Disk No: 1287 Program Title: ZOOMRACKS PC-SIG version: 1.2 Organize everything--home or business--with one of the premier information management systems in all the IBM PC world, ZOOMRACKS. More than a great database, ZOOMRACKS uses its patented card and rack metaphor to allow you to organize everything from business letters, to your finances. Whole businesses are running on ZOOMRACKS alone. ZOOMRACKS is based on a simple, real world object: Racks which contain cards that have information on them. Imagine a rack hanging on the door of a doctor's examining room that holds cards containing the patients' medical records. The top of every card is visible when looking at the entire rack, so you look for the desired patient's record then pull that card and view it. Essentially, this is how ZOOMRACKS operates on your computer. This simple idea makes ZOOMRACKS one of the fastest and easiest databases to use, according to COMPUTE! MAGAZINE which bestowed its 1989 Choice award on ZOOMRACKS as one of the 13 best products of the year, and the best database. With full text searching, a powerful macro language, online help and the multi-talents of database and word processor---as well as many of the functions of a spreadsheet---there should be little wonder why ZOOMRACKS is zooming into both homes and businesses as the "do all" program everyone wants. Unlike a traditional database where you are limited by the fields specified, ZOOMRACKS gives you have the option of putting anything you want on a card, including information into preset fields. If you want to write a letter, go to a card and start writing. Word processing is an integral part of ZOOMRACKS. If you want to organize class notes, maintain records of all business correspondence with your clients, or manage you home budget, ZOOMRACKS is a powerful solution. Like a spreadsheet, ZOOMRACKS uses templates. You define what kind of information you will be storing in a rack by defining a rack template. You can change the format of any rack at any time. You can add fields, sort fields, rearrange and move fields, perform mathematical functions, change the names or the widths of fields, even change the name of the rack, if you like. You can easily build your own templates or use pre-designed templates, which are also available from PC-SIG, for home management, general business and accounting. Many will see a similarity between ZOOMRACKS' ability to zoom-in on a part of the screen and pull up additional information, even pictures, to that of the "HyperCard" concept. Interestingly, ZOOMRACKS was actually developed before HyperCard. This program does take a little time to learn the initial commands, but is very convenient to use once learned. Works great with or without a mouse. Usage: Database/General Multiuse Computing Platform. Special Requirements: 384K memory. How to Start: Type GO (press enter). Suggested Registration: $89.95 File Descriptions: ZR EXE Main program file to start ZOOMRACKS. F1HELP ZRX A rack of help for use within ZOOMRACKS. KEYHELP ZRX More help in the form of a rack. MACDEMO ZRX A rack of macros to be loaded for use with QDEMO. PCSIG ZRX A rack with program information. QCHECKS ZRX A sample rack of checkbook entries. QDEMO ZBK File used with ZRX. QDEMO ZRX A rack to demonstrate the capabilities of ZOOMRACKS. QFORMS ZRX A sample rack of output formats from ZOOMRACKS. QINVOICE ZRX A sample rack of invoices. QLETTERS ZRX A sample rack of letters. QNAMES ZRX A sample rack of names and addresses. PC-SIG 1030D E. Duane Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.