Card File - Card file "SPRESTRUM".

CARD INDEX "SPECTRUM"                      

  In the "Home Library" section we have already
gave an example of compiling a thematic
catalog "ZX Spectrum Library".  Pos-
since our magazine is read overwhelmingly
For the most part, spektrumists, we still
fell into an illogical and unnatural silence
chat about the existence ofelectronic filing cabinets.
We, each at one time, tried to use
to use a variety of programs, pos-
willing to make orderly notes:
catalogs of floppy disks, games, telephone directories
ki, birthdays of friends and relatives, etc.,
etc.  The most significant characteristic
such programs - the ability to sort,
various permutations, additions and deletions
recording records;  no less important function -
quickly search for the desired entry.  Most
programs written for the ZX Spectrum are not
fully satisfy the requirements
holes that are presented to the programs
someone of a class, having a very definite
title:Database Management Systems
(DBMS). Among the many "notebooks",
"telephone directories" and so on.  highlight-
Boris Kuritsyn's Card File program is available,
being a fairly developed DBMS, organi-
based on the principle of a card index.  When ho-
well thought outstructure of records, map
technology allows you to conduct fast and accurate
search for the required card; automatic sorting
There is no rowing of records, but in this
case, this is not so significant, since
cards can be easily duplicated and moved
are located inside the file cabinet. The only thing missing is
The advantage of the program is that it is
written in 1994, with all the consequences
hence the consequences.                       
 So, let's return to the Spectrum file cabinet.
In its structure, this card index is
system of interconnected thematic
some card files.  Head file - file
Spectrum  - represents a list
thematic headings, each heading corresponds
welcomes its own file cabinet - files sp_1 ,
sp_2 ,.. sp_8 .  Card File allows
move from the main file cabinet to any
from the card files associated with it and return
back.  As you can see, everything is very clear and
convenient to use.  And work skills
Card Files are purchased quickly thanks to
thoughtfulness and standardization of the interface. 

Composition of the Card File in the "Appendix"     
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CARDFILE <В>  - launched file;          
CF.EXE   - main executable module;  
CF.BAS <В> - secondary loader;         
kt_jc.c, kt_qw.c, kt_cu.c - Russian layout
Russian keyboard (all files of type );     
Spectrum  - file cabinet "Spectrum" - bib-
lyographic description of books dedicated to
ZX Spectrum computer;                   
sp_1,.. sp_8 - thematic headings of maps
"Spectrum" libraries (all files of type ).     

 Launch and view the "Spectrum" file cabinet  
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 After launching the "CARDFILE" file, select
by controlling the arrow-cursor using the key
vish QAOP  or SXOP , or Cursor
Joystick, or Kempston Joystick, word
"File" on the screen and press the button twice
joystick or , or . In the appeared
in the window, select the line "Open..." and in
in the window that opens, click on the line below
header "Filename".  A text message will appear
cursor  Enter the file name - "Spectrum",
then press the  key.       
  Hover over the F-files flag (icon-
frame next to the inscription) and press the key
SELECTION: ,.  After "pressing" the chicken
rubbish on the "Ok" button in the window, the file will be
loaded from the current device. The file can be
view by “clicking” the cursor on the pic-
tograms in the form of arrows (in the upper part
screen).  To view the one you are interested in
you headings, “click” on the “Card” button in
at the top of the screen and in the window that opens
select the "Link" line. From the current device -
The card index associated with the
with "Spectrum" file cabinet and corresponding
the name of the category on the active card card -
"Spectrum" totecs.                       
  From the index card section the reverse is possible
transition to the "Spectrum" file cabinet, similar to
similar to the transition described above.             

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