                    Frequently Asked Questions about
              100Buddy, 200Buddy, or just plain "Buddy(tm)"

      These questions and answers apply to Buddy version 3 only.

      Topics in this issue
      ------------------------------------------------------------
      What's new in version 3 (Q1)
      Fn-A and Fn-T functions (Q2)
      Generating the "ae" character using Fn-K (Q3)
      Function keys in Memo (Q4)
      How to register and upgrade (Q5)
      Re-registering on a new machine (Q6)
      International versions, foreign language versions (Q7, Q8)
      Menu-dot in DOS (Q9)
      Phases of the moon  (Q10)
      WorldTime map overlay terminator (Q11)
      WorldTime map overlay position (Q12)
      Unzipping (Q13)
      Unloading (Q14)
      d-letter (Q15)
      Crashes, lockups (Q16)
      Blue keys in Memo (Q17)


Q1.   What's new in version 3?

      For details about the differences between version 2 and version 3,
      see the file Version3.TXT in the distribution.


Q2.   When I push Fn-A or Fn-T to create an appointment or a todo from a
      phone book entry, Buddy flashes the SmartClip window but nothing
      else happens.

      You have to define a special SmartClip for Buddy to use.  The
      clip's name can be anything, but it must start with a greater-than
      sign.  For example, the SmartClip could be named ">Buddy".  In
      that clip, you define which fields are clipped, and those fields
      become your appointment description.  If Buddy does not see that
      SmartClip, it stops and does nothing.  (Note: if you are in a full-
      screen note or a Memo file, then Buddy uses the line under the
      cursor instead of a SmartClip.)


Q3.   I'm an international user.  How can I disable the Fn-K feature to
      get the "ligature used to represent a diphthong in some Latin
      words, the low front unrounded vowel like that in Modern English
      'hat,' or the character in the International Phonetic Alphabet and
      some other transcription systems representing this low front
      unrounded vowel" (Thank you, Mr. Webster), also known as "ae," and
      which was originally assigned to that key?  (What key was that?
      Oh, we're still talking about Fn-K here.)

      Whew!  That's a complicated question with a simple answer.  Just
      set the "(Int'l) Normal Fn-A, Fn-I..." checkbox or use the
      "(Int'l) Require MENU before Buddy..." feature.


Q4.   What happened to Promote, Demote, Underln, and Bold in Memo?

      Those function keys are only used in "formatted" Memo files.  If
      you push one of those keys, even by accident, your unformatted
      (ASCII) file will become formatted.  You may not want that to
      happen.  So, unless you are editing a formatted file, Buddy
      disables those Memo functions and uses those function keys (plus
      F6) for other things.  To get access to those keys for the first
      time in an unformatted file, just push MENU first.  Once your file
      becomes formatted, Buddy restores those keys to their built-in
      functions.  (To access the original F6 function in an unformatted
      file, use MENU Edit Insert.)


Q5.   How do I register?  Can I upgrade from version 2 or 95Buddy?

      Fill out and mail the registration form (REGISTER.TXT), or use
      CompuServe's GO SWREG (look for program ID #2101).  If you have
      already registered your copy of 100Buddy version 1 or 2, then you
      do not need to register again for version 3.  Sorry, there is no
      upgrade from 95Buddy.


Q6.   I was a registered user of version 2, but when I loaded Buddy on
      my 200LX, I was unregistered.  Do I have to register again?

      No, previously registered users can upgrade at no charge.  When
      you move Buddy to a new machine, however, you have to re-enter
      your serial number using the confidential instructions I mailed to
      you.  If you have lost those instructions, please contact me.


Q7.   Does Buddy work on an "international" machine?

      Yes, if your machine is an English version, or an international
      version that has English-language displays, then Buddy will be
      happy.  But, Buddy only understands English, just like me.  On
      machines with non-English displays, many Buddy features don't
      work.  I do not have a list of those features; you'll have to try
      it yourself (there is no danger) or ask other people on a BBS.


Q8.   Do you have plans to make a version for German, French, Spanish,
      Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Russian(?), etc.

      No, it would be too much work.  For starters, there are hundreds
      of places in the program where Buddy (1) makes decisions based on
      particular pixels, letters, or words that appear on the display
      and (2) outputs certain characters to the application.  Sorry.


Q9.   Why doesn't MENU-dot work for me in DOS?

      This can happen if you have manually changed your APNAME.LST file.
      For example, if you changed it to assign a blue key to "acCIS."
      To test this, rename your APNAME.LST file and then try MENU-dot in
      DOS.  The proper way to assign a blue-key to an application such
      as acCIS is to use Buddy to re-assign the blue-key to the hotkey
      you have assigned to the application.


Q10.  Can you also indicate the phase of the moon on the map overlay?

