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                                         CONTENTS



          I.    DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1

          II.   LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1

          III.  TECHNICAL SUPPORT (HOW TO REACH ME) . . . . . . . . . . . .    1

          IV.   INTRODUCTION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    2

          V.    REGISTRATION  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    2
                A. The Next Two Releases Are Free . . . . . . . . . . . . .    3
                B. The Other Four Benefits of Registration  . . . . . . . .    3
                C. Registration Levels and Pricing  . . . . . . . . . . . .    3
                D. How to Get a FREE Registered Edition . . . . . . . . . .    5

          VI.   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    8

          VII.  FILES WHICH MAKE UP THE PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    8

          VIII. HISTORY & NEW FEATURES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    9

          IX.   RUNNING What Vehicle History? FOR THE FIRST TIME  . . . . .    9
                A. Using the Menus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
                B. Quick Start  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10

          X.    MANAGING FILES  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
                A. Set-up - Sales Tax Rate and Labour Rate Entry  . . . . .   10
                B. Making Back-up Copies of Your Files  . . . . . . . . . .   11
                C. Restoring Files from a Back-up Copy  . . . . . . . . . .   11
                D. Formatting Floppy Disks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11

          XI.   DATA ENTRY  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
                A. Entry of Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
                B. Entry  of Departments,  Mechanics,  Service Codes,  and
                   Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12

          XII.  REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12

          XIII. HELP  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12






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          I.    DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

                THIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM AND DOCUMENTATION ("WVH") IS PROVIDED  "AS
          IS" WITHOUT  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
          BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE CONCERNING MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
          PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  BY  USING WVH, YOU ARE EXPRESSLY  RELEASING ANGEL
          BABUDRO FROM ANY LIABILITY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND
          DOCUMENTATION.  YOU MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING WVH.  YOU ARE
          ADVISED TO TEST AND SUPERVISE WVH THOROUGHLY BEFORE RELYING ON IT.


          II.   LICENSE

                1.  WVH is being distributed  as Shareware.  This program is not
          free.  WVH is  licensed for individual personal use and evaluation for
          an  unlimited time.  Use and evaluation by businesses, corporations or
          individuals in a commercial venture is limited to 60 days, after which
          time  the REGISTERED Edition  of WVH must  be purchased or  the use of
          Unregistered Edition of WVH must be discontinued.

                2. You may  keep as many backup  copies of WVH as you  wish, but
          you  may not  run  WVH  simultaneously  on  more  than  one  computer.
          Additionally,  you are granted the right  to share WVH with others, as
          long  as you distribute  the WVH archive  exactly as you  received it,
          with  all  associated  files  included.    REGISTERED  USERS  MAY  NOT
          DISTRIBUTE  THE  SEPARATE  FILE  CONFIG.WVH  since  it  contains   the
          registered user's name.

                3. Under no circumstances may you charge any fee or  receive any
          other form  of consideration  for distributing  the WVH  files without
          express written  consent from  the  copyright holder,  Angel  Babudro,
          other than to charge  a fee of not more than  US$6 (six dollars) which
          shall be  solely for the service of distribution.  (Put another way, I
          sell the software, you sell your service.)


          III.  TECHNICAL SUPPORT (HOW TO REACH ME)

                Thanks  for trying  my software.   Please  throw your  comments,
          suggestions,  criticisms, negotiations, prayers, wishes, notions, mud,
          donations,  orders, jokes, new cars,  wallet, etc. my  way.  Check out
          the Registration section  below for ways to get a free registered copy
          of WVH.   Sysops please read  SYSOP.DOC for special deals.   Shareware
          vendors please see VENDOR.DOC for distribution information.





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                I can be reached via the mail or BBS.  The bulletin boards below
          will have current versions of my  software and I will get any messages
          left there for me.

