Shareware Overload/ShartewareOverload.cdr/educ/amhist.zip/README.TXT

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                             FREE SOFTWARE

     Enclosed  is a package that Mypro Inc.  has
released  into Public Domain.  This program is an old  favorites
that  have been converted to the IBM-PC,  then polished by  our  pupils.
Presentation  (How  you see the program) is 90% of the value of  a  good
program  and presentation is what they are graded on.  I hope you  enjoy
it.  Although  the  programs are free  and you are encouraged to  give
them  away.  If you wish a copy from Mypro Inc there is a $10 charge  to
cover expenses, copying, handling and postage. Sorry.

HISTORY

     A  well presented educational game,  which teaches American History
whilst having fun.  There are 7 periods of history covered and 4 periods
left open for you to use on each disk,  each period having 25 questions.
You travel back in time,  then have an adventure trying to return to the
present. Winning and losing gold, getting trapped in time warps, etc.

     Questions can be changed or new questions added at anytime, without
going into the program code.  This is achieved by a second program which
generates  a Data file.  Instructions for this program are contained  on
the Disk. There is no end to the possible uses of this program.




                           SOFTWARE FOR SALE

Routines in Basic.

     This disk was originally designed as a teaching tool for our pupils.
To reduce a 1 year Basic language course down to 2 1/2 months. It worked
so well and was used to write most of the programs in the  FREE SOFTWARE
that  we  decided  to sell it.   For the beginner it can be  a  valuable
learning tool.  For the programmer,  it reduces the time needed to write
programs considerably.   The disk contains 40 routines written in IBM-PC
basic  for use with the Monochone Monitor but most of the routines  will
work with the color board.  There are also included a number of valuable
machine  language  utilities and batch files.  It comes with a  43  page
manual and you are shown how to use this disk by writing programs.

Here is a very brief description of what they will do.

Boxes     Draws any number of boxes across and down that will fit on the
          screen. All this by altering four numbers.
numboxes  This routine will number the boxes that have been drawn by the
          above routine. No changes are required in this part.
Funckeys  With  this,  you can detect if a function key has been pressed
          and if so which key. This can be used to send your programs to
          do special functions.
Checkrit  Used  to turn a numeric dollar amount into words.  Can be used
          in many home and business applications.
Numeric   This  will  restrict all inputs from the keyboard  to  numeric
          inputs and decimal point.  It will not allow you to enter  any
          other character. Unless you change the code.
A-Ninput  The  alpha  numeric input will accept any printable  character
          from the keyboard including some you did not know were  there.
          It detects each  individual key pressed so it can be used with
          Funckeys to make your programs more User Friendly.
Menus     Menus are a pain to write and consume a lot of time. There are
          a  number of Menu programs to reduce the frustration and  time
          required.  There are even cursor controlled menus.
Menubox   Used to draw a box around the menus you create to make it look
          professional.
Menurun   This  ties  many smaller programs together to make  it  appear
          that it is one program.
Inpdate   A special routine for entering dates.  You may be surprised at
          the  number  of times you are requested to Enter the  date  in
          business programs.
Day       This program gives the Day,  Month and date by converting  the
          numeric input of Inpdate. It converts it into words and covers
          all  dates  in this century but can be modified to  cover  all
          dates if required.
Low-Up    Converts any string into lower case.  Required when  comparing
          two  strings  in  games  are business  programs.  It  is  very
          annoying to type an answer to a question in a game and be told
          that  my  answer is wrong because I typed in all caps  and  it
          compared my answer to One in caps and lower case.
Up-low    Converts any string to all Upper case. See Low-Up


LineMes   A very handy routine when writing business programs.  It shows
          you  how  to  use  special message on  the  screen  to  prompt
          responses.
Inpname   A  routine used in game programs to advertise your company and
          ask for a Name to be entered.
Yes-No    A  single  key stroke to answer Yes or No with a  return  that
          allows you to detect the response.
Continue  Press enter to continue routine.
Man       A graphic character for a human. Used in games.
Robot     Robot figure to represent the computer.
Screen    Used to design Instruction screens easily
NumScrn   Line  numbers a screen, generated by Screen so that it can  be
          included in your program.

     These are some of the routines on this disk. There are others which
you will find very useful.  Search,  In memory sort, Random access sort,
Disk Sort, Color40,  Mono80, NumlocOf, NumlocOn, Lowcase, Upcase, Screen
dump, Inverse Name, Ect.

     In the Machine langauge, included are.

1)   Clear Screen for Batch files or any DOS program.
2)   Files works in DOS just the same as in Basic.
3)   Unprotect -- Unprotects a Basic program saved using the 'P' option.
4)   Look at any sector of the Disk. Handy to change or recover Data.
5)   Set up a disk by transfering the system track and basic.
6)   Auto-up will format a disk,  then transfer Basica, Format and other
     programs to make a useful starting disk.
7)   Back-up formats a disk then copies all the information from another
     disk onto the newly formated disk.

     Cost  $25.00 Plus $5.00 Postage and Handling.  California residents
include 6% sales tax.

     We  are transpossing many of these routines into 'Pascal' and  'C'.
Together with many other functions and screen attributes. They should be
available by  September 1983.  If you are interested, drop us a line and
we will inform you when ready.

Behavior

     This program, is designed, to change your  behavioral patterns.  It
covers five Patterns that most people wish to change.

1)   Reduce hyper-tension, thus reducing blood pressure.
2)   Stop smoking the easy way.
3)   Lose Weight -- This gives you the willpower.
4)   Assertiveness training  -- Personal
5)   Assertiveness training  -- Management.

     Changing the  behavioral pattern  is achieved by  using  subliminal
suggestions. A form of self hypnosis. This worked on me.

Cost  $35  Plus $5 for Postage & Handling.  California residents include
6% sales tax.
Mypro Casino.

     This  is a beautifully presented series of gambling games with lots
of graphics.  Blackjack,  Craps, One arm bandit, Faro, Wheel of fortune,
Roulette,  Draw Poker, Baccarat, Four Card Monte and Keno.

     The  games are played by the Vegas Rules and are  fully  explained.
You should enjoy this disk.

Cost $20.  Plus $5 for postage & Handling.  California residents include
6% sales tax.

Card file.

     This  is  a simple in memery Data Base.  Simple but very  powerful,
uses Alpha-Numeric,  Numeric only, Compute (will calculate a field using
another field and a constant or using two fields.). It has :-

     Add  to the end of file

     Find an expression in a field.

     Total a Numeric field.

     Sort by any field.

     Print reports.

     This  is being used by many Clubs and Churchs to gernerate  Mailing
lists,  Record  Dues paid  and out standing.  Personal  use,  Reciepies,
Inventory of books, Records, Magazine articals.

Cost  $20 Plus $5 Postage & Handling.  California residents  include  6%
Sales tax.