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100 PLOT 12,27,24,6,6
120 PRINT "     B I R T H D A Y  D I A R Y   I N S T R U C T I O N S"
130 PRINT "hfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfh
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150 PRINT "  THE 'DIARY' HAS BEEN WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR YOU,BY THE
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160 PRINT " LEGENDARY BERNIE RAFFE (WHO??).THIS AMAZING PROGRAM IS A
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170 PRINT " NO-NONSENSE HARD-HITTING SLOW-MOVIN' SET OF FUNCTIONS WHICH
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180 PRINT " IS ABOUT TO SET THE CP/M SOFTWARE SUPPLIERS SHAKING
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190 PRINT " IN THEIR BOOTS.
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200 PRINT "  THIS SUPERB PROGRAM ACTUALLY ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER DETAILS OF
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210 PRINT " ALL YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS,AND TO STORE THEM ONTO YOUR
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220 PRINT " FLOPPY DISC (GASP).IN ADDITION,YOU ALSO HAVE TO ENTER THEIR
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230 PRINT " BIRTHDAYS. HAVING ENTERED THESE DETAILS,YOU CAN THEN CALL
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240 PRINT " THEM UP AT WILL,AND EVEN CHANGE THEM IF YOU LIKE (FANTASTIC).
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250 PRINT " WHEN ALL THE DETAILS HAVE BEEN ENTERED,YOU CAN THEN
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260 PRINT " CHOOSE ANY MONTH IN THE WHOLE YEAR,AND THIS MARVELLOUS
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270 PRINT " PROGRAM WILL TELL YOU IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS,JUST WHOSE
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280 PRINT " BIRTHDAYS WILL FALL IN THAT MONTH (SWOON).
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290 INPUT "                RETURN TO CONTINUE ";A$
300 PLOT 12
310 PRINT "     B I R T H D A Y  D I A R Y   I N S T R U C T I O N S"
330 PRINT "hfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfh
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340 PRINT "  SOME CYNICS HAVE HAD THE AUDACITY TO SUGGEST THAT THE VERY
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350 PRINT " SAME THING COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED USING JUST A PENCIL AND
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360 PRINT " PAPER,BUT WE OF COURSE KNOW BETTER (AND ANY WAY,WHERE'S THE
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370 PRINT " FUN,IN THAT!!).
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380 PRINT "   SERIOUSLY THOUGH,THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE FAIRLY SELF-
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390 PRINT " EXPLANATORY AS YOU RUN THROUGH IT.HOWEVER,THERE ARE 1 OR 2
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400 PRINT " POINTS WHICH NEED CLARIFYING:-
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410 PRINT "   FUNCTION 1 IS THE ONE YOU SHOULD USE FIRST.THIS WILL
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420 PRINT " ENABLE YOU TO ENTER OR MODIFY YOUR FAMILIES' AND FRIENDS'
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430 PRINT " NAMES AND ADDRESSES,BIRTHDAYS ETC...WHEN INSERTING DETAILS
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440 PRINT " REPLY 'F' TO THE 'FAMILY OR PERSON' QUESTION FIRST OF ALL,
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450 PRINT " AS YOU WILL THEN BE ALLOWED TO TYPE IN ALL THE FAMILY DETAILS.
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460 PRINT " YOU ONLY EVER NEED TO REPLY 'P' IF YOU WISH TO ENTER A NEW
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470 PRINT " MEMBER OF A FAMILY (E.G. A NEW BABY),OR IF YOU'D FORGOTTEN TO
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475 INPUT  "                RETURN TO CONTINUE ";A$
477 PLOT 12
478 PRINT "     B I R T H D A Y  D I A R Y   I N S T R U C T I O N S"
479 PRINT "hfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfh
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480 PRINT " PUT SOMEONE IN THE FIRST TIME AROUND.THIS SHOULD BECOME CLEAR
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490 PRINT " AS YOU USE THE PROGRAM.
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500 PRINT "   ALSO,HAVING INSERTED ALL THE DETAILS YOU WANT FOR A PART-
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510 PRINT " ICULAR FAMILY,JUST HIT RETURN TO CONTINUE ONTO THE NEXT ONE.
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520 PRINT "   WITHIN FUNCTION 1 YOU CAN ALSO MODIFY ANY DETAILS THAT
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530 PRINT " HAVE ALREADY BEEN ENTERED,EXCEPT FOR THE FAMILY SURNAME,SO
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540 PRINT " TRY AND GET THAT RIGHT WHEN YOU FIRST KEY IT IN.
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560 PRINT " FUNCTIONS 2 AND 3 NEED NO EXPLANATION,JUST TRY THEM AND SEE
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570 PRINT " WHAT HAPPENS.
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580 PRINT "   THE METHOD OF ACTUALLY ENTERING THE DATA,IS BASED ON THE
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590 PRINT " 'PROTECTED' AND 'UNPROTECTED' FIELDS METHOD,AND INCLUDES
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600 PRINT " SOME UNUSUAL FEATURES,WHICH ARE EXPLAINED IN A SEPERATE
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610 PRINT " PROGRAM - CALLED SAMPLE.ONE OF THESE FEATURES ALLOWS
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620 PRINT " YOU TO TAB BACK TO A PREVIOUS FIELD ON THE SCREEN,SHOULD
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625 INPUT "            RETURN TO CONTINUE ";A$
627 PLOT 12
628 PRINT "     B I R T H D A Y  D I A R Y   I N S T R U C T I O N S"
629 PRINT "hfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfh
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630 PRINT " YOU HAVE MADE A MISTAKE!!.IF HOWEVER, YOU PRESS TAB WHILST
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640 PRINT " ON THE VERY FIRST FIELD,THEN THAT WILL TAKE YOU OUT OF THE
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650 PRINT " CURRENTLY SELECTED MODE (I.E. INSERT OR MODIFY)
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660 PRINT "   IF YOU HAVE A V6.78 MACHINE,THEN RENAME :-
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670 PRINT "        FIELDS.PRG;1 TO FLDS79.PRG;1
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680 PRINT "                   A N D
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690 PRINT "        FLDS78.PRG;1 TO FIELDS.PRG;1
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700 PRINT "   THIS SHOULD BE DONE PRIOR TO RUNNING EITHER 'DIARY' OR
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710 PRINT " 'SAMPLE'.
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720 PRINT "   A QUICK WORD ABOUT 'SAMPLE.BAS'.THIS PROGRAM IS SIMPLY
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730 PRINT " A DEMONSTRATION OF THE 'FIELDS' TECHNIQUE USED.IT DOES
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740 PRINT " ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WITH THE DATA THAT IS ENTERED,APART FROM
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750 PRINT " DISPLAYING IT (AND IT'S LENGTH) ALONGSIDE THE FIELD.
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760 PRINT "   OH YES,ONE LAST THING,IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A CLEAN SET
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770 INPUT  "           'RETURN' TO CONTINUE";A$
775 PLOT 12
780 PRINT "     B I R T H D A Y  D I A R Y   I N S T R U C T I O N S"
790 PRINT "hfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfh
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800 PRINT " OF DATA FILES ,YOU CAN USE THE PROGRAM FILES



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810 INPUT "  NOW HIT 'RETURN' TO LOAD AND RUN THE DIARY PROGRAM";A$
820 LOAD "DIARY":RUN