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Version 1.0 Pacific Crest Software 887. NW Grant Avenue. Corvallis, OR 97330 503-754-1067 Price: $295.. Sold to students and faculty on an individual basis for $75. Requirements: IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible. 256 K RAM. DOS 2.0 or higher. The name of this package comes from the vendor’s description of the product’s main features under five headings: (1) a programmable calculator with built-in functions; (2) a data analysis system in which data can be sorted; analyzed, transformed an

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Version 1.0
Pacific Crest Software
887. NW Grant Avenue.
Corvallis, OR 97330
503-754-1067
Price: $295.. Sold to students and
faculty on an individual basis for $75.
Requirements: IBM PC/XT/AT or
compatible. 256 K RAM. DOS 2.0 or higher.

The name of this package comes from the vendor’s description of the product’s main features under five headings: (1) a programmable calculator with built-in functions; (2) a data analysis system in which data can be sorted; analyzed, transformed and characterized in various statistical and graphical forms; (3) a model simulation system affording the study of time-dependent states of the object system; (4) a graphical system, including line, bar, hanging bar, multivariable stacked bar, and multiine graph charts, with legends and labels; (5) and an application design and development environment, suitable for setting up repeated calculations.

PointFive gives you two windows onscreen, one for entering expressions and text, and the other for results. ...

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