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RECIPE BOX Version 3.41 Shareware
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README.TXT file
Table of Contents :
Feature Summary
New Features on Version 3
ASP Ombudsman Policy
List of Limitations
Hardware Requirements
Command Line Parameters
Getting Started
Using the Mouse
On-line User's Manual & Help
Technical Support
Distributing/Bundling
Illustrated Manual
CONVERSION KITS <** REDUCED PRICE - almost FREE
Special Application License
Registration Information
CompuServe Shareware
Registration
Free Software
Utilities
Removing Recipe Box Software
Shareware Definition
Limited Warranty
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Feature Summary
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Recipe Box : A Culinary Toolkit developed to bring the power of
the PC into the kitchen.
Whether you are a five star chef, kitchen gourmet or a food
service professional, Recipe Box has the power and versatility to
manage your culinary demands.
Recipe Box utilizes the power of a Database Management System
developed specifically for this application. This insures quick
and accurate access to all recipes.
Use Recipe Box as an index to other recipes and cookbooks. It can
help you control a stockpile of existing cookbooks.
Over 1 million recipes can be compiled in a single cookbook, plus
Recipe Box can govern up to 100 cookbooks.
Exchange or distribute recipes with associates and friend. Recipe
Box easily transfers recipes to and from diskettes.
Some major features of Recipe Box are :
View and/or Edit a Recipe on one screen
Over 110 recipes included in the main Cookbook
Create your own Cookbook
Organize Recipes by Categories
Create, Edit and Print Shopping List
Adjust serving size for large dinner parties
Easily export Recipes to Diskette as :
- Recipe Box Database Format
- ASCII Text File
Print Recipes to Printer or File
View helpful reference information in TidBits
Learn short cuts and techniques with Quick Guide
Choose 3 methods to Print or Move Recipes:
- Tag List
- Search List
- Entire Cookbook
Create your own TidBits with the pop-up Notepad
Search for Recipes by :
- Recipe Name
- Description
- Category(s)
- Preparation
- Ingredients
Recipe Box is easy to learn, and fun to use !
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New Features on Version 3
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New Features:
- Increased Number of Measurements
- Customize your own Measurements
- Faster Transfer of Recipes
- Custom Report Heading
- Quick Find Recipe List
- Enhanced Recipe List Features
- Increased line length for Ingredients
- Increased number of lines for Preparation
- End of line Warning bell for Ingredients
- Enhanced Editor Features
All of the features implemented in Release 3 have been a direct
result of our users. Their suggestions and ideas continue to be
the root of our desire to provide the best culinary software
available on the market.
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ASP Ombudsman Policy
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Sunrise Software is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536.
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Hardware Requirements
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IBM Compatible Personal Computer
512 kb RAM
Hard Disk Drive
floppy diskette drive (for installation)
Color or Monochrome Monitor
Mouse (optional)
Parallel Printer (optional)
Although a hard drive is not necessary, it is highly recommended.
Using floppies will be slow and at times awkward, but it will
work.
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* WARNING !!! : CONFIG.SYS file must contain FILES=20 *
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Command Line Parameters
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Type RCPE_BOX HELP <CR> (at DOS prompt) to display the
following list of command line options :
NO-PRT-CHK : bypass checking printer status
MONO : force Recipe Box into Black & White mode
EXPORT : force SoftCopy output to Conversion format
VERSION : Version and Compile Date
MEMORY : Display largest available block of Memory
VIEW : View only mode, same as:
RCPE_BOX -NEW -SLT -NPD
Do NOT load selected features at start-up :
-NPD : NotePad
-SLT : Shopping List
Load selected features at start-up :
+HLP : Help Text
+TID : TidBits
+QGU : Quick Guide
Flat screen PCs and lap tops may require the MONO parameter to
operate properly.
The Export parameter is used when sending recipes to an ASCII
file. The output is formatted such that the text file can be
imported into a Recipe Box Database using the CONVERT.EXE
utility.
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Getting Started
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Recipe Box is menu driven with an on-line subject sensitive help
system. Press F1 or <Alt H> at any time to activate the pop-up
window with help information.
Choose Quick Guide from the Main Menu (M,Q) to bring up a list of
Quick Guide selections. You can read about different features, as
well as learn short cuts.
Hold down the Alt key for several seconds to activate a pop-up
window displaying a list of Hot Keys. These features are
available at any time by pressing either the Alt key and the
appropriate letter or the correct Function Key :
Alt H : Help [F1]
Alt N : Note Pad [F2]
Alt S : Save & Continue [F3]
Alt X : Save & Exit to DOS [F4]
Alt T : Tag List (Display) [F5]
Alt E : Egg Timer [F6]
ESC : I am done with this ... [F10]
The ESC key and F10 have the same effect. It will let you
escape from where you are and return to where you were.
Hitting the ESC key enough times will return to the top
level Main Menu.
WARNING : You should never exit Recipe Box by turning off the
power. This could corrupt your data files.
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Using the Mouse
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Recipe Box will automatically detect whether or not a mouse is
active. If detected, a mouse character will appear on your
screen.
The mouse is set up to respond to a single button click or drag.
