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- Register TODAY and recieve *FREE* upgrades for an entire year!
- You also get future shareware releases of all BOB-KIT Software
- programs sent FREE for evaluation! Plus, YOUR name will be
- displayed on the opening screen and any "Page Print"!
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- T H A N K Y O U ! ! !
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- (A registration form is attached to these instructions or can
- be printed from the program by accessing "HELP Screens" and
- selecting "REGISTRATION")
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- EEEEEEE ZZZZZZZ CCCCCCC AAAAAAA RRRRRRR DDDDDD
- E ZZ C A A R R D D SSSSS
- EEEEE ZZZ === C AAAAAAA RRRRRRR D D S
- E ZZZ C A A R RR D D SSSSS
- E ZZ C A A R RR D D S
- EEEEEEE ZZZZZZZ CCCCCCC A A R RR DDDDDD SSSSS
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- -------------- EZ-CARDs v1.3 --------------
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- Copyright (C) 1991 BOB-KIT Software Company
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- All Rights Reserved
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- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
- | This documentation contains much of the same information |
- | found in the program's "HELP Screens". If you don't find the |
- | answer you're looking for there, it "should" be here. If it |
- | isn't - please call me. |
- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
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- EZ-CARDs Instructions ■ Table of Contents Page
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- BOB-KIT Software Company ■ Who are They? .................... 1
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- A Quick Intro to EZ-CARDs ................................... 1
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- System Requirements ......................................... 1
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- FEATURES .................................................... 2
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- EZ-CARDs ■ A Shareware Program .............................. 3
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- Important Facts Regarding This Program ...................... 4
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- "LINGO" Used In This Program ................................ 5
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- "LINGO" (cont.), GETTING STARTED ............................ 6
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- Getting Started (cont.) ..................................... 7
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- Getting Started (cont.) ..................................... 8
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- The COMMANDs [ADD, AutoSort, DELETE, EDIT] .................. 9
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- The COMMANDs [FIND] ........................................ 10
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- The COMMANDs [LOAD, MEMO, PRINT] ........................... 11
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- The COMMANDs [PRINT (cont.)] ............................... 12
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- The COMMANDs [QUIT, SORT, VIEW] ............................ 13
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- Speed Tests ■ How fast is EZ-CARDs? ........................ 14
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- Registration Form .......................................... 14
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- BOB-KIT Software Company ■ Who Are They?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- My name is Bob Smith (it really is!). My wife, Kitty,
- and I run BOB-KIT Software Company in Detroit, MI. This is
- currently a home-based operation. I do computer consulting
- and custom software programming for local businesses while
- Kitty helps out with incoming calls and takes care of our
- two (THREE in August '91!) children. I make it a point to be
- home between 9am and 3pm during the week [unless somebody has
- *crashed* their computer or some other catastrophe occurs].
- I work the consulting hours around those (somehow) and am
- normally found banging out something on the keyboard.
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- This is the first of several "shareware" programs we
- plan to release in 1991.
-
- If you have any feedback or questions, please feel free
- to use our toll-free number --> 1-800-473-3137
-
- This version of EZ-CARDs, like it's predecessors, has
- incorporated many suggestions from folks like YOU and will
- continue to do so with future releases.
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- A Quick Intro to EZ-CARDs
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- EZ-CARDs is an extremely EZ-to-use program that allows you
- to store information on an unlimited number of people you deal
- with - both professionally and socially. Originally, this
- program was produced for business owners who had computers, but
- didn't have the time to learn how to use them or the expensive
- database programs available.
- Whether you're in need of a program to track and print
- thousands of mailing labels or you just want a simple software
- product to store and retrieve your friends, relatives and business
- associates, EZ-CARDs will suit those needs (and then some).
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- System Requirements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- EZ-CARDs v1.3 will run on any IBM or true compatible with a
- minimum of 512K free memory and DOS 2.1 or higher. Graphics is
- NOT required and the program will adjust the display for a black
- & white, monochrome, or color monitor accordingly. The "Getting
- Started" section has details regarding mono or color displays.
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- It is HIGHLY recommended that you run this program from a
- hard-drive - programs of this size run MUCH faster and more
- efficiently from a hard-disk than from a floppy drive. However,
- if you do not have a hard-drive, you can run it from a floppy.
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- IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines.
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- FEATURES
- ~~~~~~~~
- * The "Next 10 Window" is an exclusive feature of EZ-CARDs and
- gives you a constant display of the 10 cards behind the TopCard.
