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- B&B MAIL DATABASE & MAILING System Copyright (C) 1986
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- B&B Systems 627 Madison Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 414-544-5988
-
- B&B Mail is a full-featured record keeping system for the business needs
- of sales personnel, retail establishments, manufacturers, offices,
- utilities, and any business requiring the production of labels and related
- reports. B&B MAIL will assist you in look-up and maintenance of customer
- records in your marketing and communication efforts.
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- o Flexi-Sort (Sort on any field(s)),
- o Flexi-Select (Select any condition for choosing records)
- - example: zip='71' AND city='Phoenix'.
- o Flexi-Report (define data lines for reports).
- - Combining these features, you can, for example,
- SORT on Customer Name,
- SELECT only records from 'Phoenix'
- REPORT showing Codes, Company Name, phone # or
- LABELS
- o Import/Export ASCII, dBase, 1-2-3, DIF, SYLK and Ventura files
- - Use B&B Mail as your "file converter" or "file combiner".
- o Duplicate checking on any field, either Exact or Phonetic (Sound-Alike)
- o Nth sampling capability.
- o Print Labels, Nametags, Postcards, Rolodex labels on any label stock
- or printer. Up to 20 label lines.
- o Autodialer - TELEMARKETING through your modem.
- o On-Line Help screens (modifiable).
- o Built-in word processor for adding NOTES to each record, w/date stamp.
- o Global Search/Replace data in any field.
- o Ability to SEARCH for records with a value in any field.
- o On-Line Help screens during editing, access zip files, misc. codes, etc.
- o Send Printer Controls through modifiable Command Menu.
- o Check for INVALID or BLANK entries in Add or Edit.
- o Create new Data Bases for specific needs.
- o Produces Zip Groupings reports for mass mailings (3,5,9 digit summaries)
- o Flexibility - User can use any fields for any use.
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- 50+ pages documentation included, along with sample .LBL and .FRM dBase
- modifiable label and report files. Data files are in dBase III format.
- SHAREWARE version has 500 record limit.
- Registered Disk available by mail, or electronically. Technical
- support for registered users.
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- Upgrades available thru B&B Systems Bulletin Board, P.C. Manager.
- Available 24 hrs, 2400 Baud (8-N-1), no cost. Call with questions, and
- even register ON-LINE with Visa or MC. Also available free are zip code
- files for the 43,000 zip codes in the US, or each state. The data line
- is 414-548-9034.
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-
- QUICK START-UP STEPS
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- If you haven't made a BACKUP copy recently, do it now.
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- 1) If you don't already have one, Make a "MAIL" directory:
- At C:\, enter MD MAIL, then CD\MAIL
-
- 2) Copy this file to the MAIL directory, C:\MAIL>COPY A:*.*
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- 3) If the file on the disk is an .EXE file, Enter BBMAIL??
- (look at the file name by entering DIR A: and you'll see that
- ?? is the version #. Enter that number instead of ??)
- and the individual files will be extracted automatically.
- If the file has a .ZIP extension, enter PKUNZIP BBMAIL??
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- 4) New system and documentation files will overwrite any old files
- with the same name. New data files will not overwrite
- any important existing data files during 'extraction' because the
- new files are named UPGR?. BBMAIL needs these files if you have
- existing data files that need upgrading. If these UPGRADE files are
- needed, they will import existing data and then will be renamed
- to their correct names. If not needed, they are deleted. You may
- have existing files with suffixes like .FRM, .LBL, and .MEM that you
- have modified for your use. You will normally overwrite them (if
- you find you need them later, copy from your backup file).
-
- 5) To print a file explaining changes made in each version
- C:\MAIL>TYPE VERSIONS>PRN To print the documentation
- file, C:\MAIL>TYPE BBMAIL.DOC>PRN Read installation section
- and modify config.sys, if necessary.
-
- 6) Use your editor and make sure your CONFIG.SYS file has these two lines:
- FILES=40 (minimum)
- BUFFERS=10 (minimum, try 15 or 20 for speed improvement)
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- 7) Turn you computer off, then on (for config.sys to take effect).
-
- 8) Enter MAIL to answer set-up questions, and get to main menu
- See error section in documentation file to resolve any errors.
-
- Note: If you are upgrading to a newer version, and you're not sure
- how you will like the latest version, you can test it first by copying
- existing C:MAIL> files to a new subdirectory called, say MAILOLD.
- Delete the existing files and set up your new system on C:\MAIL based
- on these instructions. Experiment with the new system and if you
- like it, you can import your existing files from C:\MAILOLD>.
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- 9) If you have Expanded Memory and have errors, enter
- SET QSEMS=0 at DOS (keeps 64k of EMS from being used).
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- BENEFITS
- Improve customer relations, promote to new customers.
- Save on reduced duplicate mailing records.
- Save on postage costs by pre-sorting.
- Save on postage costs by Nth sampling first.
- Combine Miscellaneous mailing lists