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===================== SMARTPHONE =====================
===================== (A.K.A. AREA CODE HUNTER) =====================
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- Runs under DOS, Windows, OS/2, Novell
- More than 400 area and country codes, with time zones
- More than 21,000 towns and cities listed
- Zip and postal code information
- World-wide overview of capitals and languages
- News of projected area code changes
- History of past changes to area codes
- "The Five-Minute Database"
- Pop-up (TSR) Operation
- Independently researched data eliminates "copycat" errors
- Our relentless triple-checking of data ensures accuracy
SmartPhone (Area Code Hunter) is Copyright (C) 1986, 1996 by:
Pinnacle Software, CP 386 Mount Royal, Quebec, Canada H3P 3C6
U.S. Office: Box 714 Airport Road, Swanton, Vermont 05488 USA
Support Line: 514-345-9578
Free Files BBS: 514-345-8654
CompuServe: 70154,1577
Internet: pinnacl@cam.org
World Wide Web: http://www.cam.org/~pinnacl
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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
2. A QUICK OVERVIEW OF SMARTPHONE
2.1 Area Code Listings
2.2 "The Five-Minute Database"
2.3 Features
2.4 TSR Capabilities
2.5 System Requirements
3. HOW TO CONTACT US
4. INSTALLING SMARTPHONE
4.1 Installation of an Archive File After Download
4.2 Installation of a Disk from a Disk Vendor
4.3 Super-Quick Install: Pinnacle Diskette to Hard Disk
4.4 Basic Installation Concepts
4.5 Step-by-Step Installation Instructions
4.6 Upgrading from Earlier Versions
4.7 Running SmartPhone under Windows 3.1
4.8 Running SmartPhone under Windows 95
5. USING SMARTPHONE
5.1 Starting SmartPhone
5.2 The Main Menu
5.3 The Area Code Hunt Screen
5.4 The Area Code Browse Screen
5.5 Quick-Reference Database
5.6 Other Features
6. TSR (POP-UP) OPERATION
6.1 What is a TSR?
6.2 TSR Startup
6.3 Technical Considerations
7. THE FIVE-MINUTE DATABASE
7.1 What is The Five-Minute Database?
7.2 Quick-Learn Method
7.3 Applications
7.4 What is a FIV File?
7.5 Database Format
7.6 Sample Database
8. NOTES
8.1 Time Zones
8.2 Spelling
8.3 International Dialing Codes
8.4 Warranty
9. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
9.1 How SmartPhone Can Help You -- Some Examples
10. LICENSING
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2. A QUICK OVERVIEW OF SMARTPHONE
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2.1 AREA CODE LISTINGS
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- Complete area code information for North America and the Caribbean
- Every country code in the world
- Town and city listings
- World-wide time-zone information
- Projected new area codes
- "Sounds like" searches
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2.2 "THE FIVE-MINUTE DATABASE"
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- Quick reference database
- Area and Zip Codes
- Cities, Populations, Languages, Emergency numbers
- Design your own pop-up databases
- Most people can set up their first database in only 5 minutes
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2.3 FEATURES
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- Easy to install and use
- Area Code search has exclusive multi-tasking hunt 'n' browse feature
- Editor allows you to add your own comments to each area code
- Can be run stand-alone, as a TSR (pop-up), or under Windows
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2.4 TSR CAPABILITIES
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- Pop-up without leaving your application program
- Resident portion takes only 7K
- RAM disk and EMS support for lightning-quick response
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2.5 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- IBM PC compatible computer with 640K RAM
- MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 3.00 or higher
- Can also be run under Windows 3.1, Win95, or OS/2
- Color or monochrome display
- Hard disk (RAM disk or EMS recommended for pop-up operation)
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3. HOW TO CONTACT US
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If you have any questions about SmartPhone, or about any of our other
products, we'd like to hear from you.
Mail ............... Pinnacle Software
CP 386
Town of Mount Royal
Quebec, Canada
H3P 3C6
Phone .............. 514-345-9578 (Business hours, Eastern Time)
BBS ................ 514-345-8654 (24 hrs/day, any speed above 2400 bps)
CompuServe ......... 70154,1577
Internet ........... pinnacl@cam.org
World Wide Web ..... http://www.cam.org/~pinnacl
NOTE: Our toll-free 800 number is for CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY.
View or print the file ORDER.FRM for details.
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4. INSTALLING SMARTPHONE
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NOTE: If you are upgrading from an earlier version, please see the
section entitled "Upgrading" before proceeding with your
installation.
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4.1 INSTALLATION OF AN ARCHIVE FILE AFTER DOWNLOAD
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If you have downloaded SmartPhone via modem and have dearchived the file
into a directory, the product will install itself as soon as you run it.
To run it, type SP at the DOS prompt.
If SmartPhone does not ask for installation information the first time you
run it, it means you are running a "used" copy. This doesn't present any
problems, though: simply select the SPEC option on the main menu.
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4.2 INSTALLATION OF A DISK FROM A DISK VENDOR
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If you got your copy of SmartPhone on a disk from somebody other than
Pinnacle Software, refer to any special installation instructions that
accompany the diskette. Once the files have been copied to their
destination, you can start up SmartPhone by typing SP at the DOS pr