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- OMNIDiZk
- Version 2.31
-
- "Cataloging & Labeling Your DiZks"
-
- From Unicorn Software Limited
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- Created By:
- Charles P. Schell IV
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- Copyright (C) 1990-91 Unicorn Software Limited
- {Portions Copyright (C) 1987-90}
- All Rights Reserved
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- Unicorn Software Limited
- P. O. Box 911
- Wabash, IN 46992
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- LICENSE AGREEMENT
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- The OMNIDiZk cataloging program is protected by United States Copyright Law and
- International Treaty provisions. All rights are reserved. Non-registered users
- of OMNIDiZk are licensed only to use the program on a trial basis for the sole
- purpose of determining whether or not it meets their requirements. All other
- use requires registration.
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- Any other use of non-registered copies of OMNIDiZk by any person, business,
- corporation, government organization, or any other entity is strictly forbidden
- and is a violation of this license agreement.
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- Registration permits a user a license to use OMNIDiZk on a single computer.
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- All users are granted a limited license to copy OMNIDiZk Version 2.10 for the
- trial use of others, with the following additional conditions:
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- OMNIDiZk must be distributed in unmodified, complete form, including this
- Reference Guide and License Agreement.
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- OMNIDiZk may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product, without
- written permission.
-
- No fee, other than a bonafide disk duplicating fee not to exceed $10.00, may be
- charged for OMNIDiZk.
-
- WARRANTY
-
- Unicorn Software Limited makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied,
- including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness
- for a particular purpose. Unicorn Software Limited shall not be liable for any
- damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential arising from a
- failure of this program to operate in the manner desired by the user. Unicorn
- Software Limited shall not be liable for any damage to data or property which
- may be caused directly or indirectly by use of the program.
-
- IN NO EVENT WILL UNICORN SOFTWARE LIMITED BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING
- ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
- ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY
- OTHER PARTY.
-
- The License Agreement and Warranty shall be construed, interpreted and governed
- by the laws of the state of Indiana.
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- OMNIDiZk is being released under the User Supported concept of distribution.
- Simply put: You are allowed to use the program to see if it is beneficial to
- you.
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- If you continue to use the program you must register it by sending $20.00 to:
- Unicorn Software Limited PO Box 911 Wabash, IN 46992. Or you can use your MC,
- Visa, AmEx, or Discover by calling the Public(software)Library at 800-2424-PsL
- or 713-524-6394 or by FAX to 713-524-6398 or by CompuServe to 71355,470 or by
- mail to PsL, PO Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705. These numbers are for
- ordering only.
-
- For information about dealer pricing, site licensing, shipping of product,
- returns, latest version number or technical support call 219-563-HOME or write
- to Unicorn Software Ltd. directly.
-
-
- Usually, I take two months off between development of programs. Having just
- released OMNIMeal, I was kicking back and clearing my mind. What else does a
- developer do during a period like this -- what else play computer games!
-
- As I sat there in the Oddly-Angled Room, I knew that baseball had something to
- do with the solution. It had been a long time since I'd played Zork II, so the
- thrill of the game was still there even though I had won playing it once before.
- So I sat swinging the club and running imaginary baselines, but getting nowhere.
- So, I did the next thing all good adventurers do -- I called a friend with a
- "hints" disk. Actually, there are three disks in the set, and my friend had all
- three.
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- After I got the disks home, it occurred to me that these were the first floppies
- I had added to my collection in a LONG time, so I had to break out my label
- maker program, my files program, and my catalog program (All three registered
- Shareware) and document them into my collection. As I ran all three disks
- through the gauntlet I knew there had to be a better way -- a one stop program
- that would let me print a nice label, catalog, find files, and organize. After
- talking to several friends they, like I, had to use several different programs
- to get the desired result.
-
- So, OMNIDiZk was born. It will:
- Read a floppy into memory and let you save the data (The saving is
- optional).
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- Print out 4 X 1 7/16 or 3 X 15/16 labels as well as catalogs.
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- Perform Find! searches on any files that you have saved.
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- Print lists of every file in the data file.
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- Allow complete Updates of disks or of just the title info.
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- Let you enter a 21 character title, 4 digit DiZk number, 3 character
- code and two lines of remarks up to 52 characters each.
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- Let you set the printer codes to match your printer.
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- Let you set up the colours, and select data and read drive.
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-
- Concept:
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- To help you catalog and label your floppy disks (5.25 or 3.50). The program
- will read the disk and save the information or just dump it to your printer.
