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ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 1 ELMER Copyright (c) 1992 by Joe Kasser All Rights Reserved Joe Kasser POB 3419 Silver Spring Md., 20918, U.S.A. Voice (301) 593 6136 Data BBS (301) 593 9067 Compuserve (CIS) 70531,1405 _______ ____|__ | (tm) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER ELMER is a tool for demonstrating expert system techniques, or building any any interactive knowledgebase. It is ideal for use in amateur radio, or as a knowledgebase in a software (or any other product) support facility. The program is distributed as a Shareware product. You may freely copy and share the product for noncommercial use, with your friends and associates. If you decide to use the product, you are asked to become a registered user by completing the registration form and sending it, together with $45.00 or equivalent in foreign currency to the author. All checks should be drawn on US banks. Canadians, please use postal money order. Upon receipt of your registration, you will receive one free update disk, telephone and mail (electronic and regular) support. If you are not satisfied with the program after registering it, your money will be refunded no questions asked, for up to 30 days from the date your registration was acknowledged. European users may register (30.00 Pounds Sterling, includes VAT) and obtain support from Terry Dansey at ReadyCrest Ltd., PO Box 75, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9DL, England. ReadyCrest Ltd. accepts credit cards (Access, Visa, MasterCard and Eurocard). Telephones: Voice 44 (0)634-687168, FAX 44 (0)634-687178, Data (BBS) 44 (0)634-200931. ELMER may not be sold or distributed with another product without the express written permission of Joe Kasser. Joe Kasser, G3ZCZ will only support unmodified copies of this software. Potential Commercial Users please contact Joe Kasser directly for modifications and/or details of Site licensing. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 2 Table of Contents ELMER: An Expert System Based on a Finite State Machine 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Expert Systems 1.2 The User Interface 1.3 The Knowledge Base 1.4 The Inference Engine 1.5 Features of an expert system 1.6 Using an Expert System 1.7 The Semantic Network 1.8 A State Machine 1.9 The User Perception 1.10 ELMER 1.11 Responses to an Input 1.12 Syntactic Analysis 1.13 Programming ELMER 2.0 The State Table (ELMER.QSO) File 2.1 The directory path to the ELMER text files. 2.2 The start up file 2.3 Window Colors 2.4 The ELMER initial state. 2.5 State Machine Parameters. 2.6 Example of Programming the State Table 3.0 The Status Window 4.0 The Menu 4.1 Change ELMER File 4.2 Edit Any File 4.3 Load State Table (ELMER.QSO) 4.4 Pick File to edit 4.5 Edit State Table (ELMER.QSO) 4.6 Show State Table 4.7 eXit to DOS 4.8 Show State Table 4.9 Show Colors APPENDIX 1 How Shareware Works APPENDIX 2 Other PC Software by Joe Kasser G3ZCZ APPENDIX 3 Registration Form ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 3 1.0 Introduction ELMER is a tool for demonstrating expert system techniques, or building any any interactive knowledgebase. It is ideal for use in amateur radio, or as a knowledgebase in a software (or any other product) support facility. 1.1 Expert Systems Before discussing ELMER, here's some information about expert systems. An expert system contains knowledge about a particular field to assist human experts or provide information to people who do not have access to an expert in the particular field. It is an information system that can pose and answer questions relating to information borrowed from human experts and stored in the system's knowledge base. Although they vary in design, most expert systems have a user interface, a knowledge base, and an inference engine. 1.2 The User Interface The User Interface to the expert system is the way that the user interacts with the system to extract information from the system. 1.3 The Knowledge Base The Knowledge Base of an expert system contains both declarative and procedural knowledge. The facts describing the situations, events and objects are called declarative knowledge. Procedural knowledge is the information about courses of action and the rules governing the actions. There are various kinds of rules that may be employed. 1.4 The Inference Engine The Inference Engine controls how and when the information in the knowledge base is applied. It determines how the rules in the knowledge base are to be applied to the problem. 1.5 Features of an expert system The following list of features are desirable in any expert system. Useful: The system should meet a specific need. Usable: The system should function so that even a novice computer user finds it simple to use. It should be able to respond to simple questions. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 4 Educational: The system should allow non experts to increase their expertise. In a similar vein, the system should be able to explain the reasoning behind its advice to allow the user to determine the validity of the advice. Adaptable: The system should be able to learn new knowledge. 