POTOMAC PACIFIC ENGINEERING INC. EDUCATIONAL PACKAGE FLASH CARDS with 7,500 WORD VOCABULARY BUILDER and SPELLING TEACHER Copyright 1985, by Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc. Licensed FREE to all users with some restrictions. Reaä  anä agreå tï thå licenså conditionó anä ouò disclaimeò of warranties prior to using this program. Table of Contents Introduction 2 Flash Cards 3 Multiple Choice 5 Spelling Checker 6 Printing Cards on paper 6 Entering your own Flash Cards 6 Resetting the numbers missed to zero 7 Vocabulary Words Provided 7 Disclaimer of Warranties 8 License Agreement 9 List of Files 9 Database 9 Other products and services of Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc. 10 Inner workings of the program 10 Error Report Form 11 Š Introduction Thå  educationaì packagå consistó oæ thå prograí "FLASH¢  iî itó basiã forí "FLASH.BAS"¬  itó compileä forí  "FLASH.EXE"¬  thå carä fileó "CARD¢ oî eacè disk®  Therå ió á smalì versioî oæ thå datá  baså  oî  disë ´ whicè wilì enablå yoõ tï changå  thå  carä fileó  iæ yoõ wisè tï dï so®  Thå basiã prograí ió provideä  aó thå  sourcå  code®  Iô ió easieò anä fasteò tï uså thå  compileä form "FLASH.EXE". Afteò  brieflù  lookinç  oveò thió manuaì yoõ  shoulä  jumð righô  iî anä trù usinç thå program®  Yoõ caî ruî  thå  prograí using the following steps. 1®  Turî  youò  computeò oî anä inserô youò  disë  operatinç system disk into your default disk drive. 2. Insert disk one into the default disk drive. 3. Type in FLASH then press return A> flash 4. The program should load and run. 5. The first screen should read: F L A S H C A R D P R O G R A M 1.0 Copyright 1985 by Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc. Thió prograí ió licenseä FREÅ tï alì useró witè somå restrictions See the manual for more information on the license *****************ª PRESÓ ANÙ KEÙ TÏ CONTINUÅ ***************** (end of the first screen) Thå  firsô screeî jusô containó thå namå oæ thå prograí  anä ouò  copyrighô notice®  Assuminç yoõ wanteä tï ruî thió  prograí presó anù keù tï continue® The second screen should look like: Put the disk with the files (cards) that you want to use in the default disk drive ***** THEN PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE ***** The flash card program only uses the Default disk drive Keeð  iô  iî  thå defaulô disë drivå aô  alì  timeó  durinç  thió program. (end of second screen) Thå seconä screeî remindó yoõ tï puô thå disë iî thå defaulô disë drivå whicè containó thå cardó yoõ wanô tï use®  Iæ thió ió youò  firsô timå usinç thå prograí, leavå disk 1 iî thå  defaulô disë  drive®  Thå  defaulô disë drivå ió usuallù  disë  drivå  Á unlesó  yoõ  havå  changeä  it®  Thå  carä  fileó  contaiî  thå cardó  thaô  thå prograí useó tï teacè you®  Yoõ maù revie÷  thå Šcardó oî disë one¬  two¬  three¬ fouò oò cardó thaô yoõ havå madå uð  yourself®  Leavå thå disë iî thå defaulô disë drivå aô  alì timeó  durinç  thå program®  Yoõ maù switcè diskó onlù wheî  thå prograí startó oò wheî yoõ arå aô thå maiî menu® The third screen you will see is the flash card menu : ********************** FLASH CARD MENU *********************** 0 - EXIT THE OPERATING SYSTEM 1 - FLASH CARDS 2 - MULTIPLE CHOICE 3 - SPELLING REVIEW 4 - PRINT CARDS ON PAPER 5 - CONVERT FILES 6 - RESET MISSED WORDS TO 0 ************* ENTER THE NUMBER THEN PRESS RETURN ************ (end of screen) Each of the above options is explained below: 0 - Exit to Operating System Uså  thió  optioî wheî yoõ arå finisheä usinç thå  programs® Yoõ shoulä alwayó exiô thå prograí througè thió option®  Iæ  yoõ turî  ofæ thå computeò iî thå middlå oæ thå prograí thå  computeò maù  loså  tracë oæ thå cardó yoõ kno÷ vs®  thå cardó  yoõ  don'ô know® 1 - Flash Cards Thió optioî ió á computerizeä versioî oæ flasè cards®  Eacè flasè carä maù bå visualizeä aó á fronô containinç thå prompô anä thå  bacë  whicè containó thå description®  Iæ yoõ  chooså  thió option the next screen should look like : TOTAL CARDS MISSED 0 TIMES IS 2000 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 1 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 2 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 3 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 4 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 5 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 6 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 7 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED>7 TIMES IS 0 YOU MAY REVIEW CARDS THAT WERE MISSED X NUMBER OF TIMES OR MORE ENTER 0 IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW ALL CARDS Š>__< (end of screen) Sincå thió ió youò firsô timå througè thå systeí yoõ havå noô misseä  anù oæ thå cards®  (yoõ haven'ô donå anù  righô  either© Thå computeò showó thaô yoõ havå misseä 200° wordó ° times. Yoõ  shoulä  enteò zerï iæ iô ió youò fisô timå througè  thå cards because you want to review all the cards. Iæ  yoõ arå studyinç papeò flasè carä oò eveî jusô noteó yoõ probablù gï througè thå cardó anä wheî yoõ kno÷ thå carä yoõ  puô iô  ofæ  tï  thå  sidå iî á differenô pilå  anä  don'ô  studù  iô anymore®  Iô ió thå samå thinç witè notes®  Yoõ probablù studù thå  noteó spendinç mosô oæ youò timå oî thå oneó yoõ don'ô know® Yoõ  maù wanô tï revie÷ alì thå cardó oò noteó foò  reinforcemenô righô beforå á test® Oncå  yoõ havå gonå througè thå cardó onå timå thå thå firsô screen of the flash cards may look like: TOTAL CARDS MISSED 0 TIMES IS 1130 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 1 TIMES IS 870 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 2 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 3 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 4 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 5 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 6 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 7 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED>7 TIMES IS 0 YOU MAY REVIEW CARDS THAT WERE MISSED X NUMBER OF TIMES OR MORE ENTER 0 IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW ALL CARDS >__< (END OF SCREEN) Iæ  yoõ  entereä ° yoõ woulä seå alì 200°  cardó  oveò  agaiî whicè  yoõ don'ô want®  Iæ yoõ enteò ± yoõ wilì seå onlù thå 87° cards that you missed the first time. Iæ yoõ gï througè thå 87° cardó anä misó 43° oæ theí thå nexô timå  yoõ wanô thå flasè cardó thå cardó thå numbeò misseä shoulä look like : TOTAL CARDS MISSED 0 TIMES IS 1130 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 1 TIMES IS 440 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 2 TIMES IS 430 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 3 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 4 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 