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- Copyright 1992 By PRO DEV Software ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10r
-
- Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions 06/01/92
-
- This document contains PRO DEV Software's message to Disk Copying and
- Bulletin Board Services. This release has 15 NEW FEATURES. If you
- already have 4.10, only minor changes have been made. This is NOW a
- 2 disk system. The former "ProDev*QUOTE Utility Programs" disk is now
- disk 2.
-
- First of all, thank you for carrying my Shareware software in your Disk
- Copying Service catalog or on your Bulletin Board Service. You are a
- vital link in the Shareware distribution process.
-
- You MAY . . .
-
- 1. This on-disk letter authorizes you to include the enclosed 2
- ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10r disks of Shareware software in your Shareware
- Cataloging and Disk Copying Service. This is a non-exclusive
- authorization. Further, this on-disk letter notifies you that you may
- NOT continue to distribute ProDev*QUOTE software with any version
- number lower than Version 4.10r. If you receive a copy with the file
- REGISTER.MEM, you MUST delete this file to make the disk
- un-registered.
-
- 2. You may sell disks containing copies of this software as long as you
- do NOT imply to your customers that this is "free" software. It is
- best if your catalogs make it clear that this is Shareware software
- that the end user must register with PRO DEV Software to continue
- using beyond the evaluation stage. You may add your own files to this
- disk as long as none of them give any impression that this Shareware
- software is "free". If you list the registration fees in your
- catalog, DO NOT use words like "Donation", "Contribution", or other
- such words. It is a REGISTRATION FEE or COST of $45 to $70.
-
- 3. If you are a Disk Copying or Bulletin Board Service and you obtained
- this software from other than PRO DEV Software, you may not have the
- latest version. You are encouraged to write or call PRO DEV Software
- and ask for the latest version.
-
- PRO DEV Software 545 Grover Road Muskegon, MI 49442
- 616-788-2243 (8:00-5:00 M-F Eastern Time) CompuServe PPN: 72617,1266
-
- You may not . . .
-
- 1. LIST.COM is included on this disk with written permission from Vernon
- Buerg and may NOT be removed or replaced with a different version. DO
- NOT remove any of the following files from the disk (or compressed
- file if you are a BBS):
-
- Disk 1:
- QUOTPROG.EXE QUOTEDAT.EXE PRINTERS.EXE QUOTEDOC.EXE INSTALL.EXE
- LIST.COM VENDOR.DOC FEATURES.DOC REGISTER.DOC README.DOC
-
- Disk 2:
- BROWPROG.EXE QBROWDOC.EXE TRAKPROG.EXE TRACKDOC.EXE FEATURES.DOC
- VENDOR.DOC REGISTER.DOC README.DOC
-
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- Copyright 1992 By PRO DEV Software ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10r
-
- 2. If you are a Disk Copying Service, please do not further compress the
- above files, particularly so as to add other software to the same
- disk. You may NOT put one of my competitors products on the same
- disk! You may add your identifying and instruction files. Naturally,
- a BBS operator will compress the entire system as required. If you
- sell collections on 720k or 1.4m disks, this system can be combined
- with the ProDev*QUOTE Utility Program disk and the ProDev*EPRICE disk.
-
- Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions
-
- 3. You may NOT replace any of the LHARCed or SCRNCHed files with another
- form of archiving, packing or ziping. If you are a BBS, you may
- archive/pack/zip the files WITHOUT first unLHARCing or unSCRNCHing
- the files. This is because my INSTALL program expects the LHARCed
- and SCRNCHed files.
-
- I also encourage you to give this full featured system the write-up it
- deserves in your catalog. The last page gives my "unbiased" {grin}
- suggested catalog descriptions. I really get discouraged when I see
- catalogs that just say "ProDev*QUOTE Quote/Bid system". It is really a
- powerful, low registration fee system that is currently being used by all
- types and sized business from small contractors to consultants to at least
- 1 Fortune 100 company.
-
- Now that I have gotten all of that legal stuff out of the way, let me tell
- you what is in the Version 4.10 MAJOR upgrade. The ProDev*QUOTE system
- has been evolving for 10 or 12 years, first on a mainframe computer and
- then as Version 3.0 for PC/MS-DOS Shareware about 4 years ago.
-
- 15 NEW FEATURES
-
- (1) Three new reports; Bulk Purchases, Rental Items and Purchase Order
- Lists.
-
- (2) Completely revised Material Data Base (or catalog) report that allows
- the data to be displayed in ANY order. The report will also
- accommodate compressed print or wide carriage printers to allow a
- more desirable report format. Further, the unlimited text, that can
- be used for Material Masters, can optionally be printed. The
- incremental Automatic Labor costs can optionally be printed.
-
- (3) Menu driven backup selection so that the user will have (almost) no
- excuse not to backup data files. The backup menu even prompts the
- user to change disks if necessary. The program has a backup warning
- that is displayed if the user quits a session that may have changed
- data files.
