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This file contains important information about Pragmatic XL Com. Please read the file in it's entirety. If you experience any problems trying to install or run Pragmatic XL Com, call Pragmatic Software Co. at 514-721-1317. All problems will be promptly fixed. You can reach us by Email at EXCOM@ODYSSEE.NET or Web Site at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pragmatic If you would like to save shipping and handling charges, you can register via our web site listed above and get a registered copy automatically with no shipping. Below are the topics in this file: 1. Product Description - Describes the product, the hardware requirements, where to buy the product, what you receive for registering. 2. Other available Products - Describes the other products available from Pragmatic Software Company. 3. How to order these products - Explains the different payment methods and includes an order form. 4. Definition of Shareware - Describes the Shareware Concept. 5. Disclaimer Agreement - Describes the Disclaimers 6. Ombudsman Statement - Describes what to do if the author of this Program is not responding to your problems. 7. Installing Pragmatic XL Com Professional - Describes how to install this program using Windows. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ------------------- Pragmatic XL Com is an extremely powerful electronic name and address book that is specifically designed to handle a large number of names and addresses. Pragmatic XL Com is ideal for home or office use. Since it is a Windows program, it is simple to use. Pragmatic XL Com allows you to: * Store all your names and addresses. * Store and print notes about each person in your address book; If you have previously stored notes for a person, the notes button contains the file name next to it to alert you of the stored notes. * Change and delete information in your address book; Quickly find a particular person in your address book. * Undelete (restore) names previously deleted; once you are sure you will never need them, you may purge your undeleted names. * Maintain a list of people you generally send holiday cards and gifts to; print a report of the holiday list. * Print a phone list or address book of names in the address book; customize the report by choosing the font size, font characteristics, how many lines to skip between names and the number of lines to skip prior to printing the page. * Print an address book of the names; print them on standard paper or in Day-Timer Jr. size. * Print a report named "Address Book with Notes". This report prints an address book that contains all the notes stored for each person. You can choose to print only those names that have stored notes or all names in your address book. * Print a compressed Address Book Report. This is a small-font report that lists all names and addresses in a two-line per record format. * Print mailing labels of people you choose; print multiple copies. * Keep a list of your file folders; print file folder labels. * Copy a single field and paste it to another field; or copy all information for a person and paste it into another application (such as Notepad, Write, MS Word, etc.). * Filter your address book by category (based on their category or any other criteria). You may specify wild cards when filtering on this criteria. * Keep a "To Do List" to help you get more organized. * Create and memorize custom reports. You choose the fields you wish to appear on the report, sort order, report font size, and name of the new report. You can memorize it for later use. * Import names and address from other applications * Export names and address from Pragmatic XL Com to other applications (for mail merge, etc.). * Convert alphabetic phone numbers to numeric. For example, it will convert 800-94steve to 800-947-8383. * Customize the mailing labels to use any type of labels. You simply tell Pragmatic XL Com the characteristics of your labels and it handles the rest. * Automatically dial any of the numbers in your phone book by simply clicking a button. * Send Pragmatic Software suggestions for future releases. * Access frequently used files by clicking on the file name under the File Menu. * Automatically retrieve any valid City, State and Zip Code when a zip code is entered. This functionality can be turned on or off at any time. Allows you to look up any City, State and Zip Code. Allows you to add, change, and delete the list of valid City, State and Zip Codes. * Define 10 fields per file to be named anything you like. Since you can define 10 per file, they can be different for your Home vs. your Office files. * Name the 4 phone fields anything you like. They can be different for each file. For example, one file can have phones of "Home", "Business", "Beeper" and "Car" while another file can have phones of "Home", "Work", "Sky Pager", and "Cellular". The 5th phone is always "Fax". * Use long file names. For example, now you can name your file "Business Contacts" rather than "BUSINESS.ADB". * Use the database in any application that supports Microsoft