- Only the last-names on those 10 cards are shown.
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- * Another exclusive is "AutoSort" which extracts the last-name from
- each card then uses it to index all the cards alphabetically.
- Currently, "Jr.", "Sr.", and "III" are ignored while indexing
- and for the "Next 10 Window" display. AutoSort is VERY fast!
-
- * Once you've loaded an EZ-File, you are not plagued with several
- menus to maneuver through before you can execute a COMMAND.
- You deal with ONE main screen until exiting the program.
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- * Immediate execution of any COMMAND by pressing the proper key.
- No need to press [ENTER] after the letter of your selection.
- (Makes it EZ!)
-
- * Pre-formatted PRINT options including mailing labels, envelopes,
- and user-defined info. placed uniformly on sheets of paper.
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- * Pre-defined "fields". You don't have to decide what to name them
- or how much space to allocate - it's already done for you!
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- * A unique "3x5-card file" interface which enhances the visual
- display of EZ-CARDs and always let's the user know exactly where
- they are in the file.
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- * User-defined SORTs of any field, including the four MEMO fields.
- Not only is this efficient, it is VERY quick - 2 seconds on a
- full file (500 cards)!
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- * FIND any card in the current file by supplying EZ-CARDs with a
- specific "string" of characters to search (from left to right)
- for. Like the indexing routines, this is VERY fast! (Version
- 1.4 will introduce "SuperSearch" allowing the user to search ANY
- part of ALL fields for ANY "string" of characters)
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- * The ability to add 500 cards to EACH file with NO limit on the
- number of files which can be created! (Limited only by disk space.)
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- * Licensed copies bear the name of the registered user(s) on the
- opening screen and all Page Prints! (Another exclusive!)
- ~~~~~~~~~
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- EZ-CARDs ■ A Shareware Program
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- EZ-CARDs is currently released as a "shareware program"
- and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. You
- are encouraged to share copies of this package with friends
- and "upload" it to your local Bulletin Board Systems. PLEASE
- MAKE SURE THAT ALL FILES ARE INCLUDED and UNMODIFIED! Thanx!
-
- "Shareware" is a concept where computer software users
- have an opportunity to try a program before they buy it.
- Shareware is comparable to commercial software in quality
- (there are good ones and bad ones), but not usually in
- price. Shareware is normally much less expensive because
- the author has not spent the many thousands, even millions,
- of dollars on advertising that commercial software companies
- do. Thus, the overhead is much less, so your cost reflects
- this. If you use a shareware program for a reasonable period
- of time and have found it of value, you should register it.
-
- EZ-CARDs provides you with many unique "extras" when
- you become a registered user. Have you ever bought a com-
- mercial software program and 2 months later a new version
- is being released? If so, what happened next? Did the
- company send you a copy of that new version? I didn't think
- so. With this program, you get those new versions absolutely
- FREE for a whole year! Once that year is up, you may buy
- future releases for only $10. You also recieve *free* disks
- containing shareware releases of our other programs as they
- become available. Plus, the opening screen of your licensed
- copy of EZ-CARDs will be imprinted with YOUR name as well as
- all Page Prints!
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- No matter what you decide - Thank you for trying this
- program and sharing it with others!
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- +----------------------------------------+
- | Important Facts Regarding This Program |
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- Files That Are Needed
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- There are three files which MUST reside in the same directory
- as EZCARD.EXE - they are: OPENSCRN.CLR, OPENSCRN.MON, and
- EZCARD.CFG.
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- If any are missing and EZ-CARDs tries to access it, the program
- will terminate.
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- Furthermore, the program will also terminate if EZCARD.CFG has
- been tampered with in any way. It contains information used by
- the program, but has no reflection of how many times EZ-CARDs
- has been run or any other silly gimmick. I'm referring to the
- few shareware programs available that "count" how many times you
- use it, then "remind" you of that fact every time you run it.
- Well, our philosophy is this: We expect you to register because
- you LIKE and USE the program - period.
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- Disk Space (Avoid running out of it)
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- It is HIGHLY recommended you run this program from a hard-
- drive if at all possible. Like any large program, EZ-CARDs is
- much more efficient and disk-operations (loading the program,
- opening and closing EZ-Files) are MUCH faster. Furthermore, if
- you were to run out of disk space, you would lose any changes
- made to a file. This is not *new* to programs by any means. I
- just thought I'd give you a bit more insight (while helping you
- avoid any "out of disk space" problems).
