旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � � � The GS User Menu System Release 3.36 � � (C) 1989 - 1992 � � � � Shareware - Made in Germany ! � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � Programme Documentation � � � � Translation by Hennig Bardenwerper � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Gandke & Schubert - Computerprograms P. O. Box 200 429 DW-4050 M봭chengladbach 2 Telefon: (0 21 66) 94 80-0 9.00 AM - 5.00 PM Telefax: (0 21 66) 61 20 37 Mailbox: (0 21 66) 4 47 13 BTX: *GS# 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Table of Contents � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 1. System Requirements 2. General Introduction (3. Virus Protection) 4. Hard Disk Installation 5. Operating the Menu System 6. The Menu Batch File (a) What is a batch file? (b) Structure of menu batch file (c) Menu windows (*) (d) Menu options (#) (e) Direct actions on selection (f) Branching to a submenu (%) (g) Inserting program parameters ($) (h) Password protection for individual options (?) (i) Help text for individual menu options (!) (j) Remarks within the Batch File 7. Creating and editing a menu batch file 8. Loading the menu automatically at start time 9. The ALT-Functions (a) ALT + V Moving windows (b) ALT + I Miscellaneous settings - Screen colours - Shadows - Time lock - Dark screen - Language - Save settings (c) ALT + P Enter/change system password 10. Additional Tips (a) Shelling to DOS (b) Renaming EXAMPLE.MEN (c) Enforcing a monochrome display (d) Password before leaving the menu (e) Calling GS-Men� by PATH (f) Environment Variables MENUTMP and MENUSYS 11. Network (LAN) Installation, switching off + and +. 12. Provisions/restrictions of GS-MENU 13. Restrictions of shareware version 14. As often as possible ..... 15. User registration 16. Price of registered version 17. 3.5" Diskettes 18. How you do it 19. One last remark ..... 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 1. System Requirements � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� PC/MS-DOS (at least Version 3.00) 512 KB Main Memory Hard Disk 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 2. General Introduction � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 GS-Menu will provide you with an equally comfortable and simple user interface for your Personal Computer. By selecting a menu option using the , the or the first letter of the option and by confirming your selection by pressing you can easily call all your numerous application programs. After leaving an application you will automatically find yourself back on the menu surface. These functions will also work with a serial MS-Mouse (or compatible). Contrary to most other menu systems, which can be tough on your computer's RAM, this one, as a rule, will only take up 80 (EIGHTY!!!) Bytes of memory. In other words: even very memory-hungry applications can be integrated in the menu. In order to set up the menu system you will need at least some basic knowledge about your operating system, as you will be working entirely with DOS commands. Insofar we have to refer you to your DOS manual or to other literature on the subject. Generally, very few commands will be sufficient. We suggest that you familiarise yourself with the following: - MD (MKDIR) Create a new directory - CD (CHDIR) Change to an existing directory - DIR Show contents of drive/directory - COPY Copy files You should also be familiar with the following subjects: - directory structure under PC/MS-DOS, - files under PC/MS-DOS (in particular those with extensions ".EXE". ".COM" and ".BAT"), - calling programs under PC/MS-DOS, - keyboard settings of your computer (refer to manual) and - the start file "AUTOEXEC.BAT" Of particular interest (and important in this context) are the functions of so-called batch files which carry out DOS commands sequentially (in a batch). All DOS commands which can be executed form within a batch file will be carried out by GS-Menu without difficulties. If you know the operating system of your computer to this extent, you will have no problems whatsoever in setting up and maintaining your own individual menu system. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 3. Virus Protection � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 Some Versions of GS-Menu used to check the length of the file "MENU.EXE" whenever it was started. By using LZEXE for compression that isn't possible any more, as the virus check (and the whole program) would not work if it is infected itself. If GS-Menu doesn't start the reason might be a virus! 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 4. Installation the Programme on a Hard Disk � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Since the program, including this documentation, fits on 360 KB diskette there was no need to have it compressed. The usual installation procedure is, therefore, not necessary. All you have to do is to copy the contents of the diskette to a new sub- directory on your hard disk. Should you have worked with an older version of GS-MENU already, make a safety copy of your old menu batch file and then delete all files in this directory. To install GS-MENU take the following steps: 1. Create a new directory, e.g.: C:\> md gsmenu 2. Change to the new directory: C:\> cd gsmenu 3. Copy the diskette to the new directory: C:\GSMENU> copy a:*.