To install the system on your Hard Drive; change to the directory (CD.. ) where you want it installed and enter the command - COPY A:*.* . To start the system enter the command DIRCS. A main menu will appear and you will have the options of TRANSACTIONS, RATES, CALCULATE, & EXIT. TRANSACTIONS allow you to enter a transaction date along with a transaction amount. Use your cursor control keys to position the highlight to a field, press enter to activate editing (a flashing cursor will appear), type in the values, press escape to exit the field. To enter a new record, press the cursor down key until the symbol appears in the editor header. To omit a record from the calculation press delete on that record, will appear in the editor header when the cursor is on that record. Negative amounts in the transactions file are subtracted from the running balance. RATES allow you to enter a rate in decimal form (ie: 8¬ % = .0825), along with that rates effective date. Entry is done as with transactions. These rates will be automatically adjusted into the calculations. CALCULATE will meld these two files together creating a balance forward report similiar to a bank statement -- ie: START END RATE EFT DATE DAYS AMOUNT BALANCE 04/15/90 06/30/90 0.1100 10/01/89 76 67.36 2975.36 06/30/90 09/30/90 0.1100 10/01/89 92 83.64 3059.00 09/30/90 12/31/90 0.1100 10/01/89 92 85.99 3144.99 12/31/90 03/31/91 0.1100 10/01/89 90 86.46 3231.44 03/31/91 06/10/91 0.1000 04/01/91 71 63.46 3294.91 06/10/91 06/30/91 0.1000 04/01/91 20 0.07 12.98 06/30/91 09/30/91 0.1000 04/01/91 92 0.33 13.31 09/30/91 12/23/91 0.1000 04/01/91 84 0.31 13.62 12/23/91 01/01/92 0.1000 04/01/91 9 0.03 13.65 01/01/92 03/31/92 0.0900 01/01/92 90 0.34 13.96 03/31/92 06/30/92 0.0900 01/01/92 91 0.32 14.28 06/30/92 07/31/92 0.0900 01/01/92 31 0.11 14.39 Total Interest Accrued = 388.42 A Printer file will also have been created (DIRCS.prn) for direction to any standard output device. Kindly respond with your impressions, comments and suggestions about the system. Should you find that this system meets your needs, please remit a fee of twenty-five dollars payable to: Downey Enterprises P.O. Box 264 Kenosha, WI 53141-0264