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Preparation for review of mid May '86 (4/18/86)

Pink is personal stuff [p]

Because this review may no just slide by like ones I've had in the past, I decided to write up a page on each of the following periods.

Aug 17 '85 - Dec 31 '85

JAN

FEB

MAR 1-16

MAR 17-31

April has been a stable working month now that Microsoft has moved + I've finished getting settled. Microsoft has gone public. I've resolved AMT + filed taxes. I've nixed buying a boat.

What have I learned since Nov 16 '85? (5 months ago)

Features of Mac Excel + Mouse works

Testing strategy

Flow of control between Windows + WIMP

SYMDEB

123 features, "123 Simplified"

"Excel is business" throught Chop 8

Importance of spreadsheet to my affairs.

[p] Rent vs buying, for house/boat/car [p]

Studied Excel Display draw row code; Quickdraw vs Windows

Pcode environment: very stack oriented

Networking + SLM; esp. after moving

8086 adressing instructions, memory mgt., huge pointers

QB2 (char-based windows) vs Windows (esp. for WP)

Works BASIC App.

Works Marker Research + Design

Study Plan 2.00 display code, mapping it. What is pcode, what is native

Study PC char mode, colors (via a PC pers. acct.) CGA with greenscreen

Start to code - learn how to fit my stuff into Basic App.

Memory Mgt in plan 1.00, 1.2, 2.00 and Mac Excel