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┌──────────────────────────┐ │@ @│ │ │ │ NOTICE │ │ BOARD │ │ │ │ │ │ from │ │ Cornerstone Software │ │ │ │@ @│ └──────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │@ @│ │ │ │ If you need help with any aspect of NOTICE BOARD │ │ call Cornerstone Software on: │ │ │ │ UK 061-904-8143 │ │ │ │ USA 01144-61-904-8143 │ │ │ │ Elsewhere (44) 61 904 8143 │ │ │ │@ @│ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────┐ ┌────┴──┐ │ (tm) Cornerstone Software Ltd ──│ │o │──────────────── 45 Shay Lane │ ┌────┴╨─┐ │ Association of Hale Barns │ │ │─┘ Shareware Altrincham └──│ o │ Professionals Cheshire, WA15 8PA ─────│ ║ │────────────────── United Kingdom └───╨───┘ MEMBER CONTENTS -------- INTRODUCTION ................................................. 2 SHAREWARE POLICY ............................................. 2 INSTALLING THE PACKAGE ....................................... 3 RUNNING THE PACKAGE .......................................... 3 USING THE SYSTEM ............................................. 4 NOTICES ...................................................... 5 MENUS ........................................................ 6 COMMANDS ..................................................... 6 EDIT MODE .................................................... 7 CREATING & EDITING NOTICES ................................... 8 CREATING & EDITING MENUS ..................................... 9 CREATING & EDITING COMMANDS .................................. 9 HINTS AND IDEAS FOR USING NOTICE BOARD ....................... 10 NETWORKING ................................................... 11 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ........................................... 12 REGISTERING, ORDERING AND NETWORK LICENSING .................. 12 ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT ...................................... 13 APPENDIX 1 - Technical Support Request Form APPENDIX 2 - Order/Registration Form ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 1 User Manual INTRODUCTION ------------ NOTICE BOARD gives you all the facilities of an office notice board on the PCs in your company's network. It is designed to run as part of the network login procedure so that its notices are seen every time users log in. As well as messages which appear whenever the package is run, there is a simple-to-use menu structure allowing users to browse through (and possibly add to) any number of further notices. The structure of the menus is decided by you, to fit in exactly with your company's requirements, though there is a section in this manual full of hints and ideas for ways to use NOTICE BOARD. Size, shape and colour of notices are decided by you, as well of course as the content. Notices are created and edited by a System Administrator who needs only limited training and requires no computing background. The editing facilities have been designed to be as simple to use as the rest of the package. In addition to acting as a NOTICE BOARD, the package enables you to start other software packages by simply taking an option from a menu, so NOTICE BOARD could be used as a complete menu environment for your network. SHAREWARE POLICY ---------------- NOTICE BOARD is not public domain or free software but is being distributed as 'shareware'. NOTICE BOARD is (c) Copyright 1991-1993 Non-registered users are granted a limited license to make an evaluation copy for trial use on a private, non-commercial basis, for the express purpose of determining whether NOTICE BOARD is suitable for their needs. At the end of this trial period, users should either register their copy or discontinue using the package. Each registered copy of NOTICE BOARD may be used on one file server by an unlimited number of users. Companies who register NOTICE BOARD will receive a version which does not produce registration reminder notices and displays their company name on the main screen instead of the 'Not Licensed, Evaluation version only' message. In addition, registered users receive a printed, bound manual and lifetime technical support. See Page 13 for full order and license details. This software may be freely copied and distributed as long as the full set of files are included. For this reason, the archived file NBnn.EXE should be distributed, NOT the individual files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 2 User Manual The un-registered version has been pre-set with a host of notices, intended to provide an idea of how it would be used in practice. To get you started and to demonstrate its flexibility, a set of 'New User' guidelines has been set up on <F8> (Function key 8), including a full copy of this mini- manual. Once you are familiar with NOTICE BOARD, the package can be re-initialised, by pressing <Alt><F10> which removes all of the initial notices, allowing you to configure it for your company. See the System Maintenance section for more detail INSTALLING THE PACKAGE ---------------------- NOTICE BOARD may be installed onto a local disk drive or a shared, network drive, in both cases the installation procedure is the same. See the Networking section for more details on network usage. To install the system onto a hard disk drive, first create a sub-directory using a command similar to the following: > mkdir c:\notice The name of the sub-directory is not critical. Make the new directory your default DOS directory, copy the distribution file (NB21.EXE) into the new directory and then run it to unpack the package. > cd \notice > copy a:nb21.exe c:\notice\*.