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AVAILABLE ON CASSETTE available on dual format 40/80 track disc AVAILABLE ON ROM WHICH CAN BE FITTED BY YOUR LOCAL DEALER suitable for use with joysticks REQUIRES 6502 SECOND PROCESSOR This catalogue presents software titles for the BBC Microcomputer Models B, B+ and 128 K B + . A NEW SELECTION OF SOFTWARE TITLES FOR THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM Viewlndex Database Add the professional touch to Database is a straightforward your work - a comprehensive database system that displays and accurate index. records in filing-card format. A Viewlndex automatically flexible search facility enables creates your index for you, you to look for information sorting it into alphabetical either numerically or by order and noting each page pattern matching, and this or section number where the can then be sorted into reference occurs. While you alphabetical or numerical are using VIEW to create your order. The search facility can document, simply mark the be used on complete files or words or phrases within the subsets of files. text that you want to include ISO-Pascal in the index: Viewlndex does This is a full implementation the rest for you of Pascal to the ISO standard, with extensions to take ViewSpell advantage of the BBC ViewSpell is an automatic Microcomputer's special spelling checker, enabling you facilities (sound, graphics etc.). to produce error-free It is the natural language for THE ACORNSOFT BUSINESS documents every time. The large-scale programming, PROGRAMS ENABLE THE USER program will check each word compiling to a compact TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE COMPUTING POWER OF THE in your document against its intermediate code, which is BBC MICROCOMPUTER. EACH master dictionary of 70,000 then interpreted to give a PRODUCT IS COMPREHENSIVELY words. Alternatively, create performance superior to DOCUMENTED TO GUIDE THE your own dictionary of interpreted BASIC, without BEGINNER IN EASY STAGES, AND technical terms or names and the complexities of machine TO GIVE THE EXPERIENCED USER addresses. ViewSpell also code. It is ideal for teaching at ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS enables you to search your all levels and it is the natural NEEDED TO TACKLE COMPLEX dictionary for words TASKS. THE VIEW RANGE PRO- successor to S-Pascal for VIDES AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM beginning or ending with advanced students. The pack OF BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY certain letters - an invaluable comes with a comprehensive TOOLS: EACH PRODUCT WITHIN ViewStore aid for Scrabble and user guide and an THE RANGE BEING SPECIALLY ViewStore is a powerful, crossword addicts! The introductory tutorial manual. DESIGNED FOR SIMPLICITY, general-purpose database ViewSpell pack consists of 8K A disc is also supplied FLEXIBILITY AND PROFES- manager with a range of ROM, dictionary and example containing various SIONAL QUALITY. possible applications from disc, the ViewSpell User Guide demonstration programs and mailing lists and stock control, and a reference card. an extended compiler to take VIEW Micros in Business to library catalogues and demonstrates how a full advantage of a 6502 VIEW is an award-winning hobby collections. Database microcomputer can be put to Second Processor if fitted. word processor with information is divided into advanced facilities designed use in a business records, and records are ISO-Pascal Stand Alone to help both the professional environment. It will therefore divided into fields. You might, Generator user and the beginner to be of interest to people for example, have one record The ISO-Pascal Stand Alone create high quality running small businesses, per employee in your Generator program is a utility documents. Memos and teachers organising business personnel database; fields for use with the Acornsoft letters, reports and mailshots studies courses, training within that record might be ISO-Pascal system. It enables - all can be produced easily departments in industry - in for name, address, date of you to take programs written and efficiently, with as many fact anyone who wants to birth, position, etc. ViewStore in ISO-Pascal and produce drafts as you like, using VIEW. learn the value of the 'micro is specifically designed for versions of them which can You create text using the BBC in business'. The Micros in applications where large be used in any BBC Microcomputer keyboard, Business package includes amounts of information need Microcomputer. The Stand and check what you have examples of word processing to be stored and accessed Alone Generator provides typed on the screen. Editing and spreadsheets, an rapidly. Utilities supplied on an facilities for combining and correcting can be electronic diary and some accompanying disc include a machine code routines with achieved at the touch of a key. personnel demonstrations for flexible report generator and Pascal programs, and it You can also print as many use in larger businesses. a program to convert produces code compatible copies as you require. databases from