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Information about “ZOOMRACKS TUTORIAL 2 OF 2 (ALSO 1287)”
Organize everything in your home or business with one of the premier
information management systems in all the IBM PC world -- ZOOMRACKS.
More than just 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 containing
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 specified
fields, with ZOOMRACKS 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.
Change the format of any rack at any time. 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 (also available from PC-SIG) for home management, general
business and accounting.
It does takes time to learn the initial commands, but the program is
very convenient to use, once learned. Help screens and a tutorial are
included. Works great with or without a mouse.
FILE1288.TXT
Disk No: 1288
Disk Title: ZoomRacks Tutorial Disk 2 of 2 (1287) (Disk 2 of 2)
PC-SIG Version: S1.2
Program Title: ZoomRacks
Author Version: 1.00
Author Registration: $89.95
Special Requirements: 384K RAM.
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.
It does takes time to learn the initial commands, but the program is
very convenient to use once learned. Help screens and a tutorial are
included. Works great with or without a mouse.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk #1288 Zoomracks (Disk #2 of 2) >>>> ║
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║ This disk contains a number of racks which should be useful to ║
║ anyone who uses Zoomracks. One of the racks is a tutorial rack ║
║ entitled TUTORIAL.ZRX. To use this tutorial, do the following ║
║ from within the Zoomracks program: ║
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║ 1) Insert this disk in the B drive of your system. ║
║ 2) Load Zoomracks as you would do normally. ║
║ 3) Press ALT-E to go to the EXTRAS menu ║
║ 4) Press K to go to the CHANGE DISKS menu ║
║ 5) Press B to load the directory of the B drive ║
║ 6) Move the highlight bar down to the file TUTORIAL with the cursor keys║
║ 7) Press F3 to load the rack. ║
║ The same procedure can be used for the other racks on this disk. ║
║ ║
║ For users with a hard drive: You may copy the files onto your ║
║ hard-disk where Zoomracks is residing, thus making it easier to load ║
║ the files on this disk by cutting out steps 3-5 in the intructions ║
║ above. ║
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1288
Volume in drive A is #1288 S1.2
Directory of A:\
GO BAT 38 10-19-87 3:56p
GO TXT 1695 1-13-89 1:07p
BIBLIO ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
CANNING ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
CKBKINDX ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
DAILY87 ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
HOMEINV ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
MAILLIST ZRX 3072 12-19-88 9:16p
OFFICEFL ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
PAYABLES ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
PHONELOG ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
RECIPES ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
RECORDS ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
SHOPPING ZRX 2048 12-19-88 9:16p
TUTORIAL ZRX 82944 12-19-88 9:17p
USINGZR ZRX 12288 12-19-88 9:17p
FILE1288 TXT 4663 4-16-90 10:25a
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