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║ Handy Man ║█
║ Version 3 Release 1 ║█
╟──────────────────────────────────────────╢█
║ Copyright 1993 Aaron Michael Software ║█
║ All rights reserved. ║█
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PRODUCT
Handy Man is a software package designed to manage time, contacts,
and office information. It has extensive personal contact profiles
and activity tracking, and scheduling capabilities for users,
contacts, and resources.
Other features include a calculator, phone dialer, conversion
calculator, project and timelog management, email, phone messaging,
note pads, daily journal, office memo board, in/out board, todo task
management, and context sensitive help.
Handy Man supports an unlimited number of users in a network
environment and will operate as a TSR. It also has a built in screen
saver that is displayed after 2 minutes of keyboard inactivity.
COMPANY
Aaron Michael Software
1004 State Street Suite 200
Bowling Green KY 42101
REGISTRATION
You may order Handy Man by filling out the electronic order form
in Handy Man. Once you have completed the order form, (all
information must be entered before you will be allowed to exit)
you will be asked if you want to print it now. If you answer no
to this question, the information you typed in will not be saved
for later use. Handy Man is a multi-user network package and will
support as many users as your network will allow. Handy Man can
also be used on a stand alone Pc. Registration is $69
REQUIREMENTS
IBM PC or compatible (10 Mhz AT or greater is highly recommended)
DOS 3.3 or greater.
VGA or EGA monitor
512k of available ram
Hard Disk (with at least 1.4 meg free disk space)
CONFIG.SYS CHANGES
You need to have at least 60 file handles and 15 buffers for
Handy Man to work correctly. This is done by putting the
following 2 lines in your config.sys file :
FILES=85
BUFFERS=35
SHELL.CFG CHANGES
If you are running Handy Man on a network (your mom always told
you to share, didn't she?) your shell.cfg file should also have
the following statement :
FILES HANDLES=85
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
You need to issue the following statement (ALL CAPS) before you
attempt to run Handy Man (preferably you would put this in
your autoexec.bat file) :
SET CLIPPER=F85
GETTING STARTED
INSTALLATION
(1) Make a directory on your hard disk drive.
Example : c:\> md hm
(2) Change to the new directory you have just made.
Example : c:\> cd hm
IF DOWNLOADED FROM A BBS
(3) Copy the zip file to the
directory you have created.
Example : c:\hm\> copy C:hm31.zip
(4) Use PKzip to unzip the file hm31.zip.
Example : c:\hm\> pkunzip hm31
(5) You may delete the HM31.ZIP file from your hard
drive if you wish.
Example : c:\hm\> del hm31.zip
OTHERWISE
(3) Copy the files from the diskette to the
directory you have created.
Example : c:\hm\> copy a:*.*
(4) Type HM31 at the DOS prompt. This will unzip
into the Handy Man program (HM.EXE) and several
data files.
Example : c:\hm\> hm31
(5) You may delete the HM31.EXE file from your hard
drive if you wish.
Example : c:\hm\> del hm31.exe
UP AND RUNNING
To run Handy Man all you need to do is type "HM" at the DOS
prompt. You will be prompted to enter your first name, middle
initial, and last name. Handy Man will then assign you a password
that is equal to the first eight letters of your last name. This
is so Handy Man can set you up as an administrator. Being an
administrator will give you certain rights to do things in the
Handy Man program that others won't have.
Handy Man will begin by creating several data and index
files. After a few of these files have been created, you will be
presented with a screen to enter company and areacode informa-
tion. To enter data into this screen just press the <RETURN> key
and begin entering. Once every field has been entered, press the
<ESC> key to let the Handy Man installation to continue. **NOTE**
It is IMPORTANT that you enter the right telephone area code on
this screen in order for the phone dialer to work correctly.
At some point in the installation routine, you will be
prompted to enter ALL phone number prefixes that are local to
you. For example, if your phone number is '222-5555', you would
press the <INS> key and enter '222'. If you live in a city, there
may be several prefixes which will be local to you.
You are now ready to go. Take some time to just browse
through the many Handy Man options and menus and look at the
context sensitive help screens (by pressing the F1 key). The
Administration menu can be accessed by using the arrow keys to
highlight 'Admin' and pressing the <RETURN> key. Be sure to read
the manual that comes with your registered version of Handy Man.
LOGGING IN AND OUT
When you normally start Handy Man by typing 'HM' at the DOS
prompt, you will be asked for a password. You will be given 3
tries to enter a correct password. To exit Handy Man, just press
the <ESC> key when you are at the main screen.
**NOTE** It is VERY IMPORTANT that you properly exit
the Handy Man software program as described
above. Improper exiting (such as turning
off your computer while the program is
still running) can compromise data
integrity.
