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THE INTERSTATE TRAVELER
Version 2.0
Copyright 1991-1993 by David E. Jacobson
All Rights Reserved
..... DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY .....
USERS OF THE INTERSTATE TRAVELER MUST ACCEPT THIS DISCLAIMER OF
WARRANTY:
THE INTERSTATE TRAVELER IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR
ANY PURPOSE. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT
OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THE INTERSTATE
TRAVELER.
..... Ombudsman Statement .....
David Jacobson is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a share-
ware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member
directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help
you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
not provide technical support for members' products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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Table of contents
_________________
1.0 Introduction ........................................ 3
2.0 Installing and running the program .................. 4
3.0 General information ................................. 5
4.0 Codes ............................................... 5
5.0 Menus ............................................... 6
6.0 Prompts ............................................. 6
7.0 City/junction markers ............................... 6
8.0 Setup ............................................... 6
9.0 Trip files .......................................... 7
10.0 Added features ...................................... 7
11.0 Screen prints ....................................... 7
12.0 City maps ........................................... 8
13.0 Planning a trip ..................................... 9
14.0 Adding new features to the maps ..................... 12
15.0 Preparing an itinerary .............................. 14
16.0 Estimating expenses ................................. 15
17.0 Appendix A - System requirements .................... 17
18.0 Appendix B - Program files .......................... 18
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* * * THE INTERSTATE TRAVELER - V2.0 * * *
1.0 Introduction
The INTERSTATE TRAVELER is designed as a tool for planning
motor trips across the contiguous United States using the
Interstate Highway System and roadways you add to the screen
maps. The final products of the program are an itinerary and
an estimate of expenses for each day of your trip, along with
prints of the maps displayed on the screen.
The program presents a map of the United States and allows
you to zoom-in for a closer look at the features of a region.
A trip is planned by specifying the route you want to take
in a point to point manner. For each day of the trip, you will
identify an origin city, each intermediate city and highway
junction along the way, and a destination. The view of the map
can be changed as the trip progresses. You can plan stops for
meals, gas, rest, and visits enroute to a location or at that
location. In addition, you can plan overnight stops and full
day stay-overs at a location.
Once an overnight stop is scheduled or the end of the trip
planned, an itinerary of the trip for that day can be prepared
and printed. Likewise, expenses for the day can be estimate
and printed. At the end of the trip, you can display and print
an estimate of the total expenses for the trip.
Since your home or destinations may not be on or near the
Interstate Highway System, you are provided with the means to
add cities, highways, and junctions to the maps on the screen.
These new features are saved until you choose to delete them.
The program also provides maps of selected individual U.S.
cities. These maps show the locations of major highways;
features, such as rivers and lakes; a list of points of interest
and their locations, plus a brief description. In addition,
information about population and weather is available. With
these maps you can find routes around or through the larger
cities or locate places to visit in them.
The trips you prepare can be saved in trip files and
continued or modified at a later time. These files are saved
until you choose to delete them.
The maps displayed on the screen are intended for planning
purposes only. In order to keep them readable, the amount of
information shown on them must be limited. On an actual trip,
you should take along more detailed maps.
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2.0 Installing and running the program
2.1 Installing the program to a hard disk or floppy disk
2.1.1 Place the first (or only) floppy disk into the
appropriate drive (A: or B:).
2.1.2 Make that that drive the default drive.
2.1.3 Key-in INSTALL and press ENTER.
2.1.4 When the installation screen appears, press ENTER
twice to load both the program and data files.
2.1.5 Select the appropriate drive (C for example) and
directory (\IST20 is the default) for storing the
files.
NOTE 2a: If the program is distributed on two disks, you
will be informed when to insert the second disk.
NOTE 2b: If installing to a floppy disk, that disk must have
sufficient space for all the unarchived program and
data files, approximatedly one MB.
2.2 Running the program from the hard drive or floppy disk
2.2.1 Make the hard drive or floppy drive the default drive.
2.2.2 Make the IST20 or appropriate directory the default
directory (use CD\IST20, for example).
2.2.3 Key-in IST and press ENTER.
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3.0 General information
3.1 Lowercase key-ins are converted to uppercase.
3.2 Time zone boundaries are indicated by black dashed
lines.
3.3 The boundaries of the national parks and monuments are
shown as light green dotted lines.
3.4 Junctions are points where highways intersect and no
major cities exist.
3.5 A junction point is provided in each national park and
monument for you to connect to if you wish to travel
there. You may need to refer to a map or road atlas
to find the available highways.
3.6 A highway segment is the section of a highway that
directly connects a city or junction to another city or
junction.
3.7 The information prepared for a trip can be saved to a
disk file and reloaded at a later time.
3.8 Added features are saved on disk until deleted from the
FILE OPERATIONS menu.
3.9 Adding new features to the screen maps may require
reference to a road atlas or printed map.
4.0 Codes
4.1 Cities are identified with four character codes. The
first two characters identify the state (postal codes)
and the second two the city. If a city name is one
word, the first two letters of the name are used. If
the city name is two or more words, the first letters
of the first two words are used. A few exceptions are
necessary to avoid duplicate codes.
Examples: OKTU is Tulsa, Oklahoma
MOSL is St. Louis, Missouri
4.2 Highway junctions are identified with a similar code,
except that the last two characters identify with the
letter 'J' followed by a number. If more than 10
junctions exist in a state, the last two characters of
the code are numbers.
Examples: TXJ4 is the fourth junction in Texas
IL13 is the thirteenth junction in Illinois
4.3 National parks and monuments are also identified with
four character codes. The first two identify the name
of the park or monument. The last two characters are
'NP' or 'NM'.
Examples: GCNP is Grand Canyon National Park
MRNM is Mount Rushmore National Monument
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5.0 Menus
The INTERSTATE TRAVELER uses both horizontal and vertical menus.
The horizontal menus may have drop-down menus as well. In
either case, if you are using the keyboard, use the arrow keys
to move the selector bar and the ENTER key to make the selection.
Mouse users should use the LEFT button to move the selector bar
the RIGHT button to make the selection. Pressing ESC while a
menu is active will return control to the operating system.
Note 5: In this documentation, horizontal menus will be referred
to by the left-most option, such as ZOOM-IN, ZOOM-OUT,
etc.
6.0 Prompts
Prompts, or requests for input, are displayed at the bottom
of the screen. You are required to key in some information
and then press ENTER. If there are limits to the key-in,
such as number of characters allowed, numeric range,
specific characters, etc., this information will be shown
in braces at the end of the prompt.
For example: ENTER THE CITY OR JUNCTION CODE [4 CHARS]:
This prompt requires exactly four characters, otherwise your
response will be rejected.
7.0 City/junction markers
Cities are shown on the maps as light or dark red markers
(disks). The dark red marker indicates that this city
has an individual city map. The size of a city marker is
related to the population of the city. The markers of the
state capitols are encircled in white. Highway junction
markers appear as dark magenta disks.
8.0 Setup
A menu is displayed on the title screen that allows you to
enter setup and describe your printer to the program, select
the keyboard or mouse as the primary input device, and set
parameters for estimating trip expenses.
NOTE 8a: Other options on this menu allow you to -
+ Get help for this menu and view the program
notes
+ Enter the program
8.1 Printer Setup
This description is no longer required, as all reports are
printed with standard text characters only.
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8.2 Primary Input Device
If you have a Microsoft compatible mouse and wish to use
it, make that selection here, otherwise the keyboard will
be designated as the primary input device.
8.3 Trip Setup
Step through the fields shown to provide information about
the following:
(a) Number of persons in your travel party
(b) Estimated cost of gasoline per gallon
(c) Estimated vehicle gas mileage (mpg)
(d) Approximate gas tank capacity in gallons
This information is not likely to change during the
course of the trip. When you start a trip, you
should set or check this information. If you skip the
setup, the last set of data you used will be recalled
from disk and used for this trip.
9.0 Trip files
Trips that you have prepared may be saved as trip files (.TRP).
They can be reloaded at a later time and can be continued or
modified. If you choose to modify a trip, you will be allowed
backup to any city or junction and continue the trip from that
point. If you backup to point within a day, you will continue
until a stop is reached. If you backup to a point where a stop
was planned, you will continue the trip on the next day. Trip
files can be loaded, browsed, renamed, or deleted from the FILE
OPERATIONS menu.
10.0 Added features
You may add cities, junctions, and highways to the screen maps
by selecting the ADD FEATURES option on the ZOOM-OUT menu.
Cities and junctions should be added first, followed by the
connecting highways. Cities and junctions may intersect
existing highways. After adding a feature, you will be allowed
to erase and re-do it, if you wish.
