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Author
Introduction to Datasafe v.1.0
Opening screen
Record fields
Sort
Label size
Password
Precautions
Add new
Edit
Delete
Find
Display
Print All
More
Hardware requirements
What is Shareware
How to register
Disclaimer of Warranty
Copyright and Trade mark notice
Catalogue
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Author
Author: Tomas Martin
Address:Compusoft International
        P.O.Box 411
        Kilkenny  SA  5009
        Australia
Telephone and fax: 08-47 7405 or 618-47 7405 if overseas

There will be a telephone and a fax number change from
September 1996; numbers '84' will be added to our existing
local numbers, so 47 7405 will become 8447 7405.

Date of release of this product: 15th January 1996
Version: 1.0
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Introduction to Datasafe v.1.0
Datasafe is a database information system combined with an
in-build security tool which preserves the confidentiality and
integrity of your text data by transferring it into a coded form.
The Datasafe uses certain data encode algorithm to mathematically
encode your data using your password for extremely high security.
The program knowns when to decode or encode.
Datasafe information system will store records of just about
anything. It's up to you to give a name to each record field, and
to decide what to store. There is no limit on number of entries.
The database file can contain as many records as your computer
memory capacity allows (see Add new). The program also has
fast search option (see Find) and allows you to browse through
your records (see Display), change the records, (see Edit)
have them printed out, or delete them (see topic Delete). The
program also has several useful desktop utilities (see More).

BEFORE YOUR START please review all information contained in
this Help or in file Readme.doc. These files contain important
information about the program itself, about system requirements,
about Shareware concept and information on conditions of using
this program and registering it. For details see
Hardware requirements, What is Shareware, and topic
How to register.
GETTING STARTED. Type "DS" and press Enter.
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Opening screen
   The opening screen contains the main menu and automatically
displayes your data from the file (in encoded or decoded format,
depending how you used your data previously), sorted by
the selected option. The upper menu bar allows you to choose
from eleven sort options and make your choice default, and also
to set the label size. You can also set displayed date format to
either Day/Month/Year format or Month/Day/Year format as well
as set displayed time format to either 12 hour format or 24
hour format. Lower command buttons allow you to add new
records, find records, display selected record, print records
and encode your data before leaving or opening the program. The
Main menu can be activated either by pressing the ALT key, or
simply click the mouse button over an item.
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Record fields
    Here you decide what to store. This feature allows you to
give a name to each record field (except the last four lines,
that are intended to be a Note and their name cannot be
changed). You can use the program to record any information.
Each record field can be given a name up to 14 alphanumeric
characters in size. Your choice will become default and the
opening screen will automatically respond to your choice by
displaying new names in 'Sort records by' dialog boxes. When
this is done, you have eleven options to sort your records -
see Sort.
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Sort
    The opening screen automatically uploads your data from
the file, sorted by the selected option, and the list box will
display them. You have eleven sort options to choose from. You
can change the sort option whenever you like, the list box will
always respond by resorting the displayed data. The selected
sort option will become default until a new selection.
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Label size
    This feature is to help you to make a brief list of all
record items your file contain. To print a full report see topic
Print All. The options for label size are either 4 lines label
or 5 lines one. The 4 lines label will contain the first and
second record fields on the first line, the third field on the
second line, and the fourth field on the third line. The last,
fourth line will contain the records of fifth and sixth fields.
The 5 line label size will contain the first and second record
fields on the first line, the third field on the second line,
and the fourth field on the third line. The fourth line will
contain the records of fifth and sixth fields and the last,
fifth line is reserved for the records of ninth field.
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Password
    The password provides set of characters for the program to
combine mathematically with the data in the source file. Only
the same password can be used to decode data that was encoded
with it previously.
    Any combination of characters (letters, numbers, symbols)
that can be entered from the keyboard may be used to make a
password. But please remember, the password is case sensitive,
in other words, if your password is, say 'Evergreen' it is not
the same as 'evergreen'.
    You must remember your password. If you forget it, there is
no way to decode your encoded file. There are a few points to
consider that will maximize the security provided by DataSafe:
   - Use a long password. The longer the password the harder it
     is to break the code. Of course, don't go overboard with
     something like '$#@&(JHN+++)*Uyhfsr4ERhdy65%42122!!!!o9tn',
     or you will never remember it yourself.
   - Do not use a password that could be easily guessed, such as
     your name, your birthday, e.t.c.
   IMPORTANT: DATASAFE COMES PRECONFIGURED WITH A PASSWORD
'Welcome' (without the 'marks - and don't forget, the password
is case-sensitive). The first thing you probably want to do
after installing Datasafe is to change this default.
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Precautions
   There are some basic points we recommend to keep in mind:
   - There is no way that even we can help you retrieve an
     encoded file should you forget the password;
   - The program encodes an existing file, it doesn't create
     any copy or a temporary file. It is always a good idea
     to make backups of your data file. That's also why the
     backup and restore options are here;
   - Never try to modify, alter or manipulate any of the program
     files. The program always checks for integrity and
     authenticity of the files to protect against hacking; if the
     authenticity verification fails, the program will lock
     itself and will become unusable.
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Add new
    This feature allows you to enter new record. Built-in editor
supports all commands necessary for easy entering. These are as
follows:
        Arrow key Right     ...     Moves right 1 space
        Arrow key Left      ...     Moves left 1 space
        Arrow key Up        ...     Moves 1 line up
        Arrow key Down      ...     Moves 1 line down
        Backspace           ...     Moves and deletes 1 space                                    left
                                    left
        End                 ...     Moves to end of text in line
        Home                ...     Moves to beginning of text
                                    in line
        Page Down           ...     Moves to end of record
        Page Up             ...     Moves to beginning of record
        Insert              ...     Selects overwrite or insert
                                    mode (default is overwrite)
        Space               ...     Moves and deletes 1 space
                                    right
        Shift               ...     Selects uppercase
        Delete              ...     Deletes 1 space right
        Ctrl+F3             ...     Deletes line
        Ctrl+F4             ...     Copy line
        Ctrl+F5             ...     Paste line
        Enter               ...     Accepts each entry

