|  APR 1985

Software Review by Herbert R. Sorock

Software Review by Herbert R. Sorock CHART TRADER PLUS ™ Investor's Toolkit, Ltd. 7441 W Archer Avenue Summit, IL 60501 (312) 496-0305 Price: IBM version . . . . . . $299.95 Apple version . . . . . $249.95 Demo(either) . . . . . .$ 19.95 Summary: Ease of Use: . . . . . . A Performance: . . . . A- Documentation: . . . .B Error Handling: . . . . B Vendor Support: . . . .(not tested) Hardware Requirements: IBM PC, XT, AT, PCjr or IBM compatible (see below for details) Apple version - contact vendor Anyone still charting stocks or commodities without the assistance of a computer must be considered a member of an endangered species. With the rapidly falling prices of computers and software, it doesn't take a very high imputed wage to convince most serious traders that a computer purchase will pay itself off in a matter of a few months (if not weeks). Once you've become accustomed to using a computer for your charts, going back to doing things by hand seems impossible. Assuming that you've purchased a computer for which technical analysis and charting software is available (primarily the IBM PC or Apple II series), there is the question of which software package(s) to use. I have bought and used a number of these, and I have learned several lessons which have been costly both in money and time.

by Herbert R. Sorock