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- PC TIMECHK 2.01a SHAREWARE FOR PC/AT OR BETTER USING DOS 3.2 OR HIGHER
-
- PC TIMECHK is a tool for all PC Users who run MS Windows or have time
- and date critical applications, i.e., accounting programs, data base
- or customer receipt transactions, or for those who just want to see
- their PC run on time. PC TIMECHK self installs and will run before
- any executable programs, even Windows, and lets you see your PC's
- current date and time. This full screen, windowed program provides
- both local, 12 hour and the PC's internal 24 hour CMOS clock time, the
- day-of-the-week, month, date and year. To reset, press one key and
- enter new settings. PC TIMECHK validates your entries, resets the
- CMOS clock and calendar permanently (see requirements). A full fea-
- tured calendar is available and provides monthly calendars from 1980
- through the year 2099. Self termination is just one of the many fea-
- tures. About 45 seconds after start up, PC TIMECHK will begin a 60
- second "count down" to its self termination. PC TIMECHK will not keep
- your PC from booting.
-
- In addition to the above features, all the standard US holidays can be
- displayed on their date, or you can program your own 56 character mes-
- sages, special dates, remembrances or announcements with USERLIST, PC
- TIMECHK's unique date utility. You can create, change, copy or delete
- special dates in any number of PC TIMECHK data files.
-
- I invite you to load and use PC TIMECHK. You'll be kept informed and
- your computer will be "up to date".
-
- Read the installation instructions below for a fast and complete
- installation of PC TIMECHK and USERLIST. PC TIMECHK comes with its
- own install program that will automatically add PC TIMECHK to its
- own directory (TIMECHK), update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and its
- "path", your option. A copy of your original AUTOEXEC.BAT file is
- made and renamed as AUTOEXEC.CHK as a backup.
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- TIMECHK.EXE Shareware Version 2.01a
- USERLIST.EXE Shareware Version 1.51a
- INSTALL.EXE Shareware Installer Version 2.0a
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
-
- IBM PC/AT or compatible using DOS Version 3.2 or higher. It is not
- recommended that PC TIMECHK be installed on a PC or PC/XT since
- these machines' date and time cannot be set and maintained through
- any version of DOS. Only 286 or better PCs using DOS 3.2 or higher
- can set their AT CMOS internal clock's date and time through DOS.
-
- INSTALLATION:
-
- IMPORTANT - Shareware BBS download file is named PCTIME2A.ZIP for
- one disk installation or PCTIM12A.ZIP (Disk 1) and PCTIM22A.ZIP
- (Disk2) for two disk installation. PCTIME2A.ZIP will unzip into
- 22 files totaling 753K bytes. It's suggested that you unzip these
- files onto a 1.2MB or 1.44MB floppy diskette. Use this diskette
- for installation to your hard disk. Not all files are copied on
- to your hard disk. INSTALL looks at your PC's equipment and copies
- only those files needed. Shareware INSTALL Verion 2.0 or Version
- 2.0a IS REQUIRED when installing PC TIMECHK Version 2.0, 2.01 or
- 2.01a and is included on the distribution diskette.
-
- STACKER, DBLSPACE OR OTHER COMPRESSION SOFTWARE - Some testing of
- PC TIMECHK has shown unpredictable results when your "Target" Dirve
- is Drive D: when using STACKER in a Drive C: (Stacker Drive) Drive
- D: configuration. The same is true when when your "Target" Dirve
- is H: in a Drive C:, Drive H: DOS 6.0 DBLSPACE in a Drive C:,
- Drive H: configuration.
-
- 1. Run PC TIMECHK's INSTALL.EXE program from any sorce drive to install
- all necessary files to the TIMECHK directory, and update your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- 2. Place PC TIMECHK Sorce Diskette No. 1 in any floppy disk drive or
- change drives, so you are pointing at the drive (and directory) con-
- taining the source PC TIMECHK files. Enter "INSTALL". INSTALL will
- copy the PC TIMECHK software and all required files to the hard drive
- designated.
-
- 3. Use the <Enter> Key or click on the left mouse button to accept the
- default drive letters and answers shown by the INSTALL program.
