Pace Myths-Busted

a. Bookkeepers / Accountants don’t like PACE.
False. Well, at least for those that have made the effort to understand how the PACE general ledger works.

b. PACE cannot do a proper year end.
False. The year-end procedure is simple and consists of just two 2″-binders to deliver to the accountant.

c. The GL doesn’t work.
False. The GL works 100% correctly if the bookkeeper / accountant understand the chart of accounts and how it all works.

d. Must print all the “Manual GL Adjustments” at the end of each month.
False. Although this procedure is in the manual it is unnecessary as the adjustments can be printed at any time in the future.

e. Must print out a Journal for each account for each month.
False. Same as preceeding “Manual GL Adjustments” answer.

f. Cannot export PACE data to Windows.
False. Through the use of SQL’s, any and all data can be extracted and formatted into a file that can be accessed by many Windows’ programs.

g. Will only network on Windows versions 3.1 / 95 / 98 / XP
False. There are methods to allow PACE to network to any version of Windows, please see the Networking section.

h. Can only network up to five users.
False. There were keys available that allow up to twenty users at one time.

i. Can only print to dot matrix printers.
False. There were many laser printers (primarily Brother) that were compatible with PACE / DOS printing. The only Laser printers that I know of now (in 2025) is the Brother HL-L5000D and a Kyocera model. Other lasers are still available on Ebay (and other online distributors) new and used or refurbished. Dot matrix printers can still be purchased but tractor-fed paper is getting expensive. However, there are other solutions that allow printing to any printer, including making PDF files.