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- May 1, 1992 -- Comics! For Windows, a database system specifically designed
- for comic book collectors, is now available. It takes advantage of the
- Windows environment and relational database technology, making for ease of
- data entry, but still providing sophisticated features and reports.
- Following this introduction are two data sheets concerning the features of
- the system.
-
- Comics! is available from NewLine Enterprises, 1373 Cave Springs Estates
- Dr, St. Peters, MO 63376. Credit card orders or inquiries can be made at
- 314-928-4380 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM Central Time, Monday through Saturday,
- or FAXed to the same number outside of those hours. The price is $34.95
- until June 1, 1992 and $39.95 after that date, which includes first class
- USPS shipping. There is a 14-day no questions asked return policy.
-
- A restricted version was uploaded to the America Online software libraries,
- that is fully functional but limited to 25 comic books on the database.
- The retail version also includes a graphing module and over 1800
- pre-loaded titles, as well as online help and complete documentation,
- which are not included in the demonstration version.
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- Comics! is the new comic book collection management system. Designed for
- ease of use while providing in-depth reporting flexibility, Comics! takes
- advantage of the Windows environment to provide familiar windowing and
- keystrokes in the data entry process. Extensive use of pre-loaded lists
- provide for point and click entries in many fields. Comic information can
- be entered quickly and easily!
-
- Graphing options let you see at a glance the relative value, cost, or
- number of comics in your collection from different publishers, sources, or
- in different grades. Print graphs with a click of the mouse.
-
- Less repetitive data entry. Once a title, artist, publisher, etc., is
- entered, it takes only a few keystrokes or a click of the mouse to use
- that entry again!
-
- Add as many creators (artists, authors, etc.) and characters as you like
- for any comic! Add new artists and characters at any time. Flexible
- creator types mean you decide what information you want to keep and how!
-
- Use any grading scheme, or none at all. Flexible grading allows for precise
- valuation of the comic collection.
-
- Use nearly any font and size to print reports. You can control the size of
- headings, totals, and the report body. Works with Windows True Type fonts
- for versatility in report printing.
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- Detailed feature list:
-
- * Three dimensional bar graphs and pie charts show you visually the
- condition, sources, or publishers of your collection. Print the graph with
- a click of the mouse.
-
- * Set up your own grading scheme, or use the pre-loaded default.
-
- * Store as many creators (artists, writers, even editors) as you like with
- each comic.
-
- * Enter guide values for ranges of comics and update the comics values
- automatically.
-
- * Add a run of comics with one operation.
-
- * Complete on-line help.
-
- * Automatic calculation of discounts, tax, and current value.
-
- * Store as many as three notes with each comic. Each can be as many as 255
- characters long.
-
- * The icon screen lets you change the icon for each component of the
- Comics! system. Not only does this change the icon displayed on Windows
- groups. but also changes the icon when the program is minimized.
-
- * Reports can be called from the main window, or printed separately to save
- time.
-
- * Twenty different reports currently available.
-
- * You choose the fonts and styles for the reports you print. Any font and
- size which is available to Windows can be used.
-
- * Over 1800 titles, 200 publishers names, and 50 creators names pre-loaded,
- so you can use them with a click of the mouse (or three or four
- keystrokes).
-
- * Enter a title, publisher, etc., once, and it is always available with a
- mouse click or a few keystrokes.
-
- * Do you want to keep track of every character who appears in a comic? You
- can do it with Comics!, which has no limit on the number of characters for
- each comic.
-
- * Windows 3.1 and TrueType Fonts compatible.
-
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- | From the America Online New Product Information Services |
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- | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR |
- | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data |
- | provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, |
- | contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. |
- | All submissions for this service should be addressed to |
- | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. |
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