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- VENDINFO standard v1.03, produced by VendEdit v1.22, 18-Aug-1995
-
- ===== Product Information ==============================
- Product: MCBase the Music Collection dataBase system
- Version: 2.0
- Version Date: 17-Aug-1995
- Product Type: Software
- Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
- Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
-
- Product Description: MCBASE V2.0: Music Collection dataBase <ASP>
- The new MCBase V2.0: a fully event driven,
- mouse controlled, object oriented, dBaseIII+
- compatible, relational-to-the-max, windowing
- database management system, with handy
- dialogs and picklists and very flexible
- configuration preferences. The only REAL
- database system for the music collector. XT,
- AT and protected mode versions available.
- Installation instructions are included.
- Reason for version: Totally rewritten: added mouse support,
- simultanious data processing in all
- databases, more config. options and overall
- improved
-
- Category: Home & hobby; Collecting
- Keywords: MCBASE FLEXIBLE MUSIC COLLECT RELATIONAL
- MULTIPLE WINDOW DATABASE
- Required Packages: MCB20
- This Package: MCB20
- Registration Fee: 47.00 (US$)
-
- Required Configuration
- Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 8086/8088)
- Minimum OS: MS-DOS 3.0
- Standard RAM: 590K
- Hard Drive Space: 1000K
- Required:
- Hard drive
- Keyboard
- Text printer (specific types may be shown below)
- Won't Work With:
- CD-ROM drive
- Req'd Software: None
- Other Require: NOTE: Harddisk space needed is related to the
- size of your collection! Example: 6000
- records need about 3.5 - 4 Mb, depending on
- the size of the memorecords you enter.
-
- Orders:
- Address: Harry Doldersum
- Weerselose straat 26
- 7623 DA Borne.
- The Netherlands
- Europe.
- Phone: NL (0)742668480
- FAX: NL (0)742668480
- CompuServe: 100270,2132
- FidoNet: 2:500/109
- Internet: 100270.2132@compuserve.com
-
- Support:
- Address: Harry Doldersum
- Weerselose straat 26
- 7623 DA Borne.
- The Netherlands
- Europe.
- Phone: NL (0)742668480
- FAX: NL (0)742668480
- CompuServe: 100270,2132
- Internet: 100270.2132@compuserve.com
-
-
- ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
-
- This package contains MCBase: the Music Collection dataBase sytem.
- (Version V2.0), by Harry Doldersum.
-
- ========== I M P O R T A N T ================
-
- SET VALUE FOR "FILES=xxx" IN YOUR SYSTEM'S CONFIG.SYS TO A MINIMUM VALUE
- OF 40, AS IN:
-
- FILES=40
-
- OR HIGHER! SEE "MCBASE REQUIREMENTS" IN THE DOCUMENTATION FILE
- "MCBASE.DOC" FOR FURTHER INFORMATION!
-
- ===================================================
-
- This document contains only a brief description of the package and its
- features, along with instructions for its installation. Quite detailed
- documentation is included in the package, but it is in archived form, and
- is more easily read after installation.
-
- If you've ever wished you could organize and manage your music collection
- in an easy and efficient way, then MCBase is the program for you.
-
- This NEW MCBase V2.0 is a fully event driven, mouse controlled, object
- oriented, dBaseIII+ compatible, relational-to-the-max, windowing database
- management system, with handy dialogs, and is very flexible when it comes
- to your personal configuration preferences. The only REAL database system
- for the music collector.
-
- MCBase is a shareware program. This evaluation version includes all
- features of the program. You may evaluate it for up to 30 days, without
- charge (see LICENSE.MCB for more details). If you like the program, and
- wish to continue its use after this evaluation period, you are required
- to purchase the program (see ORDER.MCB for more details). Any fee you
- may have paid to others (disk vendors, dealers, etc.) to obtain this
- evaluation version was a fee for their copying and distribution services,
- rather than a payment for continued use of this program.
-
- Please note: continued use, after the evaluation period, is a violation
- of copyright laws.
-
-
- ===== Packing List =====================================
-
- As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
- following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
-
- Filename Size Date Time CRC32
- README.1ST 262 17-Aug-1995 06:33p E2109D25
- MCB1.DBF 610 10-Jun-1995 05:42p 75E8C56A
- MCB2.DBF 1098 10-Jun-1995 05:42p AED54B2E
- MCB3.DBF 5098 10-Jun-1995 05:42p A9A41601
- MCB4.DBF 1026 10-Jun-1995 05:42p D8795D1C
- MCB5.DBF 218 10-Jun-1995 05:42p 8CC241D6
- MCB6.DBF 15069 10-Jun-1995 05:42p 5BE11E0A
- MCB1.DBT 5120 31-May-1995 08:22p EEB8C1CC
- MCB2.DBT 5632 31-May-1995 08:22p 61DC3145
- MCB3.DBT 513 5-Apr-1995 08:52p 2068C875
- MCB4.DBT 1536 31-May-1995 08:22p B214B075
- MCB5.DBT 513 5-Apr-1995 08:52p AC5A8895
- MCB6.DBT 5632 31-May-1995 08:22p C49FAA82
- FILE_ID.DIZ 444 17-Aug-1995 02:00a 122816A2
- INSTALL.DOC 4374 17-Aug-1995 07:13p 3C628196
- MCBASE.DOC 148861 17-Aug-1995 07:06p 7D40DBF6
- GENMCB.EXE 130226 6-Aug-1995 11:50p 4C03C0D2
- MCBASE.EXE 392104 6-Aug-1995 10:51p 736952E3
- LICENSE.MCB 4871 18-Aug-1995 07:44p 0A72113F
- ORDER.MCB 3554 17-Aug-1995 06:02p 1E060117
- REVISION.MCB 8678 17-Aug-1995 06:23p 1FBBF253
-
-
- ===== Installation =====================================
-
- Installing MCBase from an archive file.
