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//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The Market Analyzer for Windows
// (C) Copyright 1997
// by Jim Dowdle, Jr.
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for trying The Market Analyzer for Windows
(MAWIN).
Reinstallation/Upgrade Notice:
First, if you are upgrading, or re-installing, it is
a good practive to backup all MAWIN files first.
When upgrading, we recommend installing to the same
directory as you are currently using. Your
Authorization Code will still be good for the
same release number (1.X, 2.X, etc.), and if you
install to the same directory, over your old files
it will preserve a file called register.dat, and
you will not need to re-enter registration information.
If you have historical quote files (*.day) you want
to keep, you may either select custom installation,
and de-select "data files", which will avoid over-
writing of your files with installation files of
the same name. This is an advantage if the MAWIN
installation is a few weeks old, and will therefore
contain history files not updated in that amount of
time. But the installation may also contain new or
enhanced history files which you will want, so the
best option may be to save your files, and then do
a full installation, and see what you get.
Overview:
MAWIN is a program for downloading, viewing,
and analyzing historical stock quote data from free
sites on the Internet, and includes several data
files including the DJIA historical quotes by day
since 1901! It is preset to certain useful sites,
and is user configurable to any site. MAWIN makes
its connection to the Internet through Windows Sockets.
This copy is a pre-release, marketing and technical
test version. It has been in reliable, private use
for some time, but is just being made available to the
public.
To optimize performance, the program has initially been
targeted at Windows 95 and a Pentium-Compatible
processor. As it has been compiled for these targets,
use in other environments is not recommended.
It has been tested on systems with 16 and 32 megabytes
of RAM. Use on a system with less RAM should work
fine, but has not been tested.
You will need about 6 Megabytes of disk space, and
this will grow as your collection of historical stock
quotes grows. (Frequent backup is a good idea.)
We would be pleased if you would evaluate the program
for a free trial period of up to 90 days, after which
it will become inoperative if you have not completed
registration.
Like other programs distributed electronically, during
an introductory period, the program will be designed
to have a limited lifetime, in case this version needs
to be recalled for technical or legal reasons. Initially,
this version will operate until April 1, 1997. The
limited lifetime will likely be lengthened or eliminated
in future releases.
You are encouraged to register electroncially. There
is a fee, which is minimal, and will be considered a
non-refundable handling fee. The program will be
considered free (at this time), but while continued
support or availability is planned, it cannot be
guaranteed.
If reaction to this version is favorable, when it
expires, a newer version will be available for download,
and either your valid registration information or your
trial period (if any remains) will still apply. Given
sufficient interest, release version 1.X will be available
in a few months, and with a larger number of operating
features.
If you register during this pre-release period, your
registration will be valid through and including all
version 1.X releases. The registration cost of version
1.X has not yet been determined, although the plan is to
automate the registration process to the greatest extent
possible, and keep the cost of future releases low.
Further information will be presented as you run the
program for the 1st time, and through built-in help.
There are no known bugs in MAWIN at this time.
However, during installation, avoid the use of long file
names for your path, or you may need to edit the
Startup Directory in the properties of your Icons
in the Mawin folder. (This is a glitch in the
installation utility used; unresolved at this time.)
If you accept the default directory, this problem will
be avoided.
You may want to move these setup files to a temporary
directory. You will no longer need them once installation
is complete.
For more information, please review the built-in help after
installation.
Jim Dowdle.
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MAWIN Development History:
Version 1.0a Pre-Release // distr file name: mawin.zip
-- Original Beta
-- Released to Tucows on 01/18/97
Version 1.0b Pre-Release // distr file name: ma100b.zip
-- Corrected Crash occurring when Electronic Registering
W/O Server Login while accessing other MAWIN windows
-- Released to WinSite(tm) Windows 95 FTP Archive on 01/19/97
Version 1.0c Pre-Release // distr file name: mawin10c.zip
-- Corrected uninitialized prompt in Quotelist quote
edit dialog
-- Added Quotelist Configuration File for Investors Edge
General Market Indices under indices.qtl
-- Enhanced Quotelist Configuration File routines
to accept * for default filename based upon symbol
-- Added other enhancements to Quotelist Configuration
File routines to detect and auto-sync to changes in
fixed Web Pages (applies to "by_page" option)
-- Modified FileFix.exe to always update header to
header.day; corrected error in COMPANY NAME handing;
extended COMPANY NAME length to 60 characters
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