CompuServe Thread

Service Industry Demo?

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#15939From: Christopher TolmieMar 26, 1990 12:13 AM
Steve, Have you got an Amiga demo of Service Industry Accounting ready yet? I'm ready for it. Will a crippled demo of it be available here in your library? chris Accu-Type & Graphics
#15966From: Steve WaghMar 27, 1990 7:56 PM
{_Chris: We just started to ship out the Evaluation Disk for Service Industry Accounting. It contains the real software (can't close a month) and a sample database — no manual. We only charge for the shipping and handling – $10. Call Jay-Arr at my office (408) 395-3838. Steve
#16545From: Tim AveryMay 2, 1990 7:45 PM
Steve Tim Avery here. I don't know if you mber me or not, but I'm the guy who was working with EasyLedgers. I've been using it now for some time, and can now give you detailed feedback. It's a good program (the *only* decent accounting program for the Amiga) but it needs some work: 1. My version (B2) crashes about once every couple hours or so, but sometimes after only 10 minutes. It always crashes when entering invoices. I have two Amiga 2000s, and it happens on both machines. Gotta be the software. The Rebuild facility restores the files with no data loss, but it takes about 10 minutes for a rebuild. At three crashes a day, that's half an hour gone. 2. The program prints most reports involving accounts in the order the accounts are listed in the books. That sucks…put in a alpha/numerical sort routine. 3. I Would like to see the inclusion of a report generator, rather than a raw dump to another program (but keep the dump for spreadsheets). 4. There's no way to calculate finance charges. Heck, even B.E.S.T. had that… 5. When choosing "Print Invoice", allow the operator to type in an invoice number, rather than having to accept the system's number. 6. Change the Cash Sale operation so that Cash Sales automatically go into the Bank, rather than having to do a separate "receipt" from "Cash Sale" to get the money in the bank. Other than these gripes (the crashing being the most serious, `natch) I think EasyLedgers is a very good program that could be made even better. I only hope that Amiga sales of this product allow the development to smooth things out. Tim Avery
#16617From: Steve WaghMay 6, 1990 12:09 AM
Thanks for the feedback, Tim. Interesting, though, all the changes you suggested have been made in the IBM version. As you perceived, there might not be enoug{_h{_{ interest in the Amiga market t{_o merit further development. We'}ill {_{_wait and see.
#16644From: Tim AveryMay 7, 1990 7:19 PM
Steve- T'would be a shame, though. I think at least one final update instituting these changes in EasyLedgers would be in order. The program is functional as it is, but the one decent accounting program for the Amiga deserves better. Thanks for the feedback. Tim Avery