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CUMBERLAND DIARY - Version 1.1 Full featured diary/journal entry program! Suggested BBS name, this version: CDIARY11.ZIP Copyright 1992 by CUMBERLAND SOFTWARE A shareware software package from CUMBERLAND SOFTWARE Ira J. Lund 385 Idaho Springs Road Clarksville, TN 37043 _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER =================================================================== You must add or edit the following lines of your CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory and reboot to run this program: FILES=40 BUFFERS=20 This program is too large to run from a 360K diskette. You must have a hard drive. The program is distributed in a PKZIP file. Run the INSTALL program to automatically create a sub-directory called DIARY on your hard drive and "unzip" the files if you do not know how to extract ZIP files. On distribution disks of this program the following files will be found: README Readme documentation INSTALL.BAT The installation batch file CDIARY11.ZIP Cumberland Diary ZIP file PKUNZIP.EXE PKZIP extract program To install type: INSTALL <origination drive letter> <destination drive letter> EXAMPLE: INSTALL A C To start program type: CDIARY <enter> The program comes with a sample diary which can be used to study the program. A manual is included on this disk. To print the manual, select "Print Manual" from the "F7-Utilities" menu. ------------------------------------------------------------------- WARNING! This program holds data in memory and automatically saves data as you exit the program. DO NOT TURN OFF THE COMPUTER or REBOOT WHILE THE PROGRAM IS RUNNING. Data in memory will not be written to disk and unrecoverable data corruption will occur. Please backup regularly to insure against inadvertant problems such as a power failure. =================================================================== =================================================================== CUMBERLAND DIARY: Full-featured Diary/Journal entry program! Rated four stars by Public Brand Software! CUMBERLAND DIARY is a shareware application program designed for diary or journal entries. Entries may be printed singly, in groups, as an entire book, or imported by CUMBERLAND STORY. It's features include: * Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help. * A word processor with cut-and-paste features. * A Spell Check dictionary is available to registered users. * Optional secrecy mode with password protection and data encryption. * Headings can be included for each entry. More than one entry per day is allowed. Each entry may be up to 10 pages long (about 6,600 words). * Selections may be made by date or by heading. * ASCII Text may be exported or imported, allowing swapping of data with other word processors. * A multi-entry text search allows you to find embedded phrases within the diary entries. * Allows multiple users. * A printable manual. =================================================================== VERSION 1.1 IMPROVEMENTS * Cumberland Software is now a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals. * New ASCII import utility allows import of data from any other program which can create an ASCII text file. * New multi-entry text search allows searches of phrases embedded within the diary entries. * Data File Backup has been moved to the utilities menu. * Register users now recieve a copy with the beginning and ending "beg" screen removed. * Improvements to the spell-checker and minor spell-check bugs fixed. =================================================================== If you are upgrading from CUMBERLAND DIARY 1.0 make certain you backup your data files before installing this program. Restore your diary(s) as explained under Chapter E.6.b. Data File Backup and Restore after installing Version 1.1. If your diary does not appear in the diary list when program starts use the [Ins] key to add the diary. Make certain to spell it correctly. This will not erase or create a new diary if one already exists with the specified name. =================================================================== ================================================================== FILES ON THIS DISK ------------------------------------------------------------------- README ReadMe documentation File --------------PROGRAM-FILES-------------------------------- CDIARY.EXE The CUMBERLAND DIARY Program CDIARY.HLP CUMBERLAND DIARY Help Windows CDIARY.CFG CUMBERLAND DIARY Configuration File --------------TEXT-FILES----------------------------------- MANUAL.TXT Text file containing manual REGISTER.TXT Text file containing Registration form --------------DIARY-DATA-FILES----------------------------- DIARYLST.DAT Diary names file DIARYLST.K01 Diary names key file --------------SAMPLE-DIARY-DATA-FILES---------------------- GEORGEA.DAT Author and Diary Title File GEORGEE.DAT Entry Definition File GEORGEX.DAT Text File GEORGEE.K01 Entry Key File #1 GEORGEE.K02 Entry Key File #2 GEORGEX.K01 Text Key File =================================================================== CUMBERLAND DIARY USERS MANUAL - Version 1.1 Copyright 1992 by CUMBERLAND SOFTWARE Ira J. Lund, 385 Idaho Springs Road, Clarksville, TN 37043 A member of the Association of Shareware Professionals $20.00 Registration: Send to the above address See "The Shareware Concept" Chapter for registration benefits. TABLE OF CONTENTS: ------------------------------------------------------------------- A. Cumberland Diary Program Overview . . . . 