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SPANISH.DOC
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNER PROGRAM
SHAREWARE
This program is not free. It is shareware. This means that you
may try it out before you decide whether or not to buy it. After
you have tried it out for one or two weeks, if you intend to
keep using it you must register by sending $12.00 to
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
You can use the registration form, but it's not required.
When you register you will be put on my list for notice about
new versions, new programs, etc.
You may not sell the program, but you may distribute it as
shareware, making a small charge for the disk and mailing. You
may not use the program for any commercial purpose without my
written permission.
You may give the program to as many people as you wish. When you
do so, you must transfer all the files on the disk. Each user
must send in $12.00 unless they are members of the same household
or family as someone who has registered.
If the program is going to be used by a school, business or
other entity, please contact me to negotiate a license fee.
I receive no other income from my programming. Equipment costs,
supplies, mailings and BBS upload time are all paid out of
my pocket. Therefore, if you use and enjoy the program, please
SEND THE REGISTRATION FEE. And remember, if you don't register
I will find you in the middle of the night when you are sleeping.
THE PROGRAM
With this program you can use your computer to study vocabulary
words, idioms and sentences from any textbook, study guide,
story, newspaper or article. If you are studying from a textbook
you can make a separate file for each chapter. You can enter all
of the different verb forms, regular and irregular. You can enter
idioms and other expressions.
You can run the program from a floppy disk or copy it to a
hard disk if you have one. The files created and used by program
must be in the same directory or on the same floppy disk as the
program. These files have a ".DAT" extension in their name.
If your floppy gets full you can either delete files or copy
the program files to a new floppy and continue to make new data
files.
Under normal circumstances, you will make data files before
you use the test option. However, everyone is usually
interested in seeing how the test option works first, so I
have included vocabulary files made with the program so
that you can immediately see how the test option works if you
want to.
For the following instructions, type the word or symbol between
the "< >" marks, but not the "< >" symbols.
If you have only a floppy drive, insert the disk into it. At
the prompt, follow the instructions below.
If you have a hard drive you should use it for the program as
it loads much faster from a hard drive. Insert the disk into the
floppy disk drive. At the DOS prompt type <MD\SPANISH>. Then
type <CD\SPANISH>. Then type <COPY [disk drive letter]:*.*>.
You are now ready to follow the instructions below.
THE UTILITIES
The program is very straight forward. To start it choose
option <3> from the RUNME menu or by typing <SPANISH> at the
DOS prompt and pressing <Enter>. You will see the title
page. Press <Enter> for the main menu.
If you select option <2> from the main menu you will see the
maintenance utilities. Using these utilities you can create,
change, print and look at files of the words and phrases on
which you will test yourself.
Select one of the choices. (Choice <5> is easiest.) You will
then be asked for a file number. No matter which choice you
selected you can call up a directory of the Spanish vocabulary
files by pressing <F1>. They all have a "SPAN" prefix and a
"DAT" suffix, but you only have to type in the number, which
can be from 1 to 999. If you choose to create a file, using
option <1>, the program will check if a file exists with the
number of the file you have chosen to create. If so, you will
be given the option of overwriting the existing file or choosing
another number for your new file. If you choose creating or
adding to an existing file you will be asked to type in an
English word or expression. Do so and press <Enter>. You will
then be asked for the Spanish word or expression.
The bottom of the screen will tell you which function keys to
press to print the characters which are not on the keyboard.
After typing the Spanish word or expression press <Enter> again.
You will be asked to confirm your entry. When you are finished
with the file press <Esc>.
If you choose to edit a file, the computer will show you the
current entries one by one. The bottom of the screen tells you
what to do.
You can enter phrases up to 32 characters long. This means that
you can also include multiple meanings of a word by separating
them with a semicolon.
The print file option works automatically once you have selected
a file number.
The file display option prompts you to press <Enter> if there
is more than one page of words and expressions in a file.
