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F A M I L Y T O O L S ******************************** ** Copyright (c) 1989 by ** ** Michael Dorio ** ** MAFIAWARE CO. ** ******************************** \/ersion 1.2 All Rights Reserved DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS: allowed by authors without infringement of copyright. 1. This software may be freely used, copied, and distributed. 2. Under no condition may this software be used for commercial purposes or as endeavor to reap financial gain, etc. without the written permission from the author. (usually given) 3. Under no conditions may this software be distributed in modified form, without written permission from the author. 4. This software may not be released in any form as PUBLIC DOMAIN. 5. The author retain all ownership rights of this work, as well as distribution rights with the exception of those set out. 6. LIMITED WARRANTY: THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS ASSUMED BY THE USER SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE. YOU (AND NOT THE AUTHOR) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REGARDING THE USE OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF, THE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE; AND YOU RELY ON THE PROGRAM AND RESULTS SOLEY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER THE AUTHOR NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE, THE RESULTS OF USE, OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIM. 7. THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM INDICATES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. REGISTRATION: required fee for use of this software Family Tools is COPYRIGHTED SHAREWARE. It is not free. You may use this software and evaluate it for a short period of time. If you use this software and enjoy it, please register it. Basic Registration..................$25.00 -This is if you just wish to register your current copy you own. Update Registration.................$50.00 - Every time a new version of Family Tools is made, you will be sent the latest copy by mail at no charge. Source Code.........................$100.00 -This is the source code to Family Tools. You may select any 1 or more of these ways to register Family Tools. If you have a printer, turn on your printer and type "PRINT" at the DOS prompt. If you do no have a printer, type "READ" at the DOS prompt. BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION: Benefits only registerd users can obtain Basic Registration 1: Full user help with any problems and questions you have about this software via mail or phone. 2: A subscription to the MAFIAWARE CO. newsletter letting you know of updates in MAFIAWARE CO. software. 3: You ensure that future updates of this software will be released. Updated Registration 1: Full user help with any problems and questions you have about this software via mail or phone. 2: A subscription to the MAFIAWARE CO. newsletter letting you know of updates in MAFIAWARE CO. software. 3: You ensure that future updates of this software will be released. 4: You will be mailed at no charge a printed user manual. 5: You will be mailed at no charge each new update of Family Tools on 5 1/4 floppy disk. Source Code 1: Full user help with any problems and questions you have about this software via mail or phone. 2: A subscription to the MAFIAWARE CO. newsletter letting you know of updates in MAFIAWARE CO. software. 3: You ensure that future updates of this software will be released. 4: You will be mailed at no charge a printed user manual. 5: You will be mailed at no charge the source code to FAMTOOLS.EXE and FCONFIG.EXE on 5 1/4 floppy disk. In either case, please fill out the REGISTER.TXT file and send it along with your check/money order to: Michael Dorio 4 Latourette Road Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S What is shareware?..............................................1 What is Family Tools?...........................................2 Requirments.....................................................3 Configuring Family Tools........................................4 Do's and Don'ts.................................................5 The first menu..................................................6 DOS SHELL.......................................................7 PASSWORD CHANGE.................................................8 CHECKBOOK.......................................................9 - Making a checkbook - Adding transactions to the checkbook - Looking at the checkbook CALCULATOR.....................................................10 - Addition, Subtraction, Multipication, Division - Trigonomic Functions - Geometric Functions TELEPHONE BOOK.................................................11 - Making a telephone book - Adding entries to the telephone book - Looking at your telephone book GRADE BOOK.....................................................12 - Making a course - Adding grades to a course - Looking at grades in a course APPOINTMENT CALENDAR...........................................13 - Making and adding appointments to the calendar - Looking at the calendar SOFTWARE LIBRARY...............................................14 - Making a software library - Adding software to your library - Looking at your software library MUSIC..........................................................15 COLORS.........................................................16 BULLETIN BOARD PASSWORD LIST...................................17 - Making a password list - Adding information to the list - Looking at your