Software Reviews : POWER-BASE,with Datazoom,Version 2.10 Reviewed by Tracie Cornish-Seth,MSE Microcomputer Lab—Johns Hopkins University Publisher: PowerBase Systems,Inc.,12 West 37th Street,New York,NY 10018 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1984 Materials: Five diskettes,POWER-BASE manual,"Quick Reference Card," Customer Support Plan,eight diskettes and Serial Number Labels,Template Price: $595.00 Machine Specificity: IBM PC,AT,xT,and compatibles System Requirements: 320K RAM minimum,DOS 2.0 or later,two 320K (minimum) disk drives;and printer (optional) Effectiveness: Good User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Good

Abstract

Summary: POWER-BASE is a database management system (DBMS) designed for the non-programmer, but it is powerful enough for the programmer. It is menu-driven to provide needed aid for beginners, but allows the advanced user to work by command. "Zooming" allows you to link the data in one file to related data in another. POWER-BASE allows for the transfer of data from popular programs like LOTUS 1-2-3, WORDSTAR, MAILMERGE, and dBASE II. Concise documentation and exceptional program control make the program easy and exciting to use. The program disk is not copy-protected. This is an ideal program for anyone building his or her first database.