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- PAM - Personal Accounts Manager - Version 1.1 - (c) Copyright 1983
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- You can print this README file using the DOS Copy command.
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- You can print the PAM DOCUMENTATION MANUAL by using the batch file PAMDOC.BAT.
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- With the PAM Documentation diskette in Drive A, and at the DOS prompt... A>
- type:
- COPY README PRN (then press the ENTER KEY)
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- When the README file completes printing, and at the next DOS prompt... A>
- type:
- PAMDOC (then press the ENTER KEY)
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- Before the Documentation Manual begins to print, you are prompted on the screen
- to be sure your printer is ready and the paper is positioned properly.
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- Now create your PAM Operations diskettes as follows:
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- ... Use DOS Format command to ready a blank diskette to contain PC-DOS, the
- BASIC.COM, MODE.COM AND CHKDSK.COM files, the PAMCHECK programs and Payee
- Data Base Files as follows:
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- ... Type each of the following DOS COMMANDS,
- after the DOS prompt... A> FORMAT B:/S (then press Enter Key)
- COPY BASIC.COM (then press Enter Key)
- COPY MODE.COM (then press Enter Key)
- COPY CHKDSK.COM (then press Enter Key)
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- ... When FORMAT and COPY is completed, remove DOS and insert the PAM Programs
- disk in Drive A.
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- ... At the DOS prompt... A>, type: PAMCOPYA (then press ENTER kEY)
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- ... When PAMCOPYA completes, remove PAM Programs Disk and insert DOS Disk in A.
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- ... At the DOS prompt... A>, type: FORMAT B: (then press ENTER KEY)
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- ... When FORMAT is completed, remove DOS and insert the PAM Programs Disk in A.
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- ... At the DOS prompt... A>, type: PAMCOPYB (then press ENTER KEY)
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- ... When PAMCOPYB completes, you will then have the two PAM operations
- diskettes required to run PAM.
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- Although the following items are covered in the Documentation Manual, they are
- also summarized here as a help towards a smooth implementation of PAM.
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- 1. SCAN the PAM documentation for a general overview of its contents and to
- follow the cycle of PAM's processing.
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- 2. Now READ the PAM documentation for a more thorough understanding of each
- program segment.
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- 3. Next, PERFORM the PAM Tutorial (Manual Section IV). Identify with the
- instructions for your PC's disk drive configuration. Do you have 1 or 2
- disk drives? Are they for single or double sided diskettes? Are you using
- PC DOS 1.0, 1.1, 2.x?
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- 4. The following are 'REQUIRED ASSIGNMENTS' when setting up your disk files.
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- a. PAYEE File Record #1 must be assigned to your Bank Statement Record
- and given Payee Code '0000'. However, your Bank may also be a Payee
- and given a Payee Code selected from Appendix C.
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- b. The assignment of ACCOUNT Numbers must follow the ranges given in the
- Sample Chart Of Accounts. Refer to Appendix E and Appendix F.
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- c. ACCOUNTS File Record #1 is assigned by PAM and is used for 'date' and
- 'time' stamping of ACCOUNTS File activity.
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- d. ACCOUNTS File Record #2 must be assigned to 'CASH' (Account # 0100)
- and Record #3 must be assigned to 'CHECKING' (Account # 0100).
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- Note that ACCOUNTS File 'Record #' and 'Sub-Account #' are synonymous.
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- 5. Read again, Step 18 of the PAM Tutorial and 'HEED' the advice to 'BACKUP'
- your diskette files on a regular basis.
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- If you suspect a program malfunction, please document the occurrence, with
- detail information, on program segment and data being entered. Print the
- 'display screen' if it shows error messages or is relative to the problem.
- The screen is printed by holding down the 'Shift key' and then pressing the
- 'PrtSc key'. Send your information to: S. E. Button, IBM PC-Consultant,
- P. O. Box 837, Florissant, MO 63032.
- lows:
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- ... At the DOS prompt... A>, type: FORMAT B:/S (then press Enter