
                          * * *  My Little Realm, v2.0  * * *

                              -  Records of the Realm  -
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                                  General Information
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                                      Important

          Records of the Realm is protected by copyright.  It is not
          freeware, and it is not in the public domain.
          
          This is the Shareware version of Records of the Realm.  It is a 
          full-featured, fully functional program.  You are legally permitted
          to evaluate Records of the Realm for thirty days to determine
          whether you find the program useful and compatible with your
          computer system.

          If you decide to continue using Records of the Realm after the
          evaluation period you must buy the registered version.  To purchase
          Records of the Realm, print the order form REGISTER.TXT and send it
          in with your payment.

          Thank you for trying Records of the Realm!
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                                     Introduction
          
                                                     +   Documents   +
          The records of the realm are           __________________________     
          the memory records that remember      |                          |
          when you can't.  This routine's       |   A   Marriage License   |
          major purpose is to record the        |   B   Birth Certificate  |
          location of those documents deemed    |   C   Death Certificate  |
          invaluable to the realm, but it       |   D   Divorce            |
          can also help alleviate the worry     |   E   Adoption           |
          should you discover that your         |   F   Military           |
          credit cards have been lost or        |   G   Personal Data      |
          stolen.  The types of documents       |   H   Will               |
          typically catalogued are reflected    |   I   Citizenship        |
          in the list of Document categories    |   J   Contract           |
          found in the sample Viewing Window    |   K   Life Insurance     |
          to the right.                         |   L   Loan               |
                                                |   M   Car Information    |
          All of the Document types (except     |   N   Home Information   |
          Q, Credit Card) may be changed by     |   O   Social Security    |
          using the Change Quickeys EPO, <\>.   |   P   Mortgage File      |
          Refer to the section entitled         |   Q   Credit Card        |
          Extended Processing Options for       |__________________________|
          more details.
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                                    The Interface

          Windows.

          Records of the Realm's screen consists of three types of windows:  a 
          Working Window, a Viewing Window, and an Options Window.  If you are 
          using a color monitor the Viewing Window is always green, the 
          Working Window red and the Options Window blue.  Enter the pound
          sign, <#>, in the Options Window to install the color mode.

          You select processes (like adding a record) in the Options Window.  
          You create and view your records in the Working Window, and you find 
          your Quickeys in the Viewing Window.  

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          Extended processing options.
          
          Several processing tasks, called extended processing options or 
          EPO's, are not listed in the Options Windows, because they are 
          functions that only occasionally need to be performed.  EPO's are
          used to "extend" a program's power and functionality.

          To find out what EPO commands are employed by Records of the 
          Realm/sa, enter <?> (the question mark) in the Options Window.  The 
          EPO's of Records of the Realm are defined at the end of this 
          document.

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          Quickeys.

          The Quickeys in Records of the Realm give you single key access 
          to the types of documents whose whereabouts you want to catalog.
          Enter them once, and you'll never have to enter them again.  See 
          the section "Extended Processing Options" for full details.
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                                   Getting Started

          Note:  If you have a color monitor, press <#>, the pound sign, in 
          the Options Window to install the color mode.

          The very first thing you'll want to do with Records of the Realm is 
          make the program uniquely yours.  To do that, you will probably want 
          to change some of the Quickey document categories in the Viewing 
          Window.  The Change Quickeys function is invoked by the backslash 
          key, <\>, entered in the Options Window.

          Hint:  Be sure you log the important documents that are infrequently
          needed, like your school age children's medical records.  You should
          also record documents like life insurance policies, house titles, 
          condo or rental contracts, important warranties (on your cars, 
          furnace, water heater), marriage licenses, divorce papers, and even
          jury duty notices.

          Please understand, Records of the Realm can't help you remember if 
          you don't tell it what it needs to know.  Make it a family event 
          some rainy day, and collect all of those important papers, notices,
          documents, what have you, and log them ... and THEN forget all
          about them.
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                                   Program Information
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          Options Window of the Records of the Realm Routine.
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                      |   1  Add          4  View                   |
                      |   2  Change       5  Print      Choice  __  | 
                      |   3  Delete       6  Lost!                  |
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          There are several EPO's available in the Records of the Realm 
          Routine.  They are defined at the end of this document.
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          Option # 1, adding records.

