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- Welcome to AFFORD IT???, a shareware available program.
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- This file presents user documentation to help explain how AFFORD IT???
- works along with any last minute details.
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- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT:
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- Users of AFFORD IT??? must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
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- The Shareware evaluation (trial use) version of AFFORD IT???
- is provided AS IS. CleoSci MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY
- WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- PURPOSE. CleoSci ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR
- CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF AFFORD IT???
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- Additionally, the calculations done by the AFFORD IT??? program
- are meant to provide fairly accurate approximations. Although,
- the amortization information used in this program has been
- thoroughly researched before and while it was written, CleoSci
- makes no claim to be expert on the subject of amortization. For
- various reasons, the figures generated by AFFORD IT??? may not
- exactly match those from other sources. These results ARE NOT
- meant to be used as a legal defense, or any other type of
- defense, against figures provided by banks or other financially
- related persons or institutions."
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- ABOUT AFFORD IT???:
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- AFFORD IT??? is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
- to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of
- another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to
- provide personal computer users with quality software without
- high prices while still providing incentive for programmers to
- continue development of new products. If you find this program
- useful and find that you are using AFFORD IT??? and continue to use
- AFFORD IT??? after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
- istration payment of $30.00 {US funds} to CleoSci. Type this
- phrase "TYPE ORDER.FRM>PRN" to print the file on your printer, or print
- ORDER.FRM while you view it in the README.EXE support file.
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- Fill out the resulting form and include your $30.00 {US funds} check.
- If you wish, you may send your check and your own note indicating a
- wish to register AFFORD IT??? to this address:
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- CleoSci
- Attn: Afford It Registration
- P.O. Box 17037
- St. Paul, MN 55117
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- README.DOC Page 1 of 3
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- The $30.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one
- computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like
- a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
- number of people and may be freely moved from one computer
- location to another so long as there is no possibility of its
- being used at one location while it is being used at another.
- This is just as a book cannot be read by two different persons
- at the same time.
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- For more information, see the supporting file REGISTER.DOC.
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- THE AFFORD IT??? SYSTEM:
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- AFFORD IT??? is a "load-and-go" program. All supporting information is
- found within an on-screen help network; there are no manuals needed.
- Menus are provided for ease of use as AFFORD IT??? has several different
- calculation modes depending upon the information you are looking for.
- Within these modes, the principle, monthly payments, duration of a loan,
- and pay-off amount can be found. Present and future values can be found
- for annuities, and an on-screen pocket calculator is included for quick
- calculations. Output may be directed to the CRT or a line printer.
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- The calculations done within AFFORD IT??? use the method of add-on
- installments or equal principle reduction. Some financial institutions
- use slightly varying calculations, but AFFORD IT??? should provide you
- with an excellent idea of what to expect.
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- It is suggested that, before you use AFFORD IT???, you should read through
- the contents of the help system. It will help you understand the program
- and a little bit about interest calculation.
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- AFFORD IT??? was written for use on IBM-PC family/100% compatible systems.
- It is suggested that the user have at least 256K of RAM and MS-DOS version
- 3.0 or newer.
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- IBM-PC is a trademark of International Business Machines, INC.
- MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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- LAST MINUTE INFORMATION:
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- If you do any printing of the support files from the README.EXE view
- program, be sure that your printer has enough paper. There are over
- twenty pages in all.
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- In addition, if print/program execution gets stuck in mid-sentence
- because you run out of paper or turn your printer off-line, you will
- need to replenish the paper or go back on-line to either finish the job
- or escape.
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- README.DOC Page 2 of 3
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- This is actually not a programming error! For some reason, MS-DOS and
- the ROM BIOS do not have good "error-catching" features when printing
- is stopped mid-sentence. This feature has been tested extensively on
- MANY programs (including products from large, well-known retail
- companies). The result is always the same. Your computer hits a state
- of "suspended animation".
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- Why does this occur? That's a good question! It may be related to the
- significant time difference between the computer's processing speed and
- the speed at which the printer can receive and print data. It takes
- time for the printer to notice that it is out of paper (or off-line) and
- to relay that information to the computer. Meanwhile, the computer is
- still sending data. Where does this data go? It probably visits the
- twilight zone until you correct the problem.
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- In any case, don't worry. Just keep plenty of paper on hand for print
- jobs, and there should be no problem!
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- CleoSci hopes you enjoy using AFFORD IT??? and that you will remember to
- register your use. Good luck and enjoy it!
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