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- PC-ESTIMATOR Version 5.06
- CPR, Inc (510) 654-8338
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- Please note the following:
-
- 1. Hardware requirements.
- PC-Estimator full registration system is now supplied in high density disks,
- 5-1/4" or 3-1/2" size. Therefore, as a minimum, IBM or compatible 286 or
- better computer is required. Older XT computers with 360K disk drives are no
- longer supported.
-
- 2. Program Installation.
- The shareware system comes in one diskette. The contents of the disk should
- be copied to a hard disk directory. A file called "Config.sys" should be
- present in the root directory of the hard disk. This file should have two
- lines reading:
- FILES=20
- BUFFERS=24
-
- The program installation given below automatically performs the procedures
- explained above. When you receive a copy of the shareware program, follow
- the following steps to install the system.
-
- a. Insert program disk in drive A (or B)
- b. At DOS prompt A> (or B>), type:
-
- INSTALL X: (press Enter)
-
- X represents the hard disk drive that you want the files to be installed.
- For example, if you want files to be installed on disk drive C, then type
- INSTALL C:)
-
- Then follow screen prompts and instructions.
-
- c. To run PC-Estimator:
- Go to 'pcshare' directory. At DOS ready prompt ">" ,type:
-
- PCEST (press Enter)
-
- 3. Cost database and Costbook 1994.
- The full registration version cost database is now enlarged to approximately
- 3,000 items of work. The data comes from General Construction Costbook
- 1994, published by Building News, Inc. A more comprehensive 10,000 item cost
- database representing the entire Costbook 1994 is also available from CPR,
- Inc. Price: $95.00. This price includes the BNI General Construction
- Costbook 1994.
-
- BNI General Construction Costbook 1994 by BNI, Inc. is also available as a
- companion reference to PC-Estimator. Price: $49.95 plus S&H.
-
- 4. Cost indexation for various cities and states.
- Thes full registration version of the system comes with a program called
- "citindex". This program will adjust your cost database for cost indexes in
- all states and for several cities in the same state, if applicable. Cost
- indexes are applied for each of the CSI 16 divisions. Furthermore, the user
- can modify existing indexes provided.
-
- 5. The full registration version of the PC-Estimator also contains
- additional features such as 'Bill of Material' reporting and
- 'Backup/restore' utility for easily backing up important estimate files for
- archive or moving from computer to computer.
-
- 5. Important Notice to Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6 users.
- Microsoft MS-DOS 6 users, note the following information supplied by
- Microsoft Corporation for Clipper compiled programs.
-
- "After you upgrade to MS-DOS 6, a "not enough memory" error message may
- appear or your system may stop responding (hang) when you try to run an
- application generated with Computer Associates' Clipper program.
-
- To correct this problem, add the NOEMS and NOVCPI switches to the EMM386.EXE
- command in your CONFIG.SYS file. For example:
-
- device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems novcpi
-
- The application generated with Clipper should now run on your system.
-
- More Information:
- You can also work around this problem by using the RAM switch instead of the
- NOEMS switch with EMM386 or you can remove the DEVICE= statement for
- EMM386.EXE from your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- EMM386 is a Virtual Control Program Interface (VCPI) server. VCPI is a
- program interface that allows expanded memory services (EMS) emulators and
- DOS extenders to coexist within a 80386/80486 environment."
-
- CPR note:
- The above MS-DOS correction issued by Microsoft for MS-DOS users is
- applicable to CPR programs since all CPR Estimating and Jobcost programs are
- Clipper compiled. If you do not use MS-DOS 6, save this note for possible
- future reference.
-
- CPR International, Inc.
- (510) 654-8338
- **********************************
- Brief installation directions:
- 1. To install on computer: Insert disk #1 supplied in drive A or B.
- At DOS prompt A> or B>, type
- INSTALL X: (press ENTER)
- (X represents the hard disk drive that you want the system files
- to be copied. For example, if you want files to be copied to
- C drive, then type INSTALL C:)
- 2. To start program, go to PCSHARE directory, then type PCEST.
- Questions, comments, support:
- Contact CPR, Inc., P.O. Box 3465, Berkeley, CA 94703 Tel:(510)654-8338
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