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                         Vehicle Record System
                              Version 2.0

                               VRS Plus

                    COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM TEST SITES

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 FUEL LOG

 1)  Add a listing for the vendor similar to the one for payment method
     if most people are like I am they will do business at few stations and
     will get tired of keying in the same information time after time.
     A) WILL PUT THIS INTO THE FLEET SYSTEM

     The ability to add an entry without having to go to the comments
     section.  If at any time after the Fuel Vendor pressing (page down)
     would add that entry and advance to the next entry.  A) YOU CAN ADD
     AT THE VENDOR FIELD IF YOU DO NOT SEE THE CURSOR

     ALSO the addition of the fields a= AMOCO, b=Shell, C=SuperAmerica
     in the FUEL would surely save a lot of repetitive typing. A) WILL
     PUT THIS INTO THE FLEET SYSTEM

 2)  Would like headings to be in BOLD.  A) NOT POSSIBLE WITH THIS VERSION
     OF CLIPPER - IT CAN BE DONE BUT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDS TO BE WRITTEN
     TWICE TO THE SCREEN WHICH IS DISTRACTING PLUS THE COLOR REVERTS BACK TO
     THE RECORDS COLOR WHEN SCROLLING TO THE RIGHT.

 3)  Cost of gas to be self calculating, (price per gallon X number of gallons)
     we buy or gas in bulk and there isn't a price per gallon on pump, just
     number of gallons.  A) WILL BE PUT INTO THE FLEET VERSION

 4)  Should carry gallons used out to three decimal points (00.000)  A) I FEEL
     THAT 1 DECIMAL POINT IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE VRS HOWEVER, I WILL ASK FLEET
     USERS ABOUT THIS AND MAYBE INCREASE THIS IN THE FLEET VERSION

     When checking totals, the only thing that comes up is comment that
     a record was found with zero miles, check date --- This is always
     the first one.  A) OK - IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION - THIS IS INTENDED TO HELP
     ENSURE THAT THE ENTRIES ARE ENTERED PROPERLY, IE. IF YOU ENTER A Y IN THE
     FILLED FIELD (YOU FILLED THE TANK), THEN MPG AND MILES SHOULD BE CALCULAT-
     ED BY THE VRS - IF IT IS NOT THEN YOU NEED TO CHECK THE ODOMETER AND DATE
     TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE IN ORDER

 5)  I could not work out how to get rid of the error message caused by
     the first entry showing zero kilometer/miles.  A) OK - IMPROVED
     DOCUMENTATION - SAME AS ABOVE

 6)  Personally I like the old (form) better.  A) SO DID I - THE NEW FORMS
     ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF OPTIONAL COMMENTS AND THEREFORE REQUIRE MORE
     SPACE FOR EACH FUEL ENTRY

 8)  1. Cannot escape in middle of reports  A) FIXED
     2. window into a memo would be nice  A) ? - THERE IS A MEMO FOR THE FUEL
        LOG
     3. window into help   would be nice  A) ? - PRESS H FOR HELP
     4. must highlight how to enter 1st record  A) IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION
     5. i think it is illegal to alter an odometer (note on replacing odometer)
        A) CHANGED DOCUMENTATION
     6. Fue.txt will only double space  A) SET COMMENTS & DOUBLE SPACE TO N -
        COMMENTS PRINT ON 2ND LINE IF Y
     7. gallons, if used, not gallon in headings  A) MUST ABBREVIATE SOME
        HEADINGS TO FIT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON THE SCREEN WITHOUT SHIFTING


 MAINT/ACCESS/MISC LOG

 1)  This section works well, There are no apparent errors, especially in
     the report section.

