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Calendar Magic V2.0 (Shareware Version)
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Introduction
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Calendar Magic is an easy-to-use Windows (3.X or 95) based program that
is entertaining, informative, educational, and of equal applicability in
the home and in the office. With Calendar Magic, answering questions
like the following become incredibly simple:
* What day of the week was October 31, 1872? What was its Julian Date at
noon on that day?
* On which day of the week was I born? On what day will my next birthday
fall?
* How many days have I lived?
* What sign of the Zodiac was she born under?
* If I borrow a sum of money from April 17, 1997 to August 23, 2001, how
many days is that?
* When will the 13th. of a month fall on a Friday between 1990 and
2000?
* I'm planning the holiday of a lifetime around Easter in 1998. What is
the date of Easter in that year?
* What are the dates of the various Christian religious festivals in the
year 2001?
* Can I look at a month calendar for September, 1999?
* Can I look at a whole year calendar for the year 2010?
Each of the above questions can be answered, simply by clicking on the
appropriate button and providing the date input requested.
About EuroSoft
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Calendar Magic was developed by EuroSoft. Contact details are:
EuroSoft
50 Freemans Close
Stoke Poges
Slough
Berkshire SL2 4ER
England
Phone: +44-1753-662015
FAX: +44-1753-664328
Email: 100527.2405@compuserve.com
Versions of Calendar Magic
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Calendar Magic is available in two versions:
1. A shareware version
2. A registered version.
The shareware version is fully functional but, over time, users will
experience a longer and longer delay, on initiation, before the main
screen appears. This is to enable you to try out all of Calendar Magic's
capabilities before purchase, but also to encourage you to acquire a
registered version should you continue to use the product after initial
evaluation. The registration fee is 10 British Pounds (around $15 to $16
U.S. at current March, 1996 rates). Further registration information
may be found later in this file.
Installing The Shareware Version of Calendar Magic
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The shareware version of Calendar Magic V2.0 is provided as a single
"ZIP" file, calmag.zip. You should unzip this file, using a product
such as WinZip, and store its contents in a temporary directory, for
example c:\temp.
To install Calendar Magic on a Windows (3.x or 95) based system, run the
program setup.exe in your temporary directory. The default installation
directory is c:\calmagic but you are given the opportunity to specify
another directory and/or drive.
The following files should be present:
calendar.exe Main executable file (shareware version)
sun.ico Program icon file
readme.txt The file you are reading
setup.exe Setup program
setup.dta Setup configuration file
logo.bmp Setup graphics file
msafinx.dll System file
threed.vbx Visual Basic extension for 3D command buttons etc.
vbrun300.dll Visual Basic 3.0 run-time file
The first six files are installed in the directory you specified. The
remaining three are installed in your \windows\system directory, provided
that more recent versions of these files do not already exist in that
directory.
Calendar Magic as a Company Promotional Item
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Calendar Magic is a highly cost effective way of promoting any company and
maintaining contact details on clients' PCs. Would your company like
to distribute copies of Calendar Magic to its clients, showing your company
name and contact details on the main Calendar Magic screen?
EuroSoft is able to produce customised versions of Calendar Magic for
any company. Contact EuroSoft with your requirements. Additional company
or country specific dates and events can easily be incorporated, as can
longer lists of contact names, phone numbers etc..
Additional Days, Events and Dates of National Significance
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If you would like any additional days, events or dates added to Calendar
Magic, which are of significance in your country, please send the details
to EuroSoft for inclusion in a future release of the product. Details
required are:
1. Country
2. Day/event/date of significance.
3. How is the date calculated each year? Is the event always on the
same date (e.g. January 7) or, if not, how is the date determined
each year (e.g. second Tuesday in March)?
Anyone providing significant new material, which is added to Calendar Magic,
will be sent a free copy of the updated product.
Limitations and Restrictions
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Calendar Magic is designed to handle Gregorian calendar dates from
January 1, 1753 to December 31, 9999. However, the selection of national
event dates (click on the "Calendar Facts" button) is only produced for years
from 1990 onwards, because of the obvious dangers of producing such
information for years too far in the past.
With regard to the signs of the Zodiac, different reference sources provide
slightly different versions of the starting and ending dates for the
periods covered by the various signs. For example, one reference source
may state that the period covered by Taurus starts on April 20 and
another may indicate April 21. As a result, Calendar Magic provides
alternatives in these border-line situations.
Problems, Comments and Suggestions
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EuroSoft is committed to ensuring that its products are of the highest
quality. Any problems reported will be investigated fully, and any
comments and suggestions submitted will be carefully evaluated.
All problem descriptions, comments and suggestions should be mailed, FAXed
or Emailed to EuroSoft using the contact details given earlier in this
file.
Version History
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Version 2.0
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1. Major enhancements to allow the creation, update, deletion and display
of personal reminders.
Version 1.2
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1. Any results produced may now be printed at the press of a button, e.g. year
calendars, lists of holidays and events in any year, "This is Your Life"
facts etc..
2. A complete analysis of the Gregorian calendar 400-year cycle, showing how
often each day of the month falls on a Monday, a Tuesday, a Wednesday etc..
It immediately becomes evident, for example, why the 13th. day of the month
is slightly more likely to occur on a Friday than on any other day.
Version 1.1
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1. Installation of Calendar Magic simplified by addition of a "set up" program
to install Calendar Magic automatically.
Version 1.0
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1. Original version.
Registered Version
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We hope you will register your version of Calendar Magic, since it provides
us with encouragement to develop and enhance the product for the benefit of
its users. Please complete the registration form on the next page.
Registration Form
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Orders may be sent, phoned, FAXed or Emailed to EuroSoft. When using
this order form, please provide the information requested using block
capitals. Payment must be made in British Pounds by credit card,
international money order, or a cheque drawn on a British Bank.
Please send me:
___ copies of Calendar Magic @ 10 Pounds per copy = Pounds
Postage & packing @ 1 British Pound - UK only
2 British Pounds - Overseas = Pounds
Total = Pounds
Name: ___________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
I enclose: Cheque in British Pounds __
International Money Order __
Charge my credit card: Visa __ MasterCard __ EuroCard __
Delta __ Electron __ Switch __
JCB __
Credit card number: ___________________________________________
Expiry date: ___/___
Issue number: ________
(Switch only)
Signature: ___________________________________________
Date (dd/mm/yy): _____________
________________________________________________________________________
For EuroSoft use only
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Date order received: _____________
Date software sent: _____________
Date credit card debited: _____________