THE
                            DATABASE
                               OF
                              STEEL
                        with SPREADSHEET
                               and
                     EXPERT SYSTEM PROGRAMS
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                               BY
                POTOMAC PACIFIC ENGINEERING INC.
                          P.O. BOX 2027
                  GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND 20879
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NOTE:
Each Program and the Manual is Coprighted 1984 by Patomic Pacific 
Engineering Inc.  These Programs  are not  sold.  It  is licensed 
"FREE"to all users with restrictions.
PLEASE READ PAGES 26 AND 27 OF MANUAL.
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The Program contains 4 DSDD diskettes.
DISK 1 = Database Programs.
DISK 2 = Program Data Disk and Manual on Disk.
DISK 3 = Spreadsheet Programs.
DISK 4 = Expert System Programs.

The Archives have been packaged  using the Public  Domain Program
ARC.EXE.  This program must  be used  to unpack the  Program into
usable form.


The Complete Program contains 4 sub .ARC files plus this file    
DBSSTEEL.TXT.
1. DBSTEEL1.ARC = original DISK 1
2. DBSTEEL2.ARC = original DISK 2
3. DBSTEEL3.ARC = original DISK 3
4. DBSTEEL4.ARC = original DISK 4
5. DBSSTEEL.TXT = This instructional File

It is suggested that  each sub  .ARC file be  individually broken
down using ARC.EXE and then copied to individual  DSDD diskettes.
This procedure will then bring the  Program back to  its original
form as delivered.  Because of the extremely large size of each
individual .ARC file, it is impossible to break some of them down
using a 360 drive.  It is suggested to use a "Large Workarea" of
a "Hard Drive".

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Please NOTE the following regarding Manual Printing:

The manual is included on the disk  number 2 (DBSTEEL2.ARC). The
manual  is a "WORDSTAR"  file named  MASTER.TXT.  You  can either
print  the  manual  out  using Wordstar  or by using  the Program
PRINTMAN.  The program PRINTMAN is  also on  disk number 2.   The
manual is about 55 pages long if printed out using Wordstar.

If  you  do  not have Wordstar  then you  will have to  print the 
manual using the  BASIC program  PRINTMAN.  The  program converts 
the Wordstar file to  the correct  characters and prints  them on 
your printer.  If you use this program to print the  manual there 
will be no page numbers, top margin, bottom margin or left margin 
on your paper (these are put in by Wordstar).
1. Load MS-DOS or PC-DOS.
2. Load your basic language.
3. Put disk number 2 in the default disk drive.  The default disk
   drive is usually disk drive "A" unless you change it.
4. Make sure your printer is on with at  least 55 pages  of paper 
   ready.
5. Load the program PRINTMAN.
   LOAD "PRINTMAN"
6. Run the program.
   RUN
7.  The  program  may  end  with  an  input past end  error after 
   printing out the entire manual.  This is normal.
It  is  suggested  to  use  a  dot  matrix  printer.  It    takes
approximately 20 minutes to print the manual with a 160 character
per second printer.  It takes  over 2  hours with a  15 character
per  second printer.  Using  the  program PRINTMAN will  also
increase the time.
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NOTE:
Additional System Design Notes are included on DISK 2 (DBSTEEL2.ARC)
and includes data on COMPILING the program, The Main Flowchart and
Testing the Program.
These Notes are in the file PRTEXTRA.BAS

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