            VERSION 3.3 of NAMEBASE from Michael Paulick  
                   Copyright 1991-96, M.J.Paulick 

 INTRODUCTION: 
  
 Thanks for taking the time to evaluate the NAMEBASE Name/Address    
 program!  NAMEBASE keeps track of names, addresses, phone numbers,  
 and notes about persons or companies.  A unique feature lets you  
 maintain many separate lists within the same file.  Some users even 
 create lists to keep track of things like credit cards or collections, 
 although NAMEBASE was really designed as an address book program. 
  
 NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS is now available, and you can receive a fully 
 registered version of this new program for FREE when you register the
 DOS version!  Just ask for it when you register.
  
 You will NOT have to re-enter your data to use the Windows version.  
 The registered version of NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS includes a program which 
 converts your NAMEBASE for DOS data to the new Windows version. 

 For more information about NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS, see the description
 at the end of this file.  That description also tells how you can save 
 an additional dollar off the registration price.

 NAMEBASE allows you to quickly locate any name in your 
 list by simply typing the first few letters of that name.   
 You can print labels, a pocket-size address book, rotary index cards,  
 and reports.  NAMEBASE fully supports a mouse, and can dial the  
 phone for you.  NAMEBASE creates mail-merge files for use with most 
 word processors. 
  
 REGARDLESS of how you obtained this program, it is provided 
 to you for a 30-day evaluation period only.  If you continue 
 to use NAMEBASE, you need to license this software directly 
 with the author by sending $25.00 plus $4.00 shipping and 
 handling to Michael Paulick.  You will receive BOTH the DOS and 
 Windows versions without the registration reminder, and a printed 
 manual for the DOS version.  The Windows version includes an on-line
 Help file with complete documentation.
  
 NAMEBASE is copyrighted, but you may distribute the program freely, 
 as long as you make it clear that users are expected to pay the  
 author for the program if they find it useful after a 30-day  
 evaluation period.  You must include all 3 files when you
 distribute it: NAME.EXE, NAME.DAT, and README.TXT. 
 You may NOT alter any of these 3 files in any way, other than to 
 compress these files, as long as they can be decompressed 
 to their original state. 
  
 Please send $25.00 + 4.00 shipping and handling to: 
                       Michael Paulick 
                       PO BOX 935 
                       CONIFER, CO  80433 
  
 Product support will be provided by mail or via the Internet 
 for a minimum of 90 days after purchase.  You can contact me 
 via E-mail on the Internet at 70640.1614@compuserve.com, or at the 
 above address. 
  
 I will rush the newest version to you, usually the next day. 
 I sincerely appreciate your honesty, and I'll make you glad you 
 did business with me.  There is an option on the REPORTS MENU which 
 will print an order form if you want to use it.  
  
 I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST DATA.  You should make regular 
 backups of your data file. 
  
 THIS SOFTWARE AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE SUPPLIED "AS IS". 
 I DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE & MANUAL, WHETHER 
 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED           
 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR              
 PURPOSE.  I WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,     
 INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES DUE TO LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON.   
 THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE ACCURACY AND THE USE OF     
 THIS PRODUCT.  IF YOU ARE UNWILLING TO ACCEPT THIS RISK, DO NOT USE   
 THE PRODUCT! 
 This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. 
 Any action brought by either party arising out of or related to this 
 agreement shall be brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of
 competent jurisdiction located in Jefferson County, Colorado. 
 The parties hereby consent to jurisdiction of said courts. 
  