Both buttons on a 2 button mouse will respond in the same manner.
You can scroll through a list (or text) by dragging the upper or
lower potion of the pop up window. For example, select one of
the topics from the TidBits menu. Move the mouse pointer to the
lower portion of the window and depress the mouse button. The
screen will scroll downward until the end of text is reached.
Move the move pointer toward the top of the window to scroll
toward the beginning of the text.
To close the current window, move the pointer outside the window
boundary and click the mouse.
To select a menu item, click once to highlight and again to
activate. A single click outside the current window will close
the window (has the same affect as pressing the ESC key).
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On-line User's Manual & Help
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Recipe Box "manuals" are fully self contained within the program.
There are 3 methods to aid you in learning all the features :
Help Box Appears at the bottom of your screen and
displays "What do I do now" information.
On-Line Help Press <Alt H> or F1 at any time to receive
additional subject sensitive help.
Quick Guide Select Misc Stuff, Quick Guide (M,Q) to learn
detail information on using various features.
Select "Hard Copy of Quick Guide" from the list of Quick Guide
topics to obtain a Hard Copy of the text.
An ASCII file equivalent of the Help Text is available to
registered users. (See section on Free Software Utilities).
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Technical Support
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Technical support is provided by :
Sunrise Software.
4821 Clydelle
San Jose, CA.
95124
(408) 377-0703
Phone support is available during the initial 3 month period
(from date of registration) without additional cost so long as
the total connect time is less than 30 minutes. Normal business
hours are 8:00 - 5:00 PST, an answering machine is available
24 hours per day.
Mail support is available during the initial 12 month period
(from date of registration) without additional cost.
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Special Application License
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Sunrise Software has made available a special licensing
arrangement for Recipe Box Version 2.
Sunrise Software will issue a Special Application License (SAL)
for Recipe Box. The theme is to promote the use of our software
with a special set of recipes (a Cookbook).
All features and functions are active in the SAL diskette as in
the Registered License version. If the holder uses Recipe Box
for adding in more recipes or cookbooks, then the holder is
required to obtain (purchase) a registered license.
An example of the SAL would be an organization publishing a
cookbook of 100 recipes plus offering a Recipe Box diskette with
the same 100 recipes. A person obtaining the SAL diskette would
have all the features of Recipe Box available to them.
If the holder of the SAL diskette becomes a registered user they
will receive the free utilities plus the 115 recipes distributed
with the Shareware version.
Sunrise Software will work with the organization to provide any
desired customizing, such as:
- Each recipe can be protected to prevent alteration
or removal from database.
- TidBits topics can be modified to provide specified
information requested by the supplier.
Similar applications include :
- Product promotion for food suppliers
- Marketing enhancements for Cookbook Publisher
- Fund raising opportunities
For more information and pricing, contact :
Sunrise Software
4821 Clydelle Ave.
San Jose, CA. 95124
(408) 377-0703
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Conversion Kits
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Many of our users have requested conversion utilities to easily
convert other cook book formats into Recipe Box database format.
These utilities are now available to registered users for a
nominal price. The kit includes utilities for:
Meal Master
Ednas Cook Book
Compu Chef
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List of Limitations
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This is an evaluation copy of Recipe Box Version 3.41 software
from Sunrise Software.
The only limitations are:
1. You can add 25 of your own recipes to the 115
recipes found in the Main Cookbook.
2. You are restricted to using the Main Cookbook,
this means you can not:
- Transfer Recipes between cookbooks
- Change to other cookbooks
3. You can NOT Remove an existing Recipe
The registered version of Recipe Box removes the above
limitations and maintains all recipes.
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Registration Information
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When you purchase the license for Recipe Box, you will receive a
diskette with the most current release of Recipe Box as well as
the following utilities :
SPEED_DB.EXE
CONVERT.EXE
PRT_TEXT.EXE
The registered version does NOT have the limitations of the
shareware version, it is full featured software
Refer to the section on Free Software Utilities for additional
information.
Order Information :
Recipe Box $29.95 ______
Cook Book #1 (60 new recipes) 7.95 ______
48 page Manual 9.95 ______
Conversion Kit 1.95 ______
(registered users only)
Subtotal ______
8.25% Sales Tax (CA Residents only) ______
Shipping & Handling
United States 5.00
Canada 6.50
International 8.50 ______
Total $______
Mail Check or Money Order to : Sunrise Software
4821 Clydelle Ave
San Jose, CA
95124-4209
Charge my credit card: Visa __ MasterCard __
Card number: __________________________________
Expiration: ______
Signature: _____________________________________
Ship to:
Name: _________________________________________
Company: _________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
City: __________________________ State: _______
ZIP: _________ Telephone:____________________
Allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.
Recipe Box Version 3.x price and availability guaranteed until
May 1,1996. Canadian and International orders may provide payment
by Postal Money Order in US equivalent monies, personal and bank
checks will not be accepted.
All software is mailed on 3 1/2 inch, 720 kb floppy diskettes.
Prices subject to change without notice.
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CompuServe Shareware Registration
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CompuServe users may choose to register this version of Recipe
Box by using the Shareware Registration database. This is the
easiest and fastest way to register.