1 B. The Help Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 C. The Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 D. The Word Processor . . . . . . . . . . . 4 E. Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1. F2-File . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 a. Select Diary . . . . . . . 5 b. Define Diary . . . . . . . 5 c. Change Password . . . . . 5 d. Exit to DOS . . . . . . . 6 2. F3-Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mark, delete, copy and insert text 3. F4-Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 a. Select Entry . . . . . . . 7 b. Prior Entry . . . . . . . 7 c. Next Entry . . . . . . . . 7 4. F5-Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 a. Title Page . . . . . . . . 8 b. Table of Contents . . . . 8 c. Current Entry . . . . . . 8 d. Choose Entries . . . . . . 8 e. Printer Setup . . . . . . 8 5. F6-SpellCheck . . . . . . . . . . 9 a. How it works . . . . . . . 9 b. Proof Word . . . . . . . . 10 c. Proof Entry . . . . . . . 10 d. Misspelled Words . . . . . 10 6. F7-Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 10 a. Text Search . . . . . . . 10 b. Data File Backup & Restore 11 c. ASCII Import . . . . . . . 12 d. Print Manual and Registration Form . . . . . 12 F. Diary Suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1. Thoughts on Writing . . . . . . 13 2. Creating a Life Story . . . . . 13 3. Binding your book . . . . . . . 14 G. The Shareware Concept . . . . . . . . . . 15 H. The Association of Shareware Professionals . . . . . . . . . 17 I. The Family History Series . . . . . . . . 18 J. Cumberland Software Registration Form . . 20 =================================================================== A. CUMBERLAND DIARY PROGRAM OVERVIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------- CUMBERLAND DIARY is a shareware application program designed to help you keep an organized diary or journal. Headings can be entered with each entry and searches made by date or by heading. Visually attractive pop-up menus allow you to always know where you are and where you came from in the program. The simple pop-up screens make this program appear to be much simpler than it really is. The word processor incorporated in this program is very easy to use. It contains cut-and-paste features, and a 60,000 word Spelling Checker Dictionary is available to registered users. CUMBERLAND DIARY gives you a few ideas on keeping a diary or journal in the chapter on DIARY SUGGESTIONS. Entries can be transferred to CUMBERLAND STORY to be included in the story of your life. Limitations: 10000 Entries per diary 10 Pages (approx. 6,600 words) per entry No limit on the number of diaries you can create. Hardware requirements: IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2 or compatible with 640K RAM Hard Drive User-defined printer setup strings allow almost all printers to be supported Page: 1 =================================================================== B. THE HELP WINDOWS ------------------------------------------------------------------- This program has extensive Help screens which contain almost this entire manual. Moving around help is accomplished by just a few keys. There is a Main Help Menu which is accessed by pressing F1 at the main screen. ALL help screens can be accessed from the Main Help Menu. In addition all screens are context sensitive and the appropriate help windows are accessed from within each option window. PgDn- Always takes you to the next help window. Sometimes the next help window is a return to a help menu. PgUp- Always takes you to the previously accessed help window. Enter- Works just like PgDn, but never shown as an option. Esc- Always returns you to the point in the program at which you requested help. F1- Pressing F1 while using help will always return you to the first screen of the currently requested help. This option is not shown at the window bottoms. End/- End and Home keys take you to the beginning or end of menus. Home This works in Help and the Program. Alpha- At menus, pressing the first letter of an option causes the cursor to jump to that option. This works in Help and the Program. Page: 2 =================================================================== C. THE MAIN SCREEN ------------------------------------------------------------------- The most prominent feature of the main screen is the word processor which is described in the next chapter. Immediately above the word processor is a line which shows the currently active diary name, the currently active entry date, day of the week, and heading. At the top of the screen is printed the Diary Title and Author Name which are edited by the Define Diary selection from the F2-File menu. Just below the Title and Author is a list of the available function keys. The following keys can be used in most entry screens when data is entered. (See next chapter for keys used in the word processor.) Right arrow/ left arrow: moving one character at a time End key: Jump to last character in field Home key: Jump to first character in field Control-End: Erase from present position to end Insert: Toggles between insert and over-write modes. (In insert mode cursor is larger, in overwrite