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....SOFTWARE REQUESTS.-----------------.
.FROM: TERRY ROBERSON 31909.. I HAVE SE
EN A PROGRAM BEFORE THAT I..REALLY LIKE
AND THOUGHT YOUR..PROGRAMMERS COULD DO A
LL OF US A REAL..FAVOR BY WRITING IT FOR
LOADSTAR..USERS. THIS UTILITY COPIES,
DELETES,..RENAMES, VALIDATES, DISPLAYS T
HE..DIRECTORY, GOES TO ANOTHER DISK,..FO
RMATS, AND OF COURSE, QUITS. THIS..PROG
RAM NEEDS ONE MORE FEATURE, RUN..PROGRAM
. WE USERS COULD PLACE THIS..UTILITY AS
THE FIRST PROGRAM ON OUR..DISK AND SAVE
MUCH TIME AND EFFORT IN..DISK MANAGEMEN
T. THE PROGRAM HAS..PULL DOWN MENUS JUS
T LIKE MORE COSTLY..COMPUTERS. CAN YOU
FOLKS ACCEPT THE..CHALLENGE TO WRITE SUC
H A PROGRAM?..I'D NAME IT BASIC MENU...>
O.K., TERRY HAS ISSUED THE.> CHALLENGE
TO US, AND WE WILL PASS.> THE BUCK TO AN
Y QUALIFIED PROGRAMMER.> THAT HAPPENS TO
BE READING THIS..> ONE SUGGESTION THOUG
H, WHEN READING.> THE DIRECTORY, DO IT W
ITH MACHINE.> CODE: BASIC IS JUST TOO SL
OW. SEND.> IT TO US AND IF IT'S GOOD EN
OUGH,.> WE'LL PAY CASH FOR IT...--------
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