5 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 6 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED 7 TIMES IS 0 TOTAL CARDS MISSED>7 TIMES IS 0 YOU MAY REVIEW CARDS THAT WERE MISSED X NUMBER OF TIMES OR MORE ENTER 0 IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW ALL CARDS >__< (END OF SCREEN) Š Yoõ  coulä  enteò ² jusô tï revie÷ thå 43°  cardó  yoõ  don'ô know®  Yoõ  caî  continuå witè thå cardó until yoõ  kno÷  everù card® Yoõ coulä enteò ° oò ± iæ yoõ wanteä tï revie÷ morå oæ thå cards. Thå  computeò wilì asë yoõ whaô recorä yoõ wanô tï starô  at® Iæ yoõ quiô iî thå middlå oæ thå cardó thå computeò wilì telì yoõ what record number you previously quit at. The computer will then ask you : ******** DO YOU WANT TO SEE THE CARDS ******** 1 - PROMPT FIRST 2 - DESCRIPTION FIRST ***** ENTER THE NUMBER THEN PRESS RETURN ***** (END OF SCREEN) Wheî  yoõ uså papeò flasè cardó yoõ usuallù looë aô thå fronô sidå  oæ  thå carä theî trù tï guesó whaô ió oî  thå  bacë  side® Thió  ió equivalent tï seeinç thå prompô first®  Oncå iî á whilå yoõ maù wanô tï seå thå bacë sidå oæ thå carä firsô anä theî  trù tï  remembeò  whaô ió oî thå fronô side®  Thió ió equivalenô  tï seeing the backside of the card. Oncå  yoõ  arå  finallù in thå  flasè  carä  subroutinå  thå computer will display the prompt. You have three options : K - press the K for Know the computer will go to the next word without showing you the answer E - Exit the subroutine Space Bar or any other key - show you the description Iæ  yoõ  hiô  thå spacå baò thå computeò wilì sho÷  yoõ  thå description and then give you the following options : D - don't know K - Know E - Exit Aó  witè  flasè cardó yoõ arå thå judgå oæ iæ yoõ  kno÷  thå cardó oæ not®  Yoõ caî alwayó saù yoõ kno÷ thå cardó buô yoõ arå noô  goinç tï learî theí unlesó yoõ studù them®  Iæ yoõ enteò  Ä foò  don'ô kno÷ thå computeò ió onlù goinç tï marë thaô worä  foò futurå study® 2 - MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTION Thió optioî takå thå informatioî oæ thå flasè cards¬  showó yoõ thå prompô foò onå theî giveó yoõ á choicå oæ descriptionó tï chooså  from®  Yoõ  maù alsï ruî thå multiplå  choicå  backwardó seeinç á descriptioî anä giveî á choicå oæ prompts®  Thå easyesô way to understand this option is to go ahead and try it out. Thå  multiplå choicå optioî runó througè thå cardó iî order® Thå  incorrecô  answeró  arå choseî aô randoí  whicè  meanó  thaô sometimeó thå incorrecô answeró arå obviouslù  incorrect®  Witè thå definitionó supplieä iô ió noô á baä problem® Howeveò iæ yoõ enteò  youò  owî  cardó  iî á differenô subjecô  yoõ  coulä  havå problems®  Foò examplå iæ yoõ havå á historù flasè carä filå anä á  questioî  askó  foò JFK'ó birthdaù anä  thå  otheò  incorrecô answeró  choseî  aô randoí bù thå computeò arå nameó  oæ  people¬ Štowns¬ battleó anä eventó thå answeò ió obvious. Usinç  thå  Flasè  carä  optioî ió thå  mosô  efficienô  foò learninç  iæ  thå studenô ió motivateä tï  learn®  Thå  multiplå choice formaô  maù bå betteò foò primarù educatioî  studentó  whï woulä  noô dï anù studyinç unlesó forceä to®  Witè thå  multiplå choicå  formaô  thå studentó aô leasô havå tï reaä thå  questionó anä  answeró whilå witè thå flasè cardó theù coulä daù dreaí  alì day. 3 - SPELLING TEACHER Thå  besô  waù tï understanä thå spellinç optioî ió  trù  iô out®   Thå  spellinç  teacheò  keepó  tracë  oæ  thå  wordó  yoõ understanä  anä thå wordó misseä iî thå samå waù thaô  thå  flasè carä prograí does® Yoõ havå tï enteò thå wordó iî smalì letters® Iæ  yoõ  enteò á worä iî capitaì letteró thå computeò wilì  thinë thaô yoõ spelleä thå worä wrong®  Thå spellinç teacheò giveó yoõ thå  descriptioî oæ thå worä anä thå firsô letter®  Tï  uså  thå spellinç  teacheò  yoõ obviouslù neeä tï kno÷ thå meaninç oæ  thå words. 