










			    CHILD


		       ( VERSION 3.0 )




			November 1994



			 Programmed By:

			  COMPU-PRO

			 Brian DeJong
			633 Washington
		      Holland, Mi.  49423
			    U.S.A.
			1-(616)-396-9991


		 Documentation & Beta Test By:

		       Micheal DeJong

















		      Table of Contents



	Introduction				 Page 2
	Shareware				    Page 2
	Disclaimer				   Page 2
	Features				     Page 3
	System Requirements			  Page 4
	Printer Configuration			Page 4
	Quick Start				  Page 4
	Updating From An Earlier Version	     Page 5
	File List				    Page 6
	Operation				    Page 7
	Menu					 Page 7
	Your Personal Information		    Page 7
	Adding A Child			       Page 7
	Medical Information For Child		Page 8
	Edit A Child				 Page 8
	Deleting A Child			     Page 8
	Print A List Of All Children On File	 Page 9
	Invoices				     Page 9
	Invoices continued			   Page 10
	Edit An Invoice ...(REGISTERED)	      Page 10
	Edit An Invoice Cont'd		       Page 11
	Personal Notes Inserted On Invoices	  Page 11
	Payment History For A Child		  Page 11
	Print A Childs' Information File	     Page 11
	Print A Childs' Information File Cont'd      Page 12
	Year To Date Income Statement(REGISTERED)    Page 12
	Year End Payment Clearing (REGISTERED)       Page 12
	Program Updates And Support		  Page 13
	Registration Benefits			Page 14
	Registration Form			    Page 15




















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			 Introduction

	Welcome to CHILD V3.0.  A Day Care Management Program to help
	the growing number of Day Care providers with the task of
	keeping accurate records of the children in their care.  This
	helpful program will enable the user to hold records of a
	child's medical history, personal information, invoices, payment
	history, and much more.  CHILD also has a context sensitive
	help feature to guide you through the use of the program.  Best
	of all "CHILD" is very user friendly and easy to use, it is
	menu-driven so choices are made from a list of options, in
	addition, the bottom of each display window lists the
	commands and their descriptions for you.


			  Shareware


	CHILD is a shareware program, so we encourage you to try it
	out and make copies for friends.  If you like the program and
	continue to use it, we ask that you become a registered user.
	The trial period for CHILD is at a maximum of 30 days before
	we must insist that you register.  Registration costs
	$30.00 plus shipping.  Which will give you permission to
	continue using CHILD and receive all the benefits of the
	registered version which are listed later in this
	documentation.  Permission is hereby granted to make exact
	copies of the program and documentation for the purpose
	of shareware distribution.  Cost of such not to exceed
	$5.00 and is only to cover the cost of duplication, and does
	not constitute registration of said program.



		     Warranty Disclaimer


	The writers and programmers of "CHILD" make no warranty
	concerning the function or fitness of this documentation
	or the corresponding program, and shall have no liability or
	responsibility to any recipient with respect to any liability,
	loss, or damage, directly or indirectly arising out of the
	use of the documentation and program, including but not
	limited to any loss of business or other incidental or
	consequential damages.







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			  Features



	- Children's Database Including:
	       1.  Childs Name, Address, Phone Number, Birth Date.
	       2.  Parent's Name, Address, Phone Number, Place of
		    Employment.
	       3.  Person(s) To Call In Case Of An Emergencies.
	       4.  List Of Persons Allowed To Pick Up The Children.
	       5.  Ability To Print Out A List Of The Children With
		    Emergency Phone Numbers To Call.
	       6.  Your Child's Database Can Be Printed In A Easy
		    Report.

	- Child's Medical Database Including:
	       1.  Child's Physician With Phone Numbers.
	       2.  Child's Insurance Carrier With Policy Number.
	       3.  Allergy Information.  4. Shot Records.

	- Invoicing And Payment History:
	       1.  Print & Record Payments Made To The Day Care With One
		   Easy To Read Screen.
	       2.  Automatically Keeps Track Of All Outstanding Balances
		   Due.
	       3.  Invoices Show The Payment, Payment History, Year To
		    Date Total, And Outstanding Balance.
	       4.  Ability To Include Personal Notes At The Bottom Of
		    The Invoice.
	       5.  Ability To Print A Child's Payment History At Any
		    Time.

