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- APXCORE PRODUCT OVERVIEW
-
-
- APX Core is a powerful software integration tool for the IBM PC.
- It allow you to combine different types of software into an inte-
- grated package, even though programs may not have been meant to
- work together. Virtually any software that is available for the
- IBM PC can be integrated with APX Core.
-
- APX Core does this by allowing you to load several programs into
- your computer at the same time. In addition, APX Core enables you
- to move data between these programs - without programming! It also
- saves you time by letting you record entire sequences of keystrokes
- and then play them back with the flick of a key. It's no exagger-
- ation to say that any one of these features would be worth the
- price of the whole program.
-
- Ease of use was a primary consideration in the design of APX Core.
- There are only a few basic commands that give you all the tools
- necessary to create an integrated set of applications for your
- particular needs. That means that you can learn to use the program
- quickly and with a minimum of fuss.
-
-
- DESCRIPTION OF FEATURES
-
- APX Core divides your computer into separate "tasks". Each task
- functions in essentially the same way as your computer does nor-
- mally under DOS. Thus, you can run a different program in each
- task.
-
- You can choose the number of tasks you want to use (up to eight)
- as well as the amount of memory for each task. You can also choose
- to have any tasks operate concurrently in the "background". In
- this way, you can have programs running in the background while
- you are busy with another program in the "foreground".
-
-
- THE BASIC COMMANDS
-
- There are four basic APX Core commands, each of which is issued by
- pressing a simple keystroke. Of course, you can change the key-
- strokes used for any of the commands to avoid conflicts with keys
- used by other programs you may have. Here's a brief description
- of each command:
-
- SWAP TASK The Swap Task command lets you instantly gain
- COMMAND access to any program running in any task.
- A single keystroke swaps you from spreadsheet
- program to word processor. Each task has it's
- own keystroke that calls it into view.
-
- TRANSCRIBE The Transcribe command enables you to "cut and
- COMMAND paste" text or data from one program to another.
- All you need to do is to select the source task
- and to select the destination task , in any order.
- To select the source , you use the cursor to mark
- off the block of text/data on the source task's
- screen that you want to move. The text/data is
- then "fed" to the destination task, as though you had typed it in yourself.
-
- KEYSAVE The Keysave command allows you to record sequences
- COMMAND of keystrokes as macros that can then be played
- back at any time. First, you are asked to select
- a playback key to be used for playing back the
- macro. After that, whatever you type at the key-
- board will be recorded (a soft "beep" accompanies
- each keystroke) until you end the command. You
- can then replay the macro by simply pressing the
- playback key. Up to sixteen macros may be defined
- at any time, and macros can be nested inside one
- another. Over a thousand keystrokes can be saved
- in a single macro, and your macros can be deleted
- or redefined whenever you wish. Macros can also be
- saved on file for later reuse.
-
- WINDOW The Window command is used to create windows for
- COMMAND your tasks. A task window can be any size and can
- be anywhere on the screen. A window is displayed
- as a rectangular box that contains a portion of
- a task's screen. You can also scroll within a
- window to view different portions of a task's
- screen. The window functions (size, position,
- scroll) are executed by using the cursor control
- keys in combination with other keys. For example,
- using the <Ctrl> key along with the cursor keys
- controls the window size, while the <Shft> key
- together with the cursor keys shifts the window
- position, and use of the cursor keys alone scrolls
- the window.
-
- All APX Core commands and features are fully documented in a user's
- manual that is included in the package.
-
- APX Core can also be used as a powerful software development tool.
- APX Core functions are callable by other programs, and these functions
- are documented in an accompanying Programmer's Interface Manual.
- Using these functions, a program can control all APX Core features
- that are available interactively.
-
- USING APX CORE
-
- What can APX Core do for you? Quite simply, it enables you to do
- twice as much, and in half the time! Here are some specific examples
- of how APX Core can work for you:
-
- WRITING
-
- You probably have a favorite word processing program that you are
- accustomed to using. Often, you may have to refer back and forth
- between different documents or files. With APX Core you can run
- several copies of the word processor and edit different documents
- at the same time.
-
- You can print one document while you are editing another. And if
- you need to erase a file or perform any DOS function you can do it
- without ever leaving your program. APX Core also gives you the
- ability to move text from one document to another in a simple,
- visual manner.
-
- TELEMARKETING
-
- Telemarketing efforts practically require that you have the ability
- to do several things on your computer at once. Using the APX Core,
- you can have a communications program to do auto dial-up. Then you
- can quickly search an inventory database for pricing information,
- switch instantly to your word processor to write and print an invoice
- in the background while taking the next order.
-
- By having all these programs loaded and running at the same time, you
- can flip rapidly from one to another. Automate the system even fur-
- ther by using APX Core to move information from database to word
- processor at a stroke.
-
- IN THE OFFICE
-
- In many offices, there are generally two or three application pro-
- grams that are used most extensively. Typically, you might load a
- word processing program to write a report, only to discover that you
- need to reference a spreadsheet or database. When these types of
- programs are integrated using APX Core, the need to reference "hard
- copy" is eliminated since you can just switch from one program to
- another to view the information you want.
-
- Using APX Core you can "cut and paste" information from a spreadsheet
- into your editor. Even data received by a communications program that
- is linked to a mainframe database can be moved to your spreadsheet
- without any additional programming. In fact, you can save the sequence
- of keystrokes required to do this and repeat the entire operation using
- a single keystroke.
-
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- COMPARISON OF "OFF THE SHELF" MULTI-TASKING PROGRAMS
-
-
- There is a need for a low cost product that could effectively integrate
- existing software. This table compares key features of APX Core with
- those of other similar products.
-
- FEATURE APX VISION MULTILINK DESQ MS-WINDOWS
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- 1.Integrates existing off the shelf yes no yes yes no
- software packages.
-
- 2.Allows simultaneous and concurrent yes no yes no no
- operation of several programs.
-
- 3.Provides "cut & paste" between yes yes no yes yes
- different programs.
-
- 4.Provides keystroke macros. yes yes yes yes yes
-
- 5.Allows creation of overlapping yes yes no yes yes
- windows for editing, processing etc.
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- 6.Works on PCs with less than 256K ram yes no yes no no
- , 1 diskette drive, and mono or col.
- ( with no other hardware required)
-
- 7.Runs with PC-Dos 1.0/1.1/2.0/2.1 yes no no no no
-
- 8.Package provides program interface. yes no yes no no
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- Bottom line retail prices -----------> $95 $99 $295 $399 $795
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