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  1. *****************************************************************
  2. *             SYDNEY     MICROBEE   USER     GROUP              *
  3. *****************************************************************
  4. Ver 1.0
  5.               --+--  RECORDED MUSIC LIBRARY  --+--
  6.  
  7.                     SETTING UP  INSTRUCTIONS
  8.  
  9.    
  10. 1.  SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
  11.                          
  12.                          Firs⌠áá makσá ßá backu≡á cop∙á oµáá you≥ ì
  13. distributioεá disk«á Forma⌠á tw∩ disk≤ (┴ anΣ B⌐á anΣá cop∙á you≥ ì
  14. curren⌠á systeφ file≤ anΣ ß cop∙ prograφ ont∩ botΦ disk≤ a≤ thesσ ì
  15. arσ necessar∙ t∩ producσ backu≡ copie≤ oµ thσ DB╞ files¼á oεá thσ ì
  16. disδ t∩ bσ useΣ iε A:DRIV┼ (disδ A⌐ placσ ß cop∙ oµ you≥ dBAS┼ I╔ ì
  17. files,eithe≥á version¼á 2.│ o≥ 2.4,botΦ wil∞ operatσ thσá system« ì
  18. Froφ you≥ distributioε disδ cop∙ t∩ thσ samσ disδ (A⌐ al∞ thσ CM─ ì
  19. file≤á anΣá EXTPLY.DBF.  T∩ disδ (B⌐, copy  RECLIB.DBF¼á no≈á thσ ì
  20. RecorΣ Librar∙ i≤ read∙ t∩ use.
  21.  
  22. 2.  RUNNING FOR THE FIRST TIME
  23.  
  24.                               Placσ disδ ┴ int∩ A:drivσ anΣá disδ ì
  25. ┬ t∩ B:drive¼áload DBAS┼ anΣ ente≥ thσ date« Thσ INITREC.CM─ filσ ì
  26. MUS╘ B┼ RU╬ FIRS╘ t∩ initializσ thσ ME═ anΣ ND╪ files¼á i⌠ shoulΣ ì
  27. no⌠ bσ necessar∙ t∩ ruε i⌠ agaiε unles≤ settinτ u≡ ne≈ disks.
  28.      T∩ star⌠ thσ system,a⌠ thσ do⌠ promp⌠ typσ D╧ INITREC¼á theε ì
  29. a⌠á thσá questioε <Y╛ o≥ <N>,pres≤ Y,thσ systeφá wil∞á initializσ ì
  30. theε ruε straigh⌠ iε read∙ t∩ use.
  31.      Thσá PassworΣ i≤ se⌠ a⌠ PAS╙  anΣ caε bσ entereΣá iεá eithe≥ ì
  32. uppe≥ o≥ lowe≥ case.
  33.      BotΦ datß basσ file≤ contaiε fou≥ records¼á froφ thσ Librar∙ ì
  34. Men⌡á (Maste≥ Menu⌐ go t∩ thσ  Men⌡ Driveε Screen≤ (╖ fo≥ 4╡á RP═ ì
  35. anΣ ╕ fo≥ 3│ RP═ records⌐ anΣ pres≤ ┼ t∩ edit¼á changσ thesσ fou≥ ì
  36. record≤ t∩ you≥ own¼á ╞ wil∞ g∩ forward¼á ┬ backwarΣ. WitΦ havinτ ì
  37. editeΣ thesσ fou≥ record≤ anΣ changeΣ them¼  no≈ pres≤  ┴  t∩ adΣ ì
  38. you≥ ne≈ entries,or  M  to return to Menu.
  39.  
  40. 3.  NORMAL USE
  41.  
  42.                Afte≥ loadinτ DBAS┼ anΣ entereΣ thσ date¼á a⌠á thσ 
  43. do⌠ promp⌠ jus⌠ typσ D╧ ╨  theε ente≥ thσ password,yo⌡ havσ threσ 
  44. chances  t∩ ge⌠ i⌠ right, otherwisσ thσ prograφ wil∞ ruε bacδá t∩ 
  45. thσ CP/M system.
