Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!mailrus!cwjcc!hal!ncoast!allbery From: allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Quicken? Anybody?x Message-ID: <13317@ncoast.UUCP> Date: 8 Jan 89 19:29:34 GMT References: <8090008@hpsemc.HP.COM> Reply-To: allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc Organization: Cleveland Public Access UN*X, Cleveland, Oh Lines: 63 As quoted from <8090008@hpsemc.HP.COM> by gph@hpsemc.HP.COM (Paul Houtz): +--------------- | I just found out about a program called Quicken(R), that is produced by | a company called Intuit, 540 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA. | | Has anyone out there seen this product, bought it, used it? Anyone | ever seen a review of it. +--------------- I've got the Mac version, and use it almost daily. Nice program. +--------------- | 1. It does all the accounting for a household or small business +--------------- Yes. It has pre-defined "categories" (AKA G/L accounts, but the names are NOT standard G/L account numbers) for personal and small-business use, plus a means for defining your own categories. +--------------- | 2. Prints itemised lists supporting tax deductions +--------------- Yes. +--------------- | 3. Prints income and expense reports and P&L, budget vs actual, etc. +--------------- I don't use this, but I think it's supported. +--------------- | 4. Stores all checks. +--------------- Yes. +--------------- | 5. YOu can order check blanks, load them in your printer, and it will | Automatically print the checks for recurring fixed expenses, and | will cut manual checks as well. +--------------- Yes. Sample (voided) blank checks are provided with the program, and (on the Mac version at least) there is an option to print an order blank for checks. I haven't successfully printed checks with it, but the Mac version only supports the Imagewriter whereas my printer is an Oki 390 with a Grappler to emulate the Imagewriter LQ... the resulting mess generally hangs my Mac. It'd be nice if they'd fix that, but I don't see myself printing checks for personal use anyway. I assume the DOS version will work with most common printers. (Mac printer support is a bit strange anyway. Sigh.) Disclaimer: I have no connections with Intuit, except as a satisfied user of Quicken. ++Brandon -- Brandon S. Allbery, comp.sources.misc moderator and one admin of ncoast PA UN*X uunet!hal.cwru.edu!ncoast!allbery ncoast!allbery@hal.cwru.edu ncoast is registering as "ncoast.org" -- watch for the official announcement! Send comp.sources.misc submissions to comp-sources-misc@.