Pressing <Esc> one or two times always takes you to the main
menu.
TESTING YOURSELF
Back at the main menu choose option <1>.
You will see four choices on the screen and will choose choice <1>.
After you select choice 1 you will be asked which files you want
to be tested on. First type in the smallest file number you want
and press <Enter>. You will then be asked for the ending file
number. If you want to be tested on only one file then type in
the same number. If you want to do two or more consecutively
numbered files then type in the last numbered file you want. You
can only do more than one file at a time if the files are
consecutively numbered. In any event, press <Enter>.
You can do up to 200 words at a time, but I recommend you do
one file at a time.
By this time you will have learned that somewhere on the screen,
in the middle of the screen or on the bottom, you are told what
you can do next.
The next menu lets you select two different types of tests,
multiple choice or fill in. Multiple choice lets you get
acquainted with the vocabulary. Fill in really tests your
knowledge of the vocabulary.
The next menu lets you select the direction of the translation
test. Your choices are obvious.
Taking the test is also obvious. If you have chosen the multiple
choice test then press the number of the answer you select. For a
fill in test, type your answer and press <Enter>. When you have
to fill in an answer in Spanish, the bottom of the screen will tell
you which function keys to press to print the characters that are
not on the keyboard.
Pressing <Esc> always takes you to the next previous menu. You
can change the type of test or the direction of translation at
any time. While you can switch back and forth, the program will
test you on all words and phrases in both directions. When you
are finished with all the vocabulary in one direction the program
will change to the other direction, having told you about this
change at the bottom of your screen.
After you have finished the test, the program will take you back
to the first test menu. You can select another file for testing,
look at your results, or retest yourself on wrong answers. Unless
you have a perfect score, press <2>. You can look at your results
on the screen, print the results, or do both.
Either before or after you look at the results you can retest
yourself. Of course, the retest option only tests you on the
words and phrases that you missed. Other than that the retest
option works just like the test option.
PRINTING
Choose a printer. If you have an HP or Epson printer or a
compatible which is capable of printing the IBM symbol set
you can use it to print letters with proper accent marks
already in place.
PRINTING THE INSTRUCTIONS
If you want to print out these instructions, select option <2>
from the RUNME menu or type the following at the DOS prompt:
TYPE SPANISH.DOC > PRN
Then press <Enter>.
WINDOWS
If you want to run the programs under Windows, do the following:
1.) Enter Windows.
2.) From Program Manager, open the File Menu.
3.) Choose "New". You will then see a box called "New Program
Object".
4.) Choose "Program Group". Click "OK".
5.) Next you will see a box called "Program Group Properties".
In the "Description" box type <Languages>. Click "OK". Don't
worry about the "Group File" box; leave it blank.
6.) You will now see that you have a group called "Languages."
7.) Open the File Menu again. Choose "New" again. The "New
Program Object" box will appear again.
8.) Choose "Program Item". Click "OK".
9.) The "Program Item Properties" box will appear. In the
"Description" box type <Spanish>. Press the <Tab> key.
10.) In the "Command Line" box type <C:\Spanish\Spanish.exe>.
(If you are using a different drive or directory, then make
the appropriate substitutions.) Press the <Tab> key again.
11.) In the "Working Directory" box type <C:\Spanish> (or other
appropriate directory.) Click "OK".
12.) You should see a DOS icon with the word "Spanish" underneath.
Double click it to run the Spanish program.
copyright 1993 by
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
EURO4.DOC
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
EUROPEAN 4 LANGUAGE LEARNER PROGRAM
SHAREWARE
This program is not free. It is shareware. This means that you
may try it out before you decide whether or not to buy it. After
you have tried it out for one or two weeks, if you intend to
keep using it you must register by sending $15.00 to
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
You can use the registration form, but it's not required.
When you register you will be put on my list for notice about
new versions, new programs, etc.
You may give the program to as many people as you wish. When you
do so, you must transfer all the files on the disk. Each user
must send in $15.00 unless they are members of the same household
or family as someone who has registered.
