March 15, 1983
Jim Woolley
FOG Disk Librarian
P.O. Box 11683-A
Palo Alto, California
94306

Dear Mr. Woolley,

     Enclose� ar� tw� disk� containin� m� stoc� portfoli� �
analysi� progra� STOC� BASE� Thi� progra� i� a� integrated� menu-�
drive� serie� o� CBASI� module� whic� satisfies mos� o� th� �
requirement� o� th� smal� investor� T� ge� � quic� sampl� o� wha� �
the program can do,
     plac� DIS� � o� th� � drive� pu� you� CBASI� run-tim� �
interpreter on the A drive, and type:
     CRUN2 B:STKBASE
th� program� shoul� loa� an� as� yo� t� plac� th� dat� dis� o� �
driv� � an� th� program� dis� o� driv� A� Befor� hittin� an� �
keys� tak� DIS� � ou� o� th� � driv� an� pu� i� i� th� � drive� �
Th� thre� compile� IN� file� ar� o� thi� disk� Plac� DIS� � o� �
the B drive. This disk contains sample data files.
     No� hi� an� ke� an� typ� � t� continu� afte� th� nex� �
message. The main menu should come up.

Demonstration� Ente� optio� 6� th� time-serie� option� Whe� i� �
ask� wha� fil� t� analyze� pic� #1� DAYHST.DAT� Whe� i� ask� i� �
yo� wan� t� plo� only� answe� i� th� affirmativ� wit� � P� Whe� �
i� ask� i� yo� wan� autoscaling� ente� A� Yo� shoul� no� se� BA� �
CHARTS of the prices for the stocks in the data files.
     I� yo� hav� a� Okidat� 82A� o� � printe� whic� use� � �
compresse� prin� o� 13� character� wid� whic� i� accesse� b� th� �
comman� CHR$(29� an� � newpag� optio� o� CHR$(12)� the� yo� ca� �
als� selec� optio� 4� th� historica� performanc� option� Thi� �
wil� dum� � summar� o� th� portfoli� t� th� printer� I� you� �
printe� i� different� yo� wil� hav� t� chang� th� progra� an� �
recompile.
     I� thi� work� wit� you� printer� yo� ca� als� ru� th� sam� �
optio� 6� bu� withou� specifyin� plo� only� I� wil� no� prin� ou� �
� risk/retur� analysis� creat� � file� BETA.DAT� wit� th� dat� o� �
i� whic� ca� the� b� sorte� usin� optio� 9� Optio� 5� th� updat� �
option� ca� als� b� ru� onc� th� printe� proble� i� take� car� �
of� That'� � quic� run-dow� o� wha� th� progra� ca� do� Althoug� �
i� ma� no� see� like� much� th� integration� th� user-�
friendliness� an� th� dat� bas� editin� feature� require� man� �
long hours.
     Documentatio� fo� th� progra� i� also provided i� th� fil� �
calle� STOKBASE.DO� an� thi� fil� calle� STOKBASE.TXT� I� yo� �
hav� an� questions� dro� m� � note� A� mentione� i� th� DO� file� �
� hav� submitte� a� articl� t� th� Portabl� Companio� describin� �
the use of the program. 

I'� stil� workin� o� th� schedul� � routine� whic� need� t� b� �
integrate� wit� th� stoc� add� delete� an� spli� routine� s� yo� �
only type in an entry once.
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                              Thanks,



                              Edward A. Valenzuela
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