	- REGISTERED USER FEATURES:
	       1.  Edit A Past Invoice Just In Case A Incorrect Entry
		    Was Made.
	       2.  Ability To Print A Income Summary Report For All The
		    Income Earned For The Year To Date.
	       3.  Clear All The Payment History At The End Of The Year
		     Without Deleting All The Child's Information File.












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		     System Requirements



     - MS-DOS compatible computer ( IBM-PC, AT, PS/2, or a compatible.)

	- MS-DOS Version 3.3 or greater

	- At least 512k of free memory

	- Will run on either a floppy drive or hard drive. The hard
	  drive is highly recommended.

	- A printer

	- A mouse is also recommended for use with this program.


	Printer Configuration Choose The MAINT Option from the top line
	menu.  Select the CHOOSE PRINTER option and press ENTER.  This
	will bring up a list of the currently supported printers.  Use
	the arrow keys to high-light the printer that you have or one
	that is closest.  If your printer is not shown select one that
	your printer will emulate.  Once you have done this press the
	SPACE BAR to tag the selection.  A check mark will appear next
	to the one that you have selected.  If you select more than one
	printer the program will install the last one that is selected,
	so only select the one that you want installed.  The only thing
	to do now is press the F10 KEY, and the program will save the
	information and this will be used until you change it.


	Quick Start Insert the supplied floppy in the A: drive.  If your
	A: drive is a different format (5.25") you will need to make a
	copy of this disk onto one of them. you can do this by putting
	the CHILD 3.0 disk in the b: drive and a blank formatted floppy
	in the B: drive and type at the DOS prompt: COPY A:*.* B:*.* and
	press the ENTER key.  Once this is done, log to the A: drive and
	type INSTALL.  This will copy all the files to your hard drive
	inn the directory that you choose.  Log to this directory and
	type CHILD3 and press ENTER. that's it!!!! you can start using
	the program.









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	Updating From A Earlier Version If you are a user of CHILD V2.0
	it is very important to run the CONVERT3.EXE program included
	with this updated version of CHILD.  This quick conversion will
	change your V2.0 CHILDINF.DBF file to let the new V3.0 accept
	and use the data you have already established.  The CHILDINF.DBF
	file is the file where all the data you type in and save for
	each child is stored. The very first thing that needs to be done
	is to make sure you have a current backup made of your CHILD
	directory ( Assuming this is what you have called the directory
	your CHILD program is in.) containing all the files that is in
	it, which should have been done before you installed CHILD V3.0,
	see page 4.  The new version of CHILD comes with a very small
	CHILDINF.300 file which only has an example child in it for new
	users to see.

	1.Assuming you are already at the current directory your CHILD
	program is installed to, we will call it C:\CHILD for this
	lesson.

	2.At the DOS prompt ( C:\CHILD ) type CONVERT3.EXE

	3.You then will be prompted to press the ENTER key to continue
	the conversion program.

	4.It only takes a moment for the program to be completed and you
	will then be prompted to press ENTER again to return you to
	the DOS prompt.

	5.For safety reasons your old CHILDINF.DBF file was saved by the
	conversion program and renamed as CHILDINF.OLD .  If for any
	reason something may go wrong you can restore your old data file
	by renaming it.


	Assuming everything went as expected you now can delete this
	file as it will no longer be needed...Also be sure to delete the
	CONVERT3.EXE file, running this for a second time by mistake
	could loose all the data on your new CHILDINF.300 file.

	The new name for your CHILDINF file will be CHILDINF.300 and
	will also double in size from the old version.










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	File List What you should have received with CHILD V3.0

	READ_ME.1ST < URGENT PROGRAM NOTES AND UPDATE INFORMATION >

	CHILD3.EXE The CHILD program file. DO NOT DELETE

	CHILDINF.300 The CHILD information file. Which comes with an
	example child for a new user to view. People updating from
	earlier versions should not use this file...they should convert
	their old CHILDINF.DBF file to the new format for V3.0 which is
	explained in Page 4 & 5 and in the READ_ME.1ST file.