You may not sell the program, but you can distribute it as
shareware, charging a small sum for the disk and mailing. You
may not make any commercial use of the program without my
written permission.
If the program is going to be used by a school, business or
other entity, please contact me to negotiate a license fee.
I receive no other income from my programming. Equipment costs,
supplies, mailings and BBS upload time are all paid out of
my pocket. Therefore, if you use and enjoy the program, please
SEND THE REGISTRATION FEE. And remember, if you don't register
I will find you in the middle of the night when you are sleeping.
THE PROGRAM
With this program you can use your computer to study vocabulary
words, idioms and sentences from any textbook, study guide,
story, newspaper or article. If you are studying from a textbook
you can make a separate file for each chapter. You can enter all
of the different verb forms, regular and irregular. You can enter
idioms and other expressions.
You can run the program from a floppy disk or copy it to a
hard disk if you have one. The files created and used by program
must be in the same directory or on the same floppy disk as the
program. These files have a ".DAT" extension in their name.
If your floppy gets full you can either delete files or copy
the program files to a new floppy and continue to make new data
files.
Under normal circumstances, you will make data files before
you use the test option. However, everyone is usually
interested in seeing how the test option works first, so I
have included vocabulary files made with the program so
that you can immediately see how the test option works if you
want to.
For the following instructions, type the word or symbol between
the "< >" marks, but not the "< >" symbols.
If you have only a floppy drive, insert the disk into it. At
the prompt, follow the instructions below.
If you have a hard drive you should use it for the program as
it loads much faster from a hard drive. Insert the disk into the
floppy disk drive. At the DOS prompt type <MD\EURO4>. Then
type <CD\EURO4>. Then type <COPY [disk drive letter]:*.*>.
You are now ready to follow the instructions below.
THE UTILITIES
The program is very straight forward. To start it choose
option <3> from the RUNME menu or by typing <EURO4> at the
DOS prompt and pressing <Enter>. You will see the title
page. Press <Enter> for the main menu.
If you select option <2> from the main menu you will see the
maintenance utilities. Using these utilities you can create,
change, print and look at files of the words and phrases on
which you will test yourself.
Select one of the choices. (Choice <5> is easiest.) You will
then be asked for a file number. No matter which choice you
selected you can call up a directory of the vocabulary
files for the chosen language by pressing <F1>. They all have
a prefix identifying the language and a "DAT" suffix, but you
only have to type in the number, which can be from 1 to 999.
If you choose to create a file, using option <1>, the program
will check if a file exists with the number of the file you
have chosen to create. If so, you will be given the option of
overwriting the existing file or choosing another number for
your new file. If you choose creating or adding to an existing
file you will be asked to type in an English word or expression.
Do so and press <Enter>. You will then be asked for the foreign
language word or expression.
The bottom of the screen will tell you which function keys to
press to print the characters which are not on the keyboard.
After typing the foreign language word or expression press
<Enter> again. You will be asked to confirm your entry. When
you are finished with the file press <Esc>.
If you choose to edit a file, the computer will show you the
current entries one by one. The bottom of the screen tells you
what to do.
You can enter phrases up to 32 characters long. This means that
you can also include multiple meanings of a word by separating
them with a semicolon.
The print file option works automatically once you have selected
a file number.
The file display option prompts you to press <Enter> if there
is more than one page of words and expressions in a file.
Pressing <Esc> one or two times always takes you to the main
menu.
TESTING YOURSELF
Back at the main menu choose option <1>.
You will see four choices on the screen and will choose choice <1>.
After you select choice 1 you will be asked which files you want
to be tested on. First type in the smallest file number you want
and press <Enter>. You will then be asked for the ending file
number. If you want to be tested on only one file then type in
the same number. If you want to do two or more consecutively
numbered files then type in the last numbered file you want. You
can only do more than one file at a time if the files are
consecutively numbered. In any event, press <Enter>.