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- Disclaimer ■ Agreement
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Users of EZ-CARDs must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "EZ-CARDs" is supplied "as is". The author disclaims all
- warranties, either 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 this
- program. If, for any reason, the user does not agree with
- this, then the software program referred to by the author as
- "EZ-CARDs" will not be used.
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- Copyrights
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- EZ-CARDs and these instructions are Copyright (C) 1991 BOB-KIT
- Software Company. All rights reserved.
-
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- "LINGO" Used In This Program
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Here's a list of words pertaining to EZ-CARDs along with
- brief definitions of each:
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- COMMAND: An available function to be carried out by
- EZ-CARDs. You are "COMMAND"ing the program to
- perform a specific function whenever you type the
- first letter of your choice. For example, pressing
- [E] will make EZ-CARDs respond with the EDIT
- screen and, when you're finished, return to its
- "Okay, tell me to do something" state.
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- EZ-File: A file on disk that consists of the "cards" and
- user-supplied information used in the program.
- Imagine, if you will, that EZ-Files are "boxes"
- containing "3x5" cards. You have one box
- called "BUSINESS" and another named "PERSONAL".
- By loading "BUSINESS" into EZ-CARDs, you're
- opening that "box" to locate a particular card,
- add cards, print a card, etc.
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- ==========> Important Notes: An EZ-File is actually TWO files.
- One has a 3-character extension of ".EZF" and the
- other is tagged ".MEM" - If you like to experiment
- with files, DO NOT with these. -> Fair Warning <-
- If EZ-CARDs tries to load a file that doesn't have
- a properly matching counterpart, it will terminate
- with a "FATAL ERROR!" message.
-
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- Field(s): Each area of the card that can be typed in is a
- field. There are names for each field on a "card"
- such as "Name", "Company", "City", etc. The four
- MEMO fields do not have names. (Well, I call 'em
- Line 1, Line 2, & so forth) All fields have a
- limited amount of space to type information in.
- Although I haven't had a problem with running out
- of space - you may. If that happens, you'll need
- to abbreviate your entry.
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- LOAD: This is the same as "opening" as it refers to
- accessing a file for use with the program.
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- String: A "string" of characters is one or more letter(s),
- number(s), etc. typed in by the user. (Used with
- the "FIND" COMMAND.)
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- "LINGO" (cont.)
- ~~~~~~~
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- TopCard: Also called the "front card". This is the card
- on top that is displaying the information con-
- tained in all its fields. Only the TopCard can
- be edited or deleted.
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- ========> Notes: Whenever a card is added or SORTing occurs,
- card number one (#1) is placed on top. Cards are
- numbered only for added visual effect. Their numbers
- may change anytime cards are added, edited, deleted,
- or sorted.
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- VIEW: As used by this program, it means to get an instant
- display of all files available for LOADing.
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- GETTING STARTED
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- First and foremost, it is HIGHLY recommended you run this
- program from your hard-drive (if available). So, we'll start by
- installing the files from your distribution diskette over to the
- hard-disk.
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- The easiest way to accomplish this is to use the included file:
- _INSTALL.BAT which makes a directory named "EZCARD" on the target
- drive, then copies all files over to it.
-
- Proper syntax is: _INSTALL [source drive] [target drive]
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- [source drive] is the floppy drive containing the distribution disk.
- [target drive] is your hard-drive.
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- Thus, if the distribution diskette is in drive A: and your hard-drive
- is C:, you would type:
- _INSTALL A C [ENTER] <-- This always means to
- press [ENTER] or [CR]
-
- Don't use colons [:] when giving the drive letters - just the letter.
- The best way is to execute this is FROM the floppy drive - in this
- case, you would have done it from the "A:\" prompt.
-
- To start the program, at the DOS prompt, type:
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- C:\EZCARD>ezcard [ENTER] <--- THE -lower- CASE LETTERS
- REPRESENT THE ONES YOU TYPE,
- then your [ENTER] key.
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- Getting Started (cont.)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- To force EZ-CARDs to run in color, type:
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- C:\EZCARD>ezcard c [ENTER]
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- To force EZ-CARDs to run in black & white, type:
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- C:\EZCARD>ezcard m [ENTER]
-
- As with all the great features and COMMANDs available in
- this program, upper- or lower-case letters will produce the same
- results. Furthermore, typing the whole word ("COLOR" or "MONO")
- will also work.