-
- Getting Started:
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- DO NOT INSTALL THE PROGRAM IF YOU ARE ALREADY USING IT SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON
- HOW TO UPGRADE THE PROGRAM
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- Type OMNIDIZK to start.
-
- When you first start the program, the computer will bring up the Default Set Up
- screen first. Just enter the info requested. When you name the Disk Drive, the
- program will automatically copy the data files to that drive for you ! So Have A
- Disk In The Drive And Ready ! The program will not do any further copying on
- its own. In order to create new data disks simply copy all the files with the
- DAT and NTX extension onto your new data disk. Also, do not rename the data
- file during initial set up. See below on how to do that later. Up to 350
- records can be stored on a single 360K floppy disk.
-
- Once you have completed this copy all files from this disk onto your floppy or
- hard disk. Type in OMNIDiZk to start.
-
- First the Default Set Up screen will appear, you must make the following
- decisions at this time:
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- Data Drive: Whatever drive you will save data on.
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- Read Drive: The drive the program is to read for information.
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- Save Data?: You can choose to save the DiZk file data and use the Find! and
- other functions. "Y" or "N". If you select "N" at the end of the session the
- data files will purge themseleves and be blank next time you start.
-
- Colours:
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- Are as follows:
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- Color Letter
- ------------------
- Black N
- Blue B
- Green G
- Cyan BG
- Red R
- Magenta RB
- Brown GR
- White W
- ------------------
-
- File Name:
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- Any eight character filename allowed. Reserved name is TEMP. NOTE you must
- first copy the file DIZKS to the new name you want to use. ie COPY DIZKS.*
- NEW.*.
-
- You can always go back and change any of these settings by using the Set
- Defaults option on the Utilities Menu.
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- The System:
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- Is designed using KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) so not much information is needed
- to get started. Here are a few notes to help you use the system:
-
- Add:
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- After reading the dizk a screen will appear to let you Title the disk (up to 23
- characters), add DiZk number, add a Code (Up to 3 Characters), add Remarks (Two
- lines 54 characters each).
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- Update & Delete:
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- When you select either of these options the screen will display up to 32 DiZk
- numbers and titles. Move the light bar to the one you want to Update or Delete
- and press the enter key. The ESC key will take you back to the Main Menu and
- the PageDown key will bring up the next 32 titles. When the program reaches
- the bottom of your file it will start again.
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- You also have the option of looking for a specific DiZk number or title (These
- will always be the last two displayed, so use the end key to get to the bottom
- and select the one you want).
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- Update Files/Other Info:
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- When in Update mode you have the choice of updating either Files or Other Info.
- If you choose files put the disk in your Read drive, for Other Info you do not
- need the disk.
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- Close 'Nuf:
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- By entering 55 on the Update or Delete screens you will be prompted to enter the
- title of the Recipe you wish to deal with. You do not have to enter the full
- title, only the first few words, or even letters. In Update this will allow you
- to view all the records that are Close 'Nuf to what you entered. EXAMPLE:
- Entering "ZORK" will bring up "ZORK II", "ZORK HINTS" and "ZorkTool". Capitals
- and lower case are seen as the same.
-
- Codes:
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- I suggest the following:
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- G = Games UNI = Unicorn Software Programs *grin*
- U = Utils WP = Wprd Processors
- D = Data Bases GR = Grafix
- DOC = Documents SW = Share Ware
- L = Language H = Home
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- Of course you can make them anything you like.
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- OMNIFind!:
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- Can help you find all of the DiZks in the data file that have a particular Title
- as well as Code, Remark or File. Using "Close 'Nuf" you can Find! any record
- easily, ie enter as much information as you remember and it will search based on
- your input, even if it is only one letter. NOTE: Page Up on these data display
- screens will take you back to the previous record, page down to the next record
- and Home to the OMNIFind! menu; use the Arrow Down key to see the second page of
- a particular DiZk.
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- File Name:
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- Any eight character filename allowed. Reserved name is TEMP. Just copy the
- files DIZKS.DAT and DIZKS.NTX to whatever name you desire, then change the name
- within the program. You MUST copy the files first before changing the name on
- the Defaults menu.
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- Speed Up Sort:
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- Should be run occasionally to keep the files in sequential order as well as
- random order. Always run prior to printing.
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- Purge Ghosts:
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- This feature should be run if you get blank records in your data file, by
- accident.
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- Exit To DOS:
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- You can exit temporarily to DOS by using that option on the Utilities Menu. The
- file COMMAND.COM must be on the same disk as the other programs and in the root
- directory.
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- You must return to the subdirectory/drive of OMNIDiZk prior to entering EXIT to
- return to the program.
