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- | This is a MAINTENANCE RELEASE of The Mutual Fund Tracker, Version 3.6. |
- | If you registered Version 3.5+, just "plug in" or copy the MFTRACK.EXE, |
- | MFTDOC.EXE, and MFTINST.EXE programs into your current Mutual Fund |
- | Tracker directory (C:\MFTRACK). After that, run The Mutual Fund Tracker |
- | as you have in the past. Thanks again for your registration. |
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- | BEFORE YOU UPGRADE, PLEASE READ: |
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- | If you use The Graph Tracker, Version 2.5, and you upgrade to Version 3.6 |
- | of The Mutual Fund Tracker, you will need to download The Tracker |
- | Utilities to get The NEW Graph Tracker, Version 2.6. The Graphs written |
- | to disk with Version 3.6 of The Mutual Fund Tracker will not be compatible |
- | with The OLD Graph Tracker, Version 2.5. |
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- The faster you get your data updated, the faster you get an indication of
- where the markets are headed. You reach the decision process faster, leaving
- you more time to consider your options. The last thing you want to hurry, is
- a financial decision.
-
- The Quote Tracker makes the data update process of The Tracker Programs
- automatic! It will convert quotes downloaded from Prodigy, CompuServe,
- America Online, TC2000, Quote Com's Internet Quote Service, and is Stock-Watch,
- Pro-Util, PDL, PTT, and Quicken Quotes compatible. If you download ASCII or
- TEXT formatted (readable) quotes from a source we don't support, we can write
- a Custom Version of The Quote Tracker for you. The Quote Tracker is easy to
- use, the computer does all the work, it's that simple!
-
- In today's fast paced markets, you have to be on top of what's happening,
- and you have to beat the crowd getting there. If you want to save valuable
- time updating your data, then read the QUOTRACK.KIT file found on your
- disk. The QUOTRACK.KIT file may be viewed or printed with any text editor
- or wordprocessor.
-
- Now, historical stock, fund, or index data can be imported into The Wall
- Street Tracker or The Mutual Fund Tracker. Currently we support historical
- quotes gotten from FNN, Prodigy, TC2000, Quote Com's Internet Quote Service,
- and Quicken Quotes. If your historical data supplier provides data in a
- different format, contact us so that we can develop a Historical Data Importer
- to work with their data format.
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- QUICK START
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- If you use Windows, and decide to run The Tracker Programs from inside the
- Windows Program Manager, consult the Windows documentation on how to install
- the PIF and ICO files needed for Windows 3.0. If you use Windows 3.1,
- consult the Windows documentation on how to install the TRACKER.GRP file.
- These Window support files are supplied with each program. Please try the
- entire Tracker Family of Programs.
-
- To get started, insert The Tracker disk into your floppy drive. If you are
- using Windows, MS-DOS Shell, or another type of front end menu system, consult
- its documentation on how to INSTALL OTHER PROGRAMS, or on how to END, QUIT,
- EXIT, or GO TO DOS. After preforming the previous task, you should see the DOS
- prompt C:\> or something like our example. Next, change to the floppy drive
- that contains The Tracker disk. For example, type at the DOS prompt: A: and
- press [ENTER] to change to drive A:\. If you have a printer, please turn it
- on now so that you can print some important information. If you have The Wall
- Street Tracker disk in your floppy drive, type at the DOS prompt: PRINTWST
- and press [ENTER]. If you have The Mutual Fund Tracker disk inserted, type:
- PRINTMFT and press [ENTER].
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- The documentation for each program is found in an executable program. If
- you have The Wall Street Tracker disk, in your floppy drive, type at the DOS
- prompt: WSTDOC and press [ENTER]. This command allows you to read or print
- The Wall Street Tracker documentation. If you have The Mutual Fund Tracker
- disk, in your floppy drive, type at the DOS prompt: MFTDOC and press [ENTER].
- The documentation explains in detail each function of the program and its use.
- We strongly recommend you review it before installing the software. Also
- remember, both programs use the same user interface. As you learn how to use
- one, you learn to use both.
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- After you have reviewed the documentation, you will need to install the
- software onto your computer. To do this type: WSTINST for The Wall Street
- Tracker, or MFTINST for The Mutual Fund Tracker, and press [ENTER]. You will
- be asked a few questions and prompted to enter information that will allow the
- software to preform its best on your computer.
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- When the installation is finished type: WST to run The Wall Street Tracker,
- or MFT for The Mutual Fund Tracker, and press [ENTER]. If those commands
- will not work type: WALLSTRT to run The Wall Street Tracker, or MFTRACK
- for The Mutual Fund Tracker, and press [ENTER]. That should get The Tracker
- programs installed and running for you. If you experience a problem, please
- don't hesitate to phone us at (512) 858-5206, Monday through Friday, 9am to
- 6pm CST.
