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                       HANDY
                    Version 2.00
                 Copyright 1982 by,
                 Peter C. Hawxhurst

                   DOCUMENTATION

Thi≤ documentatioε anΣ thσ HAND┘ Systeφ program≤ ma∙ ì
bσá freel∙á distributeΣ fo≥á noncommercia∞á purpose≤ ì
provideΣ tha⌠ thσ copyrigh⌠ noticσ i≤ retained.

Thσ HAND┘ Systeφ include≤ thσ followinτ program≤á iε ì
thei≥ objec⌠ (.BAS)¼ interpreteΣ (.INT⌐ anΣ squeezeΣ ì
(.BQS) form:

                      HANDYSYS
                      AGGENDAS
                      DO-TODAY
                      REMINDER
                      PLANNING
                      CALENDAR
                      ACTIONPL
                      NOTEBOOK
                      FONEBOOK
                      DECISION

Thσá HAND┘á Systeφ program≤ werσ writteεá iεá CBASI├ ì
(versioε 2.07)¼ anΣ wil∞ initiall∙ bσ distributeΣ iε ì
thei≥ interpreteΣ forφ (.IN╘ extension)«á Thσ sourcσ ì
codσá fo≥á thesσ program≤ wil∞ onl∙á bσá provieΣá oε ì
reques⌠á t∩ myselµ o≥ a⌠ Chicag∩ Firs⌠ Osbornσ Grou≡ ì
(CFOG⌐ meetings¼ anΣ wil∞ bσ iε squeezeΣ forφ withiε ì
an archive (HANDY200.ARC & HANDY200.DIR).

CBASI├á i≤ ß trademarδ oµ Compile≥ Systems«á Osbornσ ì
i≤ ß trademarδ oµ thσ Osbornσ Compute≥á Corporation« ì
CP/═ i≤ ß trademarδ oµ Digita∞ ResearcΦ Corporation.


                    DESCRIPTION


HAND┘ i≤ ß persona∞ timσ managemen⌠ system«á I⌠á wa≤ ì
writteε arounΣ m∙ particula≥ busines≤ needs¼á bu⌠ n∩ ì
doub⌠ wil∞ bσ oµ significan⌠ valuσ t∩ ß widσ variet∙ ì
oµá individuals«á Thσ systeφ i≤ men⌡á driven«á Afte≥ ì
initia∞á sign-oεá ß men⌡ wil∞ bσ displayeΣá anΣá thσ ì
use≥áá wil∞á bσá prompteΣá t∩á selec⌠á ßá particula≥ ì
application«á Upoε exitinτ eacΦ applicatioε thσ men⌡ ì
wil∞á reappea≥ fo≥ furthe≥ applicatioε selectioεá o≥ ì
returε t∩ thσ CP/═ operatinτ system«

EacΦá applicatioε iε thσ HAND┘ Systeφ ha≤ ßá commanΣ ì
selectioε men⌡ anΣ commanΣ inpu⌠ promp⌠ oε thσ lowe≥ ì
portion of the application display. User input for a
èparticula≥ applicatioε i≤ querieΣ anΣ promteΣá belo≈ ì
thσ commanΣ line« Inpu⌠ provideΣ b∙ thσ use≥ i≤ theε ì
posteΣá t∩ thσ appropriatσ placσ oε thσá applicatioε ì
display.

Application≤á includeΣá iε thσ HAND┘ systeφá arσá a≤ ì
follows:

ááááá-áááá┴á persona∞á appointmen⌠ calenda≥ fo≥á thσ ì
áááááááááádispla∙á anΣ maintenancσ iε onσ halµá hou≥ ì
ááááááááááincrements of daily appointments.

ááááá-áááá┴ persona∞ T╧ D╧ LIS╘ fo≥ thσ displa∙á anΣ ì
áááááááááámaintenancσá oµ nonscheduleΣ activitie≤ oε ì
ááááááááááa daily basis.

ááááá-áááá┴ reminde≥ lis⌠ oµ importan⌠á dates/event≤ ì
ááááááááááto remember on a monthly basis.

ááááá-áááá┴á planninτ calenda≥ fo≥ blockinτ ou⌠á anΣ ì
áááááááááádisplayinτá largσá portion≤á oµá scheduleΣ ì
áááááááááátime.

ááááá-áááá┴ calendar≤ prograφ fo≥ displayinτ monthl∙ ì
áááááááááácalendars a quarter of a year at a time.

ááááá-ááááAε actioε planninτ notebooδ fo≥ displayinτ ì
ááááááááááanΣ maintaininτ futurσ activit∙ record≤ b∙ ì
áááááááááácategories.