-
-
- ========== I M P O R T A N T ================
-
- SET VALUE FOR "FILES=xxx" IN YOUR SYSTEM'S CONFIG.SYS TO A MINIMUM VALUE
- OF 40, AS IN:
-
- FILES=40
-
- OR HIGHER! SEE "MCBASE REQUIREMENTS" IN THE DOCUMENTATION FILE
- "MCBASE.DOC" FOR FURTHER INFORMATION!
-
- ===================================================
-
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE: this section discribes the installation of MCBase from
- the original "ZIP"-type archive file. It is very lightly that the various
- BBS- sysops will convert this original archive file to a format that is
- standard on their system. Two other common archivers, that you might
- encounter, are ARJ (by Robert K. Jung) with the filetype "ARJ" and LHA
- (by Haruyasu Yoshizaki) with the filetype "LZH".
-
- Normally, you will have received the shareware version of MCBase as the
- archive file MCBxxx.ZIP (xxx = version number). If you did NOT receive
- MCBase as this archive file, then please make sure, you have at least the
- following files after extraction of the archive:
-
- MCBASE.EXE - MCBase executable file, for XT-compatibles and
- up.
- MCBASE.DOC - MCBase documentation file (as an ASCII-text
- file).
- ORDER.MCB - MCBase order form.
- LICENSE.MCB - MCBase license agreement.
- REVISION.MCB- MCBase revision history.
- GENMCB.EXE - Utility to create a new (and empty) set of
- database files.
- INSTALL.DOC - MCBase installation guide.
- README.1ST - IMPORTANT MESSAGE ON CONFIG.SYS'S "FILES=xx".
-
- FILE_ID.DIZ - Description file.
- VENDINFO.DIZ- Description file, according to VENDINFO standard.
-
- The following files (a demonstration database set) should also be
- included:
-
- MCB1.DBF MCB2.DBF MCB3.DBF
- MCB1.DBT MCB2.DBT MCB3.DBT
-
- MCB4.DBF MCB5.DBF MCB6.DBF
- MCB4.DBT MCB5.DBT MCB6.DBT
-
- (Your copy could be incomplete and you might get the wrong idea about the
- performance and documentation of the MCBase system).
-
- You will need PKWare's PKUNZIP.EXE to extract the archive. Use the follo-
- wing command to extract all files:
-
- PKUNZIP MCBxxx.ZIP
-
- In case of an ARJ-file format, use: ARJ x MCBxxx.ARJ
- In case of an LZH-file format, use: LHA e MCBxxx.LZH
-
- Installing MCBase on your system should not be very difficult, if you
- follow these steps:
-
- - 1) Copy the original MCBxxx.ZIP archive file to a floppy disk and
- store it in a safe place.
-
- - 2) Note: Among the extracted files, should be a demonstration database
- set. In case you don't want to use the demonstration database
- (anymore), execute GENMCB.EXE to generate a new set of
- datafiles. DELETE GENMCB.EXE after use! It generates NEW and
- EMPTY databases, so you wouldn't want to use it after you've
- been entering data. (You can retrieve another copy from the
- MCBxxx.ZIP archive file, should you need it).
-
- - 3) Create a new directory for the MCBase system, place the archive
- file in it and extract all files.
-
- - 4) Start your wordprocessor, import the ASCII-document MCBASE.DOC and
- print it.
-
- - 5) Run MCBase. If missing, the program will now create the neccesary
- index files (MCBxKEYx.NDX) and the configuration file MCBASE.CFG.
-
- Note: If an MCBASE.CFG configuration file was INCLUDED in the copy
- of the MCBxxx.ZIP archive file that you received, then delete
- this MCBASE.CFG prior to execute MCBASE.EXE. If the contents
- of this particular MCBASE.CFG configuration file does NOT
- match YOUR system's configuration, MCBase may not be able to
- complete initialisation.
-
- - 6) If you have a printer which is NOT an Epson-compatible, you should
- now run MCBase and check the printer configuration. See your
- printermanual for the correct commands and see section "Configuring
- MCBase", topic "Printer" for assistance on printer configuration.
