Database is an easy-to-use database system which displays records in filing-card format.

The capacity of Database is limited only by the capacity of the disc and allows for 240 characters per field and 32 fields per record.

Alphabetical or numerical sorting can be performed on up to 32 fields and a comprehensive search facility is provided which allows an arbitrary number of fields to be searched either numerically or alphabetically. The facility to search the subset is also included. The program caters for statistical analysis in that the mean and standard deviation of any numerical fields can be obtained.

The program includes a utility which allows you to change the format of records after data has been entered. Data can also be converted to VIEW format, edited using the VIEW word processor and printed out from VIEW.

Included in this package is a booklet which takes you step-by-step through the facilities provided.

This pack consists of two programs on cassette plus an instruction booklet for Desk Diary on the Acorn Electron. At home it's a personal secretary, or in the office it will serve as a central filing system which can cope with all office appointments, and file customer records or mailing lists of several hundred names.

The Address Book allows you to build up a file of several hundred names, addresses, and telephone numbers which can be retrieved by name, or by matching with other information specified in the entry. All or selected entries can be printed.

The Planner works just like a written diary but with a real-time alarm and many automatic features. There is space for 300 entries, which may be of three kinds: appointments at a specified time of day; regular events, such as birthdays and bill payments which automatically get carried forward; and exclusive entries, for trips and holidays, which prevent appointments from being made over a specified period.

Options are selected from menus with single key entries, or you are prompted for information - Desk Diary can be used by almost anyone, providing really foolproof efficiency at home or in the office.

LISP is a fundimental language of artificial intelligence research and provides more flexibility in data and control structures than traditional languages. LISP is easy to learn, and is widely-used for writing substantial and sophisticated programs, with practical applications including design of educational systems and medical research.

This pack contains the LISP system on disc, and a LISP glossary. Acornsoft LISP for the BBC microcomputer consists of 5.5k of machine code interpreter, plus 3k of initialised LISP workspace containing utilities and constants which can be deleted to make extra space if not required.

The system features a number of extensions to basic LISP including PEEK, POKE, CALL, and VDU, to provide easy interface with the BBC Microcomputer MOS and machine-code programs, improved interactive control structures using LOOP, WHILE, and UNTIL functions, and disc input/output control functions.

The manual LISP on the BBC Microcomputer as a complete guide to Acornsoft LISP, and is available seperately. The manual includes a section on programming for the complete beginner, and contains useful program examples, including one which works out the best route between two towns on a map.

With the Overview cartridge inserted into a BBC Master Series computer, you will have the entire View family of business productivity tools at your fingertips.

You are probably quite familiar with VIEW, the word processor, and VIEWSHEET, the spreadsheet program, because they are already present in your computer. The OverView cartridge adds to these;
ViewStore, the Database handler.
ViewSpell, the spelling checker.
ViewPlot, the utility for plotting graphs and charts.
ViewIndex, the indexing utility.
The Printer Driver Generator, for interfacing the View-family programs to printers.

S-Pascal contains a subset of Pascal - one of the most popular programming languages available today.

Acornsoft S-Pascal supports interger, character and Boolean types, as well as multi-dimensional arrays. It is block structured and completely recursive.

The pack is aimed at the educational user who knows some BASIC, particularly as an introduction to structured programming languages. A comprehensive set of error messages aids teaching and debugging.

Since S-Pascal complies directly to 6502 machine code it is also eminently suitable for writing small fast utilities. The library routines provided facilitate the use of graphics and allow operating system commands to be accessed from within an S-Pascal program.

This pack contains the S-Pascal compiler on cassette, several example programs and a comprehensive User guide.

Turtle Graphics is designed as an introductory package for teaching geometry, mathematics and graphics at an elementary level.

The interpreter supports a subset of the full LOGO implementation featuring only the simpler turtle graphics facilities. The facilities provided are powerful enough to allow the development of fairly complex programs, and include arithmetic operations, loops, proceedures and keyword abbreviations. The manual included in this pack assumes no prior knowledge of turtle graphics and is ideal for parents and teachers wishing to introduce the concepts of turtle graphics to children.

The VIEW package consists of a ROM Cartridge, the VIEW function card, and a comprehensive teaching manual.

VIEW offers all the facilities of a professional word processor. Important features include the choice between 40 or 80 column modes, insert or overtype editing modes, the flexible search and replace commands, macros, automatic page numbering, and global or selective formatting.

VIEW has been designed for the convenience of businesses and individuals alike. VIEW is a straighforward and easy to use; no prior knowledge of word processing is necessary.

The ViewSheet package consists of a ROM Cartridge, the ViewSheet function card, and a comprehensive teaching manual.

ViewSheet, designed for both the beginner and the professional, has a wide range of powerful facilities. Windows allow you to control the screen layout of the spreadsheet whilst a different layout can be achieved when printing. Special disc files can be created to link two or more spreadsheets. This facility allows you to build models much larger than the computer's memory and is particularly useful for carrying forward data from one sheet to another.

ViewSheet can be used with the VIEW word processor...

Spreadsheets produced using ViewSheet can easily be transferred into VIEW text files allowing you to produce letters and reports incorporating financial tables.