-
- Check out The Tracker Utilities too! These utilities have been bundled
- together and are used with The Mutual Fund Tracker, Version 3.6, and The Wall
- Street Tracker, Version 7.1. This package features The Graph Tracker, The Data
- Shifter, The Configuration Editor, The Historical Data Importer, and The Mutual
- Fund Composite Average Calculator. There is a file on The Tracker Utilities
- disk named READ.ME. Please read this file before doing anything else with
- The Tracker Utilities. The READ.ME file may be viewed or printed with any
- text editor or wordprocessor.
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-
- Please don't get hung up trying to install and use these
- utilities right away. Just read the READ.ME file so that
- you will know what they do. Then with experience and
- need, they will become valuable tools for you to work with.
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- After you have reviewed the READ.ME file, and if you desire to, please
- look for the GRAPH.EXE archive found on The Tracker Utility disk. It
- contains The Graph Tracker. Copy the GRAPH.EXE archive onto a blank high
- density floppy disk so that you can unarchive it. To unarchive The Graph
- Tracker program, type at the DOS prompt: GRAPH and press [ENTER]. This will
- unarchive a few files onto your floppy disk. The Graph Tracker documentation
- is in the GRAPHDOC.EXE program. We strongly recommend you review it before
- installing the software.
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- Please feel free to upload, copy, or give these unregistered programs to
- anyone. If you have any problems, or if we can be of any help, please let us
- know. Our phone number is (512) 858-5206.
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- >> THE MUTUAL FUND TRACKER NEWS <<
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- Read or Print the FOLLOWED.FDS file for a complete list of all funds
- tracked and available in the up-to-date data files. The up-to-date data files
- are available for download, by subscription, on Keith's Little Software Shop
- and the World Wide Web via the Internet.
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- The Mutual Fund Tracker documentation is in a hyper-text type executable
- file. To read or print the documentation, type: MFTDOC at the DOS prompt
- and press [ENTER]. We recommend that you print and read the documentation.
-
- Read the file named THEFACTS.TXT. It includes some interesting facts about
- The Tracker Programs. If you use Prodigy, CompuServe, America Online, TC2000,
- Quote Com's Internet Quote Service, Stock-Watch, Pro-Util, PDL, PTT, or Quicken
- Quotes read the QUOTRACK.KIT file. They may be printed or read with any
- wordprocessor or text editor.
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- = =
- = The Wall Street Tracker and The Mutual Fund Tracker =
- = are available on Bulletin Boards across North America =
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- FILENAME: WALST71D.EXE The Wall Street Tracker, Version 7.1d.
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- FILENAME: MFTRA36E.EXE The Mutual Fund Tracker, Version 3.6e.
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- FILENAME: TRACUT26.EXE The Tracker Utilities Disk.
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- The EXE archives, listed above, are self-extracting and you need no other
- software to unarchive the program.
-
- The latest version of each Tracker Program can always be found on Keith's
- Little Software Shop in Austin, Texas. The BBS has two nodes and the phone
- numbers are (512) 858-7564 [ZyXEL 16.8 / V.32bis] or (512) 894-0383 [HST 16.8
- / V.32bis]. The files listed above are FREE for the downloading and may be
- downloaded without validation.
-
- The latest versions can also be found on America Online with the file names,
- WALST71D.ZIP and MFTRA36E.ZIP. Call Keith's Little Software Shop to get The
- Tracker Utilities.
-
- The latest versions are also on Compuserve, in the Investors Forum, and
- ZiffNet. The file names on these services are, WALLST.ZIP and MFTRAC.ZIP.
- Call Keith's Little Software Shop to get The Tracker Utilities.
-
- If you need technical support, you may call us voice at (512) 858-5206
- between 8am and 6pm CST.
-
- If you have access to the Internet you can now get technical support or
- download the programs directly from our World Wide Web Home Page. Our Internet
- URL address is: http://www.eden.com/~watkins
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-
- You may write to us at: The Tracker Programs
- P.O. Box 33280, Suite 195
- Austin, Texas 78764-0280
-
-
- You may leave E-Mail to us on these services:
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- Prodigy, addressed to ID: HFNT20A
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- CompuServe, addressed to ID: 70412,2701
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- Keith's Little Software Shop, addressed to: SYSOP
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-
- PLEASE NOTE: INTERNET MAIL (E-Mail) - Tech Support
-
- Internet Mail Address: watkins@eden.com
-
- Internet URL address: http://www.eden.com/~watkins
-
- You can send Internet mail to us from CompuServe, America Online, MCI Mail,
- GEnie, DELPHI, and other systems that carry Internet mail. Sending mail to us,
- via the Internet, will assure you a quicker reply.
-
- If you have access to FidoNet Netmail, you may send messages addressed to:
- Keith Watkins at node 1:382/401. Responses, via Netmail, take about a day.