-
- After these steps you'll be ready to run the shareware version of the
- MCBase Music Collection DataBase system.
-
-
- ===== Warranty =========================================
-
- MCBase Disclaimer
-
- The author makes no warranty of any kind, either express or implied. In
- NO event shall the author be liable for ANY damages or loss arising
- out of the use or inability to use this software, even if the author has
- been advised about the possibility of such damages or loss.
-
- By using and/or handling this software, you agree to all terms mentioned
- in this document.
-
-
- ===== License for Use and Distribution =================
-
- MCBase license agreement.
-
- MCBASE IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE.
-
- The registration key, which you receive from us after registering, is
- STRICTLY PERSONAL and may not be duplicated other than for backup
- purposes on your personal behalf, as it turns the shareware version of
- MCBase V2.x into a registered version. An MCBase registration key must be
- treated like a book, in that the same registration key may not be used on
- more than one computer at the same time, just as a book cannot be read by
- more than one person at the same time.
-
- By registering your copy of MCBase you do NOT become the owner of this
- software package, but you are granted the fully supported use of the
- MCBase database system. The MCBase software package will remain the total
- property of the author, Harry Doldersum, under all circumstances.
-
- Users are granted a limited license to use the SHAREWARE version of
- MCBase for a limited evaluation period (See "Evaluation period") in order
- to determine if the produkt meets their needs. Any other use of MCBase or
- use past this period requires registration. (PLEASE NOTE THAT CONTINUED
- USE AFTER THE EVALUATION PERIOD WITHOUT VALID REGISTRATION IS A VIOLATION
- OF COPYRIGHT LAWS).
-
- Evaluation period: You may EVALUATE this copy of the MCBase database
- system for a period of 30 days (OR until you've
- reached the EVALUATION LIMIT for a database,
- which ever comes first), to determine if it
- meets your needs. After this trial period you
- must register (buy) your copy at the given
- address (see the MCBase orderform within the
- documentation set) OR STOP using this software.
-
- Evaluation limit: While in it's shareware status, MCBase is
- limiting itself to accomodate (roughly) 30
- albums. We are assuming that when you have
- entered these 30 albums (or whatever database
- that might be the first to reach it's shareware
- evaluation limit), you're BEYOND the point of an
- EVALUATION USAGE.
-
-
- All users are granted a limited license (and are encouraged) to copy the
- shareware version (NOT the registered version: DO NOT SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
- REGISTRATION KEY) of MCBase only for the purpose of allowing others to
- try it, subject to the above restrictions as well as these:
-
- MCBase must be distributed in absolutely unmodified form, including
- all program, documentation and other files as found in the original
- MCBxxx.ZIP (xxx = version number) archive file. If you MUST repack
- the ZIP-archive then please make sure you include all files as
- found in the original archive.
-
- MCBase may not be included with any other product for any reason
- whatsoever without a written license from the author: Harry Dolder-
- sum.
-
- No payment may be charged for MCBase, other than a fee to cover
- copying expences.
-
- Bulletin Board system operators may post the unregistered SHAREWARE
- version of MCBase on their BBS for downloading by their users WITHOUT
- written permission of the author (= Harry Doldersum) ONLY if the above
- mentioned conditions are met, and only if no special fee is necessary to
- access the MCBase archive file.
-
- Distributors of SHAREWARE and Public Domain software, MUST obtain written
- permission from the author (Harry Doldersum) before distributing MCBase
- and must follow the above mentioned conditions (EXCLUSIONS: PLEASE SEE
- "IMPORTANT NOTES" BELOW). Permission is almost always granted; this
- requirement is necessary to ensure protection for ourselves and MCBase
- users from unscrupulous individuals.
-
- Important notes:
-
- -1) You may not advertize MCBase as free software, but as SHAREWARE
- only!
- Please explain the shareware concept to prospective buyers.
- -2) Distributors, who are an ASP member (or those who follow the ASP's
- guidelines), do NOT need our written permission for distribution.
- -3) ALL distributors and/or BBS-systems must seize distributing MCBase
- within one month of written request by the author.
-
- For further information on distribution topics, see the file
- VENDINFO.DIZ: ANY distribution satisfying all the distribution
- requirements expressed in that data record is hereby authorized.
-
-
- MCBase Disclaimer
-
- The author makes no warranty of any kind, either express or implied. In
- NO event shall the author be liable for ANY damages or loss arising out
- of the use or inability to use this software, even if the author has been
- advised about the possibility of such damages or loss.
-
- By using and/or handling this software, you agree to all terms mentioned
- in this document.
-
-
- ===== About VENDINFO Files =============================
-
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- wealth of product information. VENDINFO tools (free viewer for users,
- free or inexpensive processors for distributors, editors for authors)
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- 7644 E. Lakecliff Way BBS: 303-841-6269 FidoNet: 1:104/333
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