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                 Copyright (C) 1993, DataTek Computer Services.
                              All Rights Reserved.
                                     
                               
                               




                               
                               
                               
                               
                               
                               

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If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to
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Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
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Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you
can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.


--- Disclaimer / Agreement:

Users of Appointment Scheduler must accept this disclaimer of warranty:

Appointment Scheduler is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the
warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The
author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which
may result from the use of Appointment Scheduler.

Appointment Scheduler is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with your friends,
but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. 
The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer
users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.  If you
find this program useful and find that you are using Appointment Scheduler and
continue to use it after a 30 day trial period, you must make a registration
payment to DataTek Computer Services.  

Commercial users of Appointment Scheduler must register and pay for their
copies of Apointment Scheduler within 30 days of first use or their license
is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting DataTek
Computer Services.

Anyone distributing Appointment Scheduler for any kind of remuneration must
first contact DataTek Computer Services at the address below for
authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to
distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for
shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Appointment
Scheduler immediately. However DataTek must still be advised so that the
distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Appointment
Scheduler.

You are encouraged to pass a copy of Appointment Scheduler along to your
friends for evaluation.  Please encourage them to register their copy if
they find that they can use it.  All registered users will receive a copy of
the latest version of Appointment Scheduler along with other benefits
described below.


--- Installation:

To install Appointment Scheduler (AS), simply create a sub-directory and
decompress the distribution file to this sub-directory. For the purpose
of example we will assume that the user is copying the Appointment Scheduler 
.ZIP (ASXXXXX.ZIP) file from drive A to drive C. You will have to substitute
whatever drive you intend to use.


Change to drive C          type    C:     [press Enter]

make sure you're in
the root directory         type   CD\     [press Enter]

create the sub-directory   type   MD AS   [press Enter] 

change to this new
sub-directory              type   CD AS   [press Enter]

copy the compressed file
to the sub-directory       type   COPY A:\ASXXXXX.ZIP C:   [press Enter]

de-compress the file       type   PKUNZIP AS.ZIP     [press Enter]

delete the .ZIP file       type   DEL AS.ZIP         [press Enter]


That's it!


--- Overview:

Appointment Scheduler is a complete electronic calendar and appointment
system to keep your schedule organized and clear. AS uses intuitive screen
design to make data entry and editing fast, easy, efficient and productive.

--- Starting The Program:

Start the program by typing 'AS' at the DOS prompt.

The following screen will appear. In the registered version your name and 
serial number will appear and the question "Would you like to print the
order form?" will not appear.

Press 'Y' to print the order form and 'N' to skip the order form and enter
the program.

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              A P P O I N T M E N T    S C H E D U L E R                
                                                                        
                             Version 3.0                                
                                                                        
            Copyright (C) 1993, DataTek Computer Services               
                                                                        
                     Registered to: UNREGISTERED                        
                     Serial Number: UNREGISTERED                        
                                                                        
                Would you like to print the order form?                 
                                                                        
                      DataTek Computer Services                         
                          547 Wunder Street                             
                       Reading, PA   19602-2005                         
                                                                        
                      Phone/FAX: (215) 374-2097                         
           BBS: (215) 374-3735  2400-19200 USR Courier HST              
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--- Date Selection:

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   SEPTEMBER 1993                 Appointment Scheduler v.3.0              
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 S  M  T  W  T  F  S Chg Day Chg Week +-Chg Month  F10 Quit  Alt-L Calc
          1  2  3  4     Today's Date:  Friday September 30, 1993          
 5  6  7  8  9 10 11       Appt. Date:  Friday September 30, 1993          
12 13 14 15 16 17 18      Today       1 1 1                   1 1          
19 20 21 22 23 24 25      at  a 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1          
26 27 28 29 30           Glance ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||          
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 07:00 am  Breakfast with John                                              
 07:15 am  |                                                                
 07:30 am  |                                                                
 07:45 am  |                                                                
 08:00 am  |                                                                
 08:15 am  |                                                                
 08:30 am                                                                   
 08:45 am                                                                   
 09:00 am  Meeting with XYZ Company                                         
 09:15 am  |                                                                
 09:30 am  |                                                                
 09:45 am  |                                                                
 10:00 am                                                                   
 Alt-D  Delete Record(s) ͼ

When you launch AS, your cursor is in the calendar in the upper left corner
of the screen. You may change dates by using the four arrow keys and the plus
and minus keys or clicking on the boxes associated with these options.

