TECH-ROM Library Help
TECH-ROM LIBRARY Help System

Index

Configuration

Disclaimer

Information Systems

On-line

Product Library

Publish

Request for Quotation (RFQ)

Reseller

Slide Show

Subscribe

TECH-ROM LIBRARY Main Screen

Video for Windows Movies

MS-Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation


TECH-ROM LIBRARY

TECH-ROM LIBRARY is a Multimedia Marketing Tool on CD-ROM.   TECH-ROM LIBRARY contains product information from manufacturers & publishers and service providers, both at the national and international levels.  Individuals viewing this product information are able to shop, see the item in action, make comments directly to manufacturers, publishers, and resellers, compare cost and quality with comparable items and make Requests For Quotation (RFQ); all in a matter of a few minutes.

You can find the cost of the product from a broad spectrum of suppliers/resellers/dealers that want to know you.  Specifically, you can find the difference in price between them, and their competitors, and what value they add to the product to justify their price.  Then you will become the best consumer/buyer in the world with all the information you need to make an intelligent buying decision based on product/price/service from all the right sources.   TECH-ROM LIBRARY also develops multimedia presentations upon request and will provide technical assistance.

Main Features

The main screen of TECH-ROM LIBRARY is your entry point to a rich, multimedia catalog of exciting computer products.  Here are the main features of the program you can access from this screen:

Software Supplier Search

Hardware Supplier Search

Information Systems

Slide Show

Video for Windows Supplier Movies

Note: If you want to switch between TECH-ROM LIBRARY and another Windows program in order to temporarily leave to do some other work, please use the Alt+TAB option to switch between applications.  You can also delete the animation intro (TINTRO.FLC ) from the \TECHROM subdirectory on your hard disk if you want to conserve disk space or keep the animation from playing each time you load the program.

"Software" - Software Supplier Search

This button displays all software suppliers in the TECH-ROM LIBRARY.  From the screen that follows, you can see demonstrations of supplier products, view pricing information, and request quotations on items.

How to select: 	Click on the "Software" button

Click on the "Bookshelf"

"Hardware" - Hardware Supplier Search

This button displays all hardware suppliers in the TECH-ROM LIBRARY.  From the screen that follows, you can see demonstrations of supplier products, view pricing information and request quotations on items.

How to select:	Click on the "Hardware" button

Click on the "Monitor", "Printer", or "Computer"

"Info Sys" - Information Systems

This button displays a screen where you can provide a variety of information to TECH-ROM LIBRARY.  From the choices that appear, select "Config" to fill out your contact name and address.  Select "Subscribe" to subscribe to future versions of TECH-ROM LIBRARY.  Select "Reseller" to request an application to receive RFQ information from CD users.  Select "Publish" to request an application to have your product presented in the next issue of TECH-ROM LIBRARY.

 How to select:  Click on the "Info Sys" button

Click on the "Telephone", or "Safe"

"Slide Projector" - Slide Show

This selection shows a complete list of all suppliers on this CD-ROM and displays pictures of their product offerings.  You can see the entire slide show or select individual slides to see.

How to select:	Click on the "Slide projector"

"Camcorder" - Video for Windows Movies

This selection shows a list of all suppliers on this CD-ROM having a Video for Windows AVI movie file covering their company and/or product line.  You can play the entire list of movies or select an individual movie to play.

How to select:	Click on the "Camcorder"


Product Library

Purpose / Scope

The Product Library is the entry point to view presentations and display product items offered from a variety of manufacturers & publishers and service providers.  It allows users to quickly and easily find suppliers and/or their products.  The Product Library also offers the opportunity of requesting price quotations on as many products and services as you wish.

In the Product Library you can search through the entire TECH-ROM LIBRARY.  There are three main methods you can use to search the TECH-ROM LIBRARY:

Primary and Secondary Sort

Suppliers

Category (Hardware, Software, Services, etc.)

These three search criteria are independent of one another.

Primary Sort

Enter a primary key or display a list of the available primary keys by selecting the down-arrow.  The Supplier Item List box will then display all items that fall into your primary area of interest.

Secondary Sort

Display a list of the available secondary keys by selecting the down arrow.  Select a key from the list that appears.  The Supplier Item List box will then display all items that fall into your primary and secondary sort.

Suppliers

To display all of the product items that a particular supplier sells, select a name from the list that appears.  The Supplier Item List box will then display all product items.

Categories

To display all hardware, software, or services, etc... sold by all suppliers, use the categories box.  Select a category from the list.  The supplier Item Iist box will then display all selected items.

View Presentation

If you double click on a listed product, a slide will appear with a message asking if you would like to view the presentation.  To view, double click on the slide.  When the presentation is finished, continue shopping by double clicking other items.  In case of a Rogue Demo, press escape, hold "CNTRL" + "ALT" and press "DEL", or, as a last resort, turn off your computer.

