This utility program for the MZ-80K is designed for the stock control of the contents of a domestic deep freezer. Supplied on cassette, it comes with four sheets of user notes.

For each stock item, the program records item number, description, unit of measure, stock level, minimum acceptable stock level, stock value, data of last receipt and date of last issue. There is also a field for notes.

Various reports are available, any of which may be sent to a printer if required. The program will list by stock type or generate a total stock value. An extra three special reports are available: slow moving stock report, minimum stock report, and nil stock report.

You are taken through each program section by a menu, and HELP key is provided.

Considering the application, the program could be accused of overkill but for a good, reasonably fast stock control program, this fits the bill nicely.

As the program is written, a maximum of 50 items may be held on file. With a 48K machine this could be stretched to 255 items. Mind you, the program will run slower.

One annoying minor bug - the "N" IPUT for wrong date is not accepted as it stands. A simple mod would correct this.

L.H.