1.6 Using an Expert System Expert systems take the form of software packages residing on a hardware platform (computer). The most common use of an expert system is via a man-machine dialogue. The user types something at the keyboard and the system replies. The user interface accepts the input. The input is parsed in some manner, the inference and knowledge engines process the user input in a predetermined manner and an output appears. The parsing function may be a simple pattern matching method commonly called keyword analysis, or a more complicated function using syntactic analysis. Keyword analysis is a logical function in which the presence of various keywords are detected. When a keyword is found, the system responds in the manner in which it has been programmed. For example, if the system detects the words "the wx" in a question, it may respond with " the wx here is sunny". In syntactic analysis, a sentence is analyzed according rules which allow the system to respond differently to keywords which appear in different sequences. For example, the system may respond differently to the question "what is the wx" and "the wx" if it recognizes those words in a sentence. 1.7 The Semantic Network The most general and oldest artificial intelligence scheme for representing knowledge is the semantic network. A semantic network is a collection of objects called nodes. The nodes are connected together by links. Ordinarily, both the links and the nodes are labelled [4]. A drawing of a semantic network contains bubbles to represent the nodes, and lines connecting the nodes to represent the links. Both nodes and links are labelled. The drawing looks just like a PERT or CP/M chart. It is also the drawing used to represent a state machine. 1.8 A State Machine A state machine is a system that exists in several states. The system makes a transition from one state to another as a result of a stimulus. All states and transitions are defined at the time the system is designed. The links in the semantic network are the transitions in the state diagram. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 5 1.9 The User Perception The system appears to be in a rest state. It receives an input from the user and enters a transition to a state in which it processes the data it has just received. After processing the input it generates an output and returns to what seems to be a rest state. In reality, the two rest states (initial and final) are different. 1.10 ELMER ELMER is an expert system based on a finite state machine using table driven software. The declarative knowledge is stored in the form of separate ASCII text and command files. The procedural knowledge is stored in the state table. The Data files in ELMER correspond to the Knowledge Engine (and the Inference Engine), the State Tables correspond to the Inference Engine. ELMER also contains an ASCII editor for text files, and a tool to view the state table. These tools allow the user to "teach" ELMER new knowledge. 1.11 Responses to an Input ELMER has three kinds of reaction to a word match. It can do nothing, output a test file, run a command or overlay a new state table. ELMER's state table contains four entries:- Current State: This is the state that the string match is performed in. ELMER can have up to 256 different states. Next State: This is the state that the ELMER will advance to if a string match is found. Repeat Flag: This is a flag to allow or disallow repeats. If it is a 0 repeats are allowed, if it is a 1, they are not. Command Flag: This is a flag to tell the ELMER how to treat the file. If it is a 0, load a text file; a 2, overlay the current state table with the defined one. Keyword: This is the text string to match in the syntactic analysis of the input text. The text string can be up to 15 characters long and can include spaces. The match is case insensitive, i.e. there is no difference between upper and lower case. Data File: This is a text file to be loaded or a new configuration file. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 6 1.12 Syntactic Analysis ELMER performs syntactic analysis on the input text in the manner described below. ELMER performs a string match on the line of received text against each keyword entry in the state table. ELMER starts with the first entry. If a match is made, ELMER changes state and performs the transient function defined by the Command Flag. All words in the input text including the keyword are then deleted. ELMER then continues the string match until either the input line of text has been reduced to zero length, or, the line of input text has been tested against all keywords in the state table. 