[comp.sys.ibm.pc] Electrical Contractor Software

harty@cg-atla.UUCP (Kevin Harty) (11/09/87)

	Yo,
		My brother in-law has
	sucessfully started an electrical contracting
	buisness. He needs software to perform
	job costing, inventory in respect to 
	job costing, labor costs in respect to job costing 
	and job estimating. Any suggestions ?
		I have been drafted to help him
	set up a computer system.I'll
	recommend :
		pc-at clone
		40 meg
		1 meg memory
		modem to dial in from home( is this possible ?)
		
	There are packages on the market for electrical
	contractors I just don't know any right now. I
	guess I'll have to gather them all and weed 
	through.
		Could someone tell me if it makes sense
	to buy Data Base III and try to write some 
	custom stuff for the guy. Perhaps someone
	informed in this general area could
	make a reccomendation on how I should proceed ?
	He's a great guy and has done alot for me
	so I guess I've got to help.
	 I just don't know any thing about 
	PC application software.

				kjh
			decvax!cg-atla!harty