4 - PRINT CARDS ON PAPER Thió optioî ió useä tï prinô thå cardó oî paper®  Yoõ  caî prinô  eitheò thå cardó oî whicè yoõ arå havinç spellinç problemó oò  thå cardó oî whicè yoõ arå havinç vocabularù  problems®  Yoõ maù prinô ouô cardó thaô yoõ misseä 0¬  1¬  2¬  3¬  4¬ 5¬ 6¬ · oò morå times® Yoõ caî eitheò prinô ouô thå entirå lisô bù printinç ouô cardó thaô yoõ misseä ° timeó oò yoõ coulä prinô ouô onlù thå cardó thaô yoõ arå havinç problemó bù printinç ouô cardó thaô yoõ misseä á numbeò oæ times® 6 - CONVERT FILES Thió  optioî ió useä tï converô sequentiaì fileó intï randoí accesó carä files®  Yoõ onlù neeä tï uså thió optioî iæ yoõ  arå goinç  tï enteò yoõ owî carä file®  Yoõ caî eitheò enteò á  carä filå  bù  usinç  á  worä  processoò  oò  bù  usinç  thå  databaså managemenô  systeí thaô wå supply®  Usinç thå worä processoò  ió slightlù fasteò anä easier. Uså á worä processoò thaô doeó noô havå anù speciaì  controì characteró  anä whicè useó á sequentiaì ASCIÉ file®  Iæ yoõ  arå using Wordstar use the "N" or non document mode. Typå  iî  eacè carä aó threå lines®  Thå firsô linå ió  thå prompt® Thå prompô maù takå uð tï 2¸ characters® Thå seconä anä thirä lineó arå thå descriptionó whicè maù bå uð tï 5° characteró each. For example a small file might look like: dog n. a small furry animal cat n. a small furry animal does not like dogs ant n. a small insect Ša house hold pest (end of file) Noticå  thaô  thå "dog¢ carä haó á blanë  thirä  line®  Alì cardó  musô  havå threå lineó eveî iæ thå thirä  linå  ió  blank® Alsï   remembeò  thå  2¸  anä  5°  characteò  limit®   Foò  somå applicationó  yoõ  mighô neeä lonç questionó anä  shorô  answers® Yoõ caî alwayó puô thå questioî iî thå descriptioî fielä anä  thå answeò  iî  thå  prompô fielä sincå yoõ caî ruî thå  flasè  cardó prompô firsô oò descriptioî first® 6 - RESET MISSES TO NONE Iæ yoõ arå á ne÷ studenô anä havå jusô copieä thå diskó froí someonå elså yoõ don'ô wanô tï wastå youò timå studyinç thå cardó thaô persoî doesn'ô know®  Yoõ wanô tï spenä youò timå  studyinç thå  cardó  thaô yoõ don'ô know®  Tï wipå ouô alì  thå  previouó misseó yoõ shoulä uså thió option®  Makå surå yoõ arå usinç youò owî  disk®  Yoõ  don'ô wanô tï eraså youò friendó  work®  Afteò usinç thió optioî alì thå cardó shoulä bå seô tï misseä ° times. VOCABULARY WORDS Thå  flasè  cardó supplieä witè thå prograí arå 750° oæ  thå mosô commoî words® Theså wordó werå choseî oî theiò frequencù oæ uså anä frequencù oæ misspelling®  Thå fouò thousanä mosô commoî wordó arå noô includeä iî ouò lisô becauså almosô everyonå  knowó them®  Iô  woulä  bå  á  wastå oæ youò timå tï  studù  thå  fouò thousanä mosô commoî words® Therå arå somå Englisè Professoró whï studù worä  frequency® Herå  ió  á shorô explanatioî oæ worä usage®  Yoõ maù havå  reaä somewherå iî thå populaò presó thaô thå averagå collegå  graduatå knowó  40,00°  tï 50,00° words®  Fortù thousanä wordó ió á  verù