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- Speed Search -
ZUM Finder for (714)
by:
Chester Kuei
(C) Copyright 1993 by Chester Kuei
All Rights Reserved
"Guarenteed found in less than 1.5 seconds!"
- INTRO -
Speed Search is the fastest, most informative, and the
most reliable ZUM finder out. It's also VERY easy to use.
Most bbsers need a fast way to find out if a number is local
to them or not, and looking through the big and clumsy White
Pages can be a hassle. Speed Search will allow you to not
only find out if a call is local or not, but it will also
tell you what city it's in. The version you have right now
is the unregistered version, but it will still allow you to
look through MANY numbers and cities in the 714 area code.
The way Speed Search is programmed will allow it to EXPAND,
so in the future, it will include other area codes as well.
- Files -
■ CITY.714 - 714 City Data
■ NUMBERS.714 - 714 Numbers Data
■ SS.DOC - This File
■ SS.EXE - Speed Search .EXE
■ SST.COM - Title Screen
■ REGISTER.FRM - Registration Form
These should be all the files included in SS10.ZIP
- How To Use -
Speed Search is VERY easy to use, because it has self-
explanatory menus. Just follow the instructions given and
you will find that it's one of the easiest programs out.
When you Press '1' at the main menu, it'll take you to the
Prefix Search. This part of the program will let you find
out if a call from (almost any prefix in 714) to another
prefix in 714.
- Features -
Speed Search has many features which will tell you the
information you need to become a 'smart' bbser, that is,
which calls are local or not (saves you money). Speed Search
will tell you if a call is a Zone 1 call, a Zone 2, a Zone 3,
or a Toll call. If a call is a Zone 3 call (Long Distance),
Speed Search will show a 'charge' chart, telling you how much
money you will be charged at a certain time of day.
* Note: Most 714 Orange County cities are included.
Sometimes, you will see an "Unknown Call" displayed. This is
because the phone book I have doesn't cover the area that you
want. If anybody wants to mail me the info needed from the
White Pages, that'll be great (just make some photo copies).
I need pages A24-A31, at least, that's what it is in the
phone book (Orange County) I have. The sections I need are
(in pages A24-A31): Exchanges and Rates Chart, and a Prefix
List that comes right after that. I need BOTH of those to be
able to include your area. Some of the now 909 numbers are
entered as 714, like Corona, Diamond Bar, Pomona, etc... so
it's like a 'bonus'. In future versions, I will seperate the
two for ease of use.
* Here are the included cities: Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress
Fullerton, Garden Grove, Irvine, Newport Beach, Orange,
Placentia, Santa Ana, Silverado, Trabuco, and Yorba Linda.
All of these cities have no 'unknown' calls. All the data for
these cities are already entered and correct. If you are calling
from one of these cities, there should be no problems at all.
* Here are the 'doubtful' cities: Capistrano Valley, Chino, Corona,
Diamond Bar, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Ontario,
Pomona, Rancho Viejo, Saddleback Valley, Temescal Canyon,
and Westminster.
If you are calling FROM one of these cities, you will sometimes
get an "unknown call" response. If you get an "unknown call"
message, it is MOST LIKELY a Zone 3 or a Toll Call. Again,
this is because I don't have the necessary information to add
the Program. READ THE NEXT SECTION! (The one with stars all
around)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Please mail me only 714 areas for now. . .I will release
another version that will tell you when to mail me things for
other area codes. I still have to work out the programming.
Actually, you can mail the any info right now, but I will be
only working with the 714 area code until it's finished.
Whoever FIRST mails me COMPLETE info around the cities of:
Pomona, Westminster, or Saddleback Valley will receive a free
$10 registration copy of Speed Search. So that means whoever's
COMPLETE info I receive in the mail will receive the free copy.
Three 'rewards' will be given out (because of Pomona, Westminster,
Saddleback Valley).
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*** If you have any questions, comments, complaints, suggestions,
bug reports, or anything else, please leave me e-mail at Vertrauen.
(The numbers are listed below after the registration info)
* ALL NEW RELEASES OF SPEED SEARCH WILL BE ON VERTRAUEN FIRST*
* SO MAKE SURE YOU GIVE VERTRAUEN A CALL! *
- Registration -
Just print out REGISTER.FRM and fill it out.
