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- LOADSTAR Library V7.3
-
- by Dave Moorman
-
-
- Well -- it has taken us several
- swats to finally make contact. Now the
- ball is flying out of the stadium!
-
- LS Lib V7.3 can now search the
- complete LOADSTAR data base from just
- one program. It works much like its
- predecessors, but considerably faster
- than V6 and before.
-
- When you boot LS Lib V7.3, the
- main menu offers:
-
- 1. Search by Program
- 2. Search by Author
- 3. Search by Category
-
- These are identical to previous
- versions. Click, cursor/return, or
- press the number key to select. Type
- in a string and hit <RETURN>. The
- search is [not] case sensitive and
- will match letters anywhere in the
- data base strings.
-
- 4. Search by Issue/All
-
- We had to combine these two
- functions. To go through the data
- base, entry by entry, issue by issue,
- (All), type in <0> and press <RETURN>.
-
- By the way, if you type one digit
- (e.g., 3), each issue with that digit
- in its number will display each item.
- Of course, you can press <Q> to quit
- any search when you have seen enough.
-
- 5. Set Search Range
-
- Here is where you can move between
- data files and search the entire
- library. Each file is numbers with its
- first and last issue -- such as
-
- [LSL.001-031].
-
- We pulled all the data out of the
- previous versions and converted
- everything to PETASCII. Now we will be
- able to re-edit the files and fix some
- old omissions, unify syntax, and
- generally polish up the whole system.
-
- 6. Destination SCREEN
-
- Flip between SCREEN, DEVICE 4, and
- DEVICE 5 for your output.
-
- One way to organize a list of
- programs to print out is to go through
- and Mark all desired entries. Then
- switch the Destination to your
- printer, and Search by Category for
- "Marked Files". Your selected list
- will be sent to the printer.
-
- Thanks to a timely letter from
- Stephen Beigle, we were able to
- improve the print-out. It is decidedly
- 80-column, 66 line, tractor feed.
-
- 7. Exit and Disk
-
- Here is your way out -- to LOADSTAR
- or Basic. LOAD FILE DATA is exactly
- the same as 5 above. You can also
- return to the Library if you are not
- ready to quit.
-
- Every two or three months, we will
- publish an update of the current LSL.*
- file. When the file reaches capacity,
- you will get a new update of LS Lib
- V7.* as well, which will automatically
- load the latest data file on boot.
-
- Your response and comments on
- LOADSTAR Library V7.3 are desired and
- appreciated. I can even handle a
- [little] criticism!
-
- DMM
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