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- Printing:
- You have a chice of using all the data files info, or using info for just a
- specific code or you can even select the titles individually.
-
- Labels:
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- Large labels are 4" X 1 7/16". Small Labels are 3" X 15/16".
-
- File List:
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- Will print a listing of every single file in the system. It takes a lot of
- space to do this! It is recommended for use with a hard drive only.
-
- Printer Set Up:
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- This allows you to customize the printer codes used by the program. These codes
- can be found in your printer manual. The codes that the program has when
- originally distributed are for the Epson FX100. You will need to know the code
- for 10 cpi (Pica), 12 CPI (Elite), Enlarged, Condensed (17CPI) and Double
- High/Wide, Sub Script and N/72 Line Spacings. If your printer cannot handle
- double high/wide DON'T PANIC, just leave it blank; the program will use Enlarged
- for that entry. You do not have to enter the ESC part of the code, the program
- will add that automatically. You can enter the letter ESC code or the number it
- does not matter: ie ESC code 119 can be entered as "119" or "w". (Do not enter
- any " "s!)
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- Error Messages:
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- Error Messages will appear at the top of the screen when an error occurs. The
- most common errors are "Open" which means the program can't find the data files
- and "Printer not ready". You will be given the choice of correcting the problem
- or aborting.
-
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- Technical Assistance:
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- Both registered and unregistered Users can obtain technical assistance by
- calling (219)563-HOME (4663). Unregistered Users will need to provide the name
- and address of where they obtained the software from in order to gain this
- assistnace. This will let us go back to that compnay if they are distributing
- an older version and it helps us track who is distributing the program. The
- number is manned (by a human) from 6:00 to 9:00 PM EST, all other hours by an
- answering machine.
-
-
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- Other Unicorn Programs:
-
- All programs are MSDOS compatible, run on 256K RAM, use IBM graphics/laser
- printers, mono or colour monitor, and can operate on one/two or hard disk
- drives (except DayMaster which requires a hard or high density drive).
- The User can set the colours, printer codes, and default data drive. There
- are no 'crippled' features or options. The only difference between the
- shareware and registered versions is the lack of 'plea' screens on the
- registered version and the clarity of the Users conscience.
-
- The *Master Series
-
- AlbumMaster - To help you catalog your Albums and assist you in printing
- catalogs, listings and labels for the front of the Album. There are
- entries for Album Number, Title, Artist, and up to 12 Tunes on each side
- as well as Category and 3 User defined fields. The User can also define
- three entries for use as producer, writer, opinions etc. The program will
- hold up to 9999 Albums (depending on disk space) and can be used to find
- even a single song. It will also produce a list of every Tune you have in
- addition to the regular catalogs. Multiple data field Finds! and User
- designed listing make this a must have for audiophiles.
-
- CassetteMaster - To help you catalog your cassette tapes and assist you in
- printing catalogs, listings and inserts for the case and front of the
- tape. There are entries for Tape Number, Title, Artist, and up to 14
- Tunes on each side as well as Category. The User can also define three
- entries for use as producer, writer, opinions etc. The program will hold
- up to 9999 Tapes (depending on disk space) and can be used to find even a
- single song. It will also produce a list of every Tune you have in
- addition to the regular catalogs. The case inserts not only print all the
- tunes, artist, and title but the User defined info as well. Find! and
- Criteria print option make this very useful for the 'home recorder' or the
- 'store bought' cassette tape user.
-
- VideoMaster - To help you catalog your video tapes and assist you in
- printing catalogs, standard and User customized listings and labels for
- the spine and front of the tape. There are entries for Tape Number, Title,
- Rating, Start Point, Star, Co Star, three User defined entries and a seven
- line Synopsis as well as Category. You can find any tape by any field.
- The system will handle up to 9999 entries, depending on disk space. The
- program can handle up to 5 titles per tape, great for the home video buff.
-
- PostCardMaster - The program will help you compose post cards and maintain
- addresses on disk. Then you may retrieve either listings of the addresses
- and cards, address labels, 3X5 cards, 4X6 post cards or Roladex cards.
- The primary purpose of the program is to print post cards, and address them
- for you. Post cards cost 1/3 the price of a letter and in some cases are
- equally as good ie meeting notices, invitations, change of address. This
- program is a replacement for an earlier Unicorn program released in 1984
- called FORWARD2.
-
- DayMaster - The program provides you with trivia, birthdays, anniversaries
- for a particular date, but also allows you to include your own information
- for any date. It also gives a quote for the day, and informs you of any
- appointments you might have. All of this can take place at boot up or any
- other time you activate the program. The data file contains over 2000
- historical events and quotes.
