
    DSE Software Publishing
    Post Office Box 96                                      PB/VISION(tm)
    Willits, CA 95490-0096                                 PB/WORKSHOP(tm)

    Voice: (707) 459-4358
    FAX/BBS: (707) 459-4484
    FidoNet: 1:125/123
    InterNet: dse.software@genie.geis.com

       PB/VISION & PB/WORKSHOP - MAKING PowerBASIC A VERY "VISUAL" BASIC
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    Dear PowerBASIC 3.0 User:

        As one of the multitude of PowerBASIC users, there can be no doubt
    that you have come to enjoy its tremendous enhancements to the BASIC
    language.  At the same time, you have probably been waiting for a
    quality set of development tools to go with it.  The wait is over...

         With the "PB/VISION Visual Interface Library" you get a complete
    set of interface tools, including windows, menus, data entry forms, and
    more.  Nothing is left out.  Combine that with our "PB/WORKSHOP Visual
    Designer" and you can quickly draw your user interfaces and incorporate
    them into your own programs.

         Within hours, you could be writing professional looking programs
    at top-notch speeds.  Here is what you get:

                               PB/VISION FEATURES
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    o  Graphic Mapped GUI for that entirely graphics look and feel, but the
       blazing speed and low overhead of text mode.

    o  Data Entry Forms.  With PB/VISION you will have the most advanced
       data entry system in the industry.  Data entered into a form is
       automatically placed into user-defined TYPE variables so there is no
       need for you to perform any data conversion whatsoever.  Standard
       data entry controls include masked text fields, command buttons,
       option buttons, check boxes, scrolling lists, scroll bars, and more.
       All button operation is fully automatic and there is no need to
       write button management code.

    o  Menus.  Included are all of the standard Pulldown and Popup menus.
       Multiple simultaneous menus are also possible.

    o  Common Dialogs.  We provide drop-in routines for all of the standard
       common dialogs, including FileOpen, Print, Search/Replace,
       Calculator, PenColor, Palette, and others.  Full source is included.

    o  Context-Sensitive Help.  To make it easier for your customers to
       find the information they need, you can include fully context-
       sensitive help via our hypertext-based help system.  Use your
       favorite editor to create the files, and our help compiler to
       compress and convert them into distributable .HLP files.

    o  .INI File Management and COMMAND$ Line Parsing.  Two of the most
       requested (yet neglected) tools requested by BASIC programmers are
       standard features of PB/VISION.  The INI functions allow the
       creation and manipulation of industry standard text initialization
       (.INI) files and the command line parser allows you intuitively read
       the command line parameters provided when your program was executed.

    o  Event Driven.  None of this does much good without efficient program
       control, so that is why PB/VISION is event-driven.  You concentrate
       on making your programs look good, and the event-driver makes it
       work good.  You can manage entire user-interfaces with the simplest
       control code.  As you become an advanced user, you can even
       implement PB/VISION's object-oriented multi-threading features.

    o  Miscellaneous Routines.  We also include the full gambit of low-
       level file access, disk, keyboard, and video access routines.

    o  Online Documentation.  There is no need to hunt through the
       PB/VISION documentation to find help for any routine.  The entire
       manual has been compiled into a PowerBASIC compatible help file that
       can be instantly accessed while editing your programs in PB.EXE.
       Nothing could be easier.

    o  Small .EXE Files.  You rarely see the big guys bragging about this,
       be we sure do.  Most of PB/VISION is written in optimized assembler.
       An example bare-bones program with 5 virtual windows and full mouse
       control compiles to 58K.  An example data entry program compiles to
       78K.  We even include a public domain program that will reduce the
       file size by 30% to 50%.

    o  NO ROYALTIES.  NO RUNTIMES!

                              PB/WORKSHOP FEATURES
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    o  Includes the full PB/VISION library as described above, plus the
       following:

    o  Visual Designer.  No more "Trial and Error" interface design.  From
       within PB/WORKSHOP, you can create, edit, and test your forms,
       windows, menus, and status bars before (or even after) putting them
       into your programs.

    o  Resource files.  Why include hundreds of lines of code just to draw
       the interface?  PB/WORKSHOP saves your windows, forms, menus, and
       status bars in a single compressed "resource" format so you can
       instantly load them when needed.  You can even edit the look and
       feel of your program after it has been compiled, without the need to
       re-compile any source.

    o  Source Generation.  To get you productive fast, PB/WORKSHOP takes
       all of your interface resources and generates a "fill-in-the-blanks"
       ready to compile skeleton program for you.  All you have to do is
       put your own code behind the interface objects.  It's that easy.

                              STILL NOT CONVINCED?
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    o  Working Demos Available by BBS.  If you have a modem you can call
       our BBS at 707-459-4484 (1200-14,400 baud,8,N,1).  Logon as GUEST
       for immediate no-nonsense access to our file area.  FidoNet users
       can "file request" (FREQ) these files under the "magic names" of
       "PBVISION" and "WORKSHOP".  These demos will also be carried by most
       major online networks and BBS'.

                         WE ARE ALWAYS HERE TO HELP YOU
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        You don't have to worry about becoming an orphan.  As with all DSE
    products, technical support is a phone call away.  You can talk with us
    by voice, or you can communicate with us and other PB/VISION
    programmers on our free technical support BBS.  Most times, you can
    talk with the actual programmers.  There is always help available.

                             KEEPING THE COST DOWN
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         The bulk of software costs today is in the production of the
    manuals.  The trouble is that most manuals sit on the shelf, seldom
    touched.  We do not want to pass this unnecessary cost on to you, so
    all of our documentation is provided on disk and is formatted for
    printing with any dot matrix or laser printer.  Remember, all of the
    PB/VISION documentation (with the exception of the tutorial) is built
    into the PowerBASIC help system so you should rarely ever have to refer
    to (or even print) the manuals.

                               MEET THE CHALLENGE
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        As you can see, PB/VISION will make you look good, and PB/WORKSHOP
    will make you productive.  At such a low cost, you will re-coup your
    investment the very first time you use them.  They're that good!

    Sincerely,

    Daniel P. Stasinski
    Author of PB/VISION & PB/WORKSHOP

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    Developer Requirements: IBM PC or compatible running DOS 3.1 or higher,
    640K of memory minimum, CGA/EGA/VGA color monitor, and a hard disk
    drive with 2MB of free space.  A mouse is highly recommended, but not
    required.

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    PB/VISION(tm) and PB/WORKSHOP(tm) are trademarks of DSE Software
    Publishing.  PowerBASIC is a registered trademark belonging to
    PowerBASIC, Inc.
