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

Carl Grafton; Anne Permaloff

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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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Review Essay ◽

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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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Microsoft Windows

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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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Visual Basic ◽

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Microsoft Windows

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Software Reviews : WinAMOS Publisher: SmallWaters Statistical Consulting and Computing, 1507 E. 53 St., #452, Chicago, IL 60615; telephone: 312-667-8635; fax: 312-955-6252; e-mail: smallwaters @acm.org; URL: http : //www. smallwaters. com. Year of Publication: 1996 Version Reviewed: 3.51 System Requirements: PC with 80386 processor or higher, 6 MB RAM or greater, mouse, 4.9 MB free hard disk space, Windows 3.1 or higher for 16-bit version; 32-bit version requites Windows 95 or Windows NT and 6.5 MB free disk space. Materials: 4 high-density 3.5-inch diskettes; 558-page manual in three-ring binder; both 16-bit and 32-bit versions are included on the distribution diskettes. Price: $460; $330 academic (price from SIS Scientific Software, http: //www.sisweb.com/software/softseca.htm) Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939701500316 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 314-318 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

G. David Garson

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E Mail

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Software Reviews : Simstat Publisher: Normand Peladeau, Provalis Research, 5000 Adam St., Montreal QC, Canada H1V 1W5; 713-524-6394; FAX 713-524-6398 Year of Publication: 1993 Version Reviewed: 2.1 Materials: Simstat statistical program, hard-copy documentation (Simstat user's guide) Price: $60.00 (licensed version); volume discounts and site license pricing available; (shareware version) $6.99 (plus $4.00 shipping and handling); credit card and shareware orders: Public Software Library, POB 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705; 800-242-4775 System Requirements: IBM compatibles, MS-DOS 2.0 or higher, 356KB free RAM, 1.5MB hard-disk space, mouse and math coprocessor are optional Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939401200112 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 147-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

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Software Reviews : IdeaFisher Reviewed by Staff Publisher: Fisher Idea Systems Inc., 18881 Von Karman Ground Floor, Irvine, CA 92715 (714-474-8111) Fax 714-756-0261 Year of Publication: 1989 Version Reviewed: 3.0 Materials: Nine 3.5-inch disks, 78-page spiral-bound manual, plastic case Price: $595 System Requirements: MS-DOS: 512K memory (640K recommended), hard disk with at least 7 MB free space; printer, color monitor helpful but not required. Macintosh: 1 MB RAM, 7 MB free hard disk space Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939000800330 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 488-490

Keyword(s):

Free Space ◽

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Ground Floor ◽

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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 : Student Systat and Data Analysis with Student Systat, DOS Edition Publisher: Course Technologies, One Main St., Cambridge, MA 02142; 800-648-7450 Year of Publication: 1994 Version Reviewed: DOS version 1.0 (Windows and Mac versions, not reviewed here, are also available) Materials: 3.5" Student Systat disk; Data Analysis with Student Systat (479-page hard-copy statistics text/workbook) Price: $49.95 suggested retail (individual copies of the disk/book package); $37.50 to bookstores; book only, $22.50 net, $30 list; Stu dent Systat software: $250 (single-unit special pricing for computer lab stand-alone multiple installations); $500 (network license) Machine Specificity: MS-DOS; Macintosh and Windows versions (not reviewed here) are available System Requirements: DOS 3.0 or higher, 640K RAM, 6MB of free hard disk space. Extended memory is not supported. A math coprocessor is recommended but not required. (Windows version requires 2MB RAM; a mouse is recommended.) Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939401200310 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 455-459

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Software Reviews : NoteBuilder Publisher: Pro/Tem Software Inc., 3790 El Camino Real, Suite 389, Palo Alto, CA 94306-9802; 415-323-4083 ; FAX 415-323-0611 Year of Publication: 1993 Version Reviewed: 1.15 Materials: one 3.5" and two 5.25" disks; 212-page paperback manual; Quick Reference Card Price: $199.oo Machine Specificity: MS-DOS computers only System Requirements: 640K RAM; 2MB hard disk space (not counting your databases) Effectiveness: Excellent User Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939401200214 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 317-319

Keyword(s):

Hard Disk ◽

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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 : Methodologist's Toolchest Authors: Edward Brent and Alan Thompson Publisher: Idea Works Inc., Columbia, MO Year of Publication: 1997 Version Reviewed: Version 1.2, compact disk Requirements: IBM-PC compatible, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, CD-ROM drive (for CD-ROM version; also comes on a 3.5-inch floppy disk), 8 MB of RAM (12 MB preferred), 35 MB hard disk space, 256-color monitor preferred Materials: CD-ROM, user's guide, and reference manual Price: $300 (educational) or $500 (standard); volume discounts; distributed by Scolari/Sage Publications

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/089443939801600308 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 318-321

Author(s):

Thomas J. Sullivan

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