impressivå  figurå  anä É aí surå iô makeó  yoõ  feeì  brilliant® Howeveò  oncå yoõ subtracô thå 10,00° nameó yoõ kno÷  (John¬  Abå don'ô forgeô lasô nameó oò citieó oò rivers¬  states¬  countries¬ companù  nameó producô nameó etc®  yoõ arå dowî tï 30,00° words® Oncå yoõ subtracô plural¬  pasô tenses¬ verâ formó oæ nounó ¨ eg® play¬  player¬  players¬  played¬ playing© yoõ arå dowî tï 12,00° separatå words® Stilì ouô oæ theså 12,00° wordó onå thousanä maù bå local¬ slanç oò regionaì words® Twï thousanä oæ thå wordó maù bå  wordó  thaô  arå specializeä foò youò areá oæ  worë  sucè  aó computeò terminologù Anotheò thousanä oæ thå wordó yoõ kno÷  maù bå relateä tï youò hobbieó oò otheò specializeä interests® So¬ iî effect¬  thå  averagå collegå graduatå onlù knowó ¸ oò ¹ thousanä wordó  thaô  arå noô specializeä oò propeò  nouns®  Thå  averagå person'ó speakinç vocabularù ió eveî less® Assuminç  thaô  yoõ kno÷ thå 400° mosô commoî wordó  anä  yoõ learî thå 750° wordó thaô wå provideä yoõ wilì havå á commanä  oæ 1150° wordó whicè ió aî excellenô vocabulary® Duå  tï thå computerizeä flasè carä formaô oæ thå wordó  yoõ arå onlù drilleä oî thå wordó yoõ don'ô know® Foò examplå iæ yoõ arå  á Englisè majoò whï alreadù knowó 550° oæ thå 750° wordó thå computeò  wilì onlù drilì yoõ oî thå wordó thaô yoõ  don'ô  know® Oî thå otheò hand¬  iæ yoõ arå á higè schooì studenô yoõ maù onlù kno÷  250°  oæ thå 750° words®  Iî thió caså yoõ wilì  havå  tï Šstudù 500° words. Thå mosô commonlù misspelleä wordó werå alsï includeä iî thå same list. Thå  lisô oæ wordó waó crosó checkeä witè pasô SAÔ testó anä thå vasô majoritù oæ thå wordó oî thå SAÔ werå oî ouò list®  Thå peoplå whï writå thå verbaì parô oæ thå SAT¬  GRE¬  oò anù  otheò standarä  tesô  arå limiteä iî theiò choicå oæ wordó tï thå  mosô commoî  words®  Therå  arå oveò á 500,00° wordó iî  thå  Englisè language®  Yoõ mighô thinë thaô therå ió nï waù tï studù 500,00° words®  Ho÷ lonç woulä iô takå yoõ tï memorizå alì thå wordó  iî Websteró Internationaì Dictionary¿  Buô thå vasô majoritù oæ thå wordó  arå wordó foò specializeä needs®  Unlesó yoõ arå á doctoò oò  nurså  arå yoõ goinç tï kno÷ thå namå oæ everù  bonå  iî  thå humaî body¿ Unlesó yoõ arå á geologisô arå yoõ goinç tï kno÷ thå namå  oæ  alì thå rocks¬  soiì oò formationó iî thå  world¿  Thå peoplå whï writå thå tesô havå tï comå uð witè wordó thaô arå noô iî specializeä areas®  Foò á tesô questioî tï bå valiä aô  leasô 2°  ¥  oæ thå peoplå shoulä kno÷ thå answer®  Thå wordó thaô  aô leasô 20¥ oæ thå peoplå kno÷ arå oî ouò list® Iî facô oî thå SAÔ anä mosô otheò standarä testó iæ noô enougè peoplå geô thå answeò correcô thå questioî ió declareä invaliä anä iô ió noô figureä iî thå results® Iæ yoõ arå studyinç foò thå SAÔ oò otheò standardizeä tesô É stronglù  suggesô  thaô yoõ purchaså BARONÓ oò somå  otheò  studù guidå tï thå test® Thå computeò SAÔ studù aidó dï noô seeí tï bå mucè betteò thaî thå bookó sï looë beforå yoõ buy. Iî ordeò tï keeð thå definitionó shorô tï increaså thå speeä theù  caî bå learneä wå onlù useä thå mosô commoî  definitioî  oæ eacè word®  Wå diä noô uså specializeä meaningó oæ wordó anä diä noô  elaboratå  oî differenô usage®  Iæ yoõ havå  anù  questionó abouô thå wordó yoõ caî alwayó looë theí uð iî á dictionary® DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES Potomaã  Pacifiã  Engineerinç  