The keys available are:

Alt-D           Switch to the Delete Record(s) screen

Alt-L           Launch the Pop-Up calculator

Left Arrow      Move one day back in time

Right Arrow     Move one day forward in time

Up Arrow        Move seven days back in time

Down Arrow      Move seven days forward in time

Plus Key (+)    Move one month forward in time

Minus Key (-)   Move one month back in time

**NOTE: AS processes the + and - minus keys by changing it's 'DATE' register
by either +30 or -30 days. Therefore, you will move 30 days forward or
backward and depending on you current date may not move into a different
month. Ex. if you are on Oct. 1 and press the + key the date will change to
Oct. 31 (30 days ahead) not Nov. 1.

F10 - Quits AS and returns you to DOS.

As you change dates, Today's Date and the Appt. Date are displayed in the
command window. Here you will also find 'Today-At-A-Glance'. In the schedule
window, the first 3 hours of that days schedule will appear if any exists.

To select a date to edit, press Enter.

--- Calculator:

To activate the pop-up calculator, use the [Alt-L] key combination. You can
activate the calculator from almost anywhere in the program.

--- Today-At-A-Glance:

This mini-schedule shows you the available time for the day currently
highlighted in the calendar. The |'s mark every half hour and the DAAG runs
the same period as the schedule itself, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm in 15 minute
increments.

Three characters are used to display the day's schedule graphically, they are:

               First 15 minutes of a 1/2 hour period
               Second 15 minutes of a 1/2 hour period
               The entire half hour is occupied

Examples: 

7 8 9 
||| meeting scheduled from 7:00 am to 7:45am

7 8 9 
|||| meeting scheduled from 7:00 am to 7:30am

7 8 9 
|||| meeting scheduled from 7:00 am to 7:15am

7 8 9 
||| meeting scheduled from 7:15 am to 7:45am

--- The Schedule:

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   SEPTEMBER 1993                 Appointment Scheduler v.3.0              
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 S  M  T  W  T  F  S      F2 Print  F4 New Date  F10 Quit  Alt-L Calc      
          1  2  3  4     Today's Date:  Friday September 30, 1993          
 5  6  7  8  9 10 11       Appt. Date:  Friday September 30, 1993          
12 13 14 15 16 17 18      Today       1 1 1                   1 1          
19 20 21 22 23 24 25      at  a 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1          
26 27 28 29 30           Glance ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||          
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 07:00 am  Breakfast with John                                             
 07:15 am  |                                                               
 07:30 am  |                                                                
 07:45 am  |                                                                
 08:00 am  |                                                                
 08:15 am  |                                                                
 08:30 am                                                                   
 08:45 am                                                                   
 09:00 am  Meeting with XYZ Company                                         
 09:15 am  |                                                                
 09:30 am  |                                                                
 09:45 am  |                                                               
 10:00 am                                                                  
 Alt-E  Clear All Entries  Alt-O  Copy  Alt-T  Cut  Alt-P  Paste ͼ


When you select a date, the command window will change to display your 
available options. They are:

Alt-L           Launch the Pop-Up calculator

F2 Print        Print the schedule for the appointment date currently
                displayed

F4 New Date     Exit the edit mode and return to the date selection mode

F10 Quit        Exit the program


Along the bottom of the screen other commands will appear. They are:

Alt-E           Clear All Entries for this date.

Alt-O           Copy the currently highlighted item to be pasted elsewhere.

Alt-T           Cuts/Removes the currently highlighted item to be pasted
                elsewhere.

Alt-P           Pastes/Places a previously copied or cut item into the
                currently highlighted field replacing any text that is there.

When you are in the edit mode, the 7:00 am line in the schedule window will
change color. Whatever line is highlighted is the line you are currently 
editting. You can change lines by using the following keys:

                      Up Arrow
                      Down Arrow
                      Page Up
                      Page Down

The symbol  appears on the screen above. It represents the placement of
graphic arrows that cannot be displayed in this type of printed document.

When you are done editting, press F4 to select a new date, or F10 to Quit.
Either key will save your data immediately.

