Filer is a most useful piece of software for those BBC micro owners who want to use their machine for more than arcade games. As the name suggests it is a file forming/handling program, in which the operator can input the name of a file, the number of fields in the file and the number of data items in each field. An impressive range of operations can be performed on these files via the function keys and include such things as sorting and printing out the pages of the file.

As you would expect from Program Power, the programming itself is superb with clear menus, fast response and no apparent bugs. This alone makes the program well worth buying, since it achieves exactly what it claims to do. There are however a few less than perfect features.

Firstly, I know that Filer is aimed at the serious user rather than the graphics and colour mad arcade player, but I do feel that a small amount of colour to liven up the display might not have gone amiss. Secondly, there was no eyecatching title page while the program loaded and all the text was in readable but rather mundane white. These are only minor intrusions and as a whole the program is excellent and represents good value for money.