ááááá-áááá┴á notebooδ o≥ loτ fo≥ thσ maintaininτ anΣ ì
áááááááááádisplayinτ oµ miscellaneou≤ notes¼ record≤ ì
ááááááááááor whatever by category.

ááááá-ááááA quick reference phone number listing.

ááááá-áááá┴á decisioε suppor⌠ routinσá fo≥á rationa∞ ì
áááááááááádecision making assistance.

┴ typica∞ application'≤ commanΣ linσ woulΣ appea≥ a≤ ì
follows:

----------------------------------------------------
(A)dd (C)ontinue (D)elete (E)xit (R)estart (S)can >


Some will vary according to the application type.

HAND┘á i≤á intendeΣ t∩ bσ aε oε linσ desδá companioε ì
fo≥á thσ bus∙ professional«á I⌠ wa≤ designeΣá t∩á bσ ì
extremel∙á use≥á friendl∙ s∩ ╔ wil∞ no⌠ g∩ t∩á grea⌠ ì
length≤á t∩á describσ thσ usσ oµá eacΦá application« ì
Morσá s∩ ho≈ t∩ ge⌠ starteΣ anΣ ho≈ ho≈á t∩á recove≥ ì
froφá operatioε errors¼á botΦ oµ whicΦ arσ als∩ ver∙ ì
uncomplicated«
è                    LIMITATIONS


Thσ HAND┘ Systeφ wa≤ writteε anΣ designeΣ fo≥ usσ oε ì
aε OSBORN┼ ▒ compute≥ iε ß 5▓ column¼ 2┤ ro≈ format« ì
Thσá followinτá shoulΣ bσ noteΣ abou⌠á modification≤ ì
for other systems capable of running in CBASIC:

áááááprint chr$(7)ááááááárings bell

áááááprint chr$(26) áááááclear≤ thσ screen

áááááprint chr$(27)áááááábegin≤á escapσ sequence≤ a≤ ì
áááááááááááááááááááááááááspecified below:

ááááá+")"ááááááááááááááááinitiate≤á halµáá intensit∙ ì
ááááááááááááááááááááááááádisplay

ááááá+"("ááááááááááááááááends half intensity display

ááááá+"T"ááááááááááááááááerase≤á t∩ enΣ oµ linσ froφ ì
ááááááááááááááááááááááááácurso≥áá positioεáá withou⌠ ì
ááááááááááááááááááááááááámoving lower lines up

ááááá+chr$(ypos%)+chr$(xpos%⌐á move≤ curso≥á t∩á thσ ì
áááááááááááááááááááááááááscreeεá position≤ specifieΣ ì
áááááááááááááááááááááááááb∙á yposÑ (ro≈ number⌐á anΣ ì
áááááááááááááááááááááááááxpos% (column number)

áááááNotσ tha⌠ oε thσ OSBORN┼ ▒ yposÑ i≤ thσá actua∞ ì
áááááro≈á numbe≥á plu≤á 3▓ anΣ xposÑ i≤á thσá actua∞ ì
ááááácolumε numbe≥ plu≤ 32«á Thu≤ ro≈ 12¼á columε 2╢ ì
ááááá(ß poin⌠ a⌠ thσ cente≥ oµ thσ screen⌐ i≤ 32+12¼ ì
ááááá32+2╢ (ypos%=44,xpos%=58)«á Iε thσ HAND┘ systeφ ì
ááááá╔ havσ handleΣ thσ differancσ witΦ ß subroutinσ ì
ááááátha⌠ equate≤ yposÑ anΣ xposÑ t∩ thσ actua∞á ro≈ ì
áááááanΣá columεá number≤á s∩ iε thσá abovσá examplσ ì
áááááypos%=12 and xpos%=26.

HAND┘á anΣá CRUN▓ whicΦ i≤ necessar∙ fo≥á thσá HAND┘ ì
program≤á t∩á ruε occup∙ thσ bette≥ portioεá oµá onσ ì
diskettσ (singlσ densit∙ oε thσ OSBORN┼ 1⌐ s∩ i⌠ wa≤ ì
necessar∙ t∩ makσ i⌠ ß tw∩ disδ system║ HAND┘ Systeφ ì
program≤ anΣ CRUN▓ oε ß prograφ disδ iε drivσ ┴á anΣ ì
ßá datß diskettσ iε drivσ ┬ fo≥ thσ datß file≤á tha⌠ ì
are created and used by HANDY.

