  -       SuperMemo 2.s - SHAREWARE             -           by SuperMemo World                -                                             -SUPER-MEMO is a program designed to help you -in your education, whatever it might be.     -It applies an extremely effective method     -of repetition scheduling.                    -If you want to be successful in your studies,-scientific work or business activities,      -you will have to learn many things that by   -no means want to stick to your memory.       -SUPER-MEMO solves the problem of forgetting  -and allows you to be truly successful.       -Try and see! You have much to win! Good luck!uáì╛¿√Wì╛ WÜôΣ^┐¼WÜ Σ^╕Pì╛¬²WÜâT^ì╛╚²	W┐½WÜâ╫^tzÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²	Wèå┐≡0ΣP iΦΓⁿì╛¬²Wì╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü  -SUPER-MEMO will let you store a collection   -of question-answer pairs on the disk.        -These pairs are later referred to as items,  -and the collection of items is later called  -a database.                                  -SUPER-MEMO will let you memorize items stored-in the database and minimize the time        -necessary for memorization and retention of  -knowledge in your brain.                     -All you have to do is to create/buy/copy     -a database and test yourself systematically. -Later you should also learn a bit about the  -database maintenance.                        -  That's all!  Everything else is optional!  

 Σ^╕Pì╛¬²WÜâT^ì╛╚²	W┐½WÜâ╫^tzÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²	Wèå┐≡0ΣP iΦΓⁿì╛¬²Wì╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü    -To create a new database you should:         -   - initialize the database using the       -     DISK INITIALIZATION option from the     -     MISCELLANEOUS menu,                     -   - create and store new items using the    -     APPENDING ITEMS option (you can also    -     modify items using PRESENT ITEMS option)-                                             -Instead of creating your own database you    -can take or buy a database created by        -somebody else even if it has already been    -used. The only thing you will have to do in  -such a case is to transform this database to -an unused form.                              	%
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tzÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²	Wèå┐≡0ΣP iΦΓⁿì╛¬²Wì╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -To guarantee the security of your databases  -you should remember about the following:     -  - use SAVE AND QUIT to end your work,      -  - always keep back-up copies of your       -    database files,                          -  - never work on original files (create     -    temporary files and work with them),     -  - do not create too large databases        -    (say over 3000 items or over 200 kB),    -  - compress your databases every month,     -  - keep the date setting accurate.          -                                             -    YOUR DATABASES ARE TOO PRECIOUS TO       -        DISREGARD THESE PRINCIPLES!          	 &	'
ΦΓⁿì╛¬²Wì╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -In this help you can also find:              - - general hints and tips for the user,      - - advice what to do in case of any problems,- - description of remaining options,         - - theoretical explanations regarding the    -   optimization technique used in SUPER-MEMO,- - description of the distribution disk files- - discussion of possible configurations in  -   which SUPER-MEMO can work,                - - organization of the SUPER-MEMO database.  -                                             -                                             -                                             -                                             %,#
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'$╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü	  -Apart from APPEND ITEMS and TEST, SUPER-MEMO -provides the following options:              -- PRESENT ITEMS - allows to display, change  -  or delete items,                           -- SEARCH - allows to search for items that   -  contain a given substring,                 -- FACTOR DISTRIBUTION - allows to see what   -  is the participation of items of a given   -  difficulty in the whole database,          -- DAILY BURDEN - allows to check how many    -  items are to be repeated on a given day,   -- HELP - allows to learn about SUPER-MEMO,   -- SAVE and QUIT - allows to end the work     -  with SUPER-MEMO and save modifications,     

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)  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  -  MISCELLANEOUS - provides such options as:  -                                             -* RANDOM TEST - presents items at random,    -  allowing you to do testing without changes -  in the database,                           -* COMPRESS - allows to compress the database -* DISK INITIALIZATION - allows to create a   -  framework for a new database,              -* SOUND ON/OFF - allows to switch off peeping-  if you do not like it,                     -* INFO - provides information about          -    SuperMemo 2 shareware and about          -    SUPER-MEMO WORLD.                        -                                             