  
 INSTALLING NAMEBASE: 
  
 Simply copy all files from the NAMEBASE diskette to any directory      
 on your hard disk, or insert the NAMEBASE diskette into your           
 floppy drive if you don't have a hard disk.  Then follow the           
 instructions under the heading STARTING NAMEBASE.  If you need       
 more instruction than that, read below:        
  
 To install NAMEBASE on your hard disk, you should first create a       
 sub-directory.  Refer to your DOS manual, or follow these 
 directions:                                                            
   - Make sure you are at the DOS prompt (usually contains a >          
     symbol).                                                           
   - Make sure that the default disk is the one you want to copy        
     NAMEBASE onto.  You can change the default disk by simply          
     typing the name of this disk followed by a colon (:), such as      
                                C:                                      
                                                                        
   - Make a new sub-directory on this disk using the DOS Make           
     Directory command (MD), such as                                    
                                MD \NAME                                
                                                                        
     This will create a sub-directory called NAME on the default        
     disk.                                                              
                                                                        
   - Change to this new directory using the DOS Change Directory        
     command (CD), such as                                              
                                CD \NAME                                
                                                                        
     Copy all files from the NAMEBASE floppy disk to your hard disk 
     using the DOS COPY command, such as                                
                                COPY A:*.*  C:\NAME                     
  
 That's all there is to it! 
  
  
 STARTING NAMEBASE, AND USING COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:                     
 You start NAMEBASE simply by typing NAME at the DOS prompt.  First     
 make sure you are in the directory where the NAMEBASE files have 
 been copied to.  For example, if you copied the NAMEBASE files to a    
 directory called NAME on your C drive, and NAME is not the       
 current directory, you would issue the following DOS commands to start 
 NAMEBASE:                                                              
                                C:                 
                                CD \NAME 
                                NAME
                                                                        
 Besides the NAME.EXE file, NAMEBASE needs a database file called       
 NAME.DAT.  NAME.DAT contains your lists of names and addresses, 
 and the program will create this file if it finds that it does     
 not exist.  You can also have NAMEBASE use any other file name         
 for your database by specifying that file name after the NAME          
 command, such as:     NAME MYFILE.DAT     This allows you to use       
 more than one database if you want.                                    
                                                                        
 Certain monochrome monitors, such as those found on some laptops       
 and other machines, emulate a color monitor.  NAMEBASE automatically   
 detects the type of monitor you are using and adjusts accordingly,     
 but has no way of knowing that some machines that say they are color  
 are not.  If you have a monochrome monitor and have difficulty reading 
 the screens, try starting NAMEBASE with the following command:         
                                NAME/B                                  
                                                                        
 NAMEBASE is supplied to you with a NAME.DAT file, which       
 already contains some names and addresses.  To look at this          
 file, start NAMEBASE with the following command:                       
                                NAME                                    
                                                                        
 When you want to start entering your own data, delete this sample      
 file with the following command:                                       
                                DEL NAME.DAT                            
                                                                        
 Then start NAMEBASE as before, by typing the following command:             
                                NAME                                    
                                                                        
 When you don't specify any file name after the NAME command,           
 NAMEBASE looks for a file called NAME.DAT.  If it does not find        
 this file, it will create a new one for you without any records        
 in it.                                                                 
                                                                        
                                                                        
 THE FIRST SCREEN:                                                      
  
 The first screen you see after starting NAMEBASE is split into         
 two halves.  The upper half of the screen displays the lastname        
 and firstname for 14 records at a time, with 1 of the records          
 highlighted by the cursor bar.  Pressing the arrow keys (also the      
 Home, End, PageUp or PageDown keys) or clicking the left mouse  
 button on any name moves this cursor bar.  The lower half of the 
 screen displays the detail information for the record that the    
 cursor bar is on.                                  
                                                                        
 To EDIT, ADD, or DELETE the displayed record, press one of the keys  
 indicated in the boxes at the top of the screen, or click the left     
 mouse button on one of those boxes.                                    
                                                                        
 On the last line of the first screen, just to the left of the          
 copyright notice, you will see a number.  This number indicates        
 how many records are in the currently active sub-file.                 
                                                                        
                                                                        
 THE MENU:                                                              
  