Inc®  licenseó  thió  prograí solely on an "as is" basis. Potomaã   Pacifiã   Engineerinç  shalì  havå  nï   liabilitù   oò responsibilitù  tï  Licenseå tï anù otheò persoî oò  entitù  witè respecô tï anù liability¬  losó oò damagå causeä oò allegeä tï bå causeä directlù oò indirectlù bù thió product¬  includinç buô noô limiteä  tï  interruptioî  oæ  services¬   losó  oæ  businesó  oò anticipatorù  profitó oò consequentiaì damageó resultinç froí thå uså oò operatioî oæ thió program. LICENSE INFORMATION Eacè  prograí anä thå manuaì ió Copyrighteä 198µ bù  Potomaã Pacifiã  Engineerinç  Inc®  Thå  prograí ió  noô  sold®  Iô  ió licensed free to all users with the following restrictions: 1. You may NOT SELL the program. You may give copies away free. Š2®  Yoõ  maù  NOÔ  givå awaù modifieä versionó oæ  thå  program® Sincå wå givå awaù thå sourcå codå peoplå likå tï makå changeó tï thå  program®  Iæ everyonå addó their owî "improvements¢  prettù sooî  therå arå hundredó oæ versionó floatinç arounä  anä  peoplå blamå uó wheî theiò programó dï noô run® 3®  Iæ  yoõ desigî youò owî flasè cardó foò á subjecô otheò theî vacabularù yoõ maù theî selì thå "FLASH¢ prograí witè youò  flasè cardó aó lonç aó yoõ dï noô markeô thå prograí aó á vocabularù oò desigî  youò owî flasè carä oò spellinç program®  Nï  royaltieó arå  required®  Yoõ maù modifù thå flasè prograí anä  distributå thå modifieä prograí witè youò cards® Thå followinç statemenô ió requireä : Portions Copyright 1985 Potomac Pacific Engineering Inc. All rights reserved (end of required statement) DATABASE PROGRAM Yoõ  maù  makå changeó tï thå carä filå usinç  ouò  databaså program®  Thå databaså prograí ió thå prograí "MAIN.BAS¢ oî disë 4® Iô ió probablù easieò tï uså á worä processoò aó explaineä iî thå sectioî oæ thå manuaì "CONVERTINÇ FILE"®  Iæ yoõ dï noô havå á  worä  processoò  oò jusô wanô tï makå changeó tï  onå  oò  twï records you can use the Database program. Thió  prograí ió onå oæ thå 1µ programó thaô ió parô oæ  thå databaså package®  Thå databaså manuaì ió 4° pages®  Herå ió  á quick and dirty guide to using the database. TAKÅ  Á  BLANË  FORMATTEÄ FIFTÈ  DISK®  COPÙ  THEΠ MAIN.BAÓ PROGRAM AND ALL THE FILES FORM DISK 3 EXCEPT CARDS TO DISK 5. 1®  Turî  yoõ computeò oî witè thå operatinç systeí disë  iî the default disk drive. 2®  Afteò  yoõ  enteò thå datå anä time®  Typå iî BASIC  oò BASICA if you have an IBM. A> BASIC (return) KEY OFF (return) 3. Put Disk 5 in drive A 4. Put The Disk with the cards you want to change in drive B 5. Load the Main Program load "main" (return) 6. run the program 7®  Thå  prograí ió menõ driveî sï hopefullù yoõ  caî  learî froí  runninç  thå prograí ho÷ tï uså it®  Alì thå fileó arå  oî drivå  Á  excepô foò thå carä filå oî drivå  thaô  yoõ  wanô  tï change. LIST OF FILES Disk 1 FLASH.EXE - the compiled program CARD - the first 2000 vocabulary words Disk 2 FLASH.BAS - the basic program REMARKS.BAS- supplied as documentation Š does not run CARD - the second 2000 words Disk 3 MASTER.TXT - The manual PRINTMAN.BAS - Basic program that prints the files CARD - the third 2000 words Otheò fileó useä bù thå datá baså program Disk 4 MAIN.BAS - the database program CARD - more vocabulary words ALL DISKS FLAG - Holds the number of cards you missed SFLAG - Holds the spelling mistakes you make Inner Workings of the Program Thå  prograí  ió  á  