	CONVERT3.EXE The conversion file used to convert the

	CHILDINF.DBF file used in earlier versions to the new format
	that CHILD V3.0 uses.  *** Anyone not updating from an earlier
	version please delete this file now for you are not to use
	it.*** *** All people that have updated their CHILDINF.DBF file
	from the older versions must also delete the CONVERT3.EXE file
	as soon as it was finished. Any questions please read page 5 and
	the READ_ME.1ST files again.***

	CHILDMNU .300 Menu information file.  DO NOT DELETE

	CHILDNOT .300 Invoicing notes data file.  DO NOT DELETE

	CURRPRT.300 Current Printer Driver.  DO NOT DELETE

	CHILD3.DOC The manual you are now reading.

	MYINFO.300 Your personal Information file.  DO NOT DELETE

	NEWPRNT.300 Printer drivers DO NOT DELETE

	PRINTLST.300 Printer information file.  DO NOT DELETE

	FILE_ID.DIZ Description of CHILD V3.0 for BBS and Venders.

	REGISTER.FRM Registration form.












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			  Operation


	MENU: Child has a easy to use pull down menu system.  All the
	user needs to do is use the arrow keys to highlight the menu
	desired and press the ENTER key to pull down the batch of option
	available within that menu. Then arrow down to highlight the
	option requested and press the ENTER key to select that option.

	Your personal information: By using the arrow keys to highlight
	the EDIT menu press ENTER, then highlighting the PERSONAL option
	and press ENTER.  This will open the personal information window
	where you will be able to enter your: Day Care Name, Providers
	Name, Address, City, State, Zip, State License Number, Phone
	Number, Providers Social Security Number.  All of this
	information is stored and then used in making the invoice by
	including it on the invoice. By popular demand the social
	security number and the license number have not been included on
	the invoice because this is personal information not normally
	given out unless asked for.

	Adding a child:

	By using your arrow keys highlight the EDIT menu and press ENTER
	to open that menu option. Then highlight the ADD A CHILD option
	and again press ENTER.  This will open the Add a Child
	information window.  Adding the child's information into the
	program is as easy as filling in the blanks. All you need to do
	is type in the appropriate information and use the TAB key to
	move yourself to the next field.  Or press SHIFT + TAB keys to
	move yourself backwards through the field.  You will find that
	some fields like the date and phone number fields will
	automatically move to the next field as they are filled in.
	This feature was placed into CHILD to try to speed up the time
	required to enter all of the important information needed to be
	stored. When you have reached the amount line in the child's
	information screen you then have the option to type in a hourly
	rate ( $3.00 per hour ) or a weekly rate ( $100.00 per week ).
	After you have typed in the amount you will TAB to the next
	field where you will either type HOURLY or WEEKLY to tell the
	program how to calculate the amount of money owed for each
	payment, this will be described later in the invoice option.
	After the Hourly-Weekly line you will them TAB to the NOTES line
	where you may type in any special notes about the child, ("Needs
	teddy for nap time") ect.







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	Medical information: You now will use the TAB button to
	highlight the MEDICAL option at the bottom of the screen and
	then press the ENTER button.  This will open the MEDICAL window
	where you will have the option to enter the child's: Physicians
	Name, Phone Number, Insurance Carrier, Policy Number, Allergies,
	and the Child's Shot Record.  Once again it is important to
	remember the TAB key is used to move yourself from line to
	line. And the SHIFT + TAB keys are used to move the cursor
	backwards through the fields. After all the medical information
	has been entered you now will use the TAB key to highlight the
	SAVE button on the screen. When you press ENTER you will have
	saved all the child's information in the program.  One hint for
	a quick way to save the information is to press the ALT + S keys
	at any field on the screen.  When all the information is saved
	you will automatically be returned to the main menu.

	Edit a child: Whenever there is a need to edit or add any
	information in the child's record, all you have to do is:
	Highlight the EDIT menu and press the ENTER key to open that
	menu option and use the arrow keys to highlight the CHILD FILE
	option and press the ENTER key again. This will open the same
	child information window you used to enter all the child's
	records. At this point you can now use the TAB key to advance
	yourself through the fields or use the SHIFT + TAB keys to move
	backwards through the fields. After you type in the new
	information at the field to be changed you the will use the TAB
	key again to advance your cursor to the SAVE button at the
	bottom of the screen, then press the ENTER key to save your
	changes.  A quicker way to save the changes you have made is to
	press the ALT + S keys to save all the changes from any field
	line.  You then will automatically be returned to the main menu.

