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- PAL21.INF: Information on PAL Version 2.1
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- 1. About This File
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- This file provides a quick summary of the features of PAL,
- including a description of how to order it.
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- If you are placing the shareware version of PAL on a com-
- puter bulletin board, you might like to upload this file
- separately so that callers can download it to get an idea of PAL
- before committing themselves to the lengthy download required for
- the program files and documentation.
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- 2. Summary
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- PAL is the Personal Appointment Locator that radically
- improves your ability to manage your time.
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- The most significant improvement in version 2.1 of PAL is
- that alarms can now initiate an event on your computer, using an
- "invisible hand" to feed keystrokes to DOS or an application
- program as if you were right there when the alarm sounds, even
- though you may be continents away at the moment. For details on
- all changes between version 2.1 and 2.0, see the file
- WHATSNEW.PAL.
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- People who use SideKick can use PAL to read appointments
- created with that program. SideKick is not required for the
- operation of PAL.
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- PAL is being distributed as shareware, which allows you to
- try before you buy. If you wind up using PAL, you are required
- to register and pay for it.
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- 3. Some Significant Features of PAL
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- Among other things, PAL can:
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- * show a report of your coming appointments for the next
- "n" days.
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- * search for a particular appointment,
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- * maintain a to-do list which will tickle you if you fail
- to do something after a specified date,
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- * set a virtually infinite number of alarms,
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- * make any alarm into a timed event, initiating a series
- of keystrokes to be entered into DOS or an application
- program, even in your absence,
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- * run reports on multiple SK appointment files,
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- * automatically repeat appointments with tremendous
- flexibility; e.g., every third Wednesday of each month
- beginning this month and continuing for a total of nine
- repetitions.
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- * delete old appointments,
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- * run with or without SideKick,
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- * provide online help,
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- * show common secular and religious holidays automatical-
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- * allow you to customize the program for your own needs
- and style of use,
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- * show you a calendar for any month in the 20th or 21st
- century.
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- 4. Obtaining PAL as Shareware
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- The shareware version of PAL is being distributed through
- BBS's, user groups, and person to person. The file name for the
- distribution archive is:
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- PAL21.ZIP
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- The latest version of these files will always be available
- from the PAL Software NY bulletin board, at telephone number 914-
- 762-8055. This BBS operates 24 hours a day, at 300, 1200, 2400
- and 9600 (USRobotics) baud.
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- 5. Registering PAL
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- Persons who try PAL, like it and intend to continue using it
- are required to register and pay for it. Paid, registered users
- receive a special password which disables the registration
- encouragement screens that PAL presents to unregegistered users.
- The registered version is identical to the current shareware
- version but for the registration encouragements.
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- The cost of registration is $35. This entitles you to your
- password, among other things, as described in PAL.DOC. If you
- would like to receive printed documentation and/or a distribution
- disk from us, the pricing is described in the file ORDER.FRM.
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- To register PAL, take the file named ORDER.FRM and either
- send it to your printer to fill it out in pen and ink, or else
- bring it in to your favorite word processor or editor and fill it
- out there before printing it. The ORDER.FRM file contains all
- pricing information.
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- 6. Toll-Free Credit Card Ordering
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- If you would like to order by credit card, please call the
- following number: 800-242-4775. This is the phone number of
- P(S)L, a disk vendor with whom we have arranged the ability to
- take credit card orders.
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