Software Reviews : DB MASTER 4 PLUS Reviewed by Wolfgang Frese,Mississippi State University Publisher: Stoneware,Incorporated,50 Belvedere Street,San Rafael,CA 94901-4870 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: 6 unlocked diskettes (2 are backups),a reference manual,a master reference chart,blank worksheets and tutorial worksheets (utility packs are included) Price: $295;site license program available Machine Specificity: Apple IIc,Apple IIe,Apple II Plus,Franklin ACE 1000 or 1200 (ADVANCED DB MASTER is available for the IBM PC and a hard disk version of DB MASTER is also available) System Requirements: 64K of RAM and 1 to 4 disk drives (at least 2 are highly recommended) Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Fair Documentation: Good

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Summary: DB MASTER 4 PLUS is an excellent database program if you plan ahead and know exactly what you want to do with your database. DB MASTER requires no programming and will handle thousands of records of 1,020 bytes or less. The program is excellent for storing and rapidly retrieving data files stored on a large number of floppy diskettes. The program is not easy to master and is limited to a nine-line report for each file.