You can do up to 200 words at a time, but I recommend you do
one file at a time.
By this time you will have learned that somewhere on the screen,
in the middle of the screen or on the bottom, you are told what
you can do next.
The next menu lets you select two different types of tests,
multiple choice or fill in. Multiple choice lets you get
acquainted with the vocabulary. Fill in really tests your
knowledge of the vocabulary.
The next menu lets you select the direction of the translation
test. Your choices are obvious.
Taking the test is also obvious. If you have chosen the multiple
choice test then press the number of the answer you select. For a
fill in test, type your answer and press <Enter>. When you have
to fill in an answer in French, the bottom of the screen will tell
you which function keys to press to print the characters that are
not on the keyboard.
Pressing <Esc> always takes you to the next previous menu. You
can change the type of test or the direction of translation at
any time. While you can switch back and forth, the program will
test you on all words and phrases in both directions. When you
are finished with all the vocabulary in one direction the program
will change to the other direction, having told you about this
change at the bottom of your screen.
After you have finished the test, the program will take you back
to the first test menu. You can select another file for testing,
look at your results, or retest yourself on wrong answers. Unless
you have a perfect score, press <2>. You can look at your results
on the screen, print the results, or do both.
Either before or after you look at the results you can retest
yourself. Of course, the retest option only tests you on the
words and phrases that you missed. Other than that the retest
option works just like the test option.
PRINTING
Choose a printer. If you have an HP or Epson printer or a
compatible which is capable of printing the IBM symbol set
you can use it to print letters with proper accent marks
already in place. Otherwise you will have to add the accent
marks yourself.
PRINTING THE INSTRUCTIONS
If you want to print out these instructions, select option <2>
from the RUNME menu or type the following at the DOS prompt:
TYPE EURO4.DOC > PRN
Then press <Enter>.
WINDOWS
If you want to run the programs under Windows, do the following:
1.) Enter Windows.
2.) From Program Manager, open the File Menu.
3.) Choose "New". You will then see a box called "New Program
Object".
4.) Choose "Program Group". Click "OK".
5.) Next you will see a box called "Program Group Properties".
In the "Description" box type <Languages>. Click "OK". Don't
worry about the "Group File" box; leave it blank.
6.) You will now see that you have a group called "Languages."
7.) Open the File Menu again. Choose "New" again. The "New
Program Object" box will appear again.
8.) Choose "Program Item". Click "OK".
9.) The "Program Item Properties" box will appear. In the
"Description" box type <EURO4>. Press the <Tab> key.
10.) In the "Command Line" box type <C:\EURO4\EURO4.exe>.
(If you are using a different drive or directory, then make
the appropriate substitutions.) Press the <Tab> key again.
11.) In the "Working Directory" box type <C:\EURO4> (or other
appropriate directory.) Click "OK".
12.) You should see a DOS icon with the word "EURO4" underneath.
Double click it to run the EURO4 program.
copyright 1993 by
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
REGISTER.DOC
REGISTRATION
Enclosed is $________ for registration fees.
NAME:_______________________________________________
ADDRESS:____________________________________________
CITY:_______________________________________________
STATE:______ ZIP CODE:___________________
I am registering the following programs:
____French $12.00 ____German $12.00
____Greek $12.00 ____Italian $12.00
____Spanish $12.00 ____Russian $12.00
____AMazing $12.00 ____European 9 Languages $15.00
Wishes, desires, demands and comments:______________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Send the money to:
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
EURO9.DOC
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
EUROPEAN 9 LANGUAGE LEARNER PROGRAM
SHAREWARE
This program is not free. It is shareware. This means that you
may try it out before you decide whether or not to buy it. After
you have tried it out for one or two weeks, if you intend to
keep using it you must register by sending $15.00 to
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
You can use the registration form, but it's not required.
When you register you will be put on my list for notice about
new versions, new programs, etc.