     As an added feature, since everything else is there, how about a field
     for the repair order number since, everything done in a shop must have
     an order number to honour the guarantee of (4,000 or 6 months) it seems.
     A) USE THE --part-number-- OR --comments--- FIELD - IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION

     Just shorten the comments field down a wee bit.  A) IF I SHORTEN IT,
     SOMEONE WILL WANT IT TO BE LONGER - SINCE THE COMMENTS WILL PRINT ON THE
     SECOND LINE ANYWAY AND THE SCREEN WILL SCROLL TO THE RIGHT, IT MADE SENSE
     TO MAKE THE COMMENTS AS LONG AS POSSIBLE

 6)  I would like to see one more to digit column added under the maintenance
     screen to aid aircraft owners, who need to be able to distinguish
     between airframe items and engine items, or for multi-engine aircraft
     between engine #1, #2, and etc. A) THE FLEET SYSTEM WILL ALLOW FOR MORE
     MAINTENANCE CODES - UNLIMITED NUMBER

 8)  1. customise, i think, not customize in help details  A) DIFFERENCE
        BETWEEN ENGLISH & AMERICAN SPELLING - HELP SCREENS CAN BE CHANGED
        BY THE USER WITH A TEXT EDITOR PROGRAM
     2. very good no problems nice to use

     1. use of <end> in browsing  A) IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION - END WILL TAKE
        YOU TO THE RIGHTMOST COLUMN SHOWING ON THE SCREEN - CTRL-END WILL TAKE
        YOU TO THE RIGHTMOST COLUMN (COMMENTS)
     2. Labour not labor  A) CHANGE MAINTENANCE CODE SPELLING IN SET DEFAULTS
        PROGRAM
     3. Reports do not seem to single space  A) SET COMMENTS & DOUBLE SPACE
        TO N - COMMENTS PRINT ON 2ND LINE IF Y

 9)  In the Maintenance section I began filling out the records
     and noticed that many of my records did not have the exact date
     of purchase.  I would have liked the option to enter a two-column
     date instead of a three-column date, e.g., 04-88 , rather than
     04-01-88.  A) DATE FORMAT MUST INCLUDE A DAY - IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE DAY,
     ENTER ANY DAY AND PUT A COMMENT IN THE COMMENTS FIELD - USE THE FORM TO
     LOG MAINTENANCE ITEMS AS THEY OCCUR

 9)  There seems to be a small bug in the "Maintenance" screen
     (this  bug may be due to the slow speed of this computer).  When
     adding to the maintenance records, the tax may be typed as .49
     and the enter key is struck (<period,4,9,<enter>), the cursor
     jumps to the "Paid" column but the codes are not displayed.
     Apparently the program has already determined to move to the next
     field but the <enter> disrupts it somehow.  A) I WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE
     THIS PROBLEM - IF YOU ENTER .49 THEN YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRESS ENTER TO GO
     TO THE NEXT FIELD AS IT WILL DO SO AUTOMATICALLY - IF YOU ENTER .4 THEN
     YOU DO NEED TO PRESS THE ENTER KEY TO MOVE.


 TIRES

 X)  Is losing the ----- line in the menu between Help and Select.  ** FIXED **

 X)  Esc from Add - clear bottom of screen before rewriting Menu bar. ** FIXED *

 6)  I'm not sure why you still have a separate tire screen for aircraft
     this would not be used. Tires go under airframe maintenance.  A) TIRES
     ARE USED FOR CARS, BOAT TRAILERS, ETC AND IS OPTIONAL - YOU DO NOT HAVE
     TO USE THIS MODULE

 8)  very good

 9)  In the "Tires" section, a field for trade-in tires is needed to record
     their value.  A) CHANGED DOCUMENTATION - THIS CAN BE ENTERED IN THE
     PAYMENT AREA AS A NEGATIVE AMOUNT (ENTER - IN FRONT OF THE AMOUNT) - THE
     AMOUNT WILL BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE TIRE AND CPM TOTALS - YOU SHOULD ALSO
     ENTER AN EXPLANATION OF THIS CREDIT IN THE COMMENTS


 ID/REG

 9)  When filling out the ID. information on a vehicle I would
     have appreciated a field to enter the mileage when purchased. I
     have never bought a new vehicle and the beginning mileage is
     important.  A) PUT IT IN THE COMMENT FIELDS ALONG WITH LICENSE PLATE
     NUMBER AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WANT TO SEE - THE FIRST FUEL LOG
     ENTRY SHOULD ALSO BE THE MILEAGE WHEN PURCHASED


 LOAN/LEASE

 8)  1. much more obvious as to the workings of the vrs
     2. nicely done


 COST PER MILE

 4)  Cost per mile screen is MUCH TOO BUSY. Layout needs improvement.
     Try to make it SIMPLE. Eyes don't know where to look first.  A) I DO NOT
     REALLY KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT SIMPLER - MAYBE REMOVING BORDERS WOULD HELP
     BUT I DON'T THINK SO.  IT IS BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS VRS AND
     I HAVE NOT HAD THIS TYPE OF COMMENT BEFORE.  CHANGING COLORS MIGHT HELP