SPECIA╠á NOTE║á T∩á makσ HAND┘ ß full∙á usefu∞á desδ ì
companioεáá fo≥á myselµá ╔á kee≡á ßá cop∙á oµáá Mikσ ì
Rubenstein'≤á finσ calculato≥ prograφ oε m∙ drivσá ┴ ì
diskette«á Thi≤á witΦ thσ HAND┘ programs¼á CRUN▓ anΣ ì
thσá AUTOST.CO═á prograφá includeΣá witΦá thσá HAND┘ ì
Systeφá distributioεá fill≤á onσá OSBORN┼á ▒á singlσ ì
densit∙ diskette« Iµ yo⌡ diΣ no⌠ receivσ thσ prograφ ì
AUTOST.CO═á iε you≥ distributioε cop∙ i⌠á i≤á simplσ ìèenougΦ t∩ creatσ usinτ thσ SYNONYM.CO═ program« WitΦ ì
thσ HAND┘ prograφ diskettσ iε drivσ ┬ anΣ ß diskettσ ì
with SYNONYM.COM in drive A type:

áááááSYNONYM B:AUTOST.COM CRUN2 HANDYSYS

Certaiεá entrie≤á iε HAND┘ mus⌠ bσ shor⌠ fo≥á screeε ì
formattinτ purposes« Erro≥ message≤ wil∞ appea≥ wheε ì
input is too long.

RETUR╬á o≥á ENTE╥ (possibl∙ C╥ o≥ EXECUT┼á oεá othe≥ ì
systems⌐ mus⌠ bσ presseΣ afte≥ eacΦ use≥ inpu⌠á iteφ ì
is ready.

Date≤á mus⌠ bσ entereΣ iε thσ forφ MM/DD/YYYY«á Thi≤ ì
mean≤á tha⌠ ß datσ sucΦ a≤ Januar∙ 1¼á 198│ mus⌠á bσ ì
entered 01/01/1983.

Onl∙ tw∩ application≤ permi⌠ prin⌠ ou⌠ oµ data╗á thσ ì
appointment calendar and the To Do List.

Datß froφ date≤ prio≥ t∩ thσ datσ eacΦ timσ HAND┘ i≤ ì
starteΣá u≡á i≤ eliminateΣ froφ certaiε datßá files« ì
Howeve≥á therσ i≤ ß programeΣ opportunit∙á t∩á prin⌠ ì
this data out.


               INSTALLATION & STARTUP

HAND┘ i≤ basicall∙ selµ installing«á Placσ ß cop∙ oµ ì
CRUN2.CO═ oε thσ diskettσ witΦ thσ HAND┘ interpreteΣ ì
file≤ (.IN╘ extension⌐ oε i⌠ anΣ placσ thi≤ diskettσ ì
iεá drivσ A«á Placσ ß blank¼á formatteΣ diskettσá iε ì
drivσ B«á Iµ thσ HAND┘ AUTOST.CO═ prograφ i≤ oεá thσ ì
HANDY diskette you can:

ááááá- áááColΣá boo⌠ thσ systeφ (pusΦ RESE╘ o≥ star⌠ ì
ááááááááááwitΦá thσá systeφ ofµá - inser⌠á diskette≤ ì
ááááááááááafter turning on a system that is off).

ááááá-ááááType AUTOST.

ááááá-ááááSe⌠á onσ oµ you≥ specia∞ functioε key≤á t∩ ì
ááááááááááAUTOS╘áá <CR╛á anΣá pres≤áá thi≤áá specia∞ ì
ááááááááááfunctioεáá ke∙á anΣá CTR╠áá simultaneousl∙ ì
áááááááááá(OSBORN┼á ▒á system≤ mus⌠ bσ RESE╘á  afte≥ ì
áááááááááásettinτá specia∞á functioε key≤á anΣá colΣ ì
áááááááááábooteΣá iεá orde≥ fo≥á newl∙á se⌠á specia∞ ì
ááááááááááfunction keys to work). I use CTRL 0.

Otherwisσá simpl∙ typσ CRUN▓ HANDYSYS«á Drivσ ┴ mus⌠ ì
be the logged drive.

Shortl∙ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ CRUN2..«á appea≥ oε thσá screeε ì
afte≥á whicΦ thσ screeε wil∞ g∩ blacδ anΣ thσá HAND┘ ìèlog∩ wil∞ appear« Yo⌡ wil∞ bσ askeΣ t∩ ente≥ today'≤ ì
datσá anΣ theε bσ askeΣ t∩ verif∙ tha⌠ toda∙ i≤á thσ ì
da∙á oµá thσá weeδ anΣ thσ datσá specified«á Iµá yo⌡ ì
answerσá ye≤ (y⌐ yo⌡ wil∞ seσ you≥ ┬ drivσ ligh⌠á g∩ ì
oεá anΣ shortl∙ thσ HAND┘ SYSTE═ PROGRA═á MEN╒á wil∞ ì
appea≥ anΣ promp⌠ yo⌡ t∩ selec⌠ aε application« Tha⌠ ì
i≤ al∞ therσ i≤ t∩ it« HAND┘ ha≤ alread∙ createΣ tw∩ ì
file≤ oε you≥ datß diskettσ iε drivσ B╗ APPOINTS.DA╘ ì
anΣ DOTHINGS.DAT« Othe≥ file≤ arσ createΣ a≤ yo⌡ usσ ì
particula≥ applications« Thσ amoun⌠ oµ variou≤ type≤ ì
oµá datß tha⌠ caε bσ storeΣ oε thσ datß diskettσá i≤ ì
onl∙á limiteΣ b∙ thσ amoun⌠ oµ datß you≥ diskettσ i≤ ì
capablσ oµ storing«á ╔ believσ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ thi≤ i≤ ì
quitσá ß bi⌠ fo≥ thσ HAND┘ Systeφá application≤á yo⌡ ì
use.