          Creating records requires four pieces of information for all but the 
          credit card entries (Quickey Q in the Viewing Window).  If you tell
          Records of the Realm to make a credit card record, it will display 
          the extra fields necessary to create one in the lower half of the 
          Working Window.

                                  ~ Field Definitions ~

          - Item field (20, required).

          Type in the Document Quickey and press <enter>.  If you wish to 
          enter your own document category manually you should keep it short 
          (and mnemonic).  

          If you're creating a credit card Document record (Quickey Q), be 
          sure you have the necessary information to complete the record.  See 
          the Credit Card Record Fields section immediately following the Memo 
          field definition below.

          You can change the Quickeys to suit your own needs by using the <\>
          (backslash) EPO described near the end of this document.  

               [Note:  You cannot change the Q Quickey, Credit Cards.]
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          - For field (35, optional).

          Use this field to indicate to whom the record belongs (i.e., in
          whose name it is).  If it's a birth certificate, for example, put 
          the person's name here; if it's a credit card, the person whose name
          appears on the card; and so on.
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          - Location field (35, optional).

          Use this field to identify the location of the document or who has
          possession of said document.  Read the section entitled Using the
          Records of the Realm Routine found at the end of this document.
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          - Memo field (35, optional).

          Use this field to note contract expiration dates, loan interest 
          rates and other pertinent information.
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                           --  Credit Card Record Fields  --

          If you are entering a credit card record, Records of the Realm will 
          display the credit card portion of the Working Window and ask for 
          the following:

                    Card Name  
                    Card Number
                    Card Issuer
                    Address                  (of card issuer)
                    City, State and Zip      (of card issuer)
                    Phone Number             (of card issuer)

          These fields are defined below.

          You will quickly discover that finding this information is not so 
          easy as it might first appear because card issuers don't always put 
          the necessary information on the Agreements they send you.  If you 
          cannot find the information you need on the Agreements statements, 
          look at the Billing statements.  They sometimes carry it.  In the 
          case of local stores, you might be better off getting the addresses 
          and phone numbers from the phone book.  
                    
          Note:  You will not be able to enter credit card records until 
          you've created your Credit Card Quickey list using the <|> EPO 
          function.  If you are already using My Little Realm's Charging 
          program, Records will automatically use its Quickey file.  Read 
          about the <|> EPO in the section entitled "Extended Processing 
          Options" at the end of this document for more information.
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          - Card name field (single character entry, required).

          This is another Quickey field.  Records of the Realm will display 
          your Credit Card Quickeys in the Viewing Window when it's time to 
          fill in this field.  Simply enter the Quickey of the credit card 
          you want.  You cannot manually enter a credit card name here.
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          - Card number field (20, optional).

          Records of the Realm uses this number in the letter it generates 
          when you run the LOST! function, <6> in the Options Window, 
          declaring your credit cards lost or stolen.
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             --  The next six entries pertain to the credit card issuer.  --

          - Card Issuer field (30, optional).

          This is the name of the company that extends you credit ... not
          necessarily the company that offered the card.  As examples:  Ford 
          Motor Company offers MasterCard and Visa, but the card is actually 
          made available by the Associates National Bank of Delaware.  Sears 
          offers the Discover Card, but credit is actually extended by the 
          Greenwood Trust Company, also of Delaware.  Check your Cardmember 
          Agreement Statements to find the name of the bank/company that is 
          actually extending the credit.
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          - Address field (30, optional).
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          - City field (15, optional).
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          - State field (15, optional).
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          - Zip Code field (9, optional).

          This can be either the standard five digit zip code or the longer
          nine digit version.  If you plan to enter the longer zip, be sure 
          you enter the hyphen as well.
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          - Phone Number field (10, optional).

          You should enter the area code, just to be safe, but if you want to
          skip the area code, press <spacebar> when the cursor is in the first
          position of this field.  This is the same type entry found in the 
          Calling Cards Routine.
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              All of the optional fields in the credit card section of this   
              function must be filled in if Records of the Realm is to do a  
              proper job for you.  Creating records like these was called a 
              "rainy day job" in the Getting Started section of this document.
              Now you'll find out why. But it's better to do this work on a 
              rainy day when you have a little leisure time than after you've 
              actually lost your credit cards and are hard pressed to remember 
              everything you have to do given the time constraints for legal 
              notification.           
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          Option # 2, changing a record.