1.13 Programming ELMER Programming ELMER is simple. The knowledge base is broken out in terms of states and transitions. States can be passive or active. A passive state is one in which ELMER does nothing other than accept/parse further input. An active state is one in which ELMER loads and displays a text file containing information or shells to DOS and runs an external program. ELMER contains a set of tools for programming and debugging purposes. A state table for the procedural knowledge is drawn up using pencil and paper and a large sheet of graph paper. The built in text editor is then used to enter information into the table. The individual text files containing the knowledge are also created using the editor. The state table viewing tool is used to check the entries. The state table loading capability is used to exercise ELMER and verify the logic. Because the procedural knowledge is contained in the state table, all sorts of rules and linkages may be used. 2.0 The State Table (ELMER.QSO) File These are the contents of the ELMER.QSO file. 2.1 The directory path to the ELMER text files. This item is the directory path to the subdirectory containing the ELMER text files. For example c:\ELMER\ or just c: if you put them in the same subdirectory as ELMER.EXE. If you do use a path you MUST have the last '\' character at the end of the subdirectory name because the program concatenates the directory path to the ELMER. 2.2 The start up file This line contains the name of the text file to output the ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 7 first time ELMER is invoked (if present); 2.3 Window Colors These seven lines are the numbers which correspond to the colors of the seven different windows displayed on the screen in the following order. Status Window Color: the window at the top of the screen. OutWindow Color : the window in which the replies are displayed. InWindow Color : the window in which your keystrokes are displayed. BottomWindow Color : the bottom line of the screen. Promptwindow Color : the window in which menus are displayed. Option color : the color of the highlights in the menus and prompts. Alarmwindow color : the window in which error and alarm messages are displayed. 2.4 The ELMER initial state. This item is included to allow you to have different state machines, each starting with a different state number. 2.5 State Machine Parameters. The next few lines contain the state machine parameters :- 2.5.1 Current State This is the state that the string match is performed in. ELMER allows up to 255. 2.5.2 Next State This is the state that the ELMER will advance to if a string match is found. 2.5.3 Repeat Flag This is a flag to allow or disallow repeats. 0 repeats are allowed, 1, they are not. 2.5.4 Command Flag This is a flag to tell the ELMER how to treat the file. 0, load a text file, 1, run a COM, EXE or BAT file. 2, overlay the current state table with the defined one. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 8 2.5.5 Keyword This is the text string to match. It can be up to 15 characters long and can include spaces. The match is case insensitive, i.e. there is no difference between upper and lower case. 2.5.6 Data File This is either a text file to be loaded or a command file to be executed, depending on the state of the Command File Flag. An * character defines a 'do nothing' state in which the Data File is ignored. The two character sequence #1 will cause ELMER to clear the screen before displaying the rest of the text in the data file. 2.5.7 The State Machine File An example of some state machine parameters is shown in this typical extract from an ELMER.QSO file. 1, 2,0,0,what,* 2, 3,0,0,englishman,* 3, 4,0,0,doing,* 4, 1,0,0,country,me-usa.txt 1, 1,1,0,equipment,pk232com.txt 1, 1,0,0,wx,localwx.txt 1, 5,0,0,kenwood,kenwood.txt 5, 1,0,0,811,811.txt 1, 1,0,0,hello,hello.txt 0, 1,0,0,name,joe.txt 0, 1,0,1,hal,hal.bat 0, 1,0,1,log,log11 An * character defines a 'do nothing' state in which the Data File is ignored. 2.6 Example of Programming the State Table Consider a typical question that I get asked. "what's an englishman like you doing in this country ?" followed by " The equipment here is ....." Assuming that the ELMER is in state 1, and that the first few lines in the ELMER.QSO file are as shown above. The ELMER recognizes the word 'what' and advances to state 2. Since the file name is an '*' character no file is sent. The ELMER then recognizes the word 'englishman' and advances to state 3. The ELMER machine then recognizes the word 'doing' ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 9 and advances to state 4. The ELMER then recognizes the word 'country' advances to state 1 and transmits the text file 'me-usa.txt', because the Command Flag is a 0. It then recognizes the word 'equipment', remains in state 1 and transmits my bragtape file called pk232com.txt. Since the Repeat Flag is a 1, the ELMER will not retransmit pk232com.txt should it once again recognize the word equipment while in state 1. Since the ELMER scans sections of the line, the same effect will be achieved if the incoming text had looked like :- "what's an englishman like you doing in this country ? The equipment here is ....." Notes: You can only have 255 lines in any one state machine array. You can define up to 64,000 different states. Each state must be an integer. State 0 is a wild card state. This means that any word in the array coded for state 0 will be matched against the incoming text whichever state the machine is in. The entries in the state machine file must end with a line that contains state 666. For example 666, end of file. The number of lines in the array and the current state at the end of each line scanned are shown in the status window. 