-
- The reason you are able to force the program to run in either
- mode is: EZ-CARDs detects if color-video is present on the graphics
- card and adjusts itself accordingly, but some folks have a color-
- graphics card and a monochrome monitor. This allows them to force
- the program into "MONO" mode which will make the program easier to
- read. IT ALSO LOOKS GREAT ON LAPTOP COMPUTERS!
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- At the opening screen, you are given a three-choice menu
- to select from. The quickest way to get into the program is to
- press [L] to "LOAD an EZ-File". Then when asked to name one, press
- [ENTER] to automatically access the file named EZCARD.EZF.
-
- Now we're in! This is the only screen you'll have to look
- at until you quit the program - with the exception of "HELP Screens"
- and "VIEW" since both of those temporarily cover the EZ-CARDs main
- display.
-
- At the top is a reminder to "Press letter of COMMAND
- selection OR choose a card". In the middle of your screen is
- the TopCard with its current number position always shown
- near the lower left side of your monitor. While we're in the
- lower left, there's also "H)ELP Screens" and "AutoSort is O)N"
- indicating that by pressing those hi-lighted letters, that
- function will be carried out. On the left, same deal - all
- available COMMANDs with the first letter showing that by
- pressing it - THAT happens. Pressing any valid letter will
- immediately execute its corresponding COMMAND or function.
- Pressing [ENTER] is not necessary. (Makes it EZ!)
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- Getting Started (cont.)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- In the lower right corner you see a box with a list of
- the available keys for choosing a card. Here they are and
- what they do:
- [Home] - Places card #1 on top
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- [End] - Puts the last card in that file on top
-
- [UP] arrow - Moves the cards one UP. For example,
- from #10 to #11.
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- [DOWN] arrow - Moves the cards DOWN one, like from
- #30 to #29.
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- [PgDn] & [PgUp] - Moves the cards 10 at a time in that
- direction (IF there are more than 10
- cards in the file)
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- On the right is a unique display called the "NEXT 10
- Window" which shows you exactly that - the ten cards behind
- the TopCard. If the TopCard is number 102, then "NEXT 10"
- would hold numbers 103 through 112. To add readability and
- attractiveness to it, ONLY the last name of each is shown!
-
- Whenever you need a quick reminder about any of the
- COMMANDs or features in this program, press [H] to access
- "HELP Screens". If the answer you seek does not reside
- there, then come back here - if you still don't find it,
- call me!
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- The next section will explain each of the program's COMMANDs.
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- The COMMANDs ■ Telling EZ-CARDs What To Do
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- ADD - This initiates a new card in the current EZ-File.
- A window appears at the top of the screen and
- shows the available keys for moving around the
- card. Use those keys the same as you do any
- word processor including the ability to toggle
- the [INS] key to "overstrike" mode. Pressing
- [F10] tells the program you're finished and,
- if "AutoSort" is "ON", will index the card. If
- AutoSort has been turned "OFF", new cards are
- placed at the end of that file.
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- AutoSort - Although this isn't a COMMAND itself, you can
- turn it "ON" or "OFF" by pressing [O]. AutoSort
- is a function I haven't seen in any other program.
- It will index (alphabetize) all cards by LAST name
- each time a card is added or edited (provided it's
- "ON"). The following elements (character strings)
- are filtered out: "JR.", "SR.", and "III".
-
- Like all functions in EZ-CARDs, upper- and lower-
- case letters are treated equally.
-
- NOTE: AutoSort is "ON" when you start the program.
-
- * The "Speed Tests" section shows the results of tests
- we did with AutoSort.
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- DELETE - If a card is no longer needed, then DELETE it. Just
- remember this: A deleted card CAN NOT be recovered.
- You will, of course, be asked for confirmation before
- the card is erased and removed.
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- EDIT - To change any or all of the TopCard's fields, press
- [E] to edit it. A window appears at the top of the
- screen and shows the available keys for moving
- around the card. Use those keys the same as you do
- any word processor including the ability to toggle
- the [INS] key to "overstrike" mode. Pressing [F10]
- tells the program you're finished and, if "AutoSort"
- is "ON", will index the card.
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- * Note: With AutoSort "ON", the TopCard's number will
- stay the same, but the card which was EDITed
- may not necessarily still be up front.
