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- PROOF READER DOC
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- PROOF READER is a simple utility program that will analyze any sequential
- file that is saved in ASCII format. PROOF READER first reads the file from
- disk, and then prints to the screen or printer the following information:
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- 1. The number of words in the file.
- 2. The number of words composed of 11 or more letters.
- 3. The number of sentences in the file.
- 4. The average number of words per sentence.
- 5. The readability level of the writing.
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- The number of words composed of nine or more letters, is used to give
- you an indication of how many long words you have in your document.
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- The readability of the file refers to the fact that most articles are
- written at a reading level slightly below that of your intended audience.
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- Therefore, if the level in the analysis varies greatly from what you
- believe will be your intended audience, then perhaps some revision is
- deemed necessary to make the article more understandable and enjoyable to
- read. This index is usually referred to as the FOG INDEX.
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- THE FOG INDEX
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- In 1952 Robert Gunning, (1908 - 1980), put forth the concept of the Fog
- Index. Researchers have learned that people prefer to read below their edu
- cational level. For example, most magazines and newspapers are written with
- a reader index of grades 6 - 8. People can read at higher levels, but the
- concentration required can make such reading tedious.
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- Gunning therefore came up with an algorithm to act as a readability yard
- stick to test clear writing. The algorithm was:
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- INDEX = .4 * (G / F + E * 100 / G)
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- G = TOTAL WORDS, F = TOTAL SENTENCES, E = TOTAL WORDS OF 9 OR MORE LETTERS
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- The resulting number when rounded to two decimal places would be the same
- as the number of years of educational reading level.
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- USING THE PROGRAM
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- The program is very simple to use. For the best results it is better to have
- your file single spaced and unformated. Then save your sequential file to disk
- as pure ASCII, exit your word processor. At the DOS prompt enter PRF30 and press
- ENTER. After the title screen, you are asked to enter the name of the file that
- you want to analyze, and the drive and path where the file can be located.
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- ENTERING DRIVE and PATH NAMES
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- If you are using a floppy disk to store your data, you would enter A: or
- B:; depending on which drive you have your data disk in. If you have your
- data in a directory on the floppy, other than the one that this program is
- in then enter the sub-directory name followed by a back slash. Example:
- B:\DIRECTORY\. If you are using a hard drive, and your data file is in the
- same directory as this program, then enter only the drive letter and a
- semi-colon (Example: C:). If your data is in a different directory other
- then the one that the program is in, then enter the drive and path name
- followed by a back slash (Example: C:\DIRECTORY\).
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- The program will read in any length file and as it does it will analyze it. You
- will then be asked if you want the results of the analysis sent to your screen
- or printer. If you choose to have the results sent to the printer, you will be
- given a menu of printer ports to choose from.
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- After the results are displayed or printed you are given the option of
- running another analysis or exiting the program.
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- SHAREWARE/LICENSE AGREEMENT
- SHAREWARE
- It is extremely expensive to bring a software product to the market in
- today's environment. The user supported software concept known as SHAREWARE
- provides a method whereby individual authors and small companies can market
- their products without incurring staggering advertising and promotional
- costs.
- The user benefits in two ways. First, the user may test the product
- before purchasing and second, the user receives a quality product at low
- cost.
- This concept can only work with your support. If you find that you can
- use this product (or any other user supported software package), then we
- would appreciate a contribution to help defray the cost of this product and
- further development of new products.
- The suggested registration fee for this product is $10.00 per machine.
- Please note, that only registered users will be notified of updates.
- Site Licenses are available. Please contact us.
-
- Please send contributions to:
-
- R. Kupfer
- c/o INTREX
- P.O. BOX 1056
- STURBRIDGE, MA. 01566
-
-
- A registration form has been provided at the end of this document
- for your convenience.
-
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- SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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- YOU MAY:
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- - Use the program on any microcomputer for which this package was
- designed to operate.
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- - Copy the program and documentation into any machine-readable or
- printed form for backup purposes.
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- - Freely copy and share unmodified copies of the product. You must
- reproduce and include the copyright notice on any copies.
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- - You must include this license agreement and registration form with any
- copies that you distribute to others.
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- - Write us with any problems that you've encountered with this
- program.
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- - Write us with any suggestions as to improvements that you would
- like to see in updates.
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- YOU MAY NOT:
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- - Sell the product for a fee and/or distribute the product along with
- other products without express written permission.
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- - Grant sublicense, leases, or other rights in the software to others.
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- - Make verbal or media translations of the user's manual.
-
- - Modify or remove the Copyright notice from the program, diskette or
- it's manual.
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- - Modify the program, diskette or manual and/or merge it into another
- program for any machine.
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- REGISTRATION
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- Name: _______________________________________________________________
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- Company: ____________________________________________________________
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- Address: ____________________________________________________________
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- City: ___________________________ State: ____ Zip: ____________
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- Compuserve I.D.: ________________________
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- Program Title:PROOF READER
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- Version Number: 3.0_______ Telephone Number: ______________
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- Disk Format: ______ 5 1/4 ______ 3 1/2
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- Obtained the program from: _________________________________________
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- Comments:
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- Contribution: $ ___________
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- (Suggested registration fee for this product is $10.00 per machine.)
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- Mail to:
- INTREX
- P.O. BOX 1056
- STURBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 01566