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1987-05-11
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%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%.
% %.
% Review of the NEW Outliner Del Conde %.
% %.
% by Dave Jones %.
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Ease of use [][][][]
Printing options [][]!
Documentation [][][]!
Value [][][]
,Requirements: Apple //e with 80-column card #
or //c computer, one disk drive.
*[] As indicated by its name, OUTLINER DEL /
-CONDE (ODC), is an outline processor, and as ,
*I imply in the title, the new, 80-column, -
+ProDOS version is now available. Like the +
)earlier 40-column, DOS 3.3 version, this /
-program will allow the user to rapidly enter ,
*ideas, rank them, copy them, delete them, .
,rearrange them, add elaborations, print the /
-outline or create an ASCII file which can be /
-read by AppleWorks. At $39.95, OUTLINER DEL -
+CONDE offers excellent value for the money -
+especially when you review prices of other
Apple outliner programs./
- The first time user will need to read the -
+program documentation and will be assisted ,
*by two files, a flowchart in OUTLINE form .
,and a summary of the program. Just "FETCH" -
+these file and print them out by selecting .
,the "REPORT" option from the program menu. -
+A little reading and a few minutes working .
,with the commands at the keyboard will pre- -
pare the user to enjoy this useful program.-
+ The documentation for the original ver- .
,sion is crowded and printed in a small type /
-face, but readable. You'll have little need ,
*to refer to the docs once you start using *
(the program because helpful prompts are
shown on the screen. .
, Don't be confused by terminology used to -
+describe the program, i.e., the comparison 0
.of ideas and details to the parts of a tree. .
,Just create and edit a few outlines and the %
use of the program becomes obvious..
, Using the program to generate an outline .
,is the best tutorial and will enable the to ,
*appreciate the speed at which the program -
+executes commands. Once the single letter .
,commands are mastered, the user can rapidly .
,enter ideas. Editing key phrases or elabo- .
,rations is also fast and easy; ideas can be ,
*moved, deleted, relegated to other ideas,
etc., with a few keystrokes.+
) Key words or phrases are limited to a .
,generous 70 characters (compared to only 30 ,
*in the earlier version). The elaboration ,
*may contain up to 255 characters, i.e., a +
)phrase or sentence to "elaborate" on the
idea. 0
. Viewing the entire outline is achieved by +
)printing the it to the screen. Although ,
*printing a hard copy of the outline was a .
,slow process in the early version, the Pro- .
,DOS version contains an output program that -
+enables one to print the outline quickly. -
+Options include margin settings, lines per (
&page, and key words (phrases) only or
include elaborations. /
- One may save the outline file as a binary )
'file which can be "fetched" for future -
+modification. One can also print the file /
-to a disk as an ASCII file which can be read /
-directly into AppleWorks. Just use the OA-R +
)command to eliminate the "#" in the left
most position on the screen.*
( The only deficiency of the program-- /
-perhaps more an inconvenience than a defici- .
,ency--is the lack of the ability to catalog *
(disk contents within the program. I've -
+written a short BASIC program to enable me ,
*to catalog the disk before I run ODC so I ,
*can jot down the names of files I want to
FETCH for review or revision.)
' OUTLINER DEL CONDE can add a useful -
+program for anyone who needs to develop an /
-outline as a final product or as a precursor ,
*to a document. [An outline is a terrific /
-way to show the flow of a program for useful /
-documentation.] Although ODC does not gene- +
)rate numbers and letters to indicate the -
+rank of various lines in the outline, such )
'numbers can be added using the editing ,
*functions. Frankly, I haven't needed the "
numbers in the work that I do. /
- OUTLINER DEL CONDE may be ordered direct- /
-ly from Del Conde Ventures, 41 Forrest Road, .
Randolph NJ 07869 for $39.95 (includes S&H).