mode cursor is smaller.) Enter-key: Causes the program to accept the entry and to prompt for the next field. No entry will be accepted unless the enter-key has been pressed. Up arrow/ Down arrow: Moves the cursor to the next or prior field. Page: 3 =================================================================== D. THE WORD PROCESSOR ------------------------------------------------------------------- The word processor consists of 16 lines at the bottom of the screen. The appropriate method of writing is to type continuously without carriage returns at the end of lines. The computer will automatically wrap a word down to the next line if it will not fit on the current line. Carriage returns (enter key or return key) are entered at the end of paragraphs only. You may enter more than one carriage return to put spaces between paragraphs. The following keys are used during use of the word processor. All alpha-numeric and typable symbols. Left and Right Arrow keys - Moves one character to the left or right, as appropriate. Up and Down Arrow keys - Moves up or down one line. Home key - Moves to the first character in the current line. End key - Moves to the last character in the current line. Ctrl-Home (hold Ctrl and press Home Key) - Moves to the first line and character of the current entry. Ctrl-End (hold Ctrl and press End Key) - Moves to the last line and character of the current topic. PgUp and PgDn keys - Moves up or down 16 lines. Backspace key <-- - Deletes the letter behind the current cursor location. Del key - Deletes the letter at the current cursor location. The word processor in CUMBERLAND DIARY also contains a cut-and- paste feature which is explained in the chapter explaining F3-Edit. Page: 4 =================================================================== E. FUNCTION KEYS ------------------------------------------------------------------- The six function keys, F2 through F7, are pull down menus. The function keys are readily understood by computer novices. For those who are more familiar with using the Alt-key, you may also access the menus by pressing the Alt-key together with the first letter of the appropriate menu. For example: Alt-F will bring up the F2-File menu, Alt-E will bring up the F3-Edit menu, etc. Once any one menu is up, menus may be rotated to the previous or next menu by using the right and left arrow keys. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. F2-FILE ------------------------------------------------------------------- a. Select Diary This option is not only accessed by the F2-File menu but is always presented upon entering the diary program. This option shows a screen with a list of currently defined diaries. Just point and press enter to select the diary to work on. After selecting a diary you will be prompted for the password, if there was one assigned. You must enter the correct password before the program will open the files for that diary. If you have forgotten your password and are a registered user of CUMBERLAND DIARY, call Cumberland Software for help. Without the password, you will never be able to recover your diary since all data has been encrypted and is inaccessible by any other program. You may create a new diary using the F2-Add Diary option. When adding a diary you will also be prompted to enter a password. If you do not want the diary to be password protected then simply leave the password field blank. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSWORD! All diaries, whether password protected or not, are automatically encrypted. You may also delete a diary. Point to the diary to be deleted and press the Del-key. You will be asked to confirm the deletion before it is deleted. BE CAREFUL! Once a diary has been deleted, it is gone forever. b. Define Diary The Define Diary Editor is the access to the author name, address and diary title. All of this information is printed on the Title Page. The Author Name and Diary Title are also displayed on the main screen. c. Change Password This option will allow you to change the password of the current diary, or add a password to the current diary if it does not currently have one. In order to change the password you must enter the current password and the new password. If the current password is entered incorrectly, the password will not be changed. Page: 5 d. Exit to DOS This option will bring up a window asking confirmation before exiting the program. This option also has a short cut key, Control-X. Without invoking the F2-File menu you may press the X key while holding down the control key. This will also bring up the window confirming exiting of the program. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. F3-EDIT ------------------------------------------------------------------- The word processor in CUMBERLAND DIARY contains a cut-and-paste feature which can be accessed by the F3-Edit menu or by using the shown short-cut keys. These keys are described below. Ctrl-M - This initiates the mark-text mode. The current character will be highlighted. You may then use the four arrow keys, pgup, pgdn, home, end, and ctrl-end keys to locate the cursor to the end of the text to be marked. The beginning of the marked text must come before the ending. If you page up or arrow up in front of the beginning mark, the cut mode will be exited and you will be back in the regular word processor mode. Esc-key - Exits the mark-text mode. Del-key - Deletes the highlighted text and copies it to the paste buffer. The paste buffer can contain 600 lines, just as much as the entry can contain. The contents of the paste buffer will be erased when the next Ctrl-M (Mark Text) is executed. Ctrl-C - Copies the highlighted text to the paste buffer without deleting the highlighted text. Ctrl-I - Inserts text from the paste buffer into the current cursor position. Only those options currently available will be shown on the F3-Edit menu. Until a delete or copy text has been issued, there will be no text in the paste buffer, therefore the Insert Text Option will be unavailable. Delete and Copy Text options are only available when text is highlighted. Text may be cut (deleted or copied) from any entry in the book and pasted into the same or another entry. Be certain that pasted text and current text do not exceed the 600 lines capacity or text may be lost at the end of the entry. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. F4-ENTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------- Page: 6 a. Select Entry There are two options available to select an entry; Select Entry by Date and Select Entry by Heading. Both of these options work identically except for the displayed order of the entries. The Select Entry by date lists entries in date sequence while the Select Entry by Heading lists entries alphabetically. This option will cause a list of entries for the current diary to appear. Using the arrow keys you may select any entry, press enter and immediately call up that entry as the current one. This option is also where you add entries. Use the insert key to add an entry. The default date will be the computer's current date. This can be changed. Press F9 to accept the creation of this new entry. You may also delete entries using the Del-key. The Search option allows you to jump to another location in the list shown. This option will list the matching date or heading at the top of the list (or the date or heading which would appear after the search request if a match is not found). You may page-up and page-down from the found location. b. Prior Entry This option causes the currently edited entry to change to the prior entry in the diary. Using this option assumes that the entry dates define the proper order of the diary, thus the prior entry will be the one whose date occurs just before the currently edited date. If the current entry is the first entry in the diary no change takes place. This option has a short-cut key, Control-P. c. Next Entry This option causes the currently edited entry to change to the next entry in the diary. Using this option assumes that the entry dates define the proper order of the diary, thus the next entry will be the one whose date occurs just after the currently edited date. If the current entry is the last entry in the diary, no change takes place. This option has a short-cut key, Control-N. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. F5-PRINT ------------------------------------------------------------------- All of the print outs are formatted for 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. Almost all printers are supported. (See Chapter on F5-Print/ Printer Setup.) Almost all reports under F5-Print can be aborted early by pressing "S" as shown while the report is being printed. Be patient, the report will stop printing at a convenient line, eject a page and return control of the computer back to you. If you shut off the printer you will get a red error screen. If you select abort at this point the program will quit and you will be dropped down to Page: 7 DOS. The graceful way to stop printing is to press "S" and wait for the printer to stop itself. a. Title Page You may print the Title Page using this selection. The title page will show all of the information entered in the F2-File/Define Book option, including: Diary Title, Author name and address. b. Table of Contents There are two options available to print a Table of Contents; Table of Contents by date and Table of Contents by heading. You will want to print out a Table of Contents in the order in which the diary is printed out. You will first be requested to select the first and last entry to include in the Table of Contents as you may not want to print the entire diary. When selecting a entries you may use the Search option which works exactly as the search option under F4-ENTRY/ Select Entry. If you select a last entry which occurs prior to the first entry, nothing will show up in the Table of Contents. After selecting the first and last entries, you will be prompted to enter the beginning page number of each entry. These page numbers will be shown on the Table of Contents. It would be better to print this option last, after the diary has been printed, so that the page numbers of each chapter may be entered. c. Print Current Entry This option will print the current entry displayed on the screen. You may enter in the beginning page number. d. Choose Entries There are two options available to print; Choose entries by date and Choose entries by heading. You may choose to print one or more entries, or the entire diary from this option. The first screen will prompt you to select the first chapter to be printed. The second screen will prompt you for the last chapter to be