            AkMan for Windows  -  README.TXT


1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The portfolio manager  *** AkMan for Windows ***  is a flexible
management and analysis utility for shareholders and investors.

Every portfolio you want to manage is saved in a portfolio data
file. Like in a card-index cabinet, you create a 'card' for each type
of stocks or shares owned. On each card you note payments for
purchases, receipts from sales, dividends, banking or broker fees etc.

The portfolio manager AkMan
     - stores this data
     - creates a sorted summary or print-out featuring your effective
       average prices and other key data
     - helps with decisions concerning sales or additional purchases
     - calculates your effective yield for each stock

You can also
     - let AkMan add up your profits/losses, dividends, and the
       capital presently invested in a portfolio
     - analyze your portfolio graphically in many ways
     - calculate the total value of your portfolio at today's prices
       (e.g. copied from a newspaper or imported from the Internet)

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2. PROGRAM FILES:

The 'DEMO-VERSION' may be copied freely, as long as all the files
included are kept together. The files needed are:
     - AKMAN.EXE    (program file)
     - CMDIALOG.VBX (necessary extension)
     - GRID.VBX     (necessary extension)
     - BACKGRND.BMP (necessary extension)
     - DEMODATA.AKM (sample portfolio file)
     - README_E.TXT (this file)
     - ORDER_E.TXT  (order form)
     - README_E.TXT (German readme file)
     - ORDER_E.TXT  (German order form)
     - SETUP.INF    (simple setup aid, see below)
and  - VBRUN300.DLL (if not already present in the SYSTEM-directory)
                    VBRUN300.DLL is a common standard library, nor-
                    mally included in the AkMan distribution package.
                    If not, please obtain separately. It is available
                    from most software archives and some game CD's.

The personal license file
     - AKMAN.LIC    may be created after purchase of the licensed
version, using the menu 'License AkMan'. It must NOT be distributed !

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3. INSTALLATION + UPDATE or UN-INSTALLATION:

(1) AUTOMATED SETUP: Right-click the AkMan-provided file SETUP.INF
    and chose 'Install' in the pop-up menu.

(2) Alternative MANUAL INSTALLATION:
    (a) Copy all of the above files into one folder on your harddrive
        (C:\AKMAN\). AkMan will also work 'as is' from a floppy disk
        (A:\AKMAN\) or CD.
    (b) Optional: Create a program link in your Windows Start Menu
        pointing to C:\AKMAN\AKMAN.EXE.
    (c) Optional: In Windows Explorer, link the file type .AKM to be
        opened by C:\AKMAN\AKMAN.EXE.

The automated installation creates an uninstall icon in the Start Menu
and may also be removed using Windows (Start/Settings) Control Panel's
'Add/Remove Programs' feature. The manual installation may be
uninstalled by just reversing the steps mentioned in (2a-c) above,
i.e. delete the program files and folder, and (if present) the Start
Menu entry and file type registration. Neither AkMan installation
method writes any files to a System folder or elsewhere.

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AUTHOR: Dr. Hartmut Mueller, Eythstr. 16, 91058 Erlangen, GERMANY.
        e-mail: hardy.mueller@usa.net
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