 8)  1. you are right about the help being alittle confusing however on
        practice it should become clearer


 TRAVEL LOG

 1)  I would certainly find it most helpful to have the travel log completed
     by having the meals and parking costs added into this area.  When I am on
     business for the State, Diaconate (Church) or Business I must keep a log
     of all my meals and parking expenses.  Some I am reimbursed for and some
     I can claim on my income taxes.  This would really clean things up for me.
     A) ADDED TRAVEL EXPENSE LOG

     During the Report Printing (printer) I encountered the following:
       run time error    (heart) e
       At this time the screen kept flashing "Printing" but the computer
       system was completely locked up.  Rebooting shows a complete loss of
       information typed in.  A) FIXED


 5)  When using DZU014 in Report mode, the Travel Code sometimes displayed
     in lowercase when entered in uppercase.  A) FIXED

     If the "Purpose" column is left blank the mileage is not displayed
     until you escape.  A) FIXED - MILEAGE IS CALCULATED WHEN THE PURPOSE
     OR TRAVEL CODE IS ENTERED OR WHEN ESCAPING

     I had to use the full stop to separate hours & minutes whereas in
     the previous version it automatically moved into the correct space, I
     would prefer this method.  A) THE : WAS ELIMINATED IN CASE SOME PEOPLE
     WANTED TO USE THESE FIELDS FOR SOMETHING ELSE - WHAT I DON'T KNOW - MAYBE
     A 24 HOUR CLOCK (1:00PM = 1300)

 7)  The other problem was with the Compaq setup in that when the travel
     report was printed on the second page on the headings are printed
     and then the printer hangs requiring the computer to be cold started
     to get out of this.  A) FIXED

 8)  1. same sort of comments "end key" on browse and format of reports
     A) IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION
     2. location codes for UK, Ordinance Survey. A) THERE ARE 64 LOCATION CODES
        AVAILABLE - YOU MIGHT ASSIGN CODES TO THE MOST USED LOCATIONS AND ALSO
        HAVE A CODE FOR 'OTHER' - THE LOCATION CODES WILL BE EXPANDED IN THE
        FLEET VERSION (UNLIMITED NUMBER PLUS DESCRIPTIONS)


 MAINTENANCE REMINDER

 X)  Heading should be miles instead of odometer. A) FIXED

 4)  This program only needs one other item to make it just right for the
     majority of users, and that is a POP-UP reminder to change the oil,
     rotate the tires, get that 15,000 or 50,000 service that will up hold
     the service warranties etc. This should pop-up at the begining of the
     program in a special screen (not busy), just a statement sort of large,
     that says SERVICE DUE AT X amount of miles -- and what service.  A) ADDED
     OPTIONAL M/R CHECK WHEN LOADING FUEL-LOG

 6)  I still don't like the way the maintenance minder works, if I'm using
     it correctly. AD Notes for aircraft can come up by hours, months or
     both, that part is fine. I would like to see it flag me that maintenance
     is due in the fuel screen, because that's where I do 99% of my entries.
     If it flags me then I know I need to go to the maintenance minder
     screen. The fuel screen is where I feel I should get the warning.
     A) ADDED OPTIONAL M/R CHECK WHEN LOADING FUEL-LOG


 SET DEFAULTS

 9)  On this machine the bold-face highlight was difficult to see - could
     not adjust enough contrast.

 5)  I noticed when I configured my machine on SF1 selecting monochrome
     display I could not tell where I was on the screen, so I had to resort
     to selecting color monitor even though I have a monochrome display.