-
- (4) Menu driven selective restoral of backed up data files in case of
- file crash.
-
- (5) Optional Footnotes of any length that can be printed on the First,
- Last or All pages of the quotation. The system even has a Default
- Footnote feature to quickly add the default footnote to a quotation.
- The footnote can readily be modified to fit the particular quotation.
-
- (6) Many system defaults added to allow configuring the system for any
- State or Country.
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- Copyright 1992 By PRO DEV Software ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10r
-
- 15 NEW FEATURES (Continued)
-
- (7) Mass Price Changes by supplier to react quickly to price changes.
-
- (8) Quotations can now be printed to spreadsheet and data base compatibe
- Comma Delimited PRN and System Data (SDF) files in addition to
- straight Text files. This allows the user to import the quote into
- other spreadsheet and data base systems.
-
- (9) The ability to change individual material profit rates "on-the-fly"
- for a particular quotation.
-
- (10) Discount And Special List Price Items
-
- (11) COMPLETE context sensitive pop-up F1 Help window giving quick and
- total explanation of every feature and option. You can even
- selectively print the contents of the Help window being viewed. This
- allows you to take optional notes while learning the system. New
- users will be able to make the registration decision without even
- printing the complete on-disk manual that is still provided.
-
- (12) Pop-Up Calendar. The user can even move the calendar around the
- screen so that date fields on the screen will not be overlaid by the
- calendar.
-
- (13) Pop-Up Calculator with result transfer to data field.
-
- (14) An on-screen "Insert" status indicator is displayed for all field and
- text windows.
-
- (15) Memory Overlay Management has been added so that only a portion of
- the QUOTE.EXE file is in memory at any time. Separate overlay files
- are not required for this feature. This allowed me to add the
- previous 14 features and still run the program in about the same
- amount of memory as before.
-
-
- Please note. If you already have version 4.10 (any suffix), this version
- only adds very minor features AND CONVERTS THE LAYOUT TO A 2 DISK SYSTEM.
-
- Again, thank you for carrying my Shareware software.
-
- Very truly yours,
-
-
-
- George Abbott
-
- Member - Association Of
- Shareware Professionals
-
-
-
-
-
- Page 3
-
- Catalog Descriptions
-
- 1. One Liner Description
-
- (disk set #) ProDev*QUOTE 4.10r - Extremely full featured quote/bid
- system for any type or size business [ASP].
-
- 2. Complete Description
-
- (disk set #) ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10r [ASP] is an excellent full
- featured Quotation or Bid Estimating system for any type or size
- business. Consulting services can even use the Auto Labor feature to
- create labor only quotes without material, or any combination in
- between. An unlimited number of Labor Groups can be associated with
- any quotation. Using dBASE compatible files for the Supplier, Labor
- and Material costs, you can browse the material data base 4 different
- ways with a Point & Shoot browse method to rapidly build a customized
- quote. The latest in pull-down menus and constant on-screen and F1
- Help "what to do next" instructions make the system highly intuitive
- to learn and use. You can use the system's natural defaults to build
- simple quotes or use all of the many bells and whistles to build
- complex quotes. The stand-alone program does NOT require the user to
- own Ashton-Tate's dBASE III Plus or dBASE IV systems.
-
- To support your sales efforts, you can print complete catalogs of your
- products and services with either your prices, List prices or both.
- You can even include unlimited sized Specifications for the material
- items in your data base and optionally print them on the quote.
- Material items can also carry automatic multi-rate labor units so that
- labor can optionally be pulled in with the selected material items.
- You can place notes anywhere in the quote as desired. Sub-assemblies
- can be rapidly merged to a quote to save time and increase accuracy.
- When modifying a large quote, you can instantly jump to any item. At
- a registration price of only $45 this is a BEST BUY.
-
- 3. Feature List
-
- * Pull-Down Menus * Multi-optional State * Merge Quotes
- * Extensive Windowing and/or Federal Tax * Printer Support
- * Instant Screens combinations * non-USA Date Formats
- * On-Screen Help * On-Screen Calculator * Very Fast To Learn
- Messages * Customize Screen And Use
- * F1 Help Windows Colors * dBASE III Plus
- * Complete program * Print to printer, and PC-File:dB
- with all features screen or disk compatible
- * Complete Manual * Bid/Invoice printing * Insurance Costs
- * Customize Field * Rental Items * Optional Footnotes
- Names * Mass Price Changes * Print Quote to PRN &
- * Bulk Quantity Prices * Pop-Up Calendar SDF files allowing
- * Virtually unlimited * Optional multiple the quote to be
- data file size profit rates imported into data
- * Multi-State Tax/Labor * Non-Standard items base and spreadsheet
- * Optional Auto multi- * Point & Shoot Browse systems
- group labor units * Country and State * Pop-Up Calculator
- per material item configuration * Insert Status
- * Discount Amounts * List Price Items * Non-Tax Items
-
-
-