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ONLINE PHONE SYSTEM MANAGER VERSION 2.0
SHAREWARE RELEASE VERSION
Copyright 1989,1990,1991 Online Resources P.O. Box 1034 Concord, CA 94522
All Rights Reserved
REGISTRATION OF THE PRODUCT ENTITLES YOU TO THE LATEST REGISTERED VERSION
OF THE PRODUCT, AS WELL AS OTHER VALUABLE BENIFITS! DO NOT USE FOR MORE
THAN 30 DAYS WITHOUT REGISTRATION. THIS IS AN EVALUATION COPY ONLY.
General information:
This program is designed to simplify the task of managing a corporate
telephone directory, and phone system. Features include:
* Online look-up of people by name, phone number, location, employment status,
department, special treatment of calls, alternate phone number etc.
* Online creation, updating, viewing and management of messages.
* Generates reports based on various criteria, including phone directories
with the option of being sent to printer, screen, or disk file for
later processing.
* Pop-up color menus, scrolled look-up displays, and context-sensitive help.
* Built-in Multi-user/LAN support-includes full security system, with
multiple access levels, and encrypted files.
* Separate system administrator program.
NEW! * Online look-up of misc. phone numbers, such as general voice or FAX
numbers for various departments, other commonly called companies, etc.
NEW! * Copying (cloning) of records, to help build the database faster.
You can make a single model record, and make many copies, and
change what you want.
NEW! * Multiple add mode, so that you can make repeated adds without having
to keep depressing the INS key.
NEW! * Online reference information library gives people a place for common
reference information.
NEW! * Single key database add confirmations.
NEW! * Mouse/pointing device awareness/support.
NEW! * New embedded overlay design uses less main memory, and allows
use in a "PATH", so several departments can use the same copy,
with discrete user tables, message bases, etc.
This program lets everyone on a network have access to the latest
information on who is where, and lets your people take and receive
messages online.
It can be used on a single PC or network, and can easily be used by
telephone operators, clerks, receptionists, secretaries, sales people,
managers, and anyone else that deals with the phone.
People on the road can also use the program with their laptop computers.
We recommend that you use it in your organization for a month, and see if you
don't see an improvement in communication and overall productivity. This can
really make a difference in keeping people in-touch.
The program uses "pop-up windows", and a person can become proficient
in its use in a matter of minutes. It is very "intuitive", and with a
little "play", most features become readily apparent.
You must insure that the "CONFIG.SYS" file in the root directory contains
a statement allowing AT LEAST 40 files to be opened, as follows:
FILES=40
Certain systems will need to increase this number, especially LAN
servers.
It is recommended that a hard drive be used, and all files should be placed
in the same directory.
No special installation is required. Just copy the files to the subdirectory
that you want it to create files in. To execute, type:
PHONE2.EXE
To execute the system administrators program, type:
ADMIN.EXE
The system administrators program lets you create, modify, and delete user
ID's, and view and purge the security log.
Security levels are 9 to 1, with 1 being the highest level.
Level 9 is a basic browse level, it can do directory look-ups by last name,
and can browse messages, but cannot do full views of directory database
information, such as comments, etc, nor add/change/delete anything.
Level 8 lets you browse more extensively, including full views, but still
can't add/change/delete anything.
Level 7 lets you browse and call reports from the reports menu (Accessable thru
the "Management menu" system, but still cannot add/change/delete anything.
Level 6 lets you browse, call reports from the reports menu, and lets you
add/change/delete everything, except security administration program.
Minimum security level to access appointment calendar database.
Level 1 lets you have full access to the system, as well as the system
administration program.
The limit to the number of user ID's that can be active are limited by your
disk space, and once established, users can change their own password
after a successful log-on, without getting the system administrator
involved.
All user IDs consist of three parts:
User name
Password
Security level
Initially the following User name/password combinations are active:
User Name Password Level
USER1 PASS1 1 (Change this one as soon as possible)
USER6 PASS6 6
USER7 PASS7 7
USER8 PASS8 8
USER9 PASS9 9
BE SURE TO DELETE ALL UNUSED USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS!
Every user on the system should be assigned their own individual user name
and password. After they are assigned, a user can change their own password
without having to get the system administrator involved.
The phone manager program has context-sensitive help, in that practically
anywhere you are in that program help is just a keystroke away (F1).
When you run the program for the first time, you should log on with at least
a level 6 access, as the program creates its own databases that are empty, and
you will need to create them before you can use most of the features. The
program will immediately go to an update window if you try to access an
empty database.
The opening menu has the following options:
Operator scan: Lets you browse thru the directory database by persons last
name, and you van view and modify the phone list database,
using scrolled windows. You can also instantly change an
active message or add a new message, by depressing F8 and
F9 respectively, after going to this mode. Lets you access
the Misc numbers database, Online Reference Library, and
appointment calendar database.
Management menu: Lets you browse thru database by Last name, location,
department, employment status (active former, etc),
phone number, etc, using scrolled windows, and
add/delete/modify the database entries. Also you can
access the menu of reports, that can be sent to your
screen, a printer (LPT1-LPT4), or a disk file for later
word processing. Lets you access the Misc numbers
database, and the Online Reference Library.