You may give the program to as many people as you wish. When you
do so, you must transfer all the files on the disk. Each user
must send in $15.00 unless they are members of the same household
or family as someone who has registered.
You may not sell the program, but you can distribute it as
shareware, charging a small sum for the disk and mailing. You
may not make any commercial use of the program without my
written permission.
If the program is going to be used by a school, business or
other entity, please contact me to negotiate a license fee.
I receive no other income from my programming. Equipment costs,
supplies, mailings and BBS upload time are all paid out of
my pocket. Therefore, if you use and enjoy the program, please
SEND THE REGISTRATION FEE. And remember, if you don't register
I will find you in the middle of the night when you are sleeping.
THE PROGRAM
With this program you can use your computer to study vocabulary
words, idioms and sentences from any textbook, study guide,
story, newspaper or article. If you are studying from a textbook
you can make a separate file for each chapter. You can enter all
of the different verb forms, regular and irregular. You can enter
idioms and other expressions.
You can run the program from a floppy disk or copy it to a
hard disk if you have one. The files created and used by program
must be in the same directory or on the same floppy disk as the
program. These files have a ".DAT" extension in their name.
If your floppy gets full you can either delete files or copy
the program files to a new floppy and continue to make new data
files.
Under normal circumstances, you will make data files before
you use the test option. However, everyone is usually
interested in seeing how the test option works first, so I
have included vocabulary files made with the program so
that you can immediately see how the test option works if you
want to.
For the following instructions, type the word or symbol between
the "< >" marks, but not the "< >" symbols.
If you have only a floppy drive, insert the disk into it. At
the prompt, follow the instructions below.
If you have a hard drive you should use it for the program as
it loads much faster from a hard drive. Insert the disk into the
floppy disk drive. At the DOS prompt type <MD\EURO9>. Then
type <CD\EURO9>. Then type <COPY [disk drive letter]:*.*>.
You are now ready to follow the instructions below.
THE UTILITIES
The program is very straight forward. To start it choose
option <3> from the RUNME menu or by typing <EURO9> at the
DOS prompt and pressing <Enter>. You will see the title
page. Press <Enter> for the main menu.
If you select option <2> from the main menu you will see the
maintenance utilities. Using these utilities you can create,
change, print and look at files of the words and phrases on
which you will test yourself.
Select one of the choices. (Choice <5> is easiest.) You will
then be asked for a file number. No matter which choice you
selected you can call up a directory of the vocabulary
files for the chosen language by pressing <F1>. They all have
a prefix identifying the language and a "DAT" suffix, but you
only have to type in the number, which can be from 1 to 999.
If you choose to create a file, using option <1>, the program
will check if a file exists with the number of the file you
have chosen to create. If so, you will be given the option of
overwriting the existing file or choosing another number for
your new file. If you choose creating or adding to an existing
file you will be asked to type in an English word or expression.
Do so and press <Enter>. You will then be asked for the foreign
language word or expression.
The bottom of the screen will tell you which function keys to
press to print the characters which are not on the keyboard.
After typing the foreign language word or expression press
<Enter> again. You will be asked to confirm your entry. When
you are finished with the file press <Esc>.
If you choose to edit a file, the computer will show you the
current entries one by one. The bottom of the screen tells you
what to do.
You can enter phrases up to 32 characters long. This means that
you can also include multiple meanings of a word by separating
them with a semicolon.
The print file option works automatically once you have selected
a file number.
The file display option prompts you to press <Enter> if there
is more than one page of words and expressions in a file.
Pressing <Esc> one or two times always takes you to the main
menu.
TESTING YOURSELF
Back at the main menu choose option <1>.
You will see four choices on the screen and will choose choice <1>.
After you select choice 1 you will be asked which files you want
to be tested on. First type in the smallest file number you want
and press <Enter>. You will then be asked for the ending file
number. If you want to be tested on only one file then type in
the same number. If you want to do two or more consecutively
numbered files then type in the last numbered file you want. You
can only do more than one file at a time if the files are
consecutively numbered. In any event, press <Enter>.
