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  4.           Program HELP
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  6.         SOURCE LANGUAGE CP/M ASSEMBLER..  HARDWARE REQUIRED   CRT 24x80..
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  8.         MEMORY REQUIRED   Depends on HELP File Loaded (56K Max)..........
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  10.         DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT DOES:
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  12.           HEL╨á i≤á ß prograφ whicΦ provide≤ aε interactivσ onlinσá documenì
  13. tatioε system«á  WitΦ thσ supplieΣ HEL╨ Files¼á HEL╨ display≤ selecteΣá secì
  14. tion≤á oµá thσá HEL╨ File≤ t∩ thσ use≥ onσ screeε displa∙ a⌠á ßá time«á  Al∞ ì
  15. outpu⌠ i≤ orienteΣ fo≥ displa∙ oε ß 2┤ linσ ° 8░ columε CRT.
  16.           Tw∩ type≤ oµ HEL╨ File≤ arσ supporteΣ b∙ thσ HEL╨ program«á  Thesσ ì
  17. arσ indexeΣ anΣ non-indexed«á  WitΦ ß non-indexeΣ HEL╨ File¼á HEL╨á display≤ ì
  18. thσá entirσ filσ t∩ thσ use≥ onσ screen-displa∙ a⌠ ß time«á  WitΦ aε indexeΣ ì
  19. HEL╨á File¼á HEL╨ display≤ ß men⌡ oµ thσ section≤ oµ thi≤ HEL╨ Filσá t∩á thσ ì
  20. use≥ anΣ allow≤ hiφ t∩ selec⌠ aε item«á  Single-characte≥ inpu⌠ i≤ employed«  ì
  21. Oncσ selected¼ HEL╨ jump≤ t∩ tha⌠ sectioε anΣ display≤ i⌠ onσ screen-displa∙ ì
  22. a⌠ ß time.
  23.           Thσ use≥ ma∙ returε t∩ CP/═ a⌠ an∙ time¼á anΣ witΦ aε indexeΣ HEL╨ ì
  24. Filσá ma∙ returε t∩ thσ men⌡ a⌠ an∙ time«á  Thσ filσ HELP.HL╨ tell≤ thσ use≥ ì
  25. ho≈ t∩ writσ hi≤ owε HEL╨ Files.
  26.           Al∞ HEL╨ File≤ havσ ß namσ oµ thσ forφ 'filename.HLP'.
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  28.         HOW TO USE IT:
  29.           HELP is invoked by CP/M commands of the following forms --
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  31.                HELP
  32.                HELP d:filename
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  34.           Thσ forφ withou⌠ ß filσ namσ simpl∙ give≤ ß basiπ built-iεá introì
  35. ductioεá t∩ thσ HEL╨ prograφ iµ thσ filσ HELP.HL╨ i≤ no⌠ oε thi≤á disk«á  Iµ ì
  36. HELP.HL╨á i≤ oε thi≤ disk¼á i⌠ i≤ reaΣ anΣ displayed«á  Thσ seconΣ forφ disì
  37. play≤á thσá content≤ oµ thσ indicateΣ HEL╨ namσá 'filename.HLP'«á  Thσá disδ ì
  38. drivσ paramete≥ 'd:º i≤ optional.
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  41.           SPECIA╠ NOTE║á  Thσ HEL╨ commanΣ anΣ somσ oµ thσ associateΣá *.HL╨ ì
  42. file≤á supplieΣá witΦá thi≤ submissioε arσ beinτ distributeΣá witΦá product≤ ì
  43. marketeΣ b∙ Supersof⌠ Associate≤ oµ Champaign¼á IL«á  ╔ aφ thσ autho≥ oµ thσ ì
  44. encloseΣ program≤ anΣ *.HL╨ files«á  ╔ aφ placinτ theφ iε thσ publiπ domain╗ ì
  45. thesσá program≤á anΣá *.HL╨á file≤ arσ simpl∙á beinτá includeΣá iεá marketeΣ ì
  46. package≤ anΣ no⌠ beinτ solΣ oµ anΣ b∙ themselves.
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  48.           Program HELP (Details on another disk)
  49.           Program PHELP
  50.           Library SYSLIB
  51.           Program ABORTSUB
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  53.         SOURCE LANGUAGE  M80 Assembler    HARDWARE REQUIRED  Hard Copy   
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  55.         MEMORY REQUIRED   Varies with HELP File (56K Max) ...............è
  56.         DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IT DOES:
  57.           PHEL╨á i≤á ßá companioε t∩ thσ HEL╨ prograφ (als∩á submitteΣá t∩ ì
  58. SIG/M)«  PHEL╨ print≤ thσ content≤ oµ ß HEL╨ filσ oε thσ CP/═ LST║ device«  ì
  59. Thσ outpu⌠ i≤ paged¼á eacΦ pagσ containinτ onσ screeε displa∙ a≤ i⌠á woulΣ ì
  60. be generated by the HELP program.
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  62.         HOW TO USE IT:
  63.           PHELP is invoked by the following CP/M command line --
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  65.                PHELP d:filename <header text>
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  67.           PHEL╨á wil∞ prin⌠ thσ indicateΣ HEL╨ Filσ nameΣá 'filename.HLP'«  ì
  68. Thσá disδá specificatioε 'd:º anΣ thσ <heade≥ text╛ arσá optiona∞á (heade≥ ì
  69. tex⌠á neeΣá no⌠á bσ encloseΣ iε anglσ brackets)«á  Interna∞ t∩á thσá PHEL╨ ì
  70. prograφ arσ thσ specification≤ oµ thσ user'≤ printer«  I⌠ i≤ se⌠ fo≥ ß TT┘ ì
  71. Mode∞á 4│á a≤ ╔ submitteΣ thσ program¼á anΣ PHEL╨ mus⌠ bσá reassembleΣá t∩ ì
  72. change these settings (51 physical lines/page, 40 text lines/page).
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  74.           SYSLI┬ i≤ thσ librar∙ ╔ designeΣ whicΦ mus⌠ bσ useΣ t∩á assemblσ ì
  75. PHELP with M80.  Use the indirect command file 'MASM.SUB' to do this:
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  77.                SUBMIT MASM PHELP
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  79.           Thσáá routine≤á iεá SYSLI┬á arσá describeΣá iεá thσá HEL╨áá filσ ì
  80. SYSLIB.HLP.
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  82.           ABORTSU┬ i≤ ß prograφ requireΣ b∙ MASM.SUB«  I⌠ permit≤ abnorma∞ ì
  83. terminatioεá oµá ß SUBMITteΣ file«á  Issuσ thσ followinτ commanΣ fo≥á morσ ì
  84. information:
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  86.                ABORTSUB /?
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  91.                          SIGNED  Richard Conn .................
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  93.                          DATE 4 Feb 81  .......................
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