the formats with a 6502 Second Processor The VIEW package includes ViewPlot used by other programs and with different filing the booklets Into VIEW and ViewPlot enables you to (including Acornsoft systems (such as NFS or the VIEW Guide. produce excellent line graphs Database). ADFS). The pack consists of a The former provides a clear, to illustrate sales figures, for disc, a user guide and a concise introduction to word example. You could use the ViewSheet licence which allows up to processing, whilst the latter program to draw pie charts to This powerful electronic 100 commercial copies of a contains easy-to-follow demonstrate the voting spreadsheet will help you program, developed using the examples that highlight all the breakdown in a local election, with business applications - system, to be distributed. An advanced facilities VIEW has or bar charts to display the cash flow forecasts, sales application form for a licence, to offer. A function key card is amount of resources used on analysis or resource planning which permits the distribution included in the pack. different projects. - and also with personal of unlimited copies for up to Note: An advanced version, finances such as five years, is also included. VIEW 3.0, specially designed Printer Driver housekeeping budgets or for use with the BBC Generator investment projections. By Microcomputer Model B+, is The Printer Driver Generator defining 'windows, it is also available. This package allows you to generate a possible to look at, contains a comprehensive standard interface between simultaneously, separate sets user guide and the Printer VIEW and the special facilities of information from different Driver Generator program on of any printer. Once you have areas of the spreadsheet. A both disc and cassette. generated a printer driver, the special feature of ViewSheet is facilities are accessed through the ability to replace row and fixed codes within the text. column numbers with ACORNSOFT LANGUAGES This ensures that one headings, thus facilitating EXTEND THE POWER OF THE document will be printed out reference to all areas of the BBC MICROCOMPUTER TO identically on different ALLOW YOU TO TAKE ADVAN- spreadsheet. You can print printers. Typical facilities TAGE OF SOFTWARE IN OTHER out either the entire include superscripts, LANGUAGES, AND TO GIVE YOU worksheet or selected subscripts, italics, bold, GREATER SPEED AND FLEXIBI- windows in special underline and foreign LITY IN SPECIAL APPLICATIONS arrangements. SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIG- character sets. A screen driver ENCE, GRAPHICS, AND SYSTEM is also included in the DEVELOPMENT. ALL THE LAN- program, enabling you to GUAGE PRODUCTS ARE check that you have included COMPATIBLE WITH THE 6502 all the correct highlights. SECOND PROCESSOR BCPL The BASJC Editor Er) M icrotext BCPL is one of the most The BASIC Editor is a utility Microtext is a frame-based flexible of modern structured ROM which provides authoring package developed languages and it is easy to powerful full-screen editing by the National Physical learn. It is particularly good at facilities for developing and Laboratory. It is a powerful handling input and output, maintaining BASIC programs. system that enables and hence it is often used to Many of the facilities of a interactive computer write utility programs. The word processor are provided applications to be developed Acornsoft package consists of such as the ability to move or by users with little or no a 16K ROM, 40/80 disc copy blocks of program lines. previous programming containing the compiler, a In addition the BASIC Editor experience. The standard screen editor, a 6502 enables the programmer to version is intended for use by assembler, other utilities and define the target of jump authors who wish to present program development aids, instructions as labels and then 6502 Developme text and diagrams and some examples of BCPL automatically insert the nt Package interactively in an educational code. A comprehensive 450- appropriate line number This package, for use with the or training environment. page user guide is also when the editing sequence is 6502 Second Processor, is included in the package. The complete. A user guide and intended for the serious Microtext Plus BCPL language can be used function key strip are provided. programmer developing large Microtext Plus is a ROM with either disc or Econet filing programs in assembly version of Microtext intended system, and it will automatically language. There are six for professional users who take advantage of a 6502 L COMA utilities in the package: wish to extend the capabilities Second Processor if fitted, Acornsoft COMAL is a general MASM - a 6502 macro of the Microtext system. It claiming all available memory. purpose language which has assembler providing a offers three important been chosen as the comprehensive range of features: extra memory educational standard in many facilities including looping, space, an expanded European countries. It recursive calls and conditional command set, and user- includes a number of features assembly; XREF - a cross definable commands.