Home Computing Weekly


Super Catalog/The Filing Clerk

Author: D.R.
Publisher: Home Entertainment
Machine: Atari 400/800

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #34

These programs come in a neatly-presented library box along with several sheets of instructions. Super Catalog is used as a demonstration of just what can be achieved by Filing Clerk, on the other side of the cassette.

The Catalog takes several minutes to load, together with a list of what is on sale from Home Entertainment.

Once in RAM, several options are displayed which allow for a quick search through all the records for a specified item. If handled correctly, it allows you to search for record titles by the first few letters, compelte names, publisher, maximum price or media.

Unfortunately this process is quite slow - probably due to the method of implementation.

Filing Clerk allows you to build a number of records into a file to be saved onto the cassette.

The screen display is not as clear as I would like although it is adequate for the purpose.

D.R.

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