Access files. * Sort mailing labels by person's name, city, state or zip code. Sorting them by zip code will allow you to obtain a postage discount. * Enter non-USA phone numbers so that it may be used in countries other than the United States. * Print Preview for all reports, labels and envelopes Hardware Required: ------------------ Pragmatic XL Com is designed to work with: * IBM 386 or higher compatible computer running Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or higher * A monochrome or color EGA, VGA, or better monitor * A hard disk with 5 Megabytes of available disk space * 4 Megabytes of memory * Any type of printer * Windows Notepad (installed) PAYMENT METHODS --------------- Payment Method : __Check __Amex/Optima __Mastercard __Visa Card# / Expiration: _____________________________________ __/__ Name on Card : ___________________________________________ My email address is : _______________________________(Important!) Dowloaded from : Suggestion Box : ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Expect delivery in 1-2 weeks from the day we receive this letter. Want to Receive the Product Quicker? Phone or email your order: American Express/Optima: Call 972-517-2540 leaving a message with your name (on card), address, phone, card # and expiration date. Open 24 hours. American Express/Optima email registrations are accepted via any of the online services (smiller257@aol.com). MasterCard/Visa: NorthStar Solutions handles our MasterCard & Visa registrations. Call them at 1-800-699-6395 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Tell them the product(s) you wish to order. Or, fax your order to 803-699-5465. Ask for the Registration number to make it registered immediately. CompuServe: To bill it to your CompuServe account, click GO SWREG. Search for PRAGMATIC. Order Form ---------- ------------------------------------------------------ | | | Cost/ | Total | | | Product Name |Qty| Disk | Amount|Currency| ------------------------------------------------------ | Address Database Std | | $39.99 | | USA $ | | Additional Copies | |x $23.00 | | USA $ | | | | | | | | Pragmatic XL Com | | $74.99 | | CND $ | | Additional Copies | |x $45.00 | | CND $ | | | | | | | | Address Database Pro | | $59.99 | | USA $ | | Additional Copies | |x $43.00 | | USA $ | | | | | | | | BMP Randomizer | |x $15.00 | | USA $ | | Perpetual Calendar | |x $15.00 | | USA $ | | | | | | | |*Upgrade to Address Pro| |x $25.00 | | USA $ | |*Upgrade to XL Com | |x $40.00 | | CND $ | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------ | Total amount: | | ----------------- -------- *Note: If you are already a registered user of Address Database Standard, you can upgrade to for $25.00 Re: Pragmatic XL Com 2.0.00 Your Name/Address/Ph: OTHER AVAILABLE PRODUCTS ------------------------ 1. Address Database - An easy way to keep track of all your personal and Business contacts. Address Database for Windows not only stores basic information like names and addresses, but also has room for unlimited notes such as birthday, anniversary, spouse's or childrens' names, etc. It prints a variety of handy rosters, including a phone list, address book, compressed address book, address book with notes and holiday list. Reports can be printed on standard, Day Timer, Day Runner or any other sized paper. In addition, it prints mailing and file-folder labels (supports any type of labels). It has an automatic phone dialer and allows you to import or export information from other programs in comma-delimited format - no need to re-type! Additionally, it has 2 fields that you can personalize. Price is $34.99 plus $5 shipping/handling. If you are a registered Pragmatic XL Com user, you can upgrade to version 3.1 for $14.99 plus $5 shipping/handling. Site License: 1st copy is $34.99 plus $5 shipping/handling Additional copies are $20 plus $3 (S/H) ***(The prices mentioned above are based on US currency) *** 2. Address Database Professional - Designed specifically for office use in the USA, has all the features of Address Database and more! It is backed by a relational database that is designed to handle a large number of names/addresses with the utmost of speed. In addition to the standard Address Database functionality, it contains 10 user-defined fields, a calendar, new reports and all USA & Canadian city, province and postal codes. It also converts your files created using the standard version of Pragmatic XL Com to the database format needed by Pragmatic XL Com . The latest version features print preview of reports, file merging, search/replace, user definable drop down lists, storing of filter information and much more! If upgrading from Address Database, price is $20.00 plus $5 shipping/handling. If you are not a registered Address Database user, price is $54.99 plus $5 shipping/ handling. May be used standalone or on a network. Can use multiple databases as to allow your company to set up a read only database containing the names and addresses of all company employees (which may reside on the network) while also using a read/write database for each individual employee (which may reside on the employee's PC harddrive). Site license: 1st copy is $54.99 plus $5 shipping/handling Additional copies are $40 plus $3 (S/H) Below is the calculation for a 100-user license: $54.99 + $5 (S/H) for 1st copy..... 59.99 $40 + $3 (S/H) for next 99 copies.. 