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- JL Irish's Wisconsin Supercash Lottery Analyzer
- Version 0.40
- Copyright 1991
-
- This program is distributed under the shareware concept. I am not
- demanding a registration fee, but am accepting donations of not more than
- $5.00. You are free to use and distribute this software. I only ask that
- you distribute only the Zipfile. Donations can be sent to:
-
- JL Irish
- 2234 South 28th Street
- Milwaukee, WI 53215
-
- I've written this program to analyze the lotto numbers for the above
- named lottery, but this program should work for any 6/36 lotto. The data
- file is empty, as this distribution is before the lottery has actually
- started. Updated data files will be included in future versions, and by
- request. I can be contacted via Exec-PC BBS, ph# 414-789-4210 (2400 N81).
- The latest version of this program can be found on Exec-PC BBS.
-
- There are only 2 required files for this program, WSLA.EXE and WSLA.DAT.
- They must reside in the same directory. WSLA features output to your screen
- (standard text mode), your printer (standard PRN, >> LPT1), or to diskfile
- (??.PRN).
-
- The file WSLA.TST is a sample data file I used to test the functions.
- I've included it to help you get used to the program. Before renaming this
- file to WSLA.DAT, make sure you've copied the real DAT file to a safe place!
-
- Getting around inside the program is simple, just press the letter
- annotated by the brackets []. Once you've selected a function, you will be
- asked to select output option. After the function is done, it will wait about
- 3 seconds, then the screen will be cleared, and the menu displayed. I left the
- delay to allow you enough time to pause the screen (PAUSE or CTRL-S).
-
- The only functions available at this time are based on tallying the number
- of times that a number has been picked. There is an Overall popularity, which
- looks at all of the numbers in all of the drawings (in the data file). Pick a
- Day looks only at the day you select. Pick a Number looks at the number you
- select, tallies them by days, and outputs the tally for each day. By Order
- looks at the position of the drawn numbers (first, second..), tallies by the
- position, and outputs a sorted list for each position.
-
- The Utilities area is where you can enter the drawings and list the
- History File.
-
- At any menu, upper or lower case may be used. There is very little error
- detection in this program, so please be careful. Always keep a back up of
- your data file! There couldn't be much worse than losing the time you spend
- entering it!!!
-
- WSLA History:
-
- Ver. 0.10 - unpublished. Data structure developed and tested.
- Ver. 0.20 - unpublished. List, Overall Popularity added. Menu developed.
- Ver. 0.30 - Published. Pick a Number and Pick a Day added. Continued
- menu developement. Output to screen, printer, or disk added.
- Ver. 0.40 - Published. By Order Drawn, Registration, and User List added.
- Cleaned up some of the menus and text throughout the program.