     A) CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF DISPLAY ADAPTERS AND MONITORS MAY HAVE THIS
     PROBLEM (COMPOSITE MONITORS FOR EXAMPLE) - TRY USING THE DOS MODE COMMAND
     TO SET IT TO MONOCHROME (MODE BW80 OR MODE MONO) - YOU CAN ALSO SET THE
     VRS TO COLOR AND CHANGE THE COLORS (NORMAL OR INTENSE) OF THE ITEMS THAT
     DO NOT SHOW UP WELL

 8)  1. ability to print defaults would be nice  A) I ORIGINALLY INCLUDED THAT
        OPTION BUT DECIDED IT WAS UNNECESSARY AND JUST MADE THE PROGRAM LARGER
        - DO A PRTSC IF YOU NEED TO LIST THE DEFAULTS
     2. ability to recover "factory" defaults would be good  A) FACTORY DEFAULTS
        ARE DISPLAYED ABOVE OR NEXT TO YOUR SETTINGS - THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE
        CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR NEEDS SO THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON TO RESTORE THE
        ORIGINAL DEFAULTS
     3. Tyres not tires (could this be set in defaults as other items)  A) ADDED
        TO SET DEFAULTS


 ADD/CHANGE VEHICLES

 7)  The programme directory space in the defaults in my mind is to
     small if the programme is to be installed in a directory other than
     the root Directory. In my setup I put all programme's used for home
     use in a directory called Home.

     E.G. C:\
            |
            |\HOME
            |     |
            |     |\LOTTO
            |           |
            |           |-INSURANCE
            |           |
            |           |-FASTBUCKS

     A) THE VRS MUST BE IN ITS OWN SUBDIRECTORY DIRECTLY UNDER THE ROOT
     DIRECTORY, FOR EXAMPLE:

     E.G. C:\
            |
            |-\HOME
            |     |
            |     |\LOTTO
            |           |
            |           |-INSURANCE
            |           |
            |           |-FASTBUCKS
            |
            |-\VRS90
            |     |
            |     |\DEMO
            |     |     |
            |     |     |-EXAMPLE  (VEHICLE DATA FILES)
            |     |     |
            |     |-VRS1
            |           |
            |           |-CAR1     (VEHICLE DATA FILES)
            |           |-CAR2


 9)  In the " Add/Change Vehicle " screen I attempted to use a
     directory which, of course, I found out later had not yet been
     created.  I expected that I would be able to create the directory
     within the program. Since I chose to use several directories,
     (Cars,pickups,tractors and later trucks) the ability to create
     the directories would be a nice feature.  A) ALLOWING YOU TO ACCESS DOS
     COMMANDS TO CREATE AND REMOVE DIRECTORIES WOULD MAKE THE PROGRAM LARGER
     AND REQUIRE MORE MEMORY - IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION - USE THE VIEW OPTION
     TO LOOK AT THE AVAILABLE DIRECTORIES AND VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED

 9)  In the "Add/Change" Screen there are no instructions for
     moving between the fields.  Need instructions?  A) IMPROVED DOCUMENTATION

 9)  Creating new vehicle files on this 8088 machine takes about
     2 minutes.  A) AM RECOMMENDING USING A 286 OR FASTER COMPUTER

 9)  After I had added a new vehicle, I chose it as the selected
     vehicle.  I then attempted to enter the "Maintenance" screen, but
     instead received the error message: PROC. GET_MNT LINE 0, OPEN
     ERROR <VEHICLE NAME>.MIN (4) RETRY? (Y/N).  At this point the
     machine was "hung up" and would not respond to the keyboard
     except for a soft-boot. The error was not found after I entered
     the appropriate information in the "Loan/Lease" section of the
     program. I mentioned this so users would be informed to use the
     screen in the proper order.  A) HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS
     ERROR - THE .MIN FILE IS THE INDEX FILE FOR THE MAINT/ACCESS/MISC LOG AND
     CONTROLS THE WAY THE RECORDS ARE SORTED AND DISPLAYED - REINDEX THE FILES
     IF A DATA ERROR MESSAGE SHOULD COME UP - GOIN TO THE LOAN PROGRAM SHOULD
     NOT AFFECT THE MAINT/ACCESS/MISC LOG AT ALL