                Mail        Angel   Babudro,    "Organic   Computer   Wizardry",
                            28 Mulberry   Street,   Clinton,  NY     13323-1506,
                            (315) 853-1070

                BBS         Angelo Babudro
                West Coast  The  Researcher's  BBS,  Southern CA  (805) 949-8151
                            USR HST DS
                East Coast  Nite-Air BBS, Central NY (315) 339-8831 USR HST 14.4
                            Odie's PCBoard, Central NY (315) 339-6713 USR HST DS


          IV.   INTRODUCTION

                What  Vehicle History? has  been designed  to help  your company
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          track the maintenance history on its vehicles, whether they be a fleet
          of cars,  construction equipment, or even support equipment like power
          generators.

                WVH  employs the  standard 2-dimensional  pull-down menu  system
          which is familiar to most PC and Macintosh users.  All  you need to do
          is highlight your choice and press ENTER or just press the highlighted
          letter of your choice.  What could be simpler?

                I  have designed  WVH to  be used  without a  manual as  much as
          possible.   I hope you will  find the menus intuitive  and the screens
          self-explanatory.  Your input would be very helpful and welcome.

                Please feel free to contact me with comments, questions, etc.  I
          am available as a  consultant and programmer if you would  like custom
          modifications to  my software or  if you don't have  a local "computer
          person."  I may be a good answer man to call before you pull your hair
          out.  :)

                Thank you for your interest in What Vehicle History?
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          V.    REGISTRATION

                Registration  entitles you to many  benefits!  You  will get the
          latest  version of  WVH and  two free  upgrades (see  below).   I have
          graduated  the registration  fee  so that  a  small company  with  two
          vehicles does not  pay the same  price as a  large corporation with  a
          fleet of 100 cars.


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                A.  The Next Two Releases Are Free

                When  you register you will  receive the latest  version of WVH.
          Then when the next two versions are released they  will be sent to you
          free of charge (this does not apply to complimentary copies).

                Following  the two free releases you will receive notices of any
          other releases  in the mail.   The  cost of  an update is  10% of  the
          registration fee plus shipping (i.e., $4.50 to $32).  If you send me a
          disk &  return postage, I'll  re-use the  envelope and you  can deduct
          $4.50.  To  upgrade from  one level  to another  costs the  difference
          between what you've got and what you want.

                If you receive a complimentary registration from me  (see below)
          I can't afford these freebies, so, instead, if you will send me a disk
          with return postage inside, I'll re-use  your envelope & send you back
          the latest version.


                B.  The Other Four Benefits of Registration

                1.  You  may order the detailed  manual, printed &  bound or on-
                    disk/ready to print for your laser printer.
                2.  The pause at start-up goes away.
                3.  My 5-month-old son  handles all the  tech support calls  ;),
                    but  for everything else you will have  a real person who is
                    100%  knowledgeable  about WVH  whom  you  can contact  with
                    suggestions, comments, questions, problems, etc.
                4.  You'll  have that warm feeling  of having helped  one of the
                    "little guys" -- someone who isn't a huge corporation.

                C.  Registration Levels and Pricing

          Single  Copy  -  The registration  Table I
                fee for WVH  depends on how
                many  vehicles you  need to
                                                Vehicles         Registration
                                                ________         ____________
                track.   The table  at  the
                                                       5                  $25
                right       shows       the
                                                      20                  $75
                registration   fees   which
                                                      50                 $150
                apply to the maximum number
                                               Unlimited                 $300
                of vehicles WVH will allow.
                The idea is  that those who
                benefit  the   most  pay  a
                higher price in return.   If you feel your situation  warrants a
                lower registration  price  please call  or  write me  about  it.
                Prices are in  U.S. or Canadian funds; I  wish there weren't any
                exchange rate, so I'm willing to forget that there is one...


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                You will receive the latest, registered version of What  Vehicle
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                History?  with automated  installation, the  latest revision  of
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                this documentation  on disk, two  free updates (see  above), and
                notification  when  updates  are  available.    (See  below  for
                detailed manuals on paper or disk.)

