╘HIS IS A SPECIAL VERSION OF THE ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ PROGRAM WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR LIMITED SERIES. ╫HILE FILES FOR LIMITED SERIES COULD BE CREATED WITH THE STANDARD ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ PROGRAM, THAT PROGRAM WAS WRITTEN FOR HANDLING TITLES OF ANY SIZE. ├REATING A FILE FOR A LIMITED SERIES WITH THAT PROGRAM IS SOMEWHAT WASTEFUL OF DISK SPACE. ╘HIS SPECIAL VERSION IS MORE EFFECIENT IN THE USE OF DISK SPACE FOR THESE TYPE TITLES.
╘HE ╞EATURES FOR THIS VERSION ARE BASICALLY THE SAME AS THE STANDARD ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ PROGRAM WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS. ╞EATURES INCLUDING ARE :
╙TORE UP 100 ╘ITLES PER DISK.
╙TORE UP TO 30 ISSUES PER TITLE.
╙TORE AND DISPLAY COMPLETE INFORMATION ON EACH ISSUES OF A TITLE IN YOUR COLLECTION.
╙TORE AND DISPLAY A COMPLETE PRICE GUIDE LISTING FOR EACH TITLE.
┼ASY UPDATING OF INFORMATION.
╚╧╫ ╘╧ ╒╙┼
╘YPE '╠╧┴─"├╧═╔├ ╠╙ ╞╔╠┼╥",8 <╥┼╘╒╥╬>'
┴FTER THE PROGRAM HAS LOADED TYPE '╥╒╬ <╥┼╘╒╥╬>'
╘HE MAIN MENU WILL POP UP IN A FEW SECONDS. ╔F YOU HAVE THE STANDARD ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ PROGRAM YOU CAN PROBABLY SKIP THESE DIRECTIONS SINCE THIS PROGRAM WORKS BASICALLY THE SAME WAY. ┘OU CAN JUST SKIP AHEAD THE NOTES AT THE END OF THESE DOCS. ╚OWEVER JUST IN CASE YOU NEED THEM HERE ARE THE DIRECTIONS FOR USING THIS PROGRAM.
╘HE ═AIN ═ENU OPTIONS ARE :
[1] ╠OAD A ─ATA ─ISK
[2] ├REATE A ─ATA ─ISK
[3] ╥RENAME A ─ATA ─ISK
[4] ┼XIT THE ╨ROGRAM
╠╧┴─ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ - ╠OADS A ─ATA ─ISK INTO THE MEMORY, THEN SENDS YOU TO THE ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ MENU. ╘HE NAME OF THE ─ATA ─ISK IN THE MEMORY WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED.
├╥┼┴╘┼ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ - DOES WHAT IT SAYS. ╘HIS CREATES A ╠╔═╔╘┼─ ╙┼╥╔┼╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ (╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦). ╘HE VERY FIRST TIME YOU USE THIS PROGRAM THIS IS THE ╓┼╥┘ ╞╔╥╙╘ ╘╚╔╬╟ ┘╧╒ ═╒╙╘ ─╧! ┴FTER YOU HAVE CREATED A ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ YOU WON'T HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN UNTIL YOUR ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ IS FULL AND YOU NEED TO CREATE ANOTHER ONE.
╬╧╘┼ : ┴ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ CREATED BY THE STANDARD ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ PROGRAM WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS PROGRAM. ╚OWEVER A ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ AND A ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ CAN BOTH BE CREATED ON THE SAME DISKETTE. ┼ACH PROGRAM KNOWS WHICH FILES BELONG TO IT.
╥┼╬┴═┼ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ - ╥ENAMES THE ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦. ╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE NAME YOU GAVE YOUR ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ WHEN CREATING IT. ╘HIS NAME IS FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. ╘HIS IS NOT THE DISK HEADER LISTED ON THE DIRECTORY.
┼╪╔╘ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═ - QUITS THE PROGRAM
┴FTER YOU HAVE LOADED AN ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ YOU WILL BE SENT TO THE ╠╔═╔╘┼─ ╙┼╥╔┼╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ (╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼) MENU. ╘HE ═ENU ╧PTIONS ARE :
[1] ╠╧┴─ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼
[2] ├╥┼┴╘┼ ┴ ─┴╘┼ ╞╔╠┼
[3] ╥┼╬┴═┼ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼
[4] ─┼╠┼╘┼ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼
[5] ╥┼╘╒╥╬ ╘╧ ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒
╙ELECTING ONE OF THE FIRST FOUR OPTIONS WILL SEND YOU TO THE ╘╔╘╠┼╙ MENU WHERE YOU WILL SELECT THE TITLE YOU WISH TO WORK WITH.
╠╧┴─ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ - ╠OADS A ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ FOR YOU TO WORK WITH. ╘HIS WORK INCLUDES DISPLAYING, STORING, AND UPDATING INFORMATION ON A TITLE. ┴ ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ CONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION ON A LIMITED SERIES. ┴FTER A TITLE IS SELECTED THE FILE IS LOADED AND YOU ARE SEND TO THE ╘╔╘╠┼ ╔╬╞╧ MENU.
├╥┼┴╘┼ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ - ├REATES A NEW ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ FOR A TITLE. ╔F THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME YOU ARE USING THIS PROGRAM ┘╧╒ ═╒╙╘ SELECT THIS OPTION FIRST. ┴FTER ALL YOU CAN'T ╠OAD, ╥ENAME, OR ─ELETE A ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ IF THERE AREN'T ANY ON YOUR ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦.
╥┼╬┴═┼ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ - ┴LLOWS YOU TO CHANGE THE NAME OF A TITLE.
─┼╠┼╘┼ ┴ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ - DOES WHAT IT SAYS.
