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SHAREWARE:
Accesses is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge
to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your
friends, and copy to bulletin boards, but do not give it away
altered.
You must read "Product Disclaimer & Registration Form" in
ACCESSES.HLP to be aware of the Disclaimer and to learn how to
TEMPORARILY REGISTER ACCESSES TO AVOID THE NAG Windows!
...CALL ME, CALL ME, CALL ME...
If you need assistance installing Accesses.
Please read at least until you see the asterisk separator.
ie: ************ so the INI file is properly setup!
Everyone should read CHANGES.TXT. CHANGES.TXT covers many user
requested additions to Accesses that are "special features" and
are sometimes not documented in ACCESSES.HLP.
Registrations will receive a Windows Write format of the
Accesses help file and the latest version of Accesses.
A special version of ACCESSES is compiled for Windows 3.0.
The Windows 3.0 version of Accesses is AC030b.ZIP (or ACCES0.ZIP)
and contains only the executable ACCESSES.EXE compiled for Windows
3.0 and will work in Win 3.1 but without DRAG DROP or Font changes.
Some boards do not allow version numbers in the filenames; therefore,
ACC30b.ZIP will be called ACCESS.ZIP for the Windows 3.1 version and
AC030b.ZIP will be called or ACCES0.ZIP for the Windows 3.0 version.
The ACC30b.ZIP (or ACCESS.ZIP) file contains the complete Windows 3.1
program files:
ACCESSES.EXE The main program for Windows 3.1.
ACCESSES.HLP The help file in Windows HELP format,
Windows 3.0 and 3.1 compatible.
README.TXT This file.
VENDOR.TXT Shareware and Vendor info.
REGISTER.FRM Registration Information.
NORTON.TXT An important note to Norton Desktop
users.
CHANGES.TXT Required reading for previous Accesses
version users. VERY INTERESTING
READING FOR OTHERS!
ACCDRIVE.EXE Tiny pop-up that displays the free
drive space. Accesses must be running
before this program will operate since
Accesses provides "the engine" to run the
pop-up. The pop-up is a "bare bones"
program and will NOT operate without
Accesses! (for Windows 3.0 and 3.1)
DAYALARM.EXE Tiny Calendar, daily alarm, and
date calculator. This program uses
the ACCESSES.INI file for initialization
data. The program was developed to
use less than 1% of your system
resources so it can be on your computer
all of the time. This program can be
launched without Accesses after Accesses
has built the INI file. (for Windows 3.0
and 3.1)
ACCDROP.EXE Windows 3.1 Drag Drop program. Each
instance launched will launch Documents
Drag Dropped with the user defined
program. See ACCESSES.WRI. Accesses
must be running.
BULLETIN.TXT Recommends the text to use when uploading
the ZIP files to bulletin boards.
ACCESSES.WRI An abbreviated Windows write Technical
document. Contains the Tutor.
The AC030b.ZIP (or ACCES0.ZIP) file contains ONLY the following
programs for Windows 3.0:
ACCESSES.EXE The main program for Windows 3.0.
README.TXT This file.
VENDOR.TXT Shareware and Vendor info.
REGISTER.FRM Registration Information.
You must download ACC30b.ZIP to get the balance of the
programs and Text.
You MUST Place ACCESSES.EXE, ACCESSES.HLP and ACCESSES.WRI in
the same directory as the TASKMAN.EXE windows program. You must have
ACCESSES.HLP and and ACCESSES.WRI installed for the installation to
work properly. After about a week, you can delete Accesses.hlp if
you are short on disk space. The TUTOR is in ACCESSES.WRI.
Accesses creates ACCESSES.INI when Accesses is 1st started & if an
ACCESSES.INI doesn't already exist. Accesses automatically updates
older version ACCESSES.INI files. IMPORTANT >> CLOSE YOUR OLD
VERSION OF ACCESSES.EXE BEFORE REPLACING IT WITH A NEW VERSION.
REMEMBER TWO IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR ACCESSES:
1. FILE EXTENSIONS ARE PREFERRED but not required
2. You MUST go thru the TUTOR in ACCESSES.WRI.
To Norton Desktop USERS: READ NORTON.TXT.
Follow these steps BEFORE LAUNCHING ACCESSES for the 1st time...
During the installation process you will automatically be storing
currently opened window positions to your ACCESSES.INI file. All
of this can be easily edited by Accesses later but it helps to
do some now. You can easily modify the setup from Accesses later!
1. Make a backup copy of your SYSTEM.INI file NOW. I will ask
you if I can add taskman.exe=accesses.exe to your SYSTEM.INI file
during the installation. (This change is not required but strongly
recommended.
2. open one copy each of 5 or 6 of your most frequently
used programs before running ACCESSES. If you're running
windows in the Enhanced (386) Mode, open a DOS window as well and
place the DOS window where you want it to be placed.
If you are running Norton Desktop, restore (not maximized and
not minimized) the folders and drive windows of Norton.
Read NORTON.TXT.
3. For now, Close or minimize duplicate programs. For example,
Run only one 'Notepad'.
4. Move these programs to the window positions that you
want them to normally be in when in the 'Restored' (not maximized
and not minimized) positions. USE THE RESTORED POSITION for all
of these WINDOWS. Tutor explains how to change any or all of
these positions if you want to make changes later - it's easy.
3. Then launch ACCESSES for the 1st time.
************
I wish you the best computering,
Ted
I can be contacted at the following:
Address: T. F. Wall
Off the WALL Software
7680 Cottonwood Ln.
Pleasanton, CA 94588-4322 USA
Phone:
Registered users can call for product support, improvements and
others can make inquiries at the following:
Charge Cards cannot be accepted, use the TEMPORARY REGISTRATION
and mail a check.
510-484-4129 8am - 6pm (Pacific Time)
Site License agreements can be negotiated.
I can be contacted on CompuServe; although, I currently access
this system on a weekly basis.
COMPUSERVE ID 73747,1563
The latest version of ACCESSES can be found on the:
CompuServ - WINADV board (slow to receive updates)
CompuServ - ZNT:TIPS board (fast updates)
CompuServ - NORUTL board (fast updates)
Genie - PCSUPPORT, 15, 3, 8, 6
and ARCHIVES is found on the:
CompuServ - WINADV board
Genie - PCSUPPORT, 15, 3, 8, 6
Search CompuServe or Genie using WALL as a keyword.
FOREIGN REGISTRATIONS:
Users registering from outside the USA should include an extra
$2 US ($1 US from Canada) to cover the return postage.