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Mystuff.Exe
Version 4.0
(c) September, 1989
by
Rad Delaroderie
PO Box 1991
Columbus, Ga.
31902
written in
Turbo Basic
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Program Requirements:
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128K RAM
DOS 2.0 or later
IBM or compatible
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Idiosyncrasy:
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My programming philosophy is that a program shows its first sign of
failure the moment you have to pick up a user's manual to see what to
do next. With this in mind, let me make a few points, and then you
should never have to read this file again. If you do, leave me a
scathing message.
I can be contacted at the PO Box listed above, or at
Columbus Connection BBS
1-404-687-7309
Rad Delaroderie
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Packing List:
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This package, whether ZIPped or ARCed, should contain at least the
following files:
MyStuff.Exe (The executable program file)
MyStuff.Doc (This documentation file that you're reading now)
RadCat.Txt (A catalog of other available RAD Software programs)
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Program Description:
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Mystuff.Exe is a personal inventory program that maintains a detailed
isting of your stuff. This type of data file is invaluable for
nsurance purposes. This program will also let you pull out
information in a variety of interesting ways that let you learn a lot
about your stuff that you would never otherwise know if not for the
processing abilities of computers when properly programmed.
Despite the complex abilities of MyStuff, the program is fairly self-
explanatory. However, you do need to be aware of the following
limitations:
* MyStuff will not hold more than 999 items
* If the total value of all your things exceed one million
dollars, that amount will not display properly on the screen,
although the math computations will be correct. (I'm not worried
about this: if you have that much, you've got an accountant
anyway...)
* 14 Basic categories are pre-defined as follows:
Appliances
Cash
Clothing
Computer Hardware
Computer Software
Electronics
Furniture
Jewelry
Other
Office Equipment
Tools
Vehicles
Weapons
Yard Equipment
If you wish to have a custom category list designed just for you,
send a list of 14 categories to me, along with an extra $5, and
I'll send you a custom program for you.
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To Install & Run:
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The following instructions assume that you know next to nothing about
DOS or installing and running programs. I always try to remember that
new computer users are many, and I wish to make things as easy and
clear as possible for these new users.
Floppy disk based users-
Insert a blank floppy disk into Drive A. At the DOS prompt, type
the following:
a: (Enter)
format a: /v/s (Enter)
When the system finishes formatting the disk, it will ask for a
Volume Label. Type
Mystuff (Enter)
Now remove this newly formatted disk from Drive A and insert the
disk containing the Mystuff program files into Drive A. Type the
following:
Copy a:\Mystuff.* b: (Enter)
Follow the instructions as they appear on the screen. New users
should note that, on a single floppy disk system, your computer
considers your single drive to be both Drive A and Drive B. When
you are finished, you now have a usable Mystuff program disk.
Label the disk and make a copy for safekeeping. To run the
program, insert the Mystuff program disk into Drive A. If the
computer is off, turn it on. Type the following:
a: (Enter)
Mystuff (Enter)
The program will now run.
Hard Disk System-
At the DOS prompt, type the following:
c: (Enter)
cd\ (Enter)
md \mystuff (Enter)
cd \mystuff (Enter)
If the original Mystuff files are on a floppy disk, insert that
disk into Drive A and type the following:
copy a:\Mystuff.* c:\Mystuff (Enter)
If the original Mystuff files are already somewhere on your hard
disk, I'll assume that, if you knew enough to get them on your
hard disk already, you know enough to copy them to the Mystuff
sub-directory.
To start the program, type the following:
c: (Enter)
cd \Mystuff (Enter)
Mystuff
Mystuff.Exe creates a data file, called Mystuff.Dat, when you start
entering your items. Database-type programs are by their very nature
"file read/write" intensive. For that reason, performance is slowest
on a floppy disk, very fast on a hard disk, and lightning on a RAM
disk.
If a small sample Mystuff.Dat file is included in this package, you
may immediately get some idea of Mystuff's features without having to
enter your own items right away. When you are ready to establish your
own personal Mystuff.Dat file, you simply erase the sample file by
typing the following:
del Mystuff.Dat (Enter)
at the DOS prompt while in the Mystuff sub-directory, then start from
scratch