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- HI, FINANCE! version 2.17 <ASP>
-
- Hi, Finance! is a powerful Windows tool for planning personal or
- business finances. This version fixes bugs in 2.00-2.16.
- HIFINANC.WRI is the full User's Guide. Please examine that
- before calling technical support! The file you are now reading
- (HIFINANC.TXT) provides a quick overview as well as installation
- directions, notices regarding legal use, and vendor information.
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 or above. You will get better performance
- using Windows 3.1 and a 25 MHz 80386 processor or above with at
- least 4MB of RAM. A mouse is highly recommended. You'll need at
- least 1MB of free hard disk space. Program features are
- accessible through iconic and drop-down menus and bar buttons.
-
- INCLUDED IN VERSION 2.17:
- Financial Calculator:
- Present Value (Lump Sum or Annuity)
- Future Value (Lump Sum or Annuity)
- Rate Required (Lump Sum or Annuity)
- Payment Amount Required
- Number of Payments Required
- Effect of Inflation on Buying Power
- Automatic Charting provided for most functions
-
- Loan Calculator & Amortization:
- Payment Amount (Charting provided)
- Rate Required
- Number of Payments Required
- Loan Principal supported
-
- Investment Analysis:
- Net Present Value
- Internal Rate of Return
- Profitability Index
- Payback Ratio
-
- Random Number Generator
-
- Personal Financial Planning:
- Investment Projections
- Retirement Goals
- Death Protection Goals (Life Insurance)
- Educational Goals
- Other Goals
- Automatic Charting provided for each section
-
- Business Assistant:
- Markup
- Gross Price Margin
- Sales Tax
- Cost-Volume-Profit (Breakeven) Analysis -- with charting
- Economic Order Quantity
-
- In addition to written documentation (printed copy provided to
- registered users), there is online context-sensitive help
- (Press F1/Help). Note: in this version, yearly amortization
- summaries are prepared only if payment periods are monthly. A
- fix is planned.
-
- INSTALLATION
- I. If you downloaded Hi, Finance! in compressed form:
-
- 1. Copy the files ("HIFI2A.XXX" and "HIFI2B.XXX" or
- ("HIFI217A.XXX" and "HIFI217B.XXX" --"XXX" may
- represent EXE, ZIP, or other extensions) into a
- temporary directory.
-
- 2. If the files have an ".EXE" file extension, they should
- be self-extracting: type the file name to decompress.
-
- File sets with "ZIP" extensions require the use of
- PKUNZIP or compatible decompression utilities. These
- should be available on the BBS where you downloaded
- Hi, Finance! Make sure you unzip all the files to the
- same temporary directory (which can be deleted after
- installation is complete.)
-
- 3. Run Windows. There are several ways to start Setup. From
- Program Manager, select "File" and then "Run". This
- should pop up a dialog box. In the entry box, type
- "<dir>:setup.exe", where <dir> is the directory where the
- Hi, Finance! files are located.
-
- For example: c:\temp\setup.exe
-
- From the File Manager, you may use an similar process,
- although you may skip the path information ("c:\temp\")
- if you're already in that directory. The easiest way is
- to use "File" "Open" on the setup.exe file using the
- graphical directory management of File Manager, or simply
- double-click on "setup.exe".
-
- 4. The installation program will propose C:\HIFINANC as the
- default directory. You may change the drive and
- directory. Setup will also create a subdirectory off
- the main Windows directory in which it will place
- runtime files. This location should not be changed!
- Follow screen prompts.
-
- 5. The program will create a Program Manager group and place
- icons for Hi, Finance! and related files in it.
-
- 6. You may now start Hi, Finance! by double-clicking on its
- icon or by selecting HIFINANC.EXE in File Manager.
-
-
- II. If you received Hi, Finance! on 360K diskettes (2) or a
- 1.2MB or 720KB diskette:
-
- 1. Place Diskette 1 in the appropriate floppy drive.
-
- 2. Proceed with installation as outlined in steps 3-6 in
- part I, changing diskettes if prompted.
-
-
- III. Manual installation:
-
- 1. The following files are distributed by Brightridge
- Solutions, Inc. in compressed form: "HIFINANC.EXE",
- "HIFINANC.HLP", "HIFINANC.WRI", "RLZRUN10.RTS",
- "CCLIB1.EXE", and "STANDARD.EXE". If you need to extract
- these files outside of the supplied setup utility, use
- the "EXPAND.EXE" program supplied with Microsoft Windows
- 3.0 and 3.1, using this syntax:
-
- EXPAND source destination
-
- 2. The application's executable file, HIFINANC.EXE, may be
- installed anywhere accessible to Windows. Install
- FINDLL.DLL in the same directory.
-
- 3. The runtime files, RLZRUN10.RTS, STANDARD.EXE, CCLIB1.EXE,
- and SHADE3D.EXE should be in the \RLZRUN10 subdirectory
- off the main Windows subdirectory.
-
- 4. To use online help, HIFINANC.HLP should be copied to the
- same directory as HIFINANC.EXE or the Windows directory.
-
- 5. Other files included in the package are not (absolutely)
- necessary to the operation of Hi, Finance!:
-
- a. HIFINANC.TXT -- This file. Keep it!
-
- b. HIFINANC.WRI -- Hi, Finance! User's Guide, in
- Windows Write (.WRI) format. If you're a registered
- user, you have this in printed form.
-
- c. Sample files (EXAMPLE1.*).
-
- d. SHAREWRE.TXT -- explains the shareware concept.
-
- e. VENDOR.DOC -- Addressed to disk vendors, BBS
- Sysops, and distributors. Explains distribution
- policies permitted under license.
-
- f. REGISTER.TXT -- Registration form. You may print
- this ASCII file, fill it out, and send it with
- your registration fee, or you may wish to use the
- form included in the program.
-
- LEGAL USE
-
- Hi, Finance! is shareware. It is copyrighted software that may
- be used only in compliance with the license. You are permitted
- to "try before you buy" and make copies for others FOR EVALUATION
- PURPOSES ONLY. If you continue to use the program, you must
- register (pay for) it. The author is a member of the Association
- of Shareware Professionals (ASP). A further explanation of
- shareware and the ASP is provided in the SHAREWRE.TXT file.
-
- VENDORS, SYSOPS, DISTRIBUTORS, RESELLERS, ETC.:
-
- ANYONE who copies, "sells", or distributes this software for
- profit MUST read the VENDOR.DOC file and comply with its license
- provisions. Failure to do so is copyright infringement. ASP
- Vendors and Sysops are automatically licensed to distribute
- Hi, Finance! Others must obtain permission.
-
- Brightridge Solutions, Inc. ORDER LINE (800) 241-7203
- 1534 Brightridge Drive Inquiries (615) 246-3337
- Kingsport, TN 37664 FAX (615) 246-6385
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