 You can display the menu from the first screen by pressing the F2      
 key, or by pressing Alt-M, or by clicking the right mouse button.      
 Another right mouse button-click hides the menu again.                 
 You choose a menu option by highlighting the option you want
 (using the cursor keys) and pressing ENTER, or by typing the first  
 letter of that option, or by clicking the left mouse button on  
 any menu option.  An alternate way to choose a menu option 
 without displaying the menu first is to hold down the Alt key      
 and press the first letter of that menu option.  For example,          
 pressing Alt-F displays the File Selection menu option.  This          
 only works if you have NOT pressed F2 to display the menu first.       
 Pressing the ESC key or clicking the right mouse button will          
 get rid of the menu if you do not want to make a choice. 
                                                                        
 One option not on the menu is Alt-D, which takes you to DOS.  You      
 then type EXIT to return to NAMEBASE, exactly where you left off.      
 This only works if the menu is NOT displayed, and only if you are      
 on the first screen.                                                   
                                                                        
                                                                        
 ABOUT SUB-FILES:                                                       
  
 You can separate people in your name/address list into many            
 logical sub-files within the same file.  You can create up to 200      
 sub-files, each one containing completely separate data.  You          
 might have one which contains your personal friends, another for       
 your clients, and a third one for businesses.  Of course, you could   
 leave everyone in the same sub-file if you like, which saves you       
 from having to switch between sub-files.   EACH sub-file can hold up   
 to 3400 records. 
                                                                        
 To create sub-files, first display the menu by pressing F2, then       
 choose the "File Selection" option.  This displays a list of all       
 your sub-files.  Highlight the first item in the list, "CREATE A       
 NEW SUB-FILE" and press ENTER, or click the left mouse button         
 twice very quickly on this item (called a "double-click") to 
 display a box which asks you for the name you want to call this 
 new sub-file.  Type any name you want and press ENTER to display 
 the previous screen.  You will see the name of your new sub-file 
 displayed in the list.  That's all there is to it.   
  
 Now you must choose the sub-file you want to make "active" by      
 highlighting that sub-file name in the list and pressing ENTER,    
 or double-clicking the left mouse button on that sub-file name. 
 You always know which sub-file you have chosen, because its name      
 is displayed on the top line of the main screen.           
                                                                        
 If you use multiple sub-files to hold your data, take some time        
 to plan how to best organize these sub-files.  Although you can        
 move records between sub-files and change sub-file names, it will      
 save you work later if you get it right the first time.  You           
 cannot delete an entire sub-file once it is created.  You can          
 delete all records in the sub-file (one by one) and rename it to       
 blank.  The sub-file will still appear on the file selection menu      
 with a name of "blank - not used?".  You can reuse this sub-file       
 for another purpose later, and change the name to something            
 meaningful.  Unused sub-files take up little space in your data        
 file.                                                                  
                                                                        
                                                                        
 CHANGING THE TITLE ON THE TOP OF THE FIRST SCREEN:                     
  
 NAMEBASE displays the name of the current sub-file on the top of       
 the main screen.  If this is the first time you are using a new        
 file (which NAMEBASE created automatically for you,) you will see      
 the heading "Subfile 1 (the default)" on the top line of the           
 screen.  You can change this title to anything you like (up to 25      
 characters) by pressing F2 to display the menu, then choosing the      
 "File Selection" option.  Simply highlight the line which says         
 "Subfile 1 (the default)" and press the Insert key.  Then change       
 the name to "My friends" or whatever else you want for the          
 title of this sub-file, and press ENTER.  Then press ENTER again       
 to select this subfile, and the title on the top of your screen        
 will be changed.                                                       
                                                                        
                                                                        
 SELECTING A RECORD TO DISPLAY OR CHANGE:                               
  
