MacCalc - speedy mini spreadsheet



Author: A.G. Daulton

Date: September, 1993

Keywords: software program review application excel lotus wingz

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MacCalc is a full featured spreadsheet for the Macintosh. Its
outstanding feature being speed of calculation and model constuction.
This is a small program compared to Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, or WingZ, to
name a few of the more popular spreadsheet programs. By contrast the
latest version of Lotus 1-2-3 requires up to 3 mbytes of memory to
operate with system 7; while MacCalc requires approximately 300 kbytes.
For the user who doesn't need all the features in the more
sophisticated spread-sheets and wants to save memory for other
applications this software may suffice. The basic spreadsheet has the
look and feel of Excel, but doesn't provide graphics or macro's which
were available even in the older versions of Excel.
A comprehensive set of functions and mathematical operators are
available from the pull down menus. 
Cells and ranges operate in the same manner as the Excel program; as do
Numbers, Dates, Logical Values and Text. The columns and rows of the
worksheet form 124,875 cells. There is a feature by which a 'note' may
be attached to an individual cell by double clicking.  Commands for
sorting and filling are present if needed.
A header and/or footer can be added to a specific document from a page
layout window accessed from the print layout command. It is also
possible to add borders around specific data if desired.
In conclusion, MacCalc provides a basic no frills spreadsheet which
does not require an excessive amount of memory and would satisfy the
needs of many users. For home finances and record keeping this program
could fulfill most requirements.
Not finding any mail order listing for the product, I called Bravo and
found that the product is currently available, supported, compatible
with systems 6 & 7 (no balloon help, publish and subscribe or color
support). The software is provided on a single disk with an excellent
descriptive manual. The latest version is 1.2d and the retail price is
$139.
MacCalc* software is available from: 
     Bravo Technologies, Inc. 
     P.O. Box 10078  
     Berkeley, CA 94709-0078          (510) 841-8552

Copyright © september, 1993 by A.G. Daulton