We usually use a | to express a continued appointment, you can use any 
character on the keyboard instead of re-typing and entire description.

Ex. To express a 1 hour breakfast meeting you might choose to enter the
data like this.

7:00    Breakfast with George & Mary
7:15    |
7:30    |
8:45    |

This would block the 7:00 to 7:45am slots on the 'Day-At-A-Glance'.

Any character in a time field will cause the Day-At-A-Glance to show that
time slot as filled.


--- Delete Record(s):

The Delete Record(s) screen presents you with a list of dates for which
data files are present. You may delete the data files associated with each 
by either pressing enter on the highlighted date or double-clicking on the
highlighted date. 

To exit this section, press the F10 key.


--- Print Schedule:

When you press F2 to Print a Daily Schedule you will be presented with an
option box.

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                            [F]ull Schedule     
                            [A]ppointments Only 
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If you pressed F2 in error you can cancel the print function by pressing the
ESC key. If you want to print a schedule you may choose from a Full Schedule
or Appointments Only.

        Full Schedule prints all the time slots for the day regardless of 
        whether or not any of the time slots are used.

        Appointments Only prints only the time slots that are used.

--- Error Codes:

Error      Description/Solution

 25        Device Fault - Disk write error. Physical problem exists with
           the drive. Contact your service representative.

 53        File Not Found - A file that Appointment Scheduler needs can't be
           found.
 
 57        Device I/O Error - An error has occured between your computer and
           your hard drive. Contact your service representative.

 58        File/Path already exists - The path already exists on the drive
           you are trying to install to. Choose another drive.

 61        Disk is full - The drive you are working on is full. Choose another
           drive.

 71        Disk not ready - Your floppy drive latch is not closed. Close the
           latch.

 72        Disk media error - The floppy disk or hard drive has a media
           error. Contact your service representative.

 75        Access denied - Your floppy diskette or hard drive is write
           protected. Remove the write protection feature.

 76        Path not found - The program is looking for a path on the hard
           drive and cannot find it.

 77        Invalid drive spec - The destination drive specified does not
           exist.

Call DataTek Technical Support at 215-374-2097 if you are presented with any
other error codes or need help correcting a problem or have any questions
about Appointment Scheduler.


--- Support:

DataTek Computer Services in a small company that I run part-time from my
home. Like many people I have a regular job that keeps my family fed. I am
usually available every night between 6:00 pm and 11:00 pm Eastern time and
from 8:00 am to 11:00pm on weekends. Occasionally I go out for an evening or
go on vacation, but my answering machine is ALWAYS on and I will return your
call assuming you leave a number and the best time to call you.

I will be just as happy to help Shareware users as I am to help registered
users, however, assuming there is a list of users for me to call, registered
users will be moved to the top of it. Fair is fair. As far as I'm concerned
support is perpetual.

You can contact DataTek in any of the following ways:

Phone: (215) 374-2097 during the hours listed above or leave a message at 
       other times.

BBS:   (215) 374-3735 24 hours

Mail:  Kirk A. Wentzel
       DataTek Computer Services
       547 Wunder Street
       Reading, PA   19602-2005


Benefits of Registration:

By registering Appointment Scheduler you will receive the following:

1. The latest version of Appointment Scheduler and a laser printed manual.

2. An account on our 24-hour support BBS if you want one.

3. A certificate worth a 20% discount on one upgrade or 1 other DCS Software
   program.

4. Our quarterly newsletter to advise registered users of tips, tricks, new
   programs and new versions.

5. The header screen on AS will stop asking if you want to print the
   'Order Form' and the ending screen will just go bye-bye
     
6. The watermark "Printed by Unregistered Appointment Scheduler" will be
   removed from the reports.

7. The undying gratitude of our programmers who strive to bring you quality,
   useful software at a reasonable cost.


--- Customization:

If you like, we would be happy to give you a quote on customizing Appointment
Scheduler. While AS is a good all-around tool, there may be some companies
or individuals who would prefer to have fields added, deleted, changed, etc.


Import/Export Filters:

If you have an existing database, and want to import it into AS or want to
export AS to a specific database or other format, call us. While we intend
to work on some inport/export filters ourselves, yours may not be among them.
We'll be happy to quote a price on a specific filter or customize a filter
for your needs.

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