Hi Laurie!
On 05-04-97 at 08:55:06PM, Laurie Campbell of 1:153/951 wrote to August 
Abolins:
 AA>> I've heard the MYOB and Simply Accounting are 
 AA>> pretty good.   I personally use something called 
 AA>> NewViews - there's supposed to be a Windows version 
 AA>> of it, but we haven't inquired yet.
 LC> I find MYOB quite frustrating.  I would not recommend it, and will not
 LC> get it again myself.
I saw a product video of MYOB and it looked really great. But I guess from 
your experience looks can be deceiving, eh?
I've used Simply Accounting (formerly Bedford Accounting) by the Computer 
Associates people, and found it to be very awkward.  We then learned about 
NewViews.  
There is supposed to be a Windows version scheduled for December.  But 
NewViews' DOS interface is really quite nice (especially for accounting work) 
and the program runs extremely well in my OS/2 system.
Here is a summary of NewViews' features from a DEMO program I saved:
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       NewViews completely redefines "integration" in accounting software.
       In a single, real-time program you get:
                       þ  General Ledger
                       þ  Accounts Receivable
                       þ  Accounts Payable
                       þ  Payroll (Canadian and U.S.)
                       þ  Multiple Tax Management
                          (including sales tax, GST and VAT)
                       þ  Consolidation
                       þ  Budgeting
                       þ  Financial Analysis
                       þ  Financial Planning
                       þ  Sales Analysis
                       þ  Import and Export Capabilities
                       þ  and much more!
       Feature highlights include:
       þ  Incredibly flexible, user-configured setup for each set of books
       þ  Complete integration of all accounting functions
       þ  Real-time transaction processing (accounts and reports are
          instantly and automatically updated with each transaction
          entered)
       þ  Management of amounts up to 10 billion dollars
       þ  Accrual and/or cash basis accounting
       þ  Complete financial statements, including statements of changes
          in financial position
       þ  Unlimited number of reports, accounts and transactions
       þ  Unlimited free-form notes on reports, accounts and transactions
       þ  10 character alphanumeric account names
       þ  7 character alphanumeric reference and reconcile fields for
          transactions
       þ  Ability to sort transactions by date, reference or reconcile
       þ  Ability to date transactions in the past, present or future
       þ  Pop-up select boxes that virtually guarantee accurate data entry
       þ  User-configured reports, invoices, statements, checks, mailing
          labels, form letters, etc.
       þ  Extensive context-sensitive help and exhaustive error checking
       þ  No closing the books
       þ  10 years of financial history
       þ  Maximum size of 512 Megabytes for each set of books
       þ  3 password protected security levels
       þ  Complete audit trails
       þ  Quick and easy compressed backups
       þ  Automatic crash recovery
       þ  Built-in programming language (NPL)
                              SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
                 þ  IBM personal computer or 100% compatible
                    (286, 386 or 486 processor)
                 þ  640K RAM
                 þ  Monochrome, CGA, EGA or VGA monitor
                 þ  Hard disk (5 Megabytes required for full
                    installation)
                 þ  DOS 3.3 or later
                 NewViews is not copy protected.
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Now you can take this info and use it for comparison shopping! 
I still have the DEMO version.  It demostrates several examples.  NVDEMO.ZIP 
(only 254k archive).   It's available by FREQ at the Fido address below.
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