	Delete a child: Use your arrow keys to highlight the EDIT menu
	and then press the ENTER key to open that menu option.  Use the
	arrow keys again to highlight the DELETE A CHILD option and
	press the ENTER key to open the delete option.  You now will be
	shown a list of the children in your program.  To delete a child
	from this list all that has to be done is use the arrow keys to
	highlight the child you wish to delete then press the ENTER key
	and you will be prompted to acknowledge that you are certain
	that you want to delete this child.  Press ENTER to accept the
	command and within seconds all the information for that child
	will be delete from the program.  It is very important to
	remember that all the information for the child being delete
	will permanently be lost from the program..!







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	Print a list of all children on file: To print a complete list
	of all the children in your CHILD program including: Child's
	Name, Address, Phone Number, Parents Name, Parents Work Phone
	Number.  You will first need to make sure that your printer is
	turned on and has paper in it.  Then use your arrow keys to
	highlight the PRINT menu and press the ENTER key to open the
	print menu option then use the arrow keys again to highlight the
	LIST OF CHILDREN option in the PRINT menu and press the ENTER
	key.  This will automatically start the printing of the child
	list.  When the list has finished printing you then will be
	returned to the main menu screen.

	Invoices: The best feature of CHILD is the ability to give all
	of your customers a weekly invoice with a payment history and
	yearly balance.  This function is very easy to perform all you
	need to do is use your arrow keys to highlight the PRINT menu
	and press the ENTER key to open the PRINT menu option.  Then use
	the arrow keys again to highlight the INVOICE option and press
	the ENTER key to open it.  This will bring you to the children
	list of all the children in the DayCare. You now will use your
	arrow keys to highlight the child you wish to create an invoice
	for and press the ENTER key.  If the child is an HOURLY pay
	child a window will come up where you can choose to enter the
	daily amount of hours that the child was watched.  All you do is
	enter the amount of hours and press the TAB key to change
	fields, continue to do this until all days have been entered and
	the CONTINUE button is highlighted.  Press the ENTER button to
	save this information in the Childs pay record.  Or if you
	choose to do so you can press the ESC button any time before
	pressing the CONTINUE button and the information will not be
	saved, but you will not be able to pull this information up
	later.  At this point you will now be at the invoice window
	with your cursor at the child's name. You now will verify that
	this is the child you want to make an invoice for.  If it is not
	you must then press the ESCAPE key to exit the invoice window
	and choose the name again.  If the child's name is correct then
	press the TAB key to move your cursor to the Date Covered field.
	You now will enter the dates that the invoice is going to cover,
	this is once again a easy fill in the blank field, ( 01/01/1994
	).  Now again press the TAB key to advance your cursor.  If the
	child's account is paid on a set weekly amount you will be
	advanced to the Amount Due line.  If the child's account is paid
	at a hourly rate the computer will automatically calculate the
	hours watched based on the information inputted in the previous
	screen.  Now press the TAB key to advance your cursor to the
	Amount Due field, you will notice that it already has an amount
	entered into this field, this is automatically entered by your
	data of the child in his/her amount paid per hour field when
	you entered the child into the program.


