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- LogiCat v1.73
- Copyright (c)1990 By Curtis Little
- All Rights Reserved
-
- Support BBS: (209) 521-2143
-
-
- Welcome to LogiCat! LogiCat was designed to allow you to easily catalog
- your disks. LogiCat is the first step in bringing you a set of disk
- tracking utilities that go beyond anything published to date. I'm sure
- you'll enjoy the power that LogiCat brings you; finally an advance in
- disk cataloging technology is available!
-
-
- [------------- N O T I C E ! ! ! --------------]
-
- The file formats for the configuration and import files HAS CHANGED. A
- utility is available for registered users that will convert the older
- version configuration and import files, but if you're "testing" LogiCat
- before registering you'll need to erase any old configuration files and
- create them over. Note that the data base format is still the same as it
- was in older versions, only the configuration and import setting files have
- changed.
-
-
-
- [-------- CHANGES IN THE DOCUMENTATION --------]
-
- Since LogiCat was introduced there have been several changes in LogiCat
- that aren't yet included in the documentation. The following summarizes
- additions to the manual:
-
- 1) On the Add menu and the Delete/replace menu a new item has been added
- that provides "multi-drive" support. By choosing the multi-drive item
- you're allowed to log/replace files from any number of different drives
- in any order you specify. The disadvantage to logging files in this
- manner is that you must type the drive letter and press return for
- each disk you log/replace. This feature is mainly useful for Sysops
- who desire to log multiple hard drives.
-
- Note that the other menu options that are documented in the manual
- still work as specified.
-
- 2) A hard disk is REQUIRED, not just recommended as the documentation
- indicates.
-
- 3) When you replace a disk, LogiCat has to keep both disks in memory
- temporarily so it can copy the comments for existing files to the
- new disk. If you don't have enough files configured (and LogiCat
- can't automatically increase them), the disk will not be able to
- be replaced properly. LogiCat will keep the files that it can,
- but once it runs out of memory, it will not pick up the rest of
- the files from the disk. Note that a warning message is displayed
- if this happens.
-
- 4) Several new options have been added. The options for expanding an
- archive, and extracting ARCHIVE comments have been modified to go from
- the previous Yes/No toggle to have a third option: ASK. If you set
- the associated option to ASK, LogiCat will prompt before expanding an
- archive allowing you to selectively expand archives.
-
- An option has been added that allows you to have LogiCat prompt if
- the report output should go to the screen or the configured report
- destination at report time. When set to YES LogiCat will prompt
- you whether you want the report to go to the screen or not. If you
- say 'N' LogiCat will send the file to the report destination regardless
- of the printer name used.
-
- An option has been added to the 'Report Options' that allows you to
- specify whether or not double spacing is to be used.
-
- An option has been added to the import utility that allows you to
- specify whether or not LogiCat should ignore extensions when importing
- comments. When set to 'NO' LogiCat will ignore the extension of files
- that are configured as libraries when it imports the comments.
-
- 5) When LogiCat prompts for a disk name (other than the selection criteria
- prompts) you can leave the field empty (press return without typing
- anything) to cause LogiCat to present you with a popup list of the
- disk names that are currently in memory. Using the cursor keys, typing
- the name you desire, using home/end, etc. you can highlight the name you
- desire to work with and press return to select the highlighted name.
-
- [--------SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE---------]
-
- LogiCat is being offered at a special introductory price of $20.00.
- If you register LogiCat before 12/1/90 you are guaranteed to
- receive this special introductory price.
-
- In addition, during the special price period I will offer an addtional
- discount of $5.00 OFF (that would bring the total cost before shipping to
- $15.00) to those who have already purchased either a commercial or shareware
- cataloger. To receive the $5.00 off simply send proof of
- purchase/registration for the cataloging program you paid for
- along with the following information:
-
- Name of the cataloging program
- Date purchased/registered
- Author/Distributor's name and address
-
- This offer is being made in an effort to encourage those already using
- another cataloging program to make the switch to LogiCat. I'm confident
- that once you start using LogiCat you'll be glad you made the change.
-
-
- If you have any questions or comments about LogiCat feel free to let me
- know. You can reach me via any of the following:
-
- Support BBS: (209) 521-2143
-
-
- Voice: (209) 522-9269
-
- CIS: 76276,3004
-
- US Mail:
-
- Curtis Little
- 2413 San Felipe Way
- Modesto, CA 95355
-
- Thanks for giving LogiCat a try!
-
-