          Multiple  Copies  / Wholesale  --  If you  would  like to  resell What
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                Vehicle History? or  have multiple locations at  which you would
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                like to  install WVH, you may receive a discount on the price of
                WVH as follows:
                -  Single wholesale copy                                     35%
                -  2-4 copies on the same order                              40%
                -  5 or more copies on the same order                        50%

          Site  License --  purchase one  copy  of WVH  and use  it  on as  many
                computers  as  necessary  at  a  single  location  of  a  single
                business.  The fee is a percentage of your registration fee.  If
                you are registered at the lowest level,  multiply the percentage
                by that and is added to the registration.
                -  Up to 4 computers                                      $25.00
                -  Up to 10 computers                                     $70.00
                -  Up to 20 computers                                    $140.00
                -  Any number of computers                               $400.00

          Manuals  -- these  are typeset  with Ventura  Publisher, printed  on a
                laser  printer, and  placed  in a  binder  (very nice  looking).
                Every  screen is shown  and explained,  basic computer  and data
                base terminology  are discussed,  and  an index  is included  to
                locate topics  quickly.  Although I want  people to have and use
                these  manuals, I  am concerned  about our  planet hurting  from
                deforestation, so I would like to encourage people to only order
                manuals if  necessary.   Experienced  users will  probably  have
                little need for  these detailed manuals; they are  intended more
                for the occasional or novice computer user.  Purchasing multiple
                copies or a Site  License gives you  the right to photocopy  the
                manual  yourself,  if  you  prefer,  for  the number  of  copies
                purchased or number of computers licensed.

                Pricing for manuals is as follows:
                -  First copy                                              $8.00
                -  2nd through 9th copies on same order               $7.00 each
                -  10th copy and beyond on same order                 $6.00 each
                -  Formatted  output of  the  complete manual  for your
                   printer from Ventura Publisher (many megabytes, hard
                   disk required)                                          $5.00




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                D. How to Get a FREE Registered Edition

                I would  like to give  away some complimentary  registrations in
          return for a little bit of marketing assistance...

          1. If  you write  a review  of one  of my  packages and  post it  on a
             bulletin  board, send me a copy of  it showing the BBS's header and
             the  name and phone number  of the BBS.   Just give  me your honest
             praise and  criticism in a decent review.  Your review will be most
             helpful to me  if it mentions your best &  worst-liked features and
             any ideas you  have for improvement.  This will  help me decide the
             future of ANGELIB and for that help I will send you a complimentary
             registered disk.
          2. If you upload a package to at least five public ("open") BBSs, send
             me their names and  phone numbers and I'll send you a complimentary
             registered disk.   I would appreciate  you uploading to  time-share
             systems, private ("closed")  BBSs, or part-time BBS,  but please do
             not use these to apply for a complimentary registered edition.
          3. If  you are a consultant or other type of computer professional and
             your recommendation leads to one or more of your clients purchasing
             one  of  my packages,  just  send  me  a  note with  your  client's
             registration or have them mention your name  when they register.  I
             will send a complimentary registered edition or an update for every
             registration  you get for me.   This is in  lieu of a multiple copy
             discount; I intend it for  consultants who choose not to  deal with
             sales tax.

                Complimentary  registered disks  for WVH will  be at  the lowest
          registration level.  If you need  to track more than five vehicles you
          may  deduct $25 from the  fee for the  registration level you require.
          When  you  order  a  complimentary  registration please  fill  in  the
          appropriate blanks below PLUS the Invoice so I know what size disk you
          need, etc.

                          COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION APPLICATION
                      Also fill in the Invoice (put $0 for the disk)

          (__) Review posted on (BBS) _____________________________________
                Phone number & modem_______________________________________

          (__) I uploaded (archive name, like WVH21a.ARJ)__________________
                to these 24-hour public ("open") BBSs:

             BBS Name              Phone Number/Modem Type  Sysop Name
             ________              _______________________  __________

          1_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          2_______________________ ________________________ _______________


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          3_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          4_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          5_______________________ ________________________ _______________
          6_______________________ ________________________ _______________

             These  offers subject to withdrawal  or change at  any time without
          notice.  All  prices are subject  to change without notice.   Bulletin
          Board Sysops please  see the  file SYSOP.DOC for  special pricing  and
          information; vendors & sysops please see VENDOR.DOC.