      This is easy to do yourself just by looking at the map overlay.
      If the moon is near the sun, then it is a new moon.  If the moon
      is near the center of the night region, then it is a full moon.
      If the moon is near the terminator, then the moon is at first or
      third quarter.  See?  You learn something every day!


Q11.  The day/night terminator lines on the WorldTime map overlay aren't
      curved -- both lines are vertical.  What's wrong?

      Nothing.  Check your calendar: it's either March 21 or September
      21, right?  Think about it.


Q12.  Why is the map overlay out of sync with the actual time of day?

      You need to tell Buddy the location of your "local city."  This is
      set on the WorldTime Overlay settings screen in the Buddy EXM.  Be
      sure the "Time zone," "east," and "DST" controls are set correctly
      according to the instructions and examples on that screen.


Q13.  I cannot unpack the Buddy ZIP file.  What's wrong?

      Some of my ZIP files have a "header" on them, courtesy of my Mac
      software.  Unzippers are supposed to simply skip over anything
      before the ZIP signature, but some older unzippers don't do that.
      You need PKUNZIP version 2.04g or newer.  On the CompuServe HPHAND
      forum, that would be PK204G.EXE in library 1.


Q14.  How do I unload Buddy?  Sometimes, it refuses to unload even
      though I have followed the instructions.

      To unload Buddy, be sure you have checked "Unload Buddy when
      terminating sysmgr" in the Buddy EXM.  Then, terminate sysmgr by
      pressing &More MENU A T ENTER.  If Buddy says it is still loaded,
      then you should check your AUTOEXEC.BAT and be sure you did not
      load another TSR after Buddy.  TSRs must be unloaded in reverse
      order, and Buddy will not unload if it determines that a later-
      loaded TSR is still running.

      You can also unload Buddy from DOS by pushing SHIFT-MENU-DEL, or
      by typing BUDDY -U.


Q15.  I have the d-letter "inhibit after a lower case letter" box
      unchecked but I still cannot use d-letter within a word.  What's
      wrong?

      There are two ways for d-letter to be inhibited.  One is "inhibit
      after a lower case letter," and that will inhibit d-letter after a
      lower-case letter in all applications where d-letter is active.
      The other, "dot after white space" in SmartCaps(tm), will inhibit
      d-letter in all places except the first character position of a
      word (not just after a lower-case letter), but it will do so only
      in those apps where SmartCaps is enabled and if SmartCaps is on.
      SmartCaps figures that if you really want a capital word WITHIN a
      sentence, you'll push the period key before typing the word.
      SmartCaps is trying to help you keep proper nouns like "Lee" from
      becoming "LE".


Q16.  I just loaded a new Buddy.  I tried to execute BUDDY.COM (or
      BUDDY.EXM) and I get "not enough memory" or, worse, my machine
      locks up or crashes.  Why doesn't Buddy work?

      Buddy works fine, but what you have is not Buddy -- it's garbage.
      I bet you transferred the COM and/or EXM file to your palmtop in
      "text" mode.  That will corrupt the file because it adds line
      formatting characters.  Do the transfer again, but be sure the
      file does not get changed.  A properly loaded, uncorrupted copy of
      Buddy will NOT crash your machine.


Q17.  When I push a blue key in Memo, why do sometimes I get a shifted
      blue-key symbol instead of the desired application?

      There are two Buddy features that will automatically shift a blue
      key for you.  Both are set from the "Blue Key Controls" screen of
      the Buddy EXM.  You probably have the "Blue-Key Auto Inhibit"
      timer enabled in Memo.  This feature will shift the blue keys for
      you if you push one within the specified number of seconds after
      typing a character.  A little "tornado" character appears on the
      Memo title bar when this timer is running.


Q18.  OK, confess!  What's wrong with version 3?

      There are no bugs that will cause file corruption.  Buddy.COM only
      reads two files (BUDDY.ENV and FILER.INI at startup), and it
      doesn't even know how to write a file.  Buddy has been thoroughly
      exercised by a beta test team, and there are thousands of regular,
      satisfied users.  However, here are two things to watch out for:
      
      If you terminate sysmgr automatically using a macro, then Buddy
            will not know you did so and some Buddy features will not
            operate correctly when you reload sysmgr, and you will have
            to reboot to unload Buddy.  If you need to terminate sysmgr,
            always do so manually (using MORE MENU A T or MENU-SHIFT-
            DEL) so that Buddy can see you do it.
      If you terminate sysmgr when there is a "dirty" (meaning changed
            and unsaved, not pornographic) file loaded in Memo, don't
            push "Cancel" in response to the prompt to save the file.
            Push "Yes" or "No."  The Cancel option will cause Buddy to
            partial unload and get stuck until you warm boot.

Jeffrey Mattox, The Buddy System, LLC                 April 1, 1997
