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- CheckMate Plus (tm) is copyright 1990,91 by Custom Technologies
-
-
- January 6, 1991
-
- This is version 1.01A of CheckMate Plus. If you have been using
- any earlier version, read over this file before using v1.01A.
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- ABOUT CHECKMATE PLUS
-
- CheckMate Plus is a full-featured, easy to use, checkbook-based
- accounting package. It is a REAL accounting package, with REAL
- double-entry transactions. Unlike packages such as Quicken, you
- can produce true balance sheets and income statements as well as
- numerous budgeting and graphical reports.
-
- CheckMate Plus is SHAREWARE, which means you are free to copy the
- ORIGINAL distribution disk (or file, if you got it from a BBS)
- and share it with whoever you please. If you find CheckMate Plus
- to be useful and you use it beyond a reasonable evaluation
- period, we expect you to REGISTER your copy.
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- HOW TO EVALUATE CHECKMATE PLUS
-
- CheckMate Plus is intuitive, easy to use, and has extensive
- on-line help. It is quite sophisticated, however, and you'll
- need the User's Guide to fully exploit its power.
-
- CheckMate Plus comes with a "disk-based" Introductory User's
- Guide to aid you in evaluation. The Introductory User's Guide is
- quite large, and consequently is available on a separate diskette
- (or a separate file, if you're downloading it from a BBS). If
- you got CheckMate Plus from a shareware vendor, you should have
- received the documentation disk as part of the package. If you
- downloaded CheckMate Plus from a BBS, they should also have the
- documentation file available for download. When you register,
- you'll receive the complete, 200+ page, illustrated User's Guide
- from us.
-
- If you have problems running CheckMate Plus, you can call our
- Technical Support line at
-
- (719) 260-0402
-
- Technical support is ordinarily reserved for registered users.
- We will, however, help you on a ONE TIME basis and only with
- general questions in order to get CheckMate Plus up and running.
- The support technician can take your registration order at the
- time of your call if you require more assistance.
-
-
- If you'd like to receive the latest SHAREWARE copy of CheckMate
- Plus directly from us (along with its disk-based documentation),
- send $15 to
-
- CheckMate Plus Shareware Offer
- c/o Custom Technologies
- PO Box 62118
- Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2118
-
- Be sure and include your name, address, and the size of diskette
- you require. The diskette packet includes a coupon for $15 off
- the registration price. THIS OFFER IS AVAILABLE ONLY BY MAIL!
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- IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY USING CHECKMATE AND/OR CHECKMATE-GL
-
- CheckMate Plus is designed to completely replace CheckMate AND
- CheckMate-GL. The file format for CheckMate Plus is radically
- different from the older programs, however.
-
- When you register CheckMate Plus, you'll get a special
- "utilities" disk to convert the older file formats to CheckMate
- Plus' format. If you've previously registered CheckMate and/or
- CheckMate-GL, call us for a special upgrade price. If you
- haven't yet registered, you'll need to register CheckMate Plus to
- get the special conversion program.
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- HOW TO REGISTER CHECKMATE PLUS and WHAT YOU GET
-
- Registration costs $60 (plus $5 shipping and handling). In
- return, you'll receive the latest copy of CheckMate Plus on disk,
- a 200+ page professionally produced User's Guide, one year of
- technical support by phone, fax, mail, or CompuServe, information
- on ordering computer form checks designed specifically for
- CheckMate Plus, a special "utilities" disk, and some special free
- offers.
-
- The "utilities" disk contains a program to convert the old data
- formats (from the original CheckMate and/or CheckMate-GL) to
- CheckMate Plus format. It also contains a small program you can
- call from your "autoexec.bat" file to check transactions that are
- due. (You can tell CheckMate Plus to remind you to pay your
- rent, for instance).
-
- You may register by mail, telephone, or FAX. To register by
- phone, call
-
- 1-800-541-6234 (US and CANADA only)
-
- or
-
- (719) 260-0486 (worldwide)
-
- To register by FAX, send your name, address, quantity desired,
- and method of payment to
-
- (719) 260-0543 (9600 bps, group 3)
-
- To register by mail, send your name, address, and quantity
- desired along with a check, money order, or credit card number to
-
- Custom Technologies
- PO Box 62118
- Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2118
-
- We accept checks and money orders drawn on a US or Canadian bank
- in US FUNDS ONLY! International money orders are OK as long as
- they are denominated in US funds. We also accept MasterCard and
- VISA worldwide. We accept CODs in the US only (add $5 for
- additional fees and handling).
-
- Shipping is PRIORITY MAIL in the US (2-3 days, coast to coast).
