peelings-ii-v4n1-1983

Cumulative Publisher Ratings - 1982We are developing a tradition of looking at the average Peelings Rating forpublishers we frequently review. The Criterion for inclusion is three or more reviewsper year. While one unfavorable review can adversely affect thisaverage, consistently high ratings also make themselves evident. A highaverage for two or more years running is even more indicative of a high level ofvendor performance. In this respect, we would like to recognize Sensible Softwarefor maintaining a consistently high level of excellence in their productsfor the last two years. However, even Sensible Software was supplanted in1982 by Videx. Our congatulations to them as well.Here are the ratings. The number in parentheses is the number of productreviews. AA = 5.0, A = 4.0, B = 3.0 etc.Average Rating--------------------------------Place Publisher 1982 1981-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Videx (3) 4 .442. Sensible Software (5) 4.33 5.003. Penguin Software (3) 4.224. Sierra On-Line (3) 4.22 3.805. Southwestern Data (7) 4 .05 4.066. Krell Software (3) 3.787 . Broderbund (5) 3.678. Apple Computer (5) 3.07 3.569 . Avant-Garde (5) 2.60 3.6710. Edu-Ware (3) 2 .44 3.50Honorable mention goes to Arrow Micro Soft~are (our first AAAprogram: DOS File Exchange (DFX).DAdvertiser IndexArtsci ... . .. . . ..... .... . .. .. ... ..... .. .. ..... . ..... 1Alpine Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Apple Orchard ......... .. . .. . ... ..... . .... . . ..... .. 26 1Axion . . ....... . .. . . . . ... . . ......... .. . ...... .. ... 11·Beagle Bros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7Dark Star Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Digital Acoustics ........ .. ............... ... . .. ..... 49Huntington Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37IDS! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover #2Interactive Microware .. .. ... .. . .. . ..... . . . .. .. . . . .... 13LJK Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Micro-Spare . ......... . .... .. .... ........ . ...... .. 6,44Micro Station . .... . ... . ... . .... . ... . . . .. ·. . . . . . . . . . . 17OHM Electronics ..... . .... . . .. . ........ . . .. . . . ..... 41Option-80 . ... ....... .. .. ... .. ....... .. .. .. . . . . . ... 41Penguin Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Pirates Harbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4RH Electronics .. .... . ... . .. . . . . .. .. ......... . . . .. 23,34S&H Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Sensible Software .. . ........ . ........... .... 27, Cover #3Sierra On-Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover #4Software Response ..... . ................. ... ... . .. . . 15Softkey Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Spectrum Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Spies Laboratories .. ............... . . . ....... .. ..... 31The Halfway House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Wildcat Computing . .... ... ... ... . .... . .. . . ....... .. . 20C[}ie ::\,~ Pirst 'Wok.~~Collectio11. TM \T \Lets You PreviewSOFTWARE for 15°/oof the Normal PriceChoose from a large selection of best selling games, utilities, and highquality educational software designed for home use. The club is for Apple*owners who have a disk drive.•Buy New SOFTWAREat 20°/o or MORE DiscountYES, I am interested in becoming a memberof The First Look Collection so I canpreview software before I spend my hardearned cash on programs I may not want.Please send me details about how I car;become a member and a lis t of the programsavailable.NAMEAPARTMENTSTREETCITY--------~------•Insightful Reviews•Low Mail Charge & Fast ServiceAPPLE Is a trademark at Apple Computer, Inc.STATEZIP ____ _The Halfway HouseA re fuge for SOFTWAR E aduictsP .0. Box 22305, Lexington, KentuckyPhone: (606) 268-8703 4052252Peelings II