CHECKBOOK128.DOC

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          HEN YOU FIRST RUN HECKBOOK128 FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YELLOW
     (IF YOU HAVE A MONOCHROME MONITOR JUST READ CAREFULLY).  OU WILL NEED
     SOME SPACE ON YOUR DISK FOR TWO  FILES.  NE WILL HOLD YOUR CURRENT
     BALANCE, THE OTHER WILL HOLD ALL YOUR TRANSACTIONS.  INCE YOU WILL BE
     ADDING MORE TRANSACTIONS THIS FILE WILL ALSO GROW.  AKE SURE YOU DO
     NOT RUN OUT OF SPACE.
     
          FTER YOU HAVE SET UP YOUR FILES ON DISK YOU ARE READY TO ENTER
     YOUR BEGINNING BALANCE.  ELECT ' ' AND THEN SELECT
     '  '.
     T SHOULD BE 0.00.  NTER YOUR BEGINNING BALANCE.  EXT, GO BACK TO
     THE MAIN MENU.  INALLY YOU CAN START TO ENTER YOUR TRANSACTIONS.
     
     
                                  
     
     
          HE FORMAT FOR ENTERING THE DATE IS .  O "/"'S OR ","'S
     ARE NEEDED OR WANTED HERE.  FIND THAT THEY JUST CAUSE PROBLEMS
     (ESPECIALLY ","'S IN FILENAMES) OU CAN ENTER A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF
     YOUR TRANSACTION NEXT.
     
          HE AMOUNT OF THE TRANSACTION IS ENTERED IN A SPECIAL TIME SAVING
     WAY.  OU   NEED TO USE A DECIMAL TO SEPARATE DOLLARS AND CENTS
     (JUST LIKE A BUSINESS CALCULATOR).  HE PROGRAM WILL WAIT FOR THE
     AMOUNT WITH THIS PROMPT:
     
     :  :             :000
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     F YOU WANTED TO ENTER A PAYMENT OF $250.00 YOU WOULD ENTER 25000. 
     HE PROGRAM WILL FORMAT YOUR # INTO 250.00 LATER.  ERE ARE SOME
     IMPORTANT EXAMPLES:
     
          - YOU WANT TO ENTER $10.95   - ENTER AS 1095
          - YOU WANT TO ENTER 95 CENTS - ENTER AS 095 (THE LEADING  0  IS
     IMPORTANT)
          - YOU WANT TO ENTER 1 CENT   - ENTER AS 001 ( "     "    0'S ARE 
       "    )
          - YOU WANT TO ENTER $1.00    - ENTER AS 100 (AGAIN TRAIL WITH
     0'S)
     
          S YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED, THE AMOUNT ENTERED MUST HAVE AT LEAST
     3 DIGITS IN IT TO BE FORMATTED PROPERLY BY THE PROGRAM.
     
          HE LARGEST AMOUNT HECKBOOK128 CAN ACCEPT IS $99 999.99.  F YOU
     NEED TO ENTER ANY AMOUNTS LARGER THAN THAT, YOU CAN PROBABLEY AFFORD
     TO HIRE SOMEBODY TO BALANCE YOUR ACCOUNTS FOR YOU!













          
          EXT HECKBOOK ASKS YOU IF YOUR TRANSACTIONS IS A  (DEPOSIT)
     OR  (WITHDRAWAL).  UST PRESS + OR - .
     
          OU WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER 10 TRANSACTIONS AT A TIME IN AN
     INTERNAL BUFFER.  F YOU ARE ENTERING LESS, ENTER '' WHEN YOU ASKED
     '  [/] ?'
     
     
                                   
     
     
          OU CAN GET TO THAT OPTION 3 WAYS.  HE 1ST WAY IS DIRECTLY FROM
     THE MAIN MENU.  HE 2ND WAY IN IS BY FILLING THE TRANSACTION BUFFER
     (10 TRANSACTIONS).  HE 3RD WAY IS FOR YOUR PROTECTION.  F YOU TRY
     '' HECKBOOK128, IT WILL CHECK THE BUFFER.  F IT IS EMPTY YOU
     WILL END YOUR SESSION.  F THERE IS UNSAVED TRANSACTIONS IN THE
     BUFFER, YOU WILL HAVE TO SAVE THEM FIRST (OR RESET YOUR -128).  LSO
     FOR YOUR PROTECTION, HECKBOOK128 DISABLES THE  / KEYS.
     
     
                                    
     
     
          LL THAT NEEDS EXPLANATION HERE IS THE MONTH SELECTION.  F YOU
     WANTED TO DISPLAY ON SCREEN ALL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF AY,
     ENTER 05 AT THE ' ' PROMPT.  IMILARLY FOR ECEMBER, ENTER
     12.  F YOU WANT TO VIEW ALL MONTHS (OR THE ENTIRE FILE), ENTER 00. 
     OUR CURRENT BALANCE WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE END OF THE LIST.
     
     
                                    
     
     
          HIS MENU ITEM WILL TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER MENU.  HERE ARE 5 MENU
     ITEMS IN THE ILE AINTENANCE MENU:
     
          1.   - THIS SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT THE END OF YOUR
     SESSION
          2.    - TO CHANGE THE CURRENT BALANCE
          3.    - TO START FROM SCRATCH (BE CAREFUL)
          4.     - FOR THOSE LITTLE TYPO'S
          5.   - TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU
     
          ENU ITEM 4 IS A LITTLE COMPLICATED BUT IT HAS A LOT OF SAFETY
     NETS.  HE ONLY DIFFERENCE BECOMES APPARENT WHEN ENTERING A CORRECTION
     FOR THE AMOUNT.  ERE YOU CAN USE THE DECIMAL IN YOUR NUMBERS.  SE
     CAUTION AND READ YOUR PREVIEW OF THE TRANSACTION.  EMEMBER YOU CAN
     BACK OUT OF ALMOST ANY FUNCTION IN HECBOOK128.  ESET YOUR -128 AS A
     LAST RESORT.
     
     
                                     













     
     
          FTER YOU HAVE SET UP YOUR FIRST ACCOUNT FILES (DURING YOUR FIRST
     RUN OF HECKBOOK128) YOU CAN CREATE ADDITIONAL FILES.  O THIS BY
     TYPING A SUFFIX ON THE FILENAME USED BY HECKBOOK128 EG.
     
                              ..     INTO    ..
     
          OU COULD ALSO REPLACE THE .. WITH YOUR OWN PREFIX.  UST MAKE
     IT RECOGNIZABLE TO YOURSELF IN CASE YOU FORGET THE NAME.  HEN
     HECKBOOK128 LOOKS FOR ACCOUNT FILES IT LOOKS FOR THE .. PREFIX
     ONLY.
     
     
     
          ASTLY FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION,  RECOMMEND YOU BACKUP YOUR FILES
     REGULARLY JUST IN CASE YOUR DISK GETS CORRUPTED.  F YOU FIND BUGS IN
     HECKBOOK128  WOULD APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO CORRECT THEM FOR YOU. 
     AYBE YOU HAVE A GOOD IDEA FOR AN IMPROVEMENT OR A NEED FOR
     CUSTOMIZING.  END -MAIL TO:
     
                                     . ON NIE
     
                                       OPE YOU NJOY
     
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     05/30/93