
MFTC:  Mutual Fund Tax Calculator
----------------------------------

16-bit edition

for Windows(R) (v3.1 or greater)

v2.1


a product of RCCO Research
(publishers of MONEY & BANKS(tm),
Personal Banking Manager software)



(CD-ROM/Information Service distribution release)




Please note:  This software program is distributed with the understanding
that neither the Developers nor the Publisher is engaged in rendering legal
or accounting services.  Questions relevant to the practice of law or
accounting should be addressed to a member of those professions.  The
Developers and the Publisher specifically disclaim any liability, loss, or
risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly
or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this
work.



MFTC:  Mutual Fund Tax Calculator, 16-bit edition, has been tested by RCCO 
Research to work with Windows 95. 




Installation
-------------
To install MFTC:  Mutual Fund Tax Calculator, simply copy all files in
this package to a directory/folder of your choosing; we suggest creating 
a new directory named \MFTC (or, in Windows 95, a sub-folder named MFTC ).  
The MFTC package should be placed in a directory/folder of its own (rather 
than being commingled with other files or programs in the same 
directory/folder).

You may then launch the program from File Manager or Explorer by double-
clicking on MFTC.EXE.  You may also create a new program item/shortcut 
for MFTC in any desired program group or folder, specifying the pathname 
to MFTC.EXE as the command line, as well as indicating the same directory 
as the working directory (required in Windows 3.1).  The program's icon is 
contained within MFTC.EXE and may be specified as the displayed icon.  You 
may then, in Windows 3.1, double-click on the program's icon to launch 
MFTC; in Windows 95, simply select the Start menu item for MFTC, or launch 
from the appropriate folder.

In Windows 95, to add this program to your Start Menu:
    1. Click on Start.
    2. Move the mouse pointer up to Settings.
    3. Click on Taskbar...
    4. Select the 'Start Menu Programs' tab.
    5. Click on Add.
    6. Click on Browse, then navigate to the application's executable
         file, MFTC.EXE, by first double-clicking to the folder or 
         sub-folder in which it exists.  Select MFTC.EXE.  Click on Open.
    7. Now the Command line shows the path to the MFTC
         executable file.  Click on Next.
    8. Choose a folder in which the shortcut to the program will
         appear (or select New Folder if one is desired).
    9. Click on Next.
   10. At the prompt 'Select a name for the shortcut,' type in
         "MFTC."
   11. Click on Finish.  This returns you to the Taskbar Properties
         window.  Click on OK.


The online documentation may be read after launching MFTC by selecting the
<Documentation> button or Documentation menu item on the main program 
screen, or by pressing <F1>.  Pressing the <Documentation> button brings up 
the Contents page of the MFTC Help; from the Contents page, you may click 
on an item to go directly to a topic, or click the >> (Next) button on the 
Windows help screen to browse through the topics in documentation sequence.  
Pressing <F1> while the focus is on other components usually provides 
context-sensitive help.

You may also open the included MFTC.WRI file in Windows 3.1 Write or
Windows 95 WordPad (or any Windows word processor that can read the Write 
file format, such as Microsoft Word) and print (recommended) or view a 
formatted version of the documentation from that program.


Thank you for evaluating MFTC:  Mutual Fund Tax Calculator.



Program specifications
-----------------------
MFTC requires an 80386sx or greater processor, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, 
2mb ram, 1.6mb hard disk space.




v2.0 Release Notes
-------------------
There are several new features implemented in v2.0 of MFTC:  Record Number
Indicator in both Form & Table Views, Edit/Non-Edit Cell indicator in
Table View, Detail View window available in Table View, enhanced data
entry error messaging, system information functions, expanded menu items,
MRU (most recently used) fund table list on the File Menu, significant 
documentation revisions -- to name several.

We have been most pleased at the excellent registration response for MFTC; 
it has, in a very short period of time, become one of our most popular and 
often-registered programs.  The response from investors has been very 
encouraging.  We have also been pleasantly surprised by the receipt of 
orders from investment advisors and financial planners for multiple copies 
of MFTC to give away or resell to their clients.  

The suggestions and comments from many users, including both novice and 
experienced investors, have been extensive, thoughtful, and always 
well-considered by RCCO Research; several suggestions from registered 
users are implemented within the new version.

It is solely because of the interest and registration support resulting 
from the initial versions (1.x) that we are happy to provide the 
development of new features and revision in this release.  We can 
only hope that each new user of an unregistered copy will allow enough 
evaluation time to adequately appreciate that which MFTC can offer in 
the areas of tax-planning and portfolio management.

Our thanks go to the many registered users of MFTC who have encouraged,
either directly or indirectly, that this new version be produced.


v2.1 Notes
-----------
The primary change in this version has been the addition of context-
sensitive help and online documentation in conventional Windows Help file
format.  There are also minor modifications in this version.





Files List
-----------
The following files list indicates the complete MFTC package which is
distributed intact as the CD-ROM/Information Service distribution release 
by the publisher:

         CATALOG.TXT
         FILE_ID.DIZ
         IDAPI01.DLL
         IDPDX01.DLL
         IDR10009.DLL
         ILD01.DLL
         MASTER.RO
         MFTC.EXE
         MFTC.HLP
         MFTC.WRI
         ORDER.FRM
         README.TXT
         SAMPLE.FND
         SAMPLE.VAL
         VALID.RO
         VENDOR.TXT

         (16 files)

(If any of the above files are missing, your MFTC package is incomplete.)





Similar Product Notification
-----------------------------
A companion product, MFTC32:  Mutual Fund Tax Calculator for 32-bit Windows 
is available from RCCO Research in a 32-bit edition.  It is similar to, but 
not exactly like, the present work entitled MFTC:  Mutual Fund Tax 
Calculator, 16-bit edition.  The two editions have different registration 
fees, due to the program sizes and number of disks involved for each.  The 
respective version numbers may also differ and should not be considered 
relative to the other edition.  





(C) Copyright 1995-96 RCCO Research Associates
All Rights Reserved under International Conventions
Product of U.S.A.





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