When the job is done, you will be asked whether to add next
record or not. If the answer is Yes, the added record will be
automatically saved and new blank form displayed. If you opt to
leave the editor the added record will also be saved and program
will return to the main menu.
    The number of records you can add to the database is only
limited by your computer memory capacity.
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Edit
If you want to change the displayed record, click the mouse over
the Edit option and the program will call up editor. Its
supported commands are identical to Add option.

        Arrow key Right     ...     Moves right 1 space
        Arrow key Left      ...     Moves left 1 space
        Arrow key Up        ...     Moves 1 line up
        Arrow key Down      ...     Moves 1 line down
        Backspace           ...     Moves and deletes 1 space                                    left
                                    left
        End                 ...     Moves to end of text in line
        Home                ...     Moves to beginning of text
                                    in line
        Page Down           ...     Moves to end of record
        Page Up             ...     Moves to beginning of record
        Insert              ...     Selects overwrite or insert
                                    mode (default is overwrite)
        Space               ...     Moves and deletes 1 space
                                    right
        Shift               ...     Selects uppercase
        Delete              ...     Deletes 1 space right
        Ctrl+F3             ...     Deletes line
        Ctrl+F4             ...     Copy line
        Ctrl+F5             ...     Paste line
        Enter               ...     Accepts each entry
Saving the edited record is done automatically when you leave
the editor.
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Delete
This option removes an unwanted record from the list of records.
If you want to swap the old record for a new one, you can use
Edit and simply overwrite the old record with a new one.
The list box will automatically respond to changes (either re-
move or rewrite) and will display the updated list (depending on
the selected sort option).
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Find
    This option allows you to find any record by entering a
search string. Find will search all record fields except the
Note, because information quantity in this field could cause an
unwanted and unrelated display of records.
    If there is more than one record with an identical string,
the Find option will display the first one for you and a built-
in submenu gives you an option to search for the next match. You
will be given a message if there is no other match.
    The found record can be either just displayed, or you can
call out editor to make changes to the record. You can also
print it all or print the labels only.
    Searching is very fast.
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Display
    This option will display a record, selected by the
highlighted bar from the list box. Again, the displayed record
can be also edited and printed.
    Remember that if you have a record displayed without
highlighting it from the list box, the first record from the
file will be displayed. The same will happen in case you
highlight an empty field.
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Print All
    The Print All option will print all your records from first
one to the end of a file. To print selected records, you choose
Print record from the submenu, while displaying a record, to
print out a label, choose Print label from the submenu.
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More
    Built-in TEXT FILE VIEWER is suitable for easy reading of
documentation and other files without using additional file
viewer. To navigate through a text file, the following keys
are recognized:
    Page Up       ...      Pages the view window up;
    Page Down     ...      Pages the view window down;
    Arrow Up      ...      Scrolls the view window up one line;
    Arrow Down    ...      Scrolls the view window down one line;
    Arrow Left    ...      Scrolls the view window one character
                           to the left;
    Arrow Right   ...      Scrolls the view window one character
                           to the right;
    Home          ...      Positions the view window at the
                           beginning of the file;
    End           ...      Positions the view window at the end
                           of the file;
    Esc           ...      Exit
    CALCULATOR supports all basic arithmetical functions. Its
design imitates simple pocket calculator with commonly known
features.
    ANALOGUE CLOCK will display a clock on your screen. This
module requires VGA card, so if you don't have one, you will not
see the clock.
    PRINT CALENDAR will print a calendar for you for any year
since the year 1584.
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Hardware requirements
IBM compatible 286 or better
EGA/VGA monitor
512kB free conventional memory
DOS 5.0 or better
printer optional
These are requirements needed for an efficient running of
DataSafe. That does not mean that the program will not
satisfactorily run under lower configuration.
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What is Shareware
Shareware is an exciting marketing method which allows you to
try top-quality software before you pay the author. With share-
ware, you cannot be disappointed spending money for a program
that's not right for you.
The small fee you pay to a Shareware distributor does not cover
the cost of the program itself. If you continue to use the
program, you must send the author an additional payment which
may entitle you to technical support, and other benefits. This
is termed Registration (see How to register).
Each evaluation copy is supplied to you "on approval" for the
period of 21 days. After that time you are obliged either to
register the program or stop using it.
Copying or using the program without paying for it, except as
provided above, is a breach of copyright.
Each evaluation copy is fully working, it is not limited in any
way and no features of the registered version have been omitted.
The only difference between evaluation and the registered
version are the closing and opening screens that will be removed
in registered version.
Also see How to register and Disclaimer of Warranty
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How to register
We accept cash, cheques, credit cards (Visa, Mastercard and
Bankcard), or Money Order or International Money Order.
All cheques must be drawn on an Australian bank in AU$, US$ or
UK pounds. Credit cards will always be billed in AU$ so you can
get the latest and best exchange rate.
There are two easy ways to register:
- Print Order Form using built-in feature under menu item About
  (or use file Register.doc) and fill it in. Include your
  credit card details or enclose cash, cheque, money order and
  post it to us.
  If you haven't got a printer you can supply all necessary
  details on a piece of paper.
- If you have a fax you can send your order via fax. Make sure
  all your credit card details and your signature are there,
  then fax it to us.
The registration price is AU$ 30.00 or US$ 24.00 or UK 14.00
shipped anywhere in the world.
For shipping within Australia add AU$ 3.00, for shipping to
other countries add AU$ 6.00 or US$ 4.50 or UK 3.00.
All registered users will receive:
- a copy of the latest version of the program;
- a minimum of three months free phone, fax and mail technical
  support;
- 25% discount on any update, when it becomes available;
- free evaluation copy of Easy Addresses v.3.0;
- the satisfaction you did the right thing.
Send the Order form and registration payment to:

Compusoft International                   Phone and fax:
P.O.Box 411                               08-47 7405
Kilkenny  SA  5009                    or 618-47 7405 if overseas
Australia
    Note: There will be a telephone and a fax number change from
September 1996; numbers '84' will be added to our existing local
numbers, so 47 7405 will become 8447 7405.
Also see What is Shareware and Disclaimer of Warranty
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Copyright and Trade mark notice
The following expressions, used anywhere in this software, are
Copyright, Trade Mark and/or property as follows:
DOS is registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
WINDOWS is trademark of Microsoft Corporation
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Disclaimer of Warranty
TOMAS MARTIN AND/OR COMPUSOFT INTERNATIONAL DISCLAIM ALL
WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHENTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND
ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY AND SPECIFICALY DISCLAIMED.
NEITHER TOMAS MARTIN NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN
THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL
BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE EVEN IF TOMAS
MARTIN OR ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL
RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth
of Australia and/or the State of South Australia and shall inure
to the benefit of Tomas Martin and any successors, administra-
tors, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding brought by
either party against the other arising out of or related to this
agreement shall be brought only in a state or federal court of
competent jurisdiction located in Adelaide, South Australia. The
parties hereby consent to in personal jurisdiction of said
courts.
Also see What is Shareware and How to register
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Catalogue
OTHER SHAREWARE PRODUCTS FOR DOS FROM COMPUSOFT INTERNATIONAL:

BUSINESS INVENTORY ORGANIZER v.2.5 - This product will allow
you to organize and group your business belongings. There is
no limit to number of entries. Sort feature will sort your
records by Item, Category, Location, Purchase date, or Inventory
ID #. The program has fast search option and allows you to browse
through your records, change, delete, display and print out the
records. Business Inventory Organizer also has several desktop
utilities, such as Calculator, Analogue clock, File viewer,
and will also print a calendar for you.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat.,EGA/VGA, 512kB RAM, DOS 3.1+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