ratheò  simplå  program®  Thå  prograí REMARKS.BAÓ  containó  remarkó oî almosô everù linå whicè  shoulä enablå yoõ tï seå ho÷ thå prograí works®  Yoõ shoulä lisô ouô thå REMARKÓ prograí oî papeò iæ yoõ wanô tï seå ho÷ iô works®  Therå ió  onlù onå maiî variablå FLGV(1© whicè thå numbeò oæ timeó  thå studenô makå á mistakå oî thå word® Thå maiî subroutineó arå 500 clear screen 60000 input integer less then 100 60060 input integer 62030 input string Iæ yoõ arå usinç IBÍ BASIà noô MÓ basiã changå linå 7° tï CÈ ½ 29® OTHER PRODUCTS BY POTOMAC PACIFIC ENGINEERING INC DATABASE, SPREADSHEET AND EXPERT SYSTEM all 3 for $20.00 on 4 double sided double density disks Thå databaså managemenô systeí includeó accounting¬ payroll¬ inventorù  anä  accountó receivablå applications®  Thå  databaså managemenô haó thå followinç featureó º  4° pagå manuaì oî  disk¬ customizablå screens¬  ASCIÉ outpuô option¬ Taø Tables¬ Subfiles¬ Sorô oî ³ fields¬  Relational¬  Oveò 15,00° lineó oæ Sourcå Code¬ Recalculatå  fields¬  ³ fileó opeî simultaneously¬  Globaì  fielä changes¬  Keù  stringó  tï numbers¬  Realtimå  transferó  betweeî files¬  Retrievå  oî conditionó foò eacè field¬  Forí Generator¬ Subrecords¬  Numeriã  Ranges¬  Subtotals¬  1´ wayó  tï  calculatå fields, Transfer data between files, Much More. Thå  Spreadsheeô  prograí  ió á simplå  verù  useò  friendlù spreadsheet®  Thå  Spreadsheeô  featureó 2±  wayó  tï  calculatå numberó  oò writå youò owî subroutine¬  Automatiã recalculation¬ fulì  cursoò controì anä samplå applications®  Numberó anä  texô maù bå placeä anywherå oî thå screen® Thå experô systeí ió technicallù aî inferencå  engine®  Itó featureó   arå  thå  abilitù  tï  diagnoseó  multiplå   problems¬ determinå  multiplå  solutions¬  assigî probabilitù  witè  rules¬ intelligenô  searcè  patterî  witè manuaì  override¬  logiã  patè througè subcategorieó displayed¬  detectó contradictorù evidence¬ explanatioî oæ reasoning¬ acceptó unknowî input. These programs are written in Basic. You get the source code. ŠTheså programó arå excellenô aó prograí developmenô  tools®  Alì the programs are menu driven which makes them user friendly. POTOMAC PACIFIC ENGINEERING INC. P.O. BOX 2027 GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND 20879 (301) 977-1489 ERROR REPORT FORM Wå arå interesteä ió learninç oæ anù problemó yoõ maù  havå witè  thió program®  Sincå therå arå dozenó oæ differenô  MS-DOÓ computeró    eacè   witè   differenô   operatinç   systemó    anä configurations¬ therå ió bounä tï bå somå problemó somewhere® Wå arå alsï interesteä witè anù oæ thå definitionó thaô  yoõ feel could be better explained. Iæ  yoõ  decidå  tï writå uó pleaså includå  youò  namå  anä address¬  yoõ  computer¬  computeró memorù anä operatinç  system® You can also call us if you want too. Iæ  yoõ  receiveä á baä disë ¨ onå witè reaä erroró  oò  onå thaô  waó destroyeä iî thå mail© wå wilì replacå iô aô nï charge® Thå  diskó  arå  distributeä  oî  ¸  sectoò  disks®  Á  fe÷ computeró  havå  problemó  readinç ¸ sectoò  disks®  Iô  maù  bå helpfuì  tï  copù  thå fileó tï á ¹ sectoò  disk®  Thå  prograí flash.exå runó oî mosô MÓ oò PC-DOÓ computeró witè 128k® Howeveò iô  ió á closå fiô aô 128Ë oî somå computers®  Iæ youò  computeò stopó  withouô aî erroò messagå yoõ probablù raî ouô  oæ  memory® You should be able to run the basic version flash.bas with 128K.