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You'll be amazed and delighted! DOCUMENTATION: BUDDY: A Tutorial Companion to Your Word Processor (Version 1.2) Price: $19.50 COPYRIGHT 1991 & 1992 by Chatfield Software Chatfield Software, Inc. P.O. Box 115 Hiram, Ohio 44234 (216) 632-5447 or (800) 645-8806 (USA) BUDDY is copyrighted commercial educational/entertainment software sold on a basis known as SHAREWARE, which means that you can decide after trying it whether you wish to buy it or not. ----- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THIS SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. GOOD DATA PROCESSING PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PRO- GRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM. ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. INSTALLATION As the computer industry does more and more with DOS shells and with Windows, more and more of the computer's specialized memory is occupied by such features. Unfortunately, this use of memory often competes with the needs of INRAC language, in which "BUDDY" is written. To avoid such difficulties, we recommend that you boot your computer anew each time you use "BUDDY"--and that you boot from a system disk. 1. THE BEST WAY (3 1/2" disk) Copy all of the "BUDDY" files to a formatted 3 1/2 inch SYSTEM disk. Boot from that disk each time you run "BUDDY." You can make a system disk in either of two ways: (1) format a new disk using the command "format/s a:" (or "b:" if you are formatting a new disk in your B drive); or (2) place your 3 1/2 inch backup copy of "BUDDY" in your A or B drive and from your hard disk "C >" prompt (or from your DOS disk prompt) type "SYS A:" or "SYS B:" and press enter. Either way, the system files are transferred to the "BUDDY" disk, and you can (and SHOULD) boot using that disk. 2. ANOTHER GOOD WAY (5 1/4" disk) Copy all of the "BUDDY" files to a regularly formatted backup disk and label it "BUDDY WORK DISK." Make a 5 1/4 inch SYSTEM disk (by using the command "format/s") and label it "BUDDY START DISK." Each time you run "BUDDY" begin by booting your computer anew using the start disk. When the "A>" prompt appears, remove the start disk and replace it with the work disk. Run the "BUDDY" program by typing and entering the word GO. 3. A BAD WAY (hard drive) We DO NOT RECOMMEND that you install "BUDDY" on your hard drive. This can cause the start-up problems described above, and it makes it much harder to use "BUDDY" as your word precessor's "data disk"--which is necessary to complete the tutorial. However, experienced computer users are often able to cir- cumvent these difficulties. It will do no actual harm to the program or to the computer if you decide that you want "BUDDY" on your hard drive--it's just tricky. QUICK START To begin using "BUDDY," simply type and enter the word GO at the DOS prompt. Follow the directions on the screen. At "RETURN" prompts you may talk to the computer in ordinary English sen- tences. IN PROTECTION OF CONSUMER'S RIGHTS: "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or a problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536." ----- CONTENTS OF DISK A complete version of this disk contains the following files: BUDDY.SQZ BUDDY2.SQZ INRAC.SQZ TEST.ZIP STAR2.ZIP PLACE.ZIP POETRY.ZIP STAR3.ZIP DOIT.ZIP STAR4.ZIP STAR5.ZIP STAR6.ZIP STAR7.ZIP STAR8.ZIP STAR10.ZIP TEST2.ZIP CLOSE.ZIP TEST3.ZIP POETRY.000 EXTERNAL TASK.OUT CELLS SECTIONS POETRY.COM POP.COM VIDPOP.COM GO.BAT BLUE.SQZ CSBDY.DIZ README.NOW VENDORS.DOC BUDDY.DOC REGISTER.DOC NOTE! The INRAC language in which this program is written requires certain files bearing the INRAC extension ".ZIP"; these are NOT files requiring decompression with the program PKUNZIP (or any other decompression program)! INTRODUCTION BUDDY is an Artificial Intelligence tutorial in techniques of writing using a word processor. Its emphasis is on clarity and organization. The tutorial consists of eight lessons which stu- dents can complete at their own pace. The program automatically returns the user to the point where he or she left off. One of BUDDY's special features is its "COMMON ERROR DETECTOR," which checks individual sentences for the kinds of diction errors which bedevil and perplex even some very experienced writers. In addition, BUDDY provides entertainment through its "JUST TALK" option, which has ability to conduct conversations. Students chat with BUDDY, or ask questions, throughout the eight lessons of the tutorial, but the feature "JUST TALK" provides a break from serious work--to engage in banter with "Buddy," the sur- prisingly intelligent speaker whom the user confronts on the computer screen. As a chatting companion, Buddy is sometimes nutty, sometimes outrageous, and sometimes even helpful. Even when users are finished with the eight lessons of the tuto- rial they can continue to enjoy chatting with their good old buddy through the "JUST TALK" feature, or to make use of the "COMMON ERROR DETECTOR" to check sentences they feel unsure about. BUDDY was designed for college level adult learners using U.S. conventions of punctuation and diction, but it is beneficial for anyone who uses a word processor and would like to be a better writer. (Minimum suggested educational level: high school jun- iors.) BUDDY employs English language spelling and punctuation conventions of the United