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- 31 Mar 87
-
- Welcome to CheckMate-GL! This is the initial release. Before you begin,
- you will need to know a few things.
-
- System requirements: IBM PC/XT/AT/jr or compatible
- 256K RAM
- 2 DSDD Disk Drives (or Hard Drive)
- IBM DOS (or MS-DOS) 2.0 or above
-
- Make sure that you have a CONFIG.SYS file on your boot disk and that you
- have the following statement in the file:
-
- FILES=20
-
- CheckMate-GL will attempt to open several files simultaneously, and will
- crash if you don't have a sufficient number of file handles declared. See
- your DOS reference manual for more details on the CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- You must INSTALL CheckMate-GL by using CMGLINST.COM and tell it where to
- look for (or create) its data files. There will not be enough room on a
- single DSDD 360K floppy disk for all the program files and the data. Run
- CMGLINST and indicate where you want your program files to reside (usually
- drive A) and where you want your data files to reside (usually drive B).
- Insert a formatted disk for data in drive B and you are ready to begin.
-
- -----
-
- CheckMate-GL is shareware, and is a copyrighted program. You may use
- CheckMate-GL on a limited basis for evaluation only. If you wish to
- use CheckMate-GL on a continuing basis you must register your copy with
- Custom Technologies. In return you will receive a 90+ page illustrated
- manual, a disk containing the latest version, and telephone support. You
- will also be added to our mailing list for notifications of updates,
- new products, and specials. If you do not register, then pass your copy
- on to someone else or erase it.
-
- To register, send $39.95 + 3.00 shipping to Custom Technologies, PO Box
- 10096, Panama City, FL 32404.
-
- Enjoy CheckMate-GL!
-
-
- Tim Bougan
- Custom Technologies
-
- -----
-
- NOTE:
-
- To help you evaluate Checkmate-GL, we have included an abbreviated version
- of the user's guide. It is contained in the file MANUAL.ARC.
-
- The disk-based manual for CheckMate-GL is extensive (120K+) and is ARCed
- so that it will fit on the disk. To unarc it, copy MANUAL.ARC to a blank
- formatted disk and use a program such as ARC-E.COM or PKXARC.COM to unpack
- it. These programs are available from numerous bulletin boards and user's
- groups. For copyright reasons, we cannot include one directly with
- CheckMate-GL.
-
-
-
-
- -- The Association of Shareware Professionals
-
- Custom Technologies is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
- (ASP). The ASP is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of
- Washington.
-
- The ASP is made up of professional shareware authors nationwide, and is
- dedicated to furthering the concept of shareware as an alternative to
- commercial software. The authors share a code of ethics and have agreed to
- comply with standards of quality, documentation, and support set by the ASP.
-
- Look for the ASP name and symbol for an assurance of high-quality, well-
- supported shareware.
-
-
- -- On-Line Support
-
- On-Line support for all Custom Technologies' products is now available on
- CompuServe! We are sub-topic 7 in the PC Vender forum. Type GO PCVEN at
- any CompuServe prompt.
-
- All of our shareware products are available for downloading from this forum.
-
-
- Revision History
-
- -- V1.00,1.00A to V1.00B
-
- 30 Dec 87
-
- A small change to allow by-passing of the opening screen. Simply invoke
- CheckMate-GL with the "/S" option on the command line. That is:
-
- CMGL /S
-
- will run CheckMate-GL without displaying the opening screen.
-
-
- -- V1.00B to V1.10
-
- 29 May 88
-
- A minor bug (causing CheckMate-GL to lock up occasionally while
- expensing checks) has been fixed.
-
- The bright "CheckMate-GL" logo is no longer displayed on the main
- screen.
-
- We've added mouse support! If you have a Microsoft or Mouse Systems
- compatible mouse, CheckMate-GL will recognize it as an input device.
- (NOTE: You must load your mouse driver first). The left button acts
- as the <CR> key, and the right button as the <ESC> key.
-
- -- V1.10 to V1.60
-
- 27 Jun 88
-
- No substantial changes to the program. We released this version as 1.60
- to standardize our version numbering (across all our products) and to
- update our address and phone numbers (as we have relocated to Colorado
- Springs, CO).
-
- -- V1.60 to V1.70
-
- 11 Jul 88
-
- One problem was fixed. DOS 2.X (and some generic versions of DOS 3.X) do not
- initialize the MOUSE INTERRUPT (int 51). When CheckMate-GL called this
- interrupt to check for the mouse, the computer would hang. Version 1.70
- first confirms the validity of the interrupt before actually calling it.
-
- -- V1.70 to V1.70A
-
- 28 Jul 88
-
- No changes to the program. We had to change our phone number for technical
- support (our local phone company changed cable routing). Version 1.70A
- reflects the new number on-screen and in the documentation. Our new number
- is (719) 282-0402.