                        Angel Babudro   "Organic Computer Wizardry"
                      28 Mulberry Street   Clinton, NY USA 13323-1506
                          (315) 853-6942 Mon-Fri 9-5 Eastern Time
                    (home phone; east coast is 3 hours later than west)


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          What Vehicle History?                          REGISTRATION/ORDER FORM


          Your Name__________________________________________________________

          Company Name_______________________________________________________

          Address____________________________________________________________

          ___________________________________________________________________

          City_________________________  State/Prov______  Zip code__________


          WVH              5 vehicles = $25; 20 vehicles = $75
                           50 vehicles=$150; Unlimited = $300          $_______ 

          Multiple or      1 wholesale copy -- deduct 35%
          Wholesale        2-4 copies -- deduct 40%
          copies           5 or more -- deduct 50%                     (_______)

          Site             Up to 4 CPUs = $25, Up to 10 CPUs = $70
          License          Up to 20 CPUs=$140, Over 20 CPUs = $400      _______ 

          Printed          One copy is $8
          Manuals          2 to 9 copies: $7 ea
                           Over 10 copies: $6 ea   Qty ____ x $______ = _______ 

          Disk Manuals     Full manual output from Ventura Pub.
                             Circle PCL or Postscript.  $5.00           _______ 

          Shipping &       Please add $2                                  $2.00 
                                                                        _______
           Expenses        Please add $3 for 8-inch disks               _______ 
                           Shipping to Canada add $3 extra              _______ 

                           ** T O T A L **                              _______ 


          Disk size & quantity [__] 3"    [__] 3"    [__] 8"
          Drive density        [__] Low (DD) required  [__] High (HD) okay
          FDFORMAT/FDREAD      [__] FDFORMAT extended densities okay

                All prices are in  U.S. or Canadian dollars.  Please contact  me
          for orders to other countries.  NYS residents please add sales tax for
          your area.   Mail this page with  your cheque or money  order to Angel
          Babudro, 28 Mulberry Street, Clinton, NY 13323-1506.  Thank you!



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          VI.   SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

                In a  nutshell, a 286 or  better is recommended, a  hard disk is
          highly recommended, MS/PC-DOS  3.3 or  later, and at  least 350k  free
          RAM.   WVH has  been tested on  MS-DOS 3.3  and 5.0.   It should  work
          properly under PC-DOS or MS-DOS version  3.1 or later.  You will  need
          about 400k of  disk space for  WVH and its  necessary files plus  disk
          space for  the files you will  create.  Any dot  matrix printer should
          work fine.   WVH  uses Epson control  codes for bold,  compressed, and
          underline printing, which  are pretty  much standard.   Please let  me
          know  what printer model you  have if it does  not work properly and I
          will add support for your printer.

                Although the system is capable of handling 5.5  millions entries
          per file, you  would need a supercomputer or  a lot of time  to manage
          it.  On a PC/XT (8088 or 8086) computer you should be able to manage a
          few  dozen vehicles with  adequate speed.   A  386 will  handle larger
          companies better (30-50 vehicles or so), and a 486 should do the trick
          if you've got 100 or more.

                When you register  just let me know your printer  model and I'll
          be sure to include it in the list of supported printers.


          VII.  FILES WHICH MAKE UP THE PACKAGE

                What Vehicle History? consists of the following files:
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                WVH.EXE       The executable file
                WVH.HLP       The help file
                WVH.TXT       The ASCII text file of this document [*]
                WVH.WP        The WordPerfect file of this document (so you  can
                              format it for your printer) [*]
                READ.ME       A file containing late-breaking news [*]
                ORDER.FRM     Order form for all of my software
                PRINTER.DAT   Printer definitions

                These  are the  files  which make  up WVH.    If you  distribute
          evaluation copies to  friends and  bulletin boards please  be sure  to
          include  all of these files.  Additional  files will be created in the
          same directory as you use the software.  The files marked with [*] can
          be deleted if disk space is a premium, but I ask that you  please keep
          ORDER.FRM on disk until you decide whether or not to register.