list NOTEPAD........................................................18 - Making a notepad - Adding notes to the notepad - Reading the notepad - Erasing the notepad TYPEWRITER.....................................................19 REGISTRATION INFORMATION.......................................20 TROUBLE SHOOTING...............................................21 PRINTING THE DOCUMENTATION.....................................22 EXIT...........................................................23 - 1 - WHAT IS SHAREWARE? Shareware is a unique concept allowing the computer user to try out computer software before purchasing it. You are givin a limited evaluation period to test the software. If you like the software, you are required to register it and comply with it's requirments. If you do not like it, you do not use the software any further and pay nothing. Please support shareware. - 2 - WHAT IS FAMILY TOOLS? Family Tools is software geared to help the whole family. There is a checkbook program for adults to balance their checkbook, a enhanced calculator for the adult or student which can perform all basic math functions as well as geometry and trigonometry functions as well. There is a telephone book for anyone to keep a record of people and their phone numbers. There is a grading program that will let a parent or student keep track of their grades. Students can use this to keep a list of their assignments and their grade on that assignment and parents can use it to watch their child's grades to make sure he is doing well in school. There is an apointment calendar. It will keep track of important dates or a schedule for you. There is a software library that will let you keep track of all the software you own. Then there is the music and color section that will let you experiment with color and sound on your IBM. For modem users, there is a Bulletin Board password list to keep track of all the passwords you use. There is a notepad for anyone when you have to jot something down. There is also a limited typewriter that will let you type out things and print them on your printer. Like a mini-wordprocessor. I hope you enjoy Family Tools as much as I enjoyed creating it. - 3 - REQUIRMENTS: Family Tools was created on an IBM PC,XT compatiable with 640k in memory. Family Tools requires an IBM or IBM compatiable. CGA graphics and at least 256k in memory. - 4 - CONFIGURING FAMILY TOOLS: Before running Family Tools, you will need to configure it. To do so, type "FCONFIG" at the Dos prompt. You will be asked to select passwords for the different utilities. GENERAL PASSWORD - Password entered to begin Family Tools CHECKBOOK PASSWORD - Password entered to begin Checkbook program BBS PASSWORD LIST - Password entered to begin BBS PASSWORD LIST GRADES PASSWORD - Password entered to begin the grade book BANK ACCOUNT - NOT IN USE CURRENTLY TELEPHONE BOOK - NOT IN USE CURRENTLY Please remember the passwords you select. If you forget at any time, type the following at the Dos prompt: "TYPE CONFIG.DAT" After you are done running the configuration program, you can now start Family Tools by typing "FAMTOOLS" at the Dos prompt. - 5 - DO'S AND DON'TS: what to do and what not to do When answering any YES/NO question, make sure you have your CAPS LOCK on. When in any one of the databases, you must ALWAYS make a file before you can add information to it or read it. Do not just CONTROL-BREAK the program to exit it. Family Tools frequently opens and closes files so please exit it in the approriate way. DO register this software if you like it. If you ever want to erase any one of your lists, just select option 1 on the menu to "MAKE A NEW..." - 6 - THE FIRST MENU: When you have run FAMTOOLS.EXE you will be prompted with a menu. You have 3 choices: 1)Family Tools - To run the program Family Tools 2)Register this software - If you plan to register this software, choose this option. 3)Exit - Quit to Dos - 7 - The DOS SHELL utility will allow you to exit to Dos at any time without having to quit Family Tools. To do this, select "1" at the main menu. You will then be in Dos. All commands that you could use before you loaded Family Tools can be executed now as well. To get out of Dos and back to Family Tools, type "EXIT" at the Dos prompt. - 8 - PASSWORD CHANGE: This utility will allow you to change the passwords you made with the configuration utility. When you run this, it will erase the CONFIG.DAT file and you will have to quit Family Tools and re-run the FCONFIG file. You will then be prompted to select new passwords. When you are done running the configuration utility, you can run Family Tools again. - 9 - CHECKBOOK: keep an accurate list and balance of your checkbook transactions - Making a checkbook Before you can do any of the other checkbook utilites, you must run this first to make a checkbook for you. - Adding transactions to the checkbook You will be prompted for the following.. 1: The number of the check 2: What the check was for IE:DEPOSIT, doctor bills 3: How much the check was for The very first transaction in the checkbook MUST be a DEPOSIT. Even if this is not part of your original checkbook, you can put 0 for the check number. This is imporant. - Looking at your checkbook It will print on the screen your check number, what the check was for, and the amount of the check. At the end it will total the number of checks you have written and tell you the balance in your check book. - 10 - CALCULATOR: enhanced calculator for all arithmetic needs This calculator is ideal for anyone in grade school. - Addition, Subtraction, Multipication, Division 1: You will be prompted to enter 2 numbers. 