D]2 G] 545 DDD 549 p] 767 DDD 000 945 ]]12 Bio v1.4 ]]12 © 1991, Peter Heinrich ]]20 (JUMPDISK NOTE: On single-drive systems, you will be asked to swap ]]20 Workbench and JUMPDISK (J) a couple times before the program runs.) ]]32 Note: ]20 Bio looks for its fonts in the FONTS: directory, depending ]]20on a ToolTypes font assignment contained in the icon for the program. Under ]]20Workbench 1.3 it will find the Topaz font without problem. However, if you ]]20are working under WB 2.0, the program will not work until you change the ]]20font to Courier. To do that: ]]20 Single-click the Bio program icon. ]]20 Select INFORMATION from the ICONS pulldown menu. ]]20 On the INFORMATION SCREEN, ]]20 Click on the Tooltypes window, whose contents will be reproduced ]]20 in an editing window below. The type in the window reads: FONT=SYS:Fonts/Topaz.font ]]20 Change it to read: FONT=SYS:Fonts/Courier.font ]]20. . . and SAVE it. ]]20 There is also information ahead on how you may be able to change the ]]201.3 version to Courier type. ]]13 Impatient? Go play with the program now! Hit the HELP key for help. ]]13 Just So You Know Let me say at the first that I, as a programmer and sincere empiricist, believe not one iota that biorhythm curves ACTUALLY predict anything, and intend only that this program serve as mild diversion for less ostentatiously object persons. Mindful of this, and convinced may I be that any perceived correlation between daily experiences and high, low, or critical periods predicted by biorhythms has, at its root, causes purely psychosomatic in nature, yet have I faithfully executed the fundamental theory of biorhythms to ensure "accuracy." Devoted believers would expect no less. ]]13 What Are Biorhythms? The theory of biorhythms isn't complicated, which may explain why they've been popular for thousands of years. According to the theory, everyone has certain internal rhythms which influence how they feel, think, and behave. Parallels have been drawn to cell respiration, bird migration, and the feeding patterns of oysters. For humans, three major rhythms are thought to exist: Physical, Emotional, and Intellectual. Each one rises and falls smoothly over a certain number of days, always the same and always independently of the other two. (The physical cycle lasts 23 days, the emotional 28, and the intellectual 33.) At birth, all three are critical - exactly neutral - but rising steadily. This condition only occurs every 21,252 days, or roughly 58 years. The neutral point is called critical because it marks the change from a high, or positive state, to a low, or negative one (or vice-versa). The name fits! ]]13 The Program Bio makes it easy to plot and print your personal biorhythms, and those for anyone else as well, provided you remember their birthday. To plot your biorhythms, enter your birthday in the appropriate box and click "Plot." ]The format is standard American: ]20Month]10/]20Day]10/]20Year]10. Please type the entire year; ]10/12/38 is NOT when Aunt Blanche was born (I hope!). It should be 10/12/]201938]10. The small arrows in the corner of the grid (you'll see them when you get there) move the start date forward or backward, respectively. (Don't forget to click "Plot" afterward.) The number of days moved can be selected from the menu. Using Bio you can also gauge the compatibility of two people based on their biorhythms. A separate number is generated for each cycle, representing the percentage of the time both people are in the same phase. For example, suppose Kathy and Kevin score 65% on the Emotional cycle. Then 65% of the time, Kathy and Kevin are either both high, both low, or both critical simultaneously. Since these percentages are based on birthday, they're constant, no matter when you calculate them. In other words, Kathy and Kevin will ALWAYS score 65% on the Emotional cycle. Printing the biorhythms is easy if you have a graphics-compatible printer. To do so, click "Print." If you want to abort once the printout has begun, click "Quit." ]]32 Note: ]20 Aborting the printout will stop the printer but may not clear the ]]20 printer's buffer, if present. To prevent printing of this leftover ]]20 data, you may need to turn your printer off and on. I need to do so ]]20 with my Panasonic KX-P1124. ]]13 What's This About Fonts? (JUMPDISK NOTE: Because not all users have the Extras disk containing the cleaner Courier font, we have changed the font default tool to Topaz. If you wish to change it to Courier, single-click on the Bio icon in the Bio drawer, then go to the pulldown menus at top of the Workbench screen and select INFO if you're working with WB 1.3, or INFORMATION if working with WB 2.0. The tool type box will contain an entry: FONT=SYS:Fonts/Topaz.font If you have Courier on your Extras disk, change the entry to: FONT=Extras:Fonts/Courier.font . . . and SAVE it. Also, consider what the author writes ahead is no longer exactly true, but only because of the change made by JUMPDISK to the font choice.) Bio is programmed to use three Courier fonts for its custom screen and printer output. These fonts are standard system fonts included with the Amiga, but you won't find them on the Workbench disk. The disk was so packed with other files that the Courier, Helvetica, and Times fonts all were placed on the Extras disk, in a directory called Fonts. One of the tooltypes for Bio's icon specifies where to find its fonts. If ]you look you'll find an entry like this: ]20FONT=EXTRAS:Fonts/Courier.font]10. (If your Extras disk isn't named, literally, "Extras," follow the JUMPDISK instructions to rename it.) This also allows you to choose a different font for Bio's screen, but be forewarned: Bio expects a non-proportional font. Proportional fonts make it difficult to use string gadgets! You may also specify a different font from the CLI - just add the name and path to the command. For example, to use the Opal font, type Bio Opal.font ]]13 Please... Support JUMPDISK! Tell a friend about this magazine, but don't copy it for them. This version of Bio was specially programmed for JUMPDISK. Feel free to report bugs or suggestions to: ] ]22 ] ]12 Peter Heinrich ] ]32 P.O. Box 3405, ] ]32 Eugene, OR 97403 ] ]22 Have fun!