HOLD IT v.2.1 - Database Management System that will store
records of just about anything. You give a name to each record
field, you decide what to store. The search facility allows
you to find any record, the sort feature allows you to sort
records alphabetically by eleven sort options. Unlimited number
of entries. Browse, Edit, Delete, Print features. Password
protection. The program also includes several desktop utilities.
Designed with user in mind, very easy to set-up and follow.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., EGA/VGA, 512kB RAM, DOS 5.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

AUSTRALIAN POSTCODES v.1.8 - Easy to use, automatic, fast
searching program to match required town/suburb with postcode,
and vice versa. No need to know exact spelling of places, just
enter partial name or partial postcode and the Find option will
find a match for you. The program also comes with print option
and shows exact time and date.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compatible, EGA/VGA, 512 kB RAM, DOS 3.1+
Registration: AU$ 29, US$ 23, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

EASY ADDRESSES v.3.0 - This product is an updated version of
our popular database management system Easy Addresses that help
the user keep track of people, their names, addresses, phone
and fax numbers, etc. This version No.3 brings new sort options
(instead of one you now have 5 sort options to choose from),
you can edit and print existing records from anywhere in the
program. Easy Addresses now have a full mouse and a keyboard
support. We have also responded to our users' demands and
added a password protection and new Delete feature.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., EGA/VGA, 350 kB RAM, DOS 3.1+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

COMPUSOFT LABELS v.1.1. - This product will create labels for
various use (e.g. mailing or stock labels). It gives you two
label options - Address label and Universal label. The first
one has been designed as a mailing label, the second one can be
used to create any other label. The Compusoft Labels lets you
store as many record files as your computer memory capacity
allows. The program also has a fast search option and enables
you to browse through your records, change the records, or
delete records. Password protection.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., EGA/VGA, 450 kb RAM, DOS 5.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

COMAR v.3.1 - is an archive shell for DOS. Very easy to use,
but with a lot of potential. Supports LHA, ZIP, ARC, ARJ, HYP
and PAK, viewer, all self-extracting archives. Full mouse and
keyboard support. The program also contains useful utilities,
such as Diskcopy, File attribute, File copy/Delete.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., DOS 6.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

TEST AND STUDY v.1.2 - is both educational program and
interactive game. It allows you to test your knowledges in a
variety of subject areas and learn new facts from our files.
You will be given hundreds of questions about world history,
great events, personalities, art and architecture, about world
capital cities, population, rivers and mountains, about music,
both classic and pop music, etc. Each of your answers will be
scored and results will be entered to the Hall of Fame. You
can compete with your friends, your children, or just yourself
to reach the best possible results. Fully menu driven, full
mouse and keyboard support.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., EGA/VGA, 350 kB RAM, DOS 5.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

COMFI, File and Disk Manager v.2.8 - is a collection of utility
programs which will increase the power and flexibility of your
computer. It includes File attributes, copy and diskcopy,
delete, format diskette, system info, and file viewer. Full
mouse and keyboard support.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., DOS 6.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

COMINFO v.2.0 - This product is an updated and upgraded version
of our original database management system ComInfo v.1.0. It
has been re-written, with a new design and new features. It will
store records of your contacts, names, addresses, companies,
etc. All records can be added, edited, deleted, sorted, printed,
displayed and searched for. Moreover, to each record you can add
a special file that can contain up to 32 kB of information.
These special files don't have to be uploaded separately, on the
contrary, when you display a record on the screen and decide to
add a special file to it, just one click with your mouse will
do it. Editing and printing either the whole record or just the
address label can be done from anywhere in the program.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., EGA/VGA, 640 kB RAM, DOS 5.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

QUICK BOOKBASE v.2.0 - is an updated version of our book data-
base management system. It has been designed for the home and
small businesses to manage their personal, or business library.
Version No.2.0 includes new sort options, new edit and print
feature. Quick Bookbase includes a full mouse and a keyboard
support. Password protection.
Requires: IBM 286+, EGA/VGA, 512 kB RAM, DOS 5.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

UTILICUM v.1.4 - high speed utility programs. It includes
Archive and Unarchive, incl. sel-extracting files, Format,
Copy, Diskcopy, Delete, Delete directory, Create and Remove
directory, File viewer and File editor. The program supports
PKZIP, LHA, ARC, ARJ and PAK archives. Utilicum has a full
mouse and a keyboard support.
Requires: IBM 286+ or compat., EGA/VGA, 640 kB RAM, DOS 6.0+
Registration: AU$ 30, US$ 24, UK  14
Evaluation copy: AU$ 4, US$ 3, UK 2

All these programs have been written for DOS users. However,
they can also be run from Windows.

All these programs are shareware.

