_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | |\ | PHONEMAN (tm) Personal Phone Book Manager (c) |\ | Version 1.1 |\ | |\ | A phone and address book |\ | manager for IBM(R) PC-compatible and |\ | PS/2(R) personal computers. |\ | |\ | TASCS Company |\ | P.O. Box 2326 |\ | Redondo Beach, California 90278 |\ | |\ | copyright 1990 all rights reserved |\ |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_\ \\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ _ _ _ _ _ /_|_\_ / | \ PHONEMAN FEATURES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * Easy to use * Maintain phone and address books with up to 1000 records per book, depending on available memory * Accept input using a template for uniformity and simplicity * Create mailing lists or phone lists using a standard text printer * Print one address label or a label for each address in the computerized phone book, any number of copies * Automatic alphabetical sorting by last name * Locate names simply by pressing the key corresponding the the first letter of the desired surname * Automatically dial numbers using a Hayes(R)-compatible autodial modem * Supports Microsoft(R) Mouse and Logitech(R) Mouse for facile access to features * Screen-saving feature blanks screen and displays moving clock after a period of inactivity - restore screen by pressing any key * Find names, addresses, and phone numbers from the DOS command prompt (program sent free upon registration) * With the appropriate license from TASCS, PHONEMAN can be used on a local area network - maintain one copy of each data file that every user can search System Requirements and Supported Peripherals _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - IBM PC-compatible or PS/2 personal computer with 256K memory, DOS ver. 2.0 or later. A hard disk, larger memory are recommended. - Any text printer for address and phone book printing; continuous-feed printer for label printing. (optional) - Microsoft, Logitech, or compatible mouse (optional) using the Microsoft-compatible mouse driver. - Hayes-compatible autodial modem (optional) for automatically dialing phone numbers. - 2 - PHONEMAN INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A. Overview of PHONEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. Using a mouse with PHONEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 C. WHOIS, the DOS command line search utility . . . . . 9 D. Program limits and memory use . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 A. Hard disk installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 B. Floppy diskette installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 C. DOS Path considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 D. Mouse driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 E. Running PSETUP to specify environment (colors, clock, screen saver, printer and modem ports) . . . 14 3. USING PHONEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 A. Starting PHONEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B. On-line help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 C. Using DISPLAY mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 D. DISPLAY mode options (View, Add, Delete, Print Edit, Dial, Done) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 E. Using Add to Add a New Record . . . . . . . . . . . 20 F. Using Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 G. Main Menu Options (DISPLAY, CREATE, FILE Utilities, Print, Quit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 H. File Utility Menu Options (SAVE, LOAD, RELOAD, COMBINE, DELETE, RENAME, COPY Files) . . . . . . . . 22 I. The Print Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 J. The Dialer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 K. The File selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4. WHOIS SEARCH PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5. Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 A. Print format options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 B. Format of PHONEMAN records . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 C. Files used by PHONEMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 D. Trademark Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6. REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 - 3 - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | INTRODUCTION | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ /_|_\_ / | \ - 4 - 1. INTRODUCTION. PHONEMAN is a phone and address book manager that helps you maintain address and phone number information on your personal computer. To facilitate access to these records, PHONEMAN uses menus to guide you to its many features to add new information, delete records no longer needed, modify existing data, print phone lists and address labels, and dial the phone. When adding or modifying data, PHONEMAN uses templates that make entering information consistent and easy. This consistency makes it possible to create phone lists and address labels from the same data using any of several predefined formats. You can maintain more than one phone book on your computer system using PHONEMAN. A default phone book, named ADDRESS.PBK, is loaded automatically every time PHONEMAN is initiated. This default book is intended to contain the information you use most often. File utilities then allow you to load a new book from disk or to create, then save a new book. Other books you may want to maintain separate from the default include special lists such as a holiday mailing list or a club membership roster. PHONEMAN can assemble collections of several other books through the COMBINE and COPY features of file utilities. A. OVERVIEW PHONEMAN consists of a series of menus that lead the way to various features. The parent of all activity is the Main Menu. This menu provides direct access to the phone book currently in the computer's memory, as well as to the File Utilities Menu and print functions. It is also the point from which you must exit PHONEMAN. _S_t_r_u_c_t_u_r_e_ _o_f_ _t_h_e_ _M_a_i_n_ _M_e_n_u_ _ _M_a_i_n_ _M_e_n_u_ _ | |----- HELP | |----- DISPLAY current book ---- DISPLAY Mode | |----- CREATE new book---------- DISPLAY Mode | |----- FILE Utilities ---------- File Utilities | |----- PRINT current book ------ Print Options | |----- QUIT PHONEMAN - 5 - DISPLAY MODE OVERVIEW The DISPLAY mode of PHONEMAN provides the first look into the current phone book. This mode displays names of the current book and lists the features that can be reached from DISPLAY. Up to twenty names will fit on a single screen at any one time. Remaining names can be located by using PgUp and PgDn keys, by using the arrow keys, or by pressing the key corresponding to the first letter of the desired surname. If using a mouse, move the mouse cursor to the