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- PHONE.CHG is to document changes in PHONE - (c) VISION COMPUTING, INC.
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- VERSION 3.01 January 4, 1993
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- Added a local area code option to the modem set-up. This prevents
- PHONE from adding "1" and the area code when dialing a local number.
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- Now allows you to choose drive A: or B: to back up your files to.
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- Allow user to move a column left & lock it on screen while
- editing in full file mode, by pressing ALT-L.
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- Now allows user to search for Company, Name, Label Code, Zip Code,
- or Text Search when editing in full file mode.
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- Text Search will find text, regardless of case, anywhere in
- any of the fields of your current Database File. For example,
- if you search for MOR it will find Jeffrey Morris.
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- VERSION 3.0 - Rev a4 September 21, 1992
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- Changed the way deleted records are handled when exporting
- and importing records, which would previously cause a problem
- with number of records not matching. Deleted records are now
- included. You can remove deleted records and reindex before
- exporting records if you don't want any deleted records included.
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- VERSION 3.0 August 29, 1992
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- Added phone dialing. Can use from display menus or full
- file edit menu. (Next version will include modem
- telecommunications, such as file transfers. Registered users
- of this version will be given an update to the next version
- at no charge, except shipping.)
-
- Now allows creating and loading different database files.
- Once created, an alternate database file can be loaded
- from the Set-up menu, or from the command line.
- ( example - start PHONE like this: PHONE MYDBNAME )
-
- Added a Pop-up Calendar, by using ALT-F9.
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- Added 3 new fields. Date entered, Last Contact, and Next
- Contact. Added reports to use the new fields.
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- Locked Company name on screen in full file edit.
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- Changed label printing to force all caps.
- (The Post Office prefers it that way.)
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- Changed label code index to also be indexed on company.
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- Updated some of the printer codes in pcodes.dbf.
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- VERSION 2.21 November 30, 1991
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- Minor changes to the Sys Info screen to fix
- incompatibilities with certain BIOS chips.
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- Fixed bug that prevented user's screen color changes from
- fully taking effect until PHONE was exited and re-entered.
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- Added checking for a valid State and Country Code
- when editing full file.
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- VERSION 2.20 October 20, 1991
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- Added full file editing.
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- Added Zip Code Summary print out in Print menu.
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- Added system information pop-up screen.
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- Added full file export, in addition to allowing export
- of only the fields required by Post Office for updating.
-
- Added Postnet bar code printing (for registered users).
- (Epson compatible only at this time).
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- Added a status bar to show progress when re-indexing.
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- Changed graphics on some of the pop-up windows.
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- Added encrypting of password on disk.
-
- Added display of number of records in your database
- in the Add and Display sub-menus.
-
- Rewrote PHONE in Clipper's new version 5.01.
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- VERSION 2.10 February 28, 1991
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- Added import/export file option in Utility menu. This is
- used to export records to a SDF file that the Post Office
- can use to correct address and zip codes, then import
- corrected file back to your PHONE database.
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- Changed add and edit options so that if only one address
- line is filled in, it will be stored in the second field,
- regardless of where it was entered. Only the second address
- field is exported to a file for Post Office updating.
-
- Added an option to disable any changes to your PHONE
- database file. Used mostly so no one will add/change/
- delete any records while the file is at the Post Office
- getting updated, while still allowing display/printing,
- etc. A user password is necessary to enable/disable changes.
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- Changed reindex option in the Utility menu to allow the
- choice of reindexing only, which is quicker, or removing
- deleted records and then reindexing. Removing deleted
- records can't be done if changes are disabled.
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- Changed label printing to allow choice of 1 or 2 across.
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- Changed printer error function to show status (off line,
- out of paper, etc.) not just "not ready" as before.
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- Changed all menus to light bars.
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- Added set up menu to main menu. This allows toggling
- zip code entry to either all digits, or allowing characters.
- Also moved Entering of company name from utility menu to
- the new set up menu.
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- Added a country field, and allowed user to store a
- default country code in set-up to be used when adding
- new records. When printing labels, you are given a
- choice of printing country or not.
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- Added validation when entering in the state field.
- You will be advised if your data isn't a valid USA
- state, and given a choice to change it, or leave as is.
- Except if you leave the state field empty, and your zip
- field is set up to except any character, no warning will
- be given.
-
- Put the manual (PHONE.DOC) and the printer codes file
- (PCODES.DBF) in a self extracting file (PFILES.EXE)
- so that all files will still fit on a 360K disk.
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- VERSION 2.00 November 23, 1990
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- When you choose option 0 at the main menu to exit PHONE,
- the option was added to be able to return to the menu.
