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- MCS Version 1.01 - Release 0027. 93 02 08 - MCS101A.ZIP
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- MCS - Media Cataloging System for CDs, Tapes, and LPs
-
- Features:
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- Fast lookup of catalog by name, title, and category
- Inventory-valuation system for insurance purposes
- Detailed information for audiophile needs
- Comprehensive screen and printed reports
-
- By:
- Max Cooper Utilities
- 102-1170 Bay Street
- Toronto, Ontario
- CANADA M5S 2B4
-
-
- This is a minor revision to MCS. How minor? The biggest change is
- my new mailing address! In almost a year of general release, hasn't
- been a single bug report filed against version 1.00, credit for this
- goes mostly to the original group who beta tested that version.
-
- The basic item edit screen also has a new feature in the artist name
- and artist sort order fields. If you press the F4 key, MCS will
- automaticially rearrange names like "Tom Petty" to "Petty, Tom".
-
- As always, many thanks to Bev Green of 1000 BBS for allowing me to
- use his board as a beta-test center and central distribution point.
-
- See the questions & answers section below for more information.
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- There is NO manual -- everything is in context sensitive help.
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- There is NO registration form -- configure your printer, fill out the
- registration questionnaire, and a registration form will print.
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-
- I scan the shareware conferences on the following nets: EchoNet,
- NA-Net, ILink, and UI'Net (which echoes SmartNet). Kindly send ANY
- comments, opinions, suggestions, bug descriptions, etc. to me in one
- of these conferences. I scan these conferences daily, if you don't
- get a response within two weeks, please assume that there has been a
- mail failure and repost.
-
- If you post a message to me in one of the shareware conferences, I
- will send you a list of boards which receive a direct distribution of
- MCS. If you can't access one of these conferences, the visitor's
- line for 100BBS is (416)629-7259, you can post into the main board
- from there.
-
- I sincerely hope that MCS is the best CD/Tape/LP cataloging program
- you'll ever see!
-
-
- Max Cooper
-
- Questions & Answers
- -------------------
-
- Q1: Can MCS handle other formats like 78 RPM records and the new CD
- formats?
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- A1: YES. Several users have had some problems with understanding how
- to add new media types and formats. The 10" 78RPM format is
- listed in the standard distribution file under the "Vinyl" media
- selection. Technically, this isn't the right place to put that
- format, because most 78's pre-date the invention of Vinyl!
-
- Here's how to use the selection lists to add new media and formats
- to the database:
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- To add a new format: eg. "CD-Mini"
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- - Choose Configuration from the main menu
- - Choose Selection Lists form the configuration menu.
- - Move the cursor to highlight the "Optical Disc" entry.
- - Press F2 to display the contents of the list.
- You will see a list of all current optical disk formats.
- - Press the "INSert" key to add a new record. Enter "CD-Mini"
- for the list entry, then press ENTER.
-
- Now, when you select "Optical Disc" as the media, and press F3 on
- the format field, the pop-up list will show the "CD-Mini" entry.
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- To add a new media: eg. "Sheet Music"
- -------------------------------------
-
- - Choose Configuration from the main menu
- - Choose Selection Lists form the configuration menu.
- - Move the cursor to highlight the "media" entry.
- - Press F2 to display the contents of the list.
- You will see a list of all media.
- - Press the "INSert" key to add a new record. Enter "Sheet Music"
- for the list entry, then press ENTER.
- - Press ESCape to return to the selection list table.
- - Press INSert. When the form opens, enter "Sheet Music" for the
- List ID. IMPORTANT!! Make sure that you use the exact same list
- ID as you gave for the new media entry. If the new media was
- "SheetMusic", you must enter the same name here.
- - Enter the name you want for the list, for example, "Types of
- Sheet Music", then press ENTER.
- - Press F2 to display the formats for "Sheet Music". Since this
- is a new media, there will be no entries, and you will be
- prompted for a list entry automatically. You can enter whatever
- format you want, such as "8.5 x 11", "11 x 17", or "Napkin".
- - Keep adding records by using the INSert key until you have all
- your formats defined.
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- Next time you add an entry, "Sheet Music" will show up as a possible
- media selection. If you pick sheet music, then press F3 when you are
- on the format field, a list of all the formats you entered will pop
- up, and you can choose the format you want.
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- New or old, MCS can handle your music collection, no matter WHAT
- it's stored on!!
-