Keep in mind the following:

ááááá-ááááBack-up your data diskettes periodically!

ááááá-ááááEacΦ timσ yo⌡ startu≡ thσ HAND┘ Systeφ yo⌡ ì
ááááááááááwil∞ bσ askeΣ t∩ ente≥ today'≤ date«á Thi≤ ì
áááááááááádatσá i≤á storeΣá fo≥ usσ b∙á thσá variou≤ ì
ááááááááááHAND┘ applications« Datß oε filσ precedinτ ì
ááááááááááthi≤ datσ i≤ eraseΣ upoε initializatioε oµ ì
ááááááááááHANDY« Thσ firs⌠ timσ yo⌡ ente≥ HAND┘ eacΦ ì
ááááááááááda∙ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ askeΣ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ prin⌠ ì
ááááááááááou⌠á prio≥ datesº datßá (fo≥á appointment≤ ì
ááááááááááanΣ T∩ D∩ List≤ only)« Pa∙ closσ attentioε ì
ááááááááááto the date you enter at initialization!


             RECOVERY FROM INPUT ERRORS


Generally¼á HAND┘ wil∞ selµ recove≥ froφ mos⌠ norma∞ ì
inpu⌠á error≤ sucΦ a≤ inpu⌠ line≤ tha⌠ arσ to∩á lonτ ì
o≥á erroniou≤á dates«á Iεá mos⌠ case≤á yo⌡á wil∞á bσ ì
informeΣ iε ß nicσ wa∙ tha⌠ aε erro≥ ha≤ occureΣ anΣ ì
iεá somσá instance≤á particular≤á abou⌠á thσá error« ì
Howeve≥á i⌠á i≤ no⌠ possiblσ t∩ preprograφá recover∙ ì
fo≥ ever∙ possiblσ typσ oµ error«á Fo≥á example¼á iµ ì
yo⌡á misspel∞ ß word¼á HAND┘ wil∞ no⌠ catcΦá it«á Iε ì
casσá oµ othe≥ no⌠ s∩ obviou≤ situation≤ observσ thσ ì
following:

ááááá-ááááThσá easies⌠ (bu⌠ no⌠ alway≤ best⌐ wa∙á t∩ ì
ááááááááááge⌠á ou⌠ oµ ß stick∙ situatioε i≤ t∩ pres≤ ì
ááááááááááCTR╠á anΣ ├ simultaneousl∙ o≥ pres≤á RESE╘ ì
áááááááááát∩á restar⌠á HANDY«áá Iµá yo⌡á finΣáá thi≤ ì
áááááááááánecessary¼á beforσ yo⌡ restar⌠ HAND┘ checδ ì
ááááááááááyou≥á datßá diskettσ iε drivσ ┬ t∩ seσá iµ ì
áááááááááátherσá i≤á ß filσá calleΣá TRANS«á Iµá so¼ ì
áááááááááádeletσ thi≤ filσ beforσ restarting.

èááááá-ááááIµá whilσá usinτ ß particula≥á applicatioε ì
ááááááááááyo⌡á ente≥ ß commanΣ anΣ theε decidσá tha⌠ ì
áááááááááái⌠ i≤ no⌠ thσ commanΣ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩á executσ ì
áááááááááá(excep⌠á fo≥ (E)xit⌐ tr∙ pressinτ ES├ theε ì
ááááááááááRETURN«á ╔á havσá preprogrameΣá thi≤á int∩ ì
ááááááááááHAND┘á iεá somσá area≤ fo≥á jus⌠á sucΦá aε ì
ááááááááááinstance.

ááááá-ááááIµ yo⌡ finΣ you≥ bacδ arro≈ doe≤ no⌠á movσ ì
áááááááááábacδá anΣ rubou⌠ baΣ datß inpu⌠ pres≤ CTR╠ ì
ááááááááááanΣ ╪ simultaneously«á Thi≤ i≤ ßá functioε ì
ááááááááááoµá ho≈ you≥ disδ i≤ se⌠ up«á Yo⌡ ma∙ wan⌠ ì
áááááááááát∩á resetu≡ you≥ disδ fo≥ arrow≤ t∩ bσá iε ì
ááááááááááCP/M mode instead of another mode.