╥┼╘╒╥╬ ╘╧ ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒ - DOES WHAT IT SAYS.
╬╧╘┼ : ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼╙ CREATED WITH THE STANDARD ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ PROGRAM WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS PROGRAM. ╚OWEVER IF A ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ AND ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ─╔╙╦ HAVE BOTH BEEN CREATED ON THE SAME DISKETTE THEN BOTH ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼╙ AND ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼╙ CAN RESIDE ON THE SAME DISKETTE. ╘HE DRAWBACK OF DOING THIS IS THAT EITHER THE ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ (├┬╞) PROGRAM OR THE ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ : ╠╔═╔╘┼─ ╙┼╥╔┼╙ PROGRAM (OR BOTH) WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CREATE THE MAXIMIUM NUMBER OF ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ OR ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼╙ THAT EACH PROGRAM COULD NORMALLY CREATE. ╘HIS IS BECAUSE EACH DISKETTE CAN HAVE A MAXIMIUM OF 144 FILES. ╘HIS PROGRAM CAN CREATE 100 ╠╙ ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼S AND THE STANDARD ├┬╞ CAN CREATE 50 ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼S.
┴FTER A ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ HAS BEEN LOADED YOU WILL BE SENT TO THE ╘╔╘╠┼ ╔╬╞╧ MENU. ╘HE OPTIONS ARE :
[1] ├OMPLETE ╔SSUE ╔NFORMATION
[2] ╨RICE ╟UIDE ╠ISTINGS
[3] ╒PDATE ╔SSUE/╟RADES
[4] ╒PDATE ╨RICE ╟UIDE
[5] ╥ETURN TO ╨REVIOUS MENU
├╧═╨╠┼╘┼ ╔╙╙╒┼ ╔╬╞╧╥═┴╘╔╧╬ - ─ISPLAYS ALL OF THE ISSUES YOU HAVE, THEIR GRADES AND VALUES.
╨╥╔├┼ ╟╒╔─┼ ╠╔╙╘╔╬╟ - ╠IST THE PRICE GUIDE VALUES FOR ALL THE ISSUES OF A TITLE.
╒╨─┴╘┼ ╔╙╙╒┼/╟╥┴─┼╙ - ┴LLOWS YOU TO ADD OR DELETE ISSUES, OR CHANGE GRADES.
╒╨─┴╘┼ ╨╥╔├┼ ╟╒╔─┼ - ╒PDATE THE PRICE GUIDE VALUES.
╥┼╘╒╥╬ ╘╧ ╨╥┼╓╔╧╒╙ ═┼╬╒ - RETURNS YOU TO THE ─┴╘┴ ╞╔╠┼ MENU.
╬OW ╔ FEEL (AND HOPE) THE VARIOUS SUB-MENUS ARE PRETTY SELF-EXPLAINITORY SO ╔ WAN'T GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THEM.
┴ FEW FINAL NOTES.
-╫HILE THIS PROGRAM WAS WRITTEN TO HANDLE MAINLY TO HANDLE LIMITED SERIES SUCH AS MINI-SERIES AND MAXI-SERIES, LIKE THE STANDARD ├┬╞ PROGRAM YOU CAN USE IT TO CREATE FILES FOR ANY SERIES YOU WISH (THAT HAVE PUBLISHED 30 ISSUES OR LESS). ┘OU CAN USE THIS PROGRAMS TO CREATE FILES FOR SPECIALS, ONE SHOTS, HARD COVERS, TRADE PAPERBACKS, ANNUALS, OR SHORT LIVED MONTHLY TITLES. ╔T'S UP TO YOU.
╚INT : ╔F YOU ARE CREATING A FILE FOR ANNUALS OR SPECIALS ENTER 30 WHEN ASKED BY THE PROGRAM FOR THE NUMBER OF ISSUES IN THE SERIES. ╙EE THE ╬╧╘┼ BELOW FOR THE REASON WHY.
╬OTE - ╘HE NUMBER ENTERED FOR THE NUMBER OF ISSUES IN THE LIMITED SERIES IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ISSUE THAT WILL HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED WHEN THE SERIES IS (OR WAS) COMPLETED. ╬╧╘ THE NUMBER OF ISSUES YOU OWN, OR THE ISSUE NUMBER THAT HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED IF THE SERIES HASN'T BEEN COMPLETED. ╘HIS NUMBER CAN'T BE CHANGED. ╔F YOU ENTER THE WRONG NUMBER YOU WILL HAVE TO DELETE THEN RECREATE THE FILE.
╬OTE : ╫HEN UPDATING A FILE YOU ONLY NEED SAVE IT FROM EITHER THE ╔SSUE/╟RADES ╒PDATE MENU OR THE ╨RICE ╟UIDE UPDATE MENU ┼╓┼╬ IF YOU UPDATE BOTH. ┘OU DON'T HAVE TO SELECT 'SAVE & EXIT' FOR ISSUES/GRADES AND THEN AGAIN FOR THE PRICE GUIDE IF YOU UPDATE BOTH. ╩UST ONCE FOR EITHER.
╫ELL THAT'S IT. ╩UST ABOUT EVERYTHING ESLE THAT APPLIED TO THE STANDARD ├╧═╔├ ┬╧╧╦ ╞╔╠┼╥ PROGRAM APPLIES TO THIS PROGRAM TOO. ╔F YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS ╔ CAN BE CONTACTED BY THE NAME :
'╦AL ┼L' ON ╤-LINK
OR
'═.┴╙╚3' ON ╟┼NIE
╠ET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS ONE. ╘HIS ONE IS BEING RELEASED FREEWARE ALSO.
