| ★ APPLICATIONS ★ COMPTA, BOURSE, BUDGET ★ TRANSACT AMSTRAD CPC 464 ★ |
Transact (Home Computing Weekly) | Transact (Popular Computing Weekly) |
Small print Transact by Dialog Software has been advertised in its CP/M disc format in the £30 price range and appears to be quite a respected release so it was somewhat of a surprise to see the tape version out in a simple Amsoft cassette case with a cartoon on the front rather than a prestigious ring binder. The program is an accounts/book keeping package with heavy emphasis on VAT financial credits and debts, cash flow etc. It does not appear to cover stock control, fixed assets or the like. Unfortunately one irritating disadvantage of the packing is that the instructions have been squeezed into the tiniest booklet you can imagine, you don't have to worry about missing the small print - there isn't anything else there. The style of writing is also turgid and difficult to follow. Although I have experience of accounting I found that the two factors had my head spinning. Once in use however, if you had any data ready to enter, it became apparent that the extensive use of menus and prompts made it a lot more user friendly than it first appeared. You can keep track of account balances, profit and loss, sales and purchases, banking, cash and input and output Vat. I think that Amsoft have probably identified a real market of very small business that have simple requirements and little money for hard and software and this program may suit them very well.
Tony Kendle , Popular Computing Weekly |
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