-
- If you request INSTALL to update your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, "\TIMECHK"
- will be added to your PC's boot drive path and "TIMECHK.EXE" will
- be added after the PATH statement, after the mouse call or, if nei-
- ther found, before any other ".EXE" file.
-
- 4. When INSTALL has completed, remove your PC TIMECHK source diskette
- and restart your system.
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- DOCUMENTATION
-
- Complete documentation is available on the source diskette.
-
- Enter PRINTDOC.BAT to print the complete PC TIMECHK documentation.
- Please make certain you have sufficient paper available in your
- printer.
-
- Documentation Changes:
-
- Getting Started / Installation
-
- Since the publication of TIMECHK 2.01a minor changes have been
- made to its documentation.
-
- TIMECHK 2.01a can now be installed FROM any drive and directory.
-
- TIMECHK 2.01a can also be installed TO any drive except A: or B:.
-
- During the install process you will be asked to provide the
- "Source Drive", "Boot Drive" and "Target Drive".
-
- If TIMECHK 2.01a was received on two diskettes, you will be asked
- to insert Disk Two during the install process.
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- LICENSE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED WARRANTY
-
- License Information:
-
- This software is protected by both United States copyright laws and
- international treaty provisions, and is the sole property of Kenneth
- G. Mummery (aka, Ken Mummery Software). Ken Mummery Software grants
- the receiver the right to use this version of TIMECHK.EXE, USERLIST.EXE
- and INSTALL.EXE for a limited period of time without registration.
- PC TIMECHK Version 2.01a is a Shareware version of PC TIMECHK and yours
- to "try before you buy". If you wish to continue using PC TIMECHK,
- you are morally and legally required to register your copy, see Order Form
- found on the distribution diskette and under your"\TIMECHK" directory on
- your hard drive. Copies of this software are permitted as long as no
- changes are made to the original files AND that all files remain together
- as a group. Shareware vendors should see the file VENDOR.DOC for dis-
- tribution information.
-
- Warranty:
-
- With respect to the physical diskette and any documentation received,
- Ken Mummery Software warrants the same to be free of defects in materials
- and workmanship for a period of 60 days from receipt.
-
- Ken Mummery specifically disclaims all other warranties, expressed
- or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchant-
- ability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to defects in
- diskette and documentation, and the program license granted herein in
- particular, and without limiting operation of the program license with
- respect to any particular application, use, or purpose. In no event shall
- Ken Mummery be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial
- damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential
- or other damages.
-
- Registration:
-
- Please complete the software registration form (ORDER.FRM) and return to;
-
- PC TIMECHK REGISTRATION
- Ken Mummery
- 8968 Ellingham Street
- San Diego, CA 92129-2110
- U.S.A.
-
- The following files are found on a single 1.2MB or 1.44MB disk instal-
- lation, or the files are distributed as follows on two 360KB or 720KB
- disks.
-
- Disk 1:
-
- DISK_ID Disk Identifier (required file)^
- INSTALL .EXE Installation program^. Version 2.0a
- INSTALL .HLP Installation help files^.
- PRTREAD .BAT READ.ME print utility.
- READ .ME This file.
- TIMECHK .EXE PC TIMECHK main program.
-
- Disk 2 (or Disk 1 continued):
-
- DISK_ID Disk Identifier (required file)^
- FILE_ID.DIZ BBS description file
- INVOICE .DOC For company purchase/registration.
- PRINTDOC.BAT Documentation print utility.^
- PRTORDER.BAT Order Form print utility.
- SAMPLE .COL PC TIMECHK color monitor sample file.
- SAMPLE .MON PC TIMECHK monochrome monitor sample file.
- TCGLASS .ICO PC TIMECHK Icon.
- TCGLASS2.ICO PC TIMECHK Alternate Icon^.
- TIMECHK .COL PC TIMECHK color monitor special date file.
- TIMECHK .DAT *
- TIMECHK .HLP PC TIMECHK help files.
- TIMECHK .ID PC TIMECHK Shareware Version 2.01 ID file.
- TIMECHK .MON PC TIMECHK monochrome monitor special date file.
- TIMECHK .DOC PC TIMECHK Shareware Version 2.01 Documentation
- ULCOLOR .LST USERLIST color chart. #
- USERLIST.EXE USERLIST main program.
- USERLIST.HLP USERLIST help files.
- VENDOR .DOC PC TIMECHK distribution information for vendors.^
-
-
- * PC TIMECHK's data file based upon type of monitor
- after running INSTALL. When copied to hard disk
- through INSTALL.EXE, TIMECHK.DAT is created from
- either TIMECHK.COL or TIMECHK.MON. The same is
- true for the SAMPLE .DAT file.
-
- ^ Not copied to your hard disk during INSTALL.
-
- Please note - All PC TIMECHK v2.01a and USERLIST v1.51a files carry
- the date and time of 07-22-93 12:10:00 am.
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- REVISION HISTORY PC TIMECHK
- 12-12-92 TIMECHK.EXE Shareware Version 2.01
- Corrected minor color problems in monochrome mode, and corrected text in
- documentation. Also changed name of TIMECHK documentation file name to
- .DOC from .TXT. File release date 1-02-93 11:20:10 am
-
- 07-22-1993 TIMECHK.EXE Shareware Version 2.01a
- Corrected one minor problem with file name when called using F3. Added
- updated help files and ending screen. This July release was primarily
- issued to correct problems with USERLIST.
-
- REVISION HISTORY USERLIST
- 12-12-92 USERLIST.EXE Version 1.0, original Shareware version.
-
- 12-30-92 USERLIST.EXE Shareware Version 1.01
- Corrected problem of loading file name having 8 characters plus ".DAT"
- v. file name having less than 8 plus ".DAT". Sounds like an unusual
- problem but it did happen. This comes by way of how file names are
- checked for validity. Version 1.01 not released.
-
- 01-02-93 USERLIST.EXE Shareware Version 1.1
- Revised Delete Item to provide option of deleting file with no entries.
- Corrected other file handling problems. File release date 1-02-93
- 11:20:10 am.
-
- 01-10-93 USERLIST.EXE Shareware Version 1.2
- Well, the more you look, the more you find. Many more bugs were found
- after the release of 1-2-93, version 1.1. After many hours of looking,
- and fixing, I hope that they are all gone. I'll not promise, but......
- Should you find any bug, PLEASE let me know by letter or through Compu-
- Serve or call me at (619) 538-1020, as soon as possible.
-
- 04-12-93 USERLIST.EXE Shareware Version 1.51
- "Just when you think it's safe to release your software....."
- Since this program does so much, problems were found and fixed.
-
- 07-22-93 USERLIST.EXE Shareware Version 1.51a
- Release 1.51a is a result of having to recreate USERLIST after a major
- drive crash and the loss of all source files. Not nice! Backup files
- were of no help, so it was "back to the keyboard". While I was at it,
- I fixed the few remaining bugs (I hope) and added some enhancements that
- I've been holding for future releases.
-
- Should you have any problems, please contact me by letter, through
- Compuserve [73750,347], or call me at (619) 538-1020. Phone hours are
- limited, we all need to earn a living. Please leave a message that
- covers your bug find, your name, address and ZIP code and telephone
- number. If you're a registered owner of PC TIMECHK, please provide
- your registration number. Thanks for your help.
-
- There are many changes due in TIMECHK v3.0, now in programming. 3.0
- will have UTC (GMT) and 24 Time Zone support. Hours/Minutes/Seconds/
- 10th Second, multi-time zone display and expanded calendar support
- just to mention a few. Registered users will be notified of release
- date and upgrade fees.
-
- File release date 07-22-1993 12:10:00 am
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- All materials, except ULCOLOR.LST are Copyright (C) 1991-1993 by
- Ken Mummery (aka, Ken Mummery Software), all rights reserved,
- world wide. ULCOLOR.LST is Copyright (C) 1992 by MSI Founders,
- (a.k.a. Maritime Software International, Ken Mummery and Doug Ewen,
- Founders). All rights reserved world wide. Used with permission.
-
- > > > > THANK YOU FOR USING PC TIMECHK < < < <
- ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Windows is a Trade Mark (TM) of Microsoft, Inc.
-
- 7-22-93 10:12:00 pm
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