Nascom News­let­ter

A tape version of Nas-Calc is also available as well as the disc version.

Manor

Modesty prevents me extolling the virtues of Manor at any great length, suffice to say, it is an extremely versatile data management system which no Nas-Dos owner (or DCS-Dos owner) can afford to be without! Again, applications are almost unlimited but includes:

Cataloguing (records, books, discs, etc)
Customer records
Drawing files
Exhibition enquiries
Hire records
Maintenance schedules and records
Parts lists
Personnel records
Stock control
Supplier files
Tool records
Warranty registration

(Software registrations are, for example, recorded using

Manor is written almost entirely in BASIC. While this does limit speed of operation, it does mean that you can get into the program yourself very easily if you want to modify it for more specialised applications.

Please ask for a demonstration. We think that once you have seen if, you will buy it. Manor is available now in disc form and a tape version is under preparation.

Word Processing

As mentioned in the last edition of the newsletter (Nas-Dos not Nascom), B and L Microcomputers in Kenilworth (____ ______) have developed some useful extensions to Naspen for the Nas-Dos user. However, as the more perceptive reader may have realised, we are evaluating a new word processor with many new features which are specifically written for use with Nas-Dos. The whole of this Newsletter (Nas-Dos not Nascom) was originally* produced using this package. (* I am afraid that everything in the magazine has to be churned through Wordease which makes showing what a wordprocessor can do very difficult –Ed.) Incidentally, typing errors in the documentation and newsletter are my fault, not the word processor’s! (I use the opposite argument for my excuses – Ed.)

This new program is not yet on sale but we hope to have at available within the next 3 months. If you come to the exhibition you will be able to see a demonstration.