====== QL Poolswinner ======
QL Poolswinner was a program sold by Yorkshire Media (Software) in Barnsley, South Yorkshire (who also appear to have advertised the program under the trading names [[qlwiki:Xenon]] and [[qlwiki:Techsoft]]) designed to help you to win the Football Pools.  It was based around a database of 22,000 matches over 10 years, including all English and Scottish teams.  


Using this database, the program attempted to predict the outcome of forthcoming fixtures - both scoredraws and no scores.


Advertised features for v1 (June 1985) included:



  * Massive database - Poolswinner is a sophisticated Pools prediction aid.  It comes complete with a large database (22000 matches over 10 years.  All English and Scottish team names are in the database.\\ 
  * Predicts not just scoredraws, but no scores as well.\\ 
  * Successful - we guaranteed that Poolswinner performs considerably better than chance\\ 
  * Unique - the prediction formulae calculate the efficiency of every team with present and past results.\\ 


Advertised features by December 1985 included:


  * Database upgraded to include 25,000 matches over 12 years
  * Ease: Rather than having to tpye in each team name, which can be up to 16 characters long, you simply type in up to 3 figures and the teams are displayed on your screen


Advertised features for v3.3 (Feb 1989) included the following additional comments:



  * Improved massive database - complete with all matches played since 1960\\ 
  * Forecasts score draws and no score draws with built-in perm generator\\ 
  * Mark your coupon direct from screen / printer\\ 
  * Successful - we guarantee that Poolswinner performs considerably better than chance.  If you can prove otherwise we shall reimburse you.
  * No tedious typing - uses single key team entry\\ 


We have only managed to find v1.16 of the software to preserve at the moment.


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{{qlwiki:qlpoolswinner_screenshot.gif?direct&240x120  |Screenshot of Sinclair QL Poolswinner by Yorkshire Media (Software)}}\\ 
Title: **QL Poolswinner**\\ 
Language: SuperBASIC\\ 
Author: Techsoft\\ 
Publisher: [[qlwiki:Yorkshire Media Software]] and [[qlwiki:Xenon]]\\ 
Year of Publication: 1985\\ 
Platforms Suitable for: All Sinclair QLs\\ 
Commercial Status: Unknown\\ 
Price in June 1985: £14.99\\ 
Reviewed: Unknown\\ 
Sources Available from: n/a\\ 
Latest Version available from: Unknown