Introduction.

    "QC" (Quick Cong) is the memory resident, pop up version of 
"Cong" that you all have been asking for.

    QC does most everything that "Cong" does except write letters. 
Instead of writing letters, QC lets you highlight and copy 
congressional addresses (and other data) into you word processor 
documents (when running QC in background in memory resident mode).

General Description.

    QC is a computerized Congressional information system.  It sits in 
background (using 0k RAM if loaded high using QEMM or using 1k of 
conventional RAM if you have 64k expanded available).  (Tap the left 
control key and caps lock at the same time and up it pops.) If your 
cursor is over, or to the right of, something meaningful, like a 
member's name, when you pop it up, QC will come up showing that 
member's data in the window.  

    Using QC, you can quickly locate any member of Congress by 
name, state, party, district, body, committee or subcommittee.  Once 
a member has been located, the member's mailing address, telephone 
number, fax number, building and office and selected personal data 
are displayed.  You can copy any data on the screen directly 
into your word processor document. (This capability is limited in 
the demonstration version.)

    You can also search for most anything, like key words in 
committee and subcommittee names.    

    QC is very easy to load and use. "Help" is available at all 
times.

QC's Origin.

     QC was developed by and is owned by Don Richards. It is a 
copyrighted work protected by United States copyright laws, 
international treaty and executive agreements.

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          ³       QC is not Shareware or Freeware        ³
          ³       and is not in the public domain.       ³
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     You may make copies of this version of QC and pass them on to 
others for evaluation in accordance with the licensing agreement 
contained in the program.

Credits.

           Whenever I sit back and admire a program I have created, I 
always think about the tools I used and how helpless I would be 
without them.  There are two guys who contributed particularly to 
the tool box I used to create QC.  When the book is written on 
computer science in the 1990's, each of these guys will have his 
page:

    1.  Dave Howington, Logix, Inc., for the LPM environment and all 
the other powerful tools he has made available.  Sometimes I think 
that I am the only one who is aware of the emense power of the 
LPM-Clarion environment.  Thanks, Dave, for the tools that allow me 
to emulate a ten man programming team.

    2.  Brian Flamig, Azarona Software, for his HyperHelper 
technology, which I utilize extensively. Thanks, Brian, for a 
remarkable implementation and for your generosity in sharing it with 
me.  You're ahead of your time.

QC Files.

    QC.exe and this file (QC_info.txt) are the only QC files.

Loading QC.

    Copy Cong_QC.zip into a directory on your path.  Your DOS or 
utilities directory are good candidates.  Decompress it (type 
"PkUnzip x Cong_qc" <Enter>").  You'll end up with two files. 
 "QC. exe" and another copy of this one.

Starting QC.

    If you're in a hurry, just type "qc".  Then tap the left control 
key and the caps lock key at the same time.  QC will come up.

    Here's more detailed start up info.

    You can run QC as a memory resident utility or as a regular 
program.

    1.  Loading high.  If you have a 386 machine, it is suggested 
that you load QC high under QEMM.  QC occupies zero conventional RAM 
when loaded high. (If you don't know what this paragraph means, 
don't worry about it.  Go on to #2 below.)

    To load high, the command line is: "loadhi qc <Enter>".  Once 
loaded,  press the CapsLock and left Ctrl keys simultaneously to 
activate QC. 

    2.  Alternately, you may load QC in expanded memory.  QC occupies 
about 1k of RAM in this case.  The command line in this case is: 
"QC -lim <Enter>".  (If this is Greek to you, don't worry.  Go on to 
#3.)

    3.  QC may also be loaded into conventional memory as a memory 
resident utility.  QC will occupy about 57k of RAM in this case.
The command line is simply: "QC <Enter>".

    In each case, to pop up QC, press the CapsLock and left Ctrl keys 
simultaneously.  When you load QC according to 1, 2 or 3 above, 
you'll see a message on the screen alerting you that "Ctrl CapsLock" 
are the pop up keys. 

    You may also run QC as you would any regular program.  Just type 
"QC -tsr- <Enter>" at the DOS prompt.  QC will occupy about 57k of 
RAM in this case and will remove itself from RAM when you quit.

    To unload QC when it is resident, type "QC -u <Enter>" on the command line.

Using QC.

    You should be using a mouse with QC.  If you are, just point and click.

    If not, just press the <space bar> to move from field to field.
    <Back Space> moves you backwards. (The arrow keys also work.)

    Press <Enter> on any highlighted field to view related information.

    Press <Esc> anytime to quit back to your application or to DOS.

    Use "F1" or "H" to bring up help anytime.  These keys and the 
"information" choice on the main menu will lead you to the many 
operating details. 

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          ³   Read all the screens under "information".  ³
          ³   "QC" control keys and functions are new    ³
          ³         and unque in many ways.              ³
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     Enjoy.

Don Richards,
March 3, 1992
Route 2, Box 165
Lexington, VA  24450
(703) 463-7986