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- Copyright 1991 By PRO DEV Software ProDev*EPRICE Version 4.10
-
- Dec 1, 1991
- Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions
-
- This document contains PRO DEV Software's message to Disk Copying and
- Bulletin Board Services. This is the second release of ProDev*EPRICE and
- is coordinated with Version 4.10 of the ProDev*QUOTE Quotation system.
-
- 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 ondisk letter authorizes you to include the enclosed ProDev*EPRICE
- Version 4.10 disk of Shareware software in your Shareware Cataloging
- and Disk Copying Service. This is a non-exclusive authorization.
- However, since this system is used to convert Contractor material item
- prices from 3 USA and 2 non-USA pricing services to the ProDev*QUOTE
- Quotation system file format, it MUST be carried with the ProDev*QUOTE
- system in your catalog. Further, the ProDev*EPRICE system MUST be
- listed contiguously with the ProDev*QUOTE system. The two systems work
- together for the fast growing numbers of contractors purchasing
- Shareware software.
-
- 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.
-
- 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 CompuServe PPN: 72617,1266
-
- 4. You may add your own files to this disk as long as none of them give
- any impression that this Shareware software is "free".
-
-
- You may not . . .
-
- 1. DO NOT remove any of the following files from the disk (or compressed
- file if you are a BBS):
-
- PRICPROG.EXE PRICEDAT.EXE PRINTERS.EXE PRICEDOC.EXE LIST.COM
- NPSORDER.DOC PLMORDER.DOC TSCORDER.DOC TSAORDER.DOC TSIORDER.DOC
- VENDOR.DOC INSTALL.EXE REGISTER.DOC README.DOC
-
- LIST.COM is included on this disk with written permission from Vernon
- Buerg and may NOT be removed or replaced with a different version.
-
- Page 1
- Copyright 1991 By PRO DEV Software Page 2 ProDev*EPRICE Version 4.10
-
- Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions
-
- 2. Further, if you are a Disk Copying Service, please do not compress the
- above files. Do NOT put one of my competitors products on the same
- disk! Naturally, a BBS operator will compress the entire system as
- required. If you sell 720k or 1.44m disks, you can combine this system
- with ProDev*QUOTE and ProDev*QUOTE Utilities disks.
-
- 3. You may not replace the PRICEDOC.EXE SCRNCHed documentation file with
- the ASCII EPRICE.DOC file or another form of archiving, packing or
- ziping. Further, you may not unLHARC the PRICPROG.EXE, PRINTERS.EXE
- or the PRICEDAT.EXE files. If you are a BBS, archive/pack/zip the
- above files along with the other files WITHOUT first unSCRNCHing or
- unLHARCing those files. This is because my INSTALL program expects
- the SCRNCHed and LHARCed files.
-
-
- I also encourage you to give this full featured system the write-up it
- deserves in your catalog. The next page gives my "unbiased" {grin}
- suggested catalog descriptions. I really get discouraged when I see
- catalogs that just say "ProDev*EPRICE Contractors Pricing System". It is
- really a powerful, low registration fee system that will allow the
- Contractor to use the ProDev*QUOTE Quotation system and ALSO be able to
- receive weekly price updates from the Pricing Services.
-
- Now that I have gotten all of that legal stuff out of the way, let me tell
- you what is in Version 4.10. The ProDev*QUOTE system has been evolving for
- 12 or 14 years, first on a mainframe computer and then as Version 3.0 for
- PC/MS-DOS Shareware about 4 years ago. Version 4.01 was a complete
- upgrade using pull-down menus and dBASE compatible files limited only by
- available disk space.
-
-
- PDS*EPRICE FEATURES
-
- The publishing of the ProDev*EPRICE system has been requested by many
- Electrical, Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors who are
- registrants of the popular and low priced ProDev*QUOTE system. Typically,
- the prices of Quote/Bid software, compatible with the National Price
- Service, Trade Service Corporation, Trade Service Of Australia, Trade
- Service Information (UK), Plumlee Custom Publishers (USA) weekly/monthly
- updates, cost in the range of $800 to $2,500. NOW, these contractors have
- a cost effective alternative. They can take advantage of their new low
- cost computer without having to pay such high prices. This release is to
- coordinate with ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10 and includes only minor changes.
-
- Very truly yours,
-
-
-
- George Abbott
-
- Member - Association Of Telephone: 616-788-2243
- Shareware Professionals CompuServe PPN: 72617,1266
-
-
- Catalog Descriptions
-
- 1. One Liner Description
-
- (disk #) ProDev*EPRICE 4.10 [ASP] - Contractors Price Maintenance system
- for ProDev*QUOTE.
-
- NOTE To Disk Vendor - You MUST use wording such that it is obvious
- that this system is used WITH ProDev*QUOTE.
-
- 2. Complete Description
-
- (disk #) ProDev*EPRICE Version 4.10 Electrical, Plumbing, Heating & Air
- Conditioning Contractors Price Maintenance system is companion
- software to the ProDev*QUOTE system to allow these contractors to take
- advantage of weekly/monthly price updates from either the National
- Price Service (USA), Trade Service Corporation (USA), Trade Service Of
- Australia, Trade Service Information (UK), Plumlee Custom Publishing
- (USA). Compare the registration price of $35 of ProDev*EPRICE combined
- with the $45 ProDev*QUOTE registration price, with the $800 to $2,500
- Quote/Bid systems that use the weekly price updates. The ProDev*QUOTE
- Quotation system is an excellent full featured Quotation or Bid
- Estimating system for any Electrical, Plumbing, Heating or Air
- Conditioning Contractor (or any other type) business. Requires hard
- disk. [ASP]
-
-
- 3. Feature List
-
- * Pull-Down Menus * Freeze Unwanted Items
- * Extensive Windowing * Customize Descriptions
- * Instant Screens * Virtually unlimited data file
- * On-Screen Help Messages size
- * Complete program with all features * Print Reports to printer, screen
- * Complete Manual or disk
- * Customize Field Names * Point & Shoot Browse
- * Import Data From 6 Price Services * Printer Support
- * Self-Configuring Menus * Very Fast To Learn And Use
-
-
- Thank you very much for carrying my Shareware software. I hope that you
- explain the Shareware process of registration in your catalogs. If you
- have any questions, please be sure to write or call.
-
-
- George Abbott
-
-