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Title:Sports Memorabilia
Notice:Wanted: 3.*; For_sale: 4.*; Traded: 5.*
Moderator:SCHOOL::KOPACKO
Created:Wed Aug 27 1986
Last Modified:Thu May 08 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:730
Total number of notes:8547

73.0. "Card DataBases (Software)" by RAVEN1::TIMMONS () Wed Jun 21 1989 11:55

    The last issue of PC Computing (June 89) had a review of card
    collecting software on page 72.  They mentioned Card/Fax from 
    Compu-Quote, 6914 Berquist Ave. Canoga Park, Calif. 91307,
    800-782-6775 for $95 and for only $35 Lineup from Emerald City
    Sports Cards, 8046 S. 114th St. Seattle, Wash. 98178, 206-772-
    4266. (A free Lineup demo is available).  I ordered and have
    already received Lineup and am very happy with it.  It comes
    with 1989-1985 data bases and updates and prior years are only 
    $5.  I will try to add more info in this note when I get a chance.
                      
    Ray T.
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73.1will it runWFOV12::GUGLIELMO_TWed Jun 21 1989 17:564
    Will it run on an atari 520 st. without pc ditto as I asume it is
    an Ibm program?
                           ted
    
73.2PC onlyRAVEN1::TIMMONSWed Jun 21 1989 20:274
    As far as I know the Lineup program is for IBM PC and compatibles
    only.
    
    Ray T.
73.3PropagandaRAVEN1::TIMMONSWed Jun 21 1989 20:4829
    Here are some biased differences between Lineup and Card/fax as 
    furnished by the makers of Lineup:
    
    Lineup has all the players names, Card/fax has all the common cards
    (about 2/3) listed as "Common Player".
    Lineup has several data elements such as Rookie etc. that Card/fax
    does not.
    Card/fax has an entry for what you paid for the card that Lineup
    currently does not.
    Card/fax is slower and the data bases take up much more disk space.
    Lineup can generate over a hundred different types of reports, card/fax
    only five.
    Additional years are available in 5 year increments for $5 each
    for Lineup, and monthly updates for all the years you have purchased
    for $5 or $20 for year long subscription.
    
    
    My comments:
    
    Neither program has the teams listed in the data base.  Lineup has
    all the major vendors including Upper Deck.  Not all the special
    "limited edition" sets are included.  Maybe we should input that
    data into a note (when someone has time to type in the smaller sets
    and extract it to an ASCII file that can be imported back into the
    program as a custom data base).
    
    DEFINITELY WORTH $35!
                         
    Ray T.
73.4helpNEPTUN::GUGLIELMO_TThu Jul 13 1989 17:573
    I am looking for a card data base for my 520 ST does anyone know
    of any I tried the atari note but got no responses..
                              Ted G.
73.5RAYBOK::DAMIANOMake it twitchThu Feb 27 1992 17:087
    I didn't see any activity in this note for awhile, and was wondering if
    anyone has any current info/comparisons/observations on IBM PC software
    currently out. 
    
    How about it? Any recommendations?
    
    John D.
73.6Not bad, but was of time.SOFBAS::BELISLEMike Belisle MRO4-1/H20 297.3324Thu Feb 27 1992 17:3414
	Just last week I was poking around in Winnah::, and I came across
	a baseball card database. So I copied it over and unzipped it. It
	worked and looked pretty good. Every VGA I think. Anyway, I started
	looking a little further and find that it hadn't been updated with
	the new 1992 card sets yet. It went back only to 1980 (I think) and
	had all the different companys available. The only problem was you
	(or someone) had to keep updating the database with the cards every
	year, or atleast this program was excepting an input file, you could
	create your own. I just spent the last 15 minutes tracking through
	Winnah:: again, but couldn't find it. If I came across it again I'll
	post it.

	Mike
73.7BSS::G_MCINTOSHEarn More Sessions By SleavingMon Jan 04 1993 19:405
    I'm also interested in software for my Charger collection.  Are the
    programs mentioned here specifically for baseball?
    
    Live from Charger Central.......Glenn
    
73.8The Card Collector by AbleSoft KARHU::DORSEYWed Jan 13 1993 00:5456
    In Baseball Cards magazine they have an addvertisement for Lineup
    software and The Card Collector software. After reading these adds
    several times and checking in local stores for other offerings,I
    decided
    to(oops) go with The Card Collector. I have had it now for a few weeks
    and I love it. It is a menu driven design which makes it easy to use,so
    says the add,and I find that to be true.It also says it was designed by
    collectors for collectors. This appears to be true too because it lets
    you customize it in many ways if you would like to.
    
    The software will run on any IBM,Tandy,or compatible computer,with 640K
    RAM ,DOS 2.0 or greater,a hard drive with 2.8Mb free. It comes with
    both 3.5 and 5.25 disks as load medium. The basic package is baseball
    card data(including prices)for 1948-1992,Bowman,Donruss,Fleer,Leaf,
    O-Pee-Chee,Score,Topps(w/Stadium Club)and Upper Deck.
    The prices follow Becketts magazine closely,although I,m not sure where
    they get there prices from. 
    Monthly updates can be purchased for six dollars.
    The add list the package price at $49.95,but I picked it up at
    Electronics Boutique for $36.99.
    
    Other price/databases are available as follows:
    
        Football(1948-1992)
        Hockey (1951-1992)
        Basketball(1957-1992)
    
    $19.95 for each database or $49.95 for all three.
    
    With the base package you can manually type in these databases if you
    so desire by using the menus to create the set name. For instance there
    was no Topps Gold set so I started one consisting of the cards I owned.
    
    Any other questions on this software I would be glad to answer if I
    can,just ask!
    
    The add says the software can be purchased at these stores:
    
    -Electronics Boutique
    -Egghead Software
    -Software Etc.
    -WaldenSoftware
    -CompUSA
    -Babbage's
    -MicroCenter
    -Fry's Electronics
    -Price Club
    -Elek-Tek
    -FedCo
    -BizMart
    -Wal-Mart
    -Baseball Hall of Fame
    
    
    
       JD
73.9ya missed on I thinkMSDOA::PARKERJWed Jan 13 1993 01:574
    WHAT!  800-software is not carrying this wonderful product?  What kind
    of company are we to neglect this market segment?
    
    Jon
73.10I got Lineup info if ya want itKAOS::STOLLThu Jan 14 1993 02:354
    Anybody that needs or wants info on the Lineup software I have been
    using it for 1 1/2 years. I like it, but never tried the other major
    database sold in the card mags.
    		-Wayne-