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- Sandds People Pictures & Sound Data Base
- Copyright 1991 SANDD Software Systems
-
- I Preamble
- A) About SANDD Software
- The company was started in 1989. Mark Wyatt is the President
- Bert LaMarche is the Vice President. Our Mail is received in
- Reston Virginia at PO Box 2587 zip 22090.
- B) Registration information
- Payment entitles you to the latest version of the program.
- Total Cost is $25.00 for PPS Program and $4.00 for shipping.
- If you send us a picture we digitize the image in PCX format on
- disk and mail to your address for only $2.00 more!
- C) Thanks for your support
- It is true . . . Your registration will ensure continued development
- of this and other fine software. Please, if you find this program of
- value (You use it) than register as soon as possible. Support and
- future enhancements ensure the best possible product cycle.
-
- II Getting Started
- A) Installation
- Copy the program to your floppy or hard disk. Examine the
- setup area the first time you run the program. If your machine
- changes check the setup area and change if necessary. To see
- more information press <Enter> on the name, press <Esc> to use
- the menus. <F9> will show an event. Events are added/edited on
- the bottom of the detail edit screen. Up to three events are allowed
- for each name. Events can be any of the following Pictures,Songs,
- Text files, Exe or Com files.
- B) Backups
- Since file names are selected by you copy all data files with the
- name you chose. Copy each data file and it's note file to your backup
- disk.
- Example
- filenames are : Datafile = PPS.DAT Notefile = PPS.NTE
- Dos command = Copy PPS.DAT A:
- Dos command = Copy PPS.NTE A:
-
- III Setup
- To change options here use the left and right arrow keys. Up and
- down arrow keys select the next or previous item. Changes are
- saved automaticly. The following selections are available from SET-UP.
- A) Screen
- Choices include: Automatic,Color,Monochrome
- B) Sound
- Choices include: Sound on, Sound off
- C) Mouse
- Choices include: Mouse on, Mouse off
- D) Communication port
- assign your COMM port where your modem is connected. Choices include
- COMM 1, COMM 2
- E) Effects
- There are three levels of effects you can choose from. The effects
- are not necessary to the operation of the program. If you have a
- quick machine you may wish to have the maximum amount of effects.
- Choices include: None, Some, Full
- F) Your name here
- Type your name if you wish it to be displayed on the main
- edit screen.
- G) Printer selection and printer setup
-
- Printer Selection
- H) Select your printer
- This is the printer type that the program will use. If your
- Printer is not listed then use the Add printer option.
- I) Add a new printer
- Type the name of the printer, the control codes and number of
- lines per page. Next make the printer current by choosing
- J) Edit existing printer
- Use this option to change the control codes for your printer.
- Next make the printer current by choosing the select printer
- option.
-
- IV Printer Setup
- A) Printer name
- Type the printer name
- B) Lines per page
- Use the left and right arrow keys to increase or decrease
- the lines per page. 66 lines is the default
- C) Printer port
- Use the <F2> key to change between LPT1, LPT2, Generec types
- of printers.
- D) Control Codes
- Type the control codes in Hex, Ascii, Decimal. Press <F2> to
- change the mode, be sure all codes are in the same format.
- Control codes may be entered for three items :
- 1) Before and after report
- 2) Bold on and Bold off
- 3) Underline on and Underline off
-
- V INFO
- A) Read / Print Documentation
- View this file or print this file. Use the up and down arrow keys
- or page up and page down to move about.
- B) Registration Information
- How and why to register. Print the Registration form, fill out the
- form, Find a picture (standard photo) and mail with your check payable
- SANDD Software to us. Soon you receive the latest version of PPS and
- your photo on disk. Note: ADD $2.00 for your photo to the total cost.
- C) Biorhythm
- Press <F5> to view the biorhythm of the person that is highlit.
- If there is not a birthdate then you will be prompted to enter
- one. Press <Esc> to exit. Calculation of the Bio is done from a
- valid birthday and the system date.
- D) Notes
- Press <F8> to view or edit notes. The current record notes can
- be up to 64K. Press <PgUp>/<PgDn> to change pages.
- E) Event
- Press <F9> to view the an event. Events can be Pictures, Songs or
- an ASCII text file or an EXE or COM file. A listing of the events
- for that record will show up. Use the arrow keys to select and press
- enter to start the event. Pressing 1..2..3 has the same effect.