 HELP

 2)  The Help screens are well done, however, my thoughts on help screens are
     thus; for quick reference only! I feel that when one is learning to run a
     program he/she should be using the manual. The manual should go into great
     detail (examples, etc.) while the help screens serve as a quick reference
     only, a refresher if you like.  A) THE HELP SCREENS ARE A COMPROMISE
     BETWEEN A 100 PAGE MANUAL AND FIELD-SPECIFIC HELP. SOME PEOPLE READ MANUALS
     AND SOME PEOPLE DO NOT - THE INTENT IS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THOSE PEOPLE
     WHO DO NOT READ MANUALS - PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY MUST HAVE A MANUAL CAN PRINT
     THE HELP SCREENS TO A PRINTER AND INCLUDE IT IN THE SHORTER MANUAL - THE
     HELP SCREENS HAVE BEEN REORGANIZED SOMEWHAT SINCE THE TEST VERSION

     Errors noted in help screens:
      1. Maint/Etc. Log - Add- line 13 - eliminate "of list"  A) FIXED
      2. Loan/Lease - last word "category" before MEMOS section.  A) FIXED


 WHAT IS IT WORTH

 2)  "I would be willing to pay $45 for the system. I feel that $45 is a
      reasonable price to pay considering the people who would buy the
      program."

 4)  As for cost....Your price will surely sell this product. Its good,
     very good. I for one would price it up with the other low end
     software products dealing with this subject 69 - 89 dollars. You
     address all but a few of the needs.

 7)  The price as charged seem to be ok even with the dollar transfer to
     Australian dollars

 8)  Cost at $45 seems low

 9)  Price?  Personally I would probably not pay $45 for the
     program, but I do consider myself quite cheap. As You mentioned
     many people seem to think that good software must be expensive. I
     do not agree, I suggest write a good package and depend on word
     of mouth and a lower price combined with a larger volume of
     sales.


 NAME

 2)  How about VRS 320 - where the 3 or 4 etc. is the version #.
               VRS Plus - plus what? - encourages inquiries

 7)  A new name could be something alone the line of "Vechile Watch"
     or similar

 8)  name is still ok


 MISCELLANEOUS

 X)  Display record # for Tires, Insurance, Loan, ID so you know where you are
     A) ADDED - 1, 2, 3, ETC WILL SHOW ON THESE SCREENS

 2)  Possible improvements:

     1. date formats - the date format that I prefer is Jan-01-1990. This date
        format all but eliminates the chance for error or misunderstanding.
        Also acceptable is 01-Jan-1990.  A) DATE FORMATS ARE PRETTY MUCH
        CONTROLLED BY THE LANGUAGE USED TO WRITE THE SYSTEM - SELECT THE
        DATE FORMAT USED BY YOUR COUNTRY AND YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM

     2. Reports - you have done quite a bit in the way of improving the
        appearance of the screens, it would seem foolish therefore to not
        improve the appearance of the reports. (bad example enclosed)

        1. highlight the top most heading (bold font)
        2. highlight the sub-headings (bold font)
        3. move left margin in a few spaces (tough one) to allow for hole
           punching for placement in 3-ring binder
        4. put a small graphic (truck, car) in top corners(s)
        5. put a border (single line) around everything and print out report
           in compressed (12 pitch) mode in order to get the extra width
           across the page.
        A) THE VRS IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH ANY PRINTER AND IN AN 80 COLUMN
        FORMAT - DOING MANY OF THE ABOVE WOULD REQUIRE ADDING PRINTER DRIVERS
        FOR SPECIFIC PRINTER - SOMETHING I DO NOT FEEL IS NECESSARY AT THIS
        TIME - MAYBE IN A LATER RELEASE? - REPORTS CAN BE PRINTED TO A FILE
        WHICH CAN THEN BE EDITED WITH A WORD PROCESSOR FOR DIFFERENT FORMATTING

 3)  One screen to show all vehicles, at least gas log, maintenance log, and
     preventative maintenance. This would speed-up data input.  A) WILL BE PUT
     INTO THE FLEET VERSION - BATCH ENTRY OF DATA

     More automated back-up, maybe a menu or field labeled BACK-UP, etc.
     A) HAVE INCLUDED BACKUP INSTRUCTIONS IN THE DOCUMENTATION - SINCE PEOPLE
     CAN BACK UP THEIR SYSTEMS IN DIFFERENT WAYS (TAPE, DISK, ETC) IT DID NOT
     SEEM TO MAKE SENSE TO ADD MORE PROGRAM CODE (AND SIZE) FOR SOMETHING THAT
     WILL NOT BE USED BY EVERYONE AND CAN BE DONE ELSEWHERE