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- Added the option to abandon print jobs by pressing ESC
- while the printing is in progress.
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- Added progress report while printing (Printing 5 of 500).
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- Added the ability to print the REGISTER.ME file from the
- closing screen on the shareware version.
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- Fixed a bug in the clock function that caused it to display
- in areas other than the main menu after a hot key, such
- as F9, was pressed.
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- Added full screen notes, while adding, or changing a record.
- Also, ability to view notes in full screen mode while
- displaying a record.
-
- Added install option. This will install PHONE for the first
- time, or upgrade previously installed versions to current
- version. Install is run from a .bat file (install.bat), or
- by adding a parameter to PHONE from DOS (PHONE INSTALL).
-
- Added ability to tag records, and print only records that
- are tagged. This changed the database file structure.
-
- Added ALT-S pop-up key to display Serial number and
- who PHONE is registered to.
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- Added ability to print a report, or labels, by specifying
- a State.
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- Added ability to print selected records sorted in one
- of three ways, company name, zip code order, or label
- code order. This is for a report, or labels.
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- Added ability to go directly to first record by pressing
- F2, or to last record by pressing F3 while waiting for
- user input in display screens.
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- Added ability to add a memo to all tagged records by
- using the Utility menu choice "Add a note to multiple records"
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- Changed the add a record menu to have user enter both
- name and company, then have PHONE check existing records
- for a match, and advise user if found.
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- VERSION 1.24 September 15, 1990
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- Added drop shadows to pop up windows.
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- Added Date and Time to Main Menu.
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- Added Thank you screen at program end for Shareware Version.
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- Added pop up date and time by pressing F10.
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- VERSION 1.23 August 26, 1990
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- Added option in Utility Menu to allow user to add a
- memo to a group of records. The new memo will be added
- as a separate line at the end of existing memos.
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- Added option when printing records to print all,
- selected label codes, or selected zip codes.
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- Removed restriction of 200 records on Shareware Version.
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- Added ALT-M to check memory from any wait state.
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- VERSION 1.22 July 15, 1990
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- Changed PgDn and PgUp. Now when PgDn is pressed at end of
- file, it will go to top of file, and when PgUp is pressed
- at beginning of file, it will go to bottom of file.
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- Fixed bug in display record function. When you printed a
- record, it would print all but the last line of your
- notes. (If you only had one line, it didn't print notes at all).
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- VERSION 1.21 June 10, 1990
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- Changed back-up procedure to add back-up of *.MEM files.
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- Changed add a new record procedure to only allow 200
- records for shareware version.
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- Added phonezip.ntx to index on zip code for label printing.
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- Put the dashes in the first phone field automatically.
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- Allowed full report to be printed in zip code order.
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- Added memo field called NOTES. Changed all menus to
- make room for new field.
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- Added ability to print one record, after displaying it.
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- Changed add a record procedure to allow you to add a
- record with a blank company name.
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- Changed delete a record and Edit a record so they will
- look up record by name or by company.
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- Changed delete a record so it doesn't reindex after a
- record is deleted.
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- Changed reindex procedure to first eliminate all
- deleted records, then reindex.
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- VERSION 1.20 April 06, 1990
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- Added Teletype message scrolling to help menus.
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- Added ability to change label codes. Choice #3 in Utility menu.
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- Added choice #7 in main menu to toggle B&W or color
- display, instead of using F10 from anywhere in program.
- It now changes as soon as you press #7, where before
- you had to press F10, then go to a different menu before
- it would change.
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- Changed teletype message scrolling to be silent.
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- The network file locking error messages changed to
- scrolling (teletype) messages, showing number of attempts
- at locking the file that have failed.
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- Fixed a minor display problem on line 23 message, where
- 2 different messages were overwriting each other.
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- Added option in Utility menu to allow user to
- change screen colors. Deleted choice #7 in main menu
- which changed display to mono.
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- VERSION 1.10 January 08, 1990
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- When display by name was chosen, it asked you for
- name, but it was in "Company" column. Moved area
- where you enter name up 2 rows to "Name" column.
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- Changed shape of box around main menu display.
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- Added beep when you attempt to put a duplicate
- company name in, and put message in lower case.
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- Added a Label code. This allows selective printing
- of records, by user defined codes.
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- Added F9 to display state abbreviations throughout
- the program.
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- Added F10 to change to mono display. So if a user
- has a color card, but a mono monitor, it will
- display properly, after F10 is pressed.
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- VERSION 1.00 January 01, 1990
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- FIRST RELEASE
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