 On the first screen, if you want to quickly locate a persons          
 record in the list, simply type the first few letters of that          
 persons name.  Each time you press a letter, the person whose         
 name most closely matches what you typed will be found.  Pressing      
 the backspace key will erase the last letter you typed and search      
 for the closest match of the remaining letters.  Note that the         
 backspace key has a different function from the left-arrow key on      
 this screen.  If a match is not found, the cursor bar will move        
 to the point in the list where this record would have been, and        
 you will hear a beep.                                                  
                                                                        
 You can also use the 4 arrow keys, Page-up and Page-down, Home,        
 or End keys, or the mouse to find a person in the list.                              
 Any time you press one of the arrow keys, the cursor bar will          
 move in the direction of the arrow, and all letters that you           
 typed in the search field will be cleared.  You can also click the     
 left mouse button on any of the 4 arrows displayed to the right of     
 the list of names.
                                                                        
 Once you have located a person in the list, all the information        
 about that person is displayed on the bottom half of the screen.       
 If you want to change any of this data, simply press ENTER to go to   
 the EDIT screen, or click the mouse on the ENTER-Edit box at the top   
 of the screen, or click the mouse on the highlighted name.  The first  
 mouse click moves the cursor bar to a name.  Once the cursor bar is    
 already on a name, another mouse click on the same name takes you    
 to the EDIT screen for that name. 
  
 To add a new record, press the INSERT key or click the mouse on  
 the INSERT box.
 To delete a person, press the DELETE key or click the DELETE box. 
 A box will pop up asking you to verify the delete before proceeding.   
                                                                        
                                                                        
 ADDING OR CHANGING YOUR DATA.  THE EDIT SCREEN:                        
  
 The EDIT screen has various option boxes which indicate the key to     
 press for that option, just like the first screen.  You can also       
 click the left mouse button on any of those boxes.                     
 Some fields on this screen (the Name, Address, and City fields)        
 will automatically capitalize the first letter of each word as you
 type.  Help on entering each field is available by pressing F1 or
 by clicking the HELP box while the cursor is on that field.            
                                                                        
 You move between fields by pressing ENTER or TAB, or by clicking       
 the left mouse button on any field.  Shift-TAB (a backwards Tab)       
 will move the cursor backwards through the fields on the screen.       
 You can move directly to the last field on the screen (the Notes       
 field) by pressing Cntl-End, or clicking the mouse anywhere in that    
 field.  Likewise, pressing Cntl-Home takes you to the first field      
 on the screen (the First Name).  The END key takes you to the end      
 of the data in a field, and HOME to the start of the field.            
  
 You should note that you can change the description for 3            
 fields on the screen.  These fields are descriptions for the 3rd       
 and 4th phone numbers and for the 2nd date field.  Read the help       
 messages for these fields for further details.  After entering         
 all your data, press F10 to save it to the file, or press ESC to       
 abandon your changes.                                                  
  
                                                                        
 PRINTING ENVELOPES: 
  
 While viewing a record on the EDIT screen, you can print an envelope   
 by pressing the F5 key.  The program then asks if you want to print   
 the Home or Work address.  You reply with either an H or W.  To change 
 the return address or to customize where the address prints on the     
 envelope, press R to display the Envelope Setup screen. 
                                                                        
                                                                        
 TRANSFERRING RECORDS BETWEEN SUB-FILES:                                
  
 You can copy or move a record from one sub-file to another.  You       
 must first display the record you want to copy or move on the          
 Edit screen.  You then press F3 for Transfer.  This displays a         
 list of all sub-files.  Pick the sub-file you want and press M to      
 move or C to copy the record to the selected sub-file.                 
                                                                        
                                                                        
 DIALING A PHONE NUMBER:                                                
  
 To dial a phone number, you must first have a modem installed on       
 your computer.  You should then go to the Setup Options screen         
 (on the menu) and make sure you select the correct COM port (COM1,     
 2, 3, or 4) that your modem is attached to.  To dial a number, first   
 display that person on the Edit screen.  Once the Edit screen is       
 displayed for that person, press F9.  You then select one of the       
 four possible phone numbers and press ENTER, or double-click on your   
 selection.  After the modem dials the number, pick up the phone,       
 then press any key to disconnect the modem speaker.                    
                                                                        
