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Copyright 1990 By PRO DEV Software ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10
Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions 10/15/90
This document contains PRO DEV Software's message to Disk Copying and
Bulletin Board Services. This release has 15 NEW FEATURES.
First of all, thank you for carrying my Shareware software in your Disk
Copying Service catalog or on your Bulletin Board Service. You are a
vital link in the Shareware distribution process.
You MAY . . .
1. This on-disk letter authorizes you to include the enclosed
ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10 disk of Shareware software in your Shareware
Cataloging and Disk Copying Service. This is a non-exclusive
authorization. Further, this on-disk letter notifies you that you may
NOT continue to distribute ProDev*QUOTE software with any version
number lower than Version 4.10. If you receive a copy with the file
REGISTER.MEM, you MUST delete this file to make the disk
un-registered.
2. You may sell disks containing copies of this software as long as you
do NOT imply to your customers that this is "free" software. It is
best if your catalogs make it clear that this is Shareware software
that the end user must register with PRO DEV Software to continue
using beyond the evaluation stage. You may add your own files to this
disk as long as none of them give any impression that this Shareware
software is "free". If you list the registration fees in your
catalog, DO NOT use words like "Donation", "Contribution", or other
such words. It is a REGISTRATION FEE or COST of $45.
3. If you are a Disk Copying or Bulletin Board Service and you obtained
this software from other than PRO DEV Software, you may not have the
latest version. You are encouraged to write or call PRO DEV Software
and ask for the latest version.
PRO DEV Software 545 Grover Road Muskegon, MI 49442
616-788-2243 (8:00-5:00 M-F Eastern Time) CompuServe PPN: 72617,1266
You may not . . .
1. LIST.COM is included on this disk with written permission from Vernon
Buerg and may NOT be removed or replaced with a different version.DO
NOT remove any of the following files from the disk (or compressed
file if you are a BBS):
QUOTPROG.EXE QUOTEDAT.EXE PRINTERS.EXE QUOTEDOC.EXE INSTALL.EXE
LIST.COM VENDOR.DOC FEATURES.DOC REGISTER.DOC README.DOC
2. If you are a Disk Copying Service, please do not further compress the
above files, particularly so as to add other software to the same
disk. You may NOT put one of my competitors products on the same
disk! You may add your identifying and instruction files. Naturally,
a BBS operator will compress the entire system as required. If you
sell collections on 720k or 1.4m disks, this system can be combined
with the ProDev*QUOTE Utility Program disk and the ProDev*EPRICE disk.
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Copyright 1989 By PRO DEV Software ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10
Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions
3. You may NOT replace any of the LHARCed or SCRNCHed files with another
form of archiving, packing or ziping. If you are a BBS, you may
archive/pack/zip the files WITHOUT first unLHARCing or unSCRNCHing
the files. This is because my INSTALL program expects the LHARCed
and SCRNCHed files.
I also encourage you to give this full featured system the write-up it
deserves in your catalog. The last page gives my "unbiased" {grin}
suggested catalog descriptions. I really get discouraged when I see
catalogs that just say "ProDev*QUOTE Quote/Bid system". It is really a
powerful, low registration fee system that is currently being used by all
types and sized business from small contractors to consultants to at least
1 Fortune 100 company.
Now that I have gotten all of that legal stuff out of the way, let me tell
you what is in the Version 4.10 MAJOR upgrade. The ProDev*QUOTE system
has been evolving for 10 or 12 years, first on a mainframe computer and
then as Version 3.0 for PC/MS-DOS Shareware about 4 years ago.
15 NEW FEATURES
(1) Three new reports; Bulk Purchases, Rental Items and Purchase Order
Lists.
(2) Completely revised Material Data Base (or catalog) report that allows
the data to be displayed in ANY order. The report will also
accommodate compressed print or wide carriage printers to allow a
more desirable report format. Further, the unlimited text, that can
be used for Material Masters, can optionally be printed. The
incremental Automatic Labor costs can optionally be printed.
(3) Menu driven backup selection so that the user will have (almost) no
excuse not to backup data files. The backup menu even prompts the
user to change disks if necessary. The program has a backup warning
that is displayed if the user quits a session that may have changed
data files.
(4) Menu driven selective restoral of backed up data files in case of
file crash.
(5) Optional Footnotes of any length that can be printed on the First,
Last or All pages of the quotation. The system even has a Default
Footnote feature to quickly add the default footnote to a quotation.
The footnote can readily be modified to fit the particular quotation.
(6) Many system defaults added to allow configuring the system for any
State or Country.
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Copyright 1989 By PRO DEV Software ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10
15 NEW FEATURES (Continued)
(7) Mass Price Changes by supplier to react quickly to price changes.
(8) Quotations can now be printed to spreadsheet and data base compatibe
Comma Delimited PRN and System Data (SDF) files in addition to
straight Text files. This allows the user to import the quote into
other spreadsheet and data base systems.
(9) The ability to change individual material profit rates "on-the-fly"
for a particular quotation.
(10) Discount And Special List Price Items
(11) COMPLETE context sensitive pop-up F1 Help window giving quick and
total explanation of every feature and option. You can even
selectively print the contents of the Help window being viewed. This
allows you to take optional notes while learning the system. New
users will be able to make the registration decision without even
printing the complete on-disk manual that is still provided.
(12) Pop-Up Calendar. The user can even move the calendar around the
screen so that date fields on the screen will not be overlaid by the
calendar.
(13) Pop-Up Calculator with result transfer to data field.
(14) An on-screen "Insert" status indicator is displayed for all field and
text windows.
(15) Memory Overlay Management has been added so that only a portion of
the QUOTE.EXE file is in memory at any time. Separate overlay files
are not required for this feature. This allowed me to add the
previous 14 features and still run the program in about the same
amount of memory as before.
Again, thank you for carrying my Shareware software.
Very truly yours,
George Abbott
Member - Association Of
Shareware Professionals
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Catalog Descriptions
1. One Liner Description
(disk #) ProDev*QUOTE 4.10 - Extremely full featured quote/bid system
for any type or size business [ASP].
2. Complete Description
(disk #) ProDev*QUOTE Version 4.10 [ASP] is an excellent full
featured Quotation or Bid Estimating system for any type or size
business. Consulting services can even use the Auto Labor feature to
create labor only quotes without material, or any combination in
between. An unlimited nu