11.0 Screen prints
Hardcopies of the U.S. map, city maps, and zoomed view maps
may be made at appropriate points in developing a trip. The
quality of the prints may vary with the mode setting of your
printer (Epson, IBM, etc.). You may wish to make prints in
the modes available on your printer to see which produces
the best results.
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12.0 City maps
12.1
Select the DISPLAY CITY MAP option on the ZOOM-IN menu to
display a list of 40 U.S. city names. Select a name from the
list to produce a map of that city. The map will include
major highways; features such as lakes, rivers, and bays;
locations and descriptions of selected points of interest;
and population and weather information.
NOTE 12a: Interstate Highways are indicated by highway
shields with red borders, U.S. Federal Highways by
those outlined in blue, state roads by oval shaped
signs.
12.2
Select the POINTS OF INTEREST option to display a list of
selected points of interest for the city. You may then
select a particular point of interest and display one or two
lines of description at the bottom of the screen. Not all
points of interest will have descriptions.
12.3
Select the CITY STATISTICS option to display information
about weather, population, and altitude of the selected
city.
NOTE 12b: The climatic data provided on the displays
includes average monthly low and high temperatures
and average monthly precipitation for the each
month.
NOTE 12c: Other options on the POINTS OF INTEREST menu allow
you to -
+ Get help for this menu
+ Make a screen print of this city map
+ Return to the operating system
+ Return to the CITY LIST menu
+ Return to the ZOOM-IN menu (U.S. map)
NOTE 12d: The city maps, like all maps in this program, are
intended for planning purposes. In order to keep
them readable, the information displayed on them
is limited and generalized. On an actual trip, you
should take more detailed maps with you.
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13.0 Planning a trip
13.1
On the FILE OPERATIONS menu, select the CREATE A NEW TRIP
FILE or LOAD A TRIP FILE (*) option.
NOTE 13a: Other options on the FILE OPERATIONS menu allow
you to -
+ Browse the partial contents of a trip file (*)
+ Delete a trip file (*)
+ Rename a trip file (*)
+ Delete added features (**)
+ Get help for this menu
+ Return to the operating system
(*) provides a list of existing trip files
(**) provides a list of added cities, junctions, and
highways
13.2
If loading a trip file, select the file from the list
provided.
13.3
A map of the U.S. will appear on the screen. Select the
ZOOM-IN option from the menu at the top of the screen.
Then, move the frame to the area of interest and press ENTER.
If you loaded an existing trip file, the route in it will
appear in white on the map.
NOTE 13b: Other options on the ZOOM-IN menu allow you to -
+ Display a city map (see 12.0)
+ Get help for this menu
+ Make a screen print of the U.S. map
+ Return to the operating system
13.4
The map area of the screen will be filled with the zoomed
view. If you wish to add new cities, junctions, or highways
to the map, select the ADD FEATURES option and skip to 14.0,
then return here. If you are ready to PLAN A TRIP, select
that option.
NOTE 13c: Other options on the ZOOM-OUT menu allow you to -
+ Return to the U.S. map to move the zoom frame
+ Get help for this menu
+ Convert a feature code to a full name
+ Get the mileage and driving time from a starting
location through a series of destination locations
+ Make a screen print of this map
+ Return to the operating system
+ Return to the ZOOM-IN menu (U.S. map)
+ Return to the FILE OPERATIONS menu
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13.5
If you are creating a new trip file, proceed to 13.6 If you
loaded an existing trip file, you can continue that trip,
modify it, or start a new one. Select from the menu shown.
If you chose to CONTINUE, skip to 13.6 If you choose to
MODIFY, you will select the city or junction at which to
terminate the trip. The marked route is erased back to that
point. Skip to 13.6. If you choose to RESTART, the old
trip is erased and a new started. Continue.
13.6
Select a departure month, day, year, and time from the menus
that follow.
13.7
Select the city from which your trip will begin (key-in the
4 character code or point to it with the mouse).
13.8
Select the next destination city or junction.
NOTE 13d: You can return to the U.S. map and move the zoom
frame or get a screen print by entering "O" or
pressing the right mouse button. Then, select the
'M' option to move the frame or 'S' to make a screen
print.
13.9
Note the distance, travel time, ETA, and gas remaining.
13.10
Select the number of stops you plan to make ENROUTE to the
destination.
13.11
Select a reason each stop -
+ FOOD
+ GAS
+ REST
+ VISIT
NOTE 13e: If you stop for gas enroute to a location, you
will need to specify how far along this highway
segment you will stop, 1/4, 1/2, or 3/4 of the way.