* > nb21 Finally, check DOS configuration file (usually C:\CONFIG.SYS) on all PCs which will use the system to ensure that enough file and buffer space has been allocated within the DOS environment. The file should contain two lines similar to: files=21 buffers=8 If not then add the lines and re-boot the PC. If the values are less than 20 and 8, increase the values and then re-boot the PC. NB: The above lines must be entered as in the example, i.e. no spaces between the characters. RUNNING THE PACKAGE ------------------- To start the package, change directory to the sub-directory containing the package, and type: > notice <enter> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 3 User Manual The NOTICE BOARD package will work out whether you are using a monochrome or colour monitor for itself. However certain types of monochrome laptops will be mis-interpreted, so it is possible to force the package to use one or the other by including one of the following commands in your 'autoexec.bat' file: set nbscr=mono set nbscr=colour USING THE SYSTEM ----------------- The NOTICE BOARD system is designed to be run by each user as part of the network login procedure. It can then be used to welcome them to the network and to display any urgent messages. The user has a choice of either browsing through the other notices available, or simply exiting and continuing as normal. If there is a menu system on the PCs, then the NOTICE BOARD package should also be one of the menu options, so that users can return to it when they wish. NOTICE BOARD itself can be used as a menu system, if you wish, (see the Commands section). Used this way, the network could be set up so that the user never leaves the NOTICE BOARD environment. Once started, the NOTICE BOARD system is completely driven by function keys and pop-up menus. The first eight function keys <F1> to <F8> provide access to eight topics of your company's choice. At their simplest, each function key will just pop-up a notice on the screen. Alternatively, the function keys can be set to provide a menu of notices, commands and further sub-menus. At any point in the system the function key <F9> will exit the system and return the user to DOS. NOTICE BOARD arranges notices in a tree-like menu structure, similar to the DOS directory structure. To take the analogy further, notices are akin to DOS files and they can be grouped into menus which are similar to DOS directories. The essential difference, is that NOTICE BOARD has eight roots, rather than a DOS disk's one, each root attached to one of the first eight function keys. A structure will look something like this: F1 F2 F3 F4 ... F8 | | | +---+---+ notice +------+--+----+-------+ | | | | | | notice menu menu notice menu notice | | | +---+---+ +---+---+ +---+----+-------+ | | | | | | | notice notice notice notice notice notice notice ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 4 User Manual NOTICES ------- Notices are what NOTICE BOARD is all about. A notice is a pop-up window on the screen which can contain a large amount of text (up to 64,000 characters per notice). If the notice contains more text than will fit into the window, users can browse using all of the normal keys, <PageUp>, <PageDn> etc Notices can be any size, filling the screen or just occupying one corner. Many colours are possible. There are two sorts of notices, those that appear automatically on the main screen, and those that are attached to function keys or menus. The former kind are provided to enable urgent messages to be put on the screen at network login time so that they may be read without the user having to take any action. Examples could be messages concerning network shutdowns or pleas for user's to backup their PCs. One useful notice in this category, is a 'Stop Press' notice giving short details of any new notices to draw peoples attention to them. See the evaluation kit for an example of this in operation. The second type of notice is not visible when the package is started but is 'popped-up' by either pressing a function key, or selecting a notice from a menu. All the keys have their expected meaning so that <PageDn> will move down to the next page of a notice (if a notice is longer than the screen window). <Esc> will 'escape' from a notice back to the menu. In addition, there are some extra keys defined for moving about in large notices: Key | Function ---------------+-------------------------- <Ctrl><PageUp> | Beginning of Notice <Ctrl><PageDn> | End of Notice <Ctrl><Home> | Top of Window <Ctrl><End> | Bottom of Window There are a number of other key definitions which are only relevant to editing and these are described in the section on editing notices. If a notice is larger than the window, a bar appears on the right-hand edge of the notice window indicating the position of the window relative to the overall notice. This can be seen in operation in the 'online' version of the manual (<F8> unless you have redefined it), where the notices are larger than the windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 5 User Manual MENUS ----- A menu is a collection of notices, commands and sub-menus. If a menu has been attached to one of the function