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Money Smith for Windows
Home/Small Business Accounting System
Program, Documentation, and Examples
Copyright 1991 by Bradley J. Smith
Member of Association of Shareware Professionals
Release Notes: Version 1.2 (with ASP statements)
Requires: Windows 3.0 running standard or enhanced mode and a Mouse
Files in this release:
setup.exe - Installation program - run this to install
setup.inf - Setup information file
smith.exe - Money Smith executable
smith.hlp - Money Smith Help File (Windows format)
smith.wri - Users Manual - use Windows Write to view/print
vendor.txt - Sample feature review and distribution rules
readme.txt - This file
register.txt - Registration/licensing form for individuals.
invoice.txt - Registration invoice for businesses.
home.act - Homeowner accounts example
renter.act - Renter accounts example
business.act - Business accounts example
smitharc.exe - Self extracting archive of above files
(360k disk version only)
Release Policy:
The shareware version of Money Smith can be freely distributed as
long as you abide by the terms of the license and don't charge a
fee or otherwise profit from distribution. See vendor.txt or the
license for sample reviews and for-profit distribution terms.
Printing this file:
Use the notepad to view/print this file or just use the DOS PRINT
command to print it as in.
c:> print readme.txt
Looking at the manual:
Use the windows program manager to bring up the Write Application
that comes with windows 3.0. It is usually under the 'Applications'
program group. Use the File Open command in Write to open the file
smith.wri. Use the File Print command in write to print it.
Installation using the setup program:
If you took the plunge and registered Money Smith, you will have a
program on the distribution disk called "setup.exe" which will
create a directory of your choice on your hard drive and step through
copying the files to your disk. Choose the File Run command from the
menu of your program manager and type in 'a:\setup' or 'b:\setup' to
run the Money Smith setup program from your drive. Setup will fully
install Money Smith including installation in the program manager.
From the shareware source:
Odds are pretty good you downloaded this from a bulletin board or copied
it from a buddy. Odds are equally good the program is compacted in some
way. The most popular file compaction programs follow:
Self Extracting Archive example: smith.exe - you need to run
smith.exe
PKZIP format: example: smith.zip - you need to run
pkunzip smith.zip
PKARC format: example smith.arc - you need to run
pkunpak smith.arc
LHARC format: example smith.lzh - you need to run
lharc x smith.lzh
You can get all three of these shareware unpacking program from your
nearest bulletin board or a local users group. Other packing programs
are popular, so ask the person you got the program from what to use.
Once unpacked you can use the setup.exe program to setup Money Smith.
See the instructions for above to run setup.exe.
Licensing:
The license terms are online accessible from the Help menu of Money
Smith. They are listed at the end of the smith.wri documentation file.
Money Smith is shareware and not free. You have 30 days to try it.
The shareware version is provided completely AS IS with no warranty
either express or implied. You take the risk for using it. If you
are a registered user you get full mail support for 90 days and
preferential treatment for unsupported replies after the 90 days.
Registration:
You are granted a 30 day trial license to decide if Money Smith is
for you. After that period you are expected to register Money Smith
to continue using it. Registration costs $29.95. You can print the
register.txt file to register. Site licenses are also available: just
write Money Smith Systems, P.O. Box 333, Converse TX 78109 for more
information.
Benefits of Registration:
- A disk (720k or 360k) including the latest version of Money Smith.
- A coupon for a free upgrade to the next version if you postmark
your order before Dec 31, 1992. Two versions for the price of one!
- A 90 day limited warranty with mail support. (see license for details).
- All of the annoying reminder dialogs are removed.
- Notification and nice discounts for later versions.
Money Smith Version 1.2 Features:
- A complete double entry accounting system with arbitrary accounting
dates. You can look at just the data you're interested in.
- A toolbar with the most frequent functions on it.
- Powerful automatic transactions.
- A full suite of Reports and Graphs that change as you update
data. Naturally you can print them as well.
- Investment support for stocks, mutual funds and securities.
- Several bug fixes in printing, register mode, etc...
- Press and point help - just press the '?' button on the toolbar
or the Shift+F1 keys then press the selection you want help on.
- Question mark buttons provide context sensitive help in most dialogs.
- Full command help documentation and a users manual online with
complete hypertext links.
- Check printing that works with most tractor feed printers.
Reaching Me:
You can reach me at the registration address or write to me
on the Prodigy service. [ VTDW36A ] I am also available on
Compuserve [70324,1077] and part time on Channel 1 [Bradley Smith].
Your comments and questions are always welcome, but I may not be
able to respond to every single message depending on my workload
at the time. Registered users get preference, of course. Registered
users - PLEASE include your registration number with your letter or
message. Online services will get you the quickest answer!
Money Smith Systems
P.O. Box 333
Converse, TX 78109
ASP Ombudsmen Statement:
If you're having trouble with me you can always contact the ASP
ombudsmen. They won't give you technical support but they do help
mediate differences between user and shareware authors. See the
ASP Ombudsmen statement in the license for specific information.
Have fun using Money Smith!!!
Bradley J. Smith
Author and President, Money Smith Systems
Association of Shareware Professionals Member
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RELEASE NOTE: INSTALLATION PROBLEMS ON 360k VERSION ONLY
A few users with small amounts of memory on their system have had
problems installing the 360k self extracting version of Money
Smith. The problem arises when the setup program tries to run
the self extracting archive (smitharc.exe) and finds there isn't
enough real memory left to run it. Fix as follows from DOS:
Process: Commands:
Make a directory: C> mkdir c:\smith
Copy files to it: C> copy a:*.* c:\smith
Change to it: C> cd \smith
Extract archive: C> smitharc
Delete archive: C> del smitharc.exe
Now you can either install it in your program manager from there
or run setup from the hard disk to permanently install Money
Smith for you. We plan to remedy this problem with the next
release.