                    TEXBASE  

PROTOTYPE VERSION:

There are four main progs, MENU, ENTER, SEARCH and
DELETE, and a data file, "text".             

text: If this does not exist, it must be created before
you start. Decide on how many lines altogether, (eg 
between 50-5000).
Click on the !texbase icon, this will bring up a menu, 
and if text does not exist, the program will stop. This
is OK. Now start again, but Shift/click on !Texbase to
open up the directory window. Click on Build.

MENU: Just a way of starting! The original needed it for
pragmatic reasons!

ENTER: A word processor, but the text is saved in the
same file, called "text". Each piece of work is called
a page. You need a key strip, also note that PRINT
(to the right of the f keys) is also used. Try
using the cursor keys with CTRL and SHFT to learn
what they do!
NOTE-sometimes a question is asked of you! It will be
seen on the ruler. You must choose some of your entered
text as keywords before you save. Place the cursor at the
start of a word, and press shft/f8. You cannot delete a
single keyword, but you can delete them all! (Sh/f6)  You
can edit a previous entry, but not enlarge it, ie add to
it. (It has to fit back into the same disc space).

SEARCH: this looks for a "page", by the use of the keyword.
When found, you can save it to disc as an ascii file. 
You can dump the page to a printer. It used the old fashioned
method. There may be embedded printer codes. They are standard,
so should not cause trouble, unless you buy a nonstandard
printer.

DELETE: this removes an entry, (ie a "page") and shuffles the
rest down as it were. 

There may be more to come. There may be bugs.

                             Paul Pibworth 08/93