I⌠ wil∞ no⌠ takσ mucΦ experiencσ witΦ HAND┘ t∩á finΣ ì
there is a minimum possibility for unnatural errors.
Ever∙á effor⌠á ha≤á beeε madσ t∩ protec⌠á you≥á datß ì
files¼á bu⌠á n∩ guarantee≤ arσ madσ iε thi≤á regard« ì
Ever∙á effor⌠á ha≤ beeε madσ a≤ wel∞á t∩á kee≡á you≥ ì
application screens free from errors and scrolling.

╔áá alway≤á likσá t∩á recommenΣá tha⌠á user≤á becomσ ì
familia≥ witΦ thei≥ datß filσ structure≤ b∙á lookinτ ì
a⌠á theφá witΦá thei≥á worΣá processo≥á iεá thσá NO╬ ì
DOCUMEN╘á mode¼á anΣ witΦ thσ potentia∞ oµ modifyinτ ì
theφá oε thei≥ owε fo≥ particula≥ needs«á ┴á typica∞ ì
line in a data file for HANDY might look as follows:

ááááá"01/01/1982",26.2,"9:00","Peter/Meeting"

Item≤ containeΣ iε quotatioε mark≤ arσá alphanumeriπ ì
entrie≤á (word≤ generally)«á Thosσ tha⌠ arσ no⌠á arσ ì
numeriπáá (numbers)«áá Individua∞á datßá item≤áá arσ ì
separateΣ b∙ commas«á Wh∙ woulΣ thσ datσ o≥ thσ timσ ì
iεáá thσá abovσá examplσá bσá alphanumeriπá wheεá i⌠ ì
contain≤á s∩á man∙á numbers¼á yo⌡á ask«á Becausσá i⌠ ì
contain≤ othe≥ character≤ beside≤ numbers«á Iε HAND┘ ì
almos⌠ ever∙ filσ entr∙ i≤ alphanumeriπ (encloseΣ iε ì
quotatioε marks)¼á eveε purσ numbers«á Thi≤ i≤ ß wa∙ ì
oµ controllinτ inpu⌠ errors«á EacΦ numbe≥ entereΣ i≤ ì
checkeΣá t∩á bσ surσ i⌠ i≤ ßá number«á Iµá yo⌡á werσ ì
otherwisσá askeΣá t∩á ente≥á ßá numbe≥á anΣá insteaΣ ì
entereΣ ß lette≥ ß systeφ erro≥ woulΣ occu≥ anΣ you≥ ì
applicatioεá screeε woulΣ bσ comprimised«á Thi≤á anΣ ì
many similar conditions should not occur in HANDY.

Iµá yo⌡á canno⌠ determinσ HAND┘ filσá structure≤á oε ì
you≥á owεá fo≥ you≥ owε application≤á programminτá ╔ ì
wil∞á makσá thi≤ informatioε availablσá oεá request« ì

Ever∙á effor⌠ wil∞ bσ madσ t∩ correc⌠ bug≤ founΣá iε ì
thσá HAND┘ Systeφ anΣ maintaiε i⌠ u≡ t∩ datσ iεá thσ ì
publiπ domain«á Querie≤ shoulΣ bσ addresseΣ a≤ noteΣ ì
at the end of this documentation.
è                   PROGRAM NOTES


General║á Unlikσ somσ othe≥ timσ managemen⌠ systems¼ ì
HAND┘á i≤á designeΣ t∩ handlσ thσ activitie≤ oµá onσ ì
individual¼á no⌠ severa∞ unles≤ thσ use≥ use≤ i⌠á iε ì
somσ othe≥ way«á I⌠ i≤ no⌠ ß tasδ forcσ o≥ teaφ timσ ì
managemen⌠á systeφ unles≤ applieΣ iε tha⌠ wa∙ b∙ thσ ì
user«á I⌠ ma∙ bσ applieΣ iε onσ oµ thesσ way≤ b∙ thσ ì
maintenancσáá oµáá seperatσáá datßáá diskette≤áá fo≥ ì
particular individuals.

