                             BullPen v1.0
                                 by
                            Data by Design

                   Copyright (c) 1992 Michael Carnell

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                      |   ____|__  |  Association of
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                         |___|___|    MEMBER


Welcome to The Pull Pen. If you are running the installation program, you can 
print any of these documents by hitting <F2> while viewing them. Help can  be 
obtained by hitting <F1>.

---------------------------- TO INSTALL AND RUN -----------------------------

To install BullPen, simply type INSTALL and then follow the prompts. 
Once the program is installed, just type BULLPEN to run it.

--------------------------------- FILE LIST ---------------------------------

The files in this package can be identified as follows:

   WHATSNEW      - Tells about new features in this version.
   BULLPEN.DOC   - BullPen manual.
   REGISTER.FRM  - BullPen order form.
   VENDOR.DOC    - Information for distributors.
   INSTALL.EXE   - Program to install BullPen.
   BULLPEN.EXE   - BullPen program itself.  
   READ.ME       - This file.

The following files will be created when Bull Pen runs for the first time
   and will be automatically recreated if they are ever deleted.
   BULLETIN.DBF  - Bulletin database file.
   BULLETIN.DBT  - Another part of the database file.
   BULLETIN.IND  - Database index file.
   BULLPEN.CFG  - Configuration options.

---------------------------------- SUMMARY ----------------------------------

If you are a sysop of a BBS, BullPen could be very beneficial to your 
operations.  It may even give you a little more time to spend on things 
other than maintaining the bulletins on you BBS.

BullPen is a bulletin manager.  You create and store your bulletins in
the program, and it generates the appropriate files and menus for you. 

You can browse through your bulletins, mark ones that you do not want to
be listed on the system, and import and export text for the bulletin 
itself.

Additionally, BullPen can be configured to generate the bulletin files 
for almost any different system.  The layout of the bulletin menu can also 
be easily customized.  To make things easier, BullPen comes with a 
default configuration that will work for a large percentage of systems.

Finally, the license for BullPen is a site license.  By nature, bulletin
board systems are often not a single computer.  The standard license for
BullPen is for entire locations.  The price is also quite reasonable.

By the way, as a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals, I  
provide this software without disable features or "Crippling."  You are
free to evaluate it as you see fit.


------------------------------ HOW TO REACH US ------------------------------

Anyone with comments, suggestions, complaints or bug-reports can reach us in 
any of these ways: 

    Write:         Data by Design
                   P.O. Box 31994
                   Charleston, SC 29417-1994

    Call:          803-556-0562

    BBS:           The Book Board 803-766-7228
                   Leave message to Sysop or Michael Carnell

-------------------------- REGISTERED USER SUPPORT --------------------------

If you find BullPen of benefit to your operations or use the program 
as one of your utilities, you must register your copy. See the order 
form included with this program to receive complete registration 
instructions.  

Please consider becoming a registered user as a sign of your support for our 
ongoing efforts to enhance BullPen and to provide quality software to 
the public at a reasonable price.  Consider what you'll gain by using the 
program in the coming years. 

BullPen Registed Users Recieve:
   1. The latest version.
   2. Bug fixes if needed.
   3. Phone & BBS support.
   4. Upgrade notifications.
   5. Printed manual. *
   6. One Free Upgrade. *
   * These available only with full registration, see form for details.
   
Thanks for trying BullPen!
