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| This is a MAINTENANCE RELEASE of The Wall Street Tracker, Version 7.1. |
| If you registered Version 7.0+, just "plug in" or copy the WALLSTRT.EXE, |
| WSTDOC.EXE, and WSTINST.EXE programs into your current Wall Street |
| Tracker directory (C:\WALLSTRT). After that, run The Wall Street Tracker |
| as you have in the past. Thanks again for your registration. |
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| BEFORE YOU UPGRADE, PLEASE READ: |
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| If you use The Graph Tracker, Version 2.5, and you upgrade to Version 7.1 |
| of The Wall Street Tracker, you will need to download The Tracker |
| Utilities to get The NEW Graph Tracker, Version 2.6. The Graphs written |
| to disk with Version 7.1 of The Wall Street Tracker will not be compatible |
| with The OLD Graph Tracker, Version 2.5. |
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The faster you get your data updated, the faster you get an indication of
where the markets are headed. You reach the decision process faster, leaving
you more time to consider your options. The last thing you want to hurry, is
a financial decision.
The Quote Tracker makes the data update process of The Tracker Programs
automatic! It will convert quotes downloaded from Prodigy, CompuServe,
America Online, TC2000, Quote Com's Internet Quote Service, and is Stock-Watch,
Pro-Util, PDL, PTT, and Quicken Quotes compatible. If you download ASCII or
TEXT formatted (readable) quotes from a source we don't support, we can write
a Custom Version of The Quote Tracker for you. The Quote Tracker is easy to
use, the computer does all the work, it's that simple!
In today's fast paced markets, you have to be on top of what's happening,
and you have to beat the crowd getting there. If you want to save valuable
time updating your data, then read the QUOTRACK.KIT file found on your
disk. The QUOTRACK.KIT file may be viewed or printed with any text editor
or wordprocessor.
Now, historical stock, fund, or index data can be imported into The Wall
Street Tracker or The Mutual Fund Tracker. Currently we support historical
quotes gotten from FNN, Prodigy, TC2000, Quote Com's Internet Quote Service,
and Quicken Quotes. If your historical data supplier provides data in a
different format, contact us so that we can develop a Historical Data Importer
to work with their data format.
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QUICK START
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If you use Windows, and decide to run The Tracker Programs from inside the
Windows Program Manager, consult the Windows documentation on how to install
the PIF and ICO files needed for Windows 3.0. If you use Windows 3.1,
consult the Windows documentation on how to install the TRACKER.GRP file.
These Window support files are supplied with each program. Please try the
entire Tracker Family of Programs.
To get started, insert The Tracker disk into your floppy drive. If you are
using Windows, MS-DOS Shell, or another type of front end menu system, consult
its documentation on how to INSTALL OTHER PROGRAMS, or on how to END, QUIT,
EXIT, or GO TO DOS. After preforming the previous task, you should see the DOS
prompt C:\> or something like our example. Next, change to the floppy drive
that contains The Tracker disk. For example, type at the DOS prompt: A: and
press [ENTER] to change to drive A:\. If you have a printer, please turn it
on now so that you can print some important information. If you have The Wall
Street Tracker disk in your floppy drive, type at the DOS prompt: PRINTWST
and press [ENTER]. If you have The Mutual Fund Tracker disk inserted, type:
PRINTMFT and press [ENTER].
The documentation for each program is found in an executable program. If
you have The Wall Street Tracker disk, in your floppy drive, type at the DOS
prompt: WSTDOC and press [ENTER]. This command allows you to read or print
The Wall Street Tracker documentation. If you have The Mutual Fund Tracker
disk, in your floppy drive, type at the DOS prompt: MFTDOC and press [ENTER].
The documentation explains in detail each function of the program and its use.
We strongly recommend you review it before installing the software. Also
remember, both programs use the same user interface. As you learn how to use
one, you learn to use both.
After you have reviewed the documentation, you will need to install the
software onto your computer. To do this type: WSTINST for The Wall Street
Tracker, or MFTINST for The Mutual Fund Tracker, and press [ENTER]. You will
be asked a few questions and prompted to enter information that will allow the
software to preform its best on your computer.
When the installation is finished type: WST to run The Wall Street Tracker,
or MFT for The Mutual Fund Tracker, and press [ENTER]. If those commands
will not work type: WALLSTRT to run The Wall Street Tracker, or MFTRACK
for The Mutual Fund Tracker, and press [ENTER]. That should get The Tracker
programs installed and running for you. If you experience a problem, please
don't hesitate to phone us at (512) 858-5206, Monday through Friday, 9am to
6pm CST.