There are four levels of registration, they are as follows:
Fee │ Lvl│ Benefits
────┼────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────
$5 │ 1 │■ The annoying "REGISTER ME"-like text will be
│ │ removed
│ │■ A wider area coverage (310, more of 714, 818, and
│ │ 909) but only if someone would mail me the info
│ │ to include the area codes
────┼────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────
$10 │ 2 │■ Prefix to City Search, City to Prefix, and City
│ │ to City
│ │■ Everything in the $5 registration fee
────┼────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────
$15 │ 3 │■ Info showing specific details about the calling
│ │ area of a city. ie: All cities in it's Zone 1,
│ │ Zone 2, and Zone 3 calling areas
│ │■ An option to show all the prefixes to a city,
│ │ Zone 1 to a City, Zone 2 to a City, or Zone 3 to
│ │ a city.
│ │■ Everything in the $5 and $10 registrations
────┼────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────
$20 │ 4 │■ Personalized menus. Any kind of change you
│ │ want in the menus, I'll put in. A Special
│ │ Edition, that only you will have. (Tell me where
│ │ and what to change to)
│ │■ If you're in a different area code, (not 714), then
│ │ I'll make the data just for your calling area, because
│ │ right now, you can only call from a 714 city. Of
│ │ course, provided that you mail me the required data.
│ │ (Refer to info earlier in this file)
│ │■ An area code finder for all of USA. It'll tell
│ │ you what state an area code is in, and also
│ │ a city that's in the area code (probably the
│ │ largest or most well-known city). VERY USEFUL for
│ │ out-of-state callers
│ │■ "Charge Calculations" which will allow you to find
│ │ out how much a call would cost by the MINUTE. ie:
│ │ If you want to find out how much a 26 minute zone 3
│ │ phone call would cost, it'll calculate it for you.
│ │■ Everything in the $5, $10, and $15 registration
│ │
────┴────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────
* If you give me more than $20, I will put anything you want
in the program. Of course, it has to be a reasonable price
(NOT something like $20.01), and also a reasonable feature
(DON'T ask for something like this: Add detailed info about all
the numbers in all cities in the US), I won't do that. :)
* Calls can be made *FROM* ONLY 714 CITIES in ALL VERSIONS.
Other area codes can be added for the $20 registraion
version. But calls can be made *TO* other area codes (such
as 310 and 818).
**** Please send cash or check ONLY ****
**** I am not responsible for anything lost in the mail ****
You will either receive Speed Search in the mail, or you can call
the Speed Search support board and I'll 'e-mail' Speed Search
to you there. You have the option of receiving it in the mail
or through Vertrauen, although the BEST way is through Vertrauen,
because it's the fastest, and most reliable. I will 'e-mail'
Speed Search to you AFTER I receive the registration form and
money.
Vertrauen BBS
─────────────
■ Sysop: Digital Man
■ Home of Synchronet BBS
■ 8 Nodes
■ 1.2+ Gigs
Numbers:
───────
2400 - (714) 529-9525
v32bis - (714) 529-5313
HST - (714) 529-9547
ZyXEL - (714) 529-9721
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Make SURE you use your REAL NAME when you apply to │
│ Vertrauen, otherwise, I wouldn't know who you are. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- System Requirements -
That's what's great about this program. There are no system
requirements!! It'll run on ANY computer (IBM compatible, of
course). I ran this on my 4.77 mhz XT with CGA monitor and a
20meg MFM HD, and it STILL found numbers in less than .5
seconds. The worst results I ever got was when I ran the
program in a 3.5 1.44 drive. The result was a find in about
1.3 seconds. That's still fast though!!!
- Disclaimer -
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I am not responsible for any mishaps or misconceptions that
might be caused from Speed Search. The information in Speed
Search has been checked thoroughly and has been deemed correct.
Any problems or incorrect info should be reported to me through
e-mail at Vertrauen.
I am also not responsible for any viruses or trojans that might
have infected Speed Search along the "shareware road". Although
Speed Search has been checked for viruses and trojans, it is
not CERTAIN that it hasn't "contracted" any other viruses after
the release. It is to your best advantage if you check the
file yourself.
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