
                      AkMan  -  README.TXT


   1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
   2. INSTALLATION, UPDATE, or UN-INSTALLATION
   3. PROGRAM FILES LISTING




1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The portfolio manager 'AkMan' is a simple and 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)

- AkMan has been the classic shareware portfolio tool since 1987 to
  help you keep track of your investments and earnings in annual
  portfolio files year after year 
- Full install/uninstall support included 
- AkMan is simple, small, flexible, and portable, it can even be run
  off a USB stick or CD without installation 
- Supports switching between English and German user interface 

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2. INSTALLATION, UPDATE, or UN-INSTALLATION:

(1) AUTOMATED SETUP:
    Simply start SETUP.EXE, and confirm the dialog. Alternatively,
    right-click the provided file SETUP.INF and chose 'Install'
    in the pop-up menu.

    Note: For a clean update from 16bit-versions (3.06 or older)
    please uninstall the old version _first_.

(2) Alternative MANUAL INSTALLATION:
    (a) Copy all files provided into one folder on your harddrive
        (C:\Program Files\Akman\) or elsewhere. AkMan will also work
        'as is' from CD, USB-Stick, etc. without further installation.
    (b) Optional: Create a program link in your Windows Start Menu
        pointing to C:\Program Files\Akman\AkMan.exe.
    (c) Optional: In Windows Explorer, link the file type .AKM to be
        opened by C:\Program Files\Akman\AkMan.exe.

The automated installation creates an uninstall link in the Start
Menu. Complete de-installation is also possible using the Windows
(Start/Settings) Control Panel's 'Add/Remove Programs' feature.

The manual installation may be uninstalled by reversing the steps
listed in (2a-c) above, i.e. delete the program files and folder, and
(if present) the Start Menu entry and file type registration.

It may be necessary in some cases that the 3 Windows extension files
(see below) are copied to the Windows-System(32) folder, the automated
setup performs this pro-actively.

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3. PROGRAM FILES LISTING:

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)
     - BACKGRND.BMP (extension)
     - COMDLG32.OCX (necessary Windows System extension)
     - DEMO2001.AKM (sample portfolio file, year 2001)
     - MSFLXGRD.OCX (necessary Windows System extension)
     - ORDER_D.TXT  (German order form)
     - ORDER_E.TXT  (English order form)
     - README_D.TXT (German readme file)
     - README_E.TXT (this file)
     - SETUP.EXE    (simple setup aid, see above)
     - SETUP.INF    (simple setup aid, see above)
and  - MSVBVM60.DLL (necessary Windows System extension)

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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AUTHOR: Dr. Hartmut Mueller, Eythstr. 16, 91058 Erlangen, GERMANY.

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