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                  Collection Management Programs 98 
  Copyright(C) 1997 Mertech Consulting, All Rights Reserved.

             README.TXT Installation notes and Errata.
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Installation - Retail versions Supplied on Floppy disk.
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Insert the disk supplied into your 'A' floppy drive. Access the drive from the Explorer within Windows 95/98, and locate the INSTALL.EXE program. Double click on the file name or icon to run it. Simply follow the instructions and the installation will run automatically.

Installation - Evaluation version
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If you obtained the Evaluation version on disk you will be able to follow the instructions above for the registered version. If you obtained the program from our Web site, an Internet Service Provider, such as compuserve, AOL, or others, you first need to unpack the ZIP file in a temporary folder on hard drive.   Now locate the INSTALL.EXE program  as above and simply run for an automatic install, following the prompts.  

Latest Version
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The Collection Manager 98 programs although are for evaluation they are supplied as full functioning programs with a limit on the number of times the program can be executed (this a very liberal amount of 60) before a delay is introduced prior to the start of the program.
Registering the program will enable you to unlock the limit and delay restriction.  In addition all Evaluation notices are removed and you will also be able to access a 25-pg "Tips for Scanning Collectable Items" guide.

A registered user will be entitled to all future updates.  Downloading the file from our web site will always provide the latest version.  

The installation routine for the programs automatically handles any overwriting of prior versions in your default directory.

Running Collection Manager 98 Programs
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Run as you would any other Windows 95/98 application, either from an Explorer window, by clicking on the icon installed into a Program Manager style group, by clicking on any desktop icon, or through whatever other facilities any replacement shell, desktop manager or file manager provides. We suggest you read through the Collection Manager 98 program's Help System first and get acquainted with the program. The programs have been developed with easy-of-use in mind. 

License Agreement
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It is essential that all users read the license agreement, plus the supplement agreement for the Evaluation version, and only run the  Collection Manager 98 programs if you agree to abide by the terms and limitations described there.

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