If you are viewing a demonstration slideshow,the following keys are active:

Advance thru slides

Mouse click, PGDN, Dn Arrow, Return, Space

Reverse thru slides

PGUP, Up Arrow

Go to End

End

Go to Beginning

Home

Request for Quotation (RFQ)  for a Product

Click the Quote button.  Request a price quotation for any number of products that you are interested in.  As you browse through the TECH-ROM LIBRARY and see a product of interest, click on the item then drag it from the Supplier Item List to the clipboard or to the Quote button if the clipboard is not displayed.

To move the clipboard to a different location on the screen, place the mouse cursor on the title bar of the clipboard and drag the clipboard by holding down the left mouse button.

To minimize the clipboard, select "Close" at the bottom of the clipboard.

To make the clipboard reappear, select the "Quote" button.

At any time you want to see your RFQ, double click on the clipboard.  You will be transferred to the RFQ spreadsheet with the products you have selected.

To Return to the Office Screen

Select OK.


Request for Quotation

 The Request for Quotation (RFQ) allows you to build and organize a list of products to find suppliers that have product availability and price according to the value of services received for that product.

Note:  Every time you (RFQ), you or your company may be selected for a Premium Prize valued at about $100.00!

Building and Organizing Your List

When you drag items to the clipboard in the Product Library, all items on the clipboard are automatically transferred to the RFQ.  When you double click on the clipboard, you arrive at the RFQ.  This is how you build your list.

To Delete an item:  To delete an item from the list, drag it to the trash can (icon).  This deletes the item from the list and the clipboard, and adjusts the total price.

To Add an item:  For a price quotation on a product that does not appear in TECH-ROM LIBRARY, easily add it by clicking on the "Add" button.  Enter as much information as you know about the product and then click on "OK".  Be sure and include a list, or approximate list price.

To OK:  Select "OK" to return to the Product Library to continue shopping and adding more items to your clipboard.

To Clear:  Select "Clear" to clear RFQ form.  This will clear all items off of the form.

To Print:  Select "Print" to print a RFQ.

To Comment:  We encourage your comments to us, to the manufactures, to the publishers, and to the resellers.  Each comment is automatically uploaded to the correct party.  Double click on the column marked "C" at the left edge of the spreadsheet for that item.  To exit the comment field, click outside of the spreadsheet.

Sending the RFQ

Click on the on-line button, or the Teddy Bear, to send your RFQ by electronic mail.  You must first fill out the "Config" screen and have a modem properly configured in MS-Windows  to use this feature.  If you do not have a modem see below.

Faxing or Mailing the RFQ

You can print out the RFQ form and send it by FAX or mail.  Be sure to print out the Config form to be included in all transmittals.  This form contains your name and address information.

If you do not have a modem, but do have a printer properly configured in *MS-Windows, click on the Print button, print out the RFQ form and then mail the RFQ and the "config" printout to:

TECH-ROM LIBRARY

P.O. Box 307 DEPT. RFQ-M

Mandan, ND 58554

*MS-Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.


Information Systems

This screen provides access to:

Configuration Information

Subscription Form

Reseller Application

Supplier (Manufacturers & Publishers, & Service Companies) Application

"Config" - Configuration

When you pick this button, a form will appear prompting you for your name, contact information, and preferences on how you would like to be contacted by resellers.  This information is transferred along with your Request for Quotation (RFQ) and provides a way for TECH-ROM LIBRARY to contact you.

Note:  Every time you request a quotation, you or your company will become

eligible to win a Premium Prize valued at about $100.00.

"Subscribe"

This form allows you to order single issues or subscribe to the TECH-ROM LIBRARY CD.

"Reseller"

If you are a reseller and wish to find out more about the TECH-ROM LIBRARY  reseller program, please fill out this form.

"Publish"

If you are a manufacturer, publisher, or service provider, and would like to have your product(s) published in the next issue of TECH-ROM LIBRARY, please fill out this form.

"On-line"

This button sends the Request for Quotation (RFQ) and other requests to TECH-ROM LIBRARY.

Sending Forms

After you have filled out all the forms you want to send to TECH-ROM LIBRARY, click on the On-line button to send your Request for Quotation (RFQ)  and other forms by electronic mail.  You must have a modem properly configured in MS-Windows to use this feature.  If you do not have a modem, you can print them and send them in by FAX or mail.

Printing Forms

If you do not have a modem, but do have a printer properly configured in MS-Windows, click on the Print button and print out the Request for Quotation (RFQ) form.  Be sure to also print out

a copy of the Config form and then Mail or FAX both forms to:

TECH-ROM LIBRARY

P.O. Box 307 DEPT. RFQ-M

Mandan, ND 58554

MS-Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.


Configuration

This form contains your contact information.  Responses to your  Requests For Quotation (RFQ) and other requests will be sent to the address contained in this form.  Any TECH-ROM LIBRARY Premium Prize you win will also be sent to this address.  The TECH-ROM LIBRARY Premium Prize is a $100.00 approximate retail value. No PO boxes will be processed.  There are three main areas of this form:

Your address

Your telephone numbers

Select Dealers for Quotations

NOTE:  The fields with an asterisk (*) next to them must be filled out before any information can be transmitted electronically to TECH-ROM LIBRARY.  If these fields are not filled out when you pick "On-line", you will be returned to this form to complete the required information which will enable us to better serve you.

