Description
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MainLine is a Project Management Tool. It helps you easily develop a Gantt/Pert
chart for a project. Up to 150 tasks and milestones are supported, over a 5-year
period. A uniquely formatted chart is displayed on the screen. A large amount
of project activity is displayed in a relatively small area. A pop-up editing
window allows easy changes. The printed output of MainLine is exactly what
is seen on the screen. It is a text file suitable for electronic mailing, or
viewing with a word processor. A hardcopy of the chart can be used for
presentations - it transfers directly to "Viewgraphs" or other types of
transparencies. Other types of project data reports are also available.

Many other features are provided to ease working on larger projects, such as;

      - ROLLUP provides a top-level summary of activities.
      - IMPORT merges multiple small projects together.
      - COPY repeats often-used groups of tasks/milestones
      - SEARCH, FIND, and GOTO locate or sort tasks/milestones
        if not presently on screen.
      - RENUMBER "cleans up" the project if numerous edits have been
        made over time.


Installation
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MainLine runs on IBM-style PCs and compatibles. 360K free memory
is needed. The files supplied on the diskette are listed and described
in the file PACKING.LST. The executable file ML.EXE, support files, and the
documentation are all included in the compressed file MAINLINE.ZIP. Once
decompressed, all resultant files should be copied into a working subdirectory
on your hard disk. The program can then be executed.

Ordering
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MainLine is copyrighted. It is not a public domain program. It
is being distributed as Shareware, which means that unmodified
copies of the software and documentation may be freely copied and
shared. If after a brief evaluation period you continue to
use Mainline, become a registered user by sending $29.95 to:

                       Minuteman Systems
                       P.O. Box 152
                       Belmont, MA. 02178

Registration payment can also be made via a credit card on the
Internet. Go to site www.shareit.com and register program # 100853.

Registered users receive a copy of the Advanced Edition of the program, a
printed and bound detailed user's manual, telephone support, and free
updates for one year.

The file ORDER.TXT on the disk can be printed and used as an order
form.

