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- MANAGEX, series I
-
- NOTE: Other ManageX files can be found in MX1__B.ARC.
-
- This is ManageX I, your PERSONAL version of an extremely powerful time-
- keeping, billing, and bookkeeping package. It's designed to help attorneys,
- accountants, and other professionals keep precise records and bill regularly.
-
- ManageX requires an IBM-compatible PC/XT/AT with a hard disk, DOS 2.1 or
- greater and enough memory to devote 190K solely to ManageX.
-
- NOTE: BEFORE YOU PROCEED, MAKE COPIES OF THE MX___A.ARC and MX___B.ARC FILES,
- TO INSURE THAT YOU WILL HAVE A FRESH SOURCE OF PROGRAM FILES IF ANYTHING
- SHOULD EVER HAPPEN TO YOUR ORIGINAL DISKS.
-
- NOTE: When you pass ManageX to your friends, provide only copies of the
- ORIGINAL "ARC" files. NEVER, NEVER pass along copies of the program
- that you've already used on your hard disk, because using the program
- alters some of its files (making them unsuitable for your friends).
-
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- To install MANAGEX:
-
- 1: Extract the program from the ARC files onto an empty hard disk
- directory named "MANAGEX".
- 2: Copy BACKUP.COM and RESTORE.COM from your DOS diskette to the MANAGEX
- directory (or insure that they are in the PATH).
- 3: To start ManageX, move to the MANAGEX directory of your hard disk and
- enter "mx" (not "managex").
-
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- ManageX is an intuitive program, but it has a great many features which
- will remain hidden from you unless you read the instructions. Unfortunately,
- to fit the entire program and instructions onto one disk, the documentation
- has had to be severly condensed. Nearly all the program's features are men-
- tioned, but substantial detail has been excised. To get the most from the
- program, you may wish to obtain a disk containing unabridged documentation.
- You may do so by registering as a user for $40. Registration entitles you to
- the most recent version of ManageX I and to a copy of ManageX's FULL instruc-
- ions, including descriptions of all the additional functions offered by Mana-
- geX III and ManageX IV (mentioned below), as well as an index and complete
- table of contents. Just print out the registration form by entering the fol-
- lowing command at the DOS prompt: "type register.frm>prn". Fill it in and
- send it, along with your payment, to Integra Computing. Thanks.
-
- IF YOU DELAY REGISTERING, MANAGEX WILL BEGIN TO BEEP REMINDERS TO
- YOU IN A FEW MONTHS. DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE NOT BEING THREATENED. NO FILES
- WILL BE DESTROYED, AND THE PROGRAM WILL NOT SUDDENLY "DIE". MANAGEX WILL
- ALWAYS WORK FOR YOU, EVEN IF YOU DON'T PAY FOR IT.
-
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- RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES
-
- -- ManageX III
-
- You shoule also know that Integra also offers ManageX III, ManageX IV,
- and TickleX. ManageX III, at $125 ($100 for registered users upgrading from
- ManageX I), is similar to ManageX I, except that it includes such features as
- additional billing formats and a bookkeeping module. It also provides more
- on-line help and the ability to track the work of up to fifteen employees,
- each with up to six hourly billing rates. These features result in a program
- that is superior to many retailing for over $1000.
-
- The bookkeeping module is quite unlike anything offered by other vendors.
- While some other time and billing programs provide you with an "interface" to
- an external general ledger, ManageX III completely INTEGRATES the general
- ledger into the time and billing program. Few, if any, other programs offer
- this thorough a solution to your timekeeping/bookkeeping/billing needs. Mana-
- geX III is an ideal choice for maintaining trust, retainer, checking, savings,
- and all other types of accounts.
-
- Unlike the typical accounting program, ManageX III offers `real-time'
- account updating; that is, account balances can be adjusted AT THE TIME that a
- disbursement or receipt is entered, rather than at the end of the month or
- quarter. For instance, as you finish entering a receipt from Mr. Smith,
- his balance is automatically updated, as it is with other billing programs.
