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    A-book 2.5.5                                             GENERAL INFORMATION
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         Copyright (C) 1999-2002 Duality Software. All Rights Reserved.
    
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    OVERVIEW
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    A-book is a full-featured contact manager application with an intuitive 
    Explorer-like interface. You can keep all your friends, family and business
    contacts' information in one organized and clear environment. 
    
    A-book combines two approaches in its interface: a user-friendly treeview 
    representing a hierarchical structure of multiple user-defined "books" and
    a tabbed alphabet bar for quick filtering of the contacts. You can easily 
    manage your books and contacts using drag-and-drop.
    
    Each contact record stores plenty of data such as name fields, phone numbers,
    e-mails, addresses, birthdays, job and family information. You can also 
    specify text style and background color. A powerful search feature helps you
    to find desired information in the database. If you have a modem, you can 
    dial a phone numbers specified in the contact record. A-book will automatically 
    redial a busy number and put your call into the call log, which is created for 
    every contact. If you make frequent calls to particular phone numbers create 
    a speed dial list of those numbers and quickly make calls using this list. 
    
    You can tune almost every part of the interface - customize toolbar, select 
    fonts and colors you like for the treeview, contact list and alphabet.
    When you start A-book it adds an icon to your taskbar status area and
    right-click on the icon will display a context menu. 
    
    A-book has some unique interface features including custom alphabets (you can
    create up to 5 of them) and a contact list with multi-lined items. Status bar 
    clock displaying time and date in user-defined time zones will help you to 
    determine the time in the place you going to call. 

    A-book lets you preview and then print phone lists, memo cards, envelopes and 
    labels. There are more than 100 predefined label formats!
    
    You can import and export data in native and commonly used file formats 
    (including direct export from the Windows Address Book). A-book has an 
    ability to interface with your email program and Web browser. You can 
    forward your contact data as vCard attached to the e-mail messages.
        
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    PURCHASING
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    You may use this software for evaluation purposes without any charge.
    The evaluation version has a nag screen. 
    After you have fully evaluated the software, you are expected
    to either register this software to obtain a non-limited version, or
    remove it from your computer.
       
    You can register your copy of A-book at a cost of US $29.95.

    What registering will get you:
    
    * A registration key (sent by email), allowing you to remove the 
      limitations of the evaluation version.
    * FREE upgrades for one year.
    * FREE technical support via email. 
    * New versions notification by email.
    * Beta testing for newest version. 

    Please see the LICENSE.TXT before using this software.
    See the REGFORM.HTM for pricing and ordering information.
    http://www.dualitysoft.com/order.html
    
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    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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    To run A-book, your system must meet the following requirements:
    
    * Windows® 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP;
    * Pentium 100 MHz or higher processor;
    * Minimum 16 MB (RAM);
    * At least 2 MB of available hard disk space;
        * Web-browser to launch web pages;
        * E-Mail client required to send e-mail;
        * Modem required to dial phone numbers.
    
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    INSTALLATION
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    Important! If you have got A-book not from our web page, but from
    the other source (some software library), please
    visit our home page - you'll probably find the later version.
    
    To install A-book, do the following steps:
    
    If you downloaded "abk255.zip":
    * Unzip the archive to any temporary folder.
    * Quit the already running version of A-book, if any.
    * Run SETUP.EXE.
    * Follow the prompts.

    If you downloaded "abk255.exe":
    * Run "abk255.exe".
    * Follow the prompts.
    
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    UNINSTALLATION
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    To uninstall A-book, do the following steps:
    
    * Click the 'Start' button on you Windows task bar.
    * Select 'Programs' -> 'A-book' -> 'Uninstall A-book'.
     
    OR
    
    * Click the 'Start' button on you Windows task bar.
    * Select 'Settings' -> 'Control Panel'.
    * Double-click on 'Add/Remove Programs' icon.
    * Select 'A-book' from the list and press 'Add/Remove...' button.
    
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    CONTENTS OF THE ARCHIVE
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    The zip archive must contain the following files:
    
    * SETUP.EXE    -  setup program
    * README.TXT   -  document you are reading now
    * LICENSE.TXT  -  license agreement / warranty disclaimer 
    * REGFORM.HTM  -  order form
    * FILE_ID.DIZ  -  brief software description
    * PAD_FILE.XML -  PAD file
    
    If you did not find any of the files listed above in the distribution
    package please contact us and get the valid archive from our web site.
    
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    CONTACT INFORMATION
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    * E-mail (general questions): info@dualitysoft.com
    * E-mail (sales): sales@dualitysoft.com
    * E-mail (support): abook@dualitysoft.com
    * Web site: http://www.dualitysoft.com
    
    Feel free to contact us to get support, report bugs or give suggestions.
    And don't forget to check the web site for news and product updates.
    
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