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About Front Line Computers Limited
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Thanks are due to CAMBRIDGE COMPUTER LIMITED for their assistance and advise also to RACING CAR COMPUTERS (Thomas Nunn) for writing the software and to Stan Sutherland's consultancy HELP FOR MANAGEMENT for devising the original idea and concept of EVENT CONTROLS.
Event Control System for the Z88
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The EVENT CONTROL SYSTEM can be utilized for many types of events - - indoors and outdoors and can easily accommodate up to 180 entrants. Its uses are varied:-
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The standard INDEX, MENU and HELP facilities are available and the various editing keys can be used when entering competitors' names and details. If you are unfamiliar with the machine then it is recommended that some time is spent studying the relevant sections of the Z88 manual.
The CLOCK and the PANEL
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If necessary select the PANEL from the index or with S and change the values.
Selecting ECS
EVENT CONTROL SYSTEM can be started from the INDEX using the cursor bar or can be selected at any time using W. If EVENT CONTROL SYSTEM has already been used it will appear in the SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES area of the index from which it can be re-selected using the cursor bar. There can be any number of EVENT applications running - the only limit being set by the available memory in the Z88.
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This mode allows for the viewing of all competitors' information and rankings. No editing is available whilst in this mode. (With the exception of entering START/FINISH TIMES and START/STOP CURRENT CLOCK).
SAMPLE SCREEN LAYOUTS
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Competitor Information Form
SAMPLE OPTIONS PANELS
SAMPLE RANKINGS SCREEN
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Title Dist mls |
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Title Dist klms |
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Comp Name Gp/Cl Time Speed Place T.F.L 0/all T.F.o/a L.
Options Panel
This is the panel on the right-hand side of the screen.
View Mode
Enter Mode
Rankings Screen
Using EVENT CONTROL SYSTEM Program
From the APPLICATIONS MENU select EVENTS by moving cursor to highlight this and press .
Restart application NEW
This it will load immediately and the screen will show the software logos and Events Control System. Next and Events Control System.
Restart application
This is where you start when selecting this command,
otherwise the competitor information screen appears and you are requested to
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If the event title needs to be changed later, this command is used.
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The screen then asks
Miles or Kilometres
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If the distance needs to be changed later use this command.
otherwise type in the distance in miles/kilometres (26.2) of the stage, course, track or total event and press
Next screen -
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Load competitors
Yes No.
If you have already entered and stored a list of competitors, then select Yes -
if you have no list of competitors then select No and after selection press .
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From View Mode press the key. This will present you with a blank entry form and automatically place you in the Enter Mode.
Enter Mode
Key in your required information and when the screen is completed another blank form will be displayed.
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NOTE:- In some events it is necessary to have competitors with the same number. This has been allowed for and when you are requiring to FIND COMPETITOR tFC COMPETITOR FC then the first competitor with the duplicated number will appear and by pressing the
cursor key the next entry will appear on the screen.
Amendments
To make amendments to existing competitor information
The key moves between Enter Mode and View Mode.
CONTROL (<>) OPTIONS 
Commands using the codes can only be made entered from View Mode.
Find competitor
Select FC - The screen will request a "Competitor's Number.".
Type the required number and press . The screen will now show the information for competitor number selected. Press
to return to Enter Mode, then correct your entry by pressing
until you are at the section to be amended. When satisfied that the entry is correct, press
for each field until last line of note section is reached. You will then see a new conpetitor competitor record on the screen.
Press to return to View Mode.
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Select View Mode - the screen will show first record on file. To view last entry press
and to revert to first entry press
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First competitor
Last competitor
To select any competitor in between first and last, press FC and enter competitor number, press
. The screen will show selected competitor or alternatively page through the competitors by pressing either the
or
cursor keys.
Previous competitor
Next competitor
Delete competitor
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Save competitors
Enter filename
Enter START/FINISH time and View Rankings
Select View Mode - the screen will show first selected competitor, or the competitor you last viewed.