SHAREWARE EVALUATION VERSION DISTRIBUTION POLICIES
The Handy Man Program is protected by United States Copyright
Laws. As such you are prohibited from copying said Program
except as permitted pursuant to your License Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, Licensee may copy and freely
distribute the Handy Man program either commercially or
privately, provided the following provisions for the Handy Man
program are met:
1. The Program cannot be altered in any way, or renamed.
2. The Program must be distributed free of charge,
except for a nominal reproduction and distribution fee,
which may be charged, not to exceed a total of $10.00
per distribution.
3. The following copyright notice is placed on all
distributed disks that contain the Handy Man program:
Copyright 1993 Aaron Michael Software. All rights
reserved.
4. A copy of this page setting forth Aaron Michael
Software distribution policies are delivered to the
Distributee along with Handy Man program.
********************************************************************************
!! NOTICE !!
NOTE: THE Handy Man PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS." THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Aaron Michael Software SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS
ANY AND ALL PROMISES,REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA,
INFORMATION, AND SOFTWARE, PROGRAMS OR OTHER MATERIAL FURNISHED HEREUNDER,
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL Aaron Michael Software BE LIABLE TO DISTRIBUTEE FOR ANY
LOSSES INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES EVEN IF Aaron Michael Software HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BEFOREHAND.
THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF COPIES THAT LICENSEE MAY PRODUCE OF
THE Handy Man PROGRAM. PROVIDING THE ABOVE PROVISIONS ARE ADHERED TO, THE
Handy Man PROGRAM MAY BE INSTALLED ON A NETWORKING SYSTEM OR OVER A
TELECOMMUNICATION BULLETIN BOARD, AND DISTRIBUTEE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO USE
SAID PROGRAM.
!! NOTICE !!
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OTHER SHAREWARE PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED
AS EASY AS - Spread sheet
QEDIT - Excellent text editor
PKZIP - File Compression utility
EnVision - Desktop publisher
SNAP - Xbase source code documenter
HotDir - Dir replacement utility
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SUPPORT THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
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COMPETITION ANALYSIS
╔══════════════════════════╦════════╦══════╦════════╦══════╦═══════╗
║ FEATURE ║ Handy ║ On ║ Contact║Super ║ Action║
║ LIST ║ Man ║ Time ║ Plus ║Time ║ Plus ║
╚══════════════════════════╩════════╩══════╩════════╩══════╩═══════╝
╔══════════════════════════╤════════╤══════╤════════╤══════╤═══════╗
║ Single User * │ $ 69 │$ 70 │ $ 99 │$ 495 │ $ 495 ║
║ Multi User ** │ $ 69 │$ 395 │ $ 250 │$2495 │ $1495 ║
╟──────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼────────┼──────┼───────╢
║ Security │ √ │ √ │ √ │ √ │ √ ║
╟──────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼────────┼──────┼───────╢
║ Email │ √ │ │ │ √ │ √ ║
║ Phone Messaging │ √ │ │ √ │ √ │ ║
║ Daily Journal │ √ │ │ √ │ │ ║
║ Daily Todo list │ √ │ │ √ │ √ │ √ ║
║ Suggestion Box │ √ │ │ │ │ ║
║ Message Board │ √ │ │ │ │ ║
║ In/out Board │ √ │ │ │ √ │ ║
║ Calculator │ √ │ │ │ √ │ √ ║
║ Time log │ √ │ │ │ │ ║
╟──────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼────────┼──────┼───────╢
║ Client Tracking/Profiles │ √ │ │ √ │ √ │ √ ║
║ Extensive Client Notes │ √ │ │ √ │ √ │ √ ║
║ User-definable pick-lists│ √ │ │ │ √ │ √ ║
╟──────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼────────┼──────┼───────╢
║ Holiday and Vacation days│ √ │ │ │ √ │ ║
║ considered in scheduling│ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ Individual availability │ √ │ │ │ √ │ ║
║ settings │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ Multiple concurrent │ √ │ │ │ │ √ ║
║ appointment capabilities │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ Schedule Clients, users, │ √ │ √ │ │ √ │ √ ║
║ resources and places │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ │ │ │ │ │ ║
║ Real-time notification of│ √ │ │ │ │ ║
║ scheduled appointments │ │ │ │ │ ║
╟──────────────────────────┼────────┼──────┼────────┼──────┼───────╢
║ Screen Saver │ √ │ │ │ │ ║
║ Context sensitive help │ √ │ √ │ √ │ √ │ √ ║
║ Context sensitive key │ √ │ │ │ │ ║
║ definition screens │ │ │ │ │ ║
╚══════════════════════════╧════════╧══════╧════════╧══════╧═══════╝
* Handy Man only offers unlimited user versions.
** Based on 25 users