                Registered users  --  please keep  the file  CONFIG.WVH only  for
          yourself as it  contains your  registration stamp.   Share only  those
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          VIII. HISTORY & NEW FEATURES

                WVH  was  initially written  in October,  1991 using  the dBFast
          dBase  compiler  (the  original  dBFast  which  would  make  tiny  EXE
          modules).  This version was  rather limited and not too awfully  user-
          friendly,  but I wrote it  at the request  of a friend of  mine at Del
          Webb Corp. in Las Vegas who needed it in a hurry.

                I got  such enthusiasm  from Del  Webb for  the software  that I
          decided  to  invest a  major  amount of  time to  make  it commercial-
          quality.   About  four  months later  WVH Version  2.0 was  born which
          somehow  brings  us to  now,  although  it  get's a  little  fuzzy  in
          places...


          IX.   RUNNING What Vehicle History? FOR THE FIRST TIME

                Before you can use WVH you will  have to install it on your hard
          disk or create  a working floppy disk.  Since  almost no business uses
          dual  floppy  disk  systems anymore  I  won't  bother  to explain  the
          procedure here.  Contact me if would like my input on this.

                If you received your copy  of WVH on floppy disk it  should have
          come with  an INSTALL programme.   If INSTALL.EXE or any  other of the
          files which make  up the software are not on  your disk please contact
          me so I can make  sure the distributor you  got it from is aware  that
          their copies are missing files.

                Go  to the DOS prompt (usually "C:\>" or some such variant), and
          type "d:INSTALL"  where "d:"  is the letter  of the floppy  disk drive
          with the WVH disk (e.g., "A:INSTALL"  to install from floppy A:).  You
          will be asked to supply  the destination drive and directory.   If you
          have an existing version of the software on disk you  will be informed
          that it will be updated with the new disk.

                After INSTALL is finished you will see some helpful  information
          for setting up  your computer well, and directions on  how to run WVH.
          A batch file called WVH.BAT  is created in your root directory  if you
          so  permit, and your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files are not touched
          at all, not one little bit -- I wouldn't invade your system that way.

                While in  the root directory  you just  type "WVH" to  start the
          programme.   WVH is a  batch file which  merely changes to  the proper
          drive & directory then runs WVH.  You can delete this  file if you are
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                A.  Using the Menus

                I have used what  I understand to be an  SAA-compliant (Standard
          Industry Architecture, an IBM slogan) menu system.  Most folks know it
          better as the Macintosh or Windows menu standard.  Basically, there is
          a horizontal menu of choices -- File,  Data Entry, etc.  Under each of
          the  horizontal  choices is  a menu  of  functions pertaining  to that
          item -- it is a two-dimensional menu, in other words.

                There are two ways to select an item from the main menu:

                1.  Press  the  letter  which  is  highlighted  in  the   option
                    description
                2.  Use the  Up/Down/Right/Left arrows  to highlight  the option
                    you want then press ENTER (a.k.a. RETURN or CR).

                Some menus do not have highlighted options.   On these menus you
          must use the arrow keys to highlight your choice then press ENTER.

                If you want  to cancel an operation you selected, just press the
          Esc ("Escape") key.

                B.  Quick Start

                Okay, manual haters, here's  your section.  Type "WVH"  from the
          DOS prompt,  use the  menus.   Everything is  pretty self-explanatory,
          really.  There  is a brief, on-line manual under  Help/Index for quick
          reference.


          X.    MANAGING FILES

                The choices under the File menu have to do with your system set-
          up, file management, and ending the programme.

