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                    FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

                        Version 1.3

                      Reference Manual

                        June 18, 1990




                     Cosoft Micro Systems
                        P.O. Box 4724
                      Hayward, CA 94540



        Copyright (C) 1988-90 John A. Bruzas.  All Rights Reserved.




                        Copyright

This program is copyrighted (C) 1988-1990 by John A. Bruzas.  All
Rights Reserved.

This product is Shareware.   Please help distribute Football
Scoreboard by sharing unmodified copies of this diskette with
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     number.
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                    Cosoft Micro Systems
                       P.O. Box 4724
                     Hayward, CA 94540

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                      Football Scoreboard


FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD is a computer program that gives you access to the
results of more than 4200 NFL games - regular season, wildcard, playoff,
championship and Super Bowl - played between 1970 and 1989.

FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD is designed for use on the IBM-PC and close compatibles
with either a monochrome or color monitor.

WHY 1970?

1970 saw the creation of the NFL as we know it today.  In 1970, the AFL and
NFL merged to form two conferences in the NFL.  Interconference play began
in the regular season and the NFL and AFL were no longer separate,
distinctive entities.

WHAT DOES FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD DO?

Football Scoreboard gives you almost unlimited flexibility in how you want
to look at the game outcomes.  For example, you can:

  o Get composite standings for any year or series of years
    with only a few keystrokes.
  o List games played and outcomes for any team, conference, or
    division.
  o Look at the games played by a single team against another
    team, by division or conference.
  o Look at how a team did over any number of years.
  o Create composite standings for playoff games and Superbowls.


HOW DO YOU USE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD?

First copy the files from this diskette to a work diskette or your hard
disk.  There should be three files: FBSCORES.EXE, FBSCORES.DAT, and
FBSCORES.DOC.  See your DOS manual if you need to learn how to do this.

RUNNING FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD

To run Football Scoreboard, at the DOS prompt type:

FBSCORE

You then see the title screen while the data is being loaded.

Once the data has been loaded, the program will beep.  Press ENTER.

Next you'll see the copyright screen.

Press ENTER again.

You'll now see the main screen.

To the left are the options and commands available to you.  Notice that the
whole program can be run using the function keys on the left side of your
keyboard.

To the right of the screen is the SELECTION which shows you which games
will be included when you list games or create standings.


                    AVAILABLE COMMANDS


  F1   -  LIST GAMES

Lists all the games that match the selection criteria on the right side of
the screen.  When you first get into the program, all games will be listed.

Go ahead, try it.  Press F1.

You're asked:

    F1  SCREEN  F2 PRINTER

Press F1.  The games should start listing on the screen starting with the
first week in 1970.  When the screen fills, you have the option of pressing
any key to continue the listing or pressing ESC to return to the command
screen.

After you've looked at a few screens, press ESC.

Now let's make a change to the SELECTION to illustrate another feature.

Press F3.  You'll then be asked for a team.  Look at the list and type the
two character abbreviation for your favorite team and press ENTER.  Notice
that the SELECTION at the bottom changes to reflect your selection.

Now press F1 for LIST GAMES and F1 for SCREEN.    Now only the games for
the team you selected will list.  Also notice that in the right hand side
of the listing, an indicator will appear showing whether the team Won,
Lost, or Tied for that particular game.  After a few screens, press ESC
again.

  F2  -  SUMMARY STATISTICS

There will be times when you want summary information about the games that
match your selection.  You need to first select    a team using F4.  Then,
when you press F2, you're asked:

   F1  SCREEN    F2  PRINTER

After a brief pause, you get the summary statistics.   These are:

  o number of games won, lost, tied

  o percentage won

  o total points scored and average points per game

  o total points scored by opponents and the average number of opponent
  points per game.


If you have not selected a team, you'll get the message:

NO TEAM SELECTED.  PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE.

 F3 -  SHOW STANDINGS

Calculates the standings for the games selected using current divisional
and conference alignments.

When you press F3, you're asked:

   F1  SCREEN    F2  PRINTER

Once you press either, after a brief pause, you'll see the standings.


                    SELECTING GAMES

The following activities allow you to limit which games will be included in
the listing or standings.


