tims@starfish.Convergent.COM (Tim Simmons) (06/23/89)
A friend of mine is starting a small business and is looking for an accounting software package that has the following attributes: 1)Mac compatible but can export to IBM format (1-2-3) 2)fairly easy to learn 3)Under $300 4)does: accts payable/receivable, customer acct managment, income & expenditure ledgers, sales tax stuff. Any reccomendations or slams wouls be appreciated. Please e-mail responses
Ken.Tidwell@f444.n161.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Ken Tidwell) (06/24/89)
I've been looking for an acounting package for my Consulting Business.
Dollars/Sense is too cumbersome, and has more features than I need. My plan was to find something that handled the books. Anything thing else would be handled via a quick Export to Excel. (why pay twice?).
I found a small package within the pages of MacWAREHOUSE. Dac Easy Lite is under $50 and is currently working out well. It has the features you requested, and is only difficult to handle if you know nothing about accounting. I don't care for the documentation, or having to purchase their forms or support. Maybe that's why it is so low priced, huh?
BTW, I have created a MACPAINT document that will allow invoice production without DAC EASY's preprinted forms. I talked with their software developement people, and they admitted outright that they would rather sell laser forms than supply a template with the package. It's not an easy choice. You need to know that the product will be supported in the future, and be flexible in daily use. I'd recommend spending the time now, not later when you have many months of screwed up books behind you.
Ken (wait'll they get'a load'a ME) Tidwell. BMUG.
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Try MacMoney. It's cheap, fast, intuitive, and a joy to work with. -- David Bolduc via cmhGate - Net 226 fido<=>uucp gateway Col, OH UUCP: ...!osu-cis!n8emr!cmhgate!382!54!David.Bolduc INET: David.Bolduc@f54.n382.z1.FIDONET.ORG
Richard.Berg@f2811.n206.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Richard Berg) (06/30/89)
We use In-House Accountant by Migent. It can be purchased for around $100 - $125. I believe it will do everything you ask (I have not used its export feature, but the manual indicates that it can export data in SYLK format to Excel, Lotus Jazz, etc). Check it out - I purchased my copy at Egghead Software and they are pretty good about letting you test the software at their stores. -- Richard Berg via cmhGate - Net 226 fido<=>uucp gateway Col, OH UUCP: ...!osu-cis!n8emr!cmhgate!206!2811!Richard.Berg INET: Richard.Berg@f2811.n206.z1.FIDONET.ORG