I⌠ i≤ no⌠ necessar∙ t∩ usσ uppercasσ entrie≤ fo≥ an∙ ì
input¼á includinτá ye≤ (y⌐ o≥ n∩ (n⌐ entrie≤á unles≤ ì
thσá use≥á oµá thσá HAND┘ Systeφá ha≤á ßá particula≥ ì
preferancσ (likσ capitalizinτ thσ firs⌠ lette≥ oµá ß ì
name⌐ iε thei≥ owε input« Also¼ i⌠ i≤ onl∙ necessar∙ ì
t∩ ente≥ thσ firs⌠ lette≥ oµ ß commanΣ whicΦ appear≤ ì
withiεá parenthesis¼áá anΣá thi≤á to∩á neeΣá no⌠á bσ ì
capitalized.

AGGENDAS

Thi≤ i≤ thσ persona∞ apointmen⌠ calenda≥ program« I⌠ ì
i≤ preformateΣ fo≥ appointment≤ froφ 7:0░ a.m« unti∞ ì
6:3░á p.m«á a⌠ halµ hou≥ increments«á Thi≤ canno⌠ bσ ì
modified without changing the source code.

Primar∙ inpu⌠ i≤ thσ timσ fo≥ aε appointmen⌠ anΣ thσ ì
namσ o≥ naturσ oµ thσ appointment« Thσ lengtΦ oµ thσ ì
appointmen⌠ i≤ no⌠ automaticall∙ displayed« SucΦ caε ì
onl∙á bσ donσ manuall∙ anΣ i≤ lef⌠ t∩ thσ want≤á anΣ ì
need≤á oµá thσá user«á ╔ iε mos⌠ case≤ d∩á no⌠á sho≈ ì
appointmen⌠ length≤ fo≥ reason≤ oµ flexibility« Als∩ ì
entrie≤á arσ no⌠ automaticall∙ wrappeΣ t∩á thσá nex⌠ ì
line«á Formattinτá oµ entrie≤ i≤ totall∙ lef⌠ t∩ thσ ì
user«á Aεá erro≥ messagσ wil∞ appea≥ iµá an∙á singlσ ì
line entry is too long.

Thi≤á applicatioε als∩ allow≤ fo≥ deletinτá entries¼ ì
lookinτá a⌠á thσá ver∙ nex⌠á day'≤á appointment≤á b∙ ì
pressinτ thσ ╬ command¼ lookinτ wel∞ int∩ thσ futurσ ì
usinτ thσ ╞ commanΣ anΣ enterinτ thσ futurσ datσ anΣ ì
eveεá searchinτá fo≥ ß particula≥ entr∙ usinτ ßá ke∙ ì
word« Notσ tha⌠ searche≤ fo≥ entrie≤ wil∞ no⌠ appea≥ ì
iε chronologica∞ orde≥ bu⌠ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ iεá thσ ì
order they entered.

Timσ entrie≤ mus⌠ bσ iε thσ forφ 0:0░ likσ 9:30«

Thσ appointmen⌠ calenda≥ ma∙ bσ printeΣ t∩ ß printe≥ ì
iµá s∩ desireΣ b∙ thσ user«á Thσ forma⌠ fo≥á printeΣ ì
outpu⌠ i≤ prett∙ mucΦ thσ samσ a≤ thσ screeεá forma⌠ ì
anΣá caεá bσá cu⌠ t∩ sizσ fo≥ insertioε iεá ßá smal∞ ì
notebook for log purposes if desired.
èDO-TODAY

Thi≤á i≤ thσ T∩ D∩ Lis⌠ applicatioε anΣ allow≤ entr∙ ì
oµ u≡ t∩ ninσ (9⌐ nonσ scheduleΣ activitie≤ onσ mus⌠ ì
tr∙á t∩á perforφ iε ß da∙ likσ makinτá ßá particula≥ ì
phonσ cal∞ o≥ writinτ ß report«á Futurσ day≤ ma∙á bσ ì
planneΣá iεá advancσá anΣ entrie≤á ma∙á bσá deleted« ì
Entrie≤á ma∙ als∩ bσ sorteΣ iε orde≥ oµá importance« ì
Thσá T∩á D∩á Lis⌠ ma∙ bσ printeΣ t∩ thσá printe≥á iµ ì
desired.
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REMINDER

Thi≤á i≤á ßá simplσ applicatioεá t∩á quickl∙á reminΣ ì
oneselµá oµ importan⌠ date≤ anΣ event≤ cominτ u≡á iε ì
thσ curren⌠ montΦ likσ birthday≤ anΣá anniversaries« ì
Thσá use≥á caε scaε aheaΣ t∩ futurσ month≤ onσ a⌠á ß ì
time and return to the current month if necessary.

PLANNING

Thi≤á applicatioεá allow≤á blockinτá ou⌠á oµáá largσ ì
segment≤á oµá timσá ove≥ ß montΦ likσá travelinτá o≥ ì
vacatioε periods« Entrie≤ ma∙ bσ a≤ smal∞ a≤ onσ da∙ ì
bu⌠ thσ sizσ oµ verbiagσ i≤ limiteΣ b∙ thσ numbe≥ oµ ì
day≤ selecteΣ anΣ onl∙ onσ entr∙ caε bσ madσ fo≥ an∙ ì
given day.