                                                                        
 THE CODES FIELD:                                                       
  
 The next to last field on the Edit screen is for entering up to        
 ten Codes.  These Codes can mean whatever you like, and can be         
 used to put people into certain categories.  For example,              
 Code letter "C" can mean that this person should be sent a             
 Christmas card.  Each Code letter will mean something entirely         
 different, and you can have up to 10 different Codes for each          
 person.  Thus, if this person is also in your Ski Club, you can        
 put "CS" in this field.  You can then print reports based on           
 these codes.  You should be aware that capitalization is               
 significant; thus the letters "C" and "c" are two different            
 codes.  This allows you to have twice as many unique codes.            
                                                                        
                                                                        
 THE NOTES FIELD:                                                       
  
 The last field on the Edit screen is for any notes you want to         
 include about this person.  The maximum length of the notes field is   
 about 10,000 characters.  You can use the Up or Down arrow keys to 
 scroll through your notes a line at a time, or click the scrolling  
 arrows.  Some other keys you can use when entering text in the NOTES   
 field:                                                                 
   - To move Down a Page, press Page Down, or click the down-arrow.    
   - To move Up a Page, press Page Up, or click the up-arrow. 
   - To move Down to the last line of your notes, press Ctrl-Page Down. 
   - To move Up to the first line of your notes, press Ctrl-Page Up.    
   - To move to the End of a line, press the END key.                   
   - To move to the Beginning of a line, press the HOME key.            
   - To Delete the entire line that the cursor is on, press Ctrl-D.     
   - To Add a new line, press Ctrl-A; this will insert the new          
     line above the line that the cursor is on.                         
   - To move the cursor a word at a time to the left or right,          
     press Ctrl-left arrow or Ctrl-right arrow.                         
 When you reach the end of a line, just keep typing; words will         
 automatically wrap around to the next line.                            
                                                                        
                                                                        
 THE REPORTS:                                                           
  
 Before printing any reports, make sure you have chosen the             
 correct printer using the SETUP OPTIONS menu option.  If any           
 reports have "garbage" characters on the first page, or the            
 report does not fit on the page, you may have chosen the wrong         
 printer setup option.                                                  
 If your printer is ready but you still get a message saying it is not, 
 try going to the Setup screen and change the dialing prefix from ATDT  
 to *ATDT.  This signals NAMEBASE to not check if the printer is ready. 
  
 If you choose printer setup option number 8, most reports will         
 not fit on a standard 8-1/2 inch wide page.  Most printers in the      
 known world claim compatibility with either the Epson, IBM, or         
 Hewlett Packard printers.  Consult your printer manual for             
 instructions on how to set up your printer to emulate one of the       
 above printers, and then select the appropriate printer option.        
 Another solution is to set your printer to compressed print            
 before printing these reports.                                         
                                                                        
 MAKE SURE YOUR PRINTER IS TURNED ON AND IN "READY" STATUS.             
                                                                        
 After making sure your printer is ready, select the Reports            
 option from the menu.  Select the report you want from the list,       
 and press ENTER, or double-click on the report you want.  The next     
 screen asks you to select specific records to print (press F10 to      
 see the selection screen), or lets you specify any CODES to limit the  
 records this report will print.  To print all records, leave the CODES 
 blank and press ENTER (or click the Enter box) to print the report.    
                                                                        
 You can specify up to 10 Codes.  Each code will further limit the      
 records selected.  For example, if you specify A and B, NAMEBASE       
 will find any records containing both A and B anywhere in the Codes    
 field of each record.  If you use Codes longer than 1-character, you   
 can search for those by placing an asterisk (*) in front of the Code.  
 If you use an asterisk you can search for only one Code at a time.     
 For example, if you use code XMAS to indicate people on your Christmas 
 list, you would specify *XMAS to select only those records.  If you    
 did not put the * in front of XMAS, NAMEBASE would look for all  
 records containing X, M, A, and S in any order in the Codes field, 
 finding Code combinations such as SXRAM, etc.  Sometimes this won't    
 make any difference in the records it finds, but sometimes it will.    
  
