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THE
DATABASE
OF
STEEL
with SPREADSHEET
and
EXPERT SYSTEM PROGRAMS
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BY
POTOMAC PACIFIC ENGINEERING INC.
P.O. BOX 2027
GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND 20879
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NOTE:
Each Program and the Manual is Coprighted 1984 by Patomic Pacific
Engineering Inc. These Programs are not sold. It is licensed
"FREE"to all users with restrictions.
PLEASE READ PAGES 26 AND 27 OF MANUAL.
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The Program contains 4 DSDD diskettes.
DISK 1 = Database Programs.
DISK 2 = Program Data Disk and Manual on Disk.
DISK 3 = Spreadsheet Programs.
DISK 4 = Expert System Programs.
The Archives have been packaged using the Public Domain Program
ARC.EXE. This program must be used to unpack the Program into
usable form.
The Complete Program contains 4 sub .ARC files plus this file
DBSSTEEL.TXT.
1. DBSTEEL1.ARC = original DISK 1
2. DBSTEEL2.ARC = original DISK 2
3. DBSTEEL3.ARC = original DISK 3
4. DBSTEEL4.ARC = original DISK 4
5. DBSSTEEL.TXT = This instructional File
It is suggested that each sub .ARC file be individually broken
down using ARC.EXE and then copied to individual DSDD diskettes.
This procedure will then bring the Program back to its original
form as delivered. Because of the extremely large size of each
individual .ARC file, it is impossible to break some of them down
using a 360 drive. It is suggested to use a "Large Workarea" of
a "Hard Drive".
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Please NOTE the following regarding Manual Printing:
The manual is included on the disk number 2 (DBSTEEL2.ARC). The
manual is a "WORDSTAR" file named MASTER.TXT. You can either
print the manual out using Wordstar or by using the Program
PRINTMAN. The program PRINTMAN is also on disk number 2. The
manual is about 55 pages long if printed out using Wordstar.
If you do not have Wordstar then you will have to print the
manual using the BASIC program PRINTMAN. The program converts
the Wordstar file to the correct characters and prints them on
your printer. If you use this program to print the manual there
will be no page numbers, top margin, bottom margin or left margin
on your paper (these are put in by Wordstar).
1. Load MS-DOS or PC-DOS.
2. Load your basic language.
3. Put disk number 2 in the default disk drive. The default disk
drive is usually disk drive "A" unless you change it.
4. Make sure your printer is on with at least 55 pages of paper
ready.
5. Load the program PRINTMAN.
LOAD "PRINTMAN"
6. Run the program.
RUN
7. The program may end with an input past end error after
printing out the entire manual. This is normal.
It is suggested to use a dot matrix printer. It takes
approximately 20 minutes to print the manual with a 160 character
per second printer. It takes over 2 hours with a 15 character
per second printer. Using the program PRINTMAN will also
increase the time.
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NOTE:
Additional System Design Notes are included on DISK 2 (DBSTEEL2.ARC)
and includes data on COMPILING the program, The Main Flowchart and
Testing the Program.
These Notes are in the file PRTEXTRA.BAS
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END DBSSTEEL.TXT