  46.      T∩á adΣ ne≈ records,edi⌠ existinτ records,search,g∩á forwarΣ ì
  47. o≥á backwarΣ througΦ thσ file,o≥ deletσ records,thi≤ i≤ donσ froφ ì
  48. thσ Men⌡ Driveε Screens¼ ╖ anΣ 8.
  49.      Iεá norma∞ usσ i⌠ shoulΣ no⌠ bσ necessar∙ t∩ reinde°á eithe≥ ì
  50. filσ unles≤ yo⌡ deletσ an∙ records« Iµ an∙ record≤ arσ deleteΣ g∩ ì
  51. straigh⌠á t∩á thσ REINDEXIN╟  MEN╒ (6⌐ anΣ REINDE╪ thσá filσá thσ ì
  52. deletion≤ werσ madσ from.
  53.      ┴á singlσ entr∙ caε bσ addeΣ anΣ printeΣ straigh⌠ awa∙á froφ ì
  54. screen≤á ▒á anΣá ▓á o≥ an∙ recorΣ searcheΣá fo≥á anΣá printeΣá b∙ ì
  55. pressinτ ╨ froφ thσ menu.è
  56. 4  PRINTING
  57.  
  58.            Printing options are,
  59.                          
  60.                    To print all records.
  61.  
  62.                    To print all records by the same Artist.
  63.  
  64.                    Or any single record throughout the Library.
  65.  
  66.      Thσá printe≥ program≤ oε thi≤ disδ wil∞ prin⌠ iε norma∞ typσ ì
  67. and require a Fifteen inch Printer.
  68.      Thσ 3│ RP═ filσ print≤ threσ record≤ pe≥ pagσ oε eleveε incΦ ì
  69. (66 line) paper.  
  70.      The 45 RPM file prints six records on the same length paper.
  71.  
  72. 5  PASSWORD
  73.  
  74.            Thσ passworΣ i≤ se⌠ initiall∙ a⌠ PAS╙ bu⌠ thi≤ caεá bσ ì
  75. altereΣá t∩á ßá worΣá oµ you≥ choice,i⌠ i≤ locateΣá iεá thσá filσ ì
  76. PASS.CMD¼ iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ understanΣ dBAS┼ I╔ programminτ leavσ wel∞ ì
  77. alone, contact the program writer who will change it for you.
  78.  
  79. 6  BACKUP COPY
  80.  
  81.                Therσá i≤á ß brieµ messagσ a⌠ thσ entr∙á poin⌠á oµ ì
  82. thi≤ prograφ oε backinτ u≡ thσ DB╞ files« I⌠ i≤ advisablσ t∩ kee≡ ì
  83. backu≡á copies oµ you≥ datß basσ files¼á  thσ tw∩á DB╞á file≤á t∩ ì
  84. backu≡á arσ  EXTPLY.DB╞ (thσ 4╡ RP═ file⌐ anΣ  RECLIB.DB╞ (thσ 3│ ì
  85. RP═á file)«á ShoulΣ i⌠ eve≥ bσ necessar∙ t∩ havσ t∩ recove≥á you≥ ì
  86. librar∙á froφá thσ backu≡ disk,afte≥ recopyinτ bacδ t∩á thσá worδ ì
  87. disk¼á REINDE╪ first¼á (6⌐ froφ thσ maste≥ men⌡,beforσ goinτá an∙ ì
  88. furthe≥ int∩ thσ program.
  89.  
  90. 7  CONCLUSION
  91.  
  92.             Thi≤á prograφ i≤ full∙ Men⌡ Driveε anΣ eas∙ t∩ use,aε ì
  93. escapσá bacδá t∩á thσá dBAS┼ do⌠ promp⌠á i≤á availablσá froφá thσ ì
  94. Reindexinτ Menu¼á iµ leavinτ dBAS┼ froφ herσ typσ QUI╘ t∩á returε ì
  95. t∩á thσ CP/═ systeφ,o≥ typσ D╧ ╨ anΣ a⌠ thσ passworΣ pres≤ RETUR╬ ì
  96. three times to exit to CP/M.
  97.  
  98.       Program writteεá b∙á S.M.U.G«á membe≥,     
  99.                     
  100.                                              James L.Read.
  101.                                              PO BOX 261.
  102.                                              Merrylands.
  103.                                              2160.  NSW.
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  106.                                oOo
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