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- ...CALL ME, CALL ME, CALL ME...
- If you need assistance installing Accesses.
-
- Please read at least until you see the asterisk separator.
- ie: ************ so the INI file is properly setup!
-
- Please don't try to break the registration code. At $19
- Accesses is dirt cheap, especially if you knew how much work
- went into the development.
-
- All of the following programs are compiled to operate only in the
- Standard and Enhanced modes of Windows 3.0 and all modes of
- Windows 3.1. They will not launch in the Real Mode of Windows 3.0.
-
- Everyone should read CHANGES.TXT. CHANGES.TXT covers many user
- requested additions to Accesses that are "special features" and
- are sometimes not documented in ACCESSES.HLP.
-
- The ACCE29.ZIP (or ACCE9D.ZIP) file contains the following
- program files:
-
- ACCESSES.EXE The main program. The Windows 3.0
- is in ACCE29.ZIP whereas the Windows
- 3.1 version is in ACCE9D.ZIP. Look at
- the Help+About to see which version
- you may have.
-
- The Windows 3.1 version of Accesses
- requires Microsoft's SHELL.DLL dated
- 12/91 or later (included with Windows 3.1)
- This version of Accesses will work in
- Windows 3.0 if Shell.dll is in the SYSTEM
- directory of Windows 3.0.
-
- ACCESSES.HLP The help file in Windows
- HELP format.
-
- README.TXT This file.
- VENDOR.TXT Shareware and Vendor info.
- REGISTER.FRM Registration Information.
-
- ARCHIVES.TXT required reading and special offer for
- Archives users.
-
- NORTON.TXT An important note to Norton Desktop
- users.
-
- CHANGES.TXT Required reading for previous
- Accesses version users. VERY INTERESTING
- READING FOR OTHERS!
-
- ACCDRIVE.EXE Tiny pop-up that displays the free
- drive space. Accesses must before this
- program will operate since Accesses
- provides "the engine" to run the pop-up.
- The pop-up is a "bare bones" window and
- will NOT operate without Accesses.
-
- DAYALARM.EXE Tiny Calendar, daily alarm, and
- date calculator. This program uses
- the ACCESSES.INI file for initialization
- data. The program was developed to
- use less than 1% of your system
- resources so it can be on your computer
- all of the time. This program can be
- launched without Accesses after Accesses
- has built the INI file.
-
- BULLETIN.TXT Recommends the text to use when uploading
- the ZIP files to bulletin boards.
-
- When you register ACCESSES, you are automatically registered for
- both the WIN 3.0 and 3.1 versions and for ACCDRIVE and DAYALARM!
-
- You MUST Place ACCESSES.EXE and ACCESSES.HLP in the same
- directory as the TASKMAN.EXE windows program. You must have
- ACCESSES.HLP installed for the installation to work properly. After
- about a week, you can delete Accesses.hlp if you are short on disk
- space.
-
- Accesses creates ACCESSES.INI when Accesses is 1st started if an
- ACCESSES.INI doesn't already exist. Accesses automatically updates
- older version ACCESSES.INI files.
-
- REMEMBER TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR ACCESSES:
-
- 1. FILE EXTENSIONS ARE PREFERRED but not required
-
- 2. You MUST go thru the TUTOR in ACCESSES.HLP
-
- NEW USERS must READ TUTOR in Accesses.hlp. This takes 5-10 minutes
- & it explains how to TEMPORARILY REGISTER ACCESSES TO AVOID THE NAG
- Windows as well as explains how to use Accesses.
-
- To Norton Desktop USERS: READ NORTON.TXT.
-
- Follow these steps BEFORE LAUNCHING ACCESSES for the 1st time...
-
- During the installation process you will automatically be storing
- currently opened window positions to your ACCESSES.INI file. All
- of this can be easily edited by Accesses later but it helps to
- do some now. DON'T WORK TOO HARD AT THIS! You can easily modify
- the setup from Accesses later!
-
- 1. Make a backup copy of your WIN.INI file and SYSTEM.INI
- files NOW. I will ask you if I can add taskman.exe=accesses.exe
- to your SYSTEM.INI file during the installation. (This change is
- not required but strongly recommended. I also ask during the
- installation if I can append accesses.exe to the load= line of
- your WIN.INI. This will start Accesses automatically when you
- start Windows (your choice).
-
- 2. open one copy each of 5 or 6 of your most frequently
- used programs before running ACCESSES. Open Windows File Manager
- (or equivalent) and open the File Manager's 'About' Box (under the
- Help menu) and if your 'Free System Resources are greater than
- 40% open more windows until this number is between 30 to 40%, but
- not less than 30%. eg. Open one each of Notepad, Write, Excel,
- Winword, Amφ, calculator,..., etc If you're running windows in
- the Enhanced Mode, open a DOS window as well and place the DOS
- window where you want it to be placed.
-
- If you are running Windows 3.1, don't open more than 30
- or so windows to avoid all of this taking too long or slowing
- Windows down too much. Accesses can handle up to 100 windows,
- but Windows gets really slow.
-
- 3. Close or minimize duplicate programs. For example, Run
- only one 'Notepad'. If you want to keep a duplicate program open,
- minimized the program whose position you do not want to store.
- (TUTOR will explain how to save both in a separate procedure
- after the installation.)
-
- 4. Move these programs to the window positions that you
- want them to normally be in when in the 'Restored' (not maximized
- and not minimized) positions. USE THE RESTORED POSITION for all
- of these WINDOWS. Tutor explains how to change any or all of
- these positions if you want to make changes later - it's easy.
-
- 3. Then launch ACCESSES for the 1st time.
-
- ************
-
- I wish you the best computering,
-
- Ted
-
- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
-
- USERS OF ACCESSES MUST ACCEPT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY:
-
- "ACCESSES 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 ACCESSES. IN
- ANY CASE THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED
- EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE."
-
- I can be contacted at the following:
-
- Address: T. F. Wall
- Off the WALL Software
- 7680 Cottonwood Ln.
- Pleasanton, CA 94588-4322 USA
-
- Phone:
- Registered users can call for product support, improvements and
- others can make inquiries at the following:
-
- Charge Cards cannot yet be accepted.
- 510-484-4129 8am - 6pm (Pacific Time)
-
- Site License agreements can be negotiated.
-
- I can be contacted on CompuServe; although, I currently access
- this system on a weekly basis.
-
- COMPUSERVE ID 73747,1563
-
- The latest version of ACCESSES can be found on the:
-
- CompuServ - WINADV board (slow to receive updates)
- CompuServ - PCMAG UTILFORUM board (fast updates)
- CompuServ - SYMFORUM NORUTL board (fast updates)
- Genie - PCSUPPORT, 15, 3, 8, 6
-
- and ARCHIVES is found on the:
-
- CompuServ - WINADV board
- Genie - PCSUPPORT, 15, 3, 8, 6
-
- Search CompuServe or Genie using WALL as a keyword.
-
- Registered users only: If you want a current copy of Accesses and
- Archives, send a blank formatted diskette, appropriate return
- envelop, appropriate return postage, and the name of the bulletin
- board where you will upload these current versions. My "handling
- fee" is covered by your upload of the current versions to another
- bulletin board.
-
- FOREIGN REGISTRATIONS:
- Users registering from outside the USA should include an extra
- $2 US ($1 US from Canada) to cover the return postage. If you are
- requesting a current copy of Accesses or Archives, include $5 US
- and a note stating the name of the bulletin board where you will be
- uploading the current version of Accesses or Archives.
-
- SHAREWARE:
- Accesses is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
- to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
- friends, and copy to bulletin boards, but do not give it away
- altered.
-