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- This product is designed to run on any IBM PC or close
- compatible using DOS 3.0 or greater. It is NOT recommended that
- this product be used in a network environment as temporary work
- files are from time to time created on your disk by the code for
- which no allowance has been made for sharing or delineation.
-
- The following files MUST reside in the default directory for
- the Weather Wiz! to function properly:
-
- WEATHER EXE
- WTHR-DOC COM
- WEATHER DAT
- WEATHER DTA
- WEATHER DTC
- WEATHER DTM
-
- The code got awfully fat awfully fast, and thus not much
- space was used to "stupid-proof" this product. Upon initial
- invocation, for example, if no WEATHER.CFG is found, the program
- will come up in "Mono" mode. If the user tries to select color
- options on a mono monitor, the program will cheerfully comply. If
- one should try such a thing, or employ a combination of colors
- which make the menu unreadable, simply erasing WEATHER.CFG will
- return the next start-up to mono mode. Alternately, the only
- command line option will also take precedence over the
- configuration file: WEATHER [/MONO]
-
- The code WILL detect whether a mouse is present, and will
- automatically allow its use in making menu selections and
- inputting data.
-
- Alternately, your keyboard may be used for data input using
- your cursor keys to highlight and option and Enter to select, or
- by choosing the highlighted "Hot Key".
-
- NOTE: Two cases have been reported where mouse operation
- appears correct, but where input data is wrong! There has not
- been enough incidence to track down and correct this errata, but
- it is suggested you try inputting the same data two times, once
- using your mouse and the other the keyboard to see if you get the
- same result. In both reported incidents, only the data input
- menus were in error, and in both the last possible option was
- recorded regardless which was "clicked". This should result in
- prediction of a hurricane or strong [whole] gale. A menu option
- is provided to disable your mouse, and saving your current
- configuration will cause the mouse to subsequently be disabled at
- program start up.
-
- Program operation is fairly straightforward and
- self-explanatory. The only confusion (other than learning
- subjective subtleties of observation and data input, of course)
- might come if and when a program error is encountered. Every
- effort has been made to exit the code smoothly and without
- necessity of rebooting. In case an error is encountered, a box
- will open announcing the problem and offering you the option of
- "OK[/Enter]" or "Cancel[/Escape". If the error described is a
- condition you can correct, do so and choose "OK", at which point
- the code will try to resume at the point at which the error was
- encountered. If unrecoverable, choose "Cancel" and the program
- should terminate smoothly.
-
- To hone their forecasting skills, users should familiarize
- themselves with the Help sections regarding conventions for data
- input.
-
-
-
- the WEATHER Wiz!
- (c)1989-94 Louis R. Dennis, III
-
- Freeware with a conscience
- Courtesy:
-
- Topgallant BBS
- Warren, Arkansas
-
- FAX/HST/V.32bis N81
- (501)226-6982
-
- RIME: TGALLANT
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