 If you do specify any Codes, after you press ENTER two choices will    
 appear on the screen.  You must choose one of these by highlighting    
 a choice and pressing ENTER.  
 The first choice will print all records which contain the      
 CODES you indicated.  The second choice prints all records which       
 DO NOT contain the CODES you indicated.  See the earlier discussion    
 of the CODES field for more details.  You can back up to change        
 the CODES you indicated by pressing Shift-TAB.                         
                                                                        
 At any time, you can change your mind and not print the report by      
 pressing ESC.  You can also cancel a report while it is printing       
 by pressing ESC as long as NAMEBASE is displaying the blinking         
 PLEASE WAIT message.  Be aware that many printers have buffers       
 which accept the data before printing it, so cancelling a report       
 will usually not stop the printing immediately.                        
                                                                        
 One of the reports (the Condensed Name/Address/Phone report)           
 tries to put as much information as will fit on one line, so if       
 you have some especially long names or addresses, these may be         
 truncated.  It was either that or limit the amount of data on          
 this report.  I think you'll agree with this decision, and find        
 this to be a very useful report.                                       
                                                                        
 Some reports print only one address (including the label               
 reports).  For these reports, the home address is printed unless       
 it is blank, in which case the work address will be printed            
 instead.                                                               
                                                                        
 THE POCKET-SIZE ADDRESS BOOK:                                          
  
 This report prints four pages of name/address information on each      
 side of each sheet of paper.  It prints on both sides of the           
 paper by printing half of the pages on one side, then asks you to      
 turn the original paper over and prints the rest of the pages on       
 the opposite side.  You then cut (or tear) each sheet of paper in      
 two (along the 8.5 inch width), and fold these half-sheets in          
 half.  When you assemble the resultant half-sheets by page             
 number, all the pages are in the right place, and you can staple       
 it in the middle.  You can then trim it to 3.5 inches wide so          
 that it slips into a shirt pocket.  It sounds more complex             
 than it is.  You may have to adjust your pin-feed rollers to           
 center the report on the page.                                         
                                                                        
 Rather than attempt to describe all the reports here, it's a lot       
 easier (and less confusing) to just print them and see what            
 you've got!                                                            
                                                                        
 You can print a single record by first highlighting this record        
 on the first screen and pressing Enter, which takes you to the         
 Edit screen.  Once you are at the Edit screen, press F6 to print       
 all the data for that one record.  You can also print an envelope      
 from this screen by pressing F5.                                       
                                                                        
                                                                        
 EXPORT TO FILE NAME.OUT or NAME.ZIP                            
  
 Two of the "reports" do not produce a report at all, but             
 instead create a standard ASCII file.  The NAME.OUT file contains    
 all fields in the currently active sub-file.  The NAME.ZIP file      
 contains only the name/address fields, and is sorted by Zip Code.      
 These files are deleted and recreated each time you run these exports. 
                                                                        
 These two files are standard sequential ASCII files.  Each field     
 is surrounded by quotes, and each field is separated from the next     
 by a comma.  Each record ends with one Carriage Return and one Line    
 Feed (CR LF) character.  Most word processors (such as Word Perfect,   
 Microsoft Word, Multimate, etc. can use this file as a "merge" file,   
 to create form letters.  Much other software (such as spreadsheets     
 and databases) can use this file to copy NAMEBASE data into their      
 own file formats.  Consult the manual that came with your word  
 processor or other software.
   