This is necessary for calculating the amount of
gas remaining in the tank.
13.12
Select a time for each stop.
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13.13
Select the number of stops you plan to make AT the
destination.
13.14
Select a reason for each stop -
+ FOOD
+ GAS
+ REST
+ VISIT
+ STOP (for an overnight stay or to end the trip)
13.15
Select a time for each stop (except STOP).
13.16
Note the departure and arrival times, driving distances and
times, and gas remaining.
13.17
Repeat steps 13.8 through 13.16 until you decide to stay
the night at a location or to end the trip (i.e. select the
STOP option).
13.18
If you choose to stop, the ITINERARY menu will appear.
Proceed to 15.0 to prepare an itinerary and an estimate of
expenses for your trip.
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14.0 Adding new features to the screen maps
14.1
To add a new city or junction, select the ADD FEATURE/
CITY OR JUNCTION option on the ZOOM-OUT menu.
14.1.1
Move the cursor (shown at the center of the screen) to
the location you wish and press ENTER or the LEFT mouse
button. The new city or junction may intersect an
existing highway or be placed in an open area to be
connected to a highway later.
14.1.2
Next, you will key-in the 4 character code for this new
location. If you key-in a city code, the magenta marker
will change to a red city marker.
NOTE 14a: Enter a code that follows the coding rules
discussed in section 4.0. For example, if
the new city (or town) is Santa Rosa,
California, enter CASR. The code will be
checked for duplication. If it already
exists, you will need to enter another code,
perhaps CASS. If you are adding a junction,
follow the rule for creating junction codes.
14.1.3
Next, you will place the code on the map by selecting
a point to place the upper left corner of the code.
Move the cursor, which is now located on the new city
or junction marker, to a position on the map where the
code can be displayed without overlapping any other
features.
NOTE 14b: All added features are saved to a disk file
until deleted on the FILE OPERATIONS menu.
14.1.4
You may select to erase the added city or junction and
place it again, perhaps more accurately.
14.1.5
Enter the full name of the added city or junction.
14.1.6
Continue to place cities and junctions as needed.
14.2
To place new highways on the map, select the ADD FEATURES/
HIGHWAY option on the ZOOM-OUT menu.
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NOTE 14c: All cities and junctions you plan to connect
must exist before placing new highways.
14.2.1
Move the cursor to the starting location of the new high-
way and press ENTER or the LEFT mouse button.
14.2.2
If the new highway will have segments that change
direction, move the cursor to the first corner and press
ENTER or the LEFT mouse button. A line will be drawn to
this point from the previous point. If you have not
reached a city or junction, continue to add segments
until you do.
14.2.3
Next, key-in the number of the new highway, one to three
characters.
14.2.4
Select the type of highway you have added, INTERSTATE,
FEDERAL, or STATE.
14.2.5
If you wish, and space allows, you may place a highway
shield on the map (upper left corner).
14.2.6
At this point, the driving distance and time for the new
highway will be displayed on the screen. Press any key
or mouse button to continue.
14.2.7
You may erase the added highway and re-position it, if
needed.
14.2.8
Continue to add new highways, as needed.
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15.0 Preparing an itinerary
15.1
After the STOP option has been chosen as the reason for a
stop, a menu will appear that allows you to prepare an
itinerary for that one day of the trip.
15.2
Select the ITINERARY/NOTES option to enter three lines of
text notes. These lines will appear as part of the
itinerary. You may want to put the name, address, phone
number, etc. of the motel where you have reservations for
the night. Or notes about places you want to visit.
15.3
Select the ITINERARY/DISPLAY option to display the itinerary
on the screen.
NOTE 15a: In the STOPS column of the itinerary, you will
see information about the stops you planned.
For example, G1/4 means you planned a 15 minute
stop for gas and V2 is a two hour visit. O
indicates an overnight stop.
15.4
Select the ITINERARY/PRINT option to print a copy of the
itinerary.
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16.0 Estimating expenses
NOTE 16a: Before estimating expenses, you must display the
itinerary, at least once.
16.1
The EXPENSES option on the ITINERARY menu allows you to
prepare an estimate of your expenses for this travel day and
any stay-over days that follow. Stay-over days are those in
which you remain at a location for the full day and do only
local traveling.
16.2
Select the EXPENSES/TRAVEL DAY option to estimate the
expenses for the travel day just concluded.
16.3
Select an estimate of what you expect to pay for a motel,
hotel, etc. for this one night. Include the cost of all
rooms. If staying with friends or relatives, select $0.
