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WELCOME
Thank you for your interest in J.E. Smith Software.  This README
hyper-text program was designed to provide you with up-to-the-minute
information on J.E. Smith Software and current software offerings.
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Press (ENTER) to view the Main Menu or (F1) for Help.
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README HELP
(ARROW KEYS) Select a topic by moving the highlight bar with
             any of the arrow keys.
(ANY LETTER) Jump to the next selection beginning with that letter.
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(HOME) Move the highlight bar to the first selection.
 (END) Move the highlight bar to the last selection.
(PGUP) Move the highlight bar 1/10 back in the list.
(PGDN) Move the highlight bar 1/10 forward in the list.
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(ESC) or (-) exit the README program and return to DOS.
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MAIN MENU
! Use the arrow keys to highlight the
! desired topic, and then press (ENTER).
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   A.  Current Product List
   B.  About J.E. Smith Software
   C.  Product Support
   D.  In the Pipeline
   E.  Shareware
   F.  How to Order
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   H.  Help using the README program
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HOT-KEYS
There are certain key combinations that are available to you anytime
README is waiting on a key to be pressed. These are called HOT-KEYS.
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Valid Hot-Keys:

              (F1)  Help on using README.
           (ALT-M)  Available memory and other key information.
           (ALT-O)  Run ORDER.EXE and print order form.
           (ALT-S)  Shell to DOS, return to README by typing EXIT.
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DOS SHELL
Pressing (ALT-S) will allow you to shell to DOS without exiting
README.  This allows you to perform DOS related functions such as
formatting disks, copying files or any other needed activity.  When
you are finished just type EXIT and you will immediately return to
README exactly where you were when you shelled to DOS.
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MONOCHROME MODE
The /MONO command line option forces the program into a monochrome
mode thus eliminating the use of colors.  Normally, README will
detect the type of video card in your computer and adjust the colors
accordingly.  However, if you are using a color card (CGA, EGA or
VGA) and a monochrome monitor, README will attempt to display
colors.  This may be difficult to read.  To override the auto-detect
and force the program into a monochrome mode, start README as such:

        README /MONO    (ENTER)
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Questions or comments about any J.E. Smith Software product should
be directed to:
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!Jim E. Smith
!344 Observatory Drive
!Birmingham, AL  35206

