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          PRO-dVelBase Lite version 1.0 "README.TXT" file
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          Thank you for your interest in PRO-dVelBase Lite.  PRO-dVelBase
          Lite is the "shareware" edition of Accelerated Software's
          PRO-dVelBase (TM) vs 2.0 and is targeted for home users and small
          businesses.  This will allow you to "try before you buy".  The
          entire program along with documentation is distributed on disk in
          .ZIP format and you may freely copy and distribute it in its
          entirety, without cost except for a nominal disk handling fee. 
          It may also be distributed via electronic bulletin boards or CD
          ROM.  The documentation included in the file is only a synopsis
          of the reference manual.  The complete documentation will be sent
          upon registration of the software.

          If you are using the program regularly, we ask that you send in a
          registration fee.  Only as users register the software, will
          Accelerated Software be able to continue to develop and market
          PRO-dVelBase Lite as shareware.  Please help support us!  With
          the registration fee, you will obtain a 200 page, indexed
          reference manual and a 100 page tutorial along with a registered
          copy of the software.  A coupon worth $40.00 U.S. ($50.00
          Canadian) towards the purchase of PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 will
          also be sent.  Ninety day telephone support is only available to
          registered users.  The registration fee is $79.95 U.S. ($89.95
          Canadian + G.S.T.) plus shipping charges.

          PRO-dVelBase is a non-programmable, dBASE compatible, relational,
          multi-file database management system.  It allows end users to
          design sophisticated database systems without programming. 
          Inventory, invoicing, point-of-sales and customer tracking
          systems can be easily designed.

          PRO-dVelBase uses dBASE compatible files (both data and index). 
          This allows other database programs such as dBASE, Clipper,
          FoxBase, dBXL, etc. to use the data from PRO-dVelBase directly
          and vice versa.

          Forms (data entry screens) are designed by "painting" the fields
          on the screen and answering a series of questions about them. 
          Relationships between various database files are also established
          by answering a series of questions.  One-to-one, one-to-many and
          many-to-one relationships can be defined.

          Queries are performed by a query-by-example method and the report
          generator is band orientated.

          A label designer and mail merge feature is also available. 
          Letters can be done with the built in word processor or imported
          from text files created by other word processors.

          PRO-dVelBase version 2.0 is NOT marketed as shareware but through
          regular commercial distribution channels.  PRO-dVelBase Lite is
          targeted for home users and small businesses while PRO-dVelBase

          


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          2.0 is for larger businesses with employees, companies and
          database developers.  The price of PRO-dVelBase 2.0 is $250.00
          U.S. ($295.00 Canadian + G.S.T.).

          The following table highlights some of the differences between
          the shareware version of PRO-dVelBase Lite and PRO-dVelBase 2.0.

                                      PRO-dVelBase Lite   PRO-dVelBase 2.0
                                      -----------------   ----------------
          Maximum fields                127                       254
          Maximum records               65535               1,000,000,000
          Maximum linked files          5                         10

          PRO-dVelBase 2.0 also has many features that PRO-dVelBase Lite
          does not have including:
          1.   Custom menus that can bypass completely PRO-dVelBase's main
               menu.
          2.   Creation of password protection screens.
          3.   Creation of query-by-form screens.
          4.   Improved report generator allowing for page breaks on any
               group and suppression of blank lines.
          5.   Creation of new database objects by just renaming old ones.
          6.   View only mode to prevent users from editing pre-existing
               records.
          7.   Batch commands that automate various database operations.
          8.   Ability to change cursor size.
          9.   Global memory fields that can be referenced by formulas in
               any database object.

          A sample small business application is included with the
          software.  This sample includes a customer database, personalized
          mailing, inventory tracking and a multi-file invoicing system. 
          It can act as a skeleton for your own applications.

          Installing and Running PRO-dVelBase
          ===================================

          PRO-dVelBase Lite is distributed in .ZIP file format and requires
          a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE to uncompress it.  A program directory
          should be created first.  This may be done with the command,
          "MD C:\PRO" (without the quotes), from the DOS prompt.  The
          program can then be uncompressed using the command,
          "PKUNZIP C:\PRO\PROLIT10.ZIP C:\PRO" (if PROLIT10.ZIP is on
          C:\PRO directory).  The sample application is entitled,
          "WIDGETS.ZIP".  Another subdirectory should be created to store
          the sample widgets application.  This is created with the
          command, "MD C:\PRO\WIDGETS", from the DOS prompt.  The widgets
          application can then be uncompressed with the command,
          "PKUNZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS.ZIP C:\PRO\WIDGETS".

          The CONFIG.SYS file should be changed to include the following:
          FILES=60
          BUFFERS=20


          


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          Be sure you are on the subdirectory in which PRO-dVelBase resides
          by typing CD\PRO followed by ENTER.

          It is recommended that different applications be stored in
          separate subdirectories beneath the one in which PRO-dVelBase
          resides.  A subdirectory may be created with the command:
          MD <DIRECTORY NAME>

          The program may now be run directly by just typing PRO followed
          by ENTER from the DOS prompt.  At the main menu, the sample
          application can be viewed by using the "Options/Change Dir"
          command to change the data directory to "WIDGETS".  A form can
          then be selected and executed.

          The documentation is contained in "README.TXT" (this file) and
          "MANUAL.TXT".  These may be printed out using the command,
          "COPY *.TXT PRN", if you have a printer.  Make sure you have
          enough paper in the printer as "MANUAL.TXT" has over 100 pages.

          System Requirements
          ===================

          IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible computer with 640K RAM
          PC/MS DOS 3.0 or greater
          80x87 math coprocessor supported
          Hard drive and printer recommended
          Supports monochrome, Hercules, CGA, EGA or VGA adapters

          Available Through
          =================

          Accelerated Software
          15910 - 112A Street
          Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
          T5X 4X3
          (403) 456-9163
          FAX: (403) 457-3582


















          


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          Customer Questionnaire and Order Form (Please Print)
          ====================================================

          1.  Where did you hear about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
          ______________________________________________________________

          2.  What do you like best about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
          ______________________________________________________________

          3.  What do you like least about PRO-dVelBase Lite?
          ______________________________________________________________

          4.  How many records are in your largest database? ___________

          5.  Where did you get your shareware copy of PRO-dVelBase Lite?
          ___ Computer group   ___ Friend    ___ With a computer purchase
          ___ Bulletin board (which one?) ______________________________
          ___ Shareware distributor (which one?) _______________________
          ___ Others ____________________________

          6.  Suggestions for PRO-dVelBase Lite improvements.



                                              PRICE         EXTENDED
          ITEM                          QTY   EACH          PRICE
          ----------------------        ---   -----         ---------
          PRO-dVelBase Lite 1.0         ___ x $79.95 (U.S.) _________
                                        ___ x $89.95 (Can.) _________
                                             SUBTOTAL:      _________

          7% G.S.T. (Canadian residents only)               _________
          Shipping and handling         ___ x $10.00        _________
          ($10.00 per package)
          ($30.00 per package for       ___ x $30.00        _________
          orders outside Canada or US)
                                                  TOTAL:    _________
          Method of Payment: [ ] Visa  [ ] certified check  [ ] money order
          Disk Size:  [ ] 5 1/4"   [ ] 3 1/2"

          Card number__________________________   Expiry Date: __________

          Name __________________________ Signature______________________

          Address________________________________________________________

          City_______________________  Prov./State_______________________

          Country____________________  Postal/Zip Code___________________

          Phone (____)_____-_____________  Fax (____)_____-______________
          * Please allow 3 to 4 weeks for delivery.
          * All non-Canadian purchases payable in U.S. funds.


          

