Atari 800 Instruction Manual

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CHECKBOOK BALANCER
Figure 5-1 Checkboo k Balan cer M enu
To main tain yo ur chec ki ng acc ount prop erl y, balan ce th e acco unt eac h m onth
wh en y ou receive t he b ank state me nt. Th eChec k boo k Bal ancer m odu le helps
yo u acco m plis h thi swith ve ry Ii tt Ie e ff o r t.
N ot e: If yo u fo rget to mak e a n ent ry dur ing a w ork sessio n and exit co m plete ly
fro m th e m odul e, yo u ca n not reen t er th e modul e and sta rt th e process over
aga in. O nce yo u clear th echec ks from yo ur chec k fi le, th ey no lon ger ex ist.
To wor k wi t h th eC heckboo kBal ancer mod ul e, yo umust access it f ro m the
System M enu . Fo llo w t he general inst r uctio ns fo r starti ng up yo ur syste m (if yo u
are not already wor kin g wit h it] and br ing t he System M enu to yo ur screen. The n
conti nue wi th th e followi ng instr uct io ns.
1. Type the keywo rd and press A message prompt wi ll tell you to
INSERT THE DATA DISKETTE and press '.Iilli -P' to cont inue.
2. A nswe r t he pr om pt WHAT IS THE ' BEG INN ING BALANCE' ON YOU R
STATE MEN T? and p ress liiiiii;iii (Enter the dolla r f igure in the XXXXX.XX
f orm at.)
Note:The beginn ing bal ance is th ea mo unt of mon ey in yo ur chec king
acco unt w hen thecurrent bank statem ent is prepared. M ost s tate men ts
will ind icat e it as " Beginning Balance."
3. TheChec k boo k Balancer M enu (see Figu re 5-1l will be di spl ayed on yo ur
screen. Typ e th e keyw ord for thesub f unc tion yo uw ant to perf o rm, press
'iii'i 'dti and refer to theappropr iate subsection youwant to use .
Checkbook Balancer )9

Atari 800 Specifications

General

Processor	MOS Technology 6502
Processor Speed	1.79 MHz
ROM	10 KB
Graphics	ANTIC and GTIA chips
Release Year	1979
Display Resolution	up to 320 x 192
Colors	128 colors
Sound	4 channels
Storage	Cartridge, cassette, floppy disk
Ports	Cartridge, serial, monitor
Operating System	Atari OS