


       HANDYMAN v1.2
       by
       R.L.Joy

       Copyright (C) 1989,1990
       All rights reserved


       ABOUT THE PROGRAM

       What's a HandyMan?   HandyMan is a menu-driven program written to
       make the planning phase of a remodeling or redecorating job a lot
       simpler  to accomplish.   Giving an interior room a face-lift can
       be as simple as a coat of paint.   It might involve wallpaper  or
       paneling.    Perhaps  the room needs to be stripped-to-the-studs.
       Whatever the approach,  you will need to  compute  your  material
       needs.   Handyman will take your rough measurements and determine
       the amount of material required  to  do  the  job  and  help  you
       estimate the cost of the job.  Though designed to handle interior
       residential jobs,  the program can be used on exterior and larger
       commercial jobs, as well.

       HandyMan features printed reports.   For each job you  plan,  you
       are  furnished  a  2-page  summary  of room dimensions,  material
       requirements and cost estimator tables tailored to  the  specific
       room.   Reports can also be directed to a disk file if you do not
       have a printer available.

       Room data can be permanently saved to,  and recalled  from,  disk
       files.  A homeowner can create files for each room in a dwelling.
       Any time a job is being planned,  the data is ready.  Contractors
       can keep permanent records of measurements for clients.

       There are many more features, too numerous to be within the scope
       of this file.    For  complete  information,  see  the  program's
       documentation.  Better yet, give HandyMan a test run!


       DOCUMENTATION

       There  are two basic forms of program documentation,  on-line and
       off-line.   The off-line  documentation  is  found  in  the  file
       HANDYMAN.DOC.  It contains complete information and is the manual
       for the program.  If you have a printer, you can create a printed
       manual  by typing "manual" from the DOS prompt with your HandyMan
       diskette in the default drive.

       Much of the  information  contained  in  the  DOC  file  is  also
       available on-line,  in the Help section.   Press F1 from the main
       program screen to access Help.







       YOUR LICENSE

       HandyMan v1.2 is released as a shareware product.   You may  copy
       the program and distribute it freely, including uploads to BBS's,
       making copies for friends and user groups, provided that:

            o  All of the original files are included.
            o  None of the files are modified in any way.
            o  No fee is charged except for the cost of the media.

       You are granted a limited license to use the product for a period
       of time sufficient to determine whether it meets your needs.   If
       you like the program and decide to keep  it,  you  are  asked  to
       register it by completing the registration form and returning it,
       along  with  the  registration  fee  of  $20.   You can print the
       registration form on your printer by typing "register" at the DOS
       prompt with your HandyMan diskette in the default drive.   If you
       do  not  have a printer available,  a hand-written facsimile will
       do.

       I have other ideas for HandyMan.   If there is enough interest in
       the product,  and yes, enough support; HandyMan could be enhanced
       to  handle  things  like  roofing,   masonry,   heating  and  air
       conditioning,  electrical  and more.   An improved user interface
       with  goodies  including  mouse-support  and  graphics  is  under
       consideration.    Help keep a programmer off the streets,  please
       register!


       FILES INCLUDED WITH HANDYMAN

            HANDYMAN.EXE   The executable program file
            HANDYMAN.HLP   The help text for online display
            HANDYMAN.DOC   The HandyMan user manual
            SAMPLE.DAT     A sample data file for demonstration
            SAMPLE.PRN     A sample report from the sample data
            REGISTER.DOC   The registration form
            REGISTER.BAT   A batch file to print the registration form
            MANUAL.BAT     A batch file to print the user manual
            README         This file


       DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

       This  software  is  sold  "as  is"  and  without warranties as to
       performance  or  merchantability.   The  sellers  may  have  made
       statements  about  this  software.  Any such  statements  do  not
       constitute  warranties and shall not be relied on by the buyer in
       deciding whether to purchase this program.

       This program is sold  without  any  express or implied warranties
       whatsoever.  Because of the diversity of conditions and  hardware
       under  which this program may be used, no warranty of fitness for
       a particular purpose is offered.  The user is advised to test the



       program thoroughly before relying on it.   The  user  must assume
       the entire risk of using the program.

