• Place Pro Predictor and it’s files on a hard disk, if you have one. Be sure to include the PRO Data files for 1987-1992.
PRO Predictor is disk intensive and will run considerably faster on a hard disk. Although Pro Predictor needs only one file to operate, without the archive files, it will be severely limited in the statistical information it can give you.
 
• Keep all of the PRO data files in the same folder.
Pro Predictor will utilize only those files that are together. If Pro Predictor is located in the same folder with the data files, it will automatically open to the latest year. Otherwise, it will display the standard File Open dialog box for you to locate and choose the file you want opened.
 
• Do not change the names of any of the PRO data files.
Pro Predictor uses the names as if they were a part of the data. It will not load a file that is not entitled either “PRO” and a year or “Projection” and a year (PRO 1991, PRO 1990, Projection 1991, for example).
 
• Run PRO Predictor
When PRO Predictor is up and running, it first searches for its data files so that it knows what is the first year available and what is the last or most recent year available (in this case PRO 1987 is the first and PRO 1991, the last).
After it has located all the files, it will open the latest file or the one you have selected and read the data for that year. During the course of the application, it will access the previous years’ files for the past performance statistics.
Each PRO file is a complete file for that year and is independent of the others. You can, if you like, take a step back into the past by opening a previous year’s files and see what happened during the course of that season. PRO Predictor will load the file and then treat it as if it were the current season.
When PRO Predictor begins, it displays an About Pro Predictor screen while it is searching for its files and loading the data. As soon as it’s ready to begin, the About screen will be replaced by one with a Road to the Super Bowl logo (the logo for black and white monitors differs from the logo for color). This is the home screen. Whenever you select one of the Menu items, the logo screen will be replaced by the window for the particular routine you have chosen. Once you exit the routine the home screen reappears. So, whenever you see the logo, you will know you are back to the main Menu. I always included a home screen in my applications, because I am particularly irritated by applications that don’t let me know where I am within the application.
 
• Try out the various menu items from the View Menu on.
Most of the statistical information is accessible through the items in the View Menu. However, don’t overlook the NFC, AFC, This Week, and Next Week menus. Even though these menus seem to be merely lists, selecting an item in the list gives you additional information about that item.