Thσ forma⌠ i≤ tha⌠ oµ ß norma∞ monthl∙ calendar« Thσ ì
lengtΦá oµá ßá particula≥ entr∙ i≤á quirieΣá anΣá i≤ ì
displayeΣá oε thσ calenda≥ accordinτ t∩á spacσá lef⌠ ì
froφá thσá entry'≤ lengtΦ iε word≤ o≥á letters«á Thσ ì
use≥á ma∙ movσ aheaΣ montΦ b∙ montΦ o≥ fa≥ aheaΣá b∙ ì
specifyinτá ßá particula≥ montΦ anΣ yea≥á usinτá thσ ì
future (F) command.

╔á shoulΣá poin⌠á ou⌠ tha⌠ thσá futurσá (F⌐á commanΣ ì
appearinτá iεá man∙ oµ thσ HAND┘á application≤á als∩ ì
allow≤á goinτ bacδ iε timσ b∙ specifyinτ ßá previou≤ ì
date«á Notσ thougΦ tha⌠ iε thσ casσ oµ AGGENDA╙á anΣ ì
DO-TODAY¼ n∩ prio≥ datß i≤ retaineΣ oε filσ froφ thσ ì
current date at start up.

╔á shoulΣá als∩á poin⌠ ou⌠ tha⌠ thσ curren⌠á da∙á o≥ ì
montΦá dependinτá oε thσ HAND┘ applicatioεá wil∞á bσ ì
displayeΣ wheε eacΦ applicatioε i≤ selecteΣ anΣá it≤ ì
screeε appears«á Iε thσ casσ oµ PLANNING¼á thσ montΦ ì
fo≥á thσá datσ entereΣ a⌠ HAND┘ startu≡ wil∞á appea≥ ì
initially when it is envoked.

Onσá fina∞ notσ abou⌠ PLANNING¼á thi≤á routinσá doe≤ ì
savσ prio≥ month'≤ data« Iµ i⌠ i≤ necessar∙ t∩ purgσ ì
thσá datßá filσ fo≥ thi≤ prograφ simpl∙ g∩á t∩á somσ ì
prior month and delete an entry using the D command.
Thi≤á wil∞á rebuilΣ thσ completσ filσá deletinτá al∞ ìèentries prior to the current month.

CALENDAR

Thi≤á i≤á anothe≥ ver∙ simplσ routinσ tha⌠á display≤ ì
month≤ oε ß quarterl∙ basis«á Fou≥ monthl∙ calendar≤ ì
arσ displayeΣ oε thσ screen╗ threσ iε halµ intensit∙ ì
anΣá onσ iε ful∞ intensity«á Initiall∙á thσá curren⌠ ì
montΦá i≤á displayeΣ iε ful∞ intensit∙ a⌠ thσá uppe≥ ì
righ⌠ corne≥ oµ thσ screen«á Iε halµ intensity¼á thσ ì
montΦ prio≥ t∩ thσ curren⌠ montΦ i≤ displayeΣ iε thσ ì
uppe≥á lef⌠ corne≥ oµ thσ screeε anΣ thσ tw∩á month≤ ì
followinτá thσá curren⌠ montΦ arσ displayeΣá a⌠á thσ ì
bottom of the screen in order from left to right.

Wheε advancinτ (o≥ goinτ bacδ iε time⌐ thσ specifieΣ ì
montΦ o≥ montΦ beginninτ thσ nex⌠ quarte≥ take≤á thσ ì
place of the current month.

ACTIONPL

Iµá you≥á no⌠á familia≥ witΦ thσ concep⌠á oµá actioε ì
planninτ ╔ sugges⌠ yo⌡ takσ ß semina≥ oε it« I⌠ i≤ ß ì
ver∙á powe≥á too∞ bu⌠ ╔ canno⌠ g∩á int∩á ßá completσ ì
tutoria∞á oεá i⌠ here«á Howeve≥ thi≤ applicatioεá i≤ ì
fairly straight forward.

Iε ACTIONP╠ therσ arσ tw∩ application≤ screens«á Onσ ì
display≤á actioε planninτ categories«á Thesσ caεá bσ ì
months¼á years¼á persona∞á o≥ othe≥ goals¼á shoppinτ ì
lists¼á projects¼ virtuall∙ whateve≥ thσ use≥ wants« ì
Twenty-fou≥ (24⌐ categorie≤ ma∙ bσ specifieΣ b∙á thσ ì
user«á ╔á haΣ ß difficul⌠ timσ usinτ al∞ twenty-fou≥ ì
anΣ fo≥ the last three used the coming three months.

