COST EFFECTIVE
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               (C)Copyright 1987 by Frank B. Ehrenfried
                         All Rights Reserved.

                Version 1.01, Release: Sept., 1987

          COST  EFFECTIVE is a bill of materials program which is of use to
     manufacturers who need to track the cost of the manufactured  products
     due  to  fluctuations  in the cost of raw materials  (  bought  parts,
     etc.).   It  comes  on two diskettes and is best run from its own sub-
     directory on a hard disk.

        This manual and the accompanying program COST EFFECTIVE
     may be copied and shared freely, but not altered without written
     permission from EFFECTIVE SOFTWARE.

Warranty:
         The  program COST EFFECTIVE and this manual are provided on an "AS
     IS"  basis  without  warranty  of  any  kind,  expressed  or  implied,
     including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability
     and  fitness for a particular purpose.  The entire risk as to  quality
     and  performance of this program rests solely with the  user.   Should
     any  part of this program  or this manual prove  defective,  the  user
     will  assume the entire cost of all necessary repair,  servicing,  and
     correction.  In  no event will Effective Software be liable to you for
     any  damages,  including  any lost profits,  lost  savings,  or  other
     incidental  or  consequential  damages  arising  out  of  the  use  or
     inability  to  use   these  programs  or  this  manual,   except   for
     modifications  and  enhancements  done under contract for  a  specific
     user.  This  warranty  gives  you  specific legal rights,  and you may
     have  other rights  which  may vary  from state to state.  Some states
     do not allow  the exclusion of implied  or  consequential  damages  so
     parts of the above may not apply to you.   By  operating  any  of  the
     above  programs  or  using  any part  of this manual,  you acknowledge
     that  you  have  read  this agreement,  understand it, and agree to be
     bound  by  its  terms  and  conditions.  You further agree that it  is
     the  complete  and  exclusive  statement of the agreement between  us,
     which  supersedes  any  proposal or prior  agreement, oral or written,
     and any other communications between us.


Installation:
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  º WARNING : Since COST EFFECTIVE runs under  the P-System it does not    º
  º support "ram disks" or memory resident (TSR) programs under  DOS.  If  º
  º the program is run with a ram disk present, the system will hang. With º
  º a TSR program present the results are unpredictable.                   º
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      The disk contains all of the files needed to run the program and
    two  sample product files.   It also contains documentation in the
    form of a manual and a Help Facility.  The Help Facility may be
    accessed from any menu and from any command line by typing a "?".

   To install the program on a hard disk:
    1. Create a subdirectory and give it an appropriate name like "COST.EFF",

    2. Copy all files, except this one and the manual, from the disk to this
       subdirectory, (these are necessary for running the program),

Sample Data:
    Two sample product files have been included on the disk.  The
    first  "COOKIES.CED" is used in the tutorial in the  manual.   The
    other  "CHEMS.CED" is used to demonstrate the possibility of using
    the  program  differently  than  originally  intended.    The  raw
    materials  table  of this product file contains the  first  ninety
    nine  chemical  elements.  Chemical formulas have been entered  as
    bills of materials,  and when one of these is displayed and key F3
    is  pressed,  the cost returned is really the molecular weight  of
    the chemical compound represented.