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- ┌───────────────┐
- │ SM Money v1.0 │
- │ Read Me │
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- INTRODUCTION:
-
- Welcome to the wonderful world of personal finance under OS/2 2.x. SM Money is
- the first and only personal finance program designed specifically for OS/2 2.x.
- I hope you find using SM Money easy and fun. More over, I hope you find that
- SM Money is useful.
-
- FEATURES:
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- SM Money makes use of many of OS/2 2.x's special features and capabilities and
- is fully 32-bit for speed. SM Money makes it easy to manage your checking and
- savings accounts because you already know how SM Money works: SM Money works
- from a checkbook metaphor, and has a register that looks just like your
- checkbooks check register! It is easy to add, modify, and delete transactions
- (records) through pull-down menus or a convenient pop-up context menu. The
- context menu deserves special recognition: As an OS/2 user you are aware
- that OS/2 itself doesn't have a menu bar, but instead has a menu that is
- displayed whenever you click the right mouse button anywhere on the background.
- This menu is called a context menu. SM Money has a similar context menu: click
- the right moust button anywhere in the check register and up pops a menu of
- frequently used commands. SM Money also has a special reconcile mode that
- makes reconciling your checkbook with your bank statement easy. SM Money also
- has extensive on-line help that is very easy to use. In fact, all of the
- documentation is included in the on-line help. If you ever have a question on
- how SM Money works, just turn to the on-line help available through the help
- menu. SM Money also creates and updates SMMONEY.INI which keeps track of
- important program informatin like the last screen position and last open
- file. SM Money then reads in the .INI file information at startup, loading the
- last open file and starting in the last screen position. This is a convenient
- feature: because most people only work with one checking account, you rarely
- have to use the OPEN command from the file menu--SM Money starts with your
- checking account already open.
-
- INSTALLATION NOTES:
-
- The archive or disk containing this file should have these files in it:
-
- SMMONEY.EXE (Executable)
- SMMONEY.HLP (On-line help)
- ORDER.FRM (Order form)
- README.NOW (This file)
-
- SM Money needs no installation, simply type SMMONEY. It is recommended that
- the above files (or just SMMONEY.EXE & SMMONEY.HLP) are kept together in
- their own directory. SMMONEY.EXE and SMMONEY.HLP are the only two files
- necessary for operation.
-
- HOW TO ORDER:
-
- SM Money is SHAREWARE. As such, if you continue to use SM Money after 30 days
- then you are obligated to register (order) SM Money. Registration is only $20
- and brings you:
-
- * A clear-conscience. Continuing to use SM Money and NOT registering would be
- wrong and illegal--you don't want that on your conscience, so register!
-
- * Your name in the product info dialog box where UNREGISTERED currently appears.
-
- * One FREE upgrade!
-
- * Notices of upgrades.
-
- * Future upgrades and new versions at a reduced price.
-
- Shareware is a great thing, but without your support shareware developers don't
- have an incentive to continue developing quality shareware programs. If you
- like and/or use SM Money, please consider registering SM Money--it is the right
- thing to do.
-
- All bug reports, ideas for improvements, and technical support questions should
- be directed to Scott Mosier or Steve Mathesius.
-
- Scott can be reached at:
-
- SM Soft
- Scott Mosier, President
- 1705 Lakewood Dr.
- Mendota, IL 61342
-
- Steve can be reached electronically at:
-
- CompuServe User ID: 72172,51
- Greater Chicago Online: Steve Mathesius
-
- The phone number for the Greater Chicago Online BBS is (708) 895-4042.
-
- THANKS GO OUT TO:
-
-
- You, The SM Money Thanks for giving SM Money a chance to be developed and for
- user. supporting shareware and all the aspiring shareware authors
- out there.
-
- Rick Fishman Thanks for all of your insightful help on containers,
- and your willingness to help me out.
-
- Steve Mathesius Thanks for the documentation and online help. Also,
- thanks for the wonderful input on my program and down-
- to-earth suggestions that made this program useable.
-
- Western Suburban Thanks for putting up with a poorly prepared pre-release
- Chicago OS/2 version. Please give this version another chance.
- User Group
-
- IBM Thanks for creating and supporting the ultimate operating
- system, even when the world didn't think it was worth it.
-
- Borland Thanks for creating a great C++ development environment.
-
- Microsoft Thanks for creating a pathetic VGA graphics demo and
- menuing system that is no match for OS/2. (Windoze)