4257.00 -------- $4316.99 There is a ceiling price of $15,000. So if you use it for your entire corporation and the price for the number of users exceeds $15,000, the maximum you must pay is $15,000. ***(The prices mentioned above are based on US currency) *** 3. Pragmatic XL Com - Designed specifically for use in Canada, Pragmatic XL Com has all the features of Pragmatic XL Com and more! It is backed by a relational database that is designed to handle a large number of names/addresses with the utmost of speed. In addition to the standard Pragmatic XL Com functionality, it contains 10 user-defined fields, a calendar, new reports and all USA & Canadian city, province and postal codes. It also converts your files created using the standard version of Pragmatic XL Com to the database format needed by Pragmatic XL Com. The latest version features print preview of reports, file merging, search/replace, user definable drop down lists, storing of filter information and much more! If upgrading from Pragmatic XL Com, price is $40.00 If you are not a registered Pragmatic XL Com user, price is $74.99. May be used standalone or on a network. Can use multiple databases as to allow your company to set up a read only database containing the names and addresses of all company employees (which may reside on the network) while also using a read/write database for each individual employee (which may reside on the employee's PC harddrive). Site license: 1st copy is $74.99 Additional copies are $45 Below is the calculation for a 100-user license: $74.99 for 1st copy................ 74.99 $45.00 for next 99 copies.......... 4455.00 -------- $4529.99 There is a ceiling price of $15,000. So if you use it for your entire corporation and the price for the number of users exceeds $15,000, the maximum you must pay is $15,000. ***(The prices mentioned above are based on Canadian currency) *** 4. BMP Randomizer - A utility that automatically changes your Windows background (wallpaper) each time you log into Windows. It randomly selects the next background to be displayed. Price is $15.00. ***(The prices mentioned above are based on US currency) *** 5. Perpetual Calendar - A small calendar that can be accessed by a hot key. Allows you to print a calendar of the current month or an entire year. Contains a Julian Date converter. Price is $15.00. ***(The prices mentioned above are based on US currency) *** DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE ----------------------- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT ---------------------- Users of Pragmatic XL Com must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Pragmatic XL Com is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Pragmatic XL Com." Pragmatic XL Com is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using Pragmatic XL Comand continue to use Pragmatic XL Com after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $74.99 Canadian Dollars Pragmatic Software Co. The $74.99 Canadian Dollars registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of Pragmatic XL Com must register and pay for their copies of Pragmatic XL Com within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Pragmatic Software Co. Anyone distributing Pragmatic XL Com for any kind of remuneration must first contact Pragmatic Software Co. at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Pragmatic XL Com immediately (However Pragmatic Software Co. must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Pragmatic XL Com). You are encouraged to pass a copy of Pragmatic XL Com along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of the Address Database system, a printed User's Guide, and free phone support for a year. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT ------------------- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware s (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 you 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 49442-9427 USA, Fax 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. INSTALLING Pragmatic XL Com --------------------------- Windows 3.x: 1. Insert the Pragmatic XL Com diskette into your A or B drive. 2. Go to a Dos Prompt and enter dir a:\*.* or b:\*.*, depending on which drive the diskette is in. 3. If the only file you see is xlcom20.zip, you must first uncompress this file. Otherwise, go to step 5. 4. To uncompress xlcom20.zip, enter at the Dos Prompt, a:\pkunzip xlcom20.zip (or b:\pkunzip xlcom20.zip) 5. Now go into Windows. 6. Access Window's Program Manager, and click on File/Run. 7. Enter a:\setup.exe (or b:\setup.exe) 8. Follow the on-screen directions to install. Windows 95: 1. Insert the Pragmatic XL Com Pro diskette into your A or B drive. 2. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. 3. Click the Install button. It will guide you from there.