
TopSide32 (tm)
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stay-on-top Calendar


for 32-bit Windows(R)


v1.0


a product of RCCO Research
(publishers of MONEY & BANKS (tm),
Personal Banking Manager software)



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Installation:
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To install TopSide32:  stay-on-top Calendar, simply copy all files in the 
package to a folder of your choosing; we suggest creating a new sub-folder 
named TOPSIDE).

You may then launch the program from Explorer by double-clicking on 
TOPSID32.EXE.  You may also create a new shortcut for TopSide32 in any 
desired folder, specifying the pathname to TOPSID32.EXE as the command line.
The program's icon is contained within TOPSID32.EXE and will be the 
displayed icon.  You may then simply select the Start menu item for 
TopSide32, or launch from the appropriate folder.


In Windows 95, to add this program to your Start Menu:
    1. Click on Start.
    2. Move the mouse pointer up to Settings.
    3. Click on Taskbar...
    4. Select the 'Start Menu Programs' tab.
    5. Click on Add.
    6. Click on Browse, then navigate to the application's executable
         file, TOPSID32.EXE, by first double-clicking to the folder or 
         sub-folder in which it exists.  Select TOPSID32.EXE.  Click 
         on Open.
    7. Now the Command line shows the path to the TopSide32
         executable file.  Click on Next.
    8. Choose a folder in which the shortcut to the program will
         appear (or select New Folder if one is desired).
    9. Click on Next.
   10. At the prompt 'Select a name for the shortcut,' type in
         "TopSide32."
   11. Click on Finish.  This returns you to the Taskbar Properties
         window.  Click on OK.


You may also print (or view) a formatted version of the documentation by 
opening TOPSID32.DOC in Windows WordPad (or any Windows word processor that 
can read the .DOC file format, such as Microsoft Word) and utilizing the 
print facility from within that program.




Program specifications:
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TopSide32 requires an 80386 or greater processor and 32-bit Windows 
operating system.





Overview:
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For some unknown reason, Windows 95 ships without one of the most useful 
applets that came with Windows 3.1:  a Windows calendar.  

TopSide32:  stay-on-top Calendar for 32-bit Windows provides the needed 
calendar applet missing from Windows 95.  TopSide32 can remain on-screen, 
in front of ("stay-on-top") other applications and windows for ready access.
The small calendar window that is visible can be moved or minimized.  Its
moveable on-screen position is recalled from session to session to appear
in the same place it was last utilized.

The registration fee of $10.95 (plus S/H) provides a full registered copy 
(without the unregistered copy notices) on a 3.5" 1.44mb diskette along 
with license to use the program after a 90-day evaluation period.  The 
registered version activates the stay-on-top capability and the calendar 
print feature; it also recalls from session to session the last TopSide32 
screen position.





Usage:
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The use of the calendar should be obvious and intuitive.  The launch of 
TopSide32 shows the current date highlighted within the calendar grid.  You 
may advance or step back the months or years simply by clicking on the 
appropriate directional arrow in the month or year cells in the upper 
portion of the TopSide32 window.  Other functions are found on a Pop-up 
Menu (activated with a click on the right mouse button; see section below 
about the Pop-up Menu).
 
Since the registered version of TopSide32 can remain on-screen in front of 
other running Windows applications (or a DOS application running in a 
Window), it may be that the default position (upper right corner) may 
obscure an important portion of the user's screen.  Simply click and hold 
the left mouse button on the title bar of the TopSide32 window and move 
TopSide32 to any desired position.  The next time TopSide32 is launched 
for use, that last position will be recalled (registered version only).  
(If you would like at some point to have TopSide32 appear in its original 
program position, simply delete the file TOPSID32.INI located in the Windows
folder; when you next launch TopSide32, it will return to the original 
default location.)  (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY)

The TopSide32 window may also be minimized by clicking on the Minimize 
button in the title bar or by selecting Minimize on the program's Control 
menu.  After the window is minimized, it appears as a Task Bar item; a 
single-click on the Task Bar item for TopSide32 restores TopSide32 to its 
normal size and position.  The TopSide32 window may not be resized or 
maximized; it may only be minimized, moved, or closed (exited).

TopSide32's stay-on-top window behavior does not interfere with your 
favorite Windows screen saver.




