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Ascend(R)
(C) 1991, 1992 Franklin Quest Co.
All rights reserved
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS:
Q1: How do I contact Franklin Quest Co.?
Q2: What is included in this version?
Q3: What are the Minimum System Requirements to run ASCEND?
Q4: How Do I Install ASCEND?
To "jump" to a particular section, simply use the search feature of your
text editor to search for Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.
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Q1: How do I contact Franklin Quest Co.?
- Franklin Quest Co.
2550 South Decker Lake Blvd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
- Ascend Technical Support 801-975-9999 M-F 6:00 am to 6:00 pm MST
or 24 Hour Fax 801-975-9995
- For Marketing Information contact Franklin's Marketing Department at
1-800-877-1814 or 801-975-9992.
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Q2: What is included in this version?
- There are many new features in version 4.0. Some of the features are
listed below:
- OLE (Object Linking & Embedding).
- DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange).
- Drag & Drop.
- Font control in text fields.
- New Weekly/Monthly view module.
- Contact Management.
- Added functionality to the recurring tasks & appointments.
- New date control for easier date input.
- Support for the Franklin Compact Day Planner pages.
- SDK to build your own icons for Ascend. (SDK Available separately)
- Tool bars for each of the major modules.
- Customizable floating icon bar.
- Enhanced global search.
- New Values & Goals Module.
- New Activity Summary Report.
- Network Appointment Scheduling. (For People on versions 3.x and 4.x.)
- Many, many more features!!!
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Q3: What are the Minimum System Requirements to run ASCEND?
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 or later version. (Version 3.1 highly recommended!)
- DOS 3.1 or later version
- An IBM Compatible PC (80286 microprocessor or higher)
- EGA, VGA, Hercules graphics card or compatible video graphics
adapter and monitor
- 2 Megabyte of RAM (3MB or more is recommended for improved performance)
- One 1.2MB 5.25" diskette drive or 1.44MB 3.5" diskette drive
- A Hard Drive with at least 2.5MB of free disk space after Windows has
been installed
- A printer compatible with Windows 3.0 or higher
- A mouse supported by Windows is highly recommended
- A Hayes compatible modem that is supported by Windows is required
to use ASCEND's "Auto Dial" feature
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Q4: How Do I Install ASCEND?
- Start Windows on your computer.
- Place the ASCEND Program Diskette in one of your computer's floppy drives.
- From the Windows' Program Manager Menu, pull down the File option.
- Select the Run option from the File menu.
- Enter A:\SETUP at the Command Line then press OK. (If you inserted this
program diskette in a drive other than A, modify the above command
accordingly, i.e., B:\SETUP, etc.)
- The ASCEND Setup program will now run. Enter the drive location where
you placed the ASCEND diskette. (This field will default to A:\). Press
TAB to advance to the next prompt.
- In the Destination Path field, enter the drive and path where you would
like to install ASCEND. (This field will default to C:\ASCEND.) After you
have entered the appropriate source and destination paths, select OK.
- ASCEND will now be installed in the appropriate path of your hard drive
and a new program group will be created containing two icons (ASCEND and
ASCEND Tools & Utilities).
- Double click on the ASCEND icon (the pyramid) to run ASCEND.
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