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- FastBucks Vers 3.18
- Copyright (c) Software Expressions 1986 All Rights Reserved
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- Software Expressions
- P.O. Box 301002
- Houston,Texas 77230-1002
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- FastBucks is not a "Public Domain" or "Free" program. It is marketed
- using the "ShareWare" concept of program distribution to avoid the high cost
- of advertising. You have the chance to try FastBucks and decide whether it
- suits your needs. If you use FastBucks you are expected to "Buy it".
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- For a small registration charge of $40.00 you will receive a bound 167
- page user manual, a serialized distribution diskette of the latest FastBucks
- release and telephone support for the program along with my "Sincere Thanks"
- for registering FastBucks.
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- For an additional registration Fee of $15.00 the user will receive "Free"
- Fastbucks program updates for a period of one year from the date of
- registration. All shipping and handling costs will be paid for by Software
- Expressions.
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- A rebate of $5.00 will be sent to the registered user for each subsequent
- registration from his or her serialized distribution diskette for one year
- following date of registration.
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- FastBucks is a Home finance package designed to be a "Fast", and "User
- Friendly" menu driven program. It Requires a IBM compatible computer with at
- least 128k of ram and a Monochrome or Color Graphics board, and Ms-Dos/Pc-Dos
- version 2.0 or later. The program may be operated with as little as one
- floppy drive although a minimum two drive system is strongly suggested. Full
- appreciation of "FastBucks" won't happen until you have been using it for a
- year or so. Then it's fast access to data files can really be appreciated.
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- FastBucks saves all files in Binary format thereby hindering casual
- observation of personal data. It also compresses the amount of disk space
- used for data storage.
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- FastBucks Features:
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- 1. FastBucks is completely menu driven.
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- 2. FastBucks avoids the use of accounting language
- and "computerese". It is designed for the non CPA
- and computer hacker...
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- 3. FastBucks automatically creates files and
- updates them. It is not necessary for the user to
- ever remember or assign a file name.
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- 4. Fastbucks supports up to 25 each check-
- ing,savings, and charge accounts, and one cash
- sheet.
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- 5. Complete transaction editing is available to
- the user. FastBucks automatically updates account
- balance if transaction amount is edited.
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- 6. User may change initialization parameters for
- Crt Type, Printer,Drive,Data file path, and
- expense categories as desired. Also the FastBucks
- introduction may be switched off, allowing faster
- entry into the fastbucks program.
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- 7. Fastbucks presently supports 32 printers and a
- user configuration, if printer is not presently
- supported.
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- 8. FastBucks has a recursive budget model that
- allows user to create a budget for his or her
- family that is workable and relatively painless..
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- 9. FastBucks has a financial calculation section
- that allows user to calculate item
- depreciation,savings(What if's) and Loan informa-
- tion...
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- 10. FastBucks also has a complete Loan amator-
- ization generator. The user may send the schedule
- to either his printer or crt screen... Note: The
- user must have a printer with at least 132 columns
- to use this feature.("Compressed print Mode")
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- 11. FastBucks account listings can be sent to
- either the crt or printer.
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- Getting Started:
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- *************************************************************
- * WARNING: Make sure the File Fconf.dta is not on your *
- * diskette.. This is the configuration file for another *
- * users system.. FastBucks will not automaticaly initialize *
- * itself if this file is present.... *
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- * This has caused me an unbeliveable amount of grief *
- * responding to users that can't make FastBucks work *
- * with their Machine..... *
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- Floppy Systems:
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- 1. Format two floppy diskettes and label them
- "FastBucks" and "FastBucks Data" respectively.
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- 2. Install The FastBucks distribution diskette
- into drive A:, and Install the FastBucks diskette
- you have just formatted into drive B:.
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- Type Copy a:fb.* b:
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- 3. Remove the Diskette in drive b: and Install the
- FastBucks data diskette you have previously for-
- matted into drive B:.
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- Type Copy a: *.ndx b:
- Copy a: *.dta b:
- Copy a: *.dat b:
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- 4. Remove your distribution diskette and store it
- in a safe Place.
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- 5. Install your Fastbucks Working diskette into
- drive a:
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- Type Fb
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- Fastbucks will now initialize itself for your
- printer and crt type. when Fastbucks prompts you
- for your data file path name simply Hit <return>.
- as the default drive for data files is drive B:.
- You will also at this time be able to change your
- expense categories from the default categories in-
- stalled in Fastbucks.
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- FastBucks is Now installed and Running. Play
- around with the data files shipped with fastbucks
- and get a feel of how the program works. When you
- have a feel for how FastBucks works, you may
- initialize another Data diskette and start to use
- FastBucks for real.
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- Hard Disk Systems:
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- 1. Install the FastBucks Distribution diskette in
- drive a: and Type "a:Instalhd". FastBucks will au-
- tomatically be installed on your hard disk.
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- A directory named FBUCKS and a sub-directory named
- DATA. will be created.
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- FastBucks will automatically initialize itself for
- your printer and crt type. When you are prompted
- for the drive for data files answer with c:, and
- when prompted for data file path answer with
- "Fbucks\Data". You will also at this time be able
- to change your expense categories from the default
- expense categories shipped with Fastbucks.
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- Some Basic FastBucks Operating Information :
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- To Return to a higher level menu simply hit the "Esc" key.
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- To exit FastBucks simply hit the "Esc" Key from the main menu.
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- If You seem to be stuck in Graphics mode or other Fastbucks functions,
- hit "Esc". The "Esc" key is generally the "GET ME OUT OF HERE" key for
- FastBucks Menus and functions.
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- After you have gotten the feel of Fastbucks delete all FastBucks Sample
- data files using the "Delete Account" Routine supplied in the account manager
- "Utilities" Menu. Then select the "Start New Account" from the account
- manager "Utilities" Menu and you're ready to go.
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- What's New:
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- Enclosed on this Distribution Diskette are the
- Following New Files:
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- FB.MNU
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- FB.Mnu Is a Mouse Menu Driver for Microsofts' mouse.
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- You must Load Mouse.com and Use menu.com to Make it
- Work:
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- Example:
- Type Mouse To Install Microsofts' mouse Driver.
- Then Type Menu Fb.mnu
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- FastBucks will now run with The Mouse...
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- The Left Button Will Escape from a Menu...
- The Right Button Will Pick the Menu Item...
- Moving the mouse up will move the menu selection up...
- Moving the mouse down will move the menu selection down.
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- Have Fun! and I hope you find Fastbucks a useful program.
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- Dennis C. Lozen
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