LLAMA
Retro Adding Machine App for Mac
What kind of tool do you reach for when you have some bookkeeping to do? You want something made for today’s market, right? More features equal greater useability and endless customization options, and it doesn’t get any better
than that. That’s what I’d believe if I were anyone else. But
8AC Systems makes apps differently.
Meet LLAMA – the Li’l, Likeable Adding-Machine App for Mac computers. It’s a retro digital adding machine with a vacuum fluorescent–style display reminiscent of classic point-of-sale equipment, offering a single feature: performing simple bookkeeping calculations for business owners, accountants,
tax professionals, and retrocomputing enthusiasts.
Complete all your scratch calculations in one place. No subscriptions, no ads, no DRM (activation key), no feature overwhelm. It’s a desktop adding machine – nothing more, nothing less – and that’s exactly how it should be!
$9.99
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8AC Systems ™ Trailing Edge Labs ™ LLAMA
The shortest distance between work begun and job well done ®
What Does LLAMA Do?
When it comes to bookkeeping tasks such as balancing your checkbook or totaling your small business’s expenses, an adding machine such as LLAMA beats a conventional calculator every time.
And LLAMA isn’t just any adding machine, but a highly opinionated digital marvel that recalls the beautiful simplicity of the classic era of computing.
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Adds and subtracts columns of financial figures
x ÷
Multiplies and divides monetary
values by whole numbers
%
Calculates sales tax, discounts,
and other percentages
This simple accounting app makes short work of these common bookkeeping calculations.
LLAMA’s singular focus lends the program its unmatched efficiency.
LLAMA requires macOS 11.5 (Big Sur) or later and runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Mac computers.
Why a Digital Adding
Machine Like LLAMA?
You can find plenty of bloated, hard-to-use, and generic-looking software packages out there. But I think you’ll agree that LLAMA has a subtle beauty and embodies a harmonious blend of form and function. I sincerely hope it does everything you need and nothing you don’t. Business owners, tax preparers, bookkeepers, and accountants reach for LLAMA when they need a simple, efficient tool with one purpose.
Modern accounting and ERP software offers you plenty of options, from payroll to CRM to endless integrations. Those platforms are great at what they do and so is LLAMA.
Why?
Because it’s a simple little app that understands its place in your workflow. It doesn’t do everything because it isn’t meant to. You go for it when you need some calculations done quickly, on the fly, without a single other feature to distract you.
LLAMA is a specific app for specific people completing specific tasks. Launch LLAMA, and it sits there, just blinking at you. It’s almost a challenge. What’s your first move? What quick little calculations can it help you with that your modern calculator could never do with such speed?
Curious to learn more about LLAMA?
Take a look at the User’s Guide!
LLAMA FAQ
What's wrong with the calculator I already have/use?
Your modern calculator does all kinds of things, and it does them well! But it isn’t a dedicated adding machine that was built for bookkeeping tasks. Thus, you may need to spend more time figuring out how it can best assist you when you need some monetary calculations done quickly.
What functions does
LLAMA perform?
LLAMA:
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Adds and subtracts columns of financial figures
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Multiplies and divides monetary values by whole numbers
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Calculates sales tax, discounts, and other percentages
What is LLAMA good for?
Balancing your checkbook, totaling your small business’s expenses, doing simple depreciation, or just financial adding and subtracting or multiplying and dividing are all tasks LLAMA is ready to handle for you!
Where are the buttons?
LLAMA is a retro adding machine app that values simplicity above all else. For this reason, it has no native buttons but rather responds to commands you enter from your Mac’s keyboard. Check out the User’s Guide for more details!
Why is it just blinking at me?
LLAMA is a beautifully simple app, though some might say unforgivingly so. It’s just waiting to calculate something. That’s where you come in. The blinking cursor is a prompt, a challenge even: What have you got for LLAMA to do today?
What does DRM-Free mean?
LLAMA is free of DRM (digital rights management). That means when you pay for a license and download the app, no activation is required. There’s no subscription either, so you’re not renting or leasing it from 8AC Systems. Your copy of the LLAMA.app file belongs to you, much like a book would, O esteemed customer.
Will it run on my Mac?
LLAMA requires macOS 11.5 (Big Sur) or later
and runs on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
May I make a suggestion
or request a new feature?
Of course! I’d love to hear from you! I can’t guarantee I’ll implement your idea(s), but I’m definitely willing to listen and keep an open mind.
