Genre: Utility / Productivity
Developer: Spectravideo
Publisher: Spectravideo
Year: Early 198x
Platform: Spectravideo SVI-318 / SVI-328
Description:
Address Book is a utility software program developed for the Spectravideo home computer systems, namely the SVI-318 and SVI-328 models. This program was designed to aid users in digitally managing and organizing their contacts’ information including names, addresses, and phone numbers—a digital alternative to traditional paper address books.
The program offers a simple interface tailored to the hardware limitations of the Spectravideo platform, focusing on core features of storing, retrieving, and editing contact information. It primarily caters to users seeking basic personal organization through computerized means, enhancing everyday data management in a time when such digital tools were just emerging.
Although lacking advanced database functions found in modern address software, Address Book leverages the computing and storage capabilities of the platform effectively. The program’s straightforwardness ensured quick learning curve and usability for the average home user familiar with early 1980s home computers.
