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LUNCH
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The Executive Decision Maker
It is a well known fact that one of the most difficult decisions
facing today's busy executives (and his/her subordinates), is
where to go for lunch. In fact, the difficulty of making this
decision rises in geometric proportion to the number of people
involved. There are documented cases on record where a group of
people spent their entire lunch period trying to decide where to
go!
If there was ever an application that cried out to be automated,
this is it.
Now, once and for all, you can delegate this distasteful chore to
LUNCH, the computer program that performs its function without
agony, prejudice or hesitation. LUNCH takes into account a wide
variety of factors in making its decision, including the date,
phase of the moon, your credit card balance, recent caloric
intake, your weight, height, physical dimensions and the exact
second you ask LUNCH for help (only this latter factor has any
significance to LUNCH). The result is that YOU, the busy
executive, are relieved from one more trivial distraction on your
upward path to riches and glory!
You may install the LUNCH programs and data file on a floppy or
hard disk, the only restriction being that programs and data MUST
reside in the same directory. No fancy stuff like CONFIG.SYS,
ANSI.SYS or other computerese is necessary.
To run LUNCH, simply type its name (LUNCH) at the operating
system prompt and press <RETURN>.
When LUNCH displays its choice, it asks you if you are satisfied
with its decision. If not, just type N (or n) and press <RETURN>
and LUNCH will supply another choice. However, to get the
maximum benefit from this program, it is suggested that you
follow LUNCH's suggestions blindly and not raise your blood
pressure and anxiety level by arguing about it.
If you like LUNCH's suggestion, respond to the above question
with Y (or y). LUNCH will then ask you if you wish the address
or phone number for the chosen restaurant. Again, replying Y or
N (caps or lower case) is all that is required on your part.
Don't you wish LOTUS were this simple?
Occasionally, LUNCH will surprise you with a pithy rejoinder.
This is because LUNCH truly loves you and wants to brighten up
your day a little, to encourage you to keep using it.
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MODIFYING LUNCH'S RESTAURANT LIST
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Unless you're my twin brother (and I don't have a twin brother),
it is likely that your choices of restaurants will be different
than mine. And since my list contains places in the San Fernando
Valley section of Los Angeles, it might be difficult for you to
get to one of my favorite places, especially if you live
someplace like Waterloo, Iowa.
So...
The program CHGREST is supplied for you to change the list to
suit your own tastes. To run CHGREST, just type its name
(CHGREST) and press <RETURN>. CHGREST first asks you if you want
to change all or selectively. If you respond A (or a) for ALL,
CHGREST will present all the restaurants, one at a time, and ask
you if you wish to change each one. To see the entire list,
respond this way and answer N (or n) to this question each time.
You will then see all 60 restaurants in my list.
If you wish to change a restaurant, type Y (or y) in response to
the question, and you will be prompted to enter your own
information on the bottom half of the screen. Just type what you
want to enter, and what you type will replace what is already in
the list.
A couple of notes about changing...
If you just press <RETURN> without typing anything else, the
original information will remain unchanged. To blank out a piece
of information, type one space first, then press <RETURN>. To
keep the program simple, I didn't include any fancy editing, so
if you make a mistake in typing, you can correct it using the
cursor arrow keys and overtyping BEFORE you press <RETURN>. If
you discover a mistake after pressing <RETURN>, you can bring the
record up again by choosing to update selectively. The record
number of each restaurant is displayed at the top of the screen
so you know which one to change.
If you chose to change the restaurant selectively by typing S (or
s) in response to the first question, you are then asked to
supply the record number you want to change. When you enter a
number between 1 and 60, the corresponding restaurant record will
be displayed and you can change it just as described above.
The phone number line allows for up to 14 characters, so that you
can enter area code and number like this:
(818) 999-2222
if you like. If you don't use the area code or punctuation, just
be sure that the phone number starts in the first position of the
line, as a blank space there will cause CHGREST to blank out the
entire phone number.
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The Comments line is for whatever commentary you wish to enter,
up to 30 characters. These display only if you ask for the
address or phone number when LUNCH picks an eatery for you. They
don't have anything to do with LUNCH's pithy rejoinders, which
are secret, just to keep you interested.
CHEATING LUNCH
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I am also aware that some people have heavy favorites among the
available nosheries, and are not above cheating a bit to increase
the odds that LUNCH will chose one of them. You can increase
your odds by placing the same restaurant in the file multiple
times. With 60 different places for LUNCH To choose from, your
odds are 1 in 60 that it will pick your favorite. But if you put
it in the file 5 times, the odds drop to only 1 in 12. Can't get
those odds in Lotto! Certain compulsive types may want to use
one restaurant in all 60 records. These people have no need of
LUNCH, they should instead see a shrink!
LICENSE TO USE LUNCH
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LUNCH, its supporting programs and files, and this documentation
is NOT in the public domain. They are all copyrighted by db
Delta Computer Systems, Inc. You are granted an unlimited
license to use, copy and distribute LUNCH, so long as the
following conditions are met:
1. LUNCH is to be distributed only as a complete entity,
including the program LUNCH, the program CHGREST, the file
LUNCH.DAT, and this documentation, LUNCH.DOC. You may
change the contents of LUNCH.DAT, but not its structure.
2. LUNCH is not to be included as part of any other product.
3. No charge is to be made for LUNCH, with the exception of a
reasonable charge for copying and media (not to exceed $10).
If you enjoyed this program, please feel free to contribute some
small sum towards the continued nourishment of the programmer.
Send your voluntary contributions to:
db Delta Computer Systems, Inc.
18533 Roscoe Boulevard, #291
Northridge, CA 91324
Thank you, and enjoy your LUNCH!
Dick Burkhalter,
hungry programmer
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