Personal Banking System at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware

Aliases	The Personal Banking System
Release Date	1982
Original Publisher	Hilton Computer Services Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware	ZX-Spectrum 48K
Language	English
Genre	General: Domestic
Max. Players	1
Original Price according to SPOT/SPEX	9.95 *** Data provided by SPOT/SPEX is unconfirmed. Please help us validate this information!
Copyright Status	Freeware (free but copyrighted)
Other Platforms	BBC Micro
Martijn's WoS score	55% (2 votes)

Re-releases

#1 - Micromega (UK)	(1982)
		* Release price: £9.95
#2 - Menomicro (Spain)	(1984)	as "Sistema Bancario Personal"

Authors/Contributors

Jack P. Gibbons (UK)

- ?

Remarks

"Hilton to become the first UK home computer software company to distribute a program as Freeware."
Later updated to a 48K version (with the Bank Reconciliation module built in), which was sold by Hilton Computer Services Ltd (£9.95) and re-released by Micromega.

Remarks

SPOT: early adverts were placed directly by the author, J.P.Gibbons

Series "Personal Banking System"

1.	Personal Banking System	(1981)	by Jack P. Gibbons (UK)
2.	Personal Banking System	(1982)	by Jack P. Gibbons (UK)
3.	Personal Banking System	(1982)	by Hilton Computer Services Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads

*Filename*	*Release*	*Machine*	*Scheme*	*Language*	*Comments*
PersonalBankingSystem.tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(???)	English	- Version 4m
PersonalBankingSystemV1.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(None)	English	- Version 1
PersonalBankingSystemV2.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(None)	English	- Version 1
PersonalBankingSystem(EN).tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English	- Version 5b
PersonalBankingSystem(ES).tap.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	Spanish	- Version 5e
PersonalBankingSystemV4.tzx.zip	Original	ZX-Spectrum 48K	(None)	English	- v4 different
PersonalBankingSystem(Micromega).tzx.zip	#1	ZX-Spectrum 16K	(None)	English	- Version 4m

Additional File Downloads

*Filename*	*Size*	*Release*	*Type*	*Language*	*Comments*
PersonalBankingSystem.gif	7,838	Original	Running screen
PersonalBankingSystem(HiltonComputerServicesLtd).jpg	35,613	Original	Inlay - Front
PersonalBankingSystem.jpg	59,859	Original	Advertisement
PersonalBankingSystem_2.jpg	69,230	Original	Advertisement
PersonalBankingSystem(Micromega)_Front.jpg	1,056,148	#1	Inlay - Front
PersonalBankingSystem(Micromega)_Back.jpg	702,298	#1	Inlay - Back
PersonalBankingSystem(Micromega)_Tape.jpg	55,000	#1	Media scan
PersonalBankingSystem(Micromega)_Instructions.jpg	2,823,012	#1	Instructions
PersonalBankingSystem(SistemaBancarioPersonal)(Menomicro).jpg	398,887	#2	Inlay - Front

Magazine Reviews

Home Computing Weekly	issue #16-1983/Jun/21 special "week#3"	page 40	- Review - Micromega release
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.2 #9-1983/Mar/3 special "week#1"	page 13	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #11-1983/Feb	page 30	- Review
Sinclair User	issue #38-1985/May	page 79	- Review

Magazine References

Home Computing Weekly	issue #1-1983/Mar/8 special "week#2"	page 9	- News/Note
Popular Computing Weekly	issue v.3 #38-1984/Sep/20 special "week#3"	page 5	- News/Note
ZX Computing	issue #18-1985/Apr	page 99	- Letters

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