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- TCL - THE TELEPHONE CALL LOGGER. Copyright (C) Gordon Henson 1992, 1993, 1994.
-
-
- TCL can be used to monitor your telephone usage. Each call you make is logged
- and you can print a statement to check against your BT bill. You can use the
- system to distribute call charges to different account codes and produce a
- separate statement for each account. If you have a modem installed you can use
- it to dial calls automatically, like a telephone with an unlimited number of
- memories.
-
-
- OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
-
- Gordon Henson is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).
- ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are
- unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting
- the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
- resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical
- support for members'products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover
- Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe
- message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
-
- LIST OF FILES
-
- THE FILES BELOW MUST HAVE BEEN COPIED TO A DIRECTORY CALLED "\TCL"
- BEFORE TCL CAN BE RUN.
-
- 1. README.1ST - this file.
- 2. TCL.EXE - the executable file
- 3. TCL.MSG - messages file used by TCL.EXE
- 4. TCL.CFG - configuration file
- 5. TCL.DIR - sample telephone directory file
- 6. TCL.CHG - charges data
- 7. TCLTSR.EXE - Terminate and Stay Resident program ( see 11. below)
- 8. TCLORDER.FRM - order form
- 9. HELPKEYS.TXT - explanation of the use of keys within the help system.
-
- The TCL package may be freely copied provided that all of the above files are
- copied together and without modification. Shareware librarians should contact
- the author to obtain updated copies as and when they become available.
-
-
- REGISTRATION
-
- You can use the form in TCLORDER.FRM to order the registered version of TCL.
- However, if you wish to pay in a foreign currency and have access to CompuServe
- you should register via CIS. The registration number is 2701 and the cost is
- fifty US Dollars.
-
- Registration entitles you to: a printed manual; unlimited free support via CompuServe
- (ID 100331,1740), letter or phone; free minor upgrades/bug fixes; notice of major
- upgrades.
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
-
- TCL runs under DOS or WINDOWS (in a DOS window) and requires about 200k of
- memory and 300k of disk space, when installed. TCL can run from floppy or
- hard disk on XT or AT machines with colour or monochrome monitors.
-
- TCL has been tested on a 4MB AMSTRAD 1386 and a 2MB 286, both with hard disk
- drives, and an AMSTRAD 1640 and an AMSTRAD PPC512DD, both with twin floppies
- and no hard disk.
-
-
- STARTING UP
-
- 1. Type CD C:\TCL and press return to set the default directory.
-
- 2. Type TCL and press Return. TCL will start up and show a help screen.
-
- 3. Read this screen to learn how to move around within the inbuilt context
- sensitive help system. Note the use of ALT I to get an index of help
- topics. The help keys are also explained in the file HELPKEYS.TXT, which
- can be printed under DOS with the command <COPY HELPKEYS.TXT PRN>.
-
- 4. Press <Esc> to leave the help system. After a 2 second pause another
- help screen will appear.
-
- 5. Press <Esc> to leave the help system. The main TCL menu screen will be
- displayed.
-
- 6. Try out the various menus, pressing <F1> frequently to find out how to
- operate TCL. You probably wont cause any damage doing this but once you
- have become familiar and practised in the use of TCL it might be an idea
- to use the TCL Utility to clear out the log file before you start to use
- TCL in earnest. Use the TUTORIAL FACILITY (press <T> at the main menu.
-
- 7. You can set up your own telephone directory and make calls in the following
- steps (keep pressing <F1> for more detailed information):-
- a) select the Directory menu from the initial bar menu;
- b) select the Create option to set up a directory called (say) FRIENDS.DIR;
- c) select the Choose a directory option and select FRIENDS.DIR from the
- list of files;
- d) select the Add an entry option;
- e) complete the fields in the entry form window;
- f) press <Esc> to register the number you have just added;
- g) repeat steps d to f) for each number you want in the directory;
- h) press <Esc> to leave the Directory menu;
- i) press r to select the Ring a number menu;
- j) select the Dial a number option;
- k) select the number to ring from the displayed list;
- l) at this point the "LIFT THE HANDSET" window will be displayed;
- m) if you do not have a modem connected then manually dial the number;
- n) when the number answers press <Return> to start the timer;
- o) when the call finishes press <Return> to stop the timer;
- p) after looking at the Call Statistics press a key to return to the Dial
- a number option of the Ring a number menu.
-
- 8. When you decide that you want to start using a modem to dial calls for
- you then you should use the modem configuration facility within the TCL
- Utility to set up the COM port number and any other modem details needed.
-
- 9. After you have tried out TCL you should register if you want to go on using
- it. When you register you will get the latest version of TCL, without the
- superfluous messages, together with a printed manual and you will qualify
- for the the helpline and update facilities.
-
- 10. TSR programs are notoriously temperamental when run at the same time as
- other TSR programs. If you get problems and you cannot run TCLTSR as the
- only TSR, try altering the order in which you start up your TSR programs.
- The hotkey combination for the TSR is <CTRL + RIGHT SHIFT + P>.
-
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