
                              PHONE PROGRAM

           Copyright (c) 1988 - 1995  by VISION COMPUTING INC.

                           Author: Jeff Morris

                      Welcome to PHONE Version 3.30



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     *                 PHONE IS A SHAREWARE PROGRAM                  *
     * PLEASE SEE THE REGISTER.ME FILE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION. *
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     Simply put, PHONE is a program that can be used by anyone with
     an IBM compatible personal computer to keep track of names,
     addresses, and phone numbers.

     However, it is much more than that.

     PHONE can be used by business for a sales tool and mailing list
     manager. For personal use, PHONE can be used to keep track of
     directions, spouse and children names, birthdays, etc.

     PHONE can print labels, and you can select which records you
     want labels for. Certain zip codes, only one state, only records
     tagged by you, or even label codes which can, for example, be a
     sales representative's number.

     PHONE will dial your phone for you.

     PHONE automatically enters the city, state, and areacode after
     you enter the zip code.

     PHONE will give you the local time at a remote location, and
     tell you what County the location is in.

     PHONE is programmed with special network awareness, allowing
     multiple users to access the records at the same time. It can
     run on a network, or an individual PC.

     PHONE can be customized for your own choice of screen colors,
     your printer, and your name on reports. It is programmed to run
     on computers with either mono or color monitors.

     PHONE will give you help when needed. What is the abbreviation
     for Arizona?  Press F9 and PHONE will tell you.

     PHONE can export your records to a SDF file so the Post Office
     can update your address and zip code information for you. It will
     also print out a zip code summary of all your records, to help
     business mailers with bulk rate mailings. The bar code printing
     feature can help save you postage, and speed mail delivery. There
     is also an option to export your records delimited, for use with
     other programs.

     PHONE can be used for sales and marketing, to keep track of the
     last contact with a customer or prospect, and print out a list
     of records who are due to be contacted.

     PHONE will Pop-up a calendar on screen to help you look up a date,
     and has a spell checker for your notes.

     How many days old are you? When is your 10,000th birthday?
     Press ALT-B anywhere in the PHONE program to find out.

     PHONE will back up your records for you, and will even tell you
     information about your computer system.

     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     A registered user in Florida sent this unsolicited letter:
     "I use your phone program probably 30 to 50 times per day and
     have found it to be THE most used piece of software that I
     have on my computer."
     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

     OK, let's get started......

      Installing PHONE is easy. Just type INSTALL from the DOS Drive
      where your PHONE files are. The only thing you have to decide
      is the drive and directory where you want PHONE installed to,
      and PHONE even gives you a default suggestion you can use.
      PHONE will create the directory for you if it doesn't exist.

      The install program will automatically upgrade your files from a
      previous version. Just type INSTALL and use the upgrade option.
      See PHONE.DOC for more information on upgrading.

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   |  NOTE: If you do not have a C: or D: drive with at about 8 meg free |
   |        space (a hard drive, or a large RAM drive) or if you have    |
   |        any trouble with the first part of the install program,      |
   |        you need to start the installation manually.                 |
   |        Follow these instructions:                                   |
   |                                                                     |
   |        NOTE: If you are going to use a network drive to hold        |
   |              temporary files, or to install PHONE to, be sure you   |
   |              have proper rights to create new directories and       |
   |              delete files.                                          |
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   |     To install to F: drive, and use F: drive to hold temporary      |
   |     files, follow these steps.                                      |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |     1) Create a directory called F:\PHONEINS                        |
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   |          TYPE                  ACTION                               |
   |          様様                  様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様様     |
   |          F:                    puts you in you F: drive             |
   |          CD\                   takes you to root directory          |
   |          MD PHONEINS           creates new directory                |
   |                                                                     |
   |          To use another drive, just type that instead of F:         |
   |                                                                     |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |     2) copy necessary files to the new directory                    |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |          CD \PHONEINS          changes to the temporary install     |
                                    directory                            |
   |          COPY A:*.*            copies all files from the diskette   |
   |                                to your temporary install directory  |
   |                                                                     |
   |          If your compressed PHONE files are on a different drive,   |
   |          substitute that for A: (For example COPY B:*.*)            |
   |                                                                     |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |     3) Expand compressed files                                      |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |          PHONE330              expands self extracting files        |
   |                                                                     |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |     4) Run the PHONE install program                                |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |          PHONE INSTALL         starts PHONE in install mode         |
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   |     Follow instructions to install or to upgrade.                   |
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   |     When you leave the install program, you may want to delete      |
   |     the temporary files and directory. If so, follow these steps.   |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |     5) Delete temporary files and directory                         |
   |     ------------------------------------------------------------    |
   |          CD\PHONEINS          puts you in the phoneins directory    |
   |          DEL *.*              deletes all files                     |
   |          CD\                  takes you to root directory           |
   |          RD phoneins          deletes phoneins directory            |
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       PHONE DOES NOT alter your computer set-up in any way. You should
       have a CONFIG.SYS file in your root directory which has, as a
       minimum, the following 2 lines:
    
         FILES=49     (or a higher number)
         BUFFERS=8    (or a higher number)

      IF that file doesn't exist, or the 2 lines are not in it, you
      should use a text editor to create the file and/or add the 2
      lines.

      Before using PHONE, it is highly recommended that you read the
      manual, which is in the file called PHONE.DOC. You can print
      the manual by typing the following from the DOS prompt in the
      directory where your PHONE files are located:

          COPY PHONE.DOC PRN

      Be sure your printer is ready before typing the command. The
      PHONE.DOC file contains additional information about installing
      PHONE, using it, and possible errors you may encounter.

      NOTE: A printed manual will be supplied when you register PHONE.

      To use PHONE, just type: PHONE from the DOS prompt.

      THANK YOU for trying out our SHAREWARE product. We hope you find
      it a helpful addition to your software library, and will send in
      your registration. We appreciate any feedback you may have for
      us on the PHONE program.

      You can use your Visa/Master Card to register PHONE. Please see
      the REGISTER.ME file for registration information.

      If you are a reseller of software, and are interested in selling
      PHONE to your clients, please contact us for information.


                                    Jeff Morris
                                    President
                                    Vision Computing, Inc.
