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Amstrad Draw 2 | Applications Creation Graphique |
SCORE DRAWS From ancient times, when fingers slid silently over plastic membranes and all graphics consisted of black and white squares, one kind of computer program has lurked darkly in the classifieds. Not Space Invaders, nor Chess nor even Manic Miner, perhaps Football Manager but certainly Pools Prediction programs. Which only goes to prove that greed is common to all. Profound really. Anyway, whizzing up to date now we have Amstrad Draw 2, a sophisticated version of the program that first drew breath on the ZX81. It's disc based which means it can hold a vast amount of information and comes with all kinds of neat bits and bobs. Pool programs work by predicting the likely outcomes of matches by drawing statistical conclusions from a database of previous match results. The bigger the database, the (theoretically) more likely the program is to predict the correct results. Using the system carefully -weighting predictions according to things like pitch condition, injuries, home or away and so on - ought to give you predictions that, taking a long term view, are considerably better than informed guesswork and maybe even make you some money. After all the years this basic package has been developed from one machine to another, it's not surprising that it's got very slick and professional indeed and very easy to use. If the football pools are something you occasionally enjoy then this is an entertaining and maybe even lucrative way of getting your Amstrad in on the act too. Tony Kendle , PopularComputingWeekly
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