PgUp, PgDn on the screen or to the desired letter within an alphabetic display and press the left mouse button. See 'Using a Mouse with PHONEMAN' for more details. DISPLAY mode uses a "highlight bar" to identify an entry in the current book (its background color is distinct from the other entries). The features available from DISPLAY mode act exclusively on the currently highlighted entry with the exception of Add. The Add feature queries for required information and inserts the newly created record into the appropriate location in alphabetical order. View is another display mode that shows the complete PHONEMAN record for the entry that was highlighted in DISPLAY. All features available from DISPLAY remain available to View except for Add and View itself. Other features available from DISPLAY and View include Delete, Print, and Edit the selected entry, and Dial phone numbers within the selected entry. _S_t_r_u_c_t_u_r_e_ _o_f_ _D_I_S_P_L_A_Y_ _a_n_d_ _V_i_e_w_ _ M_a_i_n_ _M_e_n_u_ | |----- D_I_S_P_L_A_Y_ --- Help | |------- Add | |--------------------- _V_i_e_w_ _---- Help | | |------- Delete |------- Delete | | |------- Print |------- Print | | |------- Edit |------- Edit | | |------- Dial |------- Dial | | |------- Done/Return |------- Done/Return to Main Menu to DISPLAY - 6 - OVERVIEW OF FILE UTILITIES MENU The file utilities allow PHONEMAN to interact with your disk system to read (load), delete, save, rename, and copy PHONEMAN files. Using the utility you can also combine any stored PHONEMAN file with another to produce a single, larger file. _E_l_e_m_e_n_t_s_ _o_f_ _t_h_e_ _F_i_l_e_ _U_t_i_l_i_t_y_ _M_e_n_u_ _ M_a_i_n_ _M_e_n_u_ | |----- F_i_l_e_ _U_t_i_l_i_t_i_e_s_ | | |----- SAVE Current File | |----- LOAD a new book | |----- RELOAD the default file | |----- COMBINE existing file with another | |----- RENAME book | |----- DELETE | |----- Done (return to Main Menu) OVERVIEW OF THE PRINT UTILITY The Print utility can be activated from both the Main Menu and from DISPLAY. Activated from the Main Menu, the print utility dumps the entire contents of the current phone book. As stated previously, selecting print from DISPLAY mode causes only the highlighted entry to be printed. When activated, the print utility queries which general print format will be used, "Record" or "Label". The record format is a style that allows much of the information in a PHONEMAN record to print. This is the format that would be used for creating phone lists or membership rosters and the like. Label format is an address-only style that is designed to fit a standard address label (3.5" x 15/16"). The choice between these formats must be made by pressing F6 or F7 as indicated on the screen (or point-and-shoot with a mouse) to continue with print. Pressing Esc or F10 leaves the print utility and returns to the previous mode (Main Menu, DISPLAY, or View). - 7 - OVERVIEW OF THE PRINT UTILITY (continued) Following the selection of print format, a list of the current print parameters (line or record spacing, left margin, top margin, etc.) appears in a menu allowing changes to be made before committing to print. After verifying or setting these parameters, pressing Enter moves to the final required entry, the choice of print style. The choices for style are essentially the options: First name Last name Last name, First name LAST NAME. First name Appendix A lists the available styles for both Label and Record formats. Printing begins immediately after the style is selected. Three options are available throughout the print utility: Help (F1), Abort Print (F10 or Esc), and Printer Control (F2). Printer Control provides access to the basic printer functions to advance the printer a single line or a page. There is also a basic reset function that attempts to use the parallel printer port to reset the printer. * Note: The setup utility included with PHONEMAN specifies many options including printer port. This utility must be used to specify the correct setup to use the print utility. Refer to "Installation, Running PSETUP". General | M_a_i_n_ _M_e_n_u_,_ _D_I_S_P_L_A_Y_,_ _o_r_ _V_i_e_w_ Structure | | of | Select Record or Label PHONEMAN | | Print | Verify/set Print Parameters Utility | | | Select style then Print _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B. USING THE MOUSE PHONEMAN can automatically detect the presence of the Microsoft- compatible mouse driver. If found, the mouse cursor position defaults to the upper left corner of the screen. To select a PHONEMAN feature using the mouse, roll the mouse until the mouse cursor on the screen overlaps the description of the action you want to take, then press and release (click) the left mouse button. When selecting menu items, the first click will move the highlight bar from its initial position to the item you want to select. Repeating the action on the newly highlighted item will then execute it. The Esc (escape) key often aborts PHONEMAN actions and frequently mimics the F10 key. You can use the mouse to emulate pressing the Esc key by pressing both mouse buttons at the same time. - 8 - C. WHOIS, THE DOS COMMAND LINE SEARCH UTILITY WHOIS is a small program that you can execute from the DOS prompt. Because many programs can execute DOS commands in a shell, the information stored in phone books managed by PHONEMAN is readily accessible. WHOIS is primarily a hard disk utility but can also be used on floppy-only systems. When properly installed, WHOIS is simple to execute. At the DOS command prompt, simply type ' WHOIS ' followed by a piece of the name you want to search for. For example, C_:_>_ w_h_o_i_s_ _s_m_i_t_ / \ (Prompt) (Your input, followed by Enter) will find all names in your default phone book that contain "smit". Information on installing WHOIS can be found in the Installation section of this manual. More detailed information on using WHOIS, how to correctly configure the WHOIS batch file, and how to search phone books other than the default can be found in the WHOIS section of this manual. * Note: The WHOIS search utility is mailed at no charge to individuals who register PHONEMAN software with TASCS. WHOIS is not required to use PHONEMAN but is a very convenient method of quickly retrieving information stored in PHONEMAN's files. A copy of the latest version of PHONEMAN will also be sent to individuals who register. Registration brings other advantages as well, including notification of program updates and other program releases, and several free utilities on diskette. See the Information section of this manual for information on how to register this software and other programs offered by TASCS. