AS-EASY-AS READ.ME File ------------------------- *** AS-EASY-AS Ver. 4.00 (C) Copyright 1985 - 90 *** ------------------------------------------------------ TRIUS, Inc., P.O. BOX 249, North Andover, MA 01845 Tel. (508) 794-9377 Fax. (508) 688-6312 BBS: (508) 794-0762 CIS: 72727,616 -------------------------------------------- Greetings, and thanks for trying AS-EASY-AS! -------------------------------------------- This file, READ.ME, contains a variety of recent changes, and other useful information. It also lists the files distributed with version 4.00, and explains how to upgrade from AS-EASY-AS version 3.01 to version 4.00. Please READ THIS FILE THOROUGHLY! It contains very important information, and reading it now will probably save you time and trouble later on! You can print this file by COPYing it to your printer with the following command: copy READ.ME prn If you want to look at the other On-Disk AS-EASY-AS documentation, see the file list below, which lists all of the documentation files. For more information on technical support for AS-EASY-AS, please see the user's manual. -------------------------------------------------------- Shareware and the Association of Shareware Professionals -------------------------------------------------------- _______ ____|__ | (tm) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER The shareware concept has made it possible for you to obtain extremely powerful software at a price you can afford, and it gives you the opportunity to try the software before you register. Shareware is kept alive by YOUR support. Evaluate the program for 30-days and give copies to your friends for evaluation. If, after the 30 days, you continue to use the program, then register it by sending us the registration form included in this help file or by calling 508-794-9377. You will receive the Latest version, Printed manual, 90-day free Technical Phone Support, BBS Technical Support, Quarterly Newsletter, and Reduced price Upgrades. Help support new developments in AS-EASY-AS, register your copy today! Thank you for your support, The people at TRIUS, Inc. AS-EASY-AS is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware- related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for member's products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at: ASP Ombudsman P.O. Box 5786 Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. -------------------------- HIGHLIGHTS of Version 4.00 -------------------------- o 8192 rows by 256 Columns- Uses Sparse Memory Matrix for efficient storage. o POPUP or PANEL menus - You decide which is best for you! o Powerful Graphics- Can create BAR, STACKED BAR,LINE, XY ,PIE, HILO, CUMULATIVE, AREA, RADIAL SEMI-LOG and LOG-LOG graphs on your Epson compatible printer. o Intelligent Recalculation - Its blazing speed derives from the fact that it only calculates those cells it needs to calculate. o Over 100 {MACRO} programming commands.... o Over 80 @FUNCTIONS for Math, Statistics, Finance, Logic, Strings, Dates, and even USER DEFINABLE functions! o Spreadsheet Linking - You can now relate information in your current worksheet to worksheet(s) on disk. o NO INSTALLATION, On almost every IBM PC compatible it will run immediately without time-wasting hardware installation. ( Runs on CGA,MONO,MGA,EGA,AT&T .... video/graphics cards. ) The only installation options are default user settings, e.g., 43 Line EGA, colors, International punctuation, Add-in specifications, etc. o HELP screens , built right into the program , over 50 pages... o BUILT IN UTILITIES, text FIND/REPLACE, MACRO recording, AUDITING GOALSEEKING and more..... (Other spreadsheets sell these features as expensive ADD-INS) o Highly LOTUS/123 compatible (1-2-3 trademark of LOTUS Development Corp.) ---------------------------------- Printing the On-Disk Documentation ---------------------------------- The AS-EASY-AS help file can be printed in the form of a user's manual 40-45 pages long, using the PRINTDOC.EXE program provided on this diskette. PRINTDOC can be run with 3 command line switches: /D=Device This can be LPT1, LPT2, ...., or COM1, COM2,....., or any valid DOS file name. /L=Lines Number printed of lines per page. It includes headers and footers, automatically added by the program. 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