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Special
interest
software
Spedal
interest
software,
also called veTtk;a/
martet
software. is
softw::uc
that
caters to a particular
audience
or
profession. It's more
expensive
lhan
general-purpose softw:uc.
but
much
cheaper
(}un
hiring a programmer
to
write
softMTe
from SCf2tch.
l.:I.wyers
can
find
prognms
that h:mdle billing.
help
with research,
2nd
keep
track
of
coun
appearances
and
filing cbtes. Medical
offices
can
gel
data
base
software customized
(0
deal
with
patient
histories,
to
help
diagnose illnesses,
and
to
ffi:iltch
allergy
symptoms
to
a.uses.
Other
medical1>Oftwarc
tundles
billing
and
helps
process insurance
daims.
You
can
find programs for process control, scientific
measurement
and
:u\21ysis,
insunnce
underwriting,
composing
music,
and
virtually any area
where
a
specalized
need
for calculating
or
d2ta
handling
exists. Vertical lfl2rkd
software
iSn't always listed in
softMre
caulogs; check software 2ds in professiorul jourruls
and
attend
computer
seminars
sponsored
by
your
professional
org.anization.
The
American Bar Associ.ation, for
eumple,
has
a
Committee
on
Computers Uul
sponsors
user
groups
(computer
dubs)
for
bw)'ers
and
promotes conferences
and
seminars
on
the
use
of
computers
in the legal profession.
Utilities
Utilities
arc
prognms
that perform
speciallasks
on
disks
and
files.
Some
utilities are strictly for programmers.
Others
arc
of
interest
to
appliations
users. For example, utilities can
• Find
bad
disk sectors
and
mark them
ofT,
so
programs
won't
use
them.
• Recover delcted
Of
damagcd
files.
• Givc
yOll
dozens
of
new
typefaces
to
use
with your printer.
• Redefinc kcys
to
perform
spedal
functions.
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