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GOXY 5 3 WRITE "HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE:"
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WRITE "This guide shows you how to use the shareware program DataShow. The"
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WRITE "guide contains some topics  that will be shown  on the screen.  You"
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WRITE "try them yourself.  You simply follow the directions on the screen,"
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WRITE "enter answers to questions and push keys when asked."
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WRITE "It is all designed to give you a quick idea of what DataShow is about."
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WRITE "Message boxes will pop up on the screens telling you what to do. An"
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WRITE "example is shown here beneath.  You are expected to push any key to"
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WRITE "return to the main menu. But if you hit the <Alt> key together with"
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WRITE "the X key, you'll exit this guide.  If you select  to use the mouse"
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WRITE "you'll see a different message box with two push buttons, where you"
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WRITE "can use the mouse (left button) to select between them.            "
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WRITE "When you return to the main menu, you can try the topics in order."
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GOXY 5 3 WRITE "HOW TO USE DATASHOW IN GENERAL:"
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WRITE "DataShow is designed to be as easy to use as possible. Help is made"
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WRITE "available everywhere in the Integrated Development Environment. You"
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WRITE "can allways push the F1 key,  and get help with the topic,  you are"
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WRITE "currently working on."
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WRITE "Try to play around with DataShow, to get an idea what it is about."
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WRITE "Also you should read  the file called INFO.TXT.  It contains infor-"
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WRITE "mation  about many subjects,  including how to become  owner of the"
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WRITE "full DataShow package.  The registered version of DataShow includes"
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WRITE "a text based manual that can be printed and used next to DataShow."
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WRITE "To try out DataShow, you can enter SHOW in the operating system."
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