 You will have to tell your word processor or other software the  
 order of the fields in the NAME.OUT file.  The format of the 
 NAME.OUT file is as follows: 
  
 There are 29 fields in each record of the file.  The last name 
 is the first field, followed by the first name.  The rest of 
 the fields occur in the same order as the cursor moves on the EDIT 
 screen when you press ENTER to jump from one field to the next. 
 Each field is surrounded by double quotes and separated from the  
 next with a comma.  Even if a field is blank, it must still have 
 its position held in each record.  This is done by placing two 
 double quotes in the record without anything between them.  The  
 last field (the Notes field) is one long string. 
  
 You can also use this feature to move large numbers of records         
 from one NAMEBASE file to another one, or to a different sub-file      
 in the same NAMEBASE file.  To do this, you first create the           
 NAME.OUT file by running the "Export to file NAME.OUT" report,         
 then copy that file into any sub-file you choose by using the          
 "Import file" function on the menu.  Please be aware that any          
 double quotes in your data will be exported as single quotes       
 because double quotes are used to delimit each field within        
 the NAME.OUT file.                                                     
                                                                        
                                                                        
 IMPORT FILE:                                                           
  
 To copy a NAME.OUT file back into NAMEBASE, choose the "Import         
 file" option from the menu, pick the sub-file you want to copy         
 the NAME.OUT file into, then press ENTER.  Be aware that this          
 could take a bit of time if you are dealing with hundreds of           
 records.  NAMEBASE will first verify that all your records in the      
 NAME.OUT file are o.k. before it starts adding them to the file.       
 If it finds any errors, no records will be copied.  An example of      
 an error is if any record has less or more fields than NAMEBASE        
 requires.  This could happen if you created the NAME.OUT file          
 yourself with a text editor, and did not follow the format that        
 NAMEBASE expects.                                                      
                                                                        
 If a record with the exact same name already exists in the sub-        
 file you are copying into, it will be replaced with the record         
 from the NAME.OUT file.  If you have records with duplicate names      
 in the NAME.OUT file, only the last one will be added to the sub-      
 file.                                                                  
                                                                        
                                                                        
 EXITING NAMEBASE:                                                      
  
 To end NAMEBASE, simply press the Escape key (Esc) from the first      
 screen.  Do NOT turn off power to the computer before you see the      
 DOS prompt.  Wait for NAMEBASE to completely end, and for the DOS      
 prompt to appear.                                                      
                                                                        
 LAST, AND MOST IMPORTANT:                                              
 ALWAYS back up your data file after using NAMEBASE!  Do this by        
 copying your NAME.DAT file to a floppy disk, with the command:         
                COPY NAME.DAT A:                                        
 This assumes that your floppy drive is drive A:                        
  
 I am committed to making NAMEBASE the best product of it's kind.  
 Any suggestions for improvement are always welcome. 
  
 I hope you like NAMEBASE, and look forward to showing you the exciting 
 new features in future versions.      
  
 Thanks for giving NAMEBASE a try! 
        

******* ANNOUNCING NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS *******

I'm very proud and excited to announce NameBase for Windows!  I'm happy to 
say the program and documentation are finally complete.  

The first question you may be asking is: Will current NameBase data work 
with this new version?  The answer is yes.  The registered version of 
NameBase for Windows includes a program that converts all of your existing 
NameBase data to the Windows version.

NameBase for Windows is a totally new program that is much more powerful 
than the DOS version, but even easier to use!  Many of the features that 
my customers have asked for are now included.

If you have used the DOS version of NameBase for a while, you're probably 
familiar with the ability to separate the records in your database into 
different groups called Sub-files.  NameBase for Windows takes this concept 
much further.  Sub-files are now called categories.  You can assign each 
record in your database to multiple categories, so now someone can be in 
your list of friends and your list of business associates.  Furthermore, 
you can display each list individually or all lists combined. You can 
easily assign a person to any category with the click of a mouse, and 
delete categories just as easily.  No matter how many categories you 
assign a record to, that record only need exist in the database once.  
No more duplicate data between categories.  NameBase also lets you add 
more than one person with the same name.