printed. Use the search option as explained under F4-ENTRY/ Select Entry. The third screen will prompt for the beginning page number of all the selected entries. If you select a last entry which occurs prior to the selected first entry nothing will be printed. e. Printer Setup In this window you may specify a port or file name to output the report to a file. If a valid port name is entered, the reports are routed to the appropriate printer or port. Valid ports are as follows: LPT1 or PRN The usual port for parallel printers LPT2 LPT3 COM1 The usual port for serial printers COM2 Page: 8 If a valid port is not entered (do not enter ":" after the port name), the entry is assumed to be a file name and all reports are written to the current drive and directory, creating an ASCII file which could be imported by other programs. Usual nomenclature for files is 1-8 character base file name, a period, and a 0-3 character extension. (Example: REPORT.PRN) The printer setup strings are sent to the printer at the appropriate time. The book is typically printed in 10 character per inch mode with headings printed bold. The Primary Setup string should be set to 10 CPI, bold. The Secondary Setup String should be set to 10 CPI, normal. If an untypable character is needed, enter the ASCII code in arrow-brackets. (Example: <18> is the code for Epson 10 CPI. Multiple ASCII codes can be entered with commas between them: <27,77> ) The appropriate codes for Epson printers are shown below: Printer Reset <27,64> Setup #1 (10 CPI,Double Strike) <18,27,71> Setup #2 (10 CPI,Cancel Double Strike) <18,27,72> The appropriate codes for the HP Laserjet are shown below: Printer Reset <27,69> Setup #1 (10 CPI,Bold) <27,40,115,51,66> Setup #2 (10 CPI,Normal) <27,40,115,48,66> See your printer manual for other models. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. F6-SPELL CHECK ------------------------------------------------------------------- a. How it Works To use a spell checker, you must understand it's capabilities and it's limitations. Contained on the Spell Check disk mailed to registered users are three files: CUMLAND1.DIC - This is the dictionary containing over 60,000 words used by the spell checker. CUMLAND2.DIC - This is the lookup index for finding similar words to a misspelled word. CUMLAND3.DIC - This is the dictionary for user entered words. CUMLAND3.K01 - Key file #1 for user entered words. CUMLAND3.K02 - Key file #2 for user entered words. When the spell checker checks a word, all it does is simply look up the word in the dictionary. If the word is not found, it is assumed to be spelled incorrectly. Remember, that the spell checker cannot tell if you used the wrong word. If you typed "your" when you meant Page: 9 "you're", the spell check will still think that you have spelled the word correctly. b. Proof Word When selecting this option, the word at the current cursor location will be checked. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-W.) If the word is spelled correctly you will immediately be returned to your location in the word processor. When the word has been misspelled it will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words below. c. Proof Entry This option will check all words in the current entry beginning with the line at which the cursor is located. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-T). The screen mode will change and each word will be highlighted as it is checked. If the highlighted word is correct, the next word will be checked and so on. When a misspelled word is encountered it will be handled as explained under Misspelled Words below. d. Misspelled Words If the word is not found in either the spell check dictionary or the user dictionary a screen with a menu containing four options will be presented. 1. Suggested words - This option will list several words similar to the spelling of the misspelled word. It may not always list the word you were looking for or it may not even find any suggested spellings. Generally, if you have typed the first letter and next few consonants correctly, it will list several words with the word you are probably looking for. 2. Word Okay - continue.. This option allows you to recognize a special word which you know is correct (such as names) but do not want to add to the user dictionary. This option will simply skip the checked word. 3. Add to Dictionary - If you know you have spelled the word correctly and want to add it to the user dictionary, then select this option. Any use in the future of this word will not result in a misspelling notification. Words greater than 15 characters in length are not included in the spell check dictionary. Words up to and including 20 characters in length can be added to the user dictionary. 4. Type a correction - This option allows you to re-enter a misspelled word. The re-entered word will then be checked for correct spelling. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. F7-UTILITIES ------------------------------------------------------------------- a. Text Search This option allows you to search through text within your diary for a word or phrase. (This option has a short-cut key, Ctrl-S.) The search will always begin on the line on which the cursor is currently located. It will search to the end of the text of the current entry. The search is "case insensitive" which means that Page: 10 regardless of whether you enter the search word (or phrase) in lower or upper case it will find text printed in either lower or upper case which matches the search word. The "case" of the search word and entry text is irrelevent during the search. You may specify three options for the search; Current Entry Only, Forward Search or Reverse Search. If you specify "Current Entry Only", the search will stop at the end of the current entry if the search word is not found. If the search word is found, you will be returned to the wordprocessor mode with the cursor pointing to the beginning of the found word. If you select "Forward Search", the search will load and search the next entry if the word is not found in the current entry. This search will continue to the end of the diary if the word is not found. If the search word is not found you will be returned to the entry in which the search was started. If the search was successful in finding the search word, the search will stop at the appropriate entry and the cursor will point to the beginning of the found word or phrase. If you select "Reverse Search", the search still searches in the current entry from the cursor line to the end of the current entry, then (if the search word is not found) it loads the PREVIOUS entry and searches from top to bottom. The search will continue until it comes to the beginning of the diary. b. Data File Backup & Restore With this option you may specify the drive and directory to backup to. If you specify a drive only be sure to include the colon, ie. A:. The backup utility with this program is simply a copy command. If you create data files too large to fit on one diskette, you should use your own backup utility to backup the data. The data files from the current diary last specified in the F2-File/ Select Diary option will be backed up. WARNING! YOU SHOULD MAKE IT A HABIT TO BACKUP REGULARLY. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF CORRUPT DATA FILES IS NOT EXITING THE PROGRAM PROPERLY. BE CERTAIN TO ALWAYS RETURN TO DOS BEFORE TURNING OFF YOUR COMPUTER OR REBOOTING. In fact this advice applies to almost all software applications. But should your data become corrupt, a backup of your work may be the only way to avoid re-entering hours of work. To restore your backed-up data, simply type the following command at the DOS prompt while you are in the DIARY sub-directory and with the backup disk in Drive A: COPY A:*.* You should now be able to access your diary just as it was the last time that you did a backup. c. ASCII Import Page: 11 This option allows you to enter a file name (or directory, subdirectory and filename) of an ASCII file to be imported into Cumberland Diary. When a file is imported it will be loaded to the paste buffer. You then go to the entry and location where you want to insert the text and use "F3-Insert Text" or Ctrl-I to paste the imported text into the diary. Because the paste buffer is as large as the maximum size of a diary entry (600 lines) the ASCII text file must not be larger than this size. If you have a large file to import which you want entered into several diary entries, you must create seperate files for each entry, then import and paste each one seperately. The import utility will import text with any margin size up to about 200 characters per line. Because ASCII text does not contain end of paragraph markers or other formatting features, when the text is imported the utility attempts to determine the margins and paragraph endings as best as possible. However, you may find that you may need to do some slight editing to indent and/or locate paragraphs as appropriate. [To export to an ASCII file, see F5-Print/ e. Printer Setup.] d. Print Manual and Registration Form These two options allow the printing of this manual and the registration form. When the manual is printed the README file and the registration form will also be printed. Page: 12 =================================================================== F. DIARY SUGGESTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. THOUGHTS ON WRITING Different people have different reasons for keeping a diary or journal. My reason (and the initial intention in writing this program) was to keep a record of my life to be passed down to my children and descendants. If your diary outlasts you, regardless of your initial reason for writing in one, it will still probably become a family heirloom. Some people don't write because they don't think they are good writers. Some people think that they are not good spellers or don't know and understand grammar. Maybe all of the above are true for you, but I say that it doesn't matter. Write something anyway. How much would you give to have a single page written by your great- grandfather? What a treasure it would be, yet he probably thought the same thing as you. He probably thought that he was not well- educated and could not write. But you wouldn't care if he misspelled words or misused grammar, would you? You would be happy to hear from him. "These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. From each of them goes out its own voice... and just as the touch of a button on our set will fill the room with music, so by taking down one of these volumes and opening it, one can call into range the voice of a man far distant in time and space, and hear him speaking to us, mind to mind, heart to heart." - Gilbert Highet Wouldn't it have been wonderful if your ancestor had talked to you from a distant time and place? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you spoke to your yet unborn descendants, as if from the grave, by recording your life, your experiences and your thoughts? You can do just that by keeping a regular diary or journal. I have tried to help simplify that process for you with this program. I hope that yours may be a voice to reach out through time and space to your own extended family and descendents. 2. WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY A diary or journal is usually used for recording day to day experiences. If you are really interested in writing about your past, I would suggest using CUMBERLAND STORY. See the description under the Family History Series. After having written my life story, I keep it updated through my journal. For many years, I used a plain lined spiral notebook for making entries. I eventually migrated to a word processor on my computer, but now I have something even better, the CUMBERLAND DIARY. Some people say to write in a diary every day. You may find that Page: 13 that method suits you well. I only write occasionally, but I have been consistent for almost 20 years. Sometimes I write about once a week, sometimes it may be a few months between entries. That method may also suit you. The CUMBERLAND DIARY program can handle either method. With it, you can write as often or as little as you want. You could print your Diary or Journal separately from your life story or you may import text from the CUMBERLAND DIARY to the CUMBERLAND STORY and add diary entries as topics under chapters in your own life story book written with CUMBERLAND STORY. 3. BINDING YOUR BOOK You may print out your diary several times to make several copies, or you may print one copy and use a copier to make multiple copies. You might opt to take your book to a printers and have it professionally bound, either hard or soft. Of course, hard bound books can cost some money, especially on a small scale. (If book binding could be programed on a computer, then perhaps I'd write a program to bind your book.) The economical method is to punch the pages with a three hole punch and put in a loose-leaf binder or (my preference) soft-cover binders that expand to the amount of material included. These soft binders are inexpensive and the pages do not tear out as easily as they do from a hard back loose-leaf binder. Page: 14 =================================================================== G. THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are new to computers you may not have heard the term SHAREWARE. Basically this means an author or group has prepared a software program which you are free to copy and encouraged to share with others, but the author requests a REGISTRATION FEE. If you received this disk from a shareware distributor who charged $3 to $5 you have only paid a DISTRIBUTION/HANDLING FEE to copy and produce a disk of which NO PORTION goes to the author of the software. You are encouraged to pay the final REGISTRATION FEE which goes to the author of this software. This fee is also a matter of good conscience. The idea is that if the program is useful, you become a registered user of the program. CUMBERLAND DIARY is a copyrighted program. Although the program is distributed under the Shareware concept and can be freely copied, there are limitations to protect the author, the program's quality and to support future versions. Users may make copies of this program for trial use by others on a non-commercial basis. You are permitted to evaluate this program for a period of 30 days. After that time you are required to register the program and pay the registration fee or cease using the program. The entire package is distributed freely. However, if you find the package of use to you, you are required to register it with the author. You are encouraged to make copies of this package and distribute to your friends. If you register any one of the Family History series programs (CUMBERLAND TREE, CUMBERLAND STORY, or CUMBERLAND DIARY) you will receive the following benefits: 1. Immediate three diskette package with updated versions of all three Family History series programs! 2. A printed manual for the registered program. 3. A Spell Check dictionary for registration of CUMBERLAND STORY or CUMBERLAND DIARY. 4. Registered users of CUMBERLAND TREE will recieve a version with the GEDCOM Import/Export Utility. 5. Registered users will recieve a version with the beginning and ending "beg" screens removed. 6. A registration discount of $5.00 each for the other two programs if you decide to use and register them! 7. After business hours telephone support for the registered program(s). 8. Future updates will be offered to registered users at substantial discounts. 9. Automatic notice of updates and new releases offered by Cumberland Software. 