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Home Computing, Michael J. Himowitz
The Best of Breed goes to Turbo Tourney for Windows, from Sideline
Software of Des Moines, Iowa. This one isn't just good
-- it's as pretty as a three-point game-winning shot at the buzzer.
In fact, I'm amazed that anyone would put so much spit and polish
into software with such a limited audience.
Turbo Tourney makes it a snap to enter team pairings, players' names
and the scoring for each round. (Some pools give an equal number
of points for winning picks in each round, while others give an increasing
award for picks in succeeding rounds). That's about all the
typing you have to do. After that, the program takes full advantage
of Windows' graphical interface. If you have a fax modem, reports
can be sent directly to fax machines in other departments (or anywhere
in the world for that matter).
Turbo Tourney can manage multiple pools. It comes with a
sample file featuring the 1994 tournament teams, and the 1995 tournament
pairings will be available for downloading from Compuserve and America
Online when the NCAA makes them available. The program's Online
help is extensive and fully-illustrated.
Reprinted with permission from the author
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