* That was it! The installation on a network is identical. However, a special environment variable must exist for every workstation (see section 11 below.) 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 5. Operating the Menu System � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� To load the program you must specify the name of the menu batch file as a parameter. This batch file, as discussed earlier on, contains commands which control further processing. C:\GSMENU> gsmenu example.men "EXAMPLE.MEN" is the name of a sample file supplied by us. You can (should) rename it and change it according to your own needs or create a new batch file and use the new name as the parameter. On the diskette you also find a batch file called "ENCODE. MEN". It's the same file as "EXAMPLE.MEN" but has been encoded by a special program available as an utility for GS-Menu. That is useful if you want to be sure that nobody finds out your passwords in the ASCII-Batch-File. Try using the menu system. Move the selection bar by pressing the or the . Confirm your selection by pressing . When you are in a submenu you can leave it by pressing . The main menu is ended by pressing . in this context are , , and . If you enter a letter the selection bar will move to the next option that begins with this letter. If there is only one option which begins with that letter it will be immediately executed. If you are using a mouse the left key equals , the right one equals . Now select the option "Adjust menu system" in the main menu. The options offered by the submenu will enable you to adjust the menu system to your own individual needs. The option "Edit menu batch file" will load the file EXAMPLE.MEN into the editor GS-EDIT so that you can change it (see more detailed explanations under section 6). Be careful: if you insert to many "wild" changes the menu can get totally haywire. In such a case you will have to restart it. The option "View documentation" will allow you to view the file DOC.TXT (this text). If you wish to print this documentation select the option "Print documentation". Make sure your printer is ready and that there is a sufficient supply of paper (20 to 25 pages). We hope that you will be satisfied with the program. Should you intend to use it on a regular basis the two following options will give you information on how to become a registered user and on other programs available from this company. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 6. The Menu Batch File � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 We will now use the file EXAMPLE.MEN to explain the functions of the menu system. (a) What is a batch file? A batch file is a normal text file containing a sequence of commands lines which will tell the menu system what it is supposed to do. There are two main categories of commands: - The first category are internal menu system commands like calls for submenus, options, on-screen position of menu windows etc. - The second category are operating system (DOS) commands like changing directories, loading application programs etc. The menu system will make the operating system carry out these commands as if they had been entered at the DOS command line. Print the EXAMPLE.MEN batch file by selecting the relevant option in the main menu. You should then read this part of the documentation very carefully with the print-out of the batch file in front of you. You will quickly realise how easy it is to understand the functions of the program. You will even develop your own ideas on the directory structure of your hard disk. (b) Structure of a menu batch file Here's an example: *Main Menu (20,8) #Ap^plications %Applications #^Utilities %Utilities #System ^Commands ?Secret %System Commands #^Edit Menu System %Edit Menu System #P^rint Menu Batch File type example.men > prn Each line of the batch file contains a command which defines the subsequent actions. These are mainly the following: Menu windows (preceded by a "*") which represent a complete window with different options. Menu options (preceded by a "#") which will start an action of some kind. Pre-defined Hotkey of each option is the first letter of it. You can use a "^" to define a different hotkey. Calls for submenus (preceded by a "%") which will open yet another window when selected. Normal commands as in MS-DOS batch files to start programs or carry out DOS commands. Additional commands for the menu system, e.g. program parameters, password protection, help text, widow positions etc. To improve the visual structure of your batch file you can insert indentations and blank lines. Please be aware that the menu system differentiates between lower and upper case letters in calls for menu windows. (c) Menu windows (*) Each menu window is preceded by an asterisk (*). The text following the asterisk represents the window header and must be absolutely identical to the text following the "%" character which calls this submenu from the previous window. When the menu system is loaded the program automatically searches for the first asterisk in the batch file. Make sure, therefore, that your main menu is located at the beginning of the batch file, e.g. *Main Menu (20,8) The numbers in brackets define the screen position of the upper left corner of the menu window. The first number represents the horizontal X value, the second is the vertical Y value. Don't worry too much about these coordinates. You can adjust the position of the window easily on-screen