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Thσ purposσ oµ thi≤ prograφ i≤ t∩ providσ ß mean≤ t∩ create¼ maintain¼ ì anΣ prin⌠ 5-generatioε pedigreσ charts« Therσ arσ version≤ fo≥ botΦ CP/═ ì anΣ PC-DO╙ operatinτ systems« Yo⌡ arσ freσ t∩ cop∙ anΣ distributσ thσ ì program¼ bu⌠ unde≥ n∩ circumstance≤ i≤ i⌠ t∩ bσ solΣ o≥ includeΣ iε ß ì packagσ oµ program≤ fo≥ sale« Iµ thσ prograφ i≤ usefu∞ t∩ you¼ ╔ woulΣ ì appreciatσ an∙ contributioε tha⌠ yo⌡ woulΣ bσ willinτ t∩ makσ toward≤ it'≤ ì developmen⌠ ($25.0░ suggested)« SenΣ contributions¼ suggestions¼ buτ re-ì ports¼ etc« to: John C. Barron 510 E. Braker Lane Austin¼ T╪ 78753 Thσ prograφ i≤ largel∙ selµ explanator∙ leadinτ thσ use≥ througΦ ß ì serie≤ oµ menu≤ fo≥ workinτ oε ß pedigreσ chart« Mos⌠ oµ thσ menu≤ requirσ ì tha⌠ thσ use≥ movσ ß pointe≥ t∩ thσ desireΣ optioε theε pres≤ thσ returε ì ke∙ whicΦ select≤ thσ option« Thσ prograφ enable≤ ß persoε t∩ instal∞ i⌠ ì fo≥ ß particula≥ termina∞ anΣ printer« Thσ printe≥ mus⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ prin⌠ ╕ ì line≤ pe≥ incΦ verticall∙ anΣ a⌠ leas⌠ 12░ character≤ horizontall∙ iε ╕ ì inches« T∩ instal∞ thσ prograφ fo≥ ß particula≥ termina∞ executσ thσ pro-ì graφ PEDINST.COM╗ thσ printe≥ installatioε i≤ donσ froφ withiε thσ program. Stop Command Thi≤ i≤ thσ prope≥ manne≥ t∩ exi⌠ thσ pedigreσ char⌠ program« Iµ yo⌡ ì havσ ß char⌠ opeε anΣ yo⌡ choosσ thσ sto≡ command¼ theε yo⌡ arσ prompteΣ t∩ ì decidσ iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ savσ thσ chart« Oµ coursσ iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ wisΦ t∩ savσ ì it¼ theε yo⌡ simpl∙ follo≈ thσ instruction≤ t∩ exi⌠ without saving. Abort Thσ abor⌠ commanΣ give≤ yo⌡ ß methoΣ t∩ eliminatσ ß char⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ ì havσ opeε withou⌠ savinτ i⌠ oε disk« Yo⌡ caε theε begiε ß ne≈ char⌠ o≥ ì exi⌠ froφ thσ program. è Create Iε orde≥ t∩ begiε worδ witΦ ß ne≈ char⌠ whicΦ i≤ no⌠ alread∙ saveΣ oε ì disk¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ ruε thσ creatσ commanΣ setting u≡ thσ datß "slots"« Wheε ì yo⌡ choosσ thi≤ command¼ thσ prograφ wil∞ promp⌠ yo⌡ fo≥ ß filσ namσ fo≥ ì thσ char⌠ t∩ create« Yo⌡ theε ente≥ thσ namσ tha⌠ yo⌡ wan⌠ includinτ ß ì filσ extensioε iµ desired« Afte≥ thσ char⌠ i≤ createΣ oε disδ i⌠ i≤ theε ì read∙ t∩ begiε addinτ informatioε into¼ anΣ yo⌡ arσ lef⌠ settinτ a⌠ thσ ì edit command ready for work. Read Wheε yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ worδ oε ß pedigreσ char⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ firs⌠ reaΣ i⌠ int∩ ì thσ compute≥ witΦ thi≤ commanΣ makinτ i⌠ thσ curren⌠ (o≥ active⌐ chart« ì Wheε thσ prograφ i≤ beguε thσ men⌡ come≤ u≡ pointinτ t∩ read« Iµ chosen¼ ì thσ prograφ prompt≤ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ namσ oµ thσ char⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ reaΣ ì (activate)« I⌠ i≤ importan⌠ t∩ remembe≥ tha⌠ an∙ char⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ tr∙ t∩ ì activatσ mus⌠ ALREAD┘ bσ oε thσ disδ anΣ initializeΣ b∙ thσ creatσ command« ì Iµ yo⌡ forge⌠ anΣ tr∙ t∩ reaΣ ß char⌠ whicΦ yo⌡ havσ no⌠ previousl∙ ì created¼ theε yo⌡ simpl∙ leavσ thσ filename screeε anΣ creatσ thσ char⌠ ì tha⌠ yo⌡ want, which activatσs i⌠ as witΦ thσ reaΣ command. è Save Wheε yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ kee≡ ß pedigreσ char⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ savσ i⌠ oε thσ disδ ì usinτ thσ samσ (o≥ differen⌠) filσ namσ tha⌠ yo⌡ useΣ t∩ reaΣ i⌠ int∩ thσ ì compute≥ memory« I⌠ i≤ suggesteΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ usσ .PE─ a≤ thσ filσ extensioε ì fo≥ al∞ oµ yo⌡ pedigreσ charts« Iµ thσ filσ alread∙ exist≤ oε thσ disδ ì drivσ tha⌠ yo⌡ choose¼ thσ prograφ tell≤ yo⌡ tha⌠ i⌠ wil∞ overwritσ thσ olΣ ì filσ iµ yo⌡ proceed« Normall∙ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ overwritσ olde≥ version≤ oµ thσ ì samσ chart¼ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ optional. Check Directory Thi≤ commanΣ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ looδ a⌠ thσ file≤ currentl∙ saveΣ oε ß ì disk« Ofteε yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ d∩ thi≤ wheε yo⌡ havσ severa∞ chart≤ witΦ simila≥ ì filσ name≤ anΣ yo⌡ canno⌠ remembe≥ whicΦ onσ i≤ locateΣ where« Wheε yo⌡ ì choosσ thi≤ commanΣ i⌠ come≤ bacδ anΣ ask≤ yo⌡ fo≥ ß filσ masδ or string« ì Yo⌡ caε theε typσ iε ß specifiπ filσ namσ fo≥ i⌠ i⌠ searcΦ fo≥ o≥ yo⌡ caε ì givσ i⌠ "wilΣ cardó filσ names« Fo≥ instance¼ *.PED wil∞ searcΦ fo≥ al∞ ì filσ name≤ whicΦ havσ extension≤ PED« Iµ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ specif∙ ß drivσ theε ì it searches the logged on drive. Review the Current Chart Wheε yo⌡ choosσ thi≤ men⌡ optioε i⌠ sho≈ yo⌡ ß thσ curren⌠ pedigreσ ì char⌠ includinτ thσ name≤ oµ person≤ whicΦ yo⌡ havσ included« Thi≤ optioε ì doe≤ no⌠ allo≈ change≤ anΣ i≤ thereforσ no⌠ a≤ usefu∞ a≤ thσ edi⌠ optioε ì which also shows you the current chart. è Move Entry to Current Chart from Alternate Chart Thi≤ i≤ thσ mos⌠ powerfu∞ optioε iε thσ program« WitΦ i⌠ yo⌡ caε movσ ì entrie≤ froφ onσ char⌠ t∩ anothe≥ anΣ avoiΣ duplicatioε oµ typinτ whicΦ no⌠ ì onl∙ save≤ time¼ bu⌠ help≤ kee≡ dowε erroneou≤ information« T∩ usσ thσ ì optioε yo⌡ mus⌠ kno≈ thσ entr∙ numbe≥ oµ ß persoε oε ß pedigreσ char⌠ tha⌠ ì yo⌡ havσ saveΣ (i⌠ help≤ t∩ havσ ß printou⌠ oµ thσ char⌠ iε hanΣ beforσ ì starting)« Yo⌡ theε activatσ anothe≥ char⌠ iε whicΦ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ includσ ì thi≤ person« Wheε yo⌡ choosσ thσ men⌡ optioε i⌠ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ namσ ì oµ thσ alternatσ chart¼ thσ entr∙ numbe≥ oµ thσ persoε iε thσ alternatσ ì chart¼ anΣ thσ entr∙ numbe≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ movσ thi≤ persoε into« Afte≥ ì i⌠ i≤ finished¼ yo⌡ caε theε resumσ editinτ thσ curren⌠ char⌠ a≤ before. Edit Current Chart Thi≤ i≤ thσ basiπ too∞ oµ thσ PEDIGREE.COM╗ i⌠ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ add¼ ì change¼ o≥ deletσ entrie≤ froφ thσ curren⌠ (active⌐ chart« Wheε yo⌡ choosσ ì i⌠ you≥ pedigreσ char⌠ i≤ displayeΣ showinτ thσ entr∙ numbe≥ anΣ thσ ì person'≤ name« Therσ i≤ als∩ aε entr∙ fo≥ thσ log∩ oµ thσ chart« Thσ log∩ ì i≤ aε essentia∞ par⌠ whicΦ shoulΣ bσ filleΣ ou⌠ firs⌠ anΣ updateΣ eacΦ timσ ì yo⌡ worδ oε thσ chart« Thσ log∩ ask≤ fo≥ you≥ namσ anΣ addres≤ (crucia∞ iµ ì yo⌡ senΣ you≥ chart≤ t∩ other≤ a≤ al∞ genealogist≤ do)¼ thσ date¼ thσ char⌠ ì number¼ anΣ thσ relationshi≡ oµ thσ char⌠ t∩ othe≥ chart≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ have. Thσ char⌠ als∩ allow≤ yo⌡ t∩ edi⌠ 3▓ namσ entrie≤ whicΦ i≤ thσ genea-ì logica∞ informatioε tha⌠ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ record« Wheε yo⌡ selec⌠ aε entr∙ t∩ ì edit¼ ß screeε i≤ displayeΣ showinτ thσ curren⌠ information« T∩ changσ aε ì iteφ usσ thσ arro≈ key≤ t∩ movσ thσ pointe≥ t∩ i⌠ theε pres≤ returε ì (enter)« Wheε yo⌡ selec⌠ aε iteφ t∩ edit¼ typσ iε thσ ne≈ informatioε anΣ ì pres≤ returε t∩ continue« Iµ yo⌡ selec⌠ aε iteφ accidentally¼ however¼ yo⌡ ì mus⌠ ente≥ thσ entirσ linσ o≥ i⌠ wil∞ bσ eraseΣ upoε exit« T∩ qui⌠ editinτ ì an entry select the abort option. è Print the Current Chart Wheε yo⌡ selec⌠ thi≤ optioε yo⌡ wil∞ bσ prompteΣ fo≥ thσ typσ oµ ì printe≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ have« Afte≥ enterinτ thi≤ informatioε thσ prograφ wil∞ ì prin⌠ thσ curren⌠ chart« Thσ prin⌠ fon⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ need≤ i≤ condenseΣ (iε ì Epsoε terminology¼ o≥ 16.╖ character≤ pe≥ incΦ horizonta∞ anΣ ╕ line≤ pe≥ ì inch vertically.