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Copyright 1989 By PRO DEV Software PDS*QUOTE Version 4.09
November 15, 1989
Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions
This document contains PRO DEV Software's message to Disk Copying and
Bulletin Board Services. This release has 5 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 PDS*QUOTE
Version 4.09 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 PDS*QUOTE software with any version number lower than
Version 4.09. 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. 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
4. You may add your own files to this disk as long as none of them give
any impression that this Shareware software is "free".
You may not . . .
1. DO NOT remove any of the following files from the disk (or compressed
file if you are a BBS):
QUOTE.EXE QUOTEDAT.EXE PRINTERS.EXE QUOTEDOC.EXE STATE.BAT
SETUP.BAT VENDOR.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.
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Copyright 1989 By PRO DEV Software PDS*QUOTE Version 4.09
Vendor Encouragements And Restrictions
3. You may NOT replace the QUOTEDOC.EXE SCRNCHed documentation file with
the ASCII QUOTE.DOC file or another form of archiving, packing or
ziping. If you are a BBS, archive/pack/zip the QUOTEDOC.EXE file
along with the other files WITHOUT first unSCRNCHing the QUOTEDOC.EXE
file. This is because my INSTALL program expects the SCRNCHed file.
The same applys to the LHARCed QUOTPROG.EXE, PRINTERS.EXE and
QUOTEDAT.EXE files.
4. If you are a Disk Copying or Bulletin Board Service that feels that
you JUST must add your own message to the end of my Copyrighted
documentation contained in the QUOTEDOC.EXE file, send the text of
your message on a disk to PRO DEV Software and I will add it and
reSCRNCH the QUOTEDOC.EXE file for you. You can also EasyPlex the
text to CompuServe PPN: 72617,1266. Please realize that you are
placing a burden on me to do this as the SCRNCH process takes my
computer about an hour to perform and you can add your messages in
separate files a lot easier.
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 "PDS*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 Version 4.09. The PDS*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 3 1/2 years ago.
6 NEW FEATURES
(1) The documentation has been expanded (Appendix B) to allow the user to
work and custom report on, the dBASE III Plus compatible data base
files with ButtonWare's popular PC-File:dB Shareware. Then, using
PC-File:dB, the user can export any of the data files to a Lotus 1-2-3
type spreadsheet.
(2) The system has been arranged to work with PRO DEV Software's
PDS*EPRICE Shareware software. The PDS*EPRICE system allows
Electrical Contractors to obtain weekly material price updates from 4
major electrical pricing services and import those prices into the
PDS*QUOTE data base files. Many Electrical Contractors are purchasing
PCs and are using the PDS*QUOTE Shareware Quotation system.
(3) The user can now add Zero Sales Tax Rental Items to the quote.
(4) The user can add Zero Sales Tax and (optionally) Zero markup Insurance
Costs to the quote.
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Copyright 1989 By PRO DEV Software PDS*QUOTE Version 4.09
6 NEW FEATURES (Continued)
(5) Multi-State Tax and Labor Rates.
(6) It is now possible to control the top margin of the first printed page
so that the user can use letterhead. Further, the user can optionally
pause between pages or just pause after the first page.
Again, thank you for carrying my Shareware software.
Very truly yours,
George Abbott
Member - Association Of Telephone: 616-788-2243
Shareware Professionals CompuServe PPN: 72617,1266
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Catalog Descriptions
1. One Liner Description
(disk #) PDS*QUOTE 4.09 - Extremely full featured quote/bid system for
any type or size business [ASP].
2. Complete Description
(disk #) PDS*QUOTE Version 4.09 [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 number of Labor Groups can be associated with any
quotation. Using dBASE compatible files for the Supplier, Labor and
Material costs, you can browse the material data base 4 different ways
with a Point & Shoot browse method to rapidly build a customized
quote. The latest in pull-down menus and constant on-screen "what to
do next" instructions make the system highly intuitive to learn and
use. You can use the system's natural defaults to build simple quotes
or use all of the many bells and whistles to build complex quotes.
The stand-alone program does NOT require the user to own Ashton-Tate's
dBASE III Plus or dBASE IV systems.
To support your sales efforts, you can print complete catalogs of your
products and services with either your prices, List prices or both.
You can even include unlimited sized Specifications for the material
items in your data base and optionally print them on the quote.
Material items can also carry automatic multi-rate labor units so that
labor can optionally be pulled in with the selected material items.
You can place notes anywhere in the quote as desired. Sub-assemblies
can be rapidly merged to a quote to save time and increase accuracy.
When modifying a large quote, you can instantly jump to any item. At
a registration price of only $45 this is a BEST BUY.
3. Feature List
* Pull-Down Menus * Optional Auto multi- * Optional multiple
* Extensive Windowing group labor units profit rates
* Instant Screens per material item * Non-Standard items
* On-Screen Help * Multi-optional State * Point & Shoot Browse
Messages and/or Federal Tax * Merge Quotes
* Complete program combinations * Printer Support
with all features * On-Screen Calculator * non-USA Date Formats
* Complete Manual * Customize Screen * Very Fast To Learn
* Customize Field Colors And Use
Names * Print to printer, * dBASE II Plus
* Bulk Quantity Prices screen or disk and PC-File:dB
* Virtually unlimited * Bid/Invoice printing compatible
data file size * Rental Items * Insurance Costs
* Multi-State Tax/Labor
Thank you very much for carrying my Shareware software. I hope that you
explain the Shareware process of registration in your catalogs. If you
have any questions, please be sure to write or call.
George Abbott