Handy Reminder

Version 1.0

Copyright 1994

Boston, Mass.

By

Robert F. Novello



Shareware Concept
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     This product is a copyrighted software product. The program 
     and documentation, are Copyright 1994. All worldwide rights 
     are reserved. Usage is subject to license.

    This product is distributed using the shareware concept. This 
    means that you are automatically licensed without charge to 
    use this Product for the purpose of evaluating its usefulness 
    to you for a period of 30 days from the date of receipt by you. 
    If you desire to continue to use this product after the 30 day 
    evaluation period, you must register it and pay the registration 
    fee ($5.95).  If you do not do so you are in violation of the 
    law. You are also licensed and encouraged to duplicate this 
    product and provide copies to others, including posting on 
    public bulletin boards, provided that you distribute it exactly 
    in the form received and that you do not charge for the copy in 
    any way. Under no circumstances may you sell or rent this product 
    in any form or package without the written permission of the 
    author.  No one is authorized to accept a fee for registration 
    except the author.                    


System Requirements
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Handy Reminder (HR) will work on any system running
DOS.


Background
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If you do any work, or play on your computer, if you value any 
files you create, you should back them up. Whether it be to 
floppies or a tape drive, doe's not matter. YOU SHOULD BACKUP 
regularly. In addition to Backing Up files, you should also 
Defrag your hard disk on occasion. Defragging your disk makes 
your system run more swiftly and cuts down wear and tear on 
your hard disk. In this light, HR was designed. HR will not 
do the backups or Defrags for you, however it will remind 
you when they are due. In addition, HR can also be used to 
remind you of birthdays, anniversaries, appointments etc..


Installation
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Copy the Zip file containing the HR files to the root directory of 
your boot drive. Unzip the HR files into your root directory. This
text file may be moved from the root directory, but the NEXTDATE.DAT
file and the HANDYREM.EXE file must remain in the root directory.

In addition :

The Handy Reminder command line must be added to your Autoexec.Bat 
file on your boot drive. This can be done using any standard text 
editor. If you are unfamiliar with this procedure, consult your 
DOS manual. To add HR to your Autoexec file, simply add a line as 
follows.

HANDYREM

This line may be placed anywhere in your Autoexec file, however I 
suggest that it be placed toward the beginning, before you start 
other utilities, like Windows for example. This will allow you to 
receive your reminder info directly following boot up. 

Once HR is added to the Autoexec File you may enter reminder data 
using several command options. A command option is as follows

HANDYREM ?

where the ? is replaced by the command option. For example if 
you wanted to use command option B, you would type

HANDYREM B

The following options are valid.

A - This option adds a personal reminder. You will be prompted 
for a date (use the format show when entering). You will then 
be asked for a description of the reminder. For example Mom's 
Birthday. The reminder will now be placed in memory and you 
will be prompted on that date with the appropriate message. 

Note : In this limited version, there is limited space for 
Personal reminder data, you may find that you will only be 
allowed to store 1 or 2 reminders. The registered version of 
HR allows for unlimited Personal Reminders.


B - This option automatically sets your backup reminder to 
trigger 7 days from the present date.

Note : 7 days is fixed for this version. the registered 
version will allow the user to choose any interval.



D - This option automatically sets your Defrag reminder 
to trigger 7 days from the present date.

Note : 7 days is fixed for this version. the registered 
version will allow the user to choose any interval.



E - This Erases Personal reminders that have previously 
been set. When the E option is used, you will be shown 
your stored reminders, one by one. You will be allowed 
to selectively erase or keep each reminder. This option 
will be used most when a date has passed for that reminder, 
and you hopefully have acted on that reminder. 

 


H - H is for help. When you use this option, you will 
be given a display of all the command options available 
and what they are used for.



V - V can be used to view all the stored information 
you have in memory. It will list your next Defrag and 
Backup dates, along with all Personal Reminders you 
have entered.



2 - This option is used to set the next Backup and 
Defrag dates simultaneously. As in the b and D 
options they will be set to 7 days and 20 days in 
the future respectively.

Note : 7 & 20 days are fixed for this version. the 
registered version will allow the user to choose 
any interval for both of these.





Advantages of Registering Handy Reminder
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The registered version of HR will allow you to choose 
yourself, the interval to be used for Backups and 
Defrags. This version fixes them to 7 & 20 days 
respectively. It will also allow you to input unlimited 
personal reminders. This version restricts you to only 
a few at most. Also the registered version will allow 
you to selectively shut off the displaying of backup
and/or Defrag reminders. This feature will allow you
to select only the type reminders that you want to use.



To Register Handy Reminder
 ------------------------------------------------
                                                         
you may send a check or money order for $595  to.

                               
Robert F. Novello
176 Bunker Hill St.
Charlestown, MA 02129
           
 $7.95 includes all shipping charges

If you have an E-mail Address on AOL, Prodigy or an internet 
address,  please specify it. This may help to speed your 
order if any questions arise. Or the order may even be 
delivered via E-Mail in some cases.


   Since Author has many products available be sure to 
specify which product you desire. in this case specify 
Handy Reminder.




Technical Support
 ___________________________________________
  
The Author may be reached
as follows

 
Prodigy     - AXXE22A
AOL         - RFN

Internet ID  - AXXE22A@Prodigy.Com
                

or

Robert F. Novello
176 Bunker Hill St.
Charlestown, MA 02129


All questions, comments and criticisms are not only welcome but are requested


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OF DATA OR OTHER LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR 
INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF 
THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 
DAMAGES.  BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION 
OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL 
DAMAGES, PARTS OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

