Use Windows Notepad (maximized with wordwrap on) to view README.txt 8/08/89 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * How to Install TimeStar 2.1 for Windows * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You should have the following TimeStar 2.1 distribution files: TS.exe - TimeStar Windows application. TSNB.exe - TimeStar Notebook Windows application. INSTALL.exe - Program to transfer/copy the distribution files. INSTAUX.exe - Auxiliary install program that runs automatically. SAMPLE.pak - Sample data file that will load automatically. README.txt - This information file can be viewed with Windows Notepad. To install TimeStar 2.1 from diskette drive A: insert the disk containing TimeStar 2.1 into drive A: and run A:INSTALL This will run the Install program, which copies the distribution files to the disk and directory of your choice. Install.exe can be run from either DOS or Windows. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Copying and Distribution Authorization * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * All TimeStar 2.1 distribution files (C)Copyright 1989 by TimeStar Systems. ************************** ALL RIGHTS RESERVED **************************** UNAUTHORIZED COPYING AND USE IS A VIOLATION OF U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. You are authorized to make only EXACT copies of TimeStar 2.1 files. Modifying the original content in any way at any time is strictly prohibited. This also prohibits temporary modification while the binary data is in RAM. Archiving (compressing) TimeStar distribution files is permitted only for efficient transmission and must not alter the original content. Only individuals licensed by TimeStar Systems are authorized to use TimeStar copyright files on a continuing basis. Continued active use without registration is prohibited. No other parties have been authorized to sell or grant TimeStar licenses. Various shareware distributors have been authorized to sell disks containing TimeStar 2.1. They are selling disks and a distribution service only. They are not selling TimeStar licenses.  * ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( * ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( * ( ( ( * * ( ( ( ( *  You can share TimeStar 2.1 with others !! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You can make exact copies of TimeStar 2.1 distribution files and make them available to others. By giving someone a copy of TimeStar 2.1, you allow them the opportunity to try TimeStar for free. They can then purchase a license if they become an active user. Naturally you may also make backup copies of the TimeStar files for your own safety. Please do. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Registration and Licensing * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you actively use TimeStar 2.1 you must purchase a license. This is known as registering. Please use the on-line order form available while running TimeStar. Select the pull-down menu: OPTIONS/Order a TimeStar License. Registered users enjoy the benefits of continued active use, free TimeStar updates, and discounted TimeStar upgrades. Shareware registration is only $89. For more information contact: TimeStar Systems 1800 Mission Street, Suite 8 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (800) 326-4391 or (408) 983-4930 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * System Requirements * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TimeStar 2.1 for Windows requires one of the following operating environments: Microsoft Windows 2.03 Microsoft Windows/286 2.1 Microsoft Windows/386 2.1 A minimum of 512K system RAM is recommended. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Tips on running TimeStar 2.1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Flexibility of optionally entering time/date abbreviations: TIME OF DAY If you don't specify "am" or "pm", it is assumed that values between 8:00 and 7:59 are between 8:00am and 7:59pm, eg. 8 == 8:00a 12 == 12:00p noon == 12:00p 7 == 7:00p 1137 == 11:37a DURATIONS Entering a number without a ':' is interpreted as minutes if 5 or greater, or hours if less than 5, eg. 20 == :20 3 == 3:00 DATES today == today tom == tomorrow monday == next Monday tues == next Tuesday sa == next Saturday w == next Wednesday 2/1 == 2/1/90 (the next date of the abbreviated form) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Using the Mouse with the Pop-up Calendar * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SELECT A DATE You can change the current window schedule by clicking on a date in the calendar with the left mouse button. If you click on the already selected date the current window schedule will change back to what it was previously. RESCHEDULE A TASK Clicking on a date in the calendar with the RIGHT mouse button will reschedule the currently selected task to that date. This is the fastest way to reschedule a task. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You can take it with you * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * You can have TimeStar print single page reports that list your schedule for the present day and next, plus a 3 month calendar. It will also list all highlighted events for up to 90 days into the future. This allows you to see openings for appointments when away from your desk. To highlight an activity, select the Edit-Highlight pull-down menu, or press F3. Highlighted events appear underlined on the display and printed schedules. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Automatic Data Saving and Making Backups * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To minimize data loss from unexpected natural disasters such as power interruptions, TimeStar 2.1 saves any changes you have made to your schedules every 60 seconds. Should a power interruption occur, you would lose only the changes (if any) you made in the last minute. This is preferable to saving every change as you make it, which would degrade system performance. As an added precaution TimeStar maintains a backup file (TIMEDATA.BAK) which contains your just previously saved scheduling data. Notebook files are NOT auto-saved. Be sure to save your .NBK files periodically! There are few things more important than your data. Especially the scheduling data you rely on to plan your future, and track your accomplishments. Be sure to make additional BACKUPs of your TimeStar data file TIMEDATA.PAK, .ARC (archive) and .NBK (Notebook) files on a REGULAR basis. These backups should be made on reliable media, stored in a safe place. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Special Information on TimeStar Notebook * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Importing files into TimeStar Notebook: CARDFILE A Cardfile is a file produced by the Windows Cardfile application. TimeStar can read these .CRD files. And Windows Cardfile can read TimeStar Notebook (.NBK) files, however Cardfile should not be used to make changes to files written by Notebook with larger than the limited-size Cardfile cards. TEXT FILE Simply a file with just text, no special formatting or binary data, such as this README.doc file. Also called an ASCII file. ASCII Database This format is commonly used for phone lists. An ASCII file with lines of text, can be imported as a database into TimeStar Notebook. Each line of your original file will become a page in a Notebook, provided it ends with a carriage return/linefeed. Tabs and 2 or more spaces in a row will be converted to line breaks in the Notebook page. This is an easy way for you to convert a pre-existing ASCII database file into the more powerful Notebook file. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TimeStar 2.1 General Information * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TimeStar 2.1 is part of a long-range commitment by TimeStar Systems to provide you with the most effective tools possible for managing your time. This is the latest release of an evolutionary product that started in 1982: - Research and design prototyping 1982-1985. - General release of TimeStar (1.0) for DOS in April, 1986. - First release of TimeStar (2.0) for Windows in March, 1989. - First release of TimeStar for OS/2 Presentation Manager, May, 1989. TimeStar 2.1 Windows beta 1 (version 231) was released July 31, 1989. TimeStar 2.1 OS/2 beta 1 (version 230) is also available released July 31, 1989. Future releases are under development, including versions for Macintosh and Unix. The next Windows-OS/2 release is 2.1 slated for October, 1989. It will automatically be shipped FREE to all registered users of 2.0 or 2.1 beta. Users registered for 2.0, 2.1 beta, and 2.1 are licensed for both Windows and OS/2. No additional license is required to change operating environments. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * On-line Technical Support * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Besides telephone technical support, help is also available via CompuServe. Many of the participants on the MSAPP forum are active TimeStar users. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Telephone Technical Support * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Free telephone technical support is available to all users by calling toll-FREE (800) 326-4391 during the following hours: -------------- (Pacific) Mon - Fri 6:00am - 10:00pm Sat 7:30am - 9:00pm Sun 8:00am - 8:00pm (Central) Mon - Fri 8:00am - 12:00am Sat 9:30am - 11:00pm Sun 10:00am - 10:00pm (Eastern) Mon - Fri 9:00am - 1:00am Sat 10:30am - 12:00am Sun 11:00am - 11:00pm (United Kingdom) Mon - Fri 2:00pm - 6:00am Sat 3:30pm - 5:00am Sun 4:00pm - 4:00am (Western Europe) Mon - Fri 3:00pm - 7:00am Sat 4:30pm - 6:00am Sun 5:00pm - 5:00am (Sydney, Australia) Tue - Sat 12:00am - 4:00pm Sun 1:30am - 3:00pm Mon 2:00am - 2:00pm (Hawaii) Mon - Fri 8:00am - 12:00am Sat 9:30am - 11:00pm Sun 10:00am - 10:00pm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * About Shareware * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Despite popular misconceptions, shareware is not free. It normally costs a developer anywhere from $30,000 to $500,000 to design, write, debug, test, publish and support a single new shareware application. It's a risky investment that users will find a new software package valuable enough to return a profit from these sizeable upfront costs. The risk is so high that few investors, apart from software authors, are now willing to back new application ideas. This is why software authors who develop and release shareware require registration for use after a period of evaluation. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Shareware Needs Your Support * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * We all owe a debt of gratitude to those who support shareware. Those users (and the developers who believed in them) have brought the PC community the broad selection of useful software we have today. Shareware can be a fair and equitable system for directing the development of the kind of software we need most. Please remind others who may confuse shareware with public domain software that shareware carries with it the obligation to register for continued use after evaluation. Users who continue to use shareware products without paying for them are hurting the system (and normally violating U.S. and International copyright laws pursuant to authorization restrictions). We need to stop them from killing-off the funding for product support and future releases, get them to register, and so users can reap the rewards of a rich and diverse selection of shareware products. If you're a shareware supporter, you'll be pleased to know that TimeStar Systems intends to enforce fairness and continue development of high quality upgrades. We don't rely solely on the Federal Court System, instead we use something more equitable: pirate protection built into the software. Often even conscientious users don't know when it's time to register a new program. So, TimeStar alerts its new users when they reach the "active" level. This threshold of activity is based how much they've used the program over a period of time. Users who register sooner, when they realize themselves that they are finished evaluating and are actively using TimeStar, will never be bothered by any messages. The threshold is high enough that all new users can thoroughly evaluate TimeStar over a generous amount of time. After sustaining a high-level of use for long enough to cause warning messages to appear, a 30-day count begins. This gives active users additional time to send in their order and have it processed. It can take up to 2 to 3 weeks turn-around time to receive a User ID, so once the count starts users should mail their order promptly to avoid having their TimeStar use interrupted. Those users who do not register, inspite of extended active use, will see the program "expire." They will no longer be able to save changes to their data files, and not be able to run the TimeStar Notebook. Should they later decide to pay up, they can still register. With the arrival of their licensed user ID, they can pickup where they left off. Nothing physically happens upon expiration. Expiration, in effect, causes an abuser's shareware privilege to be suspended. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thank You * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If you would like to see more high quality, powerful programs such as TimeStar 2.1, we urge you to register those programs you find valuable. The survival of shareware benefits everyone who uses it, and depends on those who do. And thanks for trying TimeStar 2.1. We hope it benefits your business and personal life enormously!