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Has anyone used Person to Person (telecom) GUI?
- Subject: Has anyone used Person to Person (telecom) GUI?
- From: obsbedia2@aol.com (Obsbedia2)
- Date: 1999/08/30
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
In the April 1987 issue of A+, on page 58, Person to Person v.2.1 is reviewed
among a host of telecom software. More that just a telecom program, it is
presents itself in a full GUI format providing "mouse operation, pulldown
menus, icons and a general desktop environment for all functions."
"It is also a ROLODEX-type word-processing and database program with limited
mail-merge capabilities. ... Up to 15000 cards can be presented in any Rolodex
file and you can have multiple Rolodex files on disk. ... The desktop has a
rolodex icon, with letter tabs that permit you to choose a portion of the
Rolodex for display and selection. A Rolodex card holds a name, phone number,
up to five lines of address, up to five memo lines, and a single classifation
letter. The card can also hold a name for use in a letter salutation with the
male-merge function."
Although the article does not describe it, the picture shows what must be the
"Finder" menu for the Rolodex. It presents four search options: (1) First
Letter, (2) First 2 Letters, (3) Variable Length, and (4) Scan.
The photo of its desktop is impressive and in high resolution graphics (like
MousePaint), which makes me consider it to be an 8-bit program. The comparison
chart of the programs is a bit confusing since it indicates that this ProDOS
program (along with Pinpoint and Talk Back) does not work with the II+, IIe or
IIgs.
I think that this program would still make a great phone book and auto dialer
on an Apple II. Can anyone tell me anything more about it?
Jay Edwards