10. You will be supporting the concept that allowed you to try out the program before paying for it. Only through user support can I continue to enhance and support the program. Page: 15 11. You will be encouraging others to release valuable programs as Shareware. DISCLAIMER By accepting and using this software, you acknowledge that this software may not suit your particular requirements or be completely trouble free. Properly applied this program should operate without error. However, I am not liable for your specific application or problems resulting from its use. If the software does not perform as described liability is limited to replacement of the program and refunding the purchase price to registered users only. There is no liability to you or any other person or entity for any damage or loss, including special, incidental, or consequential damages, caused by this software, directly or indirectly. Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. This licence agreement is governed by Tennessee law. If any part of this agreement is found to be held invalid, the remainder will remain in effect. This agreement may only be modified by the written consent of the author. Under this license you may not distribute this software program with any other product or service. It is intended for the private use of individuals only. You may not charge anything for this software with the exception that computer user groups may charge a fee not to exceed $10.00 to cover their own costs of distribution. This program may not be distributed in modified form, meaning that all files must be distributed with the program and must not have been modified. Page: 16 =================================================================== H. THE ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS ------------------------------------------------------------------- The ASP is an association for shareware authors with the general goals of educating shareware authors and distributors and the public, setting standards, sharing resources and information among members. This program is produced by 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. Page: 17 =================================================================== I. THE FAMILY HISTORY SERIES ------------------------------------------------------------------- The three programs in the Family History Series offered by CUMBERLAND SOFTWARE are detailed below: CUMBERLAND TREE: The Easy Family Tree Program THE BEST GENEALOGY PROGRAM AVAILABLE! The CUMBERLAND TREE program is a shareware application program for doing genealogy work. It allows entry of individual names, birth, christening, marriage, death and burial dates and places tying them all together automatically as a family and extended family structure. It's features include: * Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help. * Surnames are allowed at beginning, middle or ending of name for full international compatibility. * Automatic copy of father's surname to child. * Enter place names only once! - pop-up window selection there- after. * Printing of pedigree charts, family group sheets, Individual and marriage listings, and Ordinance check lists. All printed reports may also be viewed on screen. * A GEDCOM utility is available for registered users. This allows trading of data with other major genealogical programs. * LDS ordinance fields and submission forms. * A printable manual. CUMBERLAND STORY Write your own or your ancestor's life story! CUMBERLAND STORY is a shareware application program to help you write and print a structured book about your life or the lives of your ancestors. It contains many ideas and suggestions with a chapter and topic outliner containing memory-jogging prompts. It's features include: * Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help. * A word processor with cut-and-paste features. * A Spell Check dictionary is available to registered users. * Suggested or User-defined Chapters and Topics with printable Table of Contents. * Imports text from CUMBERLAND DIARY for inclusion into your book. * ASCII Text may be exported or imported, allowing swapping of data with other word processors. * A multi-entry text search allows you to find embedded phrases within the diary entries. Page: 18 * Allows creation of multiple books. * A printable manual. CUMBERLAND DIARY Full-featured Diary/Journal entry program! CUMBERLAND DIARY is a shareware application program designed for diary or journal entries. Entries may be printed singly, in groups, as an entire book, or imported by CUMBERLAND STORY. It's features include: * Friendly pop-up menus and screens with extensive on-line help. * A word processor with cut-and-paste features. * A Spell Check dictionary is available to registered users. * Optional secrecy mode with password protection and data encryption. * Headings can be included for each entry. More than one entry per day is allowed. Each entry may be up to 10 pages long (about 6,600 words). * Selections may be made by date or by heading. * ASCII Text may be exported or imported, allowing swapping of data with other word processors. * A multi-entry text search allows you to find embedded phrases within the diary entries. * Allows multiple users. * A printable manual. ORDERING INFORMATION These programs may be obtained from your shareware distributor or from Cumberland Software for $5.00 postage paid (Distribution and Handling Fee). (Updated versions of all three Family History programs will be sent to registered users.) Registered users of one or more program may deduct $5.00 from the registration fee for the second or third program. To register any of these programs print the Registration Form under F7-Utilities. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Page: 19