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- * BORG.ARC AND THE PROGRAMS CONTAINED THEREIN *
- * (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN *
- * PROGRAM GLYPHE,COPYRIGHT CHARLES B. DUFF *
- * 3/6/1983, PUBLISHED IN BYTE VOL.8(11)1983) *
- * ARE COPYRIGHT LEE COOK 1985 *
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- YOU MAY USE, MODIFY AND COPY THESE PROGRAMS
- FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.UNAUTHORIZED SALE IS
- EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN;IT'S ALSO BAD MANNERS!
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- INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE:
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- BORG is a BASIC program organizer which is meant to be
- used with IBM BASICA.It will allow you to run all of your
- BASIC programs with simple keystrokes instead of manual entry.
- Once you have extracted all the programs from the archival
- file (BORG.ARC) using ARC430.com ,load BASICA and put the
- diskette containing the BORG files in drive B:. Type <load
- "b:BORG.BAS"> and hit the enter key. Then type <run> and hit
- the enter key. The program will load and the main menu will
- appear on the screen.
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- *****IMPORTANT NOTE: to run BORG.BAS *****
- *****the following files MUST be on *****
- *****the drive B: diskette: *****
- ***** BORG.BAS *****
- ***** MENU1.TXT *****
- ***** KBORG.DAT *****
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- The menu will give a list of active function keys and
- their respective functions.Just press the appropriate function
- key to activate the function.It is recommended that you read
- the instructions first.
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- The current menu choices are:
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- F1:file set-up (see below)
- F2:instructions
- F3:Games menu (see below)
- F4:Graphics menu (see below)
- F5:open
- F6:exit to BASIC (self-evident)
- F7:exit to DOS (self-evident)
- F8-F10: open
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- MENU SELECTIONS:
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- Two active submenus,GAMES and GRAPHICS, are given for
- examples. When you press these choices, the program chains to
- a submenu program. You will then be presented with a menu of
- individual program choices, each associated with a listed
- function key in the same manner as the main menu. When you
- press the function key for a program,the program chains to
- the appropriate program. When the program ends, it will chain
- back to the appropriate submenu for new choices. You can also
- go back to the main menu, or exit to BASIC or DOS should you
- so choose.
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- NOTE: each submenu needs three files to run, labeled
- *.bas,*.txt, and *.dat, where *= the appropriate menu (GAMES,
- etc.). The *.bas file is the submenu program itself, the *.txt
- file is a display screen created with GLYPHE, and *.dat is a
- data file for menu set-up.The *.dat file can be modified by
- using the menu set-up option. This option, discussed in more
- detail below, is identical in format for both main- and sub-
- menus.
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- FILE SET-UP:
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- In the main menu, pressing F1:, file set-up, will allow
- you to modify the function keys to permit adding new menus,
- deleting old menus, or just changing the order around. After
- reading the instructions you will be asked to choose either
- (1) no change, or (2) change for each function key. Just press
- the NUMBER KEY desired. If your choice is (1) the program
- retains the old value and moves on to the next function key.
- If your choice is (2) you will then be asked to input the new
- text to be displayed next to that function key. Type in what
- you want (keep it <20 characters ) and hit the enter key. You
- will then be asked to enter the file ID of your new choice.
- Now enter the drive and file ID of the program to chain to.
- Remember to include the drive and extension!
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- For example, if you wanted to change F9: to a database
- menu, you would enter <Database Menu> at the MENU prompt and
- <B:DATABASE.BAS> at the FILE prompt.
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- NOTE: Remember that BORG will not write your program for
- the new menu to be chained to! In the example above
- you would have to write a new submenu program
- (DATABASE.BAS) as well as the associated display
- file (DATABASE.TXT).You can use the GAMES and
- GRAPHICS progams included as examples.
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- NOTE: BORG as it is currently set up will not permit
- changes in F1:,F2:,F6:,or F7:!!! The functions
- associate with these are written into the program.
- If this is inconvenient, modify the program as
- you see fit. In the submenus, no changes are
- permitted in F1:,F2:, and F3: for the same reasons.
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- If you made a mistake in entering information, just
- finish up and re-run the file set-up option again. Remember
- that if you have changed a function key, the changes will be
- immediately effective, although the menu text will not change
- until the program is rerun.
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- When you install individual programs in a submenu,
- remember to transfer the appropriate program to the same
- diskette as BORG. Also remember to modify the program to allow
- chaining back to the appropriate submenu. You can use any of
- the GAME programs for an example.
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- *************************DISCLAIMER*************************
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- WHILE THIS PROGRAM(S) WORKS WELL FOR MY PURPOSES, I CANNOT SAY
- WHETHER IT WILL WORK PERFECTLY FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE
- MODIFIED IT. THEREFORE, THIS PROGRAM(S) IS PROVIDED WITHOUT
- WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE
- FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THIS
- PROGRAM(S).WHILE THE AUTHOR ENCOURAGES MODIFICATION OF THE
- PROGRAM(S) HE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENCES
- AFTER SAID MODIFICATION.
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