!Internet: jim.smith@lunatic.com or jim.smith@the-matrix.com
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I also monitor several network conferences, including ILink - SPEED,
Shareware and Offline; U'NI Net/FringeNet - SPEED, Shareware and
Offline.  Address messages to JIM SMITH.
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In addition to the above, registered users are provided with my home
phone number for immediate technical support.
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PRODUCT LIST
J.E. Smith Software sells and supports the following software:
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 MY MONEY   - Complete personal financial manager.
 MY TIME    - Personal information manager.
 SPEED READ - QWK-compatible offline mail reader with a database.
 SEDIT      - Text editor designed for use with electronic mail.
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MY MONEY - $25
MY MONEY is a personal finance manager designed to be intuitive and
easy to use.  It was written for those people who prefer not to be
bothered with all the underlying accounting gibberish, but are more
interested in painless personal finances with minimal user
maintenance.  Major features include:
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 - Checkbook manager (3 accounts).  - Net worth tracker.
 - Budget section.                  - Credit card manager.
 - Cash payment manager.            - Printout module.
 - Portfolio section.               - Depreciable asset section.
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 - Analysis module with tables, bar charts and pie charts.
 - Financial calculator with an integrated amortization schedule.
 - Extensive, on-line, context-sensitive, hyper-text, help.
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Requires 384k memory and a printer connected to LPT1.
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MY TIME - $25
MY TIME is a complete personal information manager.  The calendar
section schedules and tracks important events such as business
meetings, appointments, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
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The Dialer Module organizes phone numbers and people lists.  It
allows you to create up to 200 directories with 100 entries in each.
It will even dial the phone number for you, if you have a Hayes
compatible modem set to COM1 or COM2.
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A Lister Module is available to accumulate historical data.  Uses
include maintenance histories, charitable giving, inventorying
valuables, coin and stamp collections, commission log, etc.
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MY TIME takes a non-TSR approach thus does not use up any valuable
memory when it is not in use.  The Quick Scan option allows you to
quickly see what events are pending or past due.
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SPEED READ - $25
SPEED READ is a next-generation offline QWK-compatible message
manager.  SPEED allows you to combine incoming mail packets with an
existing message base and specify a number of old messages to keep
in each conference.  You can delete individual messages or mark them
for long-term storage.  Some of SPEED's features include:
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 - Wide/long message support.     - User-defined keyboard macros.
 - File attaches.                 - Carbon Copies & Forwarding.
 - Extensive RAM disk support.    - ZIP, ARJ and LZH support.
 - Conference specific settings.  - PostLink support.
 - Auto-import QWK packets.       - Multiple packet import.
 - 10 user-defined hot-keys.      - Twit filter and word censor.
 - Searching and sorting.         - Auto-pruning of message base.
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 - The ability to compress the message base to save disk space.
 - "Special Bonus Thing" for registered users.   ...and much more.
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SEDIT - $25
SEDIT is a text editor originally designed to compose and edit
messages while using an offline mail reader such as SPEED READ.
However, its use is not limited to just offline mail. It provides
all the features needed to create small to medium size text
documents.  Some of SEDIT's features include:
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 - Convenient pull-down menus.    - User-defined key bindings.
 - Keyboard macros.               - 5k delete/undelete buffer.
 - Word wrap.                     - Paragraph/quote reformatting.
 - Editing up to four files.      - Resizeable windows.
 - Vertical/horizontal windows.   - Search and replace functions.
 - Clipboard.                     - Block functions.
 - Print functions.               - Spelling checker (50,000 words).
 - Spell-check as you type.       - Online, context-sensitive, help.
 - Autoindent option.             - Strip trailing spaces option.
                                  - ...and much more.
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ABOUT J.E. SMITH SOFTWARE
J.E. Smith Software was created in 1988 with the release of MY MONEY
v1.00.  The company consists of four part-time employees -- my wife,
mother, father and myself -- and soon my new daughter, born 3-30-95.
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Like many shareware authors, I work a day job to pay the bills.  I
am a financial analyst for a large company headquartered in
Birmingham, Alabama.  My specialty is financial information systems.
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My first contact with computers was in a business computer class my
sophomore year in college.  That was my only "formal" training.  I
have since spent many sleepless nights pounding away on the
keyboard.  My first computer was a TRS-80 Model III with a whopping
48k of memory -- no hard disk.  The computer has changed several
times, the sleepless nights have not.
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SOFTWARE IN DEVELOPMENT
SPEED READ FOR WINDOWS v1.00            Estimated release date: 1996
  Work has already begun on the Alpha version.  For the most part it
  will be a total rewrite.  SRW will be my primary focus until it is
  released.  A Win '95 version should follow closely after the Win
  3.11 release.
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SPEED READ v2.10                        Estimated release date: 1996
  The development cycle will slow down for the the DOS versions of
  SPEED (SR and SRP) as emphasis is shifted to the Windows version.
  A minor upgrade will most likely occur in 1996.
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SEDIT v1.20                             Estimated release date: N/A
  With the decline in the DOS market, no major work is planned for
  SEDIT.  Maintenance releases will be issued on an "as-needed"
  basis.  A windows version of SEDIT is possible in the future.
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SHAREWARE
Shareware is not a type of software, but instead a way of marketing
software.  Shareware allows you to evaluate a piece of software in
your environment for a predetermined period of time.  At the end of
the time period you decide whether you want to pay for the right to
continue using the software or quit using it.
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There are many advantages to shareware over traditionally marketed
software.  They include the ability to thoroughly test a program on
your system before buying it, access to the author, more value per
dollar, frequent upgrades, specialty programs, and many more.
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The long-term success of shareware is dependent on the integrity of
those who use the products.  As a shareware author, I rely on your
honesty to pay for the continued use of my products.  If you use my
products beyond the evaluation period, please register them.  This
will certainly encourage me to maintain them and develop more.
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HOW TO ORDER
To print an order form, press (ALT-O).  README will execute the
program ORDER.EXE, an automated order form.  If ORDER.EXE cannot be
located, the file ORDER.FRM is sent to LPT1.  I highly recommend
that you use ORDER.EXE to complete the order form.  This will help
eliminate delays caused by illegible handwriting and ensure you get
the lowest possible price.
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