Cassfile is a utility for keeping personal records on file using a cassette tape. The program begins by asking whether you wish to load an old file or create a new one. You are then taken through the various procedures for whichever option you select.

Up to five titles per record may be specified and a maximum of 62 records kept.

After data has been entered, you are offered various options from menu to search, list and add to files, or display, delete or change a record. Updates are provided after each entry has been completed.

Although the program has been competently written, various spelling mistakes fail to give that professional finish. There were also no written instructions provided - at least not with my review copy.

Although the cassette was labelled "instructions in program" they certainly weren't on-screen either.

If you're already familiar with the file handling capabilities of the TI then there's no problem, but a beginner might find the procedures confusing.

A comprehensive set of instructions and, on tape, an example set of data files would transform Cassfile from being just adequate to very good.

J.W.