JOYTemplate for Letters group èÿÿA€bx�1“¶k…òI”z ¶k`ðlÂìŠI” Y÷%Á³Ðz ¶kZ-–K¥Òi´Z-–Kn Nä"Õ¦I…` ¶{xŒ P- Nä"Õ¦I…` ¶{xŒ P - Nä"Õ¦I…` ¶zxŒ R< Nä"Õ¦I…` ¶yx R< Nä"Õ¦I…` ¶xx R<Lï$ЦI”z ¶~x ULï$ЦI”z ¶}x ULï$ЦI”z ¶|x ULï$ЦI”z ¶sx ULï$ЦI”z ¶rx U�€ x€Script 1: 0xŒ P ÈxxxÌAFewCommentsonDESKMASTERxx1.  Thisprogramisatranscriptionofoneoriginallyap-ð  pearingin"PopularComputing"(notedinthesign-onin@  INIT-DM.BAS).Copyrightresidesintheauthor,who  hasplaceditinpublicdomainwithalltheusualpro-Ä  visos.x2.  Thecomplexofprogramsconsistsofacalendar,memo-  writer,card-filedatabaseandcalculator.Itrunsun-  derMBASICand,apparently,justaswellunderBASICA.x$  Thefilesare:xà   INIT-DM.BAS--asign-on,whichalsoloadsÔ   themainprogram.xà   DESK-DM.BAS--themainprogram,withcal-à   endar,memowriterandcard-filefunctions.xô   DDISK-DM.BAS--thisprogramiscalledtoà   initiatethedatafilesforindicesoftheô   variousfunctions.Itcreatestheindices¨   APTINDEX,CDXINDEXandMEMINDEX.xô   CALC-DM.BAS--thisisthefull-function,H   programmablecalculator.x   IDENT-DM--thisfileisnolongerused.   Insteadofhavingadisklabelfile,all   theMemo,CardandAppointmentfilesareX   nowcreatedontheDESKMASTERdisc.xÜ3.  TheseprogramsweretranscribedbyDaveMintie(asIre-ð  call--apologiesifmymemoryservesmebadly)andput  upontheConnecticutMorrowDecisionUsers'GroupBBS$  inGroton,CT.xð4.  Asoriginallysupplied,DESKMASTERwasarrangedtouseð  twodisksinonedrive.Thatis,onediskheldMBASICÜ  andtheDESKMASTERprograms;theotherdisk,tobeini-  tiatedusingDDISK-DM.BAS(calledfromtheDESKMASTER,  mainmenu),createdanindexeddatadisk,whichDESK  MASTERinstructedtheusertoswapintodriveA:whenÈ  accessinganyoftheapplications.Thisisnolongerne-�ø€ x€Script 1: 0xŒ P ÈÜ  cessary,sincemostofushaveenoughspaceonadiskto,  storeboththeprogramsandMBASICandasubstantial,  numberofAppointments,shortMemos,andacoupleofð  Card-files.So,Ihavemadeacoupleofchangesinthe,  codesothattheprogramnolongerusesadisclabel  filetodistinguishbetweenaProgramandaDatadisc.xÜ5.  Anumberofimprovementssuggestthemselves:(1)there-  writingofthecodeinanicerlanguage,(2)compiling,  thedamnthing,(3)makingaversionthatisnotde-ð  pendentoneverythingbeingindriveA0:.Atrulyper-,  fectversionforalargersystemwouldloadandsit,  SIDEKICKfashion(Borland'sniftynewproduct),atthe,  topofmemory--ormaybejustloadtheMenupartofð  DESK-DMintothetopofmemory,callingtheotherpartsÜ  asneeded,andusingthedisk-drivesforvirtualmemory,È  inatop-endCP/M80system.Ihaveneithertheskillnorð  timetodothis,butwouldbedelightedifsomeoneelseH  cameupwiththemods....xð6.  Asitis,itisaniceprogram.Ihaveputinalittle´  "complimentsof"message,andgiveitasagifttofriends   andoccasionalclients(therewasallthatspaceatthetop   oftheboxgoingtowaste...).IkeepmyphonebookontheÈ  cardindex,andfinditasconvenienttoloadDESKMASTERÜ  andfindanumberasitistolookthesamenumberupin  aconventionalcard-fileorloose-leafphonebook.TheÜ  appointmentcalendarisnice,andwillprintoutamonth  withtheday'sschedule--ahard-copyforreference.xðInshort,Ilikethisprogram.Ihopeyou'lllikeittoo.xè    , @ TDonaldJenner˜    , @ TWashingtonMarketÀ    , @ TLogicalSystems