You can do up to 200 words at a time, but I recommend you do
one file at a time.
By this time you will have learned that somewhere on the screen,
in the middle of the screen or on the bottom, you are told what
you can do next.
The next menu lets you select two different types of tests,
multiple choice or fill in. Multiple choice lets you get
acquainted with the vocabulary. Fill in really tests your
knowledge of the vocabulary.
The next menu lets you select the direction of the translation
test. Your choices are obvious.
Taking the test is also obvious. If you have chosen the multiple
choice test then press the number of the answer you select. For a
fill in test, type your answer and press <Enter>. When you have
to fill in an answer in French, the bottom of the screen will tell
you which function keys to press to print the characters that are
not on the keyboard.
Pressing <Esc> always takes you to the next previous menu. You
can change the type of test or the direction of translation at
any time. While you can switch back and forth, the program will
test you on all words and phrases in both directions. When you
are finished with all the vocabulary in one direction the program
will change to the other direction, having told you about this
change at the bottom of your screen.
After you have finished the test, the program will take you back
to the first test menu. You can select another file for testing,
look at your results, or retest yourself on wrong answers. Unless
you have a perfect score, press <2>. You can look at your results
on the screen, print the results, or do both.
Either before or after you look at the results you can retest
yourself. Of course, the retest option only tests you on the
words and phrases that you missed. Other than that the retest
option works just like the test option.
PRINTING
Choose a printer. If you have an HP or Epson printer or a
compatible which is capable of printing the IBM symbol set
you can use it to print letters with proper accent marks
already in place, if you are printing a list for Danish,
Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish. For the other
languages you will have to add your own accent marks.
PRINTING THE INSTRUCTIONS
If you want to print out these instructions, select option <2>
from the RUNME menu or type the following at the DOS prompt:
TYPE EURO9.DOC > PRN
Then press <Enter>.
WINDOWS
If you want to run the programs under Windows, do the following:
1.) Enter Windows.
2.) From Program Manager, open the File Menu.
3.) Choose "New". You will then see a box called "New Program
Object".
4.) Choose "Program Group". Click "OK".
5.) Next you will see a box called "Program Group Properties".
In the "Description" box type <Languages>. Click "OK". Don't
worry about the "Group File" box; leave it blank.
6.) You will now see that you have a group called "Languages."
7.) Open the File Menu again. Choose "New" again. The "New
Program Object" box will appear again.
8.) Choose "Program Item". Click "OK".
9.) The "Program Item Properties" box will appear. In the
"Description" box type <EURO9>. Press the <Tab> key.
10.) In the "Command Line" box type <C:\EURO9\EURO9.exe>.
(If you are using a different drive or directory, then make
the appropriate substitutions.) Press the <Tab> key again.
11.) In the "Working Directory" box type <C:\EURO9> (or other
appropriate directory.) Click "OK".
12.) You should see a DOS icon with the word "EURO9" underneath.
Double click it to run the EURO9 program.
copyright 1993 by
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
REGISTER.DOC
REGISTRATION
Enclosed is $________ for registration fees.
NAME:_______________________________________________
ADDRESS:____________________________________________
CITY:_______________________________________________
STATE:______ ZIP CODE:___________________
I am registering the following programs:
____European 4 Languages $15.00
____European 9 Languages $15.00
____Russian $12.00
____English for Spanish Speakers $12.00
____Amazing $12.00
Wishes, desires, demands and comments:______________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Send the money to:
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
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REGISTER.DOC
REGISTRATION
Enclosed is $________ for registration fees.