          Records of the Realm will need to know the Document category under 
          which the record you want to change is stored.  Records of the Realm 
          will take you to the first in that category and ask if that is the 
          one you want to change.  If it isn't, press <N>, and Records of the 
          Realm will take you to the next record.  You can also use the 
          directional keys to peruse that Document category.  When you find 
          the record you need to change, press <Y>.

          Records of the Realm will display a sub-menu in the Viewing Window 
          of the fields you can change.  You may not change the Document type.  
          If the record is not a credit card record, those fields pertaining 
          only to the credit card records will not be displayed.

          Select the hotkey of the field you want to change and Records of the 
          Realm will put the cursor in that field and await your entry.  If 
          you change your mind, press <esc> and Records of the Realm will 
          restore that field's old value.
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          Option # 3, deleting a record.

          Enter the Document category of the record you want to delete.  
          Records of the Realm will ask if the displayed record is the one 
          you want to delete.  If it isn't, press <N> until you find the 
          correct record, and then press <Y>.  Like the Change function, you 
          can also use the directional keys to find the record in question.

          After you've found the record you want to delete, press <Y>.  
          Records of the Realm will ask you to verify the record it is about 
          to delete.  Please ensure that it is the correct one.
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          Option # 4, viewing a record.

          Simply tell Records of the Realm which Document category you wish to 
          view, and it will display the records in the chosen category to you 
          one at a time.  Use the directional keys, <home>, and <end> to view 
          the Document category.

          If you want to view all of the records in your file without regard 
          to Document categories use the <+> EPO, described below.
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          Option # 5, printing a record.

          This option prints a comprehensive listing of all of your records.
          If, during the execution of the Print function, you decide you do 
          not want to print out the entire listing, press <esc>.
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          Option # 6, lost credit cards.

          Doing double duty, Records of the Realm also serves your credit card 
          needs in the event of loss or theft.  If you've set up your records 
          properly, Records of the Realm will, when you choose this option, 
          print: 

               1)  the list of phone numbers that you have to call 
                   to issue a loss/theft notice, 
               2)  the letters necessary to legally notify all of 
                   your card issuers of the loss or theft, and, 
               3)  the mailing labels you'll need to send those 
                   letters off promptly.  
                                   
          Records of the Realm will ask for your name, address, and phone 
          number so that it can complete the letters to your credit card 
          issuers.  

          You can abort this function at any time by pressing <esc>.

          Notice:  If you have not yet created a credit card Quickey list, you 
          will not able to choose the LOST! option.  Read about the <|> EPO in 
          the Extended Processing Options section at the end of this document.
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          Using the Records of the Realm Routine.

          Each member of the realm should have a file folder kept in a metal
          filing cabinet marked "Personal File" with his or her name under
          that title.  Into these files go all of the personal documents
          relating to the individual named on the folder ... for instance, 
          that person's medical records, life insurance policies, birth 
          certificate, and, social security papers.  Then for each document 
          put into these files, you should enter a record in the Records of 
          the Realm Routine logging the document's existence and whereabouts.  

          For example, to enter a new daughter's birth certificate into the 
          records file, bring up Records of the Realm.  In the Options Window 
          of this routine you would press <1> to enter a new record.  Records 
          of the Realm would put you in the Working Window and wait for the 
          Document Quickey of the item to be entered.  In this instance, you 
          would enter <B>, Birth Certificate.  The next field entry is "For:", 
          to which you would respond with your new daughter's name.  After 
          that comes the entry for the location of the document which in this 
          case might be something like "in her Personal File."  The last 
          entry is Memo which gives you an extra 35 spaces to add any 
          additional details such as "original in safe deposit box".

          Many of the realm's documents won't be kept in your personal files.
          Passports, titles, contracts, mortgage papers, and so on, should be
          kept in your safe deposit box.  (The original copy of a will should 
          not be kept in a safe deposit box, however, since it will be locked 
          upon your demise, but rather with your executor or lawyer.  You 
          should keep a copy of your will in your safe deposit box or at home
          for easy reference.)  In the case of copies of any document, make a
          note of the whereabouts of the original document as well as the 
          copy.