Your address

This area contains your name and street address.  If you are a Government agency please insert "GOVT" in this box.

Your telephone numbers

These include all of the various methods of contacting you.  We recommend using a small search area first (your town or target area) and if you need more responses do it again.

Select resellers for quotations...Be careful

Please note:  There are 900,000 computer resellers in the United States.  There may be 5 or 50 in your town.  Adjust your search area to carefully select the number of responses you can or wish to process.

This form allows you to specify which area you would like the Request For Quotation (RFQ) from.  You may select resellers by time zone or by a specific zip code.  Partial zip codes are allowable.  If you would like a price quote regardless of region, don't fill out this form.  Your request for quotation will then be available to all resellers.

Print

Pick this button to print a copy of the form.

Undo

Pick this button to undo what you have currently added to the form.

Clear

Pick this button to clear all fields in the form and return to the previously displayed screen.


Subscribe

Fill out this form to subscribe to TECH-ROM LIBRARY.  You can order a single issue or subscribe for a full year.

Do you own a CD-ROM?

Select one

Billing Information

Select method of payment.

Please send me the following:

Type in the quantity of discs you or your company would like to receive.  Ensure the mailing address 	is correct in the configuration file.

Print

Pick this button to print a copy of the form.

Undo

Pick this button to undo what you have currently added to the form.

Clear

Pick this button to clear all fields in the form and return to the previously displayed screen.


Publish

To find out about publishing information in TECH-ROM LIBRARY, fill out this form.  This is a pre-qualification form that provides basic information so that we know what type of services you may need.  We will match an account representative with your needs.

TECH-ROM LIBRARY will send you a qualification form.

Print

Pick this button to print a copy of the form.

Undo

Pick this button to undo what you have currently added to the form.

Clear

Pick this button to clear all fields in the form and return to the previously displayed screen.


Reseller

To find out about participating in TECH-ROM LIBRARY Request For Quotation program as a reseller, please fill out this form.

Fill the "Please Contact" box with the name of the person in your organization that would have the authority to authorize the application.

TECH-ROM LIBRARY will send you a qualification form.

Print

Pick this button to print a copy of the form.

Undo

Pick this button to undo what you have currently added to the form.

Clear

Pick this button to clear all fields in the form and return to the previously displayed screen.


Slide Show

These slides show images of suppliers logos and their products.  You can look at all, or select the ones you wish to see.  Click on "All" to see all of the slides.  To view one or more slides, hold the shift key down and highlight the slides you wish to see.  Then click on "Play".  "OK"  returns you to the main TECH-ROM LIBRARY screen.


Video For Windows Movies

These are Video for Windows movies of suppliers and their products. You can look at all or select the ones you wish to see.  To view one or more slides, hold the shift key down and highlight the slides you wish to see.  Then click on "Play".  "OK" returns you to the main TECH-ROM LIBRARY screen.


Disclaimer

TECH-ROM LIBRARY(TM)  DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY, AND MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, CONCERNING REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY MANUFACTURERS, PUBLISHERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ON THE DISK, AND SUCH INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Subject to the above limitation, TECH-ROM LIBRARY  (TRL) warrants that the disk is free from defects and workmanship and material for thirty days from the date of sale.  If this product is found to be defective, TRL will replace the disk at no charge to you; provided the disk has not been modified or damaged through misuse, abuse, accident, neglect or mishandling.  For replacement send the defective disk to TECH-ROM LIBRARY , P.O. Box 307, Mandan, North Dakota 58554.

TECH-ROM LIBRARY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL LOSS OR DAMAGE.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

This disk is intended for use on VGA+ (256) color mode.  The user may experience some viewing difficulties in the event of utilization in VGA 16-color-video mode.


On-line

The "On-line" button (Teddy Bear) sends the Request for Quotation (RFQ) and other requests to TECH-ROM LIBRARY.   To use this button, you must have a modem currently configured in Windows.  If you are experiening problems, check to make sure your modem port is properly set up by selecting the Port Icon in the Control Panel.  For instrutions, refer to your Windows manual.

Upon successful transfer of information, an acknowledgment message will be displayed on your computer screen.  If this does not happen, please contact TECH-ROM LIBRARY to report the problem.

Sending Forms

After you have filled out all the forms you want to send to TECH-ROM LIBRARY, click on the On-line button to send your Request for Quotation (RFQ) and other forms by electronic mail.  You must have a modem properly configured in MS-Windows to use this feature.  If you do not have a modem, you can fax the forms, or print them and send them in by mail. Be sure to include the Config form printout with all transmittals.

Printing Forms

If you do not have a modem, but do have a printer properly configured in MS-Windows, click on the Print button and print out the Request for Quotation (RFQ) form.  Next, display your contact information by selecting the "Config" button in the "InfoSys" area of the program.  Print this form out.  Mail these forms to:

TECH-ROM LIBRARY

P.O. Box 307 DEPT. RFQ-M

Mandan, ND 58554

MS-Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.