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Archive   : SSS10B.ZIP
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Company: PractiComp Author: Vicki Watson
6490 Dubois Rd. Compuserve: 71043,3706
Delaware, OH 43015-8931
614-548-5043
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Program Title: Super Shareware System 1.0
Previous Version: (none)

Category: Business, Shareware Authors
Keywords: SHAREWARE, SOFTWARE, AUTHOR, DISTRIBUTOR,
REGISTRATION, SALES, POSTCARD, LABELS
BBS Name: SSS10A.ZIP (Disk 1)
SSS10B.ZIP (Disk 2)

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Detailed Program Description:
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The Super Shareware System (SSS) is a comprehensive system for
shareware authors, enabling them to track customers, prospects,
distributors, contacts, products, sales, and expenses. SSS allows
you to quickly and easily target mailings to customers, prospects,
or distributors using the mailing label or postcard options. SSS
creates 24 reports, some of which include: Customer, Distributor, and
Contact Listings and Directories, Geographic Summaries for Customers
and Distributors, Income over a specified time period with subtotals
by day, month, or year, Expenses subtotalled by date or expense
category, Balance Sheet, Payments Due, Tickler, and more. Use the
Querying capability of SSS with the postcard, label, and report
options for further customization. SSS allows you to easily enter
customer registrations and to print invoices with accompanying
labels. Import data in dBASE, Delimited, or SDF formats. Export
data for use with existing software. SSS was designed specifically
for shareware authors. It's power and flexibility make it a tool
that most shareware authors will not want to be without!

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Short Program Description:
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SSS is a comprehensive system for shareware authors. Tracks
customers, prospects, distributors, contacts, products, sales,
and expenses. Use the query option to produce targetted mailings
via labels, or postcards. Many useful features - invoices, twenty
four reports, import, export, tickler, supports 430+ printers.

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Intended User:
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Anyone who markets products via shareware.

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Unique Features:
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Tracks Distributors, Customers, Prospects, Products, Registrations,
and Expenses. Provides Querying capability for most files. Use
Queries to produce targeted mailings to Customers, Prospects, and
Distributors. Create and print postcards using various printer
features such as bold, italic, underline, etc. Print addresses on
postcards, or print mailing labels. Printer Drivers provided for
over 430 printers, including laser and inkjet printers.

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Program's Capacity:
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Limited only by available hard drive space.

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System Requirements:
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IBM or compatible, Hard Drive, 640K, MS/PC DOS 3.3 or higher,
monochrome or color monitor, printer connected to LPT 1, 2, or 3
CONFIG.SYS requires:
FILES=49 (or higher)
BUFFERS=15 (# buffers may vary)

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Starting The Program:
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Once installed just type SSS.

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Shareware Registration Fee:
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$65.00

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Support Provided:
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Unlimited phone support, notification of future upgrades, source
code available for purchase.

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Files Included:
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Disk 1: (Super Shareware System)
HELPME.BAT /* displays file READ.ME */
READ.ME /* installation instructions */
BROWSE.EXE /* file viewer */
INSTALL.EXE /* a self-extracting archive which contains */
SSS.EXE /* executable program */
SSS.DOC /* program manual */

/* sample files */
CONT.DBF/.DBT CUST.DBF/.DBT DIST.DBF/.DBT EXPCAT.DBF
EXPENSE.DBF PROD.DBF SALES.DBF/.DBT SSS.DBF
TICK.DBF SMS.DBF SMSCONV.DBF
MY2-2.TXT MY2-2.INV MY2-2.NOT MY30.CRD
DDU1-0.INV QZ1-0.INV SM1-2.INV EMPTY.QRY
CUST1.LBL CUST2.LBL DIST1.LBL DIST2.LBL
CUST3.LBL DIST3.LBL

Disk 2 is the Utility/Printer Installation Disk and should contain
the following files:
READ.UTL /* utility installation instructions */
PRINTER.EXE /* a self-extracting archive which contains */
PRINSTAL.EXE /* install/edit printer drivers */
PRINSTAL.DOC /* manual for prinstal.exe */
PRINTERS.DAT /* master printer list */
PRINTERS.DEF /* installed printers */
PURGESSS.EXE /* a self-extracting archive which contains */
PURGE.EXE /* purges sample files */
PURGE.DOC /* purge documentation */