AtariUser07-Nov85.pdf

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The ST in colour:

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If you run any kind of cash-based business and you want total

ﬁnancial control without knowing anything about accounting,

take a look at Cash Trader. Ifs been designed to address the

pr oblem s you most commonly lace in running your business

and to solve them, simply.

No knowledge of accounting? II you can distinguish income and

expenditure, you can run your book-keeping and accounts with

Cas h Trader

Can't Type? Most Cash Trader operations involve using arrow-

keys to select what you want to do from a menu of options - typing

is reduced to an absolute minimum

Randomly accumulated piles of paperwork? Simply enter them

as they accumulate Cash Trader puts an end to pre-scirting

into type and dale order.

Not quite Mile of the state of your business? As you

enter each transaction. your Proﬁt and Loss Account and

Balance Sheet are instantly updated and are constantly

displayed. bang up to date. on the upper part ot the

screen

Bogged down by VAT? Cash Trader automatically

extracts and accumulates VAT and reports on all VAT

transactions

Can't use a computer? A comprehensive manual

containing key-by-key instruction and comus examples

is only the ﬁrst step. the Cash Trader program also

contains a number of training exercises which you must

master belore you can use it with your actual business

ﬁgures

In addition to these features, Cash Trader also gives you total

ﬂexibility in creating your own analysis heads and with Analyser,

a module which extracts information under any criteria you care to

deﬁne, you can produce reports and analyses at the touch ol a key.

H M Customs and Excise recognizes the suitability ot Cash Trader

reports for VAT purposes and as a recent review concluded.

and should pay for itself within a month"

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To see Cash Trader in action is to

appreciate its beneﬁts Instantly, so for

a demonstration copy, ﬁll in the

form below and send it to

Quest today. Of course, if

you're already convinced it

can help you run a more

efﬁcient and proﬁtable business.

there's no need to have a

demonstr ati on ﬁrst.

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Please send me CASH TRADER with ANALYSER (0)

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Please send me an evaluation copy (4i El 720 inc. VAT171

Please send me further information

It for any reason you ﬁnd Cash Trader

unsuitable for your purposes, send the

evaluahon copy back within 14 days for a full refund.

Mi cr ocomputer in use

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Evaluation copies are usable but a

restriction on the number of entries

exists: on payment of the balance (E97.75

for Cash Trader only, E132.25 for Cash

Tr ader with Analyser) you will be given a

password to remove the restriction and

enable full use to be made.

enclose a

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Vol. 1 No. 7 November 1985

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4 ATARI USER November 7985

Contents

Software

Bob Chappell works his little ﬁngers to

the bone this month, assisted by David

Andrews. Together they bring you this

month's software reviews.

Microscope

A detailed look at a program to draw

and ﬁll a circle.

Display List

Mike Rowe gets to grips with

horizontal scrolling in Part V of his

series.

Converse

Teach your Atari to be a psycho-

therapist and learn about ﬁle handling

into the bargain.

Adventuring

Bri!lig gives his views on Level 9's new

Red Moon — their ﬁrst Atari adventure

with graphics.

Bit Wise

Mike Bibby concludes his series on the

intricacies of binary numbers.

Mailbag

Five pages of your letters — questions

answered, praise graciously accepted.

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Order Form

One simple form on which you can

order everything from a dust cover to a

monthly cassette.

Beginners

How long is a string? Read Mike

Bibby's regular guide through the

programming jungle and ﬁ nd out.

Superb machine code

pinball game is

FREE with this

months disc

and tape

Utility

Kevin Edwards

subroutine to

operators.

Nov ember 1985 ATARI USER 5

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