                A.  Set-up - Sales Tax Rate and Labour Rate Entry

                The set-up screen  lets you set two important items:   The sales
          tax rate for your area and whether or not you want to enter the labour
          hourly rate on the Maintenance Data Entry screen.

                If you do not need to track sales tax, just enter zero for this.
          Otherwise, enter your  sales tax rate as a percentage  (i.e., 7.50 for
          7.5%).

                When  you are entering service information for a vehicle you are
          asked  to indicate  the mechanic or  place of service  which, in turn,


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          indicates the hourly rate  for labour.  If you wish  you can enter the
          labour rate  on the  service data entry  screen, which  allows you  to
          over-ride the rate set for the mechanic or place of service.  This can
          be handy if you don't want to track mechanics, only  the service done.
          In this case you  could set up a single mechanic and  enter the hourly
          rate as it pertains to each incident of service.

                B.  Making Back-up Copies of Your Files

                File/Back-up protects  your information by allowing  you to copy
          it to another disk.   Version 2.1 of WVH will have a Preferences menu,
          under which you will be able to choose how you want to perform a back-
          up -- using the DOS COPY command or ARJ, LHARC,  or PKZIP compressors.
          After you select this option you will see a summary of the files to be
          backed-up.  If  you have more than one  floppy disk drive you  will be
          asked to select one.  All WVH data files will then be backed-up to the
          floppy disk.

                C.  Restoring Files from a Back-up Copy

                If you  ever need to recover  data files from a  floppy disk you
          made using the Back-up command (above), just  place the floppy disk in
          its drive and  select File/Restore.  If you have  more than one floppy
          disk drive  you will be asked to select  one, then the data files will
          be copied from the floppy disk onto your hard disk.

                D.  Formatting Floppy Disks

                This option is  for those times when you have  decided to make a
          back-up copy  of your  data but  don't  have a  formatted disk  handy.
          File/Format  Floppies lets you format a floppy disk to your computer's
          standard density  without exiting  WVH.   If you  have a  high density
          drive you can  only format  high density  disks (in  other words,  WVH
          doesn't pass any parameters to DOS FORMAT).

                If you have What Floppy Format? (WFF.EXE) available somewhere in
          your  search  path WVH  will  automatically access  it  for formatting
          floppy  disks (so you can do  whatever you want).   You will receive a
          complimentary  copy of  the  latest  version  of  WFF  with  your  WVH
          registration.


          XI.   DATA ENTRY

                This menu  of  What Vehicle  History? lets  you enter  vehicles,
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          mechanics and other information  into the data  base.  The Data  Entry
          menu is split into three sections:


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                1. Regular data entry for vehicle service information

                2. One-time data entry for vehicles, mechanics, departments, and
          service codes

                3.  Rarely needed data entry (schedule next maintenance) -- this
          function is run automatically  after you enter service for  a vehicle,
          so you would normally not need to access the function directly.  NOTE:
          The  Schedule Maintenance option  is available only  on the Registered
          Edition of WVH.

                A.  Entry of Service Information

                You will  be guided from item  to item as you  press ENTER after
          each line.  You can use the arrow keys to move around within a window.
          The F6 key will cycle between the windows.

                B.  Entry of Departments, Mechanics, Service Codes, and Vehicles

                Press Ins to insert a new item and Del  to delete an item.  Once
          you  have information on  file you can  use the Up/Down  arrow keys to
          scroll  through the list.  A "speed  search" is also available -- just
          press a letter  or number and the list will "jump"  to the first entry
          beginning with that letter or number.


          XII.  REPORTS

                Nothing  tricky here.  Just  highlight the one  you want, follow
          the instructions on the screen.  S'all there is to it!


          XIII. HELP

                The Help menu has two options:   About and Index.  "About" gives
          some information about the programme  and free memory.  Index  gives a
          menu from  which you may choose  a topic and press  ENTER, whereupon a
          helpful window of  information will appear.  :)   It's a handy (albeit
          brief) on-line manual, in other words.










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