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  3.           CALENDAR WISE           Version 1.0          Released 1/25/92
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  12.                                     CALENDAR WISE
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  15.                                 BLUE CANNON SOFTWARE
  16.                                    P. O. Box 7641
  17.                               Charlotte, NC  28241-7641
  18.                                          USA
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  20.                             REGISTRATIONS: 1-800-779-0850
  21.                             SUPPORT LINE:  (704) 398-0850
  22.                              FAX: (704) 398-0928 EXT. 22
  23.                              COMPUSERVE MAIL:  70372,421
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  25.                                       Member of
  26.                    The Association of Shareware Professionals(ASP)
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  28.                      Copyright (C) 1991,1992 Michael G. Buchanan
  29.                            All rights reserved world wide
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  31.                                      VERSION 1.0
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  35.           USERS  OF CALENDAR WISE MUST  ACCEPT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY:
  36.           CALENDAR  WISE  IS  SUPPLIED AS  IS.   THE  AUTHOR  DISCLAIMS ALL
  37.           WARRANTIES,  EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
  38.           THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
  39.           THE   AUTHOR  ASSUMES   NO  LIABILITY  FOR   DAMAGES,  DIRECT  OR
  40.           CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF CALENDAR WISE.
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  46.                Welcome  to CALENDAR  WISE. This program  is a multi-subject
  47.           planner/tracker  that  simulates  a  desktop  blotter  or popular
  48.           write-on/wipe-off  wall  calendar.  It looks  just  like  a large
  49.           desktop  calendar on  your screen. It  lets you keep  all of your
  50.           important  scheduling and tracking information at the tip of your
  51.           fingers.
  52.                Any  information  entered  with a  recurring  frequency will
  53.           appear  when you need to see  it.  Enter your friends, relatives,
  54.           or  business contacts birthdays  once, and you'll  see them every
  55.           year  when you need to.  Schedule information, Track information,
  56.           See  information!  CALENDAR  WISE is the easiest  to use and most
  57.           logical way to view and utilize vast monthly planning.
  58.                Press  <F10>  from  the  opening screen  to  see  a  demo of
  59.           CALENDAR  WISE screens,  read the  CALENDAR WISE  examples below,
  60.           and give it a try, because you'll wonder how you ever did without
  61.           it!
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  64.                               CALENDAR WISE FEATURES
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  66.           * 100 different  calendars  allow you  to keep unrelated planning
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  68.             separate.
  69.           * Multiple  calendars can  be referenced at once to view or print
  70.             together.
  71.           * Information  is easily entered using recurring yearly, monthly,
  72.             daily and weekly frequencies.
  73.           * Any item can be copied and pasted instantly.
  74.           * Reminders can be attached to an item.
  75.           * Items can be searched for and located quickly.
  76.           * The format  of the  calendar can be  quickly  changed  so  that
  77.             different numbers of weeks can be viewed.
  78.           * Text size  can  be  changed  allowing  more  information  to be
  79.             viewed.
  80.           * Customize all of your calendars colors.
  81.           * Calendars can be printed to printer or file.
  82.           * CALENDAR WISE can run on a network with unlimited users.
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  86.                EXAMPLES BEST ILLUSTRATE CALENDAR WISE APPLICATIONS.
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  89.                    CALENDAR                           NOTE
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  91.           Birthdays, Anniversaries:  Enter a 'Y' frequency,  and relatives,
  92.                                      friends, and associates birthdays will
  93.                                      appear every year.
  94.           Holiday Schedule:          Keep work holidays  here  and  quickly
  95.                                      merge them into other calendars.
  96.           Vacation Schedule:         Keep track  of an  entire  departments
  97.                                      Vacation schedule.
  98.           Work Schedule:             Schedule employees to work.  Enter 'W'
  99.                                      frequency   for  employee  that  works
  100.                                      every Thursday.  Merge  in the Holiday
  101.                                      Schedule,   cross  reference  it  with
  102.                                      Vacation Schedule,  easily  delete  an
  103.                                      occurrence from  the Work frequency if
  104.                                      there is a conflict.  Pull  all  store
  105.                                      schedules together for an overall view
  106.           Bill Payment Schedule:     Enter an 'M' frequency  for bills  due
  107.                                      monthly.If insurance is due quarterly,
  108.                                      enter an 'M3' frequency.  Three months
  109.                                      from now it will appear.  Keep   P. O.
  110.                                      Box,  Business license  renewal dates.
  111.                                      Enter  them  once  and  forget   about
  112.                                      them.                  
  113.           Training Schedules:        Schedule  separate classes in separate
  114.                                      calendars.  Easily mark 5 day training
  115.                                      class,  paste in other weeks.
  116.                                      Schedule instructors, equipment.  View
  117.                                      calendars  together  for  printing  or
  118.                                      to find scheduling conflicts.
  119.           Other Ideas:
  120.                College  student  class  schedule;
  121.                Softball league play;
  122.                Managers could keep daily commitments in separate calendars,
  123.                     so  that a  meeting can be scheduled  by looking at the
  124.                     attenders schedules of availability;
  125.                Nightly  banking  computer  runs  could  be  separated    by
  126.                     checking,  savings,  mortgage  processing  so that each
  127.                     department   could  view  the  schedule  kept  in  data
  128.                     processing;
  129.                Schedule  of auto maintenance  to keep  track  of  when  oil
  130.                     changes are needed or when they were done;
  131.                Family  doctor  and dentist appointments;
  132.                History of employees absenteeism, comp days, etc.;     
  133.                And on and on.................
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  139.                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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  141.           I:   TECHNICAL INFORMATION
  142.                A.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  143.                B.  PROGRAM AND DATA FILES
  144.                C.  NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS
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  146.           II:  USER INFORMATION
  147.                A.  CALENDAR LIST
  148.                B.  MAIN MENU
  149.                C.  CALENDAR
  150.                D.  EDITING DATA
  151.                E.  CALENDAR MENU
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  153.           III: REGISTRATION INFORMATION
  154.                A.  REGISTRATION
  155.                B.  PRICING STRUCTURE
  156.                C.  PAYMENT METHODS
  157.                D.  EXPLANATION OF SHAREWARE
  158.                E.  DISCLAIMER, AGREEMENT
  159.                F.  OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
  160.           IIII: APPENDIX
  161.                A.  CRITICAL ERROR MESSAGES
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  164.           =================================================================
  165.           I:  TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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  168.           A. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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  170.                1. IBM PC or compatible
  171.                2. VGA or EGA monitor.
  172.                3. DOS 3.01 or higher.
  173.                4. 512K RAM
  174.                5. Hard drive.
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  178.           B. PROGRAM AND DATA FILES
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  180.                These 7 files need to be included in the CALENDAR WISE
  181.                package.
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  183.                     CW.EXE      :  executable file
  184.                     CW.HLP      :  online