          You might find it advantageous to record your warranties in Records
          of the Realm, too.  Your file will require frequent updating, 
          however, since most warranties are only for 60 or 90 days, and the 
          necessary adding and deleting of records can quickly grow tedious.  
          The best compromise might be to record only the extended warranties 
          you obtain on your major purchases.

                    Suggestion:  If you are considering purchasing 
                    an extended warranty, Consumer Reports' article 
                    entitled "Who Needs An Extended Warranty?" 
                    dated January 1991 should be required reading.

          Flotsam and Jetsam.
          Some of the "where can I put these?" records are best kept under
          general categories.  For example, keeping tabs of your auto
          insurance records is important, but so is the oil change you're
          supposed to give your car every three or four months.  List those
          records as well under "Car Information", along with warranty data 
          on the new muffler, battery, etc.  Note:  If you haven't yet 
          started a "Warranty" file, it would be a good idea to start one
          now.  Put all of your long term warranty statements in it.  To keep
          it up to date, browse through it once a year and discard the
          expired warranties.  Don't forget to delete those old records from
          your Records of the Realm file as well.

          Keep a record of your jury duty sessions, too, under the Personal
          category.  Some states do not require you to pull jury duty if 
          you've already performed your civic obligation within the past year 
          or two.  Keep the official notice in your personal file.
                                 
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          One final note.

          Once you've set up the records of your realm, don't just use them 
          when you need to find something.  Use them when it comes time to 
          return that something to its proper place and you can't recall 
          where to put it.  

          That way you'll be able to find it ... again  and again  and again.
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          The Extended Processing Options.

               EPO  Definition

               <\>  Change the Records of the Realm-supplied Document 
                    categories.  Records of the Realm will ask you which 
                    category you want to change.  It will then erase the old 
                    category and position your cursor in the Viewing Window, 
                    awaiting your new entry.  If you press the wrong Quickey, 
                    press <esc> while the cursor is in the Viewing Window and 
                    the old Document category will be restored.  

                    To end the Change Quickey function press <esc> when 
                    Records of the Realm asks which Quickey you want to 
                    change.  

                    Category names can be up to seventeen characters long.  

                    [Note:  You cannot modify or delete the last Quickey, 
                    Credit Cards.]

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               <|>  Create or change your credit card names.  This EPO is
                    used to enter the names of your credit cards in the
                    event you do not have My Little Realm's Charging program
                    to create the list for you.  See Warning below.
                    
                    Records will display your present credit card file, if
                    it exists, and ask:

                         Change which credit card Quickey? _

                    Key in the Quickey of the name you want to enter or 
                    change.  Records of the Realm will erase the old name, 
                    if there is one, and await your new entry.  If you 
                    inadvertently press the wrong Quickey, press <esc> and
                    Records will reinstate the old name.  If you have a
                    credit card name you wish to erase (and not replace),
                    enter its Quickey when Records asks which credit card
                    you want to change, and then press <enter> when in the
                    Viewing Window (without typing in anything).  Press <esc> 
                    to return to the Options Window.

                    Credit card names can be up to 19 letters in length.

                    WARNING!  If you already have MLR's Charging Routine, you
                    must not use this EPO or any other text editor to modify 
                    your credit card name file.  It will already exist, if 
                    you've made use of the Charging Routine, and Records of 
                    the Realm will automatically use that data file.  

                    As a matter of fact, if you have MLR's Charging program,
                    Records will tell you to use Charging to modify your
                    credit card Quickey file.  Serious damage will result to
                    your credit card data file if you do not.

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               <+>  View all records in the Records of the Realm file.  This 
                    allows you to see all of the records regardless of the 
                    Document type.  You browse through the file by using the
                    directional keys, <home>, and <end>.

                    This EPO is handy should you discover you cannot recall 
                    how you spelled a Document category you manually entered 
                    on the Item line.  Remember, keep it short!

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               <$>  Print an order form for the registered version of the
                    Records of the Realm program.  This EPO is only 
                    available from the Options Window.

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               <?>  Display the Records of the Realm Routine's EPO symbols and 
                    their definitions.


                                       +  The End  +     
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          (c) Copyright 1991 - 1992 John L. Salisbury