3.0 The Status Window The Status Window provides you with some diagnostic information about the state machine. A typical display is shown below. ╔══════════════ELMER 1.0 (C) Joe Kasser 1991═══════╗ ║[E1][21] ELMER.QSO ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ E shows the current state. T shows the number of states (lines) in the state table. ELMER.QSO represents the name of the current state machine. 4.0 The Menu You bring up the menu by touching the 'Esc' character. You are then presented with the following options. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 10 ╔══════════MENU══════════╗ ║ C Change ELMER File ║ ║ F Edit Any File ║ ║ L Load ELMER.QSO ║ ║ P Pick File to edit ║ ║ S Edit ELMER.QSO ║ ║ T Show State Table ║ ║ X eXit to DOS ║ ║ Z Show Color ║ ║ * Show State Table ║ ╚════════════════════════╝ To activate an option touch the highlighted key. 4.1 Change ELMER File This option allows you to select another configuration file. You must load it after selecting it. 4.2 Edit Any File This option allows you to edit text files. The ELMER contains an ASCII text editor. This editor uses Wordstar compatible commands. A summary of the editor commands is shown below. F10 Switch Windows (if more than one window open) Backspace Delete left char Del Delete Char Enter New line Ins Toggle insert mode PgUp Move cursor up one page PgDn Move cursor down one page ^A Move cursor left one word ^C Move cursor down one page ^D Move cursor right one character ^E Move cursor up one line ^F Move cursor right one word ^G Delete one character ^H Delete left one character ^I Tab ^L Find/replace next occurrence ^P Insert a control character into the text ^M New line ^N Insert line ^R Move cursor up one page ^S Move cursor left one character ^T Delete one word after cursor ^V Toggle insert mode ^W Scroll up ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 11 ^X Move cursor down one line ^Y Delete line at cursor ^Z Scroll down ^K^B Mark beginning of block ^K^C Copy block to position of cursor ^K^D Save file and exit edit ^K^H Hide block marker ^K^K Mark end of block ^K^Q Abandon file and exit edit ^K^R Read file into screen ^K^T Mark single word as block ^K^V Move block to position of cursor ^K^W Write block to disk file ^K^Y Delete block ^K 1..9 Set marker 1 .. 9 ^Q^A Find text and replace ^Q^B Move to beginning of block ^Q^C Move to end of file ^Q^D Move to right of line ^Q^E Move to top of window ^Q^F Find text ^Q^I Toggle autoindent mode ^Q^K Move to end of block ^Q^R Move to top of file ^Q^S Move to left of line ^Q^X Move to bottom of window ^Q^Y Delete to end of line ^Q 1..9 Jump to marker 1..9 The following options can be set in the Find/Find and Replace (^Qf and ^Qa) operations. # locates #th occurrence G global replace N replace without Y/N question U ignore upper case/lower case W match whole words only Notes 1 The ^ key in front of a character identifies that character as a 'control' character. To activate it, hold down the Control key AND the character key. 2 Some of the commands require two keystrokes. 3 Use ^P to embed a control character in the text. .lm6 ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 ELMER Version 1.00 PAGE 12 4.3 Load State Table (ELMER.QSO) This option allows you to reload the state table (ELMER.QSO). If a different state table is loaded, its name will appear in the menu. 4.4 Pick File to edit This option allows you to pick a file with the default filetype of 'TXT', and edit it. 4.5 Edit State Table (ELMER.QSO) This option allows you to edit the configuration file. 4.6 Show State Table This option allows you to see the contents of the state machine. It is used in debugging the logic to ensure that the contents of the table match what you thought you put in. 4.7 eXit to DOS This option allows you to exit to DOS. 4.8 Show State Table This option allows you to see the contents of the state machine. It is used in debugging the logic to ensure that the contents of the table match what you thought you put in. 4.9 Show Colors This option shows you the colors selected in the configuration file. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 Appendix 1 How Shareware Works, Page 13 APPENDIX 1 How Shareware Works The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) has established standards for its members and for any organization which has "ASP Approved" status. The ASP wants to make sure the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a problem with an ASP member or organization (other than technical support), the ASP may be able to help. Please write to The ASP Ombudsman, 545 Grover road, Muskegon, MI. 49442-9427, USA. You are encouraged to copy the floppy disk and share it freely with others. You have the luxury of trying out the product at your own pace and in the comfort of your own home or workplace. After you have used the material for a reasonable evaluation period (30 days), you should either discontinue use of the material or register your copy. Your support is important and greatly appreciated. With it, Shareware authors are encouraged to design and distribute new products. Without it, a great deal of high quality, low cost software will cease to be available. Why pay at all? * You receive support from the author. * You receive a CURRENT copy of the program. * Your input and ideas help shape future products. * A sense of pride and ownership in having honestly participated in the Shareware revolution. * You help to keep software prices down by supporting a distribution method which doesn't depend on expensive advertising campaigns. Be aware of the following restrictions, designed to protect the community of Shareware users and to prevent greedy people from taking unfair advantage of the trust, hard work and good will of Shareware authors. 