 4)  Highlight or underline the FIRST letter in Menu.  A) NOT FEASIBLY POSSIBLE

     Add more catagories in the PAID section.
       a.  Such as to add more oil or credit cards.
           A) FLEET VERSION WILL BE ALLOW FOR MORE - NO LIMIT - VRS PLUS ALLOWS
              FOR 15 CODES (THE VRS 20 ALLOWS FOR 6)

     On the reports -- the company name should be centered.  A) CHANGED

     No ability to change in the add/change Vehicle screen. Even delete
     will not work. No Change on report. Would rather have change.  A) IMPROVED
     DOCUMENTATION - YOU CANNOT DELETE THE SELECTED VEHICLE

     How is the payment set??? A B C etc.  A) READ HELP


 5)  I had to use the full stop to separate dollars & cents whereas in
     the previous version it automatically moved into the correct space,
     I would prefer this method. (fuel)  A) ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS I
     RECEIVED ON THE OLD VERSION WAS THE USE OF 'TEMPLATES' TO ENTER NUMERIC
     AMOUNTS - ENTERING A . IS THE WAY MOST SOFTWARE PACKAGES WORK. YOU NO
     LONGER NEED TO ENTER LEADING ZEROS.

     Again the $ entry. Also it would be useful to have a macro that
     entered in one column what was in the column directly above this
     entry e.g. Date - 01/07/1990, should I move to the next line and
     place the cursor under the /07/ a macro to insert 07, then move
     the cursor to under the /1990. pressing a macro to insert 1990.
     A) SOME LOGS (TIRES, INSURANCE) WILL COPY THE DISPLAYED RECORD TO A NEWLY
        ADDED RECORD (THEN YOU JUST CHANGE THE ITEMS THAT ARE DIFFERENT) BUT
        IN THE FUEL AND OTHER LOGS YOU NEED TO ENTER THE DATE - WILL CONSIDER
        PUTTING A MACRO IN THE FLEET SYSTEM (WHICH SHOULD BE MUCH MORE HEAVILY
        USED)

 7)  I have found two problems with this programme, the first problem
     was with both commputer systems that being when the blank report
     forms are printed there seems to be an error as shown below:-

       =============================
       |  DATE  | ODOMETER |
       =============================
       |     |  |
       |     |  |
       |
       |
       ------------------------------   ETC.

     It seems that the verticial lines do not extend the whole column
     A) THE NEW FORMS ALLOW FOR THE ADDITION OF OPTIONAL COMMENTS FOR EACH
     FUEL ENTRY AND THEREFORE REQUIRE MORE SPACE FOR EACH FUEL ENTRY

       =============================
       |  DATE   | ODOMETER |
       =============================
       | 5/25/90 | 12345.6  |
       |         |          |
       | ** WRITE IN COMMENTS HERE **
       ------------------------------

 8)  1. escaping from reports should be possible as insurance can be a
        long report  A) ADDED ESC OPTION

 9)  Various Things:

          The "CPM" screen would be easier to use with some on-
          screen info to explain how to use it.  A) READ HELP

          When creating reports, it would be nice to have the
          dates appear with the earliest and latest dates as the
          default values, and the miles in a similar fashion.  A) ALL REPORTS
          EXCEPT FOR THE MAINT REMINDER DO USE DEFAULT DATES - SOME REPORTS
          CAN BE RUN WITH AN ALL RECORDS OPTION (TIRES, INSURANCE, ETC) THAT
          WILL PRINT INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (1 TIRE AT A TIME) AND THEN GIVE A
          TOTAL FOR ALL RECORDS AT THE END - THE DATES ON THIS TOTAL PAGE MAY
          BE CHANGED (BY THE PROGRAM) TO REFLECT EARLIER OR LATER DATES THAN
          SHOWN ON THE RECORD YOU WERE DISPLAYING (CONFUSING?? - READ THIS A
          COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN TRY IT ON THE EXAMPLE VEHICLE INSURANCE
          REPORT)

          I liked the report screens - well organized and useful.

          Liked the "VIEW" option in the "Add/Change" screen, it
          made it easy to see at a glance what vehicles were
          available.

          Liked the availability of the forms to print for use in
          the vehicle - almost a necessity.

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         the vehicle - alm