WELCOME TO 3a-NOTE

Ever had to suddenly make a note of a phone number or a name and not wanted, or
had the time, to open a completely new .WRD file for it ? Well here is a
fast solution.

3a-Note is a very simple, DATA based cardfile which allows you to rapidly
enter 4 lines of 80 characters for each of 6 record cards.

It was inspired by Carl Littlejohns 'Stikkie' (1992) - indeed this version
contains much of Carl's original code. I used Stikkie so much with my
S3 Classic, that when I upgraded to a S3a, I re-wrote the original program to
take advantage of the increased screen size etc.

INSTALLATION:
A MCLINK installation routine is supplied which will install the app and .dbf
file onto the INTERNAL drive -  you may wish to edit it for your own use.

Use RFM, MCLINK, or WINLINK to copy as follows:

1. 3a-NOTE.OPA to \APP\ on any drive.
2. 3NT.DBF to \3NT\ on any drive - this file is written to each time you
   edit or change a Note so you may wish to avoid using FLASH drives.

3a-Note will create a \3NT\3NT.DBF file if for any reason you have deleted
the original with its welcome message. The message is designed to be deleted
on first usage.

Install the application in the normal way anywhere on your system screen and
leave it running. It takes 12K of system memory. I would recommend that you
install it LAST on the system screen so that PSION+END will take you there
quickly - speed being the object of the exercise. A further enhancement would
be to re-assign the SHEET function key to 'NOTE' and then a single press will
have you up and running. (This assumes that you don't use SHEET on a very 
regular basis).

HOW TO USE 3a-NOTE:
Run the application.
Press keys 1-6 to add or edit each of 6 record 'cards' which will take 4 lines
of text up to 80 characters long. The screen line shows the first 40 characters 
of the record.

Pressing HELP will bring up an instruction reminder.

Pressing MENU will allow access to ABOUT and EXIT. This is now the only
way of exiting 3a-NOTE and closing the .DBF file from within the app. (Stikkie
users will remember that ESC exited and closed the file and I for one was
always pressing the wrong key).

The contents of each record card are DATA compatible and can be cut & pasted to
other applications using the main application.

3a-NOTE is FREEWARE. You may freely distribute 3a-NOTE.ZIP provided that :

  1. All the original files are included (in particular, this READ-ME.TXT).

  2. NO charge is made other than to cover the fair and reasonable costs of
     distribution. Any distribution of 3a-NOTE that renders any form of
     commercial advantage (financial or otherwise) to the distributor is
     forbidden.

  3. Whilst I've done my best, this is an amateur production and therefore 
     the author does not warrant that the software is error free and he
     disclaims all and any warranties relating to the software.
 
  4. Under no circumstances shall the author be liable for consequential,
     incidental or indirect damages of any kind arising from the use of 
     3a-NOTE. This means that if you loose the number of a Swiss Bank account
     which holds your life savings or the company pension fund - tough, that's
     your problem.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Carl Littlejohns for the Stikkie concept and access to the original code.
Chris Hennings of Right Hand Software Ltd for his advice and the system icon
which comes from ICONBOX 2.02. 

REVISION HISTORY:
'Stikkie'
Ver. 1.0 - 1992. Carl Littlejohns original for the S3 Classic.
'3a-NOTE'
Ver 1.0 - Feb. 1994. Heavily hacked original, flaky, but it worked most of
                     the time. (Not released).
Ver 1.2 - Feb. 1994. Bitmapped screen version - nice graphics, shame about
                     the file size and memory requirements (35K). (Not released).
Ver 1.3 - Mar. 1994. Re-worked code without bitmaps. Single 6 line screen,
                     ESC exit via Menu only.
Ver 1.4 - Mar. 1994. TXT. file removed from install routine System screen Exit
                     and hot key bugs fixed. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nick Tyrrell -  aslan@compulink.co.uk.

If you like this program, I'd love to hear from you and in the same way if you've
got problems with it please let me know.

If you would like the source code - mail me and I will binmail/snailmail a copy.

End of 3a-NOTE documentation.                               Rev 2. 15/03/94
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