HARDWARE 
                              MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
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      CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT:
     
          IBM PC   Or Any Equivalent Compatible.

      OPERATING SYSTEM:

          IBM PC DOS 2.X   Or Any Equivalent.

      INTERNAL MEMORY 

          128K RAM   Minimum.

      EXTERNAL MEMORY 

          10 MegaByte    Hard Disk Drive Minimum.

      VIDEO MONITOR:

          Cursor Addressing Capability.
          Highlighting Capability.
          Clear To End Of Line Capability.
          Clear Screen And Home Cursor Capability.
          24 Lines Minimum.
          80 Columns Minimum.

      PRINTER:

          132 Column Dot Matrix Or 80 Column With Compressed Print Feature.


      * The New IBM PS/2 (All Models) Supports This Application Quite Well.
      

      




                              CONFIGURATION NOTES
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    1.  A 120 CPS Printer Is Recommended As A Mimimum Print Speed.
        A 150-200 CPS Printer Is Recommended For Retailers With More Than One 
        Store, Or With One Store Housing More Than 10,000 Inventory Items.

    2.  One Inventory Item Equals One Master Record.
        One Inventory Item Can Represent One Or More Quantities.

    3.  A 10 Megabyte Hard Disk Drive Will Store A Maximum Of 70,000 
        Inventory Records Along With All Associated Files.  
        The Following Formula's Will Calculate The Sizing Requirements.

          (Max. Inv. Records) X (112)   = Bytes Req'd For Inventory
          (Max. Num. Dept's)  X (1024)  = Bytes Req'd For History
          (Max. Num. Dept's)  X (1024)  = Bytes Req'd For Buying Plan
                                TOTAL   = SUM OF ABOVE

          MegaBytes Required = TOTAL Divided By 1,000,000

    4.  The System Is Currently Limited To A Single User Environment.

   






                              KEY SYSTEM BENEFITS
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     Quickly And Accurately Gives The Information Needed To: 

      1.  increase turnover and profits by supplying tighter inventory 
          control.
      2.  recognize fast selling items quickly for prompt reorder.
      3.  recognize slow sellers for timely markdowns and adjustments of 
          reorders.
      4.  zero in on proper size structuring.
      5.  reduce accounting and clerical expenses.
      6.  increase overall productivity of business.
      7.  maximize cash flow.
      8.  perform analysis of profitability utilizing cost, retail, 
          markdowns.
      9.  identify and increase inventory turns.
     10.  avoid lost sales due to outages of stock.
     11.  reduce inventory investment.
     12.  improve long range planning, budgeting, and buying plans.






                                SYSTEM FEATURES
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      1.  Designed for independent footwear and apparel retailers.
      2.  Useful documentation.  Includes checklists for proper sequencing 
          of operations.
      3.  On screen inquiry.
      4.  All reports except the merchandise buying plan can be output to 
          the screen or to the printer.
      5.  Programs are in compiled executable BASIC for increased speed.
      6.  Indexed on-line data base.  Provides for rapid access.  No need 
          to sort your records before printing a report.
      7.  Full screen data entry and validation.
      8.  Conforms to generally accepted retail bookkeeping procedures.
      9.  Field tested.
     10.  Complete audit trails -- Automatically provides you with a 
          written record of everything you enter.
     11.  Provides daily, monthly, and season-to-date reports.
     12.  Allows for inquiry on any combination of identification key 
          fields to provide for comparisons between vendors, colors, 
          styles, etc.
     13.  System is menu driven for ease of use.
     14.  Provides the following outputs:
          a.  Daily Receiving Journal      h.  Carry-Over Reports
          b.  Price Tags                   i.  On-Order Reports
          c.  Inventory Reports            j.  Re-Order Reports
          d.  Sales Reports                k.  Merchandise Buying Plan
          e.  Days-In-Stock Analysis       l.  Season Codes Report
          f.  System Codes Report          m.  History File Listing
          g.  Open-To-Buy Report           n.  End-Of-Season Purge Report
     15.  Each report contains summary of statistical information.
     16.  The identification key is structured as follows:
          a.  Store/Profit Center  ---> top level
              b.  Department
                  c.  Season  
                      d.  Vendor
                          e.  Style/Stock Number
                              f.  Color
                                  g.  Size ---> lowest level
     17.  Provides for returns and exchanges.
     18.  Allows for price adjustments.
     19.  Price tags can be custom formatted by the user through a unique on-
          screen interactive utility.
     20.  Designed for single and multiple store operations.      
     21.  Utilizes a three year history file by month containing historical 
          data needed to more accurately forecast and budget your future 
          business plans.
     22.  Print reports by department or entire store.
     23.  Provides for transfers out.