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 9 - D. Program limits and memory use PHONEMAN requires a minimum of 256 kBytes of total system memory and approximately 200 kBytes of memory available after loading DOS. With the minimum configuration, the on-line help facility is disabled to maximize the memory available for PHONEMAN records. The number of records available to PHONEMAN is determined by PHONEMAN during start-up and reported on its Main Menu screen. Estimated Maximum Number of Records by total memory size _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | System Memory | 256 | 384 | 512 | 640 | | Available memory(1) | 176 | 304 | 432 | 580 | | PHONEMAN records | 105 | 465 | 948 | 1000 | | On-line help available | no | yes | yes | yes | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ (1) assumes 80kB DOS and memory-resident program overhead; TASCS recommends more memory than the 256 kB minimum. - 10 - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | INSTALLATION | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ /_|_\_ / | \ - 11 - 2. INSTALLATION To install PHONEMAN, follow the instructions in section A if you have a hard disk and B if you have a floppy-only system. Then follow the advice in sections C through E to complete your installation. A. HARD DISK INSTALLATION First, create a subdirectory on your disk: c_:_>_ md \tascs Here c_:_>_ represents the DOS prompt. Second, place the diskette containing PHONEMAN files into drive a: and copy its contents to the new subdirectory: c_:_>_ copy a:*.* c:\tascs Copy the starter program, PHONEMAN.BAT, to a directory that is searched automatically by DOS whenever commands are typed. If you are unfamiliar with the PATH statement, consult your DOS manual for details. For now, install phoneman.bat on the root directory of your hard drive as shown in the example below. c_:_>_ copy a:phoneman.bat c:\ If you elected to install phoneman files in a directory other than \tascs, you will need to edit the phoneman.bat file. Below are the default contents of this file. Default contents of phoneman.bat DOS command i_n_ _p_h_o_n_e_m_a_n_._b_a_t_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _C_o_m_m_e_n_t_s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ c: make this drive the default cd \tascs change default directory to tascs phoneman.exe run the phoneman program _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B. INSTALLATION ON FLOPPY DISKETTES If your system has two floppy drives, insert the PHONEMAN diskette into drive a: and a blank, formatted diskette into drive b:. Copy the program files onto drive b: using the command: copy a:*.* b: If your system has only one floppy diskette drive, insert your DOS diskette into the drive and enter the command: diskcopy a: a: - 12 - Installation on Diskette (continued) Follow the instructions for inserting the source and destination diskettes as required to complete the diskette copy using the PHONEMAN original as the SOURCE and the blank diskette as the TARGET. When asked "Copy another diskette (Y/N)?", respond by pressing the N key. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C. DOS Path Considerations Note: If you are not installing PHONEMAN on a hard disk, skip to section D. To start PHONEMAN from any directory or disk you must define a Path that includes the phoneman.bat file. Use an ASCII editor to modify your autoexec.bat file to include the disk and directory that the batch file was installed in. For example, if you installed this file in c:\ (the root area of drive c:) and you have no path, add the following line to autoexec.bat: PATH = C:\ If you have a path defined that does not include the directory with phoneman.bat, append the installed directory to the existing path. The following example shows this modification if you were to install phoneman.bat in a directory \utility on drive C: existing path in autoexec.bat: PATH = C:\;C:\DOS; new path: PATH = C:\;C:\DOS;C:\UTILITY; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D. Mouse Driver PHONEMAN supports Microsoft and Logitech mice that use the Microsoft-compatible driver. To use your mouse with PHONEMAN, simply be sure this driver is active before starting the program. There are typically two drivers to choose between - MOUSE.SYS and MOUSE.COM. To use the MOUSE.SYS driver, load it when you start your computer as instructed in your mouse's manual. The MOUSE.COM driver can be loaded and unloaded from the DOS command line or loaded automatically when you start your computer. While it is most convenient to install MOUSE.COM when you start your computer, you can add commands to load MOUSE.COM immediately before running PHONEMAN in PHONEMAN.BAT and unload it after. Refer to your mouse manual for more information on installing mouse drivers. - 13 - E. Running PSETUP PHONEMAN uses a setup file located in the default directory to specify parameters it needs to operate. This file specifies screen colors, whether a clock will be displayed, should the screen blank after remaining idle for more than 5 minutes, where is the printer (or is there one), and modem setup parameters. If you use a mouse and the driver was correctly loaded, the mouse cursor can be set from PSETUP as well. The mouse also works with PSETUP and helps modify the setup file. To run PSETUP, change the DOS default disk and/or directory to where PHONEMAN files were installed: cd \tascs for hard disks a: for floppy in a: Type psetup and press Enter to start the setup utility. The initial screen menu looks like: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | Color: disabled F2 toggles | | | | Clock: enabled F3 toggles | | | | Screen Saver: ON F4 toggles | | | | Printer: NONE - F5 changes setup | | | | Phone Dialer: NONE -F6 changes setup | | | | Press F10 when done | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ Color Pressing F2 (or point-and-shoot with mouse) toggles between the choices available for PHONEMAN. Clock Pressing F3 toggles between enabled and disabled. When enabled, the date appears in the upper left corner of the screen and the time in the upper right corner of the screen. Screen Pressing F4 toggles between ON and OFF. ON activates a Saver screen-saving feature that blanks the screen after 5 minutes of inactivity, displaying a digital clock that moves every five seconds to avoid damaging the screen. - 14 - Printer F5 activates a second menu. The second menu selects ON or OFF for the printer, the printer port, and indents and spacings for printing entries in PHONEMAN. The printer status (ON/OFF) and port must be correctly set before starting PHONEMAN. The indents and spacings can be changed later from within PHONEMAN. Phone F6 activates a second menu. This menu specifies ON/OFF Dialer for an autodial modem and selects its port. Also included are communication parameters (baud rate, parity, etc.) or Auto. Auto requests automatic detection of the Hayes-type modem. Many Hayes- compatible modems aren't 100% compatible. If you have one of these, specifying each of the communications parameters may help to avoid problems. If you are using a mouse, a small box appears at the bottom of the screen that reads "Set MOUSE! Cursor". Point and click the mouse on this box to activate a cursor selector panel. From this panel almost any character can be mapped into the mouse cursor. Several cursor options appear on the screen. To select one of these, position the mouse cursor over the character desired and press the left mouse button. In addition to the choices shown, any key sequence that can be represented on the screen as a character can be the cursor. Press the F10 key to exit PSETUP. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 15 - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | USING PHONEMAN | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ /_|_\_ / | \ - 16 - 3. USING PHONEMAN A. Starting To start PHONEMAN, set the default disk and directory to that containing the setup and phone book files and type: PHONEMAN at the DOS prompt and press Enter. On hard disk systems, the batch file provided can be started from any directory and should automatically change the default disk and directories and start PHONEMAN for you. As PHONEMAN starts, it reads the setup file to correctly configure the operating environment. This file is modified using the PSETUP program to specify screen colors, configure the printer, set the modem type and communication parameters, and specify other PHONEMAN features. PSETUP is described in the installation chapter of this manual. After configuring the operating environment, PHONEMAN next displays a welcome message and attempts to locate the default phone/address book (ADDRESS.PBK). If this book cannot be found, PHONEMAN reports an error message. This message may be cleared from the screen by pressing any key and PHONEMAN drops to its main menu. If the default book is found, PHONEMAN begins reading its contents into memory and presents the contents of the default book using DISPLAY mode. This section of the manual describes PHONEMAN's menus and DISPLAY mode as well as how to navigate through PHONEMAN's features. Overviews of each of these sections were provided in Chapter 1. Special Note for mouse users: PHONEMAN identifies the presence of a mouse driver installed in your computer system and automatically enables it for use with PHONEMAN. The initial cursor position is set to the extreme top left of the PC screen. If you elect to not use the mouse if installed, it is conveniently out of the way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B. On-Line Help Help is available from each of PHONEMAN's menus. Pressing F1 to activate the HELP, the appropriate page of the condensed manual appears. From here, you can move forward or backwards through the manual using PgUp or PgDn. Pressing the Home key selects the index that prompts you for a page number, and the Esc key returns you to the PHONEMAN where you left off. As always, you can point-and-click with the mouse in lieu of keystrokes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 17 - C. Using DISPLAY Mode DISPLAY mode is the basic entry point into the phone and address book that currently resides in memory (the current book). The basic display shows a list of the names in the phone book, sorted alphabetically by last name with one name highlighted. If the current book contains more than twenty entries, only the first twenty appear on the screen. The twenty-entry window can be positioned at any point within the book to view all entries and the highlight bar can be positioned over any name within the window. If PHONEMAN found a mouse installed in your computer, an additional feature appears on the DISPLAY screen - a "mouse panel" that contains all letters of the alphabet plus PgUp, PgDn, and arrow buttons exclusively for use with your mouse. Positioning the window in DISPLAY Mode K_e_y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _A_c_t_i_o_n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Any letter Highlight the next entry with a last name beginning with the letter pressed. The window will automatically reposition if required to move the name into view. arrow keys Move highlight bar one entry. Reposition window if next entry is off-screen. Left and up arrows move highlight bar up; Right and down arrows move the highlight bar down. PgUp Move window up one page (20 entries). PgDn Move window down one page. Home Move window to display the first twenty entries. End Move window to display the last twenty entries. The mouse can replicate these keystrokes using the special mouse panel. Point the mouse cursor at any of the letters in this panel or at any button (UP, DN, arrows) and press the left mouse button. At the right side of the screen is a list of features that can be accessed from DISPLAY. To use any of these features, press the function key that corresponds to the desired action or point and click with the mouse. The features of DISPLAY are described later in this chapter. Add, used to add data for a new record, is described in a following section. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 18 - D. DISPLAY Mode Options DISPLAY mode is your interface to some of the most important functions of PHONEMAN. With the exception of Add (and Done) the options available from DISPLAY act on the entry in the name list that is highlighted. These options are described here. Help Start the help function, displaying a summary of DISPLAY options. View Show the complete contents of the highlighted record. The other options available for DISPLAY remain available with the exception of Add. Return to DISPLAY from View by pressing F10 (done) or Esc. Add Add a new name to your phone book. This option brings up a template that you fill out to add a record. Type the information asked for, pressing Enter each time. Continue entering information (or leave fields blank) until the record is complete. Note that the surname entry may not be blank. More information on Add may be found in the next section of this chapter. Delete Use Delete to erase the highlighted record form the current book. Before deleting, PHONEMAN will ask that you verify the delete operation. PHONEMAN will not actually delete the information from memory but instead marks it "deleted". These entries can be recovered by editing the "deleted" records. Unless edited, these entries will not be saved with the other entries when you finish using the phone book. Print Select Print from DISPLAY mode to output ONE record or address label on the printer. After selecting print, you will be asked to select between 'Record' format and 'Address' format. After choosing between these basic format types, you next are asked to verify and edit the parameters used for printing. For address labels, these are the left margin and the number of lines that fit per label (the default is 6). For the record format, verify the left margin, top margin, lines per page, lines between entries, and number of copies. After verifying the print parameters, press Enter. Finally, select the exact style for printing from a list of options, then press Enter to begin printing. Edit Change the information stored in the complete record. This edit proceeds through a template showing the existing data with one item highlighted. Move the highlight bar to the item you want to change using the arrow keys, then press Enter to edit this data. When finished with Edit, press F10. - 19 - DISPLAY Mode Options (continued) Dial Dial the phone using an autodial modem. Selecting this option starts the Dialer Utility, described in detail later in this chapter. Done Select this option to terminate DISPLAY mode and return to the Main Menu. