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- 10 'HELPHINT - 17 AUG 92 rev. 23 APR 94 rev. 03 OCT 96
- 20 IF EX$=""THEN EX$="\bas\menu\hcal"
- 30 COLOR 15,1,1
- 40 CLS
- 50 TB=7 'tab for text
- 60 PRINT
- 70 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 80 PRINT "Most of these programs ask you to input data. If you are asked to"
- 90 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 100 PRINT "enter some data that you don't know, or that you want the computer"
- 110 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 120 PRINT "to tell YOU, just press the <ENTER> key to by-pass the question."
- 130 PRINT
- 140 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 150 PRINT "Some of the data asked for is essential. In this case the computer"
- 160 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 170 PRINT "will keep hounding you for it, no matter how many times you try to"
- 180 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 190 PRINT "dodge the question. Don't worry if you by-pass a question you feel"
- 200 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 210 PRINT "you should have answered. The computer will ask it again if it is"
- 220 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 230 PRINT "something the computer really needs to know."
- 240 PRINT
- 250 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 260 PRINT "If a prompt begins with the word ENTER then type in the data and"
- 270 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 280 PRINT "press the <ENTER> key."
- 290 PRINT
- 300 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 310 PRINT "If you are prompted to PRESS a key then just press the indicated"
- 320 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 330 PRINT "key. There is no need to press the <ENTER> key as well."
- 340 PRINT
- 350 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 360 PRINT "In the event that something goes wrong press the CTRL key and hold"
- 370 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 380 PRINT "it down while you press the PAUSE key. This will halt the program"
- 390 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 400 PRINT "and a `break' message will appear on the screen. Then press the F2"
- 410 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 420 PRINT "key to re-start the program from the beginning, or the F10 key to"
- 430 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 440 PRINT "return to DOS. You can try this right now if you like, just to see"
- 450 PRINT TAB(TB);
- 460 PRINT "how it works...................";
- 470 GOSUB 500
- 480 CLS:RUN EX$
- 490 '
- 500 'HARDCOPY
- 510 GOSUB 620:LOCATE 25,2:COLOR 14,6
- 520 PRINT " Press 1 to print screen, 2 to print screen & ";
- 530 PRINT "advance paper, or 3 to continue.";:COLOR 7,0
- 540 Z$=INKEY$:IF Z$="3"THEN GOSUB 620:RETURN
- 550 IF Z$="1"OR Z$="2"THEN GOSUB 620:GOTO 570
- 560 GOTO 540
- 570 FOR QX=1 TO 24:FOR QY=1 TO 80
- 580 LPRINT CHR$(SCREEN(QX,QY));
- 590 NEXT QY:NEXT QX
- 600 IF Z$="2"THEN LPRINT CHR$(12)
- 610 GOTO 510
- 620 LOCATE 25,1:PRINT STRING$(80,32);:RETURN
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