1. No price or consideration may be charged for the material. However, a distribution cost may be charged for the cost of the diskettes, shipping and handling, not to exceed $6. 2. The files and programs on the disks may not be modified or deleted. 3. The material cannot be sold as part of some other more inclusive package. 4. The material cannot be "rented" or "leased" to others. 5. The end user must be told clearly in writing on the outside of ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 Appendix 1 How Shareware Works, Page 14 the package and in all advertising that the diskette(s) are "Shareware." 6. The package must contain a written explanation that the disk is for evaluation purposes, and that an additional "registration fee" is expected by the author, if the material is used beyond an initial evaluation period. 7. In the case of distribution via any telecommunications link, the following must be done: An error checking protocol must be used. The individual files must be combined into, and transferred in a library or archive format. 8. Shareware distribution is permitted only in the United States, Canada, England, and Australia. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 Appendix 2 Other PC Software by Joe Kasser G3ZCZ,Page 15 APPENDIX 2 Other PC Software by Joe Kasser G3ZCZ 1.0 PC-HAM 3.52 BY G3ZCZ LOGBOOK Full blown logging package. With automatic check of logs for awards such as DXCC. Allows you to recall any entry by call sign within seconds. Indexed displays, QSL'ing, Contest mode QSL'ing (prints the lot) and lots more. Although written in dBASE3 the package contains a compiled version (LOGBOOK.EXE), so you don't need dBASE to run it. The source code is ONLY given to registered users. It can convert your exported LAN-LINK.LOG file to LAN- LINK.DBF to put this package to work. Ideal for DX-peditions or for DX robot users to handle QSLing and log statistics. CONTEST Keeps Dupes in memory, logs QSO's to disk in format which can be processed by the LOGBOOK package. Now compiled in Turbo BASIC, source code is supplied so that you can modify the program to meet your requirements. CQSS Sweepstakes game compiled in Turbo BASIC. Work the ARRL Sweepstakes contest on your computer. You are located just outside Washington DC. A propagation model is built in to the program. This program is REQUIRED training for all sweepstakes operators. Earlier version of the program is described in detail in 'Software for Amateur Radio' by Joe Kasser G3ZCZ, published by TAB Books, Blue Ridge Summit, PA. 17214. WHATSON Predict HF Propagation for given days. Contest mode with printout to whole world at hourly intervals. Needs BASIC. 2.0 STARTREK The Computer Program An ideal task for the beginner to learn a language on is a simulation game which is written around the computer that the beginner has available. For in that case, there is complete control of all inputs and outputs, This kind of game in which the player makes decisions based on the information available to him or her available at the time), can be made sufficiently sophisticated and complex so as to make writing it an adequate challenge for anybody. The techniques used in writing a good game are the same that programmers use in professional activities. Writing a good game poses a challenge that allows you to develop good habits and ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 Appendix 2 Other PC Software by Joe Kasser G3ZCZ,Page 16 techniques for programming and also allows you to learn a language in an interesting manner. By taking an orderly approach to the game design, complex operations may be clearly understood and converted to computer code with the aid of a language reference manual, irrespective of the language being used. This product teaches the techniques for writing such a game using the STARTREK game as an example, and the BASIC language as the programming language in which to write the code. Registration fees. Single Copy $15.00 10 - 50 Copies $12.00 per registered copy. 50 - 100 Copies $10.00 per registered copy. 100 + Copies $8.00 per registered copy. 3.0 WHATS-UP 1.20 WHATS-UP is a tool for experimenting with orbital dynamics and Telemetry Decoding and display Program for the UoSAT-OSCAR 11, AMSAT-OSCAR 13, Fuji-OSCAR 20 and the AMSAT Microsat Spacecraft (OSCARs 16, 17, 18 and 19). It is table driven via the configuration files to allow maximum flexibility. WHATS-UP contains the following features: * Can automatically set Kenwood Radios to spacecraft beacon frequency when satellite comes over your horizon. * Can automatically read the frequency from Kenwood Radios to a disk file for Doppler frequency measurements. * Can automatically configure a PK-232 for each spacecraft data format. * Reads 2 Line and AMSAT format orbit element data files. * Provides antenna azimuth and elevation pointing data. * Real time, Playback and Dumb Terminal mode. * Automatic Capture-to-disk of raw telemetry. * Extracts telemetry channel data to a database or spreadsheet readable file for further analysis. * Link quality measurement on packet telemetry. * Capability to print the raw telemetry as it is received. * Up to 16 user configurable display pages (screens). You set the position on the page (width of engineering unit field, and number of decimal places) that a parameter is displayed at. * Wild card page (parameter shows up on all pages). * Selectable display of Engineering units or raw byte for each display page. * Display of raw packets (i.e. STATUS) * Color changes if a parameter value changed between successive frames. * Audio and visual alarms if a telemetry value exceeds, falls below or falls outside a preset limit value(s). ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 Appendix 2 Other PC Software by Joe Kasser G3ZCZ,Page 17 * Dumb split screen terminal mode (a la LAN-LINK). * Customizable colors, PC to TNC baud rate, data parity and stop bits. * Default spacecraft configuration files. * Time of day clock display (in HH:MM:SS format) Real time analysis requires a receiver and demodulator. Analysis of playback data can be performed with just the computer and WHATS-UP. If you would like a copy of WHATS-UP and have captured any telemetry to disk, especially daytime or southern hemisphere passes, please put them on a disk and send it in with your request, a mailer and return postage. Don't let the individual data files become too long. I suggest that you rename them every day in the format YYMMDD.SC, such as 900824.D17, 900824.F20, etc. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OSCAR AND SPACECRAFT TELEMETRY, THEN THIS PROGRAM IS A MUST. ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 APPENDIX 3 ELMER 1.00 REGISTRATION FORM, Page 18 APPENDIX 3 ELMER 1.00 REGISTRATION FORM To: Joe Kasser G3ZCZ, P.O. BOX 3419, SILVER SPRING, MD 20918. TODAY'S DATE _____________ NAME ______________________________________________ ADDRESS ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ CITY ___________________________________________ STATE _________ POSTCODE ____________ TELEPHONE ____________ TNC TYPE _________ FIRMWARE REV __________ HOME BBS ___________ DISK SIZE 5.25 _____ 3.5 ____ Please register me as a user of ELMER. I am currently using ELMER Version ______ which I obtained from __________________. Please send me the latest version of ELMER or if a more recent one does not exist at this time, acknowledge my registration and add my name to the list to receive a free update when it becomes available. Register me as a classroom user for $450.00. This entitles each of my students to use ELMER both in school and at home. I also enclose an additional amount for evaluation copies of LAN-LINK __ WHATS-UP _, PC-HAM _ and Startrek TCP _ ($5 for 1 program, $15.00 for the set). If I like them, I plan to register them in due course. ELMER Registration ($45.00) __.__ ELMER Classroom ($450.00) __.__ Evaluation software $ __.__ ____________________________________ Total Enclosed $ __.__ Signature ____________ My favorite operating modes are ______________________________. Additional Features I'd like to see in future releases of ELMER. Comments, likes, dislikes, wish list, etc. (continued on back of page) ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 APPENDIX 4 ELMER 1.00 Index, Page 19 Abandon, 11 Alarmwindow, 7 Analysis, 2, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17 Autoindent, 11 Backspace, 10 Beginning, 11 Block, 11 BottomWindow, 7 Char, 10 Colors, 2, 7, 12, 17 Command, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Configuration, 5, 10, 12, 16, 17 Contents, 2, 6, 12 Cursor, 10, 11 Debugging, 6, 12 Declarative, 3, 5 Default, 12, 17 Defined, 4, 5, 6, 7 Del, 10 Delete, 10, 11 Different, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12 Disk, 1, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Embed, 11 Error, 7, 14 Evaluation, 13, 14, 18 Example, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16 Expert, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Features, 2, 3, 16, 18 File, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 Files, 2, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17 Find, 10, 11 First, 6, 7, 8 Following, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 Front, 11 Global, 11 Hide, 11 Hold, 11 Identifies, 11 Ignore, 11 Inference, 2, 3, 4, 5 Information, 3, 6, 9, 15 Ins, 10 Insert, 10 Interface, 2, 3, 4 ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992 APPENDIX 4 ELMER 1.00 Index, Page 20 Jump, 11 Knowledge, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Knowledgebase, 1, 3 Left, 10, 11 Line, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16 Lines, 4, 7, 8, 9 Linkages, 6 Lm, 11 Locates, 11 Logic, 6, 12 Machine, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12 Mark, 11 Marker, 11 Move, 10, 11 Occurrence, 10, 11 Ombudsman, 13 Open, 10 Parameters, 2, 7, 8 Perception, 2, 5 PgDn, 10 PgUp, 10 Procedural, 3, 5, 6 Programming, 2, 6, 8, 16 Qa, 11 Qf, 11 Registration, 1, 2, 14, 16, 18 Replace, 10, 11 Require, 11 Right, 10, 11 Save, 11 Scroll, 10, 11 Semantic, 2, 4 Summary, 10 Switch, 10 Th, 11 Toggle, 10, 11 Transient, 6 Window, 2, 7, 9, 10, 11 Y, 11 ELMER.DOC (c) Joe Kasser 1992