- Outside the US shipping is by small packet AIR MAIL. Outside
- North America add an additional $5 for a total of $10 shipping.
-
- Colorado residents must add appropriate sales tax (3% for state
- plus applicable city and county taxes).
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- NEW FEATURES SINCE THE MANUAL WAS PRINTED
-
- 1) Press <alt-A> at any time to pop-up your chart of accounts.
- In many cases, this menu can be used in place of the
- <alt-F10> local menu.
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- REVISION HISTORY
-
- Dec 18, 1990 -- Release of version 1.01
- Bug fixes and corrections from version 1.00:
-
- 1) Some transactions were duplicated in the Ledger Activity
- Report. We've corrected this.
- 2) We corrected balance computations in the Ledger Activity
- Report.
- 3) We fixed the "Search and Filter" window (it could not find
- check numbers).
- 4) We implemented debit and credit totals on the Transaction
- Report.
- 5) We fixed a screen display problem when entering date
- activated automatic transactions.
- 6) CheckMate Plus now correctly reports when the printer is not
- ready (rather than crashing).
- 7) The calculator now automatically sets the "num lock".
- 8) We corrected alignment problems on the Reconciliation
- Report (totals at the bottom).
- 9) We fixed the "between any two dates" option on many reports
- (it wouldn't accept some "ending dates").
- 10) The "audit lock" password now works correctly.
- 11) Contra accounts are now fully functional.
- 12) We fixed a "menu overwrite" problem that sometimes occurred
- while editing or deleting accounts.
- 13) We corrected the "Save Report Definition" screen (it used to
- say "Save Check Layout").
- 14) The automatic rebuild when you start CheckMate Plus now
- preserves the default account.
- 15) We reworked all three rebuild functions for better
- reliability.
- 16) We fixed the Reconcile window so the <F10> key now takes you
- back to the menu.
- 17) We removed the "beep" when an "EMS" driver isn't available.
- 18) CheckMate Plus now "remembers" the last date you entered on
- each transaction (instead of starting with the DOS date each
- time).
- 19) "Date Activated" transactions dated on the 31st now work
- correctly.
- 20) The <F3> key now pulls the "memo" line in (while working in
- the "split" window).
- 21) A very strange decompression bug has been fixed. This could
- cause unpredictable results. (If you've had weird problems,
- this could well have been the culprit).
- 22) "Delete Account" now works properly.
- 23) "Edit Account" now correctly updates the database.
- 24) CheckMate Plus now correctly handles the menu when all
- custom reports have been deleted.
- 25) You can now edit the check layout while printing checks
- (with the <F2> key).
- 26) The "INPUT" command (for printing checks) now correctly
- inputs "real: numnbers.
- 27) You can now adjust the number of digits displayed after the
- decimal point on checks, but it only works while commas are
- turned OFF!
- 28) "Close Transactions" now correctly transfers balances to P/L
- accounts.
- 29) CheckMate Plus now correctly updates account balances for
- ALL accounts in the transaction (not just the default). No
- more "zero" account balances!
- 30) You can now disable the shareware screen while running off a
- floppy disk system. Refer to your original registration
- letter for details.
- 31) The "screen-saver" feature has been fixed.
-
-
- Jan 6, 1991 -- Release of version 1.01A
- Bug fixes and corrections from version 1.01:
-
- 1) We fixed a bug in the "past fiscal years" calculation on the
- balance sheet. Prior to this version, transactions posted
- on the last day of past fiscal years weren't picked up on
- the balance sheet.
-
- 2) The "reconcile report" would incorrectly list "zero"
- transactions (such as a voided check) as a "credit". We
- fixed it.
-
- 3) We corrected the alignment of final totals on the "reconcile
- report" (one total was one column off).
-
- 4) The "transaction report" would sometimes unnecessarily
- search the database multiple times. This has been fixed.
-
- 5) We fixed a problem in the custom reports (when using
- "calculation lines" and "Use Parentheses" was "YES"). This
- bug caused CheckMate Plus to incorrectly evaluate negative
- numbers.
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- IF YOU FIND ANY BUGS IN CHECKMATE PLUS
-
- If you run across any bugs while using CheckMate Plus, we'd
- appreciate hearing about them. Please let us know BY MAIL to:
-
- CheckMate Plus Development Team
- 5855 Lehman Dr., Suite 202
- Colorado Springs, CO 80918
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- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS STATEMENT
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
- shareware principle works for you. If you're unable to resolve a
- shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
- member directly, ASP may be able to help.
-
- The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with
- an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for
- member's products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at PO Box
- 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a CompuServe message via
- CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-