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- WELCOME
-
- The Telephone Message System "PINKY" is perfect for secretaries and
- receptionists. It is a fancy replacement for those pink slips of
- message paper that clutter an office. It is memory resident,
- meaning that it will "popup" over any running application.
-
- PINKY is activated by pressing a "hotkey" combination. Once activated
- you can take messages or retrieve messages. Each retrieved message
- can then be "marked" as the call is returned or processed.
-
- This version of PINKY allows you to take and retrieve an unlimited
- number of phone messages. This version is restricted to displaying
- the phone slips to the screen only. The file and printer output
- capability are available in the registered version only.
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
-
-
- DOS 2.0 or greater is required. To use the background printing
- option (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY) you must have DOS 3.0 or greater,
- otherwise you must first send the output to a file then print the
- output file from DOS. Background printing allows you to continue
- to simultaneously run your application while the phone message
- slips are being printed.
-
- PINKY uses 64K of available RAM memory.
-
- It is important that the correct DATE and TIME be set before running
- PINKY.
-
-
- COMMAND USAGE
-
-
- Simply enter "PINKY" at the DOS prompt. The telephone message
- system will load itself into memory. If you wish to change the
- default key assignments or file in which the telephone numbers are
- stored you can specifiy this on when starting PINKY.
-
- C> PINKY <CR>
-
- To activate PINKY, press the LEFT SHIFT and ALT keys simultaneously.
-
- (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY) From the DOS prompt first load the PRINT
- command into memory. Press ENTER when prompted for the "list device".
- You must run the PRINT program for background printing to be enabled.
- You only need to do this when first booting up the machine. Background
- printing is available for DOS 3.0 and greater only.
-
- C> PRINT
- Name of list device [PRN]:
- C>
-
-
- CHANGING DEFAULTS
-
-
- PINKY creates a file or uses the file "PHONE.MSG" in the current directory
- when starting up. To change the default file name simply specify a
- different name from the command line:
-
- C> pinky d:newfile.msg
-
- To change the default Hot key assignment enter :
-
- C> pinky -k #
-
- where # is one of
-
- 3 - Right Shift + Left Shift
- 5 - Right Shift + Ctrl
- 6 - Left Shift + Ctrl
- 9 - Right Shift + Alt
- 10 - Left Shift + Alt (default)
- 12 - Ctrl + Alt
-
-
- PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
-
-
- You may periodically wish to archive the old PHONE.MSG file and delete
- it as it will continue to grow and grow as phone calls are added to the
- phone message database.
-
- C> COPY PHONE.MSG A:
- C> DEL PHONE.MSG
-
-
- DAILY USAGE
-
- +===============================+
- | Phone Messages |
- |-------------------------------|
- | F1 - Take a message |
- | |
- | F2 - Retrieve messages |
- | |
- | ESC - Exit |
- |-------------------------------|
- | (c) 1988 E Trujillo Software |
- +===============================+
-
-
- This screen appears whenever the HOTKEY (LEFT SHIFT & ALT pressed
- simultaneously) is pressed. Press F1 to take a message and F2 to
- retrieve your messages.
-
-
- +=======================================+
- | 07:22am | Take a Message | 09/21/88 |
- |---------------------------------------|
- | TO: EFH |
- | FROM: Mark Jones |
- | COMPANY: Jones Ice Cream |
- | PHONE: 887-9222 EXT: |
- | MESSAGE: needs to know about |
- | shipment of ice |
- |---------------------------------------|
- |*F1 - Phoned | F2 - Urgent |
- |*F3 - Please call | F4 - Will call |
- | F5 - Returned call | |
- |---------------------------------------|
- | ESC - Do not save F10 - Save |
- +=======================================+
-
-
- Upon pressing F1 (Take a message) from the INTRO SCREEN the above
- screen will appear with today's date and time. Fill in the fields and
- press F10 to save. There is no need to capitalize the first letter of
- the words in the TO, FROM, and COMPANY fields ... PINKY will do it
- for you. Press ESC to abort.