- But unlike the others, ManageX III can, at the same time, also add that re-
- ceipt to your firm's checking account (or CASH, or any other account).
-
- Other programs (assuming that they can adjust accounts at all) might re-
- quire you to wait until the end of the month or quarter and go through a
- "batch posting" routine, involving the conversion of data for use by an ex-
- ternal accounting program. Then, as the month or quarter is "closed out",
- your precious transaction data would probably be intentionally ERASED, leav-
- ing only a balance-brought-forward. Gads! That's the way it used to be,
- before ManageX III. Many people involved with accounting have accepted that
- state of affairs just because "that's the way it's always been," or "that's
- what I'm used to." But familiarity with ancient manual accounting methods is
- not reason enough to tolerate those same cumbersome procedures on a modern
- computer. ManageX III capitalizes on the power of your PC, immediately
- posting EVERYTHING, and erasing almost NOTHING until YOU request it.
-
- ManageX III also allows you to select each case's billing format from
- among several pre-programmed choices (and variations on those choices), while
- ManageX I is limited to the variations of a single format. With ManageX I
- (the program you now have) your bills always contain the detailed information
- that most clients would prefer to receive. If, however, you wish to provide
- more or less detail, or if you don't like the appearance of ManageX I's bills,
- you have yet another reason to try ManageX III. With it, you can choose the
- format that best suits each client and case.
-
- Also included in ManageX III is the ability to write reports to screen,
- paper, or disk files. It can also automatically make simple interest calcula-
- tions on your clients' debts. And, of course, it can follow up to 15 time-
- keepers, instead of just one. ManageX III is the most value-packed program
- you're likely to find at anywhere near its $125 price; it will pay for itself
- within days or weeks and then provide years of dependable service.
-
-
- -- ManageX IV
-
- Impressive a bargain as ManageX III may be, the best value available
- in small office management is ManageX IV at only $200 ($100 for registered
- users upgrading from ManageX III). A full description of it is provided to
- registered users of ManageX I and ManageX III. Unlike its siblings, Mana-
- geX IV is NOT shareware.
-
- -- TickleX
-
- TickleX ($40) is a tickler/calendar program that will keep track of your
- appointments and deadlines, print your itinerary at the beginning of each day
- day, keep a "to-do" list, and chart the projected course of each matter you
- handle. You're not likely to find a more powerful scheduler at any price.
-
- -- Support and Guarantee
-
- If you are willing to read and refer to the documentation when you run
- into difficulty, your support needs will be minimal. But if you're inexper-
- ienced with computers, you may need some "hand-holding". Integra will provide
- this service to registered ManageX users. A charge is, however, regretfully
- required to discourage unnecessary calls and to keep conversations short,
- allowing as many needy users as possible to get through.
-
- Telephone support is provided in pre-purchased blocks costing $30 each.
- Each block entitles you to half-an-hour of on-line help for a ninety day per-
- iod. If you think there's any likelihood that you will need assistance, you
- are encouraged to purchase it at the time you register.
-
- Users covered by a support plan may reach Integra at 404-973-3586 on most
- weekdays from 7:30AM - 1:30PM Eastern Time. Please have your registration
- (serial) number at hand when you call.
-
- ManageX III and IV are provided with a MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE, provided
- that you pre-purchase half-an-hour of phone support (discussed above) when you
- place your order. If, within thirty days, you decide for any reason that you
- don't want to keep ManageX III or IV, you may return your disks for a full
- refund of what you paid for BOTH the program AND the phone support.
-
-
- FINALLY
-
- - Answering letters consumes considerable resources. Therefore, mailed cor-
- respondence other than a registration or software order is not likely to be
- acknowledged. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS, PLEASE CALL -- don't write.
-
- - Any offer contained in any of the this disk's files is subject to change or
- withdrawal without notice.