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- RMS-III: REFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4-20-95
-
- RMS-III is a personal system for managing entry, search, and report
- of bibliographic data. It is an annotated, menu driven system. It
- provides full compatability with dBASE III and III+(R) type files.
-
- It requires a fully IBM compatiable system with at least 512kb of
- available memory. Installation to a hard disk requires at least
- 1200 kb of free disk space. Hard disk installation is recommended
- as is DOS Version 3.0 or higher. It can run (more slowly) from a high
- density floppy (760kb or greater), or from two 360kb floppy drives.
-
- A manual (abridged from typeset version) is included as RMS-MAN.DOC.
- This can be read on the disk or printed with DOS print command.
- New info is in README_2 and WHATSNEW.DOC.
-
- To install, mount Distribution Disk #1 in Drive A:, set to default
- (type A:), type INSTALL. Installation is required to expand (unzip)
- several files so that they can be used; the files on the distribution
- disk are compressed and are not directly useable. Once installed,
- the best way to examine the program is to run it. There are DEMO
- database files included and the default choices will carry you
- through most of the program.
- ( MORE )
-
- RMS-III is distributed in both 'pre-licensed' and 'shareware' forms,
- the latter with a limited license (see LICENSE.DOC file). Both are
- fully operational and functionally identical. An 'UNLICENSED' note
- is displayed until a license number is entered. Shareware users can
- obtain this number as outlined in the ORDER.DOC & RMS-MAN.DOC files.
- Pre-licensed purchasers will find this number along with a registra-
- tion card (please mail).
-
- Full licensing & registration is important: it assures that you can be
- informed of new features, corrections, up-dates, and availability of
- new publication-specific output style files and import/export options.
- Also, registered users are entitled to support (by mail, fax or phone,
- 7-10pm EST) for a minimum of three months from date of registration.
-
- A translation utility, TSX, is included with fully licensed copies.
- It integrates into RMS-III, extending the capability for import and
- export of many other data formats (several 'ON-LINE' source formats,
- REFER and BibTeX structures, and user-defined formats). It may not be
- needed by all users, but its availability assures high portability of
- data you have entered. (For shareware users wanting to test the TSX
- extension, a shareware-trial copy is available for $5{US}, handling.)
-
- Thank you for considering the RMS-III. ()
-
-
- A NOTE ABOUT SHAREWARE
-
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. It is an
- alternate or supplement to pre-paid retail distribution. Copyright
- laws apply in both cases and the copyright holder retains all rights.
- For Shareware distribution, the copyright holder grants permission
- to copy and distribute the software for TRIAL purposes, subject to
- conditions stated in the documentation file. Registration numbers
- are NOT to be shared. The product warranty is also stated in the
- documentation files. (Services distributing software should notify
- the author so that up-to-date versions can be supplied.)
-
- If you use a Shareware program beyond initial evaluation, you must
- license it for the prescribed fee. Fees are generally low, since
- overhead is low. License/registration can provide added benefits
- as stated above, and also provide basis for continued development
- of the program. Most important, Shareware distribution provides
- the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't like and use the
- product, you don't pay for it!
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-
- related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly,
- ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help to resolve a
- dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical
- support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
- 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via
- CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsmann 70007,3536.
-
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