DECma1eii "' :' For Every Business. Every Day. • .mamaomo • Perhaps the only thing better than knowing your II DECmate II is there when you're at work is knowing it's there when you're not. t\ot only does DECmate II help make the business of doing business easier during working hours. Long after you·ve called it a day, it continues its silent vigil over your office, ... so your business won't miss a beat. If you call it quits in the middle of editing a letter or reviewing a financial ~tatement. for example. DF.Cmate ll will file it safely away until morning-then make it easy for you to find your place and continue. If you're expecting some important information from an associate or customer whose day ends later (or begins earlier) than your own, DECmate II , if so equipped, will receive that information for you over a standard telephone line. Then print it out at the touch of a button when you get in. And if for some reason you can't make it to work one day, DECmate ll makes it easier than ever for others to fill in. All they have to do is insert your diskette into any DECmate li in the office and continue a job where you left off. So you can rest assured that your important work will still get done, even if you're not there. Whatever the size or type of business you run, DECmate II can help you run it better. Don 't let another day end without calling your local Digital sales office. Digital Computer Store or Authorized Digital Dealer for an appointment or more information. Or write to: DECmate 11, Small Business Systems Group, Digital Equipment Corporation, ~1K-1/j14, Continental Blvd., Merrimack, ~H 03054. DECmate II is a trademark of Digital Equipmem Corporation. The BPI business accounting system is developed by BPI Systems, Inc. CP/M~ is a registered trademark of Digital Research, Inc. Multiplan"" is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. © Copyright Digital Equipment Corporation 1982. All rights reserved. momoomo Small Business Systems Group Digital Equipment Corporation It's the start of a new day, and working people II around the world are getting down to the business of doing business. From boardroom to back room, multi­ national corporation to small business, they have one thing in common: another day's work that, somehow, has to get done. Unfortunately, for many, the day will be a series of information shortages and inaccuracies. Time-consuming duplications of mountains of p9.perwork. Aggravations and inefficiencies. False starts and dead ends. Then there are those wno nave DEGmaLe lis wailing fur them where they work. DECmate n is the versatile business computer that's helping make the business of doing business easier, faster and more productive in offices of every size and type, every day. It can do the same for your business. Word processing that puts the typewriter to shame. Creating and editing reports, letters and other documents has never been this fast and easy. DECmate II's keyboard looks and operates almost exactly like that of a typewriter. So it's simple to use. And its video screen displays your words and numbers as you "type" them. But that's where the similarities between DECmate II and the typewriter end. Unlike the typewriter, DECmate II has an extensive memory. One "diskette" wi11 hold up to 160 pages of information. So instead of starting each new job by loading more paper into a carriage, all you have to do is select the next task you want to accomplish from DECmate II's "menu"-and begin. • • What do we mean by menu? Just that-a simple listing of functions from which to choose each time you use DECmate II . There's "C" for creating a document. ·'E'' for editing. "P'' for printing. And so on. The most important difference between DECmate II and the typewriter is that with DECmate II, the record of what you've typed appears first on a screen instead of on paper. So you can spot your errors and correct them with the touch of a key or two before they ever reach the printed page. No more messy erasing, cutting, pasting and retyping when you make a mistake. · Important functions such as underlining, boldfacing and centering text can also be done quickly, usually with just two keystrokes- DECmate ll 's unique Gold Key and a clearly labeled function key (such as "C" for centering). Other specially labeled keys let you delete, add. mo,·e or duplicate any of your text instantly. Single characters. words, lines, paragraphs or entire pages can be changed. Without retyping. To make life even easier, DECmate II will store a '"library" of material you use frequently, such as standard contract paragraphs . terms of condition, form letters and the like. So instead of typing this material time after time. aU you have to do is press a few keys when you need it. List processing and sorting features that cut down on time ... and aggravation. ~':iii Customer lists, prospect lists, billing lists, mailing Iii lists. They're important to every business, large or small. But business lists can be long, cumbersome, at times incomplete. And they can make the task of sending a personalized mailing, even a simple letter, a time­ consuming, aggravating process. Not so with DECmate II. First of all . with DECmate II . you can safely store up to 160 pages of names and addresses on one diskette, instead of on 160 har~- to - track pieces of paper. So you can be sure you're not leaving anyone out. And second, instead of manually typing every name and address on every letter and envelope (which could take days if your list is long), all you have to do is type the body of the letter, instruct DECmate II to "process" your list by pressing a couple of keys, and get the stamps ready. DECmate II will produce all the personalized letters and envelopes you need in a fraction of the time it would normally take. Without a single name misspelled or street number transposed. What if you only want to send a mailing to certain people on your list , say company presidents? That's no problem either. Simply type in the title or other "selection criteria" you have chosen, and DECmate II will use only those entries that match it. You can even sort your mailing by zip code to save money on postage. ln addition to making personalized mailings easier, faster and cheaper to get to the mailbox, DECmate II's list and sort processing features provide you with extensive report writing capabilities. Project reports, personnel directories, budgets and other documents that require numerous updates with slight alterations each time are just some of the functions DECmate II handles with ease. A better way to "keep the books." With DECmate H doing your bookkeeping for you, you can de,·ote your full attention to the more important aspects of running your business. Yet still he sure the money matters are being handled wisely- and without errors. At Digital , we offer five basic, easy-to-use accounting programs, or "software" packages: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Inventory Control. Each of these versatile programs will conform to the structure of most journal-entry boOkkeeping sy~rems. so there's no need to change the way you do things. • We also offer you a choice of two accounting systems to Financial planning the fast, accurate way. help you control and report your finances: the BPI business DECmate II isn't a crystal ball, but you might think it accounting system and the Digital accounting system (DAS). was if you talked to people who use it for business plan­ The BPI business accounting system is diskette-based. It ning. Getting a good look at the future of a business. an adds a Job Costing package to the five basic accounting investment or a situation is so fast and easy. it almost seems packages mentioned above. making it especially useful like magic. for businesses that must develop job estimates for their ~' ith DECmate ll's ~lultiplannc financial modeling customers, then live up to those estimates by keeping a software, you can set up a "spreadsheet" of projected close watch on expenses. figures such as expenses. investments. inventon· or The Digital accounting system, based on a powerful personnel. Then ask various "what if" questions by Winchester hard disk, gives larger businesses the increased changing those figures. DECmate II will give you the capacity and flexibility they need. It provides the extensive answers to your questions instantaneously, by accurately capabilities of integrated accounting software previously changing all the other figures that would be affected by available only on larger computers, at up to 10 times the your change. And you can continue changing things cost. DAS provides computer-based instruction to guide you around until you're satisfied with the bottom line. through its use, and is supported directly from Digital's If done by hand , these calculations could take days- and Customer Services Support Center. probably wouldn't be as accurate. But with DECmate II, yot When equipped with an optional processor, DECmate II can have on-target financial models in no time. also allows you to take advantage of the many popular CP/M®-based software programs available today for business use. No matter which accounting system you choose for your business , DECmate II does more than simply automate your bookkeeping. It gi\·es you timely, accurate information about your business at the touch of a button.