atlas for Windows Publisher: The Software Toolworks, 60 Leveroni Court, Novato, CA 94949; 415-883-3000. Year of Publication: 1991 Version Reviewed: 3.0 Materials: Instruction manual; floppy disks for regular versions, CD-ROM disk for multimedia versions Price: $89.95 regular versions, $149.95 multimedia versions Machine Specificity: IBM-compatible 80286, 80386, or 80486 computer System Requirements: IMB RAM, VGA monitor, mouse (recommended) ; for regular versions 6MB of hard disk space; for multimedia versions CD-ROM DRIVE, audio board (Creative Labs' Sound Blaster or Media Vision's Pro Audio Spectrum), and headphones or speakers; Microsoft Windows 3.0 or higher and MS-DOS 3.1 or higher; for multimedia versions Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions 2.1 or higher. Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939201000325 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 418-420

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Software Reviews : Visual Basic 4.0, Professional Version Publisher: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399; telephone : 1-800-621-7930. Year of Publication: 1996 Version Reviewed: 4.0 Price: $429.00 Materials: Manual, CD-ROM, 3.5-inch floppy disks available at no charge Machine Specificity: Windows PC System Requirements: 386DX/25 PC or higher processor (486 or higher recommended), Microsoft Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation 3.51 or later, or Windows 3.1 (requires MS-DOS version 5.0 or later operating system), 6 MB of available memory (8 MB or more recommended) if using Windows 95 or Windows 3.1; 16 MB if using Windows NT Workstation. Available hard-disk space: Minimum installation: 20 MB, Complete installation: 70 MB, A CD-ROM drive (3.5-inch high-density disks available for no charge via an in-box coupon). Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939701500315 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 312-313

Author(s):

Simon Galbraith ◽

Edwin H. Carpenter

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Software Reviews : Microsoft Bookshelf for WindowsPublisher: Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, CA 98052; 800-426-9400 Year of Publication: 1991 Version Reviewed: i.o Materials: CD-ROM disk, instruction manual Price: $195 Machine Specificity: IBM-compatible 80286 (> 10 MHZ), 80386, or 80486 computer System Requirements: 30MB hard disk, 2MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, VGA or Super-VGA monitor, audio board (Creative Labs' Sound Blaster or Media Vision's Pro Audio Spectrum), mouse, and headphone or speakers; Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later, Microsoft Multimedia Extensions 1.0 or later, Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions 2.2 or later, and MS-DOS 3.1 or later Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939201000323 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 415-417

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Software Reviews : Adobe Photoshop Publisher: Adobe Systems Inc., 1585 Charleston Rd., POB 7900, Mountain View, CA 94039-7900; 800-833-6687; FAX 408-986-6587 Year of Publication: 1994 Version Reviewed: 3.0 for Windows Materials: Six 3.5" disks; two CD-ROMS; User Guide; Tutorial; two additional booklets; quick-reference card Price: $895 for Windows or PC versions Machine Specificity: Windows-compatible PC, Macintosh, or UNIX System Requirements: Windows version requires 386 PC or better (Pentium recommended); DOS 5.0 or higher; Windows 3.1 or higher; 10 MB RAM (16 for Windows NT, and recommended for all), 20MB free on hard disk; 256-color display adapter (24-bit recommended); sound card recommended for tutorial; CD-ROM needed to access additional software, tutorials, stock photography, and other resources Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Good Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939501300212 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 277-279

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Software Reviews : EViews Publisher: QMS Quantitative Micro Software; 4521 Campus Dr., Suite 336, Irvine, CA 92715; 714-856-3368; FAX 714-856-2044 Year of Publication: 1994 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Materials: Software, 236-page user's guide and 150-page Command and Programming Guide Price: The literature discusses the availability of site-licensing programs for academic and commercial institutions at five levels. In order to reduce the cost to any organization, opting for a level I site license, which provides no network licenses but reduces the price of stand-alone copies of EViews to less than half the normal price, seems to be the best option. At that level it is still $500 for the site license and $135 for a stand-alone license package that includes the set of manuals and diskettes System Requirements: Windows and Macintosh versions available; 386, 486, Pentium, or other computer with Microsoft Windows, version 3.1 or later; at least 4MB RAM; VGA, super VGA, or compatible display ; a mouse or trackhall compatible with Windows; at least 5MB available hard disk space Effectiveness: good to excellent User Friendliness: good to excellent Documentation: good to excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939501300210 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 271-274

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Software Reviews : The WordCruncher Disc Volume 1: The Library of America Reviewed by Staff Publisher: Electronic Text Corporation, 778 South 400 East, Orem, UT 84058 (800-234-0546) Year of Publication: 1990 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Materials: CD-ROM disk; 23-page spiral manual; Quick Reference Guide card Price: $249.00 Availability: MS-DOS computers System Requirements: CD-ROM drive. Hard disk drive with 1 MB free strongly recommended, but can be installed on a floppy system; 640K RAM, color monitor, and printer strongly recommended also but not required Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939000800331 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 490-493

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Software Reviews : SYSTAT 7.0 and SPSS 7.5 A Review Essay With Emphasis on SYSTAT Publisher: SPSS, Inc. Year of publication: 1997 Version reviewed: 7.0 Materials: CD-ROM (floppy disk version also available), five printed manuals Price: $995, upgrade $214, site licenses and steeply discounted student version available and System requirements: Intel 386 or above (486 or above recommended by manufacturer); Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT 3.51 or 4.0; 4 MB RAM (8 MB recommended by manufacturer); 29 MB hard disk space; VGA (SVGA recommended by manufacturer) Effectiveness: Excellent User friendliness: Adequate, but could be better Documentation: Excellent with some exceptions

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939801600112 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 110-118

Author(s):

Carl Grafton ◽

Anne Permaloff

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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

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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

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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

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