NAME:_______________________________________________
ADDRESS:____________________________________________
CITY:_______________________________________________
STATE:______ ZIP CODE:___________________
I am registering the following programs:
____European 4 Languages $15.00
____European 9 Languages $15.00
____Russian $12.00
____English for Spanish Speakers $12.00
____Amazing $12.00
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Send the money to:
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
RUSSIAN.DOC
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
RUSSIAN PROGRAMS
SHAREWARE
These programs are not free. They are shareware. This means
that you may try them out before you decide whether or not
to buy them. After you have tried them out for one or two
weeks, if you intend to keep using them you must register
them by sending $12.00 to
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
You can use the registration form, but it's not required.
When you register you will be put on my list for notice about
new versions, new programs, etc.
You may give the programs to as many people as you wish. When
you do so, you must transfer all the files on the disk. Each
user must send in $12.00 unless they are members of the same
household or family as someone who has registered.
You may not sell the program, but you may distribute it as
shareware, making a small charge for the disk and mailing. You
may not use the programs for any commercial purpose without
my written permission.
If the programs are going to be used by a school, business or
other entity, please contact me to negotiate a license fee.
I receive no other income from my programming. Equipment costs,
supplies, mailings and BBS upload time are all paid out of
my pocket. Therefore, if you use and enjoy the programs, please
SEND THE REGISTRATION FEE. And remember, if you don't register
I will find you in the middle of the night when you are sleeping.
THE PROGRAMS
With these programs you can use your computer to study vocabulary
words, idioms and sentences from any textbook, study guide,
story, newspaper or article. If you are studying from a textbook
you can make a separate file for each chapter. You can enter all
of the different verb forms, regular and irregular. You can enter
idioms and other expressions.
You can run the programs from a floppy disk or copy them to a
hard disk if you have one. The files created by the Utility program
and used by the Learner program must be in the same directory or on
the same floppy disk as the Utility and Learner programs. These
files have a ".DAT" extension in their name. If your floppy gets
full you can either delete files or copy the program files to a
new floppy and continue to make new data files.
Under normal circumstances, you will use the Utility program before
you use the Learner program. However, everyone is usually
interested in seeing how the Learner program works first, so I
have included vocabulary files made so that you can immediately
see how the Learner program works if you want to.
For the following instructions, type the word or symbol between
the "< >" marks, but not the "< >" symbols.
If you have only a floppy drive, insert the disk into it. At
the prompt, follow the instructions below.
If you have a hard drive you should use it for these programs as
they load much faster from a hard drive. Insert the disk into the
floppy disk drive. At the DOS prompt type <MD\RUSSIAN>. Then
type <CD\RUSSIAN>. Then type <COPY [disk drive letter]:*.*>.
You are now ready to follow the instructions below.
RUNME
If you haven't discovered it already, RUNME is a shell from which
you can run the programs, as well as do other necessary
chores. Just type <RUNME> and press <Enter>.
THE UTILITY PROGRAM
The Utility program is the program with which you create, change,
edit and look at files of the words and phrases on which you will
test yourself. The program is very straightforward. Start the program
by choosing option <3> from the RUNME menu or by typing <RUSSUTIL>
at the DOS prompt. You will see the title page. Press <Enter>
for the main menu.
Select one of the choices. (Choice <4> is easiest.) You will
then be asked for a file number. No matter which choice you
selected you can call up a directory of the Russian vocabulary
files by pressing <F1>. They all have a "RUSS" prefix and a
"DAT" suffix, but you only have to type in the number, which
can be from 1 to 999. If you choose to create a file, using
option <1>, the program will check if a file exists with the
number of the file you have chosen to create. If so, you will
be given the option of overwriting the existing file or choosing
another number for your new file. If you choose creating or
adding to an existing file you will be asked to type in an
English word or expression. Do so and press <Enter>. You will
then be asked for the Russian word or expression.
The bottom of the screen will tell you which function keys to
press to print the characters which are not on the keyboard.
After typing the Russian word or expression press <Enter> again.
You will be asked to confirm your entry. When you are finished
with the file press <Esc>.
If you choose to edit a file, the program will show you the
current entries one by one. The bottom of the screen tells you
what to do.
