╘╚┼ ├┴╠┼╬─┴╥ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═ IS STARTED BY ENTERING '╠╧┴─ "├┴╠",8,1'. ╘HE PROGRAM WILL AUTOSTART TO AN INTRODUCTION SCREEN.
╘HE FIRST OPTION ASKS THE USER IF A ╬┼╫ ╞╔╠┼ IS TO BE CREATED. ╔NITIALLY, YOU SHOULD PASS OVER THIS OPTION BY ENTERING '╬'. ╘HE SECOND CHOICE ASKS WHETHER A FILE IS TO LOADED. ┴NSWER '┘' AND ENTER '╙┴═╨╠┼' AS THE FILENAME.
╫HEN THE FILE IS LOADED YOU WILL COME TO THE MAIN MENU, DISPLAYING 4 OPTIONS:
(1) ╫┴╠╠ ├┴╠┼╬─┴╥
(2) ┴╨╨╧╔╬╘═┼╬╘ ┬╧╧╦
(3) ─╔┴╥┘
(4) ╞╔╠┼╙
┼ACH OF THE FIRST THREE OPTIONS WILL PRINT A CALENDAR IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT. ┘OU WILL BE ASKED TO SPECIFY A YEAR (EG. 1992) AND A MONTH (1-12), AFTER WHICH A CALENDAR WILL APPEAR ON THE SCREEN, WITH ANY SPECIAL DATES INDICATED. ╘HIS EXAMPLE FILE HAPPENS TO BE A RELIGIOUS CALENDAR FOR THE ┬AHA'I ╞AITH. (┘OU CAN FIND OUT WHAT ╘╚┴╘ IS ABOUT ANOTHER TIME; YOU CAN WRITE TO ME IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE CURIOSITY). ╧BVIOUSLY, YOU WILL BE DESIGNING YOUR OWN CALENDAR UNDER OPTION 4.
╘HIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO WORK WITH THE ═╨╙801 ├OMMODORE PRINTER. ╔ ALSO USE IT WITH A ╙EARS ╙╥2000 (┼PSON) FITTED WITH A ╪┼╘┼├ ╙UPERGRAFIX ╩R.. ╬O GUARANTEES BEYOND THAT, AS THAT'S THE EQUIPMENT ╔ HAVE. ┬UT IT SHOULD WORK WITH ABOUT ANY PRINTER AS LONG AS ITS MADE TO BE ├OMMODORE COMPATIBLE.
╔T WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO TRY PRINTING A FEW CALENDARS OF SELECTED MONTHS BEFORE TRYING YOUR OWN, JUST TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THE OUTPUT LOOKS LIKE.
╔ FIND THE CALENDARS VERY USEFUL; THEY CAN BE UPDATED EACH YEAR WITHOUT CHANGING THE FILE JUST BY CHANGING THE YEAR AND MONTH. ╘HE ┴PPOINTMENT ├ALENDAR IS GOOD FOR SUCH THINGS AS RECORDING ╤-╠╔╬╦ ACTIVITY. ─ON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WILL FIND THE ─╔┴╥┘ OPTION USEFUL, BUT IT'S THERE.
╫HEN YOU GET READY TO MAKE YOUR OWN FILE, USE OPTION 4. ╫HEN ASKED TO ├╥┼┴╘┼ A NEW FILE, YOU WILL BE GUIDED THROUGH DESIGNATION OF DATES AND EVENTS. ╙PECIAL SYMBOLS ARE USED ON THE CALENDAR TO DESIGNATE SPECIAL EVENTS. ┬E CAREFUL TO MAKE THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OF AN EVENT UNIQUE. ╘HOSE FIRST THREE LETTERS WILL TELL THE PROGRAM WHICH SPECIAL SYMBOL TO USE FOR THAT DATE WHEN PRINTING THE CALENDAR.╫HEN A FILE HAS BEEN CREATED BE SURE TO USE THE ╙┴╓┼ OPTION WHICH APPEARS AFTER ╚┼┴─╔╬╟, ╦┼┘╫╧╥─╙, AND ╤╒╧╘┴╘╔╧╬╙.
╧NCE A FILE HAS BEEN CREATED, IT CAN BE USED OVER AND OVER, WHENEVER REQUIRED, TO PRINT CALENDARS.
╔ HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE WITHOUT MUCH DIFFICULTY THROUGH ╘╚┼ ├┴╠┼╬─┴╥ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═. ╔F YOU LIKE IT, DON'T FORGET TO ENCOURAGE THE WRITER BY SENDING THE $3.00 FOR USE OF ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼. ┘OUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME, TOO.
