Software Reviews : Chart-Master 6.1 Staff review Publisher : Decision Resources,25 Sylvan Road South,Westport,CT 06880 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: Version 6.1,1985;first copyright 1981 Materials: Two locked program diskettes;plastic symbol font template;308-page manual in three-ring binder,case;backup diskette and newsletter subscription upon return of registration card. Price: $375 Machine Specificity: IBM PC / XT / AT System Requirements: One disk drive;192K memory without and 256K memory with printer charts;color graphics adapter required for on-screen viewing of charts. Recommended: color monitor,second disk drive,plotter,color printer Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

Though not able to produce three-dimensional charts, Chart-Master is perhaps the leading program for producing bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, scatter plots, and variations thereon on a wide variety of printers and plotters. Social scientists can use this program to produce publication-quality graphics easily. Version 6.1 I is enhanced with a convenient "Data Grabber" feature to directly access data stored on Lotus 1-2-3, MultiPlan, or VisiCalc. A "5- Minute Tutorial" and on-screen help pages make this one of the most user-friendly graphics aids.