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SYSLOG VERSION 2.0 _________________________________
Syslog version 2.0 is finally ready to go! That's
the good news. The bad news is that we have decided
to offer Syslog through the retail software market.
We decided to use the retail market because of the
encouragement we got from the many users of Syslog
1.1. As 'bare bones' as it was, Syslog filled a
definite need for many users. Syslog version 2.0
fills that need much better than before, and uses
much less disk space to boot!
SYSLOG REGISTRATION ________________________________
In spite of the fact that we will be distributing
Syslog through dealers and directly to the end user,
our registration and upgrade policy still stands for
users of version 1.1.
1. We will honor our commitment to upgrade
registered owners of version 1.1 at no charge.
2. We will allow unregistered Syslog version
1.1 users to register their copy until April
15, 1985 (Tax Day!). To do this, you MUST
register your copy by mail, using the Syslog
registration form. This form entitles you to
receive Syslog 2.0 at the registration price.
3. New registrations will automatically
receive the latest version of Syslog.
We appreciate the support we have received, and we
will continue to earn that support.
NEW FEATURES _______________________________________
Version 2.0 of Syslog offers many new features over
the previous release:
o 38% Reduction in Log Space
o Elapsed Time for Entries
o Print Selected Projects
o Cumulative Time Tracking by %
We believe that these features substantially improve
the overall utility of Syslog and make any further
manipulation of the log data unnecessary for most
applications. Some of the specific changes to the
program are described in more detail.
The Print (/P) command has been expanded to provide
additional reporting options. You can now select
entries for printing by date range, entry number
range, operator, or project.
These features allow for some very detail specific
reports. At the end of each report, a total elapsed
time for the entries on that report are printed.
This can be a useful feature for people who bill for
their time spent on a job or project.
All reports now feature a breakdown of business and
non-business use of the computer. The information
is presented by cumulative hours and percent
distribution by usage type (a feature that is likely
to make both you and your accountant happy).
The structure of the log file has been changed
significantly and is no longer compatible with the
1.x versions. If you are using an earlier version
of Syslog, you will have to start a new log file.
This will be an almost painless process since you
will merely pick up where you left off from the old
file.
We considered providing a file conversion program,
but this turns out to be highly impractical for most
users. In order to accurately convert the file you
would have to determine, for each entry, whether or
not it constituted a business project. A very
tedious task; better to start fresh, we decided.
The program and data file names have been changed on
this version to allow keeping the old and new files
on one disk without mixing things up too much.
The Erase Entry (/E) command has been removed. This
was done to preserve the overall integrity of the
log. Our tax advisors felt that the mere existence
of this capability might compromise the reliability
of the log as a tax document.
In the process of adding all the goodies, we ended
up with a program that is about the same size, but
the data file was put on a diet. Log entries now
use only 30 bytes of space per entry.
THANK YOU __________________________________________
We would like to thank all those folks out there who
supported Syslog with their registrations. We have
some even more interesting things in store for the
near future.
APEX RESOURCE
23 Christine Court
Stormville, NY 12582
914-221-2611
____________________________________________________
SYSLOG SAMPLE REPORT
C>syslog2/p 'tax'
SYSLOG - SN 000000 Ver 2.0 (C) Copyright 1984 Apex Resource
Current Date 12-31-84 Current Time 17:56
Last Entry
---------------------------------------------------------------
Computer S/N 123456789 Last Entry OPEN
Log Started 11-14-84 21:14 Total Entries 91
Cumulative Business Time 350 Hrs, 57 Min 98%
Cumulative Non Business Time 7 Hrs, 19 Min 2%
Total Time on System 358 Hrs, 16 Min 100%
---------------------------------------------------------------
In Date Time Opr Project T Out Date Time Total #
-------- ----- --- ---------------- - -------- ----- ----- ----
12-21-84 06:12 jjw tax planning B 12-21-84 09:20 03:08 67
12-26-84 09:21 jjw tax planning B 12-26-84 11:33 02:12 75
12-29-84 11:35 sdb prep tax forms B 12-29-84 16:02 04:27 86
12-31-84 08:16 jjw income tax B 12-31-84 11:12 02:56 89
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total Elapsed Time This Report 12 Hrs, 43 Min 3%
The above sample is just one of the reports you can generate
with SYSLOG. In this sample, all log entries which contain
the text 'tax' in the project are printed. Reports are also
available by operator, date range, or entry number range.