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- The COMMANDs (cont.)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- FIND - This is a super COMMAND that allows you to locate
- any card in the current EZ-File instantly. I will
- illustrate its use with an example: I have a card
- somewhere in the file that contains a friend of
- mine who lives in West Palm Beach, FL. There's
- 350 cards in this file, so I could [PgUp] 35 times
- (and hope I don't miss it) OR I can press [F].
- Then I would place the cursor in the "City" field
- using the [ENTER] key. Now, I type "w" (or "W")
- and [F10] to have EZ-CARDs place the first card with
- a "W" as the first character in the "City" field up
- front. By pressing [F], then [F10] again, the NEXT
- match would be placed up front. So, if on the first
- attempt, a card with "Washington" was placed on top,
- pressing [F], then [F10] might place the one I'm
- looking for up front.
-
- After the first use of FIND in any session with
- EZ-CARDs, the string of character(s) is retained and
- will be displayed when the COMMAND is called upon
- again. To increase the chances of finding a specific
- card, use more than one field for the search. Using
- the same example, I could have typed "F" in the "State"
- field to increase chances of it being the first match.
- Also, by typing "WEST PALM BEACH" I would insure that
- ONLY a card with that in its "City" field would be
- placed on top. NOTE: "space" characters are filtered
- before the search begins, so "WEST " (with a space
- after "T") would also yield a card containing
- "WESTVILLE". Like all functions of EZ-CARDs, upper-
- and lower-case letters are treated the same.
-
- You can also use FIND to "browse" through several
- cards that you know will match a specific description.
- Pressing [F], then [F10] will continue to place the
- NEXT matching card on top - once the last one is found,
- it rotates BACK through the file again, so you would
- eventually see the same card again.
-
- With a little experimenting, you'll see how
- useful this COMMAND is - just think how handy it is
- with files containing 500 cards!
-
- * The "Speed Tests" section shows the results of tests
- we ran with the FIND COMMAND.
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- The COMMANDs (cont.)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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- LOAD - To work with a different EZ-File or to create a new
- one, press [L]. You'll be asked to confirm this
- choice, then (assuming a "Y" response), the current
- file is saved in its present index order and closed.
- Next, you'll be asked to name an EZ-File to load.
- All this is done without ever leaving your main
- EZ-CARDs screen.
-
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- MEMO - To suit differing preferences, you can toggle the
- "MEMO" card to be displayed or NOT be displayed.
- To accomplish either, press [M]. MEMO is shown
- automatically when you're adding or editing a card.
- It will also be brought on screen for SORTing or
- FINDs.
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- PRINT - EZ-CARDs offers you several pre-formatted print
- options. Press [P] and you'll be asked which you
- would like to print: Mailing labels, directly to
- envelopes, or Page Print. Make your selection,
- then, for labels and envelopes, you need to tell
- the program if you want to print the TopCard's
- information or ALL cards in the current EZ-File.
-
- ** To "QuickPrint" a mailing label for the TopCard,
- you can type [P]; [1]. This will allow you to
- quickly and selectively print labels without
- needing to do ALL cards.
-
- All "Print jobs" can be cancelled any time
- before they begin by pressing [ESC]. If you change
- your mind AFTER printing has started, just turn the
- printer "OFF". You'll recieve an ERROR message and
- can tell the program to cancel at that time.
-
- EZ-CARDs sends the print information to parallel
- printer port LPT1. If you're one of the few people
- who has their printer hooked to a different port,
- refer to your DOS manual on how to redirect calls to
- LPT1 so they go to the correct port. There are also
- numerous utilities available (some public domain)
- that can accomplish this. If you don't have access
- to the correct one for your needs, contact me and I'll
- send you one. More than likely, you're hooked to LPT1
- and the worst that can happen is............ NOTHING!
- If the program has any trouble sending print info.,
- you'll get an ERROR message to that effect.
-
- (PRINT continues)
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- The COMMANDs (cont.)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- (PRINT)
- Labels and envelopes are formatted in this manner:
-
- (Cards which contain a blank "Company" field)
- +---------------------------+
- | Bob and Kitty Smith |
- | P. O. Box 13717 |
- | Detroit, MI 48213 |
- | |
- +---------------------------+
-
- (Cards with ANY information in the "Company" field)
- +---------------------------+
- | Bob and Kitty Smith |
- | BOB-KIT Software Co. |
- | P. O. Box 13717 |
- | Detroit, MI 48213 |
- +---------------------------+
-
- Of course, you'll practice with paper first, so you
- don't waste expensive mailing labels and envelopes
- aligning these print jobs. (Right?)
