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THE POSTAL CONSULTANT by MASTERWARE (C)1989 John G. Kacmarcik
(RATES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1991)
Thank you for using The POSTAL CONSULTANT. I'm sure you will find it
a very handy and useful program. Just place the disk in your disk drive
and type POSTAL <Enter> and make your choices from the convenient
menu.
To install The POSTAL CONSULTANT on your hard drive, simply make a
sub-directory of your choice and copy the files from The POSTAL
CONSULTANT disk into it. When running the program, always change to
the directory where you installed the POSTAL CONSULTANT.
REGISTERED USERS can customize the zip code areas of the program. To do so
obtain a copy of your local zone chart from the post office.
Pick 'ZONE CHART ENTRY' from the main menu and follow the instructions.
This version also does simple label printing with a database to store names
and addresses.
The POSTAL CONSULTANT is designed to run on the IBM PC XT, IBM Personal
Computer AT, and other IBM-compatible microcomputers. The minimum
computer memory required is 384K. Because computer memory is used
as a working space during data manipulation, more memory usually
results in increased processing speed. The processor sets aside a
certain amount of computer memory as temporary working space. This
temporary working space is reserved in blocks of RAM that are called
BUFFERS. The more buffers you reserve, the faster processing is
achieved. The total number of buffers is restricted by the amount of
RAM available on the computer system. Because the POSTAL CONSULTANT program
itself and the active data files used in the program compete with
buffers for memory space, the number of buffers should NOT be set too
high. With a minimum of 384K ram in the computer, you should be safe
to designate 15 memory buffers.
When settings other than the default are chosen, information about
the number of files and the number of buffers is communicated to the
computer through a file called CONFIG.SYS. Since this is a dBASE type
program, I recommend your CONFIG.SYS have at least FILES=20 and
BUFFERS=15. For more information on CONFIG.SYS consult your DOS manual.
**When The POST OFFICE raises the rates again, an updated version will be
available. When the time comes, just send your Original/Registered disk
and $10.00 to MASTERWARE
2442 Tilghman Street #1
Allentown, PA 18104
CHANGES AND NEW FEATURES:
If you are registered, keep a record of your NAME, PHONE NUMBER and
SERIAL NUMBER EXACTLY AS THEY APPEAR ON THE TITLE SCREEN. If in the
future you see a later (ShareWare) version of this program on a BBS
or wherever, download it and you can register it by typing the program
name followed by the /REGISTER switch. (e.g. POSTAL /REGISTER)
You can then enter your name, etc. and register the program at no
additional cost to you! The shareware and registered EXE files are
the same. Entering your registered information will turn off the
shareware restrictions.
*** NOTE *** THE BUILT IN REGISTRATION SCHEME WILL NOT WORK IF THE
EXE FILE IS COMPRESSED WITH PKLITE or LZEXE. AFTER
REGISTRATION, YOU CAN RUN AN EXE FILE COMPRESSOR ON
THE PROGRAM IF YOU WISH. (PKLITE IS MOST RELIABLE)
Also new to this version is that the text displays that used to be
built in are now external DAT files! These files can be edited with
just about any editor in the event of rate changes or additional
information you may want to display. If you edit the DAT files, stay
within the width of the existing text. This is necessary because the
programs popup windows are tailored to the width of the original DAT
file(s).
If you have any problems, feel free to call me at 215-437-9668.
If I am not in, just leave a message and I will get back to you as soon
as possible. I can also be reached on the AVI/MASTERWARE BBS if you have
a modem at 215-437-7085. Thanks again and Happy Computing!
Sincerely,
JOHN G. KACMARCIK