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-Majority of human abilities, as they are seen-by an observer, is acquired in the process of-learning.                                    -A baby is a superb learning automaton that is-provided with  an extensive storage of infor--mation (the cerebral cortex of the brain),   -and amazingly effective mechanisms for       -acquisition of knowledge.                    -Efficient learning is therefore one of basic -factors determining knowledge, skills and    -intelligence of an individual.               -The knowledge acquired in the process of     -learning is stored in the form of long-term  -molecular changes in neuronal synapses,        %,  #    -  (  
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-but these changes tend to decline persistent--ly, independently of the importance of the   -knowledge stored.                            -The mechanism of forgetting is the best      -protection against running out of the storage-space, and it is practically impossible to   -fill up the memory so that new information   -cannot be stored.                            -There is also a mechanism that protects the  -most important data against complete decline -- the mechanism of fixation, in which the    -the most often used information is amplified.-Hence  the importance  of repetitions  of    -acquired knowledge or skills.                  %,  #    -  (  
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)  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü-The optimal repetitory process is such a     -process that satisfies two contradictory     -criteria:                                    -- repetitions are frequent enough to ensure  -  that the knowledge will not be forgotten,  -- repetitions are rare enough to ensure that -  the time spent on learning will be minimal.-The SUPER-MEMO method applies simple mathe-  -matical optimization technique to calculate  -the optimal frequency of repetitions, or more-exactly, to calculate optimal intervals      -between repetitions, which depend on:        -- capacity of a given individual,            -- difficulty of a given piece of knowledge,  %,  #    -  (  
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-- retention strength of a given piece of     -  knowledge (i.e. how well it is remembered  -  at the moment).                            -SUPER-MEMO program is responsible for the    -following:                                   -- creation and maintenance of the database   -  consisting of question-answer pairs,       -- control of knowledge repetitions based on  -  the calculation of optimal intervals,      -- providing the user with mechanisms of      -  memorization process supervision.          -Computer applications of the SUPER-MEMO      -method have been investigated since 1987     -revealing its sensational effectiveness.       %,  #    -  (  
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$Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -The PRESENT ITEMS option allows you not only -to browse the database and see items stored  -in it, but also to change (edit) these items -or to delete them when wished.               -                                             -The SEARCH option also allows you to see,    -modify or delete items.                      -                                             -The main difference between PRESENT ITEMS    -and SEARCH is that to locate a given item    -you use its number in the former or a        -substring of the item in the latter.         -                                             -                                             *	  
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)  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  -                                             -APPENDING ITEMS is done in order to add new  -question-answer pairs (items) into your data--base.                                        -These pairs do not enter the process immedi- -ately but are pending in the priority queue. -The priority queue is being emptied only then-when you wish to memorize items stored in it.-Thus you can append more items that you can  -let into the process at the same time.       -Later you can gradually memorize pending     -items from the priority queue.               -You will see, that each item added to the    -database increases the TOTAL number of items.╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  -                                             -You can also find that appending items you   -will change the INTACT parameter indicating  -the number of items in the priority queue.   -On the other hand, the MEMORIZED parameter   -(the number of items that have been learned) -will remain unchanged.                       -                                             -                                             -                                             -                                             -                                             -                                             -                                              ╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -The TEST option is used to remind you these  -items which are most likely to be forgotten  -in nearest days.                             -If you have not tested yourself for few days,-all outstanding items assigned to these days -will also be repeated.                       -After all outstanding items for a given day  -have been repeated, all of them that have not-been remembered well enough are repeated     -again (until they score at least 4 points in -the quality assessment scale).               -When there is nothing to repeat, TEST is used-to memorize  new items  (these which are pen--ding in the priority queue).                 
)  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -FACTOR DISTRIBUTION is used to present the   -distribution of items with respect to their  -difficulty.                                  -The easiest items have their factors equal   -to 2.5 and the most difficult items have     -factors equal to 1.3.                        -FACTOR DISTRIBUTION presents a histogram     -which illustrates how many items belong to   -a given class of difficulty and what is the  -percentage they make up in the whole data-   -base.                                        -At the beginning, factors of all items are   -assumed to be 2.5 and they are later modified-on the base of quality of answers in the TEST$!!*-
)  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -DAILY BURDEN allows you to check how many    -items you will have to repeat on a given     -day and eventually what these items are.     -Items are repeated then when they are the    -most likely to be forgotten and it is the    -program that decides when a given item is    -to be repeated.                              -                                             -All items that are to be repeated on a given -day are stored on the disk in the form of    -a list, so it takes some time until the      -program can find out their number.           -Thus it seems unlikely that you will like    -using this options with a floppy disk system.!*-
)  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -The 0-5 grade scale used in assessment of    -quality of answers given to questions during -execution of TEST:                           -                                             -   5 - perfect response,                     -   4 - correct response with hesitation,     -   3 - correct response given after longer   -       consideration,                        -   2 - wrong response, very close to the     -       correct one,                          -   1 - wrong response; the correct answer    -       seems to be familiar,                 -   0 - complete blackout.                    -                                             !*-
)  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -Below the main menu of SUPER-MEMO you can    -find the following parameters:               - - DAY tells you for how many days have you  -       been using the database and what is   -       the current date (the date format used-       by SUPER-MEMO is day:month:year),     - - OUTSTANDING tells you how many items you  -       will have to repeat on that day,      - - MEMORIZED tells how many items of the     -       database you have memorized,          - - INTACT tells how many items are pending   -       in the priority queue,                - - TOTAL is equal to the total number of     -       items (TOTAL=MEMORIZED+INTACT).       ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -                                             - Do not forget that you should always leave  - SUPER-MEMO by selecting the SAVE and QUIT   - option.                                     - Do not use the Break key nor switch off     - the computer before saving data.            - If you fail to do so the database files     - will not be closed and their content may    - become inconsistent.                        - It is possible that in such a case you will - have to use recovery tools to make the      - database consistent and, as you suspect,    - the recovery will unevitably cause partial  - lost of data.                               $╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -                                             -The difficulty factors determine how hard it -is to remember a given item.                 -They belong to the range <1.3,2.5> and the   -greater they are the less difficult the item -is.                                          -All items have their factors estimated to    -equal 2.5 initially, and this value is modi- -fied on the base of appropriate answer quali--ties, i.e. when an item is remembered well   -its factor remains unchanged or even may     -increase, otherwise the factor decreases.    -                                             -                                             
  ╛╒²	W╕+PÜ└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -                                             -                                             - RANDOM TEST selects randomly items from     - the database and presents them.             - You can use this test for:                  -  - testing your colleages or students,      -  - checking what is the percentage of       -    items that you remember (you should not  -    score below 90% !),                      -  - calculation of the distribution of       -    particular topics in the database,       -    distribution of intervals, repetition    -    numbers etc.                             -                                             	 ,└Σ^ì╛¬²	WÜG^ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -The TRANSFRM.EXE program may be used to      -adapt a database created by another person   -(say your colleague), so that it can be      -reused.                                      -To transform the database files to an unused -form run the TRANSFRM.EXE from within the    -directory where the database files are stored-(e.g. type TRANSFRM if the program and the   -database are in the current directory).      -After execution of TRANSFRM you can see the  -following changes in the database:           - -  INTACT=TOTAL  (i.e. MEMORIZED=0),        - -  all items have factors equal to 2.5      - -  the DAY parameter equals to 1 etc.       	%
!	ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -The  RECOVR.EXE program is used to compress  -the database files so that possible errors   -in DATES.DB and FUTURDAT.DB can be repaired. -Damage to these files is especially dangerous-considering the list structure of FUTURDAT.  -Other kinds or errors are less likely and    -easier to correct.                           -To compress files with  RECOVR.EXE you must  -execute this program from within the direc-  -tory containing the database files (e.g. type- RECOVR if the program and the database files-are in the current directory).               -All items lost because of the damage will be -appended to the priority queue.              	ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü&  - It is quite a funny picture, when a zealous - SUPER-MEMO user persistently strains every  - nerve in his efforts to remember strenuously- constructed monster items consisting of     - innumerable indigestible terms, definitions,- descriptions, symbols, constants, formulas..- The idea of SUPER-MEMO is based on dividing - the knowledge into smallest possible grains - so that the optimization procedure can be   - applied to each.                            - If it were not necessary, we could have     - an answer in the form of a book and I am    - sure that there are few persons on this     - globe that are able to remember whole books.    	ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  %-ITEMS SHOULD ALWAYS BE AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE!-Instead of asking:                           -"What are the systems of the human organism?"-and providing the answer:                    -"digestive, lymphoid, immune, endocrine...." -we should rather construct few items so that -the answer could be:                         -"regulatory systems and executive systems"   -and another item could read:                 -"What are the regulatory systems" with the   -answer "nervous and endocrine".              -   REDUNDANCY CAN DECREASE YOUR WORKLOAD!    -PS. I  do not  claim  that  my division of   -    systems of the organism is best possible.    	ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    - All calculations on which the SUPER-MEMO    - method was based assume that the learner    - allocates time for learning everyday!       -                                             - So it should be clear that:                 - ALL PAUSES IN LEARNING WITH SUPER-MEMO      - WHICH ARE LONGER THAN ONE DAY DECREASE      - THE EFFECTIVENESS!!!                        - It means that having breaks in your process - you will have to spend more time for memo-  - rizing a given number of items!             - There are mechanisms in the SUPER-MEMO pro- - gram that allow you to catch up if neces-   - sary, but you should never abuse it.            	ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -SUPER-MEMO forces your brain to work with    -an extreme intensity (you can find that it   -is hard to work with it for longer than an   -hour). This may cause a self-defence reaction-resulting in negligent repetitions.          -And negligence is one of the worst habits of -SUPER-MEMO users that inevitably leads to    -results that compare poorly with that of the -most strenuous and highly motivated learners.-IT IS BETTER TO LOOSE SOME TIME WHILE TRYING -TO RECALL A GIVEN ANSWER, THAT TO REPEAT THE -ITEM INFINITELY!                             -Do not give up too early, and if you have to -then think a bit why the item is so hard.        	ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -It can often be observed that users of       -SUPER-MEMO tend to forget about the impor-   -tance of proper assessment of answer quali-  -ties.                                        -In extreme cases they use only two grade     -scale: 5 - OK and 0 - I do not remember!     -The optimization method is based on calcu-   -lation of difficulties of items, so that     -judging answers is tremendously important!   -You are even allowed to input fractional     -values to make estimations more accurate.    -Read exactly the rules for quality assess-   -ment and obey them. Otherwise you stand a    -lesser chance to live up to your expectations
!ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü+  -Whenever somebody wants to use SUPER-MEMO it -is usually after he has learnt that some of  -his colleagues is using it and memorizes     -thousands of items in an amazingly short time-No wonder, that when he finally loads SUPER- -MEMO on his own PC he vigorously begins ex-  -panding his database with intention to double-the feat he has heard of.                    -In such cases, the zealous user will soon be -flooded with an overwhelming stream of items -and if his motivation to work hard is not    -sound, he is likely to get discouraged and   -give up.                                     -  DO NOT RUSH, CHECK YOUR CAPACITY FIRST!    
!ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  *-The best way to avoid the aforementioned     -problems is to allocate no more that 5-10    -minutes a day to work with SUPER-MEMO.       -Only when the mechanisms of SUPER-MEMO will  -become more familiar, one can decide if he   -is consequent enough to work longer.         -Relatively best results where achieved by    -user who worked 30-45 minutes a day.         -Even for the strongest learners 60 minutes   -of SUPER-MEMO a day may be too much!         -Obviously if you are sure that you can       -persist working harder in a long run, there  -are no contrrecommendations, on condition    -that your work will really be regular.       
!ì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^tÇ╛┐²uì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚≡Wì╛≤²WÜvΣ^uáë∞]┬	..O\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü-  -       STRUCTURE OF *.INF FILES              -                                             -var info:file of info_record;                -    {only one record is stored}              -type info_record=record                      -  item_quantity:word; {the highest number of -     an item in the database}                -  TOTAL:word; {the number of items stored}   -  last_record:word; {the last record used in -     the *.ITM file}                         -  last_position:word; {last character written-     in the *.ITM file}                      -  first_day:word; {first day of the process  -     counted relatively to 1 January 1980}     ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  ,-  last_day:word; {the last day the database  -     has been used; counted relatively to the-     first_day}                              -  MEMORIZED:word; {the number of items that  -     have already been memorized}            -  date_base:word; {the number of the day     -     that represents the first word of the   -     *.DAT file; counted relatively to the   -     first_day}                              -  factor_distribution:array[1..20] of word;  -     {array of the quantities of items       -     falling into a given difficulty         -     category}                               -                                             Wì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -       STRUCTURE OF *.ITM FILES              -                                             -var items:file of string[250];               -                                             -The content of items is stored sequentialy   -in the *.ITM file. Questions and answers are -separated by dollar signs.                   -Deleted items are replaced with dollar signs.-The record and the position where a given    -item starts are stored in the *.ITI file.    -To see the content of *.ITM files use the    -standard TYPE command of DOS.                -                                             -                                               ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü0  -        STRUCTURE OF *.ITI FILES             -                                             -var iteminfo:file of iteminfo_record;        -  {stores information about subsequent items}-type iteminfo_record=record                  -  rec:word; {the record of the *.ITM file    -    in which the first character of the      -    item is stored}                          -  position:byte; {the position in the record -    of the *.ITM file where the first        -    character of the items is stored}        -  factor:word; {the difficulty factor multi- -    plied by 10,000; it is equal to zero if  -    the item has been deleted}                 ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  /-   repetition:byte; {bits 7..5 indicate      -      how many times the item was forgotten  -      (it equals to 7 if an item was for-    -      gotten more than 7 times);             -      bits 4..0 indicate the number of the   -      repetitions counted from the last      -      instance of forgetting the item}       -   last_interval:word; {the length of the    -      interval between the last and the next -      repetition; it is counted in days}     -   end; {end of the iteminfo_record}         -The number of records stored in the *.ITI    -file is indicated by the item_quantity value -in the *.INF file.                             ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü2  -      STRUCTURE OF *.DAT FILES               -                                             -var dates:file of word;                      -                                             -The subsequent words of the *.DAT file are   -pointers to the *.FTD file. Each word repre- -sents one day. The first word represents the -day that can be calculated from the formula: -    first:=first_day+date_base-1             -The first_day and date_base values are stored-in the *.INF file.                           -*.FTD file stores lists of items that are to -be repeated on a given day. If there are no  -such items, the *.DAT word is equal to zero. ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  1-For example:                                 -Let the *.DAT file contain 13,0,0,23.        -Let the first day be 5,000 and the date_base -be 1000.                                     -All that means that the list of items for the-5,999-th day is stored in the *.FTD file in  -such a way that it begins at the 13-th record-of that file.                                -It also means that there are no items to be  -repeated on the 6,000-th and 6,001-st day.   -The list of items for the 6,002-nd day is    -stored in the *.FTD file beginning with the  -23-rd position.                              -                                             	ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -      STRUCTURE OF *.FTD FILES               -                                             -var futurdat:file of dword;                  -type dword=record                            -        item_no:word;                        -        next:word;                           -        end;                                 -The *.FTD file contains lists of items that  -are to be repeated on a given day.           -The item_no represents the number of the item-(or zero if the item has been deleted).      -The next indicates the record of the *.FTD   -file where the next item is stored (or it    -equals zero if there are no more items).     	ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -       STRUCTURE OF *.PRI FILES              -                                             -var prior:file of tword;                     -type tword=record                            -       predecessor:word;                     -       item_no:word;                         -       successor:word;                       -       end;                                  -                                             -The *.PRI defines the priority queue.        -The first record has the following function: -  predecessor - the number of the record     -     that stores the first item of the queue,-  item_no - not used,                        ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü  :-  successor - the number of the record that  -     stores the last element in the queue.   -The following records of the *.PRI file      -represent elements of the priority queue:    -  predecessor - predecessor of that element  -     of the queue i.e. the number of the     -     record where the predecessor is stored  -     (it equals zero if the item occupies the-     first position in the queue),           -  item_no - the item that occupies that      -     position of the queue,                  -  successor - successor of that element of   -     the queue (or zero if the element       -     is the last in the queue).                ì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -                                             -If you neither have a hardisk nor a possibi- -lity to install a RAM-disk then you can work -in a floppy disk configuration.              -You will need disks with SUPERMEM.EXE program-and one database each.                       -The algorithm is as follows:                 -    - load DOS,                              -    - insert in turn your subsequent disks   -      and load SUPERMEM,                     -    - after your work make a back-up copy    -      of ALL your database files!            -                                             -                                             Σ^tÇ╛┐²∙tì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -If you do not have a hard disk but you can   -install a RAM-disk then you will need the    -following disks:                             -  - bootable disk with SUPERMEM.EXE that     -    installs a RAM-disk,                     -  - disks containing your databases.         -The algorithm of your work is as follows:    -   1. load DOS and install the RAM-disk,     -   2. copy SUPERMEM.EXE on the RAM-disk,     -   3. copy a database on the RAM-disk,       -   4. load SUPERMEM.EXE and work,            -   5. copy the database back on the diskette,-   6. repeat steps 3-5 with all databases,   -   7. make back-up copies of all databases.  ì╛╚²Wèå┐²0ΣP vΦòⁿì╛╚µWì╛≤²WÜlΣ^uáë∞]┬  ..E\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü\Uëσü    -If you have a hard-disk then make an SM      -directory and keep SUPERMEM.EXE in it        -(SUPERMEM.HLP is optional).                  -Make subdirectories for all your databases.  -The algorithm is this:                       - 0. make the SM directory current,           - 1. copy a database from its subdirectory to -    the SM directory,                        - 2. load SUPERMEM.EXE and work,              - 3. copy the database back to its subdirec-  -    tory,                                    - 4. repeat steps 1-3 with all your databases.-Copy ALL your databases on a floppy disk once-a week.                                      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