16.4
Select an estimate of what you expect the average meal per
person will cost.
16.5
For each visit planned, select an estimate of the cost of
that visit, including parking fees, entrance tickets,
souvenirs, etc.
16.6
Select an estimate of any other expenses you might incur,
such as tolls, snacks, souvenirs, etc. The expense list
will be displayed on the screen.
16.7
Select EXPENSES/PRINT to print the estimate of expenses for
this day.
16.8
If you plan any stay-over days, you may include three lines
of notes for each day. Select the EXPENSES/STAY-OVER NOTES
option.
16.9
Select the EXPENSES/STAY-OVER DAY option to make estimates
of your expenses for each stay-over day, similar to 16.3 -
16.6, including the date and an estimate of the miles to be
driven that day. The estimate of expenses will be displayed
on the screen.
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16.10
Select EXPENSES/PRINT to print this estimate of expenses for
each stay-over day.
16.11
Select the EXPENSES/TOTALS option to display a summary of
all the estimated expenses up to this point of your trip.
16.12
Select EXPENSES/PRINT to print this summary of total
expenses.
NOTE 16b: Other options on the ITINERARY menu allow you to -
+ Get help for this menu
+ Return to the operating system
+ Return to the ZOOM-IN menu (U.S. map)
+ Return to the FILE OPERATIONS menu
16.13
If your trip is finished, select the OPTIONS/QUIT option.
You can then choose to save and name the trip file you have
created.
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17.0 Appendix A - System Requirements
+ IBM or IBM-compatible PC
+ 640K RAM
+ EGA or VGA (Screen mode 9 - 640 X 350, 16 color)
+ Printer (optional)
+ Hard disk and 1 floppy drive or 2 floppy drives
+ DOS 3.3+
+ Mircosoft compatible mouse (optional)
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18.0 Appendix B - Program files (Version 2.0)
README.1ST .......... Initial documentation
REGISTER.DOC ........ Licensing information
VENDOR.DOC .......... Vendor information
SAMPLE.RUN .......... Program notes, sample run
MANUAL.DOC .......... User manual
REGISTER.FRM ........ Registration form
BRUN45.EXE .......... Run-time library
IST.EXE ............. Initialization
IST_C0A.EXE ......... Initialization
IST_C0B.EXE ......... Initialization
IST_C1.EXE .......... Main program
IST_C2A.EXE ......... City maps
IST_C2B.EXE ......... City maps
IST_C2C.EXE ......... City maps
IST_C3A.EXE ......... Itinerary
IST_C3B.EXE ......... Itinerary
IST_C4A.EXE ......... Add features
IST_C4B.EXE ......... Add features
IST_C6A.EXE ......... Zoom
IST_C6B.EXE ......... Zoom
IST_C7.EXE .......... Plan trip (KB)
IST_C8.EXE .......... Plan trip (M)
IST_C9.EXE .......... Exit
IST_20.HLP .......... HELP file
IST_LRG.TXT ......... Large text
IST_SML.TXT ......... Small text
IST_HWY.SHD ......... Highway shield
IST_TIME.ZNS ........ Time zones
IST_USA.OTL ......... US outline
IST_STAT.LNS ........ State lines
IST_USA.FTS ......... US features
IST_USAW.HWY ........ Western highways
IST_USAE.HWY ........ Eastern highways
IST_DRV.DTW ......... Western distances & times
IST_DRV.DTE ......... Eastern distances & times
IST_USA1.CTY ........ Cities #1
IST_USA2.CTY ........ Cities #2
IST_PNT.PTS ......... Paint points
IST_CITY.HWW ........ Western city highways
IST_CITY.HWC ........ Central city highways
IST_CITY.HWE ........ Eastern city highways
IST_CITY.FTW ........ Western city features
IST_CITY.FTC ........ Central city features
IST_CITY.FTE ........ Eastern city features
IST_CITY.PIW ........ Western city POI
IST_CITY.PIC ........ Central city POI
IST_CITY.PIE ........ Eastern city POI
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Appendix B - Program files (Continued)
IST_USA.PCX ......... U.S. map
IST_USA1.PCX ........ Zoom map
IST_STUP.DAT ........ Printer/trip setup file
IST_USHW.CCC ........ Interstates
IST_USHW.XXX ........ Interstates
IST_USHW.YYY ........ Interstates
IST_USHW.RRR ........ Interstates
IST_DUMY.TRP ........ Trip file
