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From: rcj@moss.ATT.COM
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 123 Fed tax forms
Message-ID: <19838@clyde.ATT.COM>
Date: 9 Jan 88 01:06:33 GMT
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In article <6361@drutx.ATT.COM> dsc@drutx.ATT.COM (DavisCS) writes:
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}Part 2 of 2
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}Attached is a uuencoded start on a '123' version of the 1987 Federal
}tax forms.  Only Form 1040 and Schedules A & B are included. I grew

Although I appreciate someone taking the time and thought to share
software like this, it illustrates something I hope the new moderator
will avoid (if this group ever gets marked as moderated).

I am a software guru but a PC neophyte, so when I read the above I think:

a) What the hell is "a '123' version" of something?

b) Given that I don't know the answer to 'a', should I take the time
and effort to download this to my PC only to find out that it needs,
say, some spreadsheet called <something>123 that I don't have.

Could we make a general rule that every posting have a small header
listing some basic requirements, such as:

Amount of memory required on your PC to run the software
Any chip requirements (i.e., "this only runs on an 8087", or
	"this will only sound right on an 8Mhz or faster chip")
Any software requirements (only runs with MS-windows, or Turbo Pascal,
	or even BASIC -- my Toshiba T1000 didn't come with BASIC)

Any other suggestions?

The MAD Programmer -- 201-386-6409 (Cornet 232)
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