Any group of records can be displayed, based on any criteria you specify.  
For example, suppose you want to see all people in your database who live 
in Colorado.   You can do this easily by specifying that you want to 
display all records where the State equals "CO".  This search can be much 
more advanced, such as finding all persons whose first name starts with "R" 
and whose last name ends with the letters "son".  Not only does it find 
all the records you want, but they are displayed in a convenient list that 
you can easily edit.  You only have to deal with the records you want, 
not the whole database.

You can sort your lists by any field in the database.  There is now a 
separate field for company or organization name.  Sort by that field 
instead of the last name field if you are searching for a company, or if 
you want to see all the people in that company.  You can quickly locate 
any record by simply typing the first few characters of whatever field you 
happen to have sorted by, not just by the person's last name like before.

You can easily search for any text in the entire database.  For example, 
suppose an unfamiliar phone number appears on your phone bill.  Just enter 
that number into the NameBase Find box, and every record containing that 
phone number anywhere (even in the Notes field) will be displayed.

You can edit data directly on a spreadsheet-like grid, or on a full-screen 
form like before.  You can prevent printing of the notes data for specific 
records, yet let notes print for other records.  This is useful if you put 
some confidential information in the notes field that you would rather not 
print in your address book or other report.

Click the mouse on the Clipboard button, and the full name and address of 
the current record is copied to the Windows Clipboard.  You can then easily 
paste this information directly into a letter you may be writing to that 
person with your word processor.

There is now a Country field, as well as an additional address line.  
There are also two new user-definable fields, places for five phone numbers 
and five dates, and an E-mail field.  The maximum number of characters you 
can enter into each field in the database has been substantially increased, 
and is not limited to what can be seen on the screen.  You can tell 
NameBase which of the two addresses you want to print on labels.  You can 
now specify the style and size of print for labels and envelopes.  Choose 
from all available Windows fonts.

NameBase for Windows uses a Microsoft Access database, and can handle tens 
of thousands of records.  If you own Microsoft Access, you can even write 
your own reports.  Mail Merge is a snap using just about any word processor,
and data is easily imported into most spreadsheets.  You can even use 
NameBase on a Local Area Network, to share the same database among many 
people.  It makes a great department-wide or company-wide phone book.

NameBase includes complete on-line help, including searching for topics 
and linking to related subjects.

To run NameBase for Windows, the minimum recommended requirement is a 
computer with at least a 386 processor and 4 Megabytes of RAM.  You will 
also need Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later installed.  NameBase for 
Windows also runs fine under Windows 95 and Windows NT.

The Shareware version of NameBase for Windows is on various online services 
and BBS's as file name NAME102.ZIP or NAME104.ZIP.  The Shareware version is 
limited to holding no more than 40 records.  The program that converts your 
data from the old version of NameBase is only supplied to fully registered 
users and is not Shareware.

The regular price for NameBase for Windows is $33.  However I will include
the fully registered Windows version for FREE when you register the DOS
version.  Registration for NameBase for Windows is not available via the 
old phone order number, and I cannot accept credit cards.  3.5 inch 
diskettes will be sent.  Please make checks payable to Michael Paulick 
for a total of $29 and send to the following address:   
                       Michael Paulick 
                       PO BOX 935 
                       CONIFER, CO  80433 
                                                                         
YOU MUST INDICATE ON THE ORDER FORM THAT YOU WANT THE WINDOWS VERSION
IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FREE OFFER!

If you want only the Windows version, you are still paying less than
the regular price.  In that case, please let me know that I don't have to 
include the DOS version also, and you can subtract another dollar off the 
price, for a total of only $28.  If you want only the DOS version,
you can also take this $1.00 discount.  Thanks.

******* END OF NAMEBASE FOR WINDOWS ANNOUNCEMENT *******

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