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- ----------------------NEW PRODUCT ENTRY FORMS-------------------------
- for the MX shareware database
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- Return to: Microexcel Microexcel
- PO Box 2424 OR 1701 Cienega Rd.
- Hollister, CA 95024 Hollister, CA 95023
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- E-mail to CompuServe 73364,1021
-
- Fundamentally, submission is very easy. Just send an ASCII text file
- for each product telling the public whatever you want them to know.
- There is NO limit on file length. Long text files will not slow down
- the database so write whatever best supports your software.
-
- Most product text files do follow a format. See attached VAR Grade
- example. I have only two requirements. First, that all work be
- submitted on disk. Secondly, text files should be a maximum of 75
- characters wide. My viewer will handle 80 character wide files but in
- doing so it strips off its screen borders making it appear inconsistent
- with others.
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- Each product is linked to your contact information. This helps buyers
- acquire your software if it is not available elsewhere. It also helps
- me stay in touch with you. As general rule I like to keep this
- information out of the text files. This makes it easier to update.
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- NAME (company) _______________________________________________________
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- STREET ADDRESS _____________________________________________________
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- CITY, STATE, ZIP ______________________________________________________
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- ORDERS PHONE _______________________________________________________
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- FAX PHONE ___________________________________________________________
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- QUERIES PHONE ______________________________________________________
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- Electronic address _______________________________________________________
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- Contact person __________________________________________________________
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- Internet Web page________________________________________________________
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- --------------------INDIVIDUAL PRODUCT INFORMATION----------------------
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- The following information helps me make new entries in the database. If
- it is not provided I will do my best to extract it from your text files.
- Submit one of these forms for each program if possible.
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- PROGRAM NAME ________________________________________________________
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- PRICE ________________
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- The Keyword field contains words the user might search for. Do not
- include product name, zip file name or organization affiliations.
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- KEYWORDS_____________________________________________________________
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- _____________________________________________________________________
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- OP. SYSTEM DOS, WIN, OS/2, WIN95 ( circle one or more )
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- Product description ASCII filename __________________________________
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- Review filename _____________________________________________________
- Any number of files can be attached to your product. You may split off
- reviews to a second file. Full review text may be used with permission
- from publisher or author.
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- Industry Awards ( YES / NO ) Must be listed in text file.
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- Published product reviews ( YES / NO )
- Reviews must be listed in text file unless a second file is submitted
- with full review text or quotes.
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- List CD-ROM titles that carry this product (if known)
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- _____________________________________________________________________
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- -----------------Sample product description text file----------------
- Your text file should look something like this. Length is unlimited.
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- Product: VAR Grade
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- Description:
- A full-featured program for recording, plotting, and analyzing
- grades and attendance.
-
- ----Class, Student, Task limits----
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- VAR Grade accepts as many classes as your disk will hold (infinite). It
- accepts up to 16000 students per class, and up to 2000 assignments
- (tasks). In other words, there are no limits on how much data the
- program will accept.
-
- ----Grading methods----
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- You can use about any grading method you desire, as you can define your
- own. This includes any grading system (up to 50 categories of grades,
- such as A, B, etc.), any grade cutoffs for these categories (you set your
- own), any grade value for these grade categories (you can set your own),
- and you can average, sum, weight, discard, use extra credit, number or
- letter grades, etc. In other words, there are few grading systems that
- aren't allowed in VAR Grade (unlike other grading programs, which usually
- have severe limits on what you can do).
-
- ----Grade entry methods----
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- Grades can be entered in a spreadsheet style interface, with all students
- listed on the left and the assignments on the right, or by individual
- student, with all their grades listed on a screen. You must first define
- the assignments (tasks). Attendance works the same way.
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- This *really* is the most flexible grading program you can find, and has
- no artificial limits.
-
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- Author: VARed Software, 805-523-7546
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- Version: 6.00 (04-30-93)
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- Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 512k RAM; CGA monitor.
- Strongly recommended: Dual 720k floppy drives; Hard disk.
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- Registration fee: $50.00 (add $10.00 for shipping outside U.S. or
- Canada)
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- Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4"
- master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail
- support; site license. 3-month free upgrading allowed.
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- Look for: VARGRA.ZIP on BBSs; VARGRA.ZIP on CompuServe in
- CIS:EDFORUM forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 73427,112 for
- assistance).
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- Download size: 640k (about 48 minutes with a 2400 baud modem)
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- Updating your product information in the MXDB
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- -------------------------No charge services--------------------------
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- 1. E-mail a new or updated text file.
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- 2. E-mail a second file to be attached to an existing database entry. This will give your product two or
- more files. You might do this with an update press release.
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- 3. Change of address.
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- 4. Add published review reference or awards.
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- 5. Removal of terminated programs.
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- Changed or new files may be e-mailed to CompuServe account 73364,1021 or mailed to:
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- Microexcel Software
- PO Box 2424
- Hollister, CA 95024
-
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- ---------------------------Charged services--------------------------
-
- If a text file is lost you will need to acquire a copy from me by ;
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- 1. order a CD carrying the entire database. This is good because it
- gives you a chance to see everyone else's work. ( $5.00 + cost of CD.
- Currently this will come to $7.00)
-
- 2. order a disk based copy of the entire database.
- ( $11.00 for a set of six 1.2 meg disks. Requires installation )
-
- 3. ask me to send copies of just your text files plus a printout of your
- product information. ( $6.00 )
-
- Please give your MasterCard or VISA number and expiration date if
- selecting one of the above options. A check may be sent if necessary.
- You will be notified upon ordering if prices changed.
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