Check out The Tracker Utilities too! These utilities have been bundled
together and are used with The Mutual Fund Tracker, Version 3.6, and The Wall
Street Tracker, Version 7.1. This package features The Graph Tracker, The Data
Shifter, The Configuration Editor, The Historical Data Importer, and The Mutual
Fund Composite Average Calculator. There is a file on The Tracker Utilities
disk named READ.ME. Please read this file before doing anything else with
The Tracker Utilities. The READ.ME file may be viewed or printed with any
text editor or wordprocessor.
Please don't get hung up trying to install and use these
utilities right away. Just read the READ.ME file so that
you will know what they do. Then with experience and
need, they will become valuable tools for you to work with.
After you have reviewed the READ.ME file, and if you desire to, please
look for the GRAPH.EXE archive found on The Tracker Utility disk. It
contains The Graph Tracker. Copy the GRAPH.EXE archive onto a blank high
density floppy disk so that you can unarchive it. To unarchive The Graph
Tracker program, type at the DOS prompt: GRAPH and press [ENTER]. This will
unarchive a few files onto your floppy disk. The Graph Tracker documentation
is in the GRAPHDOC.EXE program. We strongly recommend you review it before
installing the software.
Please feel free to upload, copy, or give these unregistered programs to
anyone. If you have any problems, or if we can be of any help, please let us
know. Our phone number is (512) 858-5206.
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>> THE WALL STREET TRACKER NEWS <<
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Read or Print the FOLLOWED.STK file for a complete list of all stocks
tracked and available in the up-to-date data files. The up-to-date data files
are available for download, by subscription, on Keith's Little Software Shop
and the World Wide Web via the Internet.
The Wall Street Tracker documentation is in a hyper-text type executable
file. To read or print the documentation, type: WSTDOC at the DOS prompt
and press [ENTER]. We recommend that you print and read the documentation.
Read the file named THEFACTS.TXT. It includes some interesting facts about
The Tracker Programs. If you use Prodigy, CompuServe, America Online, TC2000,
Quote Com's Internet Quote Service, Stock-Watch, Pro-Util, PDL, PTT, or Quicken
Quotes read the QUOTRACK.KIT file. They may be printed or read with any
wordprocessor or text editor.
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= =
= The Wall Street Tracker and The Mutual Fund Tracker =
= are available on Bulletin Boards across North America =
= =
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FILENAME: WALST71D.EXE The Wall Street Tracker, Version 7.1d.
FILENAME: MFTRA36E.EXE The Mutual Fund Tracker, Version 3.6e.
FILENAME: TRACUT26.EXE The Tracker Utilities Disk.
The EXE archives, listed above, are self-extracting and you need no other
software to unarchive the program.
The latest version of each Tracker Program can always be found on Keith's
Little Software Shop in Austin, Texas. The BBS has two nodes and the phone
numbers are (512) 858-7564 [ZyXEL 16.8 / V.32bis] or (512) 894-0383 [HST 16.8
/ V.32bis]. The files listed above are FREE for the downloading and may be
downloaded without validation.
The latest versions can also be found on America Online with the file names,
WALST71D.ZIP and MFTRA36E.ZIP. Call Keith's Little Software Shop to get The
Tracker Utilities.
The latest versions are also on Compuserve, in the Investors Forum, and
ZiffNet. The file names on these services are, WALLST.ZIP and MFTRAC.ZIP.
Call Keith's Little Software Shop to get The Tracker Utilities.
If you need technical support, you may call us voice at (512) 858-5206
between 8am and 6pm CST.
If you have access to the Internet you can now get technical support or
download the programs directly from our World Wide Web Home Page. Our Internet
URL address is: http://www.eden.com/~watkins
You may write to us at: The Tracker Programs
P.O. Box 33280, Suite 195
Austin, Texas 78764-0280
You may leave E-Mail to us on these services:
Prodigy, addressed to ID: HFNT20A
CompuServe, addressed to ID: 70412,2701
Keith's Little Software Shop, addressed to: SYSOP
PLEASE NOTE: INTERNET MAIL (E-Mail) - Tech Support
Internet Mail Address: watkins@eden.com
Internet URL address: http://www.eden.com/~watkins
You can send Internet mail to us from CompuServe, America Online, MCI Mail,
GEnie, DELPHI, and other systems that carry Internet mail. Sending mail to us,
via the Internet, will assure you a quicker reply.
If you have access to FidoNet Netmail, you may send messages addressed to:
Keith Watkins at node 1:382/401. Responses, via Netmail, take about a day.