Pop-up Menu:
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If you click the right mouse button most anywhere within the TopSide32 
window, a Pop-up Menu will appear that contains selections for toggling 
TopSide32's Stay-on-Top status, a Calendar Print facility, opening the 
program's About screen or viewing the Readme.txt in Windows Notepad.

If you would like to change the default normal window behavior of TopSide32 
so that it will always remain in front of other windows, click on the 
Stay-on-Top menu item (activated in the registered version).  The check 
mark beside this menu item will appear.  TopSide32 then remains on-screen, 
in front of ("stay-on-top") other applications and windows for ready access.
(If you change to Stay-on-Top status during a session, TopSide32 will return
to its default non-Stay-on-Top behavior the next time the program is
launched.)

If you subsequently click again on the Stay-on-Top menu item, the check 
mark beside this menu item will disappear and TopSide32 will again behave 
as a normal Windows program -- that is, it can be covered by other windows 
running during the session.  To recall TopSide32 as the active window, 
press <Ctrl-Esc> to bring up the Task Bar, and select TopSide32 as the 
application to Switch To.  

Selecting the Calendar Print item (activated in the registered version) on 
the Pop-up Menu will create a hard-copy reference of the currently 
displayed month.  The image of the calendar window will be sent to your 
printer if it is online.  The calendar image will be enlarged to span the 
full width of the printable page making it suitable for wall use or other 
application.  (Technical note:  Certain printers, notably the HP LJ II, 
may have difficulty with the Calendar Print function; Calendar Print will 
not be usable in such instances.)

Selecting the About item on the Pop-up Menu brings up information on 
product name, version number, and copyright information.  To close the 
About screen, click on the <OK> button.  

The documentation may be read online after launching TopSide32 by selecting 
the View Readme.txt item on the Pop-up Menu.  (The Windows applet Notepad 
must be present on the system to enable the View Readme.txt function.)




Exiting:
---------
To exit the TopSide32 application at the end of a session, click on the 
<OK> button in the lower right portion of the TopSide32 window.  You may 
also select the program's Control Menu box (at the upper left), then the 
Close selection.  You may also click on the "X" Close button in the upper 
right corner of the TopSide32 window.  You may also close TopSide32 by 
pressing the key combination <Alt-F4> when the TopSide32 window is the 
current, active window.






Licensing Information:
-----------------------
This program is licensed and supplied as is, without any warranty.  To the 
extent permitted under applicable law, RCCO Research Associates disclaims 
all warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to this software 
program, its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for any 
particular purpose.

In particular, this software program is not guaranteed to prevent or detect 
damage to your data or programs.  In no event shall RCCO Research Associates 
be liable for any claims for lost profits or any damage, including, but not 
limited to, special, incidental, consequential or other damage (including, 
without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business 
interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) 
arising out of the use of or inability to use this RCCO Research Associates 
product, even if RCCO Research Associates has been advised of the 
possibility of such damages.  Some states do not allow the exclusion or 
limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation 
or exclusion may not apply to you.  In no case shall RCCO Research 
Associates's liability exceed the license fees paid for the right to use 
the licensed version of the software.

The license agreement and warranty shall be construed, interpreted and 
governed by the laws of the state of Tennessee.

This software program is protected under the Copyright Laws of the United 
States of America and all applicable International Copyright Conventions.  
Makers and/or users of illegal or unauthorized copies of the registered 
version are subject to prosecution under these laws.
 
The name TopSide32(tm) is a trademark of RCCO Research Associates.  
Windows(R) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.  Other trade 
names referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of 
their respective companies.

The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at 
any one time.  Site licenses are available from RCCO Research.







The Unregistered Evaluation Copy:
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The unregistered version of this program is intended for use in evaluation 
situations only.  It may be used for ninety (90) days within your own 
organization by persons that have knowledge and understanding of the fact 
that this is an unregistered evaluation copy.

The payment of the $10.95 purchase price for a registered copy of this 
program will allow license for a single user to make use of the program 
for purposes that are traditionally accepted for software applications of 
this type.  Additional license fees of $7.00 per user may be paid at the 
time of registration, or any time in the future after initial registration 
at the then current license fee in effect.
 
The license and authorized registration shall not be construed as being in 
effect until direct payment has been received by RCCO Research and an 
authorized, registered copy has been sent in the registered user's/users' 
name(s).
 


 
The Registered Version of TopSide32:
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The registered copy performs the same execution as the evaluation copy, 
only without the unregistered copy notices.  The registered version 
activates the stay-on-top capability and the calendar print feature; it 
also recalls from session to session the last TopSide32 screen position.