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E. Using Add to Add a New Entry To add a record to the phone/address book, select Add from DISPLAY. Two boxes will appear on the screen, one showing the current contents of the new record, the other prompting for a last name. Type the last name and press Enter. The last name you typed into the prompt box now appears in the displayed record and a new box appears prompting for a first name. Enter the first name and press Enter. Again, this entry appears in the displayed record and another box prompts you to enter the first line of the address. Repeat the data entry as requested by the prompts until all information is entered. When complete, the Add function will report having completed successfully and prompt you to press any key to return to DISPLAY where you will find this new entry in correct alphabetical order. Tips for Adding Entries 1. Note the length limits for the various entries, listed in Appendix B. 2. Capitalize all proper names as you would in a written document. The Print Utility will print these names and addresses as you type them by default. 3. Enter first name(s) with title, if desired, or simply use title. For example, if you address someone as Ms. Jane Doe, enter Doe when prompted for the last name and Ms. Jane for the first name. For Dr. Simmons, enter Simmons as the last name and Dr. when prompted for the first name. 4. Enter only street address information in the two address lines, leaving the second blank if necessary. The second line will not print unless data exist in that field. PHONEMAN uses separate entries for city, state, and zip code. This feature will be important for the planned zip-sort utility (not yet implemented). Information appropriate for the address lines include street and number, P.O. box numbers, mail stops, company names, c/o lines, etc. - 20 - Using Add - Tips for Adding Entries (continued) 5. Enter city, state, and zip code in their separate entries. These may be abbreviated to fit the available space, but be consistent. 6. Phone number entries may contain area codes and long distance access codes as required. Parentheses [()] and hyphens [-] are ignored by the modem and may be used as desired for clarity in printed lists. 7. Use a comma [,] in the phone number record to separate Dialer action. For example, 9,555-1212 will dial the 9 first, pause for a moment, then dial the remaining digits. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ F. Using Menus PHONEMAN uses menus to access its features. We will look quickly at using the menus here. Details on the individual menus and their options will then follow. As an example, the main menu may display the following options: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | Personal Phone Book Manager Options | | HELP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 | | CREATE a new book . . . . . . . . . . F4 | | FILE Utilities (SAVE, LOAD, etc.). . . F5 | | QUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F10 | | There are 60 records in the current book | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _9_4_0_ _r_e_c_o_r_d_s_ _a_v_a_i_l_a_b_l_e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ and the option "CREATE ..." may be highlighted (the background is a different color from the other entries). There are three ways of selecting an action from this menu: 1. Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, move the highlight bar to the desired action, then press Enter. 2. Press the function key corresponding to the action desired to move the highlight bar. Once highlighted, either press Enter or press the same function key a second time to execute the action. 3. Using the mouse, move the mouse cursor to the line containing the desired action and press the left mouse button. This moves the highlight bar to this entry. Once highlighted, keep the cursor on the desired action and press the left mouse button a second time to execute. - 21 - G. Main Menu Options PHONEMAN's main menu has several options that provide access to most of the features you need to use. HELP Start On-Line Help. DISPLAY Enter DISPLAY mode to see contents of current book. DISPLAY mode was described in detail in the preceding chapter. CREATE Clear memory of the current book and enter DISPLAY to start a new book. FILE Gateway to File Utility menu. Select this for these file-related activities: Save current book, Load a new book, Reload the default book, Combine the contents of two books, Rename a book, and Delete a book from disk. The File Utilities are described in the next section of this manual. PRINT Selects the PRINT utility. This option provides output of labels or phone/address lists from the e_n_t_i_r_e_ b_o_o_k_ currently in memory to your printer. QUIT Terminates PHONEMAN. You will be reminded to save any changes (if any) in the current book before you exit. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H. The File Utilities Menu The File Utility menu is the interface to disk-related activities such as loading, saving, deleting, renaming, or combining files. HELP Start On-Line Help. SAVE Save the current book to disk. This option will not be available unless a change in the current book has been noted. LOAD Load a new book from disk using the file selector. This selector is described later in this chapter. RELOAD Load the default phone/address book automatically. The original disk and directory were determined during PHONEMAN initialization. COMBINE Available only when there is a book loaded in memory, COMBINE uses the file selector to identify another file to append to the current book. PHONEMAN does not delete duplicate entries following COMBINE, nor does it alphabetize the resulting list until the book is saved. DELETE Identify a file to be deleted using the file selector. - 22 - The File Utilities Menu (continued) RENAME Give an existing phone/address book a new name. Identify the file to rename using the file selector, then enter a new name when prompted, followed by Enter. COPY Copy a file on disk. Use the file selector to select the book, then enter the duplicate's name when prompted, followed by Enter. Return Finish file utilities and return to the Main Menu. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I. The Print Utility The print utility is started from the Main Menu or from DISPLAY. Started from the Main Menu, the entire collection of entries will be printed. Printing from DISPLAY mode will output only the highlighted entry. Three steps are required to print: 1. Select between Label and Record print formats. Label format refers to narrow text output with approximately 35 characters per line to match the width of a typical address label. Record format prints on a wider page, up to 80 characters. The output will contain names with phone numbers, addresses, or both. This format is suited for phone or address lists for clubs or other organizations as well as for your own information. 2. Verify and change (as required) parameters used for printing. Parameters for printing labels include the left margin spacing and the number of lines per label. This mode assumes printing on a continuous form and does not require the number of lines per page. Parameters used to print using the Record format are top and left margin spacing, lines per page, the number of blank lines between each entry, and the number of copies you'd like printed. Record format will skip to the next page automatically when there is not room to print the next entry. It will also issue a form feed at the end of printing. Record format will also let you enter a title that will print at the top of the output list by pressing F9. Press Enter when finished with the parameters section. 3. Select the specific output style from the options displayed on the screen. Pressing an arrow key toggles between the choices. Pressing Enter selects the displayed choice and begins printing. Details of the specific print styles are found in Appendix A. The Printer Control option provides two basic printer actions, form feed and line feed. There is a reset option as well that resets the parallel port used for printing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 23 - J. The Dialer Utility If your computer is fitted with an auto-dial modem, you can use PHONEMAN to automatically dial the phone for you. To use this feature, you must first configure the setup file using PSETUP as described in the Installation instructions. Select Dialer from the PSETUP menu and specify the communications port that your modem uses, COM1, COM2, or COM3. You may also specify the baud rate and the number of data bits, stop bits, and parity during the PSETUP session. As a convenience you may select "Auto" in lieu of a baud rate. PHONEMAN will attempt to identify your modem and issue the appropriate commands. Because many modems claimed to be 100% compatible with the Hayes modems aren't, you should specify communication parameters if possible to avoid difficulties. Dialer is accessed from DISPLAY mode. Highlight the name of the person you'd like to call and select Dial. Alternately, press Enter to View the contents of the record, then select Dial. If the modem had not been used previously during the current PHONEMAN session, Dialer will attempt to communicate with your modem and initialize it. If this operation fails, check the dialer settings using PSETUP and verify the modem power is ON. After the modem is initialized, the Dialer Utility displays the primary phone number and shows a list of options at the right side of the screen. To dial this number, simply press Enter or select Enter with the mouse. You can edit the phone number using one of the Dialer options, but changes in the number will not be saved to the current phone book. If Dialer reports that an alternate number is available in the record, pressing the arrow keys will toggle between the primary and alternate numbers. To accommodate sites with internal telephone systems, Dialer allows you to enter a prefix and/or a suffix. When you press Enter, Dialer first dials the prefix if there is one, pauses for a second to be sure the phone system has received this signal, then dials the number. The suffix is primarily for special access codes as may be required for long distance calls. If you specify a suffix, Dialer will dial it approximately one second after the number. You can monitor the progress of a call using your modem's speaker. For many modems the volume must be set manually using the volume control knob. Once the call has been placed, pick up the handset of the telephone and press any key or mouse button to cause the modem to disconnect from the line. If your phone connects to the phone system through the modem's phone jack, this phone may be inactive while the modem is using the line to dial. Pressing any key after dialing causes the modem to disconnect from the phone line and reestablish the link between the telephone and the phone system. The Reset option will attempt to reset the modem and initialize it with PHONEMAN's defaults. You will not normally need this feature. - 24 - K. The File Selector The file selector is used to locate files on disk and to identify them for various PHONEMAN features. It is invoked automatically whenever a file name is required such as for RENAME, LOAD, or COMBINE. Here is a typical File Selector Screen: _ _Directory: C:\TASCS\*.PBK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | > UP DIR < \ SUBDIR1\ SUBDIR2\ ADDRESS.PBK | | OTHER.PBK SECOND.PBK | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ Note the current DOS directory, disk, and the file search specification appear at the top left of this screen (in this example C:\TASCS\*.PBK). The entry "> UP DIR < \" represents the next higher level of the subdirectory map. For this directory, C:\TASCS, the next higher level is the root directory, C:\. The entry "SUBDIR1\" represents a subdirectory below the current directory. All subdirectories appear with the "\" at the end to distinguish them from files and they always appear in the file selector before the file names. To identify a file using this selector, move the highlight bar (using the arrow keys) to the name desired and press Enter. Alternately, point and click on the desired name twice with the mouse. To maneuver through the disk, select the > UP DIR < \ entry to move up one subdirectory level. Select a subdirectory ending with the "\" to move down into that subdirectory. If the file you need to select is located on a disk different from the default drive, press F9. When prompted, press the letter on the keyboard corresponding to the drive you want to access. It is most convenient to keep PHONEMAN's .PBK files in the PHONEMAN directory. Press Esc to exit the File selector without selecting a file. Press Enter with an appropriate file highlighted to select that file. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - 25 - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | WHOIS PROGRAM | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ /_|_\_ / | \ - 26 - 4. The WHOIS Search Program The WHOIS program is designed to easily locate names, addresses, and phone numbers from phone books you create with PHONEMAN. Because you execute WHOIS from the DOS command prompt, the information stored in your PHONEMAN files is only one command away. The WHOIS program consists of two parts: a DOS batch file WHOIS.BAT and the program file FINDNAME.EXE. The batch file is installed in a directory searched by your PATH (see the Installation chapter for information). When started, it runs WHOIS.EXE and passes it the parameters required to execute. To search the PHONEMAN default book for a name, at the DOS prompt enter: WHOIS name WHOIS will search the default address/phone book for all names that contain "name". The batch file can be modified to search any book that you maintain. By default, it searches ADDRESS.PBK located in directory \tascs on drive c:. You can also specify the address book you want to search. To search the book OTHER.PBK in the \tascs directory, enter WHOIS name c:\tascs\other.pbk Note: You may create several batch files that each call WHOIS.EXE to search different address books by default. When WHOIS finishes searching the records, it will report any matches with the search name on the computer screen. If more matches are found than fit on a singe screen, WHOIS will allow you to page through the entries found by pressing PgUp or PgDn. Limits - WHOIS can search phone/address books with up to 1000 entries and can report on up to 96 entries. If more than 96 entries are found that contain the search name, WHOIS will abort and ask for a more restrictive search specification. WHOIS will work on a local area network installation, but please note you will require the special LAN license. There are two network licenses available - contact TASCS for more information. - 27 - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | APPENDICES | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ /_|_\_ / | \ - 28 - A. Print Format Options O_p_t_i_o_n_s_ _f_o_r_ _L_A_B_E_L_ _F_o_r_m_a_t_:_ 1. First name Last name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City, State Zip 2. LAST NAME, first name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City, State Zip 3. Last name, first name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City, State Zip O_p_t_i_o_n_s_ _f_o_r_ _R_E_P_O_R_T_ _F_o_r_m_a_t_:_ 1. First name Last name Primary Phone Number Address Line 1 Alternate Number Address Line 2 City, State Zip >> comments << 2. Last name, First name Primary Phone Number Address Line 1 Alternate Number Address Line 2 City, State Zip >> comments << 3. LAST NAME, First name Primary Phone Number Address Line 1 Alternate Number Address Line 2 City, State Zip >> comments << 4. First name Last name Primary Phone Number Address Line 1 Alternate Number Address Line 2 City, State Zip 5. Last name, First name Primary Phone Number Address Line 1 Alternate Number Address Line 2 City, State Zip 6. LAST NAME, First name Primary Phone Number Address Line 1 Alternate Number Address Line 2 City, State Zip - 29 - A. Print Format Options (continued) 7. First name Last name Primary Phone Number 8. Last name, First name Primary Phone Number 9. LAST NAME, First name Primary Phone Number 10. First name Last name Alt Number Primary Number 11. Last name, First name Alt Number Primary Number 12. LAST NAME, First name Alt Number Primary Number _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ B. Format of PHONEMAN Records 1. Last name (17 characters) 2. First name(s) (22 characters) 3. Address Line 1 (36 characters) 4. Address Line 2 (36 characters) 5. City (18 characters) 6. State (14 characters) 7. Zip (10 characters) 8. Primary phone number (25 characters) 9. Alternate phone number (25 characters) 10. Comments (38 characters) PHONEMAN maintains first and last names separately rather than as a single entry. This allows you to use the same book to produce phone or address lists with one format (eg. LAST NAME, First name) and labels with different formats (eg. First Last). The maximum length for each entry in a PHONEMAN record is driven by the width of a typical address label (3-1/2"). Zip codes may be up to 10 characters to accommodate ZIP+4 codes. Phone numbers can be as long as 25 characters to allow business extensions and the like with commas (that cause a 1-sec delay during dial). - 30 - C. Files used by PHONEMAN PHONEMAN.EXE The PHONEMAN program PSETUP.EXE The setup utility program PINFOSET.DAT Data file containing the operating environment specifications PHONEMAN.HLP On-line Help file ADDRESS.PBK Default address/phone book file PHONEMAN.BAT PHONEMAN batch file to start PHONEMAN from any directory on hard disk MANUAL.TXT This file READ.ME Information file for quick-start WHOIS.EXE DOS command line search utility WHOIS.BAT Batch file to help start WHOIS.EXE Trademark Acknowledgments IBM(R) ans PS/2(R) are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft(R) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Logitech(R) is a registered trademark of Logitech Incorporated. Hayes(R) is a registered trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. - 31 - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION | |_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _ _ _ _ _ /_|_\_ / | \ - 32 - License Agreement for PHONEMAN (tm) Evaluation Package PHONEMAN (tm) Personal Phone Book Manager (c) Copyright 1990 TASCS Company, All Rights Reserved. This software is not free but may be used for evaluation purposes only. You may distribute it freely for evaluation purposes provided that no fee is charged for copying or distribution and that the programs and accompanying files are not modified in any way. All files included on the distribution diskette must remain together including (but not limited to) these files: PHONEMAN.EXE PHONEMAN.BAT PHONEMAN.HLP PSETUP.EXE PINFOSET.DAT ADDRESS.PBK HELP.EXE READ.ME MANUAL.TXT TASCS defines 'evaluation' as full use of the software to determine its suitability to meet an individual's needs for a period not exceeding thirty calendar days from initial use. The evaluation package may not be used on a local area network. If after evaluation you choose to use PHONEMAN, the software must be registered for a very small fee of $30. On receipt of a complete registration, TASCS will send at no additional cost a copy of all software including PHONEMAN, PSETUP, and WHOIS on diskette along with a printed copy of the manual. All individuals who register the PHONEMAN software before