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PROGRAM LICENSE
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ProPoc 1.4 for PSION Series 3 and 3a is owned and
(c)Copyright 1993-1995 by Berthold Daum.
All Rights Reserved.
Shareware version
-----------------
The shareware version is clearly recognisable in the "About" screen.
The version number has the appendix "(sh)" which the commercial version has not.
The shareware version may be distributed freely (not for resale)
only in its original form including this documentation.
You can use ProPoc freely for 10 days, but if you want to continue
using it, you have to register.
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| Warning!!!!!!! |
| This shareware version has been "crippled". |
| 1. Number of projects in one file restricted to 2. |
| 2. Number of activities in one file restricted to 20 |
| 3. Number of milestones in one file restricted to 4 |
| 4. Files from older ProPoc versions can only be |
| converted with the registered version. |
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For registration details see below.
Disclaimer
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Although ProPoc has been extensively tested, the author shall not be
responsible for any loss of any kind due to its use. It is the
user's responsibility to establish the suitability of this
software for any particular purpose.
Registration of Shareware version
---------------------------------
The shareware version comes in S3 and S3a mode.
The registration fee is A$59.95 for the shareware version + A$6.00 for postage and handling.
We can send you a registration number by email, and send you the printed manual
and a floppy with all of our shareware by mail.
Please use the ORDER.FRM. Post it via mail or email or FAX.
Alternatively, you can register via CompuServe (GO SWREG):
Author: Berthold Daum
Program title: PROPOC V1.4 S3/S3a
Registration ID: 3841
Fee: US$ 54.95 plus postage and handling
Registered users can upgrade to a higher version (commercial, power pack)
by paying the price difference (plus postage).
The price of the commercial version is A$99.00 + A$6.00 for postage and handling.
We can send you a ZIPPED version by email (add A$5.00), and send you the printed manual
and a floppy with the full version and all of our shareware by mail.
Please use the form ORDER.FRM. Post it via mail or email.
Berthold Daum
lichtbild p/l
21 Margate St.
Beaumaris, Vic. 3193
Australia
CompuServe 100026,3365
INTERNET: 100026.3365@compuserve.com
Commercial version
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Registered users can upgrade to the commercial version by paying the price
difference plus postage (see ORDER.FRM).
The following additional features are supported with the commercial version:
- "Save as" function to export project to spreadsheets.
Spreadsheets are generated in the formats SPR and WKS. SPR is a PSION
proprietary format while WKS is understood be most spreadsheet programs.
If you use the cost estimation functions of ProPoc, you may find the
option "SPR with graphics" interesting. This mode will generate with the
spreadsheet a series of graphics (one for each project in the file).
These graphics show the item cost and cumulated costs (milestones and project)
as stacks.
- Cashflow analysis. This opens up a totally new dimension in project control.
Positive costs or negative costs (earnings) can be assigned to activities.
A specific function allows to plot an accumulated cost graph over the time axis.
The graph shows at which time how much money is needed to keep a project
(or an ensemble of projects) going.
This function is only available on S3a.
- Location control. A specific location can be assigned to a project.
If a non-global location is specified, resources are not allowed to be
used on different locations during the same time interval.
- Agenda link. An option allows to use the PSION Agenda instead of Morpheus
as an alarm handler. ProPoc alarms will be shown in the Agenda, can be edited,
and will move to other days when projects change.
This feature comes handy as a "one stop information".
This function is only available on S3a.
- Supply of public holiday files for a variety of countries.
- German and English language versions available.
- Explicite online help file.
NEW!!! Recommendation program
-----------------------------
We distribute our programs directly to offer you the lowest prices as
possible. Direct distribution depends very much on mouth-to-mouth recommendation.
We would like to acknowledge this fact by honouring the recommenation of our
products. If you are a registered user of any of our products, and another
user quotes your name when he registers, we will send you a floppy disc with
the newest versions of the products you had registered absolutely free !
ProPoc Version 1.4 - Release Notes
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Program Description
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ProPoc is a project planner.
It can handle multiple projects, activities, milestones, and resources.
Activities and milestones can depend on the completion of other
activities. Activities can share resources, even between
different projects.
ProPoc determines the StartDate and EndDate of each activity,
the ActualDate of each Milestone, the number of days each
activity is allowed to float, and if a activity or milestone
is critical.
The results are displayed in graphical or table form on screen or
can be printed in ASCII- or WORD-form (tables). The commercial version
allows output to SPREADSHEET and AGENDA, too.
Platforms
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The program runs on PSION S3 and S3a, and Acorn PocketBook I & II
in native mode.
Requirements
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The disk space requirements are between 55k and 80k depending
on the options.
When active, the system requires about 33k of main memory.
We recommend to install the system on flash SSD,
the PROJ folder (data drive) on the internal disk or a RAM SSD.
New features in Version V1.4
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- Lead and lag days for activities and milestones
- Budgets for activities and projects
- cumulated resource schedule
Printer: table form
Screen graphic mode: graphical form, use CNTRL-cursor keys to scroll.
Screen table mode: table form
- TAB/Shift-TAB switches resources in resource schedule.
- Up to 15 resources (instead of 7)
- S3a support:
- Support of big screen and all 13 system fonts
- Zoom in both directions
- Support of diamond key for display mode switching
- Show and hide links from menu
- Currency symbol for new project files taken from systems setting
Last minute enhancement (not contained in manual)
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- Navigation in graphical mode: To move from critical activity to critical
activity switch CAPS on. Don't forget to switch it off thereafter.
- Reorder indicator: If automatic reorder is switched off, a little indicator (+/-)
in the top right corner of the screen (bottom right corner in table mode)
will indicate when a reorder is required.
- Flashing cursor
- Table mode: Milestones are now underlined, critical items are bulleted
- Progress report: In addition to "Open,delayed,closed" the status
of an activity can be set to 10%,20%,30%,...,90% completion,
if all prerequisites are closed.
This will be reflected in the graphical display.
The project statistics will show the completion value for the whole project.
- Diagram-WordFiles can now be printed in landscape orientation (provided your printer can)
ProPoc Description
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Explanation of terms: