"CALCULATION HELP"

"This program will do calculations on the data in the records. The user"
"selects the source data, process, second data if any, and the  address"
"of the results.  Full-screen menus guide you through the simple arith-"
"metic problem format you learned in the second grade.   Once directed,"
"the computer will do the same problem for all the  records in the cur-"
"rent group, and place the answers where you tell it."

"First you enter  the  whereabouts of the  first value,  the one  to be"
"acted upon.  Then you select the process.  Some  processes  require an"
"additional value (add)  and some do not  (move, square root).   If you"
"select a two  value  process you  specify the whereabouts of a  second"
"value.  The first and second values can be on disk, in a counter field"
"or a keyboard entry.  Finally, you select the address for the  answer."
"It can be written to disk or placed in a counter field in memory."

"If you write your results to disk be doubly certain that it's  o.k. to"
"over-write data now recorded.   This is an  advanced  function and you"
"need to be VERY CAREFUL with it.  It will over-write and  DESTROY data"
"of a permanent nature.  You should always use un-assigned  numerics or"
"be certain you know what you are doing. You needn't write data back to"
"disk unless you need to record it.  Use the counters."

"You are provided with two  RAM-based counters  for  each record in the"
"current group.   They can be likened to  the  display on a calculator."
"Each record has two calculators of its' own that operate independently"
"but can use each others' stored value."

"Your two calculators have the capacity to store sixteen digits of full"
"floating point numbers.  Dollar  amounts can range into the trillions,"
"and nano-units can be accurately recorded as well.  Since the computer"
"has sixteen digits of precision, as opposed to ten on the best calcul-"
"ators, your results will be frightenigly accurate."

"The counters can,  by the way,  occupy up to  128KB in an 8,000 record"
"file.  They are displayed in the dialog box during record view and you"
"can place them in the secondary  display area of the browse  screen by"
"by pressing F18.  If a counter is the destination of a  computed value"
"this will be done for you when you return to browse."

"Before executing the calculation the program pauses to re-display your"
"input.  You may correct keying/logic errors before calculating."

"You may do as many calculations as you need to extrapolate  your data."
