Searchable Knowledge Base Version 1.0
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The purpose of this program is to store and then enable flexible retrieval of pieces
of information from a database.

This program was developed after I got sick and tired of rummaging through folders
full of paper for that small tid bit that I wrote down what seemed like an eternity
ago.

The program has 3 sorting/filing fields - a Major Topic, Minor Topic and Sub Topic.
There is a field for entering key words and then a big memo field for detailed entry
of your piece of information.


Installation
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Unzip the file into any directory and run Setup.exe

This will install the program, the data files and the Borland Database Engine, an 
interface to the Paradox tables used to store the data.


Licensing
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This program is shareware.  The registration fee is $10 in United States currency.
The help file and the license.txt file contain more information about licensing.
Send email to stephenw@mincom.com for more information about registering this 
software.

I would appreciate it if you would register within 30 days of first using the product
if you intend to keep it.

Distribution
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This program is freely distributable.  Send to anyone as long as the full contents of 
the zip file are sent in an unmodified form.


Home Page
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This program will be distributed in the future via announcements in Usenet newsgroup
comp.os.ms-windows.announce (and upload to SimTel.Net) as well as at my web page at
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Byte/2237/


Requirements
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This program requires a Microsoft Windows 32 bit operating system in order to run.
The program was developed under Windows 95, but should also run under Window 98 and 
Windows NT.

The only other hard coded requirement is that in whatever directory you install the 
executable in, the data needs to live in a subdirectory called 'Data' that is 
immediately under the installation directory.  I hope to make this more flexible in 
a future release.

You need a minimum resolution of 800x600 to fit the forms on the screen.


Packing List
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KNOWBASE.EXE         - Executable
KNOWBASE.HLP         - Help File
KNOWBASE.CNT         - Help Table of Contents
README.TXT           - This File
LICENSE.TXT          - Licensing Information
DATA\KNOWLEDGE.DB    +
DATA\KNOWLEDGE.PX    |
DATA\KNOWLEDGE.MB    +- The database files.
DATA\KNOWLEDGE.FAM   |
DATA\KNOWLEDGE.TV    +

Plus assorted files from Borland's Database Engine that will end up in the
c:\Program Files\Borland directory.


Bug Reporting, Enhancement Requests and Troubleshooting
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Please contact the author, Stephen Wales at stephenw@mincom.com