To enter start/finish time, press ET -
Enter start/finish
Enter Start time 00:00:00:00 (hour:min:sec:sec) now enter the time of starting and press . The screen will now ask you to enter finish time 00:00:00:00, enter finishing time and press ENTER
. The elapsed time will now be shown adjacent to the word TIME in the first frame under competitor details.
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To stop the STOPWATCH press ST. The TIME window will now show the clock stationary and the lapsed time will remain as a record.
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Until you have become more conversant with the operation of the STOPWATCH then we suggest that you press |
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BEWARE:- Do not run your finger horizontally across the keys as you may accidentally trigger the STOPWATCH.
Reset all times
View rankings
This can be by1]
- Overall position or
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- Group position or
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- Class position or
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- Class within a Group position.
Overall Ranking
No restrictions
Select NR - press
to return to View Mode. Now select
VR
View rankings
the Options window shows ***Sorting***. The ranking of the first five competitors will appear on the screen and by pressing the or
cursor key you will move up or down the list. Press
to return to a competitor information record.
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Group Ranking
Restrict by group
Select RG to enter the group you wish to rank and press
. The screen returns to competitor information record -now select
VR- Options window shows ***Sorting***. Then rankings of the first five competitors in the selected group appears on the screen and by pressing the
or
cursor key you will move up or down the list. Press
to return to a competitor information record. To derestrict derest-rict a Group, select
RG but leave entry blank or use
NR.
Class Ranking
Restrict by class
Select RC - enter the class you require to rank and press
. The screen returns to competitor information record, then select
VR and the screen will show the first five competitors in the selected class and by pressing the ñ
or ò
cursor key you will move up or down the list. Press -ESC-
to return to a competitor information record.
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To apply both Group and Class restrictions simultaneously after restricting the Group with RG and the Class with
RC, then by selecting
VR the screen will display ranking information relating to competitors in a specific Class in a specific Group.
Print out competitor
Select PC - print competitor information and the printer will print a copy of the selected record, the screen then returns to a competitor information record.
Print out rankings
Select PR - print ranking - and the printer will print a copy of all GROUP/CLASS rankings.
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At end of event, press key to return to APPLICATIONS menu or select
DIE if you no longer require the EVENT CONTROL SYSTEM application.
Abandon application
ECS Competitors
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Follow the instructions as under the Amendments Heading.
Note:- It is recommended that if you have many competitors to enter, that you periodically save the competitor details.
ECS Commands
COMMANDS
This is a reference list of the COMMANDS which control the program. These can be selected on screen by pressing the -MENU- key and using the curser cursor keys to locate the required command or by typing the required command sequence directly.
The HELP screens for all of these commands can be selected by pressing the key at any time. The HELP screen is menu driven by commands shown on the right hand side of the screen.
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Reads the competitors' names from a file which has previously been created using the SAVE COMPETITORS command tFScommand FS. Enter a filename after a prompt.
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Creates a file (in current filing device and directory) of the competitors' names. The file is "packed" to minimise minimize memory usage so no attempts should be made to edit the file directly. Enter a filename after the prompt.
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These are the three ways of entering a competitors' time - the Z88 can time a competitor using the START/STOP CURRENT CLOCK commands tGOtSTcommands GO
ST
The second option allows the competitor's time to be entered directly when in the EDIT MODE.
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The ESCAPE key is used to toggle between the VIEW mode and the ENTER mode. It is also used to return to VIEW mode from RANKINGS window. To abort printing use ESC .
TAB - Blank record entry -
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This command KILLS the application - it is IRREVERSIBLE. The command has to be entered from the keyboard - it cannot be selected from the MENU. The DIE command is equivalent to the
KILL command from the suspended activities area.
ECS Errors
- ERROR MESSAGES
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- - Errors which occur when reading or saving files are fatal and result in the application being KILLED by the operating system - though it may always be re-selected from the INDEX.
- BAD FILENAME
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- - Filename should be alphanumeric characters only as described in the Z88 manual.
- FILE NOT FOUND
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- - The file specified does not exist.
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- If in doubt refer to the FILER for the correct filename.
- FILE IN USE
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- - This error will be generated if the file selected is already being used by another application.
- NO ROOM
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- - No memory is available to open a new file. Delete files which are no longer required or