keys, then its name appears on the key diagram (bottom left-hand side of the screen) and pressing the key produces a menu pop-up on the right of the screen. Items are chosen from the menu by selecting them with the light bar and pressing <Enter>. Movement in a menu is by use of the arrow keys and <PageUp>, <PageDn> etc. Additionally, you can jump to an entry by typing its first letter. If a sub-menu is chosen, then the new menu appears, slightly offset so that the title of the calling menu is always visible. In this way it is possible to see where you are at all times. Sub-menus may only be nested up to 10 deep though in practice, this is far more than should be necessary. A sub-menu is indicated on the menu by an arrow on the right-hand side. COMMANDS -------- Commands allow NOTICE BOARD to act like a menu package, starting up another software package at the press of a button. Commands can be linked either directly to one of the first eight function keys, or they can appear in menus. It is possible to produce a complete menu driven environment for the user so that it appears they never leave the NOTICE BOARD environment. (For the memory conscious, NOTICE BOARD exits before the new package is started, to reduce RAM overheads. A command has two parts, the name of the command which appears in the menu, and the DOS command that is executed when the option is taken. The normal practice is to make the DOS command into a call of a batch file which restarts NOTICE BOARD as its last action. The following example batch file would run a wordprocessor and then return: @echo off cd \wpdir wp.exe cd \notice notice There are some implications here for network usage. Firstly, a menu system set up via NOTICE BOARD will be common to all users. Though this may appear a restriction, it is often advantageous from a support point of view. Secondly, it is possible to specify batch files either on the network drive, in which case all users will operate in the same way, or on a user's local disk, in which case the batch files can be tailored for the different users. The DOS command line may contain fixed parameters which will be passed to the command line interpreter unchanged. In addition, if the parameter is specified as %% then the user will be asked to supply an actual parameter at run-time, in this way, a menu driven interface can be provided to many of the DOS commands. See the batch file RUNCOMM.BAT for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 6 User Manual EDIT MODE --------- So much for using the package, now lets look at how to change notices, menus and commands. The editing functions have been designed to be very simple to use and the System Administrator needs no special training nor a computing background. Edit mode is entered via a function key, <F10>. The ability to edit should be limited to certain users such as the System Administrator. If editing is possible, then it will be shown by the <F10> key appearing in the key diagram on the main screen. To enable editing for a PC, the following line should be added to the PC initialisation file (C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT): set nbedit=1334-217 Alternatively, the line may be added to the System Administrator's network login file, so that editing is possible on any PC but only for the System Administrator. NB: The NOTICE BOARD startup file, NOTICE.BAT currently contains this line, enabling all users to edit notices. This is to simplify the initial use of the system and the line should be removed before allowing users to access the system. On entering edit mode, the function of keys <F1> to <F8> changes. In edit mode, these keys provide the edit functions, and their settings are displayed, as usual, in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. Since it is possible to obscure then by creating a notice over the top of them, the functions are repeated here. Key | Function -------+--------------------------- <F1> | Create Notice <F2> | Create Menu <F3> | Create Command <F4> | Edit <F5> | Cut <F6> | Paste <F7> | Push Down (creating a new menu) <F8> | Delete As soon as you move into edit mode, a menu will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. This looks like (and is) an ordinary menu but it is one that normal users don't see. It is the top level menu which contains the settings of the function keys <F1> to <F8> and the notices which appear automatically. The first eight entries are the notices/commands/menus which are attached to the function keys and the rest are the automatically displayed notices. To edit any item, simply place the cursor over it and press <F4>. Of course, to edit an item in a sub-menu, you first have to move to the sub- menu and then select the item. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 7 User Manual To create an item, simply press the key for the wanted item. The item will appear above the current item on the current menu. Cut and Paste allows you to temporarily save an item (notice, command or menu), removing it from its current place in the structure, and paste it somewhere else. Move the light bar to the item to cut, press <F5>, then move the light bar to the new place and press <F6>. The pasted item will appear in the menu above the light bar. Hint: Since there is no way to create a new item after the current item in a menu, it is not possible to place a new item at the bottom of a menu. To achieve this, place the new item next to the bottom and then use 'cut' and 'paste' to change the two items over. The Push Down option, <F7> replaces an item with a menu, then places the item in the newly created menu. This is quite useful where you want to expand a notice into a menu of related notices. Delete, <F8> does what it says. The only restriction is that a menu must be empty before it can be deleted. This is similar to DOS directories and although restrictive, it does prevent the accidental erasure of complete branches of the menu tree. Finally, before getting down to the individual create and edit options, two points worth noting. As already described, the first eight entries in the top level menu are the function key settings, and all the rest are top level notices which will be displayed automatically. One of these notices may be used as a banner or header, welcoming users to the network. This notice should have no title. Secondly, it is possible to have command and menu entries after the eighth entry, but they will not be accessible by users. Not much use that, you may think, and in the case of commands you'd be right. However it is well worth having a menu in this area called 'System' where currently unused notices can be stored. For instance, the Network Unavailable notice will only be displayed when the network is going to be shut down, but to save recreating it each time, it should be kept in the 'System' menu and brought out when necessary. CREATING & EDITING NOTICES -------------------------- Selecting the Create Notice option, <F1> will create a default sized notice, called "New Notice" in the top left-hand corner of the screen and then enter edit notice mode. Similarly, pressing <F4> when the light bar is over a notice will display the notice and go into 'edit notice' mode. Once in 'edit notice' mode, a new set of function key definitions will appear. Once again, since they can be obscured whilst editing notices, the following table describes them: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 8 User Manual Key | Function -------+------------------------------ <F1> | Move Notice <F2> | Change Size <F3> | Change Colour <F4> | Alter Title <F5> | Save <F6> | Import an Ascii file <F7> | Toggle user writeabilty <F8> | Quit without saving changes Move and Change Size operate in similar ways. Once the function key has been pressed, the arrow keys are used to do the rest. Press <Enter> to save the new position/size, or <Esc> to restore to the original position. Change Colour, <F3> displays a colour palette. Foreground colours are displayed across the top of the pop-up palette and changed using the left and right arrows. Background colours are displayed down the left-hand side, and are changed using the up and down arrows. The Import option allows a text file to be imported from DOS into the notice. The file will be reformatted to the width of the window and appended to any existing text. Notices may be set so that users can modify them. This mirrors the actual situation where users would add their names to a list on a notice board. <F7> controls whether this will be allowed, the default is that it is not. CREATING & EDITING MENUS ------------------------ Choosing either the create menu option <F2>, or the edit option <F4> whilst the light bar is over a menu, will pop-up a window to allow the title of the menu to be entered/changed. Enter the new title and then press <Enter> to save the change or <Esc> to abort without saving the change. CREATING & EDITING COMMANDS --------------------------- Creating and editing commands is very similar to the equivalent operation on menus. In addition to entering a new title, a DOS command is required. Normally this will be the name of a batch file, and the full pathname should be specified to avoid confusion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 9 User Manual HINTS AND IDEAS FOR USING NOTICE BOARD -------------------------------------- The strength of NOTICE BOARD is that it can readily adapt to your company's environment and most of its use will be in areas specific to your company which makes it difficult to generalise on possible uses. The following is a list of possible uses which will hopefully stimulate your own ideas for ways to use it. The first and most obvious use is in passing information to users about the state of the network and other computer systems. The fact that it is run at login time means that the messages are targeted to just the people who need to know. - Network shutdowns - New network facilities - New software packages - Reminders about virus checking, regular backups etc Another useful group of notices covers the type of internal company information that can never be found when you need it. - Telephone lists - Foreign currency exchange rates - Company holiday/shutdown dates - Standard codes (time sheets, general ledger etc) - Standard rates such as 'travel and subsistence' Personnel information will need to go on the real notice boards as well but presentation here as well may get it read! - Vacancies in the company - Resumes of new starters - Internal training course information All types of company information can be made available, both of a 'marketing/PR' nature, and key information on performance. - Company news - Top Ten salesmen - Monthly Management Accounts - Sales targets - Performance indicators If you have a social club, then forthcoming activities can be publicised, recent happenings reported on and general information can be made available. Because users can be allowed to 'write' on notices, they are a good way of operating a suggestions box, or getting feedback on ideas or quality of service, in an environment where people can see each others suggestions and comment on them (anonymously, if they wish). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 10 User Manual The last group covers a difficulty with standard electronic mail systems. The ability to broadcast email to all users can produce a proliferation of junk mail, or at least mail which sections of the user community would consider junk mail. Unfortunately, like other forms of mail, you don't know that it's junk until you've read it. NOTICE BOARD provides a forum for this type of message where the onus is on the recipient to look if he/she wants to yet is simple to use and so doesn't act as a barrier. - Buying and selling of private items - The "Anyone interested in going skiing?" type of mail. - Announcements of retirement get-togethers, leaving do's etc - Requests for local charities NETWORKING ---------- This software, once loaded onto a file server, can be used by any number of users simultaneously. The only restrictions are that certain system management functions (See System Maintenance) require exclusive access to maintain the integrity of the database and such functions can only be carried out when no other users are accessing the system. NOTICE BOARD may be loaded onto a network to make it straightforward for several people to evaluate it and to get an indication of its performance in the real environment. Loading the software onto a shared drive is no different to installation on a local disk drive, (see the earlier section for details). Once loaded, the directory should be set to shareable and writable if your network controls such things. In the network situation, each user requires a working directory, where NOTICE BOARD can guarantee that local work files are private. The normal case is to use a local disk drive, however diskless workstations can be catered for by creating a set of sub-directories below the NOTICE BOARD directory, one per PC. The path to this local work area is indicated by setting an environment variable on each PC (usually in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file): set nbwork=c:\tmp This local work area requires minimal disk space (less than 100bytes) NB: The creation of a local work directory is only necessary if 'Commands' have been set up. One final plus point concerning networks. NOTICE BOARD is not a TSR program (Terminate and Stay Resident). It exits completely when 'Commands' are used to load other software packages. As such, it will not add to your memory overheads. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 11 User Manual SYSTEM MAINTENANCE The main System Maintenance option <Ctrl><F10> checks the database consistency and also carries out the necessary housekeeping, removing deleted information from the database and reorganising it for maximum performance. Note this command may only be used from the user's main menu, is only available to users who can edit the database and requires exclusive access to the database. If there are other users accessing the system, the facility will simply report the fact and return to the main menu. There is a second option which clears down the database to a blank state. This can only be run if the user has sole access to the database and the ability to edit. It is run by pressing <Alt> and <F10> simultaneously. This option may be used to remove all of the notices which have been set up in the evaluation version to allow you to prepare a meaningful test version for your own company. It is advised that a backup is taken prior to doing this to enable you to get back to the evaluation database if you wish. On the subject of backups, it is very strongly recommended that regular backups are taken of the NOTICE BOARD database. Hard disks can and do fail. The following files should be saved on a regular basis: NODE.DBF NB.DBF NB.DBV In particular, a backup should be carried out before taking any of the System Maintenance options which may modify the database. The software is not copy protected, nor are there 'hidden' files, so normal backup procedures may be used to make copies of the data and programs for security purposes. REGISTERING, ORDERING AND NETWORK LICENSING ------------------------------------------- Thirty days after initially unpacking the NOTICE BOARD package, it will begin to display a reminder notice, when first run. Pressing any key will remove the notice and the package will continue to operate normally. NOTICE BOARD is not public domain or free software but is being distributed as 'shareware'. As such it should be registered after a suitable trial period. Companies who register NOTICE BOARD will receive a version which does not produce registration reminder notices and displays their company name on the main screen instead of the 'Not Licensed, Evaluation version only' message. In addition, registered users receive a printed, bound manual and lifetime technical support. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 12 User Manual The cost of NOTICE BOARD is $95 (US Dollars) for each File Server license. A File Server license allows the package to reside on a single local area network file server and be accessed by an unlimited number of users. In a wide area network environment, multiple copies of the database are recommended on network efficiency grounds; discounts are available for multiple licenses. NOTICE BOARD can be registered in any one of three ways: 1. Via Compuserve - If your company has a Compuserve account then NOTICE BOARD may be registered using its Shareware Registration system. Simply GO SWREG and follow the instructions for registering shareware. The package's Registration ID is 1570. The cost of the software ($95) will be debited from your Compuserve account and an invoice will be sent with the registered package. 2. By Credit Card - You can order with MC, Visa, Amex or Discovery from Public (software) Limited by calling 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by Fax to 713-524-6398 or by CIS email to 71355,470. You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at P.O. Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705 3. By Cheque - Raise a cheque for $95 or its equivalent in your local currency and mail it along with the order form at the end of this manual (or ORDER.DOC) to: Cornerstone Software Ltd, 45 Shay Lane, Hale Barns, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 8PA, United Kingdom. The package price includes all shipping costs and taxes. ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT ----------------------- Cornerstone Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve message via Compuserve mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 ┌───────┐ ┌────┴──┐ │ (tm) Cornerstone Software Ltd ──│ │o │──────────────── 45 Shay Lane │ ┌────┴╨─┐ │ Association of Hale Barns │ │ │─┘ Shareware Altrincham └──│ o │ Professionals Cheshire, WA15 8PA ─────│ ║ │────────────────── United Kingdom └───╨───┘ MEMBER ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone NOTICE BOARD Software 13 User Manual NOTICE BOARD TECHNICAL SUPPORT REQUEST -------------------------------------- POLICY ------ Cornerstone Software provides technical support for the NOTICE BOARD product free of charge during the evaluation period for unregistered copies and for life for registered copies. Support will be provided by telephone, fax mail or email. Please complete the following details prior to calling us. Contact Name: ........................................... Company: ........................................... Address: ........................................... ............................................ ............................................ Telephone: ........................ Fax: ........................ EMAIL Address: ............................................ Product Version: .................. (Select housekeeping option <Ctrl><F10>) Description of Problem ........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ ........................................................ Phone or send problem details by one of the following routes: Notice Board Tech Support Tel (USA): 01144-61-904-8143 Cornerstone Software Tel (UK): 061-904-8143 45 Shay Lane Tel (World): Intl Code + 44-61-904-8143 Hale Barns Fax: Prefix as above + 61-904-8145 Altrincham Cheshire, WA15 8PA email (CIS): 71461,556 United Kingdom Internet: 71461.556@compuserve.com NOTICE BOARD ORDER FORM ----------------------- When you register NOTICE BOARD you will receive the latest copy of the program, a printed and bound manual and a file server license allowing you to have one NOTICE BOARD database located on a file server accessed by an unlimited number of users. In a wide area network environment, multiple copies of the database are recommended on network efficiency grounds; discounts are available for multiple licenses. The cost of NOTICE BOARD is $95 (US Dollars) for each File Server license. NOTICE BOARD can be registered in any one of three ways: 1. Via Compuserve - If your company has a Compuserve account then NOTICE BOARD may be registered using its Shareware Registration system. Simply GO SWREG and follow the instructions for registering shareware. The package's Registration ID is 1570. The cost of the software ($95) will be debited from your Compuserve account and an invoice will be sent with the registered package. 2. By Credit Card - You can order with MC, Visa, Amex or Discovery from Public (software) Limited by calling 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by Fax to 713-524-6398 or by CIS email to 71355,470. You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at P.O. Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705 3. By Cheque - Raise a cheque for $95 or its equivalent in your local currency and mail it along with the order form to: Cornerstone Software Limited 45 Shay Lane Hale Barns Altrincham Cheshire WA15 8PA United Kingdom Tel: (USA) 01144-61-904-8143 Tel: (Other) International Code + 44-61-904-8143 Fax: International Code + 44-61-904-8145 From: Name ............................................... Company ............................................... Address ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... Please supply .... copy(ies) of NOTICE BOARD. I have enclosed payment of $95 (US Dollars) or its equivalent in local currency, for each copy requested. The package price includes all shipping costs and taxes. Signed: .......................................