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Name......... askSam, version 3 Match 2 of 48 [12/04/87]
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In brief..... Noteworthy! -- both freeform and structured, fast/easy
Class/chars.. single-file manager, freeform (not fields in records),
menu-driven, command-driven, stores command sequences (macros),
variable-length fields, import/export of data
Manufacturer. Seaside Software Phone....... 800-3-asksam
PO Box 31
Perry, FL 32347 List price........ $ 199.95
Max. record size.... 1600
Systems...... PC-DOS Max. no. flds....... >= 9999
Evaluation... Records to 20 lines long, can then link records. Search with
Boolean operators, wildcards. Macros. Words/phrases can be
treated as fields (implied/explicit/contextual) to
add/update/compute. Easy to begin,hard to fully master. Compare
with DayFlo Tracker
Citations.... InfoWorld 9(16):59-62. 20 Apr 1987. PC Week 3(4):97,100-101. 28
Jan 1986.
Name......... DataFax Match 5 of 48 [01/01/80]
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In brief..... p-system, freeform text
Class/chars.. freeform (not fields in records), indexes most/all words,
menu-driven, variable-length records, import/export of data
Manufacturer. Link Systems Phone....... 213-435-1851
1640 19th St.
Sanata Monica, CA 90404 List price........ $ 299.00
Max. record size.... >= 99999
Systems...... Apple II, Apple III, MS-DOS Max. no. flds....... --
Evaluation... Great manuals, suggestive. Boolean/range searches of indexed
keywords (can assign 60-100) possible. Unstructured information
is suit. Can sort on keywords. Integral text editor. Max. record
size 1/2 megabyte. Req. p-system
Citations.... Bernard Cole, Beyond Word Proc. 73-86. InfoWorld 5(17):42. 25
Apr 1983.
Name......... DayFlo Tracker Match 6 of 48 [09/18/87]
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In brief..... Noteworthy! -- both field orientation w/ text indexing
Class/chars.. single-file manager, freeform (not fields in records), indexes
most/all words, menu-driven, stores command sequences (macros),
variable-length fields, import/export of data
Manufacturer. DayFlo Software Corp. Phone....... 714-474-0229
17701 Mitchell Ave.
North Irvine, CA 92714 List price........ $ 149.95
Max. record size.... 32000
Systems...... PC-DOS Max. no. flds....... >= 9999
Evaluation... File manager allows records with different record formats in
same file. Maximum record of 32,000 characters. Maintains
indexes on all text in specified fields. Context-sensitive help.
WP functions: cut/paste, bold/underline. Strong mail merge. Weak
docs.
Citations.... PC Week 4(25):83,89,92. 23 June 1987. InfoWorld 9(23):41-43. 8
June 1987.
Name......... HomeBase 3.0 Match 20 of 48 [03/10/87]
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In brief..... Noteworthy! -- desktop organizer incl. info. mngmnt.
Class/chars.. single-file manager, freeform (not fields in records),
menu-driven, variable-length fields, import/export of data
Manufacturer. Brown Bag Software Phone....... 800-523-0764
2105 S. Bascom Ave, #164
Campbell, CA 95008 List price........ $ 69.95
Max. record size.... --
Systems...... MS-DOS Max. no. flds....... --
Evaluation... Midst many memory-resident desktop utilities (e-mail, calendar,
calculator, comm., cut-and-paste, address book...) is ability to
make freeform or indexed/structured files (to 400 records). Much
functionality for $, but need much memory, hard disk.
Citations.... InfoWorld 8(33):46-47. 18 Aug 1986. PC Magazine 5(3):149-153.
11 Feb 1986.
Name......... Instant Recall, version 1.60 Match 25 of 48 [10/10/87]
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In brief..... Noteworthy! -- textual, fast shareware searcher
Class/chars.. freeform (not fields in records), indexes most/all words,
variable-length records, limited by RAM size, import/export of
data
Manufacturer. Precept Phone....... 415-698-2481
3790 El Camino Real, Ste. 173
Palo Alto, CA 94306 List price........ $ 69.00
Max. record size.... 4800
Systems...... PC-DOS Max. no. flds....... --
Evaluation... Store data freeform, it indexes every word, you search by any
word or Boolean combination (cf. AskSAM). Can operate as
memory-resident tool (popping in and out). Easy use. Fast:
search 110 k/second. Consumes 70k RAM. Now being marketed as
Memory Mate.
Citations.... InfoWorld 8(18):23. 12 May 1986. PC Week 3(22):89,100-101. 3
June 1986.
Name......... MemoryMate Match 28 of 48 [10/10/87]
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In brief..... quick/easy, memory resident text indexer
Class/chars.. freeform (not fields in records), indexes most/all words,
menu-driven, variable-length records, limited by RAM size,
import/export of data
Manufacturer. Broderbund Software Phone....... 415-492-3500
17 Paul St.
San Rafael, CA 94903 List price........ $ 69.95
Max. record size.... 4800
Systems...... PC-DOS Max. no. flds....... --
Evaluation... Instant Recall (TSR/memory resident shareware) updated. Indexes
all words, search with Boolean logic (though w/o NOT), able to
reselect (NARROW) for smaller set. Copy from screen when memory
resident. Limited to 1 Memory Mate file/disk, 2 megabytes.
Citations.... InfoWorld 9(33):43. 17 Aug 1987. PC Week 4(34):87,99. 25 Aug
1987.
Name......... Nota Bene version 2.1 Match 30 of 48 [09/18/87]
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In brief..... 1st class word process AND text-base
Class/chars.. bibliographic indexing, integrated software, freeform (not
fields in records), indexes most/all words, menu-driven,
command-driven, variable-length records, import/export of data
Manufacturer. Dragonfly Software Phone....... 718-624-0127
409 Fulton St., Ste. 202
Brooklyn, NY 11201 List price........ $ 500.00
Max. record size.... >= 99999
Systems...... MS-DOS Max. no. flds....... --
Evaluation... Endorsed by Modern Lang. Assn. FAST word processor XyWrite III
loosely integrated w/ text-base manager FYI 3000 (both 1st
rate), w/ added footnoting, index creation, bib, style options,
use of foreign chars. Unfortunate need to TOTAL reindex when
change.
Citations.... PC World 4(3):196-202. Mar 1986. InfoWorld 9(32):53,55. 10 Aug
1987.
Name......... SquareNote Match 37 of 48 [03/13/87]
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In brief..... simple to use notetaker, keywords
Class/chars.. freeform (not fields in records), indexes most/all words,
variable-length records, import/export of data
Manufacturer. Union Squareware Phone....... 617-623-3023
P.O. Box 228
Somerville, MA 02143 List price........ $ 69.95
Max. record size.... 36000
Systems...... PC-DOS Max. no. flds....... --
Evaluation... Records to 500 lines consist of three optional sections: header,
keywords, and body. Keywords are indexed, rapid retrieval, using
Boolean search on keywords. Other searches are simply string
searches.
Citations.... PC Magazine 5(20):222-223. 25 Nov 1986.
Max. no. flds....... -