You can enter phrases up to 32 characters long. This means that
you can also include multiple meanings of a word by separating
them with a semicolon.
The file display option prompts you to press <Enter> if there
is more than one page of words and expressions in a file.
Pressing <Esc> one or two times always takes you to the main
menu.
THE LEARNER PROGRAM
Start the program by choosing option <4> from the RUNME menu
or by typing <RUSSTEST> at the prompt sign. You will see a
title page. Press <Enter> for the main menu.
You will see four choices on the screen and will choose choice <1>.
After you select choice 1 you will be asked which files you want
to be tested on. First type in the smallest file number you want
and press <Enter>. You will then be asked for the ending file
number. If you want to be tested on only one file then type in
the same number. If you want to do two or more consecutively
numbered files then type in the last numbered file you want. You
can only do more than one file at a time if the files are
consecutively numbered. In any event, press <Enter>.
You can do up to 200 words at a time, but I recommend you do
one file at a time.
By this time you will have learned that somewhere on the screen,
in the middle of the screen or on the bottom, you are told what
you can do next.
The next menu lets you select two different types of tests,
multiple choice or fill in. Multiple choice lets you get
acquainted with the vocabulary. Fill in really tests your
knowledge of the vocabulary.
The next menu lets you select the direction of the translation
test. Your choices are obvious.
Taking the test is also obvious. If you have chosen the multiple
choice test then press the number of the answer you select. For a
fill in test, type your answer and press <Enter>. When you have
to fill in an answer in Russian, the bottom of the screen will tell
you which keys to press to print the characters that are
not on the keyboard. The template at the bottom of the screen refers
to the function keys and to the symbol and number keys just below
them. Don't worry. You will quickly learn where the Russian letters
are.
Pressing <Esc> always takes you to the next previous menu. You
can change the type of test or the direction of translation at
any time. While you can switch back and forth, the program will
test you on all words and phrases in both directions. When you
are finished with all the vocabulary in one direction the program
will change to the other direction, having told you about this
change at the bottom of your screen.
After you have finished the test, the program will take you back
to the main menu. You can select another file for testing, look
at your results, or retest yourself on wrong answers. Unless you
have a perfect score, press <2> to see your results.
Either before or after you look at the results you can retest
yourself. Of course, the retest option only tests you on the
words and phrases that you missed. Other than that the retest
option works just like the test option.
If you want to print out these instructions, select option <2>
from the RUNME menu or type the following at the DOS prompt:
TYPE RUSSIAN.DOC > PRN
Then press <Enter>.
WINDOWS
If you want to run the programs under Windows, do the following:
1.) Enter Windows.
2.) From Program Manager, open the File Menu.
3.) Choose "New". You will then see a box called "New Program
Object".
4.) Choose "Program Group". Click "OK".
5.) Next you will see a box called "Program Group Properties".
In the "Description" box type <Languages>. Click "OK". Don't
worry about the "Group File" box; leave it blank.
6.) You will now see that you have a group called "Languages."
7.) Open the File Menu again. Choose "New" again. The "New
Program Object" box will appear again.
8.) Choose "Program Item". Click "OK".
9.) The "Program Item Properties" box will appear. In the
"Description" box type <Russian Utility>. Press the <Tab> key.
10.) In the "Command Line" box type <C:\Russian\Russutil.exe>.
(If you are using a different drive or directory, then make
the appropriate substitutions.) Press the <Tab> key again.
11.) In the "Working Directory" box type <C:\Russian> (or other
appropriate directory.) Click "OK".
12.) Now repeat steps 7 through 11. But in the description box
type <Russian Learner> and on the command line type
<C:\Russian\Russtest.exe>.
12.) You should see DOS icons with the words "Russian Utility"
and "Russian Learner" underneath.
13.) Double click the icons to run the programs.
copyright 1993 by
Arthur Wells, Jr.
1171 Cragmont Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94708
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