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  1.  Menu Software Comparative Specifications
  2.                                                                    EZ-Menu      Automenu   Direct Access  MenuWorks
  3.  Available Software/Menu Features:                                 V 6.0        V 4.5         V 5.0        V 2.10
  4.  
  5.  Maximum number of available menu selections                       Unlimited*   Unlimited*    400          Unlimited*
  6.  Maximum number of seperate menus available                        Unlimited*   Unlimited*    20           Unlimited*
  7.  Maximum number of nested sub-menus                                Unlimited*   Unlimited*    20           Unlimited*
  8.  Maximum number of menu choices on screen at one time              26           8             20           12
  9.  Maximum number of choices per menu                                120          64            20           81
  10.  Number of menu choices selectable with one keypress               26           8             20           12
  11.  Number of menu choices selectable with two keypresses             702          72            400          144
  12.  
  13.  Does the menu take up RAM useable by applications?                NO           YES(e)        NO           YES
  14.  Amount of memory consumed when an application is called:           -           20K+           -           6K-135K
  15.  
  16.  Can execute DOS commands and application programs?                YES          YES           YES          YES
  17.  Can execute Batch Files?                                          YES          YES           YES          YES
  18.  Can execute TSR (terminate & stay resident) software?             YES          YES(f)        YES           - (f)
  19.  Can execute batch files/programs in any accessible drive/subdir?  YES          YES           YES          YES
  20.  
  21.  Network compatible?                                               YES          YES            -           YES
  22.  Multiuser?                                                        YES(b)       YES           YES(b)       YES
  23.  Mouse compatible?                                                 YES(c)       YES            -           YES
  24.  Includes comprehensive menu of DOS commands?                      YES           -             -           YES
  25.  Can menu files be located in different subdirectories?            YES          YES            -           YES
  26.  User-definable start-up command?                                  YES           -            YES          YES
  27.  User-definable menu messages & title page?                        YES          YES(g)        YES          YES(g)
  28.  User-definable screen colors?                                     YES          YES           YES          YES
  29.  Can the user see how the menu will look during color config.?     YES          YES            -            -
  30.  Number of default color schemes to choose from:                    7            -             -            -
  31.  Ability to set different colors for each menu?                    YES           -             -            -
  32.  User-definable screen blanking ability?                           YES          YES           YES          YES
  33.  Supports Monochrome/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA+ in appropriate modes?       YES          YES(g)        YES          YES
  34.  Sound effects to identify various program functions?              YES           -             -           YES
  35.  Optional enabling/disabling of sound effects?                     YES           -             -           YES
  36.  
  37.  Automatic recognition of applications and menu creation?          YES           -             -           YES
  38.  Optional one-key execution?                                       YES          YES            -(d)         -
  39.  Password protect Exit-To-DOS?                                     YES          YES(g)        YES          YES
  40.  User definable commands to execute upon exit-to-DOS?              YES          YES(g)        YES(g)        -
  41.  Password protect menu modification?                               YES          YES(g)        YES          YES(g)
  42.  Password protect configuration?                                   YES          YES(g)        YES          YES
  43.  Master password available?                                        YES           -            YES           -
  44.  User-definable initial menu filename & title?                     YES          YES            -           YES
  45.  Optional ability to remember date/time a choice was executed?     YES           -            YES(g)        -
  46.  Optional usage tracking?                                          YES           -            YES           -
  47.   Log date/time application entered and elapsed time spent?        YES           -            YES           -
  48.   Are menu maintenance functions logged?                           YES           -            YES(g)        -
  49.   Summary and detailed reporting of usage?                         YES           -            YES           -
  50.   Ability to print log reports to printer/screen/disk file?        YES           -            YES           -
  51.   Selectively print activity on particular dates/ranges?           YES           -            YES           -
  52.   Selectively print activity on particular events?                 YES           -             -            -
  53.  
