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- D I E T A I D
-
- Shannon Software, Ltd.
- P.O. Box 6126
- Falls Church, VA 22046
- (703) 573-9274
-
- DIETAID is a general purpose DIET and MENU planner. See the HELP.TXT file
- for further information (by typing it out, or by pressing F10 for HELP within
- DIETAID).
-
- DIETAID comes on two 360K floppy diskettes. The PROGRAM diskette contains
- the DIETAID program, the new REMAKEPT and ADDITEMS utilities, the ITEMS.NEW
- data file of new food items for this release, this README file, and the HELP
- file. The DATA diskette contains the Food Item Table (FIT) and index, the
- Diet Allocation Tables (DAT), and another copy of the HELP file.
-
- TO RUN:
- Type DIETAID and press ENTER.
-
-
- HARD DISK:
-
- You may copy both diskettes to a hard disk or to a high density floppy to
- run from either of these media. This initial release does not allow running
- from mixed drives or paths. So all files must be in the same directory/drive.
-
-
- LOW DENSITY FLOPPIES:
-
- To run from two low density floppies, insert the PROGRAM diskette in the
- desired drive, type DIETAID and press enter. Once the DIETAID screen appears
- remove the PROGRAM diskette, and insert the DATA diskette in that same drive.
- All DIETs, MENUs, RECIPEs, and TABLE revisions will be stored on the DATA
- diskette.
-
-
- HERCULES DISPLAY:
-
- If DIETAID starts but the screen stays blank, press F6 to convert the
- display to HERCULES/MONOCHROME mode. Press any key to continue, or if you
- pressed F6 by mistake, press F6 again to switch back to normal mode.
-
-
- CGA SNOW:
-
- If the "snow" on CGA adapters is bothersome, press F5 on the initial DIETAID
- screen to convert the display mode to BIOS which is slower but has no snow.
- This may also be useful for any problems that occur with non-standard disp-
- lay adapters.
-
- Press any key to continue, or press F5 again to switch back to DIRECT screen
- display mode.
-
-
- RELEASE 2.1 adds/fixes Release 2.0 as follows:
-
- . F5 Snow key and F6 Hercules key added
- . Bug causing food item table corruption when a newly
- added item, or item whose name was just changed is
- deleted in the same session.
- . Add EU specification to Diet Allocation Table
- . Pressing F8 (Similar Item) in MENU and RECIPE
- fixed to say "Must enter a name first" instead
- of just showing a screen of ~~~~'s.
- . Add Wendy's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut,
- and Taco Bell.
-
- . Add REMAKEPT.EXE program that re-makes the
- ITEMSPTR.DAT index file. This index could be
- corrupted by power failures at the wrong time,
- or other problems. If you start having trouble
- locating food items that you are sure are in the
- FIT, run REMAKEPT to re-make the index. It does
- not hurt to run it any time, but it will take a
- while to run, particularly if you have added a
- bunch of items, or you are running on floppys.
-
- . Add ADDITEMS.EXE and ITEMS.NEW. Each new release
- of dietaid may include new food items. These are
- built right into the new FIT (ITEMS.ASC file). They
- are also included separately in the file ITEMS.NEW.
-
- If you have added food items to the old version and
- don't want to have to re-enter them in the new FIT,
- you can run ADDITEMS on your current FIT. The program
- will add the new items in ITEMS.NEW to whatever FIT
- you provide.
-
-
- DISTRIBUTORS:
-
- Shareware distributors are free to copy and distribute DIETAID so long as it
- is distributed unchanged from our original in either program or data and this
- README file is included unchanged. Charges for shareware copies are not to
- exceed $7. All other commercial sale or distribution of DIETAID is expressly
- prohibited.
-
-
- REGISTRATION:
-
- If you find DIETAID useful, please register with us for the fee shown below.
- This registration will entitle you to an extensive printed manual, notice of
- upgrades (and reduced prices), and access to our growing data base of food
- items. In addition to generic items of most foods we currently have items
- for have MacDonalds (all items begin with MD ...), Burger King (BK ...),
- Hardees (HD ...), Wendy's (WD ...), Kentucky Fried Chicken (KF ...), Pizza
- Hut (PH ...), and Taco Bell (TB ...). We will be adding prepared foods from
- Campbells, Heinz, Stouffers, and many others. We will also be updating these
- as they change or new products are added to these companies offerings. We are
- considering adding cholesterol values as well.
-
-
- The registration fee until December 31, 1989 is $15 for Release 2.1.
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- If you paid a fee for your copy of DIETAID you may deduct this from our
- registration fee (up to $5).
-
- For releases other than 2.0 or 2.1, or for any release after January 1, 1990,
- please call the following number to be advised of current pricing. You will
- hear a pre-recorded message giving the prices.
-
- 703 / 573-9274
-
- Your registration is heartily encouraged. Please feel free to call with any
- questions. If you encounter problems or have complaints we may ask you for
- additional written descriptions of what steps you performed and/or copies of
- screens.