JOYTemplate for Letters group  .ÿŒÿ„ '5H R<€ ”È‚‰ Ȉ† ˆ† ˆ† ˆ†ôAFewCommentsonDESKMASTERˆ† ˆ† ˆ†,1.‰Thisprogramisatranscriptionofoneoriginallyap-ˆ†‰pearingin"PopularComputing"(notedinthesign-oninˆ†T‰INIT-DM.BAS).Copyrightresidesintheauthor,whoˆ†‰hasplaceditinpublicdomainwithalltheusualpro-ˆ†Ø‰visos.ˆ† ˆ†,2.‰Thecomplexofprogramsconsistsofacalendar,memo-ˆ†‰writer,card-filedatabaseandcalculator.Itrunsun-ˆ†‰derMBASICand,apparently,justaswellunderBASICA.ˆ† ˆ†8‰Thefilesare:ˆ† ˆ†¸‰‰hINIT-DM.BAS--asign-on,whichalsoloadsˆ†¬‰‰hthemainprogram.ˆ† ˆ†¸‰‰hDESK-DM.BAS--themainprogram,withcal-ˆ†¸‰‰hendar,memowriterandcard-filefunctions.ˆ† ˆ†Ì‰‰hDDISK-DM.BAS--thisprogramiscalledtoˆ†¸‰‰hinitiatethedatafilesforindicesoftheˆ†Ì‰‰hvariousfunctions.Itcreatestheindicesˆ†€‰‰hAPTINDEX,CDXINDEXandMEMINDEX.ˆ† ˆ†Ì‰‰hCALC-DM.BAS--thisisthefull-function,ˆ† ‰‰hprogrammablecalculator.ˆ† ˆ†à‰‰hIDENT-DM--thisfileisnolongerused.ˆ†à‰‰hInsteadofhavingadisklabelfile,allˆ†à‰‰htheMemo,CardandAppointmentfilesareˆ†0‰‰hnowcreatedontheDESKMASTERdisc.ˆ† ˆ†ð3.‰TheseprogramsweretranscribedbyDaveMintie(asIre-ˆ†‰call--apologiesifmymemoryservesmebadly)andputˆ†‰upontheConnecticutMorrowDecisionUsers'GroupBBSˆ†8‰inGroton,CT.ˆ† ˆ†4.‰Asoriginallysupplied,DESKMASTERwasarrangedtouseˆ†‰twodisksinonedrive.Thatis,onediskheldMBASICˆ†ð‰andtheDESKMASTERprograms;theotherdisk,tobeini-ˆ†‰tiatedusingDDISK-DM.BAS(calledfromtheDESKMASTERˆ†@‰mainmenu),createdanindexeddatadisk,whichDESKˆ†,‰MASTERinstructedtheusertoswapintodriveA:whenˆ†Ü‰accessinganyoftheapplications.Thisisnolongerne-ˆ†ð‰cessary,sincemostofushaveenoughspaceonadisktoˆ€ ”È‚‰ Ȉ†@‰storeboththeprogramsandMBASICandasubstantialˆ†@‰numberofAppointments,shortMemos,andacoupleofˆ†‰Card-files.So,Ihavemadeacoupleofchangesintheˆ†@‰codesothattheprogramnolongerusesadisclabelˆ€ ”È‚‰ Ȉ†‰filetodistinguishbetweenaProgramandaDatadisc.ˆ† ˆ†ð5.‰Anumberofimprovementssuggestthemselves:(1)there-ˆ†‰writingofthecodeinanicerlanguage,(2)compilingˆ†@‰thedamnthing,(3)makingaversionthatisnotde-ˆ†‰pendentoneverythingbeingindriveA0:.Atrulyper-ˆ†@‰fectversionforalargersystemwouldloadandsit,ˆ†‰SIDEKICKfashion(Borland'sniftynewproduct),attheˆ†@‰topofmemory--ormaybejustloadtheMenupartofˆ†‰DESK-DMintothetopofmemory,callingtheotherpartsˆ†ð‰asneeded,andusingthedisk-drivesforvirtualmemory,ˆ†Ü‰inatop-endCP/M80system.Ihaveneithertheskillnorˆ†‰timetodothis,butwouldbedelightedifsomeoneelseˆ†\‰cameupwiththemods....ˆ† ˆ†6.‰Asitis,itisaniceprogram.Ihaveputinalittleˆ†È‰"complimentsof"message,andgiveitasagifttofriendsˆ†´‰andoccasionalclients(therewasallthatspaceatthetopˆ†´‰oftheboxgoingtowaste...).Ikeepmyphonebookontheˆ†Ü‰cardindex,andfinditasconvenienttoloadDESKMASTERˆ†ð‰andfindanumberasitistolookthesamenumberupinˆ†‰aconventionalcard-fileorloose-leafphonebook.Theˆ†ð‰appointmentcalendarisnice,andwillprintoutamonthˆ†,‰withtheday'sschedule--ahard-copyforreference.ˆ† ˆ†Inshort,Ilikethisprogram.Ihopeyou'lllikeittoo.ˆ† ˆ† ‰‰h‰¸‰‰XDonaldJennerˆ†¼‰‰h‰¸‰‰XWashingtonMarketˆ†ä‰‰h‰¸‰‰XLogicalSystemsˆ€