A⌠ leas⌠ onσ categor∙ mus⌠ bσ entereΣ beforσá actioε ì
planninτá ma∙á commence«á Iε orde≥ t∩á begiεá actioε ì
planninτá thσ use≥ enter≤ thσ scaε (S⌐ commanΣá theε ì
specifie≤á thσ categor∙ t∩ bσ scanneΣ o≥ planned«á ┴ ì
seconΣá screeεá wil∞ appea≥á displayinτá thσá actioε ì
plan≤á fo≥ thσ specifieΣ categor∙ anΣ allo≈á furthe≥ ì
actioε planninτ o≥ deletioε oµ completeΣ activities« ì
T∩ returε t∩ thσ categor∙ screeε thσ use≥ enter≤ thσ ì
restart (R) command.

Actioεá plan≤á arσ simpl∙ somethinτ onσ want≤ t∩á d∩ ì
regarding a particular thing.

NOTEBOOK

Thi≤ applicatioε i≤ ver∙ simila≥ t∩ ACTIONPL«á I⌠ i≤ ì
simpl∙á intendeΣá t∩ bσ wha⌠á it≤á namσá implies¼á ß ì
notebook«á I⌠á ha≤á ß categor∙ screeε likσá ACTIONP╠ ì
tha⌠á allow≤á u≡á t∩ twenty-fou≥á categorie≤á t∩á bσ ì
entereΣá anΣ notatioε screen≤ fo≥ eacΦá category«á ╔ ìèusσá i⌠ a≤ aε importan⌠ phonσ cal∞ loτ anΣ ß loτá oµ ì
completed activities.

FONEBOOK

Thi≤á applicatioεá i≤ intendeΣ a≤ ß quicδá referencσ ì
phonσá numbe≥á listing«á Thσ forma⌠ i≤ ßá serie≤á oµ ì
page≤á witΦ ß doublσ columε lis⌠ oµ name≤ anΣá phonσ ì
numbers« Name≤ arσ limiteΣ t∩ eleveε (11⌐ character≤ ì
anΣ number≤ t∩ twelvσ (12⌐ sucΦ a≤ 800-555-1212« Thσ ì
use≥á ma∙ movσ aheaΣ onσ pagσ a⌠ ß timσ o≥á al∞á thσ ì
wa∙ bacδ t∩ thσ beginning«á Thσ numbe≥ oµ entrie≤ i≤ ì
limiteΣá onl∙á b∙á disδ spacσ anΣá thσá othe≥á HAND┘ ì
files¼á bu⌠á tr∙á t∩ fil∞ i⌠ up«á ╔ havσ onl∙á threσ ì
page≤ o≥ abou⌠ 2╦ oµ storagσ s∩ far.

DECISION

Agaiε anothe≥ ver∙ simplσ applicatioε t∩ hel≡á user≤ ì
witΦá prioritizinτá o≥á decisioεá making«á Thσá use≥ ì
enter≤á u≡á t∩á ninσ (9⌐ factor≤á o≥á consideration≤ ì
bearinτ oε ß situatioε anΣ theε i≤ askeΣ t∩á comparσ ì
eacΦá onσá agains⌠á al∞ thσ other≤ iε term≤á oµá thσ ì
greate≥ iε importance« Oncσ thi≤ i≤ donσ thσ factor≤ ì
arσ displayeΣ iε highes⌠ t∩ lowes⌠ orde≥ oµ priorit∙ ì
fo≥ thσ user'≤ evaluation.


                      SUMMARY
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A⌠ thi≤ poin⌠ therσ i≤ no⌠ mucΦ morσ ╔ caε thinδá oµ ì
t∩ tel∞ yo⌡ abou⌠ HANDY«á I⌠ ha≤ beeε ver∙ usefu∞ t∩ ì
mσá anΣá ╔ hopσ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ i⌠ t∩ bσ thσ samσá fo≥ ì
you«á AnΣá i⌠ i≤ yo⌡ wh∩ wil∞ hel≡ t∩ improvσ i⌠á b∙ ì
lettinτ mσ kno≈ you≥ comments¼ suggestions¼ problem≤ ì
and experience with bugs.

Please direct responce to the HANDY System to:

                 Peter C. Hawxhurst
                 705  Bayside Court
                 Wheeling, Illinois
                       60090
                   [phone]

And...

Please enjoy the HANDY System.


P.S«á Pleasσá removσ thσ HANDY200.DO├ filσ froφá thσ ì
prograφá diskettσ fo≥ HAND┘ anΣ prin⌠ i⌠ o≥ savσá i⌠ ì
oεá anothe≥ diskette«á

P.C.H.
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