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title: "Software Review: Computacalc and Video-Plan"
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excerpt: "Comparative review of two ZX81 spreadsheet programs: Computacalc (Mindware Co., $39.95, 16K) and Video-Plan (Video Software Ltd., UK, £9.95). Both run in BASIC and are slow. Computacalc preferred; Video-Plan has serious bugs including incorrect subtotals."
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Comparative review of two ZX81 spreadsheet programs: Computacalc (Mindware Co., $39.95, 16K) and Video-Plan (Video Software Ltd., UK, £9.95). Both run in BASIC and are slow. Computacalc preferred; Video-Plan has serious bugs including incorrect subtotals.