Add a message: Lets you add a new message, delete, view, or modify a current
message by LAST NAME in a scrolled window..
View a message: Lets you view or delete only currently active messages using
a scrolled window, by last name.
We suggest that you try out all the features, and put this productivity tool
to work in your operation as soon as possible.
We also have put in an automatic screen saver, so the screen will blank out
after 10 minutes. Just depress a space to un-blank it. You can change it
to a different value, or eliminate the feature entirely, as follows:
PHONE V=0 disables the feature
PHONE V=5 blanks the screen after 5 minutes
PHONE V=X blanks the screen after X number of minutes
To disable the Beep on error feature, just start the program as follows:
PHONE /N=NO
To use the program with an enhanced keyboard, with some "compatibles" you
may need to start the program as follows:
PHONE /E
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Advanced LAN installations:
Some companies put the program in one subdirectory, and then put a "path"
statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Note that files have to be duplicated
in each subdirectory, but this allows the option of discrete message bases
for different departments, as well as different reference information, etc.
Each subdirectory can have its own separate USER ID tables, as another
layer of security.
Example: MD \ONLINE
Copy PHONE.EXE and ADMIN.EXE into that subdirectory.
Add the statement into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
PATH <drive> \ONLINE
Create subdirectories for each department:
MD \OPERAT
MD \SALES
MD \MGMT
MD \ENGR
etc.
Copy the user and level files (USER.DAT, USER.K01, LEVEL.DAT, LEVEL.K01,
and PHONE.HLP) into each subdirectory. This allows each department to have
its own separate user access, and message bases. They will type "PHONE2:
from within their own subdirectory. Note that you can let people in each
department administer their own user access, as ADMIN is also available
to all subdirectories, but will only update their own subdirectorys user
tables.
If you want people to have common access to the directory, you must manually
copy the DIRECT.DAT and DIRECT.K01 to each departments subdirectory. Note
that if people manually update the phone directory, the change will only be
to that departments copy of the directory. This can be good or bad, depending
on where you want to place change control, or restrict access to employee
status info, etc.
Some servers using DOS version 4.01 may have to include the following
statement in the CONFIG.SYS file only IF you receive the DOS error
"ACCESS DENIED":
INSTALL=C:\SHARE.EXE /L:200 /F:4096
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There is nothing special you have to do to run it under Desqview, other than
make the "MEMORY SIZE" on screen one 384K and the "MAXIMUM PROGRAM MEMORY
SIZE" on the second screen of program options window 640K (even though you
don't have it, and the program won't use it.
The program is compatible with any IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or 100%
compatible, operating on DOS version 2.0 or higher (3.1 recommended
for networks), and having 512K, a monochrome or color monitor,
and virtually any 80 column printer (if you want printed reports.)
IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Co.
DESQVIEW is a registered trademark of Quarterdeck Office Systems.
This program may be freely distributed, in its unmodified format, as
long as no charge is made, except for a token "disk copying" charge,
not to exceed $10.00.
This program is distributed using the "Shareware" concept. This allows
potential users to try a product before buying it. If you like the program,
please fill out the registration form, enclose a check or money order
for $69.00, and mail it to the address indicated. You will receive the
latest version of the program and be notified of new releases, and be
able to purchase upgrades and other software we develop at discount prices.
By supporting the shareware concept of marketing, it helps continue to
make quality software available to you at reasonable prices, without the
high overhead normally involved in marketing software.
Online Resources is constantly looking for ways to improve our products,
and better serve the needs of our customers. We are committed to providing
powerful, high-quality business software, at affordable prices.
This program package can go head to head with many other programs costing
many times what ours does. Some programs that work on local area networks
cost of hundreds or thousands of dollars. We assume that some day you
may want to have that option, so we built the Local Area Network support
right in the package.
LIMITED LICENSE GRANTED
Unlike conventional software marketing channels, we provide you with a
fully functional program, to let you decide if it suits your needs.
If you continue to use the software after a reasonable evaluation period,
in our case, 30 days, you must to register the program to continue to use
it legally. You receive the very latest version without the "unlicensed
evaluation copy" message, and a certificate proving that you are a licensed
user of the product.
The cost of registration of the Online Phone Manager package is $69.00.
If you plan to use copies of the registered version on several PC's not
on a network, we have very flexible site licensing. Contact us for
details.
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Registration Form
Online Phone System Manager Ver 2.0
Name:______________________ Company:_______________________
Address:____________________________________________________
City:__________________ State:________________ Zip code:__________
Phone:________________________
Number of copies registering ______ at $69.00 per copy
Amount enclosed: $___________
Format: 3 1/2"________ 5 1/4"________
Where did you obtain your copy of the program? ____________________________
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Mail to: Online Resources
P.O. Box 1034
Concord, CA 94522
Comments:__________________________________________________________________
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Suggestion for enhancements:_______________________________________________
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This program is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either expressed
or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to
the quality and performance of the program is with you. In no event will
Online Resources be liable for any damages, including any lost profits, lost
savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use
or inability to use this program.
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