-
- Mailing labels MUST be 15/16" in height. The width
- is not as important, although I think they look fine
- on those that are 3 1/2" wide. In addition, EZ-CARDs
- currently supports only the "single-row" variety of
- mailing labels. Using sheets that go 2 and 3 labels
- across would not be beneficial.
-
- When printing all the cards to envelopes, you'll be
- prompted to load each one before-hand.
-
- * Page Prints *
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- You have the following eight choices for Page Prints:
- [Four choices for both types of printers]
- 1) Name and Phone (Cont. feed)
- 2) Name, Company, & Phone (Cont. feed)
- 3) Name, Company, Address, & Phone (Cont. feed)
- 4) Everything! (Cont. feed)
- 5) Name and Phone (Single-sheet feed)
- 6) Name, Company, & Phone (Single-sheet feed)
- 7) Name, Company, Address, & Phone (Single-sheet feed)
- 8) Everything! (Single-sheet feed)
- Each choice will send the specified information to your
- printer in a uniform manner. When printing "Everything",
- set the paper approx. 3/4" above the printer ribbon. For
- all other selections, set your paper approx. 1" above the
- printer ribbon. Try 'em - you'll like 'em!
-
- -- Page 12 --
- The COMMANDs (cont.)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- QUIT - To exit the program and return to DOS, press [Q] or
- [ESC].
-
-
- SORT - Although the magic of AutoSort can keep your cards
- constantly indexed by last name, you may need to
- alphabetize them by a different field. You do this
- by SORTing them. Press [S] to begin the COMMAND,
- then [TAB] to the field you desire all cards indexed
- by. Next, press [ENTER] and, in the blink of an eye,
- all cards will now by in their new order!
-
- Generally, EZ-CARDs sorts in the following order:
- Symbols ("!"), numbers, then letters. This means
- that a card with "!" as the first character would
- come before another with "C" as its first letter.
- Cards are sorted from left to right, so if you SORT
- the "Name" field - chances are they will no longer
- be alphabetized by last name. (QUICK FIX: With Auto-
- Sort "ON", press [E] then [F10])
-
- Specifically, cards are sorted in this order:
-
- ! # & ( ) * + - . [numbers] = @ [letters] [ ] ^ { }
-
- I realize this isn't all of them, but my intention
- was to provide you with a bit more insight on how
- cards get indexed.
-
- Try it out - you'll get the idea pretty quick.
-
- * The "Speed Tests" section shows the results of tests
- we ran on SORTing a full file (500 cards).
-
-
- VIEW - This is a great little feature that produces an
- INSTANT list in the middle of your screen contain-
- ing all EZ-Files found in the current directory.
- Use it whenever you're not sure about the name of
- a file you'd like to LOAD. (Or just for the heck
- of it!)
-
- Only EZ-Files (w/ the .EZF extension) are shown,
- so don't worry when other files you know are in that
- directory aren't displayed (like EZCARD.EXE).
-
- The number of available bytes on that disk are
- also shown.
-
-
-
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- Speed Tests (All times are approximate)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- Here are the results of tests we conducted with the following
- three types of machines:
-
- XT - A Tandy 1200HD running at 4.77 mhz
-
- AT - A Packard Bell 80286 running at 12mhz
-
- SX - A DTK 80386SX running at 16mhz
-
- * All tests used a full EZ-File (500 cards) and were run from hard-drives
-
- FIND (Specified card was #500 meaning the entire file was searched)
- ~~~~
- XT - 11 seconds
-
- AT - 3 seconds
-
- SX - Under 2 seconds
-
- LOAD
- ~~~~
- XT - 15 seconds
-
- AT - 4 seconds
-
- SX - 3 seconds
-
- AutoSort
- ~~~~~~~~
- XT - 18 seconds
-
- AT - Under 4 seconds
-
- SX - Under 3 seconds
-
- SORT
- ~~~~
- XT - 14 seconds
-
- AT - 3 seconds flat
-
- SX - 2 seconds flat
-
- (Gosh, those Packard Bell's are pretty quick!)
-
- Please use these tests for comparison only - your results may differ.
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- * Computers are like cars - "Your mileage may vary" *
-
- If you'd like to include your computer's results in future tests,
- please call or write to me with details - I'm always curious how
- the program performs on different models and clock-speeds.
- -- Page 14 --
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