Log into CompuServe and type:
GO SWREG <CR>
To register Recipe Box, you must first find its description in
the Shareware Registration database.
The Registration ID for Recipe Box is 3338.
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Free Software Utilities
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As an incentive to becoming a Licensed User, Sunrise Software
will provide the following utilities at no additional charge :
CONVERT.EXE Conversion Utility : Convert recipes from
ASCII file to Recipe Box Database format
SPEED_DB.EXE Database Utility : Repack database "holes" and
regroup data segments caused from moving
recipes between cookbooks and diskettes.
Speeds up database access time.
PRT_TEXT.EXE Converts encrypted text files to ASCII readable
file. These include :
Help Text
TidBits
Quick Guide
Use of these programs are restricted to Licensed Users of Recipe Box.
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Illustrated Manual
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For those of you who like to have a reference manual to hold and
mark up, a 48 page illustrated Manual is available.
Topics include: Introduction
Start-up
Get Help
Recipe Maintenance
Transfer Recipes
Understanding Recipe Box
Search List
Recipe Box Utilities
Technical Stuff
Custom Software
Additional Help
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Distributing/Bundling
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Please note : Recipe Box Version 3.41 is released as an evaluation
copy of the fully functional version 3.41 of Recipe
Box.
Refer to "List of Limitations" section for a complete description
of limitations.
Registration is also encouraged through availability of free
software utilities for registered users.
Disk Vendors, Shareware Distributors and BBS(s) may charge a
nominal fee for distribution of the program. The recipient of
Recipe Box must be informed, in advance, that the fee paid to
acquire Recipe Box does not relieve the recipient from purchasing
the Licensed Version of Recipe Box if the recipient continues to
use Recipe Box.
When distributing Recipe Box the following files must be
distributed together.
README.TXT General Information
R.BAT DOS Batch file
RCPE_BOX.EXE Executable file
RCPE_BOX.CFG Configuration file
RCPE_BOX.DB1 Primary Database
RCPE_BOX.DB2 Text Database
RCPE_BOX.DX1 Index File (by name)
RCPE_BOX.DX2 Index File (by category)
RCPE_BOX.TAG Data file to retain Tag List
RCPE_BOX.NPD ASCII File for Notepad
RCPE_BOX.SLT ASCII File for Shopping List
RCPE_BOX.M01 ASCII File for Preparation (New)
RCPE_BOX.M02 ASCII File for Ingredients (New)
RCPE_BOX.QGU Quick Guide Text
RCPE_BOX.HLP Help Text
RCPE_BOX.TID TidBits Text
Please name any compressed file of the above listing as:
RCPE341.xxx
Short description: A Culinary Toolkit developed to bring
the power of the PC into the kitchen
Keywords: culinary cooking food
recipe chef gourmet
kitchen management database
Please remove old versions of Recipe Box listed as:
RCPE_2xx.ZIP RCPE_3xx.ZIP
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Removing Recipe Box Software
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Recipe Box is a DOS based program and can be removed from your
hard drive using the standard DOS command: deltree
If C:\RCPE_BOX is the path where Recipe Box resides, then:
deltree C:\RCPE_BOX <CR>
This command will delete all files and subdirectories found in
the subdirectory RCPE_BOX as well as remove the subdirectory
itself.
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Limited Warranty and Disclaimer of Warranty
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This software and accompanying written materials (including
instructions for user) are provided "as is" without warranty of
any kind. Further, Sunrise Software, does not warrant, guarantee,
or make any representations regarding the use, or the results of
use, of the software or written materials in terms of
correctness, accuracy, reliability, currentness, or otherwise.
The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software
is assumed by you. If the software or written materials are
defective you, and not Sunrise Software or its dealers,
distributors, agents or employees, assume the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair, or corrections.
The above is the only warranty of any kind, either expressed or
implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, that is
made by Sunrise Software, on the product. No oral or written
information or advise given by Sunrise Software, its dealers,
distributors, agents or employees shall create a warranty or in
any way increase the scope of this warranty and you may not rely
on any such information or advice. You may have other rights
which vary from state to state.
Neither Sunrise Software nor anyone else who has been involved in
the creation, production or delivery of this product shall be
liable for the direct, indirect, consequential or incidental
damages (including damages for loss of business profits,
business interruption, loss of business information and the
like) arising out of the use or inability to use such product
even if Sunrise Software has been advised of the possibility of
such damages.
This limited warranty shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
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Definition of Shareware
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Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
differ on details -- some request registration while others
require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program and a printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and retail software, and
the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like retail authors, and the programs are of
comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and
bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution.
The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group.
For example, some authors require written permission before a
commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's retail or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is lower, prices are lower also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't
use the product, you don't pay for it.
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Acknowledgment
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By using Recipe Box you acknowledge that you have read this
limited warranty, understand it, and agree to be bound by it's
terms and conditions. You also agree that the limited warranty is
the complete and exclusive statement of agreement between the
parties and supersede all proposals or prior agreements, oral or
written, and any other communications between the parties
relating to the subject matter of the limited warranty.
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