using the (see section 9). (d) Menu options (#) Menu options are preceded by the "#" character. MAIN MENU #Applications <- 1st option #Utilities <- 2nd option #- <- dividing line #System Commands <- 3rd option These are the options that you see on the screen. The maximum number of options per window is 18 (these would fill the screen from top to bottom). "-" instead of text shows a dividing line. (e) Direct actions on selection On the line immediately below the individual option you can enter the actions that your computer shall carry out if this option is selected. #Print Menu Batch File type example.men > prn You can enter commands which will be carried out immediately. There is no need to enter any commands to make the program return to the menu system after carrying out the commands, this is done automatically. #Show Floppy Disc Contents dir a: /p /w echo. <- echo. yields a blank line pause (f) Branching to a submenu (%) Instead of commands to be processed directly you can also enter a command which will make the program branch to a submenu (i.e. open a new window). #Utilities <- Main menu option %Utilities <- Submenu to be loaded Every call for a submenu must be preceded by a "%" character. The options in this new window could then look like this: *Utilities (32,11) #PC-Tools cd\util pctools #Quick-DOS cd\util qd #Norton Tools cd\util nu A maximum number of 15 windows (submenus) can be opened on the screen at the same time. (g) Many programs (e.g. word processors) can be loaded with certain parameters. Have a look at the option "Word Processing" in the menu batch file: #Word Processing $Textname: gsedit $ The program will interpret the "$" character at the beginning of the command line as a command to open an additional window where parameters can be entered. In this case enter the name of the batch file EXAMPLE.MEN and confirm by pressing . You see, don't you? This entry has the same effect as the menu option "Edit Menu Batch File": #Edit Menu Batch File gsedit example.men Wherever you enter the control code "$" after a command in the menu batch file it will be replaced by the entry you made in the parameter window when the command is executed. If you want to enter more than one parameter, simply enter them one after the other into the parameter window. Obviously, the command which opens the parameter window has to be located before the command which loads the program. If you want to use single parameters at different places of the batch file just use the parameters "$0" to "$9". Example: Enter Options: Option1 Option2 Option3 <- Your Input While "$" contains the whole line of your input "Option1 Option2 ..." "$0" represents "Option1", "$1" "Option2" ... (h) Password protection for individual menu options (?) If you want to protect individual menu options by an additional password you must insert this in the batch file on the line following the line that contains the option (#) itself. #System Commands ?Secret <- your special Password %System Commands GS-MENU interprets the question mark as a command to open another window which will prompt you to enter the password, i.e. "Secret" in this particular case. The name of the protected menu option will also be displayed to avoid any confusion with the general system password (see section 9.c). If you are using a combination of password and parameter entries the "$" parameter line must follow the "?" password line. (i) Help text with for individual menu options For every menu option you can insert a detailed help text which can be displayed by pressing if the cursor is positioned on the relevant option. #System Commands ?Secret <- your special password !The system commands enable you to work on the !level of the operating system of your computer !and require profound knowledge of the system. !An inexperienced user can easily damage essential !data. !This option is therefore protected by a password. !(The password is "Secret" but don't tell anybody. %System Commands Each line of the help text has to begin with an exclamation mark. As these text lines can be placed anywhere within the block relating to the individual option the can also be "misused" as comments to individual commands. The help screen will display all lines as one connected block of text. (j) Remarks within the Batch File Lines beginning with "REM" (Remark) will be ignored by GS-Men�. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 7. Creating and Editing a Menu Batch File � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� A batch file can be created and edited with every word processor or editor which is capable of saving text in ASCII format. To spare you the trouble of having to use the MS-DOS editor EDLIN we have also supplied you with the program GSEDIT. It is automatically loaded by the menu batch file as soon as the option "Edit Menu Batch File" is selected. If you are working on DOS level enter C:\GSMENU> gsedit Editor Commands: Cancel editing Delete line Begin of text End of text Begin of line End of line as well as , and Backspace. At the bottom right corner of the screen you will find an indication whether you are in INSERT or OVERWRITE mode. You can toggle this mode by pressing the key. The command C:\GSMENU> gsmenu example.men will load the menu batch file into the editor. Make only a few changes at first and test them. For a better visual overview it is recommended to separate the individual submenus by at least one blank line and insert the appropriate indentations as shown in the example. Load the menu system by entering "gsmenu example.men" at the DOS prompt and see the results of your changes. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 8. Loading GS-MENU automatically at start time � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 If you are satisfied with your menu batch file you should rename EXAMPLE.MEN to something like MYMENU.MEN. You should then include a command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file located in your root directory which loads the menu automatically every time you start your computer. The changed file should look similar to this: keyb gr date time ...... ...... cd\gsmenu gsmenu mymenu.men Like your menu batch file you can edit AUTOEXEC.BAT with the editor GSEDIT. The commands to change to the directory GSMENU and to load the menu system must be the last commands in this file. PLEASE NOTE: Batch files cannot be loaded directly from the menu because the menu system itself is such a batch file. One batch file cannot call another without interrupting the chain of commands in the calling file. Under MS/PC-DOS 3.3 and higher versions batch files can be loaded directly with the command CALL. Example (DOS 3.3 and higher): *Batch Files (7,7) #Word Processing cd\ batch call txtbatch.bat Under older versions of MS/PC-DOS you have to load a "copy" of COMMAND.COM which will reduce the available memory by about 4 KB. Example (DOS 3.2 and lower): *Batch Files (7,7) #Word Processing cd\ batch command /c txtbatch.bat The easiest way around this problem would be to include the commands in your menu batch file. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 9. The ALT-Functions � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Some functions which do not have to be made public to every user of your computer we have assigned to ALT key combinations. (a) Moving a window Pressing and simultaneously will get you into "MOVE" mode. You can now move the active window to any position on the screen by using the arrow keys or the mouse. Pressing will confirm the present position and the batch file is automatically changed. Play around with this function for a while, we had our fun, too, doing this. If the Menu-Batch-File is encrypted it's impossible to move windows! (b) Miscellaneous settings - Colour settings Use the arrowkeys to select an option from the left window and confirm with . The options are the following: Color - Background - Window - Selection - Header and Footer The bottom line will display the present colour combination: Foreground - Background and will change the background colour, and will change the foreground. You cannot change the background to the same colour as the foreground of course. When you have found a new combination that you like confirm with . will cancel your changes. - Shadow ON or OFF The tick after the option (�) indicates that the shadow is displayed. You can switch it off and on by pressing . - Set time lock (Seconds till password) If you have set a system password (see (c) below) you can enter here if and when it shall be requested if no key was pressed for a specified time. (This can be quite useful if you have leave your computer and you want to keep unauthorised persons out of your system. If you enter "0" (default) no password will be requested. Any larger number means that the password will be requested after the corresponding number of seconds. Don't enter the number "1", please. You would have to have pretty good reactions to be able to change this again. - Set dark screen switch (Seconds till dark screen) If the menu display is frequently kept on the screen of your monitor for long periods of time it will very slowly "burn" itself onto the screen mask. To avoid this the display can be switched off if no key is pressed during a number of seconds which you can specify here. The only thing you will see then is a box appearing in different positions on the screen which will prompt you to press any key to switch the display of the menu back on. As with the time lock you can disable this function by setting the number of seconds to "0". - Dark-screen-box If you find the jumping box in dark screen mode annoying you can switch it off by pressing at this option. The tick (�) indicates that the switch is set to ON. - Select language Lets you select if menu text shall be displayed in English, German or Italian. - Save settings Your settings are saved and the menu is re-activated. Pressing at any time will cause all changes to be discarded. In other words: you can play around with the settings as long as you like as long as you don't save anything. (c) Set/change system password You can enter a general system password here. If a password exists already you have to enter it first. The system password will be requested every time you start or leave the menu system. I you have set a time lock this will also activate the request (see above). Another option is the key. If you press this key the program will also request the password. This may come in useful if you have to leave your computer alone and you want to protect it against unauthorised access. IMPORTANT: The password does not offer a one hundred percent foolproof protection. There is no absolute guarantee that nobody else will be able to access your data. Do not forget your password. If you do you will not be able to access your own programs. I you can't think of anything else to use as a password but the name of your wife, your girlfriend or your dachshund (nobody will ever guess that!) you should at least mix lower and upper case letters. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 10. Additional Tips � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� (a) Shelling to DOS To be able to work on DOS level you should integrate a command to load the DOS command processor COMMAND.COM (see above). After loading COMMAND.COM and working on that level you can return to the menu by typing "EXIT". Example: #Exit to DOS ?PaSsWoRd <- your special password cls echo Type EXIT to return to the menu SET PROMPTMARK=%PROMPT% PROMPT [GS-MENU active] %PROMPT% command PROMPT %PROMPTMARK% SET PROMPTMARK In this example the prompt is modified and, after leaving the DOS level,changed again to its initial form so that you won't forget the menu in the background. (b) Renaming EXAMPLE.MEN After tailoring your own menu batch file you should rename EXAMPLE.MEN to prevent it from being overwritten by a re-installation of GS-MENU (see section 4). (c) Enforcing a monochrome display Some computers are equipped with a colour graphics card although they only have a monochrome screen, e.g. many laptops. The program will automatically recognise the existence of such a colour card and attempt to produce a colour display which may lead to strange results on the screen. In such cases you can enter "sw" as an additional parameter when you load the program (sw = short for "schwarz-weiss" = German for black and white). C:\GSMENU> gsmenu example.men sw This will disable the automatic recognition of the colour card and enforce a proper black and white display. (d) Password before leaving the menu If you are using a system password and would like to prevent that the menu system can be started and left with the same password you can enter a special password in the first line of your batch file which will only be requested when you leave the menu, e.g.: ?DOSexit <- Password for leaving the menu on the first line *Main Menu (20,8) #Applications %Applications #Utilities %Utilities #System Commands %System Commands This has the advantage that, although your secretary can activate the password protected menu system every morning, she cannot access the operating system. It will also prevent you from accidentally throwing out the menu system by pressing while the main menu is active. The computer may be switched off without any problems while the menu is active. (e) Calling GS-Menu by PATH GS-Menu can be called by DOS-PATH: You needn't change to the Menu-Directory to start it. Write the directory of GS-Menu to the PATH defined in your "autoexec.bat": PATH=C:\;C:MENU;... NOTE: Sometimes other directorys also contain an executable file called "MENU". If such a directory is in the PATH-definition before the directory of GS-Menu the wrong MENU.EXE will be called and that will cause problems. (f) Environment Variables MENUTMP and MENUSYS As default GS-Men� uses it's own directory for temporary and configuration-files. You can define other directorys by setting the environment- variables MENUTMP (temporary) and MENUSYS (configuration files): SET MENUTMP=h:\gsmenu\tmp\ SET MENUSYS=h:\gsmenu\tmp\ Please don't forget the backslash "\" at the end! 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 11. Network (LAN) Installation � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 If you own a version of the program which is capable of being installed in a network (even the shareware version can be installed in network - for testing only!) GS-MENU can be loaded from all workstations if it is installed in a directory on the server. Theoretically the menu can be loaded 45,656 times at the same time. To tell the program which computer it is being run on you should assign a number to each workstation. This number is located in the environment variable and should be assigned via the AUTOEXEC.BAT: Example for a single workstation: keybgr SET GSMENU=1 ..... ..... ..... e: cd\ gsmenu gsmenu overall.men Please note that each workstation number may only be used once. The variable GSMENU can have a maximum length of three characters (alpha characters and numbers only!) Longer values will cause the menu to crash. IMPORTANT: The environment variable GSMENU may only be defined in a program version which is capable of being run in a network. You will recognise such a version by the fact that it will not crash if the environment variable is defined. ........Got it?........ + and + are switched off if you call the resident program CTRLC.COM. ATTENTION: If you are using a very old AT or a XT CTRLC.COM doesn't work! 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 12. External Password Protection � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Some users of this program have got "Top-Secret-Programs" which are protected by a special program asking for passwords. GS-Menu can be told to use that passwords instead of the ones defined in Batch-File and with : Define an environmental variable called MENUPASS: C:\GSMENU> SET MENUPASS=cls;dir;backup c:*.* a:; This variable contains the names of three programs, seperated and ended by ";" The first one of these programs is called when you start GS-Menu. The second one when you press or the time limitation gets active. On leaving the menu the last one is called. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 13. Provisions/Limitations of GS-Menu � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� - Size of menu batch file up to 64 KB - Up to 18 options per menu window (full screen) - Up to 15 windows open at the same time - Any number of commands under each option - Runs in a network (up to 46,656 workstations) - Mouse support 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 14. Limitations of the Shareware Version � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� - NONE (you are only prompted to get registered) - Shareware version can be run in a network 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 15. As often as possible � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You may copy and pass on the shareware version as often as you please. (For the full version this is only valid if you are a licensed dealer!!!) If you only own the full version and would like to pass it on you can convert it into a shareware version by deleting the file KUNDE which tells the menu that this is a full version. Other changes to the diskette, to the size of the diskette or to the programs may only be made if you have obtained our written agreement first. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 16. User Registration � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Every author tends to believe that he has written a great program. In most cases this is probably true but as a user with your own individual set of problems you would of course like to know if this marvellous software can cope with your specific requirements. We also believe that you are entitled to expect value for money and we will happily accept such comparison. We offer you the shareware version of GS-MENU without any limitations because we believe that limited versions are not trustworthy. If you should intend to continue using our program after testing it thoroughly because you like its features you can buy the full version at a SUPERCHEAP PRICE. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 17. Price of the Full Version � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You can get your registration as a licensed user for the newest full version of GS-MENU for a mere DM 29.00 (Network version DM 59.00). You will receive the program immediately after registration. Not only will you relieve your conscience with a registered version, you will also get rid of our registration screen which tends to get on some peoples' nerves after a while. You will also help us to develop and market further improved versions of the program. A dealer's version with your name and address or advert on the bottom line of the screen can be obtained for DM 198.00 (network version DM 398.00). It may be copied and passed on (but not sold) as often as you like. Please inform us what the menu shall display at the bottom line. There are 78 characters at your disposal. [......................... 78 Zeichen .....................] For DM 98,00 you get a program for encrypting your menu batch files so that it becomes very difficult to find out your passwords. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 18. 3,5 " Diskettes � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 If you would like your program on 3.5" diskettes please inform us accordingly in your order because otherwise we will automatically send you 5.25" diskettes. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � 19. How you do it � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸 How do you obtain your registered full version? Print the file FORMULAR.TXT, e.g. C:\GSMENU> type formular.txt >prn or call the relevant menu option. You will get an empty registration form which you can fill in and send to us. For a dealer's version we also need the 78 character advert line. Add-on charges: Pre-paid delivery (WITHIN GERMANY ONLY) -> DM 5.00 postage and packaging Cash on delivery (GERMANY) -> DM 7.00 postage and packaging Cash on delivery (OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES) -> DM 20.00 postage and packaging Please don't forget to specify your exact address and a telephone number where you can be reached during the day. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � 20. One last remark � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� A good and proven software product is not only defined by the programr but also by the requirements of the market. You as a user represent the market. It will always be a problem for any programr to write good and effective software if he does not know the user's requirements. Programmes should, therefore, always be developed in close cooperation between users and programrs. Only then it can be ensured that the software will meet the users' requirements. This program is the result of such fruitful cooperation. But nevertheless ...... ...... please try and find out if you can think of anything which might (should) further improve the program and which functions you would like us to add. Let us know about your proposals and if they make sense we will include them in further updates. We are prepared to listen to your individual problems because that is what helps us in writing useful and meaningful software that can compete on the market. Give us your assistance! Write to us! Give us a ring! NOTE: MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. PC-DOS is a registered trademark of IBM Corp. ... end ...