-
- CDMaster - To help you catalog your CDs and assist you in printing
- catalogs, listings and labels for the case and front of the CD. There are
- entries for CD Number, Title, Artist, and up to 24 Tunes as well as
- Category and 3 User defined fields. The program will hold up to 9999 CDs
- (depending on disk space) and can be used to find even a single song. It
-
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- will also produce a list of every Tune you have in addition to the regular
- catalogs and case inserts. Find! option locates CDs by any of the data
- fields or by a User defined mix of data fields.
-
- The OMNI* Series
-
- OMNIMeal - Before you push this new program to the side, feeling that you
- have several Recipe programs in your inventory and you don't need another,
- take a look at the features of OMNIMeal and I believe that you will decide
- it is a welcome addition to your library. **Standard Features - Recipe
- title; type of recipe, ie Entree, Desert; where you obtained the recipe
- from for reference; how many people the recipe feeds; preparation time;
- personal notes, ie Low Cholesterol, Bob's Favorite; personal codes to
- assist in finding recipes; up to 4 special equipment entries; up to 20
- ingredients, each with their own quantity and volume of measurement; and
- up to 13 lines of preparation instructions up to 76 characters long.
- **Special Features: MulipleXer: an option that allows you to increase or
- decrease the number of people served by a particular recipe, and thereby
- changing all of the required ingredients automatically; OMNIFind!
- allowing you to do extensive searches of the data file based on various
- criteria; The choice of printing two one sided, or one two sided 3X5 card
- for each recipe. -OMNIPlan for planning a week of meals ahead and giving
- you printouts based solely on your choices; OMNIShop a shopping list for
- the recipes that you have chosen. This lists not only the ingredients of
- all recipes you have chosen but will combine them for ease of use. For
- example if you have a recipe that calls for 2 eggs, another that calls for
- 5 eggs and a third that calls for 1 egg; the OMNIShop listing would tell
- you you need 8 eggs. -Complete catalog printing option that will produce
- selected recipes perfect for putting in a 3 ring binder.
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- OMNIDiZk - A disk cataloger and labeling utility. Features: Reads a
- floppy into memory and lets you save the data (The saving is optional);
- Print out 4 X 1 7/16 or 3 X 15/16 labels as well as catalogs; Perform
- Find! searches on any files that you have saved; Print lists of every
- file in the data file; Allow complete Updates of disks or of just the
- title info; Let you enter a 23 character title, 3 character code and two
- lines of remarks up to 52 characters each; Let you set the printer codes
- to match your printer; you can also set the colours, and select the data
- and read drives.
-
- OMNIDay - Handles up to 10 Users with PassCode protection for privacy,
- optional encryption of data with 10,000 possibilities per User automatic
- entry of text date line and a full function text editor to handle entries.
- The data file is dynamic (only as large as entries) and can be located on
- any drive. Entries can be from 1 to 5000 lines with the ability to change
- history (Alter Entry) and the ability to make history vanish (Erase Entry).
- The Reminisce feature allows user to 'thumb' through entries or they can
- print out the entire opus or selected dates. User: defines printer codes,
- names data file, sets screen colours, names the opus and enters their name
- into program for use on screen and in reports.
-
- The Comp* Series
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- CompUser - It is a rated cyclopedia with the names, addresses and phone
- numbers of shareware distributors, hardware companies, authors, computer
- clubs, BBSs and more. Almost 2000 entries are in the complete database
- and it is updated almost daily with revisions being mailed out every 120
- days. The program creates, edits & prints post cards, address labels and
- more. It will also import new data and allow the user to change the data
- in the file. Great for clubs (looking for authors and distributors),
- shareware authors (looking for markets), shareware libraries (looking for
- authors), BBS Users (looking for new BBSs) and the average Comp{ter}User
- (looking for all of the above). All entries are rated A,B,C,D, or F for
-
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- size of operation and the way that they conduct business. This alone
- makes it worthwhile because Users can avoid poorly rated businesses that
- have historical problems and lack good customer service.
-
- To get any of the above titles check with your favourite Shareware dealer or do
- one of the following:
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- 1. Send three blank formatted disks per title to Unicorn and we'll copy it
- off. {Each title takes one disk the extra disks cover P&H}
-
- 2. Send $3 to Unicorn per title and we'll take care of the rest.
-
- Enjoy!
-
- Charles P. Schell IV
- Author
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- Updates & New Stuff
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- 2.20 Improved Update and Delete functions making them Lite Bar menus.
-
- Improved DOC
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- Fixed All Known Bugs
-
- Add DiZk Number field
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- 2.30 Added Pause And Abort Print
-