-
-
- +======================================+
- | Retrieve Messages |
- |--------------------------------------|
- | NAME: |
- | |
- | FROM: 10/11/88 THRU: 10/18/88 |
- |--------------------------------------|
- | F1 - All messages selected |
- | F2 - Marked messages selected |
- | *F3 - Unmarked messages selected |
- |--------------------------------------|
- | *F5 - Scrn F6 - Printer F7 - File |
- |--------------------------------------|
- | F10 - Retrieves messages ESC - Exit |
- +======================================+
-
-
- Upon pressing F2 (Retrieve Messages) from the INTRO SCREEN, the above
- screen will appear. You may enter the first few characters of the name
- to match (upper & lower case is fine). Leave the NAME field blank to
- select ALL phone messages. Move the cursor to the FROM and THRU date
- fields to respecify a date range. The dates will be set to today
- by default. Press F10 when ready to retrieve messages.
-
- Press F1, F2 or F3 to select all messages, those messages previously
- marked, or unmarked messages only. The default selection is F3.
-
- (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)
- Press F5, F6 or F7 to change the output destination. If F6 is pressed,
- the output will be sent to a file which you specify. You can then
- edit the output file. If F7 is pressed, the output will be sent directly
- to the printer. You must be running DOS 3.0 and have loaded PRINT for
- this option to work properly.
-
-
- +======================================+
- | Retrieve Messages |
- |--------------------------------------|
- +===================================================================+
- | TO FROM PHONE UNMARKED |
- |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | Ed Charlene 247-1611 X |
- | 10/13/88 04:31pm OF: |
- | MESG: need help today |
- | |
- |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | *Phoned *Please Call Returned Call Urgent Will Call |
- |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
- | F1 - Mark F2 - Unmark SPACE BAR - Next match ESC - Exit |
- +===================================================================+
-
- This screen appears if the F10 key is pressed from the Retrieve Message
- screen. Press the SPACE BAR for the next match, ESC to quit. Press
- the F1 key to mark those messages previously read and the F2 key to
- unmark the message.
-
-
- PRINTING (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)
-
- The output to a file or the printer looks like:
-
- +-------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------+
- | 10/13/88 04:31pm | | 10/13/88 10:37pm |
- | | | |
- | TO: Ed | | TO: Ed |
- | FROM: Charlene | | FROM: David |
- | COMPANY: | | COMPANY: |
- | PHONE: 247-1611 EXT: | | PHONE: EXT: |
- | | | |
- | need help today | | |
- | | | |
- | | | |
- | *Phoned *Please call Returned call | | Phoned Please call Returned call |
- | Urgent Will call UNMARKED | | Urgent Will call MARKED |
- +-------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------+
-
- When PINKY starts printing, it stores the output to a temporary file in
- the directory where PINKY was started. The temporary file is called
- TMS$$$$$.$$$. The output is placed there then the PRINT command is
- used to print the file in a background mode. Six messages are printed
- per 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper.
-
-
- TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS & CAVEATS
-
-
- If you have any experience with using different memory resident programs also
- known as TSR programs, you should be aware that TSR programs don't often
- cooperate with each other. It is a literal jungle in RAM memory where many
- TSR programs are competing for interrupts and memory - hopefully not the
- same memory. If the machine crashes, try changing the order in which you
- install your TSR's or use one of the shareware TSR management programs to
- selectively remove and install TSR's.
-
- PINKY will not come up if the screen is in graphics mode or any mode other
- than 80 columns x 25 rows.
-
- PINKY is provided AS IS, with no warranty expressed or implied. E Trujillo
- Software specifically disclaims any and all warranties included but not
- limited to fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall E Trujillo
- Software be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage,
- including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other
- damages.
-
-
- SHAREWARE
-
-
- This program is distributed as shareware, meaning that you can try it
- before you buy it. It is not in the public domain. Make sure it works
- on your configuration and that you are satisfied with it before deciding
- to register. If you register you will receive the latest version of
- PINKY which allows printing to a printer or a file. The price is $49.
-
- E Trujillo Software also offers several other products including:
-
- o Activity & client tracking system "Contact Plus"
- o Vehicle Management System "VMSYS Plus"
-
- Please address all inquiries to:
-
- E Trujillo Software
- PO Box 3992
- Albuquerque, NM 87190-3992
- (505) 881-3223
-