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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