States of America. You may find BUDDY unlike any software you have ever used. It is written in the Artificial Intelligence computer programming language INRAC, which enables BUDDY to understand what you write--almost as if you were using your keyboard to write notes or instructions to another human being. You may address the computer with questions, comments, notes, observations, or insults whenever the "RETURN" prompt appears. The computer will attempt to give you an appropriate response--but you should be aware that BUDDY is an ENTERTAIN- MENT disk as well as a tutorial, and much of the fun comes from the nuttiness and irreverence of the computer's responses to what you say. If you decide to complete or continue using the BUDDY tutori- al, please use the registration form at the end of this docu- mentation to remit the $19.50 purchase price. Once you have registered you receive a subscription to Chatfield Software's "CHATFIELD SOFTWARE NEWSLETTER," including a featured "TIP-SHEET FOR WRITERS," and you are entitled to unlimited free techni- cal support by calling (216) 569-3201. In ADDITION, you benefit from a 10% discount on other Chatfield Software products. Many thanks! *** DEALERS AND OTHER VENDORS: Please print "VENDORS.DOC" for a vendors' agreement form. YOU MAY NOT SELL "BUDDY" VERSION 1.2 without completing this form! (ASP vendors exempt.) The UNREGISTERED examination version of BUDDY 1.2 may be GIVEN away freely. Restrictions apply only to selling copies for compensation. *** GETTING STARTED WITH BUDDY Getting started with BUDDY is a cinch. You simply turn on or reboot your IBM-compatible computer and type "GO" (without the quotation marks) at the DOS prompt ( > ). Once you have used BUDDY you really won't have much use for this printed guide, because BUDDY can tell you everything you need to know. When in doubt, ask for the "menu." HOW do you ask for the menu? The same way you'd ask for it in a restaurant: in plain English. In an emergency, you can exit BUDDY by typing "x" at any prompt. However, we strongly urge you to exit through the menu--to avoid cluttering your disk with fragments or lost clus- ters. USING THE PROGRAM You may proceed through the program at your own pace. Just be sure that you enter your name in EXACTLY the same way each time you return, including any punctuation. BUDDY uses its ability to recognize names (or subtle variations in them) to find the place where the disk's owner left off. (So be advised: if you lend your disk to someone else, you will lose your place in the program!) An important feature of the program is that you alternate between using your program disk as (1) your BUDDY work disk and (2) the data disk for your word processor. The same disk serves these TWO purposes! When the program asks you to exit and pick up a file with your word processor, you exit BUDDY through the menu. Then you boot your word processor AND USE THE BUDDY DISK as your word processor DATA DISK! (Several times you will be asked to retrieve a file named "TASK.OUT" with your word processor. You retrieve it from the BUDDY disk as an ASCII text file.) When you have finished your word processor task and are ready to return to BUDDY, you: (1) exit your word processor; (2) REBOOT your computer for BUDDY; (3) run your BUDDY program (the BUDDY program will return you to the place where you left off). PROBLEMS? We only know of one problem you might have in using BUDDY. If you fail to reboot the computer after using other programs, the BUDDY program may abort when you attempt to "talk" to the computer or ask questions; BUDDY will not operate properly with "TSR" (terminate and stay resident) programs still resident; rebooting is a way of avoiding that problem. Always reboot before running BUDDY. Try always to exit BUDDY through the menu--to avoid leaving open files. **** Other Chatfield Software products include: POETRY TUTOR $39.95 (Seven programs for writing poetry. Available for MACs and Apple II Series, as well as IBM-compatibles.) POETRY WORKOUT $39.95 (a children's version of POETRY TUTOR--for Apple II series computers only). STAR ALPHA $59.95 (An amazing Artificial Intelligence college level poetry course on disk.) Plus packages on chemistry and developmental psychology. --------------------------------------------------------------------- "BUDDY" 1.2 REGISTRATION FORM By completing this form you become legally licensed to use "BUDDY" and become eligible for update information and for a 10% discount on other Chatfield Software products --as well as free support (our "800" no.)! You also receive a subscrip- tion to the "CHATFIELD SOFTWARE NEWSLETTER" with its "TIP-SHEET FOR WRITERS." Please send your check or money order for $19.50 along with this form to: Chatfield Software, Inc. P.O. Box 115 Hiram, OH 44234 Name:_____________________________________________________. Address:__________________________________________________. City & State:_____________________________________________. ZIP:________________ Today's date:________________. Disk size: ___5 1/4" ___3 1/2" Where did you obtain this software? __________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________. Charge my __Visa __MasterCard No.________________________ Exp. date:________ Signature:______________________ Visa and MasterCard orders may phone: USA (800) 645-8806 or (216) 632-5447 Thank you! You'll be hearing from us!