2: Based on which function you chose, it will give you your correct answer. - Trigonometry 1: It can perform the following trigonomic functions... COSine TANgent SINe 2: You will be prompted to enter a number, and based on the function you chose, it will give you the correct answer. - Geometry 1: You will be able to perform the following functions... CIRCLES Area Circumference POLYGONS Area of: Triangles Squares rectangles parrellograms 2: Based on your input, you will be given a correct answer. - 11 - TELEPHONE BOOK: keep a list of names and telephone numbers - Make a telephone book 1: You MUST make a telephone book before you can use any of the other telephone book utilities. - Adding entries to the telephone book 1: You will be asked to enter the name of the person and their phone number. - Looking at your telephone book 1: On the screen will be printed the person's name and phone number. 2: If you have alot of phone numbers, and the screen begin's to scroll, hit CONTROL-S to pause the screen. - 12 - GRADE BOOK: will keep an average for all school courses - Making a course 1: You MUST make a course before you can add assignments or grades to it. 2: When naming your course, it can only be 8 characters long at the maximum. - Adding grades/assignments to a course 1: You will be asked to enter the assignment and the grade you got on that assignment. - Looking at your assignments/grades in a course 1: It will print on the screen your assignments and the grades you got on it. 2: It will also print out your course average, the number of assignments you had, and how many points you need to have an "A" average. 3: If you are failing a subject, you will be flashed with a warning message. - 13 - APPOINTMENT CALENDAR: keep track of all important dates - Making a calendar 1: You must make a calendar before you can add information to it. - Adding entries to the calendar 1: You will be prompted to enter the important date, and what you will be doing on that date. - Looking at the appointment calendar 1: It will print a list of the important dates, and what you will be doing. 2: If the screen begins to scroll, press CONTROL-S to pause the screen. - 14 - SOFTWARE LIBRARY: keep track of all the software you own - Making a software library 1: You must make a software library before you can use the other options. - Adding software to the library 1: You will be asked to enter the name of the software. - Looking at your software library 1: It will print all the software you own and count it for you. 2: If the screen begins to scroll, hit CONTROL-S to pause the screen. - 15 - MUSIC: experiment with sound on your computer - Playing notes 1: You will be asked to enter song notes. Some valid notes for example are "AAABBAACCC". It will then play those notes. 2: Please refer to your BASIC manual on further informatin concering the PLAY statement. - 16 - COLORS: experiment with color and graphics on your computer - Demo 1: This will print a demo of all the colors available and print a message on the screen. - Experiment 1: This will allow you to select a color, and a message you would like to see displayed in that color. - 17 - BULLETIN BOARD PASSWORD LIST: it will keep a list of all your BBS passwords - Making a password list 1: You must make a BBS password list before you can use the other options. - Adding information to the list 1: You will be asked to enter the Bulletin Board you are a use are and your password on that bulletin board. - Looking at your password list 1: It will print the bulletin board and your password on it. 2: If the screen begins to scroll, press CONTROL-S to pause the screen. - 18 - NOTEPAD: jot down any little notes you may have when paper isin't around - Making a notepad 1: You MUST make a notepad before you can use any of the other options. - Adding notes to the notepad 2: You will be asked to enter what you would like written on the notepad. - Reading the notepad 1: It will print all the notes you have written on the screen. 2: If the screen begins to scroll, hit CONTROL-S to pause the screen. - Erasing the notepad 1: It will erase all the notes you wrote on your notepad. 2: You will have to make a new notepad. - 19 - TYPEWRITER: turn your computer into a typewriter or mini-wordprocessor - Typewriter mode 1: You must press <ENTER> at the end of each line, just like a typewriter. 2: Your printer must be on while in the typewriter mode. 3: After you press <ENTER>, that line will be printed on the paper printer. - 20 - REGISTRATION INFORMATION: information about registering this software - It will print out some more information about registering this software. - 21 - TROUBLE SHOOTING: how to fix problems you may have with Family Tools - When I load the file FAMTOOLS.EXE, I get an error message and it says to 'PRESS ANY KEY TO RETURN TO SYSTEM'? 1: You must run the FCONFIG.EXE file before running FAMTOOLS.EXE - All the menu screens are scrambled and I can't read anything 1: You must be able to support CGA graphics - On the Y/N questions, some times it says "Invalid Command" 1: You hit another key besides 'Y' or 'N" 2: Your CAPS LOCK must be on while answer those questions - When I am looking at a list, it scrolls off the screen and I can't read it 1: Press CONTROL-S to pause the screen - 22 - PRINTING THE DOCUMENTATION: how to print the user manual At the Dos prompt, type "PRINTDOC" and hit <ENTER> This will print out the documentation for you. - 23 - EXIT: To quit Family Tools This will quit Family Tools and exit to Dos. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- end.