December 31, 1990 are entitled to receive the event management software described at the end of this manual. This will include a companion program that searches for upcoming events from DOS and a TASCS program manager that lets you launch PHONEMAN, the event management software, PSETUP, HELP, and DOS from a single shell. Please take a moment to read the information regarding this extremely useful program, then include the completed application with the PHONEMAN registration. The event will be available before May 1, 1990. Corporations may license single copies of this software at the same cost as for individuals, provided that the terms of the license agreement are met. Contact TASCS at the address below for information regarding site licenses and licenses to use PHONEMAN on local area networks. If you would like to continue to use PHONEMAN, please send a copy of the completed registration form and a check for $30 (no cash, please) to: TASCS Company P.O. Box 2326 Redondo Beach, California 90278 - 33 - PHONEMAN (tm) Registration and License Agreement PHONEMAN (tm), PSETUP, and WHOIS programs are the exclusive property of TASCS Company (TASCS) and may not be copied in any way other than that required for archival purposes. This is considered to be one working copy, one backup copy, and the original diskette(s). The programs may not be modified in any way. This license is not transferrable without the written consent of TASCS. The software may not be used on a local area network without the writen consent of TASCS or its agent. TASCS hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. TASCS will not be liable for any special, consequential, indirect, or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if TASCS has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall TASCS's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. I have read, understand, and agree to the terms of the above software use license. I enclose a check for $30 to cover the costs of distribution and development of the PHONEMAN software and to receive a copy of the latest versions of PHONEMAN, PSETUP, and WHOIS programs with a printed manual. Signature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Address _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Please send my software on (select ONE): _ _ _5.25" _ _ _3.5" diskettes The following information will help us to better serve you in the future. System type _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DOS Version _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ System Memory _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ kBytes Disk Cache software _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Hard Disk Capacity _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ MBytes / _ _ _None Display: _ _ _monochrome _ _ _CGA _ _ _EGA _ _ _VGA _ _ _8514/A _ _ _other Printer: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Please make checks payable to TASCS Company. Continue to use the evaluation copy of PHONEMAN during the 3-4 weeks required to receive and process your registration. Send to TASCS Company, P.O. Box 2326, Redondo Beach, Calif. 90278 Coming soon ... Personal Event Manager for PC and PS/2 Compatible Computers This is a utility that helps you manage a perpetual list of events on your PC, PS/2, or compatible computer. These events can include such important dates as birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, company events, deadlines, or other happenings you do not want to forget. Once established on your hard disk, the data file can be searched by a companion program to automatically notify you of upcoming events. It can be configured to find events that will occur within any number of days up to 30 days and can be added to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to run automatically each time you start your computer. You may never forget those important dates again! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Features * Menu-driven and easy to use * On-line help from each menu * Print option to output lists of events * Uses Microsoft-compatible mouse for input * Search for upcoming events with a single command or run automatically as you start your computer * Choice of number of days in advance to search for events, from one to thirty * Screen saving feature displays moving clock after period of inactivity to avoid damaging screen * With appropriate license from TASCS, use on a local area network - the system administrator maintains the data file(s), users automatically search events _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For a limited time, individuals who register PHONEMAN may receive a copy of the event software with manuals. TASCS anticipates availability by May 1, 1990. Complete the attached application, include it with a completed registration for PHONEMAN, and mail both to TASCS. This offer expires on December 31, 1990 and may be revoked at any time by TASCS. LIMITED TIME OFFER - EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 1990 TASCS Personal Event Manager Software Reservation Form * Include with PHONEMAN registration and post * * before the December 31, 1990 to receive * * your complimentary copy * _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Please send me a complimentary copy of the TASCS Personal Event Manager software. I am registering the PHONEMAN (tm) software and include a total of for $30 for this purpose. Signature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ License Agreement for TASCS Personal Event Manager The programs are the exclusive property of TASCS Company (TASCS) and may not be copied in any way other than that required for archival purposes. This is considered to be one working copy, one backup copy, and the original diskette(s). The programs may not be modified in any way. This license is not transferrable without the written consent of TASCS. The software may not be used on a local area network without the written consent of TASCS or its agent. TASCS hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. TASCS will not be liable for any special, consequential, indirect, or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if TASCS has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall TASCS's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. Comments and Information Request Form TASCS sincerely hopes you enjoy using PHONEMAN. If you have any comments, good or bad, please let us know. We have a list of features we plan to incorporate into the next release of the PHONEMAN software. Your opinion is important to us. Please let us know so we can improve PHONEMAN to better meet your needs. This form or any other may be used to tell us what you think. Please mail to : TASCS Company P.O. 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