History of S3ABANK

6 Sep 94	Version 1.0 issued
			(Only 1 major bug identified with updating 
			 Standing Orders)

27 Sep 94	Version 1.1 issued with the following changes:

		a.	Fixed the bug in updating Standing Orders.
		b.	Export/Import options for QIF,CSV,ASCII.
		c.	Added Account types for interoperability with Quicken
		d.	Option for Australians to have 'Future 
			Transactions' instead of 'Standing Orders'
		e.	Allow kilometers as well as miles. (and litres/100km
			for Australians)
		f.	Add ability to redefine deferred/reconciliation symbols.
		g.	Automatic Y-Scaling on Share History Display.
		h.	A 'look-ahead' mode to check status at a later date
			when Standing Orders and deferred transactions are included.
		i.	Added an 'Account Info' and 'Group Info' option.
		j.	Improved International Currency handling.
		k.	Allowed secondary currency option for whole Group 
			and a separate secondary currency option for the Budget screen.
		l.  Cosmetic changes to Menus.
		m.	Added an option to change accounts from within the 
			Transaction screen.
		n.	Improved and rewritten Help screens.
		o.	Option to reset Start date for Share History file.

	Unfortunately, a new bug crept in which wiped a Group if a 
	new Group was created within the program.

15 Oct 94	Version 1.2 issued with the following changes:

		a.	Fixed a bug whereby Moving Accounts didn't update 
			any associated Standing Orders.
		b.	Fixed the bug involving Creating New Groups.
		c.	Program now senses a change of date, so will update
			Standing Orders even if you haven't shut the program down.
		d.	Added ability to remove last line from Petrol screen.
		e.	Recognise "SHARES" as well as "Shares".
		f.	Allowed 'Stocks' instead of 'Shares', for the USA.
		g.	Expanded display of Shares to allow prices >10.
		h.	Now allows Share numbers >32767.
		i.	Allows you to define the maximum currency value	you can input.
		j.	New smaller font option to allow display of millions of lira !
		l.	Optional comma or fullstop  seperator in currencies.
		m.	Added an option to reset Start date for Share History file.
		n.	An Overwrite/Append option when archiving transactions.
		o.	Recoded the file handling procedures to prevent a
			catastrophic crash if a disk gets full.
		p.	Recoded the Scrolling Routines to speed it up.
		q.	Fixed a bug associated with importing Quicken files.
			(Any value over 1000 caused a crash, because Quicken
			 outputs it as '1,234.00' rather than '1234.56')
		r.	Fixed a bug which meant that the Balance was wrongly
			calculated if the 50-entry limit was exceeded.
		s.	Added total window and status column to Budget screen.
		t.	Added option to update share history one at a time, 
			and delete last line if a mistake was made.
		u.	Compressed the program to save about 10K of room.
			(Grateful thanks to David Palmer and Ferret Information 
			 Systems for AKA)

14 Nov 94	Version 1.2c issued as a bug fix to V1.2.

		a.	Fixed a bug whereby looking ahead with a Group that 
			had a 'Shares' account with auto-update selected didn't work.

		b.	Fixed a couple of bugs associated with importing QIF files 
			from USA versions of Quicken.

		c.	Made the 'About' screen work.

		d.	Stopped accidental overwrite of an Archive file.

V1.3 is under test, and will contain the following:

		a.	Redesigned as a Modular concept, so that you load 
			only the modules you wish to use.

		b.	Screen switches now MUCH faster.  If some of the 
			screens (Accounts, Transactions, Standing Orders and Petrol) 
			are not changed during operations on other modules, then they 
			refresh instantly !  (If you do not have the Budget, Shares and 
			Petrol modules fitted, then the Currency and Archive screens do 
			it as well)

		c.	Implementation of the 'Home' and 'End' keys to complement 
			'PgUp' & 'PgDn'.

		d.	Option to have a Balance displayed after the deferred options.

		e.	Length of Transaction and Standing Orders 
			description lengthend to make full use of small font.
 
		f.	If Group is Password protected, program now senses 
			auto-switch off or reselection of program after temporarily 
			leaving it, and prompts for the Pasword.

		g.	Option to switch Warning 'Beep' on/off.

		h.	'Gas' and 'Petrol' are now configurable through the
			Terminology menu, rather than automatic on US Currency.

		i.	Option to have non-integer Share holdings for Unit 
			Trusts. (Number of dec.pl. displayed is configurable)

		j.	Option to set up default transactions to save time
 			when entering.  If one of the defaults is called 'cheque', 
			you have the option of automatically incrementing 
			cheque numbers.

		k.	Option to have a horizontal line in the transaction 
			screen (Credit Card Statement point ?)

		l.	Pressing first letter of Account name selects account.

		m.	Option to export in USA version of Quicken (MM/DD/YY).

		n.	Ability to put a different value for the fisrt 
			payment of a Standing Order.

		o.	Search routine in Archive screen can now operate from 
			current record as well as start/end of file.

		p.	In transaction screen, SHIFT-ENTER now allows the 
			quick entry of predefined tranactions.

		q.	Option to specify number of decimal places in display.

		r.	Option to remove an Account from the 'Total' calculation.