@database "Lottery Predictor V1.0" @author "Simon P.Hughes" @(c) "Copyright 1995 Simon P.Hughes" @$VER: Lottery Predictor V1.0 (07/03/95) @width 80 @node main "Lottery Predictor V1.0" @{u}Welcome to the Lottery Predictor V1.0 User Manual.@{uu} Please select any of the topics listed below. @{ " Disclaimer " link disclaimer } @{ " Copyright and Distribution " link copyright } @{ " Registration Information " link registration } @{ " Introduction " link introduction } @{ " Requirements " link requirements } @{ " Usage " link usage } @{ " Credits " link credits } @{ " Notes " link notes } @endnode @node disclaimer Disclaimer @{u}Disclaimer@{uu} I, the author of this program can not be held responsible for your usage of this program. @endnode @node introduction Introduction @{u}Introduction@{uu} This program was written because I was fed up with not getting @{u}any@{uu} numbers on the @{u}National Lottery@{uu}. Originally I tried the good pd lottery program, but found it was crippled and I didnt like the AMOS front end of the program, so as a Computer Science Undergraduate at Swansea University, I decided I could do something different. The result is @{u}Lottery Predictor V1.0.@{uu} It started out as a simple random number generator, but quickly became a sophisticated pattern matcher, and started predicting numbers. Please feel free to use it, it isnt crippled in any way, all I ask is if you win the jackpot before me, you think of me and send me a little of your millions. I have included the first 10 weeks of data for you to play with it. @endnode @node copyright @{u}Lottery Predictor Version 1.0@{uu} (C) Copyright 1995 Simon P.Hughes Written using SAS C v6.50 by Simon P.Hughes 35 Glebe Close Credenhill Hereford HR4 7EX E-Mail:cs9h3hsp@swansea.ac.uk or susimes.ug@swansea.ac.uk or WWW Page: http://sunacm.swan.ac.uk/~simes/index.html This program may be freely distributed as long as all files are included in the distribution without any modifications. You may *NOT* charge more than Fred Fish does for a single library disk. @endnode @node registration Registration @{u}Registration Information.@{uu} Lottery Predictor V1.0 Copyright 1995 Simon P.Hughes. All rights reserved. This program is SHAREWARE which means that if you use the program you should register it, and I will send you a version without the annoying requesters. Please send the registration fee of £10.00 to: Simon P.Hughes 35 Glebe Close, Credenhill, Hereford, HR4 7EX. Please note: UK pounds only, no foreign checks please. UK Checks payable to S.P.Hughes. NOTE: If you do win the jackpot, please remember me, as I am a poor student, at university and need as much money as possible... please please. @endnode @node requirements Requirements @{u}Machine Requirements.@{uu} This program was written on an @{b}@{u}Amiga 4000/040@{ub}@{uu} with a Warp Engine Accelerator. It has 2 Mb Chip ram and 4 Mb Fast, and 10 Mb Virtual Fast. I have a 540 Meg hard drive, and loads of other gizmos. Anyway this program I guarantee works perfectly on my machine. It does require WorkBench 2, but as 1.3 is now outdated and crap, you really should upgrade if you have 1.3. It has been tested and run successfully on a bare A1200, an 030 accelerated 1200 and an 030 A4000. @endnode @node notes Notes @{u}Notes@{uu} These are my notes.. Well I dont have any actually, but watch this space, cos I might add some at a later date. Well I have now decided to add some notes and they are: 1. The program is completely free of Enforcer Hits! 2. The program @{b}apparently@{ub} crashes if you try to alter the values that are displayed in the requester after they have been generated. The idea is you write them down, and not change them. Dave says it crashes his machine, but as yet he has not been able to recreate it for me, so if it crashes whilst doing it, and you know what the problem might be, let me know, otherwise dont bother, because I am trying to fix it, but its a bit difficult, as I cant recreate it. @endnode @node credits Credits @{u}Credits@{uu} I would like to thank the following people for help creating this program, and testing,debugging. ME: For being such a cool programmer. Rachel Toye: For being my girlfriend. Tilly Toye: For being a FUNKY cat. Lee Marley: For the National Lottery Graphic. Dave Goodman: For program testing. Thanks to Jan van den Baard for the excellent GadToolsBox, used to create the intuition front end. Anybody who might send me bug reports, or some of their winnings. @endnode @node usage Usage @{u}Usage@{uu} I would have thought it was quite simple. The main interface is: @{"Load " link load} Used to load a previously saved database. @{"Save " link save} Used to save the entered data. @{"Info " link info} Displays information about the program. @{"Generate " link generate} Generates the numbers. @{"Enter data" link enter} Allows you to enter past weeks data. @{"Quit " link quit} Quits the program. @endnode @node load Load @{u}Load@{uu} Clicking on the load button, will result in loading the data. A requester will pop up informing you the data has been loaded, and how many weeks data were loaded. If the data file was not available a requester will inform you the file could not be opened. @endnode @node save Save @{u}Save@{uu} Clicking on the save button, will result in the data being saved to the file named lott.files. A requester will pop up saying the data has been saved successfully. If no data has been entered, then a requester will pop up to inform you that no data was saved, This will result in data files that exist will not be overwritten. @endnode @node info Info @{u}Info@{uu} clicking the info button will result in a small requester popping up and giving the user some information about the program and me the author, it gives my E-Mail address, and current address, the same as is detailed in @{"Copyright and Distribution" link copyright}. @endnode @node generate Generate @{u}Generating Numbers@{uu} Generating numbers to win the National Lottery couldnt be simpler. Simply clicking on the Generate button will result in a requester giving the following choices: @{"Random" link random} or @{"Predicted" link predicted}. Numbers can only be generated if their is sufficient data stored in the program. The results are better, the more data that is stored. Currently 10 weeks of data need to be stored to predicte numbers. @endnode @node enter Enter @{u}Entering Data@{uu} Entering data into the program is simple. Click on the gadget marked 1 and type in the relevant number. The process can be repeated, or by TABBING on to the next field, until entered the bonus ball number. Upon pressing the OK button, the program will accept the input if, the numbers are all different, and are all valid, in the range 1