  54.  Context-Sensitive help?                                           YES           -             -           YES
  55.  Menu-specific pop-up help?                                        YES          YES            -            -
  56.  Configurable methods of displaying help?                          YES           -             -            -
  57.  Optional on-screen date, time and day of week display?            YES          YES           YES(g)        -
  58.  Corrects and validates invalid user input when appropriate?       YES           -            YES           -
  59.  Display system status report?                                     YES          YES(g)         -            -
  60.   Show memory statistics?                                          YES          YES            -            -
  61.   Show available disk space?                                       YES           -             -           YES
  62.   Display bar graph (and % display) of disk consumption?           YES           -             -            -
  63.  
  64.  Multiuser login ability?                                          YES           -             -            -
  65.  Different configuration options per user?                         YES           -             -            -
  66.  Utility for user maintanance?                                     YES           -             -            -
  67.  Direct support for Novell, NetBIOS & other LANs?                  YES           -             -            -
  68.  Retrieve login name from LAN userid or station address?           YES           -             -            -
  69.  LAN version available?                                            YES           -            YES           -
  70.  
  71.  Built-in ability to add new menu choices (no cryptic editors)?    YES           -            YES          YES
  72.  Built-in ability to edit menu choices?                            YES           -            YES          YES
  73.  Built-in ability to move menu choices around on screen?           YES           -            YES           -
  74.  Built-in ability to copy menu choices to other menus/submenus?    YES           -             -            -
  75.  Built-in ability to erase menu choices?                           YES           -            YES          YES
  76.  Built-in ability to sort the menu?                                YES           -             -            -
  77.  Built-in ability to print the menu information?                   YES          YES(g)         -            -
  78.  
  79. Configurable features per EACH menu choice:
  80.  Menu choices can be located on any accessible drive?              YES          YES(h)        YES          YES
  81.  Menu choices can be located in any accessible subdirectory?       YES          YES(h)        YES          YES
  82.  Multiple commands per menu selection without using a batch file?  YES          YES(h)        YES          YES
  83.  Password protect access to menu choices?                          YES          YES(h)        YES          YES
  84.   Are the passwords encrypted?                                     YES          YES(h)        YES           -
  85.  Security access code for menu choices?                            YES           -             -            -
  86.  Security access code for editing menu choices?                    YES           -             -            -
  87.  Optional pause before returning to menu?                          YES          YES(h)         -           YES(h)
  88.  Optional prompting for command line parameters?                   YES          YES(h)        YES          YES(h)
  89.  Optional re-execution of applications interrupted
  90.   by computer reset or temporary power outage?                     YES           -             -            -
  91.  Optional automatic return to a submenu?                           YES           -            YES          YES(g)
  92.  Optional prompt for comments in usage log upon entry selection?   YES           -             -            -
  93.  Optional automatic timed-execution?                               YES          YES(g)         -            -
  94.   Automatic building of timed-events menu?                         YES           -             -            -
  95.   Daily timed-execution?                                           YES          YES(g)         -           YES(g)
  96.   Weekly timed-execution?                                          YES           -             -            -
  97.   Monthly timed-execution?                                         YES           -             -            -
  98.   Annual timed-execution?                                          YES           -             -            -
  99.   Incremental timed-execution?                                     YES           -             -            -
  100.   Timed-execution on an exact date?                                YES           -             -            -
  101.   Can other menu choices be executed while waiting for events?     YES           -             -            -
  102.   Remember if computer unavailable or off for timed events?        YES           -             -            -
  103.  
  104.  Suggested retail price:                                         $59.95       $69.95        $89.95       $24.95
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  106. Explanatory Notes (additional notes on reverse page):
  107.   *  - Any limitations are based on the amount of available disk space
  108.  (b) - A separate version is available for multi-user systems
  109.  (c) - Supports standard microsoft default mouse menu/driver (DEFAULT.COM)
  110.  (d) - This feature may be available, but it is not user-defineable/optional
  111.  (e) - By default, although there is an option for the program to not be resident
  112.  (f) - Requires special setup options/commands in order to operate properly
  113.  (g) - This feature is available, but not as flexible, powerful or comprehensive in its implementation as EZ-Menu
  114.  (h) - This feature is available, but requires extensive reading in order to understand its implementation and use
  115.  
  116.