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In article <sfG5=Ey00WBL81gd95@andrew.cmu.edu>, "Amy L. Gilligan" <ag3n+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
> I was wondering if there is any decent inventory packages for the
> macintosh at a reasonable price ( less than $500) or database programs
> that allow basic statistical analysis, such as determining cost of total
> inventory.  
> 
> I have a weekend business selling comicbooks that I want to buy a
> computer to keep records.  I am trying to decide between getting an IBM
> or Mac.  My preference is a mac because I use that at my full time job,
> but most inventory applications are written for the IBM.  I know I can
> do what I want with Dbase IV and a lot of programming to manipulate the
> data.  I am not familiar enough with Macintosh software to know if
> anything similar exists and whether it would be easier or more difficult
> to use that Dbase IV.  Thanks for any help.
> 
> Amy  
> 

I would recommend ShopKeeper, from ShopKeeper Software, PO Box 38160,
Tallahassee, FL  32315-8160  Phone 904-222-8808.

My wife and I ran a jewelry store on ShopKeeper for two years.  I reviewed
everything that would run on a Mac and settled on ShopKeeper.  Not only was
the price user-friendly, but the technical support was some of the best I've
ever seen in the computer business!

ShopKeeper takes you from ordering, receiving, through inventory, point-of-sale
and accounts receivable.  Good reporting, export to spreadsheet for more
detailed or more technical analysis.  Only a very few constraints about
selection of inventory numbers, etc., but handles a large number of inventory
categories for subtotals on inventory valuation, turnover, etc.

We'd still be using it if the economy hadn't forced the store to close ...

Rob Lake
BP Research
lake@rcwcl1.dnet.bp.com