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MicroTac Foreign Language Assistant 1.84 July 31, 1988
(Spanish, French and Italian)
Copyright
This product is copyrighted by MicroTac, but may be freely copied and
shared. Those people who use the product are encouraged to send $35
to MicroTac, 525 Hawthorn St., Suite 11, San Diego, CA 92101. The
registered user's version is memory-resident and has a much more
interesting HELP system, plus other goodies. Support ShareWare authors--
keep us off the streets at night! (The nine people who registered in
the first year were enough to make me live up to the promises I made
in the original version!)
Notice to Public Domain/ShareWare Libraries
This version of the MicroTac Foreign Language Assistant is being distributed as
"ShareWare". It can be freely copied and distributed, as long as no fee
more than $7 is charged. Furthermore, it must be explicit that the money
charged is NOT for the software, but rather copying and distribution
costs. Plus, PLEASE put me on your mailing list--if nothing else, I
like to know what version you are distributing. Registration is appreciated.
If you do not want to send me a catalog, please don't use the software
in it. (There are some questionable places that sell ShareWare as if
it were commercial software, cheating both the developer and the customer.)
Instructions
This version is so simple to use that instructions are almost unnecessary.
The only question that one might have is how to change tenses. The answer
is: use F8 or the right and left arrow keys! Another question might be: Why
is the English search so slow. Answer: Because the programmer hasn't
figured out a better way, considering the restriction that the ShareWare
version needs to run on 1 disk. Honest, it's being worked on. (Note:
the registered version has been corrected!) Use F10 or <ESCAPE> to exit.
Programming Info
If anyone knows of some decent Spell-Checking source code that I can
integrate into the Assistant, I'd love to see it. Same goes for data
compression and a foreign language grammar checker. The source code is
written in Turbo Pascal and uses TurboPower's Turbo Professional Library,
which I highly recommend. I'd also like to know about word processors
that do a good job of printing the foreign language character set --
an apostrophe on top of a regular character looks ok, but ...
Other
For your opportunity to have you name in lights, on a program that is
popular throughout the international market, for a 1-liner on your resume,
and for little or no financial reward, if you speak another language, you
can help me. I've had many requests (not $$$, but requests) to have the
program not for English speakers learning a foreign language, but French
or German speakers learning Spanish or Italian. So I'm working on ways to
make this cross language barriers--write me for more info. (For examle,
the verbs file list is in a dBase file, relatively easy to change. If
you do translate the list, send it to me. I'll give you proper credit!)
Gracias
The team that helped build this product consisted of Larry Herbinaux,
Beth Ingram, Amanda Mlezcko, Paul Guislain, Dave Clements, and me, Tac,
a.k.a. Michael Tacelosky.
Adios
My interest in foreign languages, especially Spanish, stems from a desire
to foster peaceful relations among people and among nations. While not
particularly in love with the Sandinista government in Nicaragua, funding
the contras for the explicit purpose of overthrowing them is abominable.
If you're of an adventurous spirit, plan a trip to El Salvador or Nicaragua,
or whatever culture interests you. Do it!
If you want peace, work for justice.
M. "Tac" Tacelosky