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- YOUR PERSONAL TRAVEL AGENT -- TRIP.EXE version 1.20
- ══════════════════════════════════════ 12-21-1987
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- BACKGROUND:
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- Trip is being provided as shareware along with the request that
- users assist in defraying the cost of development by sending a
- donation of $5.00 to support development of programs like these.
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- The writer assumes no liability for its performance or the
- accuracy of the data it generates.
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- To date the only known short coming of TRIP is the limited number
- of towns in the data base.
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- If you like the program, have suggestions, or feel it has promise,
- drop me a note, I will appreciate hearing from you.
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- ║│If Plan you use TRIP regularly please send the donation of $5.00 │║
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- ║│ To: Irvin J. Cooper │║
- ║│ P.O. Box 10502 │║
- ║│ White Bear Lk, Mn. 55110 │║
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- │I am offering a current version on a new 3M 360K diskette with │
- │any 10 additional USA, Canada or Mexico Cities you request added│
- │to your personal & registered copy for $ 20.00 │
- │ │
- │This personal copy is not shareware and is not to be uploaded │
- │onto bulletin boards etc. Send the $20 along with the list of │
- │cities and your return address; │
- │ │
- │ To: Irvin J. Cooper │
- │ P.O. Box 10502 │
- │ White Bear Lk, Mn. 55110 │
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- START UP:
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- FIRST SCREEN:
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- The first screen of Trip allows basically four (4) choices;
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- 1) F10 Terminate / Quit
- 2) F 8 Use a Previous Trip Data File
- 3) Pick One of 25 States for starting the trip
- 4) Z Toggle to the other 25 States
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- F8 will only be usable after you have generated at least one
- trip.
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- SECOND SCREEN:
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- Once you pick a starting state the next screen will give you
- two choices;
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- 1) Pick a starting town within the State
- 2) F10 Terminate/Quit
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- FOLLOWING SCREENS:
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- After you have picked your starting state and town each screen
- following will display column of 20 cities down the left hand
- side of the screen. These are 20 closest towns linked to the
- last town you picked. The upper right hand corner of the
- screen will display a pseudo map with you in the center and
- displaying the 20 towns around you to give a sense of which
- town to pick to continue your travels.
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- At this point you will have 4 choices;
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- 1) F10 Terminate/Quit
- 2) Choose one 20 towns
- 3) U Start new Leg
- 4) V End Trip
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- Pressing option U will create a stopover in the final output,
- pressing option V will start the process of generating the
- final output.
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- FINAL OUTPUT:
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- Once you have pressed the V option you will be asked a series
- of questions;
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- 1) Normal Freeway driving speed (Default = 60)
- 2) Starting Time (Default = 6:00)
- 3) Starting AM or PM (Default = AM)
- Note: The Starting Time and AM/PM will be asked for
- each leg.
- 4) A file name for the trip, up to eight (8)
- characters with NO EXTENTSION.
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- THE SYSTEM WILL THEN:
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- 1) Create file xxxx.DAT (The data file to be called if
- you ever choose to re use the trip)
- 2) Create file xxxx.TXT (The display and printable file
- for viewing or printing your trip)
- 3) Display/List the current trip.
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- Notes on file management;
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- You can delete the .TXT files as they are easy to
- regenerate using the F8 (Previous trip option) as long
- as you have not deleted the .DAT file.
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- When you use the previous trip option you will be
- asked the series of Speed, starting time, questions
- again which allows you to use the same trip but create
- different schedules.
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- PLAY WITH IT: - Within the limits of the number of towns contained
- ═════════════ in TRIP you should find it to be a computerized
- substitute for a travel atlas.
-