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Welcome to Inside Information
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Inside Information is the UK directory of PC software
and hardware:  It's published on disk, updated monthly,
and, for each product, lists references to all the
reviews in the major computer press back over three years.

It contains details on 6000 products from 2000 suppliers
and lists over 20,000 references - all on a single disk.

You can search for products by name, supplier or category,
either by typing a keyword or by selecting from a list.

To get help, at any time, press <F1>.

Press <Esc> to clear this window and
then press <F10> to access the menu.

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How to select a menu option
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1)   Highlight the desired menu title (using the cursor keys)

2)   Press <Enter> to drop the sub menu

3)   Highlight the desired option and press <Enter>

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OR   Use first letters (e.g. <F10> <S> <P> for Software Packages)

OR   Use <Alt> as a hot key (e.g. <Alt-S> <P> for Software Packages)

OR   Press <Esc> to cancel



                     . . . and remember, if in doubt, press <F1>
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How to select an item
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Use the cursor keys to highlight the item of interest
and then press <Enter> to open a window on that item.
You can also use,

  <A..Z>              To turn straight to page A (or B or C ...)

  <PgUp> or <PgDn>    To scroll up or down a screen

  <Home> or <End>     To highlight the first or last item

  <F10>               To access the menu
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How to confirm a choice
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Press <Enter> to confirm that the item is of interest
or else press <Esc> to cancel.
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How to select an item
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Use the cursor keys to highlight the item of interest
and then press <Enter> to open a window on that item.
You can also use,

   <Home> or <End>    To highlight the first or last item

   <F10>              To access the menu

   <Esc>              To close the window
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How to select an item
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Use the cursor keys to highlight the item of interest
and then press <Enter> to open a window on that item.
You can also use,

   <PgUp> or <PgDn>   To scroll up or down though the list

   <Home> or <End>    To highlight the first or last item

   <F10>              To access the menu

   <Esc>              To close window
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Prices
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We give the recommended retail price (RRP) exclusive of VAT
of the cheapest version available.    

For PCs the price is for a system comprising of a hard disk,
one floppy, colour monitor, keyboard, mouse, DOS and Windows.  
The hard disk capacity appears in square brackets after 
the model name.  For example, the "Amstrad PC 4386SX [80]" 
has an 80 MB hard disk. 

For portable PCs, we also specify the screen type:

          M - Mono          C - Colour

Where the price of a software package is for a multi-user
licence, we show the number of users in square brackets after
the name of the software package.  For example, the price
given for "NetWare 4.0 [5]" would be for a 5 user pack.  
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How to find a software package using a keyword search
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Use the cursor keys to select the appropriate field, type the
name of the publisher, package or category and press <Enter>.
Press <Esc> to clear the field.

o  Keywords need only be a few characters.  Examples:

       Publisher:  "Lotus"    "Borl"    "Micro"
       Package:    "123"      "Para"    "Window"
       Category:   "Spread"   "base"    "Oper"

o  Searches are case insensitive.   Characters other than letters
   and digits are ignored.

o  You may wish to list the categories, before searching by category.

o  Use <Home>, <End>, <BackSpace> and <Del> to edit a keyword.
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How to find a hardware product using a keyword search
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Use the cursor keys to select the appropriate field, type the
name of the manufacturer, product or category and press <Enter>.
Press <Esc> to clear the field.

o  Keywords need only be a few characters.  Examples:

        Manufacturer:   "IBM"      "Packard"   "Tosh"
        Product:        "PS/2"     "Jet"       "T6600"
        Category:       "PC"       "Laser"     "Portable"

o  Searches by manufacturer work best (e.g. "Amstrad" for "PC 2386").

o  Searches are case insensitive.  Characters other than letters
   and digits are ignored.

o  Use <Home>, <End>, <BackSpace> and <Del> to edit a keyword.
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Publisher           Magazine                 Rate        Telephone
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EMAP                LAN Magazine             £48.00 (1)  0181 868 4499
EMAP                PC User                  £60.00 (1)  0181 868 4499
Future Publishing   PC Plus                  £23.50      01225 442244
IBM PC User Group   Connectivity             £39.95 (2)  0181 863 1191
McGraw-Hill         Byte                     £35.00      01628 23432
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EMAP                Which Computer?          £2.50       0181 868 4499
Future Publishing   PC Plus                  £5.45       01225 442244
IBM PC User Group   Connectivity             £4.00       0181 863 1191
McGraw-Hill         Byte                     £7.50       01628 23432
Process Comms       .EXE                     £3.20       0181 994 6477
VNU                 Personal Computer Mag    £4.00       0171 439 4242
VNU                 Personal Computer World  £4.00       0171 439 4242
VNU                 What PC?                 £4.00       0171 439 4242
Ziff-Davis          PC Magazine              £5.00       01858 468888

(Product suppliers are also useful sources of information.  Companies
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