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- The 21st CENTURY ALMANAC
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- Unregistered Version 1.01
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- Shareware edition, Copyright 1992, Jeff Napier
- & Another Company
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- How To Use The 21st Century Almanac:
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- Try it. No instruction is necessary! If you get into any
- trouble, remember that the [Esc] key will get you out of
- almost anything you can get into. Experiment with all the
- options on the menu to see everything it can do.
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- Make sure to experiment with everything on the main menu.
- Many of the features have sub-features that you'll not
- discover unless you take a peek! Especially note the
- DATA KEEPER and CALCULATOR functions, you'll find them very
- useful.
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- If you use a mouse, generally the left mouse button will
- select an action (same as pressing [Enter]) or answer a
- Yes/No question affirmatively. The right button (same as
- [Esc] will abandon an operation and answer questions
- negatively.
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- Advanced Tips:
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- If you want to export the resulting number from one
- conversion or calculation to another, or in and out of the
- CALCULATOR, simply enter the new menu area and press the [=]
- key.
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- If you prefer sound effects, select SOUND EFFECTS to turn
- the sounds on. If the disk is not write-protected, your
- choice of sound effects on or off will be recorded to the
- disk and will remain in effect until you change it.
- You can change the color options by selecting COLORS from
- the menu. Your choices will be saved to disk and will remain
- in effect until you change them again.
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- FILES:
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- The Almanac can write the results of calculations and
- searches to disk in a file called RESULTS. You can turn this
- feature on, or change what is written with the RESULTS
- function on the main menu.
- You can examine this file with any text editor or word
- processing program. You can then cut and paste it's
- information into your reports, stories, letters, etc. You can
- also ignore, delete or rename this file whenever it gets
- really big.
- If running the Almanac from a floppy disk, you may want to
- delete the RESULTS file fairly often, or turn it off, to
- maintain disk space.
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- Once you change SOUND EFFECTS, FILES or COLORS, a file is
- created on the disk called 21.CFG. If 21.CFG is deleted, the
- Almanac will work fine, but return to default settings.
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- Normally, the 21st Century Almanac will be able to learn
- what drives and directories you use and find it's data files
- even if you invoke the almanac while logged to a different
- drive or directory. In order for this to work, however, if
- you copy the 21st Century files into a sub-directory, that
- sub-directory should be specified in the PATH statement in
- your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
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- Problems:
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- If the disk which contains the Almanac becomes full, the
- program will have difficulties because it needs room in which
- to write the RESULTS file.
- All files relating to the 21st Century Almanac should be
- in the logged drive\directory along with 21.EXE. The
- sub-directory containing your almanac files should be
- specified in the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
- If you have an older version of DOS, make sure your
- CONFIG.SYS file has a line like this:
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- FILES=20
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- The number can be higher than 20, but without this line DOS
- has trouble with many programs, including the 21st Century
- Almanac. If you need assistance working with your CONFIG.SYS
- file, contact any knowledgeable IBM-compatible enthusiast, or
- the store where you purchased your computer.
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- Windows Friendly:
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- To install the 21st Century Almanac for Microsoft Windows
- version 3.0:
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- 1. Start Windows and highlight the program group in which you
- want to install the Almanac.
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- 2. Select NEW from the box in the upper left corner. Select
- PROGRAM. When asked for the DESCRIPTION type 21 or Almanac,
- or whatever you want to appear under the icon. When asked
- for PROGRAM, type the drive and sub-directory into which you
- have copied the 21st Century Almanac files, a backslash and
- then 21.EXE. For instance:
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- C:\WINSTUFF\21.EXE
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- 3. Then select CHANGE ICON and type the drive and
- sub-directory again, a backslash, then 21.ICO.
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- 4. Select OK and the icon should appear in your selected
- program group.
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- 5. To use the Almanac from within Windows, double-click it's
- icon. Do not use [Esc] when done with the 21st Century
- Almanac running under Windows. Instead hold the [Ctrl] key,
- then press [Esc]. This will keep the Almanac loaded for
- instant access. Press [Esc] only when done with a Windows
- session, unless you want to remove the Alamanc from the
- active programs.
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- Because it is relatively small compared to many other
- programs used from within Windows, the 21st Century
- Almanac swaps very fast!
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- NOTES: If you like using a mouse, be sure your mouse driver
- is loaded before you start Windows.
- Do not use POP21.EXE with Windows.
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- POP21.EXE
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- Even though it is a large program relative to the DOS 640k
- RAM limit, the 21st Century Almanac can go TSR in many
- situations! (A TSR, Terminate & Stay Resident, is a program
- which pops up from within other programs, eliminating the
- need to quit the first program to use the pop-up.) There are
- two limits - you cannot pop it up from within a
- graphics-based program, and you cannot pop it up from the DOS
- prompt. A hard disk and MS-DOS version 3.0 or later is
- required. If you have OVER 2 megabytes of RAM, the almanac
- will use it for faster service, assuming your extended RAM is
- not already occupied with SMARTDRIVE.SYS or other programs.
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- To use as a TSR, type POP21 at the DOS prompt, or put the
- line: POP21 in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Whenever you need the
- almanac, simply hold the [Alt] key and press the [.] key at
- the same time.
- 21.EXE must be accessable from various directories. Put
- the directory containing the 21st Century Almanac files in
- your PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or put the
- almanac and it's files in an already accessible directory,
- such as your root directory.
- POP21.EXE is completely independent of 21.EXE, meaning
- you can always use 21.EXE without TSR status even if
- POP21.EXE is loaded and POP21 makes no changes to 21.EXE.
- To get the almanac from the DOS prompt, type 21 and press
- [Enter] as usual.
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- Technical Assistance:
- 503-846-7884
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- Telephone hours: 9-5 weekdays, West Coast USA time. We
- are not always available to answer questions, but you can
- try.
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- Or write:
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- ANOTHER COMPANY
- P.O. Box 298
- Applegate, OR 97530
- USA
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- ACCURACY: (Disclaimer)
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- Although we have tried to create this program with great
- accuracy, it is quite possible that there is a mistake or
- two. We assume no responsibility for data and calculations
- within the 21st Century Almanac used without double checking.
- Many of the calculations are rounded to approximately 4
- positions past the decimal point. Others are rounded to a
- total of 12 digits.
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- Distribution:
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- Everyone is welcome and encouraged to copy and distribute
- this shareware version of the 21st Century Almanac as long as
- all files remain intact and unchanged. Consider this
- document file as your official permission to do so.
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- Registration:
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- Registration is legally required after a trial period not
- exceeding 30 days.
- This is the standard edition of the 21st Century
- Almanac.
- There is also a DELUXE edition, not available as
- shareware, which contains everything this one has and much
- more! The DELUXE 21st Century Almanac has a Universal Goal
- Attainment function, Bicyclist''s calculations, Programmer''s
- Typo Trap, Automated file reader, DOS Tips, additional
- weights and measures conversions, too much more to mention!
- To get your DELUXE edition, all you have to do is
- register! To register, you can print an order form contained
- in the MORE function on the main menu, or you can simply
- write your name, address, and preferred disk size (3.5" or
- 5.25") on plain paper. Please include $29.95 and send to:
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- ANOTHER COMPANY
- P.O. Box 298
- Applegate, OR 97530
- USA
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- There is no charge for postage, tax or handling! Immediate
- shipment.
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- There is NO extra charge for shipping outside USA, but you
- must send US funds drawn on a US bank.
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- Thanks,
- Jeff Napier,
- Another Company
- February 20, 1992