Here are some interesting programs ¢ that are on this disk!¢¢¢ <<<<<ROMAN NUMBERS>>>>>¢¢ This program will convert Arabic¢ Numbers into Roman Numbers by just¢ entering the number you want to be¢ changed and pressing return. If you¢ want to convert Roman to Arabic, enter the Roman letters and press return.¢ To run this program type RUN "D:ROMAM¢ .NUM".¢¢ <<<<<DAYS OLD>>>>>¢¢ This program will ask when you were¢ born and the present date. It will¢ then calculate your age in days, years¢ and indicate your horoscope sign. ¢ I find that it can calculate the¢ number of days between two dates¢ which is useful, for example, to know¢ the number of days between when a CD¢ or bond is issued and when it is due. ¢ To run this program type RUN¢ "D:DAYS.OLD".¢¢ <<<<<CALENDAR>>>>>¢¢ In this program one enters the month¢ and the year. The whole month¢ appears on the screen. For this¢ century you just enter the last two¢ numbers of the year. This program goes¢ from the 16 th century to infinity.¢ To run this program type in RUN¢ "D:CALENDAR".¢¢ <<<<<INTEREST>>>>>¢¢ I use this program to calculate the¢ amount of interest earned when my¢ CD's are due. It is usually correct¢ within a few pennies. You receive a¢ good print out. It will detect when¢ your printer is on. First, you enter¢ the name on the account, account¢ number, name of bank, date,¢ principal, rate of interest, number¢ of days in the year(usually 365),¢ length of period. summary line in¢ which you indicate whether you want¢ to see the calculation of each day or¢ only the final result. I found this¢ program useful as I found that one¢ bank cheated me out of $50. each¢ time. When I showed them my results¢ of this program, they gave me the¢ money without question! To run this¢ program type RUN "D:INTEREST". ¢¢ <<<<<TRIG>>>>>¢¢ One can:¢ 1. find the side of a right triangle¢ with only the hypotenuse given. It¢ takes a while for the Atari to find¢ the answer,¢ 2. find the unknown side when given¢ two of the sides of the right¢ triangle by using the Pythagorean¢ Theorem,¢ 3. find the sides or hypotenuse of a¢ right triangle when one angle is¢ known,¢ 4. find the degrees of an angle of a¢ right triangle when the three sides¢ are known. To run this program type¢ RUN "D:TRIG".¢¢ <<<<<LIQUID MEASUREMENTS>>>>>¢¢¢ I made this program for my older¢ daughter when she was about four¢ years old. (Now 21!) This program¢ trains one to change measurements¢ from one form to another. (ex: ¢ three teaspoon=one table spoon, four¢ cups=one quart, etc.). To run this¢ program type RUN "D:LIQUID.MEA". ¢¢ <<<<<MATH>>>>>¢¢¢ This program will convert and do math¢ problems as follows:¢ 1. addition¢ 2. subtraction¢ 3. multiplication¢ 4. division¢ 5. raising a number to a power¢ 6. square root¢ 7. thermometer conversion¢ a. centigrade to Fahrenheit¢ b. Fahrenheit to centigrade¢ c. centigrade to Kelvin¢ d. Fahrenheit to Rankine¢ 8. windchill factor¢ 9. centimeters to inches¢ 10. inches to centimeters¢ 11. quarts to liters¢ 12. liters to quarts¢¢ To run this program type RUN "D:MATH¢¢ <<<<<PALINDROME>>>>>¢¢ A palindrome is a word that reads¢ backswards and forward the same way. ¢ (Ex: dad, mom, noon, madam, and¢ rotator) This program also does¢ sentences. (Ex: Step on no pets). ¢ To run this program type RUN¢ "D:ABCDCBA".¢¢¢ <<<<<NUMERIC PALINDROME>>>>>¢¢ If a number is not a palindrome, it¢ switches the order of the numbers and¢ adds. The addition of which usually¢ produces a palindrome. ¢ 2356¢ +6532¢ ----¢ 8888 This is a numeric¢ palindrome. To run this program ¢ type RUN "D:PALINDROM".¢¢ <<<<<DEPTHCHARGE>>>>>¢¢ This is a submarine battleship game. ¢ To run this program type RUN¢ "D:DEPTHCHA.RGE".¢¢¢ <<<<<BINGO>>>>>¢¢ Bingo numbers are shown on the¢ screen as called randomly. To run¢ this program press the space bar. ¢¢¢ <<<<<WORDS ARE FUN!>>>>>¢¢ This program is on side two of the¢ disk. It is similar to Wheel of¢ Fortune. The directions are included¢ within the program. It will ask¢ which puzzle you want. There are¢ twelve different files containing¢ many puzzles. The choice of files is¢ up to you. I think that this is a¢ terrific program. To run this¢ program press the space bar. ¢¢ I truly hope that you enjoy all these¢ programs. ¢¢ This month's editor,¢¢¢ JACK GEDALIUS ¢¢
