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                            ~7f. . . DESCRIPTION . . .~70

 CHECKBOOK PLUS v5.7 is an excellent  full-featured cash management system that
 helps you master your financial affairs.  Checkbook management, budgeting, and
 flexible reporting are  integrated to show you precisely where your money goes
 and how  you  are doing  relative  to your  fiscal  goals.   Handles  multiple
 checking, savings,  credit card,  or any  other income/payment type  accounts.
 Memorize and recall recurring transactions.  Quickly reconcile accounts.  View
 or print  customized Cash Flow and Income Statements.   Print Checks with user
 defined  check  definitions,  Register  for  specified  periods,  and  Account
 Reconciliation report.  Pull-down menus, text windows, context-sensitive help,
 and  optional full mouse  support makes  it easy to  learn and  use.  Includes
 powerful search feature,  pop-up calendar, desk-top and  financial calculators
 with loan amortization schedules, and much more.

                            ~7f. . . WHAT'S NEW . . .~70

 Version 5.7 (this release):
  - Export Register feature added.
  - Missing Check Report feature added.
  - Change Window Color routine enhanced to include bright background option.

 Version 5.6
  - Account balance recalculation feature added.

 Version 5.5
  - Feature added to view and print transactions for selected category.
  - View Time feature added.

 Version 5.4:
  - Delete transaction routines optimized.
  - Math co-processor support added.

 Version 5.3:
  - Mouse routines updated to function properly when mouse is used to scroll
    information in a window.

 Version 5.2:
  - File handling routines optimized.
  - Minor error which caused some outstanding transactions not to print on
    Account Reconciliation report corrected.
  - Register changed to show name of database file in upper right area of
    window.
  
  Version 5.1:
   - Pull-down menus changed for compatibility with monochrome monitors.
   - Mouse pointer made visible in all windows.
   - Help system updated to display correct help text after colors are changed 
     in a window.
   - View Systems Information procedure updated to display correct disk space   
     and available disk space on large (64mb plus) drives.
   - Database repair utility (ISAMREPR.EXE) changed  to function properly when  
     the DOS file sharing utility (SHARE.EXE) is loaded.
  
                       ~7f. . . INSTALLATION INFORMATION . . .~70

 The CBPLUS  program and  related files  are compressed  and combined  into one
 self-extracting installation  program,   "CB57SFX.EXE".   File extraction  and
 installation requires approximately  660,000 bytes  of free disk  space.   The
 software can  be  installed  to  a  floppy or  hard  disk  provided  you  have
 sufficient free disk space.  CB57SFX.EXE extracts the following files:

     CBPLUS.EXE   - CheckBook Plus Executable Program.
     ISAMREPR.EXE - Database Repair Utility.
     PRINTMAN.BAT - Batch File That Prints User's Manual.
     REGISTER.DOC - Registration Form.
     MANUAL.DOC   - User's Manual.
     VENDOR.DOC   - Information For Shareware Distributors.
     PACKING.LST  - Packing List Of Files.
     OMBUDSMN.DOC - ASP Ombudsman Information.

 ~7fINSTALLATION:~70  Use the following syntax for extracting the files:

                        CB57SFX [drive:][path]

 For example,   ~7fCB57SFX C:\CBPLUS~70   will  extract and install  the software  on
 drive ~7fC:~70 in a directory named ~7fCBPLUS~70.

 ~7fAFTER INSTALLATION:~70 Change to the directory that you installed the software to
 and type ~7fPRINTMAN~70 to print User's Manual, or type ~7fCBPLUS~70 to run program.

                              ~7f. . . AUTHOR . . .~70
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                                          ____|__     |                    (R)
 Beshears Software Associates          --|       |    |-------------------     
       5710 Rita Street                  |   ____|__  |  Association of
     Southside, AL  35903                |  |       |_|  Shareware
        (205) 442-6630                   |__|   o   |    Professionals        
                                       -----|   |   |---------------------    
                                            |___|___|    MEMBER

             ~7fPlease feel free to contact us if you need assistance.~70