- F) Directory
- View a disk directory. Press <Spacebar> to view the file. Press
- <Esc> to exit. If your loading an event or datafile press <Enter>
- on the filename to paste the filename to the program.
- G) Password
- Use this to make the program password protect a file. Type in the
- password you want. The program will ask you to retype the password.
- If there is a match than the password must be entered before access
- to the file is allowed. Passwords can be changed or deleted. To
- change the password select password and type a new one. To clear
- the password so the program does not ask for a password make the
- password blank by pressing <Enter> twice. Passwords can be changed
- and deleted if you know the old password.
- H) Setup
- See setup info. Configure Sound, Picture, Mouse, Effects and more.
- I) Dial phone
- Press <CTRL+D> to dial the phone. The number that is highlit is the
- number that will be dialed. If no number is highlit then the first
- number will be dialed. PPS only dials numbers if you have letters in
- the phone number field they will be ignored. (ie.. 222-2222BOB) dials
- only 222-2222. When the phone rings press <Spacebar> or any key and
- pickup the receiver to complete the call. To abort the call press
- any key before dialing is completed. You must press a key once the
- call is connected to here the person on the other end.
- J) Edit Template
- With this feature you can change the field names. Type in the field
- name you wish to use. Field names can be up to 10 characters long.
- The second, eight and ninth fields are displayed at the top of the
- main screen. Each file can have it's own template. When a new
- file is created a default template is used. File templates are
- saved automatically and can be changed at any time. File templates
- do not effect the data only the appearance on the screen.
- VI Data base functions
- A) Save file
- Press <F2> to save the file to disk.
- B) Edit data
- Press <F3> to edit the data from the menu. To see a more information
- press <Enter> on the name. Use the arrow keys to move to the next or
- previous record. Use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> down keys or <Ctrl+Home>
- and <Ctrl+End> to change pages. Press <Esc> to return to the menu.
- C) Erase name
- <F4> to delete the highlit record. Confirmation is requested.
- D) Detail edit
- Edit the highlit record. See Detail edit information.
- E) Emergency
- Type the phone numbers of emergency contacts.
- F) Sort data file
- Sorting the data file arranges the file in alphabetical order and
- removes blank or deleted records.
- G) Load data file
- At the start of the program the last data file that was used will
- be loaded in memory. If the selected file is not found then the
- program will search for a PPS.DAT data file in your selection of
- files. If a data file is still not found then the program will ask
- if you wish to create a new file. During operation of PPS you can
- load a different data file, up to ten. Type the path and file name
- of the data file you wish to load or create and press <Enter>.
- Press <F2> from here to see and paste the filename from a directory
- on your disk.
- H) Edit Group/Index
- Type in the groups you wish to use. These groups or series can be
- used to create a report from. ie... Friends or Contacts
-
- VII Search
- A) Search file
- Type in what you wish to find and press <Enter>. Whole or partial
- strings can be used. PPS can find any name or number. Don't worry
- about upper or lower case in your search. If nothing is found then
- the program leaves the cursor where it was. If a match is found then
- that record is highlit.
- B) Continue search
- By pressing <CTRL-L> the program will continue to search for the
- next occurrence of the string.
- C) View Event
- By pressing <F9> an event will be displayed. If there is a problem
- see the detail edit part of the selected record. Check the filename
- and path, next check the type of file is correct, lastly check that
- the file exists.
- D) Top of file
- <Ctrl PgUp> or <Ctrl Home> moves to the first page of the file.
- E) End of file
- <Ctrl PgDn> or <Ctrl End> moves to the last page of the file.
-
- IIX Hard copy
- A) Full report
- Prints a report listing of all the records.
- B) Print record
- Prints the highlit record to the printer.
- C) Group/Index report
- Prints a report of each record that has the save group.
- D) Print page
- Prints the current page to the printer.
- E) Labels
- Print a label, envelope or rolodex card. Select current name to
- print the highlit name. Select all names to print every record.
- Select Group and use the left or right arrow keys to find a group.
- Next select the number of spaces between each label. There are
- almost an infinite amount of sizes available. Experimentation is the
- best method, the default is four. Next select print to begin.
- NOTE: When printing a label only the name and address will be printed.
-
- IX Detail editing
- A) Group/Index
- This field is controlled by the left or right arrow keys. Setup
- of the choices is done from the Edit Index area.
- B) Name
- Type in the name. You may use first name first or last name first.
- C) Address
- Type in the address.
