T  O  M  (TM)
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                             Version 1.02
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                    D E S C R I P T I O N    A N D
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                 A U T H O R    I N F O R M A T I O N
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                      Last updated:  February, 1992




This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
the TOM package.

Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.TXT text
file.


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                         Program Information:
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File Name(s) for BBSs:
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For consistency and to help users locate the files, please use the
following file names:

      TOM102.ZIP   



Keywords:
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   [TOM TOM102 DATABASE TEXT RETRIEVAL EDITOR]

Category:
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   [DATABASE, TEXT RETRIEVAL]


Program Name, Category, Keywords:
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   [TOM, TOM102, DATABASE, TEXT RETRIEVAL]


Short Description:
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   [TOM is a free-form text retrieval program. It features pull-down 
    menus and windows. It has a built-in full screen editor for easy
    file editing. TOM indexes every word in your files for fast access. 
    You can search for words numbers, dates, phrases... Search conditions 
    can be formulated using logical operators and delimiters and wildcards
    such as AND, OR, NOT, *, (), "". ]


Long Description:
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   [TOM is a program that allows you to create and maintain an 
    electronic version of a filing cabinet. 
    
    It can be used as:
    . a file management tool
    . a text retrieval tool
    
    You don't have to learn any new theory, concept or new procedure. 
    TOM gives you the freedom to design your own filing system in a true
    user-friendly environment.

    TOM features:
    . pull-down menus and windows, for easy user intercation
    . a powerfull indexing engine that indexes every word in your files
    . a fast search engine for easy and quick access to the information
    . logical operators and delimiters (AND, *, OR, NOT, "", ()) for more
      advanced search conditions
    . a built-in full screen editor to create/edit your files

    No matter how many documents you have in your filing cabinet, any 
    word, sentence or number is just few key-strokes away.

    Specifications of TOM:
    	. Number of drawers		32,767
	. Number of folders		32,767
	. Number of cards		65,535
	. Number of links/card		255
	. Size of a card		65,500
	. Memory required		512KB
	. DOS version required		3.x or above
	. Computer 			IBM PC, XT, AT or compatible]



Registration Information:
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   For complete user registration information please refer to the
   REGISTER.TXT text file.


Author/Publisher Information:
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PolySoft-Australia is an Australian Company based in Sydney, Owned by 
George T. Tohme.

Please feel free to contact me (George Tohme) at any time if you have 
any questions, comments or suggestions.  I can be reached by mail at 
the following address:

	PolySoft-Australia
	P.O. Box K245
	Haymarket 
        Sydney 2000
	Australia

I can also be reached by voice or electronically as follows:

   Voice:        (61) (2) 724-0313
   CompuServe:   76244,3171


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