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- ParkingBuddy v1.4 Release Version (April 22, 2000).
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION :
- - RELEASE VERSION v1.4 -
- You must use PocketC v3.61 or later, shareware or freeware version (Runtime
- version).
-
- This program will calculate your Parking Bill.
- Every Parking Location have different payment method. You can change
- parking rate parameter for each Parking Location. Up to 24 different Parking
- Location can be created. You can rename the Parking Location.
- Tap Parking Location to select Parking Location.
-
- To do changes on parking rate parameter, you must unlock the lock first.
- Currency (up to max 3 characters) can be made different for each Parking
- Location, incase you must Park in another country that use different
- currency :).
- Tap on any underlined text to changes parking rate parameter.
-
- The preferences for payment methods :
- - Prepaid ... hour(s)/minute(s) $...
- Afterthat, @ ... hour(s)/minute(s) $...
- (you pay when you enter parking area, and add the rest when you
- exit parking area).
-
- - Pay for first ... hour(s)/minute(s) $...
- Afterthat, @ ... hour(s)/minute(s) $...
- If under ... hour(s)/minute(s) $...
- (you pay all parking bill when you exit parking area).
-
- - Hours based payment.
- 00 - .. $...
- .. - .. $...
- .. - 24 $...
- (you pay all parking bill when you exit parking area,
- up to 12 items of hours based configuration can be made).
-
- You can enter price for Ticket lost too.
-
- Tap on happy face to change it to unhappy face, and you have a little
- remainder about the situation of the Parking Location. For example, is
- the Guardman friendly, or the Parking Location is not too secure? Look at
- the little face, happy face will remain you that the Guardman is nice and
- friendly :).
-
- Push PAGE DOWN twice to start counting the Parking Time.
- You can fill the Parking note to remain you about your parking car location.
- There is a clock at upper right screen. So you can see the time without quit
- ParkingBuddy.
- Clock and Parking Time or Parking Bill will refresh everytime you turn ON
- your PalmPilot, or tap the screen. It will also automatically refresh every
- 15 seconds.
- Sometimes you only have a time to start ParkingBuddy when your car is already
- park on Parking Lot. The Parking Bill start counting when you pass park gate.
- So there will be a time different. You can adjust your Park ENTER time by tap
- on ENTER time. Every tap will decrease 3 minutes to ENTER time.
- You can see the Time Left before the Parking Bill increase (the Bar at upper
- the Parking Bill). This Time Left Bar is usefull to let you prevent you pay
- only for 3-5 minutes. SAVE YOUR MONEY....... :)
-
- The sound will remind you the time left. 1 beep will remind you about 30
- minutes left, 2 beeps will remind you 20 minutes left, and 3 beeps remind you
- there is only 10 minutes left.
- There are window remainder you about how many minutes left before you must
- some money.
-
- Tap on MENU to set preferences or view about window.
-
- ParkingBuddy is made for comfortable, so you can use 1 hand while driving to
- start count your Parking Time. Of course, if the ParkingBuddy is already run
- on your PalmPilot, or when the car speed is not 100km/hour :).
- With a litle time to learn, you will be familiar with ParkingBuddy :).
-
- *** PLEASE BE INFORMED ***
- I DO NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY IF YOUR CAR HIT SOMETHING
- WHEN USING PARKINGBUDDY. USE IT ON YOUR OWN RISK !!!
-
- WHAT YOU NEED TO RUN ParkingBuddy :
- - At least PocketC v3.61 or PocketC RunTime v3.61 from Orbworks,
- http://www.orbworks.com
- - Palm devices or compatible with at least PalmOS v3.0. Owner of palmOS v2.0
- can try to run ParkingBuddy, but no waranty can run well.
-
- HISTORY :
- - v1.4 April 22, 2000. - Add hours based payment.
- - v1.27 April 13, 2000. - Add info window for time left before add some money.
- - Fix some minor parking calculation.
- - Screen interface changes for easier to use.
- - Automatically refresh screen every 15 seconds.
- - You can set to have sound or not in preferences.
- - v1.2 April 8, 2000. - Single .prc file, but still need PocketC.
- - Fix divide by zero error (I hope).
- - v1.0 July 10, 1998. - Add sound to remind you the time left.
- - Add an icon to launch ParkingBuddy directly from
- application screen.
- - v1.0b2 April 17, 1998. - Add decrease 3 minutes to adjust ENTER time.
- - Add time left bar.
- - v1.0b1 April 7, 1998. Launch ParkingBuddy on Internet.
-
- FUTURE ENHANCEMENT :
- * Depends on what I need on ParkingBuddy and what your requests on
- ParkingBuddy.
-
- SHAREWARE INFO :
- ParkingBuddy is a SHAREWARE USD8 program. If you like it and usefull for you,
- please register it at http://www2.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/diansuharto.html
- When you register, don't forget to give your pilot HotSync name (remember,
- Hotsync name is Case Sensitive, "Dian" and "dian" are different).
- After register, within 48hours you will receive Registration Code that only
- can be used on your Pilot with your given HotSync name.
- Without registration code, you still can use ParkingBuddy, there are no
- missing features, only nag screen to register when you start the program ;).
- After register, do not delete PocketC databases "PWDart5". If you do
- delete it, you must entering your Registration Code again.
- For all Pilot Software Development, we can do some exchange if you want.
- Do contact me.
-
- If you need further information, or you have a comments, or feature requests,
- or just to say 'Hello :)', do not hesitate to drop me an E-mail.
-
- Best regards,
- Dian Suharto.
- E-mail : arto88@dnet.net.id
- HomePage : http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/9176
- ICQ : 4207289
-
-
- Thanks for everyone who help me, but special thanks for :
- - Jeremy Dewey, for PocketC, so I can write program on and for Pilot.
- - Yayan, for everything :).
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