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- MICRO DATA ASSIST
- 2701-C, West 15th
- Suite 149
- Plano, Texas 75075
-
- (214) 736-3668
-
- Registration fee: $20.00
-
- REMENU - Version 1.12
- REMINDERS
-
- COPYRIGHT 1987,88,89,90,91
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
-
- MODIFYING THE ENVIRONMENT:
- --------------------------
- The 'REMINDERS' application program may require more intensive
- disk utilization than other programs you are currently using. DOS
- permits you to alter the environment to facilitate this intensive
- disk utilization.
-
- It is recommended that you create a CONFIG.SYS file (if the file
- is not there already) which contains the following two
- statements.
-
- FILES=20
- BUFFERS=8
-
- DOS looks for the CONFIG.SYS file each time the computer is
- turned on (or "re-booted"). When the file is found, the
- operating system alters the environment corresponding to the
- contents of the file.
-
- To print the 'REMENU.DOC' file enter the following commands:
-
- COPY A:REMENU.DOC PRN <enter>
-
- ********************************
- INSTALLING 'REMINDERS' ON SYSTEMS WITH A HARD DISK DRIVE:
- --------------------------------------------------------
- The diskette that your copy of 'REMINDERS' was distributed to you
- on should not be used for running of 'REMINDERS'. You should
- first make a back-up copy of the distribution disk and then
- install 'REMINDERS' on either your hard disk or floppy disk
- system.
-
- It is recommended that you create a sub-directory that will
- contain the 'REMINDERS' program and distribution master files.
- The following DOS command will create a sub-directory called
- 'REMENU':
-
- C>MKDIR REMENU
-
- Once you have created the sub-directory, select the new sub-
- directory by entering:
-
- C>CHDIR REMENU
-
- Insert the 'REMINDERS' distribution disk in drive 'A' and copy
- all of the files on this disk into your REMENU sub-directory with
- the following command:
-
- C>COPY A:*.* <return>
-
- INSTALLING 'REMINDERS' ON A DISKETTE
- ---------------------------------
- The diskette that your copy of 'REMINDERS' was distributed to you
- on should not be used for running of 'REMINDERS'. You should
- first make a back-up copy of the distribution disk and then
- install 'REMINDERS' on either your hard disk or floppy disk
- system.
-
- In order to run 'REMINDERS' on a floppy disk system you will need
- two disk drives. One drive to contain your program disk and the
- other to contain your data files.
-
- Insert the 'REMINDERS' distribution disk in drive 'A' and select
- the 'A' drive by entering "A:" (return).
-
- Insert a blank formatted disk into drive 'B'. This is the disk
- that your working copy of 'REMINDERS' will be copied to.
-
- Enter the following command:
-
- A>COPY A:*.* B: <return>
-
- Reboot your system then execute REMENU.EXE in order to
- initialize your system.
- ********************************
-
- *** HIDDEN FEATURE ***
-
- Your 'REMENU - Ver. 1.12' has the ability to accept a file
- generated by another user of REMENU. With this feature you can
- generate say a special file that contains only the dates for your
- kids high school football or basketball games. You then can pass
- a copy of this file to other user's of REMENU an by just loading
- it in to their computer it will be copied into their data base.
- After it has been copied it is deleted so that duplicate copies
- of it will not be entered.
-
- To create this 'HANDOUT.DBF' perform the following steps:
-
- 1. Make a unique sub-director to hold a copy of your REMENU.EXE
- program and copy it into this sub-directory.
-
- 2. Make sure that the 'REMVBLS.MEM' file does not exist so that
- when you load REMENU it will initialize a new database without
- any entries in it.
-
- 3. Load REMENU and setup the date reminder's that you wish to
- pass along to others.
-
- 4. After you have created these date reminder's exit REMENU and
- rename MDREMDRS.DBF to HANDOUT.DBF.
-
- 5. Copy only the HANDOUT.DBF file to as many blank disks as you
- wish to distribute. Instruct the individuals that receive these
- disks to copy the HANDOUT.DBF file into the same sub-directory
- that hold their copy of REMENU.EXE. Then next time they load
- their copy of REMENU.EXE it will look for this HANDOUT.DBF file
- and append it into their database. It will then delete this
- HANDOUT.DBF file so that it will not duplicate this copy routine.
- They now have the date reminders in their database.
-
- ** Note: If your friends do not have a copy of REMENU.EXE
- (Reminders) Version 1.12 let them have a copy of yours. While
- they will be limited to the 50 entry limit until they register
- their copy they can still accept your HANDOUT.DBF files. Who
- knows - maybe they will become a registered user. ***
-
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