Software Reviews : OVERVUE Reviewed by Earl Babbie Publisher: ProwE Development Corporation,222 22nd Street,Huntington Beach,CA 92648;714-969-2431 Year of Publication: 1985 Materials: One diskette,one manual Price: $295 Machine Specificity: Macintosh System Requirements: Macintosh with at least 128K Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

Summary: OVERVUE is a potent information manager, well suited for checkbooks, mailing lists, bibliographies, etc. This relational system allows multi-file processing and interacts with WORD, MACWRITE, MULTIPLAN, and other programs. Several innovative features facilitate fast, accurate data entry. It is possible to create and store lengthy analytical procedures operating on numeric and alphanumeric data, as well as on times and dates. The lack of a square root function hampers its use for conventional social research analyses.