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  1.  
  2.                            Other Custom Options:
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  6.                                ==============
  7.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  8.                                ==============
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  10.  
  11.               1)  Toggle Initial 'exploding greeting' On/Off:
  12.  
  13.  
  14. The first time you bring up the program, a message appears:   
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  16.                             "Paul Sax Presents"
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  18. Iµá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'explodinτ greetingº On¼á theε pres≤ optioεá ▒ ì
  19. unti∞ yo⌡ see:
  20.                                  [no≈ Oε ]
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  22.  
  23.                                ==============
  24.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  25.                                ==============
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  27.  
  28.             2)  Assign and output Condense string for printer:
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  30.  
  31. A⌠ thi≤ option¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ ì
  32. t∩ you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Compressinτ thσ print«  
  33.  
  34. Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
  35. prograφá t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠  anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣ printe≥ ì
  36. tables«á  Thσá ASCI╔á table≤á wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡á ho≈á t∩á cros≤á referencσá ß ì
  37. 'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.
  38.  
  39.                                ==============
  40.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  41.                                ==============
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  43.  
  44.            3)  Assign and output Uncondense string for printer:
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  46. A⌠ optioε 3¼ yo⌡ caε outpu⌠ aε ASCI╔ characte≥ o≥ characte≥ se⌠ directl∙ t∩ ì
  47. you≥ printe≥ fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ Uncompressinτ thσ print«  
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  49. Thσ embeddeΣ Hel≡ screeε wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ thσ forma⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ usσ fo≥ thσ ì
  50. prograφá t∩ properl∙ interpre⌠ you≥ reques⌠ anΣ contain≤ ASCI╔ anΣá printe≥ ì
  51. tables«á  Thσá ASCI╔á table≤á wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡á ho≈á t∩á cros≤á referencσá ß ì
  52. 'Characterº valuσ witΦ it≤ correspondinτ 'Decimalº o≥ 'Hexº value.
  53.  
  54.  
  55.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION 4: |
  56.                                ==============
  57.  
  58.  
  59.  
  60.             4)  Optional Pre-select, 'All Scheduled Activities'
  61.      [used when 'All Scheduled Activities' are On from the prior menu]
  62.  
  63. If¼á oε thσ prio≥ menu¼á yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε  'Al∞ ScheduleΣá Activities'¼ ì
  64. theεá thi≤á optioε give≤ yo⌡ thσ additiona∞ flexibilit∙ oµá beinτá prompteΣ ì
  65. ever∙ timσ a≤ t∩ whethe≥ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ showε al∞ othe≥ activitie≤ tha⌠ arσ ì
  66. occurrinτ oε tha⌠ day.
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  68.  
  69.                                ==============
  70.                                |  OPTION 5: |
  71.                                ==============
  72.  
  73.                   5)  Delete historical Activity records 
  74.  
  75. Thi≤á selectioεá give≤á yo⌡ thσ abilit∙ t∩ deletσá an∙á grou≡á oµá activit∙ ì
  76. record≤á b∙ thei≥ origina∞ datσ oµ entr∙ int∩ thσ program«á  Oncσ iε optioε ì
  77. 5¼ yo⌡ selec⌠ thσ datσ rangσ oµ you≥ requesteΣ deletion«        
  78.  
  79. Thσ activit∙ filσ wa≤ intentionall∙ designeΣ a≤ ß 'perpetualºá file¼á wherσ ì
  80. al∞á record≤ arσ maintaineΣ anΣ n∩ effor⌠ i≤ madσ t∩ differentiatσá curren⌠ ì
  81. froφ historica∞ records«  B∙ contrast¼ aε accountinτ systeφ use≤ 'periodicº ì
  82. files¼á wherσá ß typica∞ prograφ wil∞ distinguisΦ  betweeε record≤ froφ thσ ì
  83. curren⌠á operatinτ perioΣ anΣ thosσ tha⌠ arσá historical«á  Al∞á historica∞ ì
  84. record≤ iε ß 'periodicº system¼ then¼ wil∞ bσ summarizeΣ anΣ purged«   
  85.  
  86. Fo≥á thosσ situation≤ witΦ thi≤ prograφ wherσ ß higΦ frequenc∙ oµá activit∙ ì
  87. record≤ ha≤ thσ effec⌠ oµ beinτ useΣ iε ß 'periodº anΣ theε havinτ n∩á rea∞ ì
  88. valuσá afte≥ tha⌠ perioΣ anΣ wherσ thσ constraint≤ oµ disδ storagσá mandatσ ì
  89. tha⌠á you≥á removσá al∞á 'historicalºá activit∙á records¼áá theεá usσá thi≤ ì
  90. selection.
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  92. D∩á no⌠ continuσ unti∞ yo⌡ havσ  firs⌠ backeΣ u≡ thσ data«á  Thi≤ procedurσ ì
  93. i≤ irrevocable.
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  96.  
  97.                                ==============
  98.                                |  OPTION 6: |
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  101.  
  102.                 6)  Play 'America the Beautiful' right now
  103.  
  104.               America the Beautiful, by Larry Bauder, Vancouver, B.C.
  105.           Scored for the computer by Katherine Lee Bates  & Samuel A. Ward
  106.                  [used with written permission of Larry Bauder]
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  108.  
  109.                                ==============è                               |  OPTION 7: |
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  112.  
  113.                7)  Play 'America the Beautiful' upon boot-up
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  115.  
  116. Iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ togglσ thi≤ 'Americß thσ Beautifulº On¼á theε pres≤ optioε ╖ ì
  117. unti∞ yo⌡ see:
  118.                                  [no≈ Oε ]
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  120.  
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  122.                                |  OPTION 8: |
  123.                                ==============
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  125.  
  126.                    "8)  Memo Display, Flash Report [TM]"
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  128.  
  129. Thi≤á selectioε turn≤ Oε o≥ Ofµ thσ displa∙ oµ memo≤ tha⌠ occu≥ afte≥ FlasΦ ì
  130. Repor⌠ [TM▌ i≤ displayeΣ t∩ yo⌡ iε thσ Part file¼ Ge⌠ screen.
  131.  
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  133.                                ==============
  134.                                |  OPTION 9: |
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  137.  
  138.                            "9)  Retrieve Space"
  139.  
  140. Thσá featurσá look≤ fo≥ extraneou≤ o≥ interiφ files¼á theε delete≤ theφá iµ ì
  141. found« 
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  144.                                ==============
  145.                                |  OPTION A: |
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  147. è
  148.                             "A)  Report length" 
  149.  
  150.                       Global change of report length:
  151.  
  152. From this menu, you can change the length of all of the reports.
  153.  
  154. Your choices are:
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  156.                         1 = Choose 8 1/2 by 11"
  157.                         2 = Choose 8 1/2 by 14"
  158.                         3 = Choose 'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm
  159.                         4 = Create your own length
  160.                         5 = Select your width
  161.  
  162.  
  163.  
  164. Note on default calculations: 
  165.                              ==== Length ====
  166.  
  167.        6 lines per inch, minus 8 for bottom border; needed by lasers
  168.                   8 1/2 by 11", ie     (11 * 6) - 8 = 58 lines
  169.                   8 1/2 by 14", ie     (14 * 6) - 8 = 76 lines
  170.                   'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm, ie     (11.75" * 6) - 8 = 62.5
  171.                                                     rounded to 62 lines
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  174.  
  175.                              ==== Width  ====
  176.  
  177.                   8 1/2 by 11", ie     75 characters
  178.                   8 1/2 by 14", ie     75 characters
  179.                   'A4' size, 210 by 297 mm, ie   72 characters
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  181.