- D) Numbers
- Type in the phone numbers.
- E) Birthday
- Type in the birthday. Month/Day/Year
- F) Events
- To select a picture press <F1>, highlight the picture you want and
- press <Enter>. The picture name, path and mode will be pasted to
- the record. You may type over any of this information. Up to 3
- events are allowed per record. Events can be pictures, songs,
- text, or programs.
- G) Notes
- From the detail edit screen press <F8> for notes. Here you can type
- as much as you wish (up to 64K). Use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> to move
- to the next page or add another page. Press <Esc> to exit.
- H) Dialing
- Press <CTRL+D> to dial the phone. The number that is highlit is the
- number that will be dialed. When the phone rings press <Spacebar> and
- pickup the receiver to complete the call. To abort the call press any
- key before dialing begins.
-
-
- X Commands
- A) Keyboard
- Keyboard commands are simple. Pressing <Enter> will select
- and item and pressing <Esc> will abort the operation.
- Basically use the <Enter> key to move forward and the <Esc>
- key to move back. The arrow keys will move the cursor or
- the menu. The page up and page down keys will move you
- thru the file. The function keys do different things and
- will work when the menu is displayed or you are in the
- general edit area. Edit commands include:
- Control Y : Delete a line
- Control Right arrow : Move cursor right one word
- Control left arrow : Move cursor left one word
- Control End : Move cursor to end of string
- Control Home : Move cursor to beginning
- Control Page up : Move cursor to first page
- Control page down : Move cursor to last page
- Alt X : Exit program
- CTRL L : Continue to search
- CTRL S : Toggle Sound On/Off
- CTRL R : Turn Adlib Song Off
- CTRL D : Dial phone
-
- B) Mouse
- Mouse movement will move the cursor or menu up and down or left and
- right. The left button is equal to <Esc> and the right button is
- equal to <Enter>. Both buttons pressed equal page down.
- XI Installation
- The following files comprise the PPS system:
- . PPS.EXE - Main program
- . PPS.DAT - Main data file
- . PPS.NTE - Notes data file
- . PPS.CFG - PPS Settings file
- . EMER.DAT - Emergency data file
- . LI.EXE - Sandds File viewer
- . SDPCX.EXE - Sandds PCX viewer
- . SDROL.EXE - Sandds Adlib player
- . SDNOT.EXE - Sandds basic player
- . PRINTSET.EXE Sandds Printer Setup
-
- XII Rights and Regulations
- Users of PPS must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "PPS 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 PPS." PPS 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 continue to use SANDDS
- PPS after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration
- payment of $25.00 to SANDD SOFTWARE. The $25.00 registration fee will
- license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must
- treat this software like a book. Just as a book cannot be read by two
- different persons at the same time, this software cannot be used at two
- separate computer locations at the same time. Just as a book, this
- software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved
- from one computer location to another. Commercial users of SANDDS PPS
- must register and pay for their copies of PPS within 30 days of first
- use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made
- by contacting SANDD SOFTWARE.
-
- Anyone distributing PPS for any kind of remuneration must first contact
- SANDD SOFTWARE 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 PPS immediately
- (However SANDD SOFTWARE must still be advised so that the distributor
- can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of SANDDS PPS).
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of PPS along to your friends for
- evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they
- find that they can use it. All registered users until receive a copy
- of the latest version of the PPS. SANDD will also send them an
- information packet that describes other software available from SANDD
- SOFTWARE. Mark Wyatt is a Member of The Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP has established stringent standards for its
- members. ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for
- you. If you are unable to resolve a problem with an ASP member (other
- than technical support), ASP may be able to help. Please write to the
- ASP Ombudsman at P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a
- Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
- XIII Required Hardware
- * IBM TANDY PC XT AT 386 486 and compatible machines
- * Memory : 512K
- * Operating system: MS-DOS (c) - PC-DOS Ver. 2.11 or newer.
- * Printers : All printers
- * Screen - Text : Monochrome
- * Graphics : VGA
- * Disk : 360K disk
-
- Optional hardware
- * 80286
- * 640K memory
- * VGA display
- * Hard drive
-
- XIV Conclusion
- Thanks for registering PPS. The money goes directly to development
- of SANDD Software. If you have any questions or comments call or
- leave a message on Compuserve. Look for future versions to include
- file encryption, more sound and picture type support and a more
- dynamic print engine. Once again thanks for your registration!