Documentation for the registered version is provided via on-disk text 
files, similar to the present format.





Registration Notes:
--------------------
Registration will obtain a copy of the most recent authorized version and 
provide legal authorization for continued use of the program after the 
ninety-day (90-day) evaluation period.
 
You are granted an evaluation period of up to 90 days to determine whether 
or not you wish to purchase a registered copy of this software.  To 
purchase a registered copy, you may mail the registration fee of U.S. 
$10.95 + $1.55 handling ($5.05 outside of U.S.A., $3.05 for Canada) 
directly to RCCO Research Associates, RCCO Research Park, P.O. Box 196, 
Gatlinburg, TN 37738 (U.S.A.); you will receive a registered copy of the 
latest version on a 3.5" 1.44mb disk.  Additional users for business 
purposes are $7.00 each and may be licensed at the time of registration 
or later as they may be added at the then current license fee in effect.  
Please remit with check or money order only (no currency).  We require 
payment with order so that prices and fees may be kept as reasonable as 
possible; this policy has worked well for us in recent years, as we 
observe increased registration on products that are reasonably priced.

Please note that in order to make available and maintain the very low 
$10.95 purchase price, we simply cannot accept credit card orders or 
orders by toll-free telephone for this particular product.  Even those 
customers who have ordered other RCCO Research products by credit card and 
toll-free number in the past must necessarily understand that such a price 
will not allow for the expense of processing such orders via those methods.  
We ask all purchasers of TopSide32 to simply send a check or money order 
along with their order so that we may continue to offer this product at 
this price.

Tennessee clients please include the required 8.5% sales tax on both the 
product amount and shipping/handling as mandated by the state.

International clients must pay by check or money order in U.S. dollars, 
drawn on a U.S. bank or the U.S. branch of an international bank.  Please 
realize that international postal money orders are considerably delayed 
through the postal systems and may not be the most expedient way of 
relaying payment.  An often-used form of payment consists of obtaining a 
dollar-denominated money order from the local American Express office 
which you may then airmail to us along with your order.

An invoice will be included with your order, showing the registered serial 
number(s) applicable to the purchase.  Prices and/or registration and/or 
license fees are subject to change. 

Please indicate program name and current version number on your order; you 
may use the Order.frm file provided with the program or simply send a note 
or letter with your name, organization name, address, program name & 
version, and remittance.  Your comments on our programs are welcomed.

[ Please consider how unusally low the registration price is for a full, 
legal, registered copy of software you may use for many years.  If one 
uses the program beyond the liberal trial period, or attempts to continue 
using it without purchasing a registered copy, it must be considered 
unauthorized use of proprietary authorship and material. ]







Additional Information:
------------------------
If you have any comments or questions regarding this program after (or 
with) registration, please direct them to:

   RCCO Research Associates
   RCCO Research Park
   P. O. Box 196
   Gatlinburg, TN 37738-0196
   (U.S.A.)

Special e-mail addresses for registered users' use are provided along with 
the invoice.

Please include your phone (day & evening) and fax (if any) numbers as 
well as your mailing address (and e-mail address, as applicable) on all 
communications.

 
Our customer list is not sold or rented to other firms.


To print the registration order form from Notepad (or other text editor), 
open the file Order.frm in the TOPSIDE folder.  From the File menu of 
Notepad, select Page Setup to set all margins minimally:  0 for Left, 
Right, Top, Bottom Margins.  Delete the default header and footer items.  
Select OK.  Then from the File Menu, select Print to print out the order 
form.  (If you wish to fill in the form with your order information before 
printing, it may be best to open Order.frm in a word processor, such as 
WordPad, since Notepad does not have an overwrite mode.)


A companion product, TopSide for Windows 3.1 (or greater) is available 
from RCCO Research in a 16-bit edition.  It is similar to, but not exactly 
like, the present 32-bit edition entitled TopSide32.




(C) Copyright 1996 RCCO Research Associates
All Rights Reserved under International Conventions
Product of U.S.A.





RCCO Research is also the publisher of MONEY & BANKS, Personal Banking 
Manager software, a leading personal financial program for DOS systems
and MFTC:  Mutual Fund Tax Calculator for Windows (v3.1 or greater).




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for free download from our WWW page:

	http://home.aol.com/rcco



                           RCCO Research Associates
                       Technical Publishers, Est. 1965


