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   ADDTODAY v1.00                  README.DOC                        04/05/95


   NOTE:  Enter COPY README.DOC PRN to print this file.  It is formatted to
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   CAUTION:  ADDTODAY performs a self-test for viruses and/or tampering on
   startup to insure that you have an unaltered program.  You cannot use an
   executable file compressor such as PKLITE on ADDTODAY or it will fail its
   self-check and overwrite itself.


   ADDTODAY runs with DOS 3.0 and above on an IBM compatible PC, and should
   perform in a DOS window with other operating environments as well.  There
   are no known incompatibilities.  The minimum free disk space required is
   the size of the input file (twice the size will be needed if a minimum
   number of descriptions to add is set and not met by the random "day of
   month" selection, resulting in a second pass).  A list of the files which
   should be included with this package can be found in PACKING.LST.  Please
   insure that you have everything.  Refer to HISTORY.DOC for any changes
   since the last version you may have seen.  For a description of ADDTODAY's
   features, please see ADDTODAY.DOC.

   This distribution version has two registration "reminder" screens.  The
   first screen displays for approximately 10 seconds before ADDTODAY starts.
   If any key is pressed, the delay is shortened to about two seconds.  When
   ADDTODAY finishes running, a prompt appears to print the registration form
   and ends after 7 seconds if no response is made.  During unattended batch
   operation, around 17 seconds will be added to the time required for each
   ADDTODAY execution.  The distribution version will also randomly run like
   the registered version.  A "beep" sounds and a "run as registered" message
   is displayed very briefly.  Registering ADDTODAY removes the registration
   reminder screens (please see REGISTER.DOC for the two registration plans;
   discounts with the full registration plan are discussed on the next page).

   Fully registered users will also receive on their disk a group of utility
   programs for miscellaneous purposes.  These small programs are added as I
   encounter various situations where I need to perform a specific function.
   Presently they include:  DISKFREE (reports free disk space quickly), LINES
   (counts the number of lines in one or more text files), WORDS (counts the
   words), REPLACE (locates and prompts to replace selected text in files),
   TRIMBLNK (removes trailing spaces from one or more text files), and DELINE
   (removes a selected line or lines from a text file).  Also included is a
   MISC unit for Pascal programmers with various functions that either Turbo
   Pascal forgot or make it easier to access some of the built in functions.





   PRODUCT DISCOUNTS

   With a full registration, you are entitled to a discount of up to 50% on
   your next purchase of any HAL SoftWare products.  Here is how it works.
   You will receive 50% off the price you pay for your next purchase on an
   equal or lesser value product or products.  If the total amount (does not
   include any taxes or shipping and handling) for your next registration is
   more than the price for this software, you may deduct 50% of the fee paid
   for this purchase.  For example, if you paid $40 for this program and your
   next purchase is $40, you may deduct $20.  If your next registration costs
   $30, then you will pay $15.  However, if your next software total is $50,
   you can still take $20 off, or 50% of the cost for this software.

   This discount can also be applied immediately when registering more than
   one product at a time, whether they are the same product(s) or different.
   For instance, if the full plan price for this product is $40 and you are
   also purchasing two other products at $20 each (their total cost is $40),
   you can deduct $10 from the fee on each one's registration form.  They can
   be either full or basic registrations, but a full registration plan bought
   at a discount cannot be used to discount the price on another purchase,
   e.g., if the $20 fee for one of the other products above was the full plan
   price and you paid a discounted $10 price for it, you could not then apply
   $5 of its cost as an additional discount on the third product.

   Where the discount amount line asks for the last full registration serial
   number, just insert the name of the accompanying fully registered product
   (if there is no "discount" line, include the information in the "comments"
   section).  If your additional registrations totaled $30, e.g., one for $10
   and another for $20, then you could deduct $15 from their price, $5 on the
   first and $10 on the second.  In the case where an additional purchase is
   $50, a total of $20 could be deducted, such as, if one item is $10 and the
   other costs $40, take $5 off the first and $15 off the second (or $20 off
   the second and nothing off the first, especially if its $10 fee is for the
   full plan, which would then be eligible to discount a future purchase).


   IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.
   PKLITE is a registered trademark of PKWARE, Inc.
   Turbo Pascal is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.


   The author can be contacted through any of the addresses shown below, or
   by phoning InfoQuest at 618-529-0000 and joining the HAL conference.  If
   you are not a member, log on as a GUEST (first name) USER (last name).

   Write to:  Hal Parks                  E-Mail:  8:970/201           RBBSNet
              HAL SoftWare                        1:11/157            FIDONet
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              Carbondale, IL 62901                [e-mail]