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	Invoices continued: At the Amount Due field, if the child's pay
	is per hour then just press the TAB key and the program will
	automatically total the amount due for you and advance you to
	the next field. Or just type in the amount in if you wish. If
	there is any changes that need to be made you may type in any
	amount you wish at the amount due field.  If the child pays a
	weekly set rate you will also press the TAB key to advance to
	the next field and the program will have automatically set the
	amount due.  Your cursor should now be at the Amount Past Due
	field.  This field will be discussed further later, for now just
	press the TAB key to advance your cursor to the Total Due field.
	Here the program has totaled the amount due and the amount past
	due for you to give you the total amount due. You now can make
	any changes to this amount field or just press the TAB key to
	advance your cursor to the Amount Paid field.  At the Amount
	Paid field you will now enter the actual amount the child's
	parents have paid you. Then press the TAB key, this will tell
	the program to record all the information entered into the
	invoice. If the actual amount paid to you by the parent is
	different than the amount due, the program will automatically
	leave an amount past due at the Balanced Owed field.  This
	amount will later be placed into the Amount Past Due field on
	the next invoice made for this child.  If the amount past due is
	owed to you it will add it to the Total Amount field or if the
	amount is a credit due to the parent because they overpaid
	there amount due then it will automatically be subtracted from
	their amount due on the next invoice.  Press the TAB key now and
	you will advance the cursor to the notes field where you will
	be able to edit or add your personal notes to the invoice.  To
	advance through each line of the notes use the TAB key or SHIFT
	+ TAB keys.  Press the TAB key one more time, your cursor
	should now be at the child's name at the top of the screen.  Now
	all that needs to be done is to print the invoice.  Please make
	sure that the printer is turned on and has plenty of paper in
	it, and you have pressed the TAB key past the Balance owed field
	to put your cursor at the child's name at the to of the screen.
	To print the invoice all you need to do is press the F10 key and
	it will print it, and record all of this into the child's
	payment history.

	Edit An Invoice: To edit an invoice all you have to do is select
	the EDIT menu option and highlight the option of EDIT INVOICE
	and press ENTER.  You will be presented with a list of the
	children in your file, use the arrow keys to highlight the child
	file that you wish to edit the invoice for and press the ENTER
	key.  Next you will be presented with a list of the invoice
	dates and amounts for that child, simply highlight the invoice
	date that you wish to edit and press the ENTER key.  You will
	now be at the same invoice screen you use for printing a regular
	invoice.

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	Edit An Invoice Cont'd: Just tab through the fields and change
	whatever needs to be changed and then press F10 to save the
	information and print the invoice out.  If you need to abort
	this operation you MUST do so before pressing F10, and can do
	this by pressing the ESC key.

	Personal notes inserted on invoices: New for CHILD V3.0 is the
	ability to insert your own personal notes onto each invoice.
	You have two ways to complete this, one way is at the time you
	are entering all the payment information on the invoice screen
	you can edit or add any notes at the four notes line at the
	bottom of the screen.  The second way to add notes to the
	invoices is to enter them from the main menu.  To do this follow
	the steps below.

	Select the EDIT menu option and arrow down to the NOTES menu option
	and press the ENTER key.  This will bring up a window that will
	have four line fields that represent the four note lines at the
	bottom of the invoice screen.  Now just enter the information
	that you want to display at the bottom of your invoices.  This
	information will be stored inn a file and will print on ALL invoices.
	You still have the option to change this for the individual invoice by
	editing it at the time the invoice is printed.


	Payment history for a child: This option will enable you to
	print a payment history for any given child.  This is especially
	useful whenever you may have any questions concerning a payment
	made to you by the parent.  Use the arrow keys to highlight the
	PRINT menu option and press the ENTER key to open that menu.
	Use the arrow keys again to highlight the PAYMENT HISTORY option
	and press the ENTER key again to open the payment history
	option.  You now will be shown a list of all the children within
	your database.  Use the arrow keys to highlight the child you
	wish to print a payment history on and press the ENTER key.
	Automatically the program will print the complete payment
	history of the child chosen.  The report will include a date
	history of all payments made and the date that the payment was
	made.  It will print a year to date total for all the payments
	made at the time of the report. The report will also include a
	past due amount owed to the DayCare if any will exist. This
	option will be quite useful when the end of the year is here and
	the parent needs to know how much they will be able to declare
	as a deductible for child care expense.

	Printing a child's information file: This is an option put into
	the program to allow the user to be able to keep a printed
	record of the child's information file that is stored into the
	program.  Use the arrow keys to highlight the PRINT menu option
	and press the ENTER key to open it.