  F4 - SELECT YEARS

Let's you select which years will be included.  When you press F4, you're
asked:

FIRST YEAR?
LAST YEAR?

Type a two digit answer and press ENTER for each.

To list a single year, make first year and last year the same.
If you enter a year less than 70, the listing will start with 70.
If you enter a number greater than 89, you'll get 89.
If you enter a last year less than first year, you'll get no
listing.

Note that year refers to season rather than calendar year.  Thus the 1970
Super Bowl, while played in 1971, will be included with the 1970 season.


  F5 - SELECT WEEKS


Lets you set the first and last weeks to be included in the listing.

Weeks 1 through 16 are regular season games.  Prior to 1978, the NFL played
a 14 game season.  Thus, there are no games for weeks 15 and 16.

Week 17 is the wildcard games introducee in 1978.
Week 18 is the playoff games also introduced in 1978.
Week 19 are the championship games played from 1970 on.
Week 20 is the Super Bowl.

If you want only regular season games to list, set first week = 1 and last
week = 16.

To see post-season games only, set first week = 17 and last week = 20.

To list only the Super Bowls, set First Week = 20 and Last Week = 20.


 F6 - SELECT TEAM


Let's you select which team to list games for.  When you press F6, you'll
see a list of teams along with two character abbreviations.  Type the
abbreviation you want and press ENTER.  To list all games, type ALL and
press ENTER.


 F7 - SELECT OPPONENT


Let's you select games against a specific opponent.  For example, you could
select NG (New York Giants for TEAM and DB (Denver Broncos) for OPPONENT.
The listing would then consist of all the games where these two teams met.

When you press F7, you'll see a list of teams along with two character
abbreviations.  Type the abbreviation you want and press ENTER.  To list
all opponents, type ALL and press ENTER.

If you have NOT selected a team using F6, then selecting only an opponent
is equivalent to using F6 except that you won't see a win/loss indication.


  F8 - SELECT WHERE


If you have selected a team, you can limit the listing to either Home or
Away games.


When you press F8, you're asked:

LIST GAMES FOR (H)OME, (A)WAY, (B)OTH?

Typing B will give both Home and Away games.



  F9 - SELECT CONF/DIV


Let's you limit the games that list to a specific conference or a specific
division within a conference.

When you press F9, you can then select:

  o  AFC
  o  NFC
  o  BOTH

If you choose NFC or AFC then you can choose:

  o East
  o Central
  o West
  o All Three

If you have NOT selected a team, but you select a conference or a
conference and division, then intra-division or intra-conference games will
list.

For example, if you choose NFC and have not selected a team, then all games
where both teams were from the NFC will list.

If you choose AFC for conference and Central for the division, then all
games where both opponents were in the AFC Central division will be
included.

If you have selected a team, then when you select a conference or a
conference and division, then all games where the opponent was a member of
the selected conference or conference/division will be included.


  F10 - SELECT SCORES


Let's you set up criteria for scoring that have to be met in order to
include a game.

When you press F10, you can then choose:

  SCORE LESS THAN - where at least one of the scores is less than a number
  you supply.

  SCORE GREATER THAN - where at least one of the scores is greater than a
  number you supply.

  DIFFERENCE LESS THAN - where the difference between the two scores for a
  given game is less than a number you supply.

  DIFFERENCE GREATER THAN - where the difference between the two scores for
  a given game is greater than a number you supply.

For example,

  o if you specify a score less than 7, then all games where at least one
  of the teams scored 7 or fewer points will be listed.

  o if you specify a score less than 49, then all games where at least one
  of the teams scored 49 or more points will be listed.

  o if you specify a difference less than 3, then all games where the
  game's outcome was decided by 3 or fewer points will be listed.

  o if you specify a difference greater than 21, then all games where the
  spread was greater than 21 will be listed.

These can also be combined.  You could set up criteria such as games where:

  o one of the teams scored more than 35 points and they beat their
  opponent by 21 points.



IN CLOSING



And that's it!  You're now ready to use one of the most flexible ways to
become a knowledgable fan. And it's easy to use!

Play with Football Scoreboard.  Try using different selection criteria.
Create listings and standings.  The more you use it, the more useful you
will find it to be.