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	Printing a Child's iformation file: Again use the arrow keys to
	highlight the the CHILD'S FILE option and press the ENTER key to
	open it.  You now will be shown a list of all the children
	within the program.  Use the arrow keys to highlight the child
	you would like to make the information report on and press the
	ENTER key to chose that child.  The program will automatically
	print the report which will include all the information that
	you have entered when you added this child to the program
	including the medical data.  This is a very important report
	to keep up to date, we all know how miserable it is to have a
	computer go down or have a hard drive failure.  This report
	will give you all the information you need to enter it back in.
	( of course you all will make daily backups of the
	CHILDINF.DBF file when any changes are made.)

	Year To Date Income Statement: Printing a year to date income
	statement for you DayCare is as simple as selecting the menu
	option of PRINT and highlighting the option of Year End
	Statement and pressing ENTER.  This report will list all of the
	children on file and their total payments as well as any
	outstanding balance.  These will be totaled at the bottom of the
	page.  Simple Huh??


	Year End Payment Clearing: When you have used the program all
	year and have printed the final payment records for all children
	on file and now wish to start another profitable year with you
	DayCare you will have to clear all payment history information
	for last year in order to start the new year.  (for memory
	purposes CHILD only stores 52 payment cycles for each child = 1
	Year).  All you have to do is Select the option of MAINT in the
	menu and highlight CLEAR PAYMENTS and press the ENTER key.  you
	will be prompted ARE YOU SURE?? since this is a permanent
	operation and cannon be UN-done.  Just press the ENTER key and
	Viola All payment information is cleared, but the Childs file is
	intact and ready for another year..
















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	Program Updates and Support

	Because I strive to provide the best possible program, I must
	periodically enhance and revise CHILD.  I will notify all
	Registered users by mail when CHILD updates are available, and
	how they can be obtained.  In closing we would like to thank
	you for trying CHILD V3.0.  This program has been a great
	experience for us to provide the shareware users a very useful
	program to manage their income in running a DayCare. Also to
	remind you, registering CHILD will gain you many more
	helpful and productive features.  Enhancements are being added
	all the time to make CHILD the only program you will need to
	manage your income and receipts to run a quality DayCare.  You
	comments are appreciated.  If you can think of anything that may
	enhance CHILD please let me know.


	Program Updates And Support Cont: The more input I receive and
	the more registered users I get will encourage me to incorporate
	my own ideas and yours into CHILD ( Like Expenses ).  For
	unregistered users, support is limited. But if you have any
	problems while evaluating CHILD I am willing to help.  I can be
	reached several ways.  Always registered users will have
	priority as to receiving help and support.



	MAIL: PHONE:
	Brian DeJong 1-(616)-396-9991
	633 Washington Please have your registration
	Holland, Mi.  49423 number handy when calling.





















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	Registration Benefits

	When you register CHILD, you will receive the following
	benefits.

	1.  The latest registered version of CHILD.

	2.  Free unlimited technical support, you will be able to
	 contact the programmer of CHILD directly. Non-registered users
	 of CHILD will only receive limited support through MAIL or
	 collect call.

	3.  A registration number which will allow you to continue to
	 LEGALLY use CHILD past the 30 day trial period.  This number
	 will also be required when calling for technical advice or
	 support.

	4.  All << UNREGISTERED VERSION >> messages will be removed, and
	 full access to all areas of CHILD will be restored.  Including
	 the very useful Expense Reporting.

	5.  All registered users will be the first to receive
	 information on how to obtain new versions of CHILD.

	6.  Remember your registration fee for CHILD is an expense to
	 your day care that is TAX DEDUCTIBLE.




























		      REGISTRATION FORM

		    PERSONAL INFORMATION

	NAME OF DAYCARE ____________________________________ YOUR NAME
	____________________________________ ADDRESS
	____________________________________ CITY, STATE ZIP
	____________________________________

	PHONE NUMBER 1-( )-

	WHERE YOU RECEIVED DEMO_____________________________



			    ORDER INFORMATION

	QUANTITY

	________ CHILD v3.0 @ $30.00ea = __________


	INCLUDE 6% Michigan Sales Tax = __________


	Shipping ($5.00 US & Canada, $12.00 International)
							  = __________



						    TOTAL = __________


	DISK FORMAT ___ 3.5" FLOPPY ___ 5.25" FLOPPY




		  Please mail this form to:

		      Brian DeJong
		     633 Washington
		   Holland, Mi.  49423

	       Telephone: 1-(616)-396-9991


