Computers for Professional Applications

For specific information or suggestions, write directly to the appropriate area specialist below.

Ned J. Davison
Literary Computing
DEPOSITORIO HISPANICO¹⁶⁸
Languages and Literature, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
BITNET: HISPANIA@UTAHCCA

Joseph A. Feustle, Jr.
Head of Telecommunications
NUESTRO BBS¹⁶⁹
Foreign Languages, University of Toledo
Toledo, OH 43606
BITNET: FACØ395@UOFT01

I am immensely pleased that the original editor of this section, Professor Ned Davison, has consented to write our feature article for this issue. Dr. Davison began to experiment with literary computing long before the invention of microcomputers, when video monitors were considered a luxury, and one typically entered data into lumbering mainframes via punch-cards or teletype terminals that could not even produce lower-case characters -let alone diacritical marks. Lest anyone draw erroneous conclusions about Dr. Davison's longevity from the foregoing statement, let me remind you that such was the state of computing a mere fifteen years ago! Although he is a true pioneer of the information age, in reality his work is now more relevant to our profession than ever before.

Such is the case with the «macros» he describes in the following essay. Taking advantage of the powerful new features of Word Perfect 5.0, Dr. Davison has managed to make many of his original programming concepts more readily accessible to novices who use computers primarily for word processing. I vividly recall the utter amazement I felt when I first saw how Dr. Davison's programs could enhance literary analysis by generating visual representations of the phonetic elements in a poem. In fact, it was that very exposure to computers which originally started me down the path of becoming a true aficionado. I can assure you that colleagues who take the time and effort to test out his newest macros will come away with identical feelings of fascination.

I therefore encourage those who use WordPerfect 5.0 to experiment with the macros described in Dr. Davison's article. You can reproduce them in the program's «macro definition» mode (CTRL-F10).

Our Head of Telecommunications, Dr. Joseph A. Feustle, Jr., has also graciously offered to provide you a copy of the macros if you mail him a blank disk with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. It is highly plausible that you will be sufficiently inspired by Dr. Davison's examples to create macros for your own imaginative purposes. If so, we would ask that you likewise share the results of your experiments with the other readers of this section.

MDL

HOW TO SUBMIT A 'PAPER' - WITHOUT THE PAPER

Mark D. Larsen

Utah State University

I. PREPARING YOUR DOCUMENT

A. Using the global search-and-replace function of your word processor, change the foreign characters to these recommended strings:

TO INDICATE		USE		EXAMPLES
all acute accents		; + vowel		murci;elago
cedilla		; + «c»		bra;co
all tildes		;; + letter		ma;;nana	sert;;ao	serm;;oes
all grave accents		: + vowel		s:omente
all dieresis/umlauts		:: + vowel		ling::uista	na::ive	l::ufte
all circumflexes		^ + vowel		av^o
inverted question mark		??		??verdad?
inverted exclamation mark		!!		!!macanudo!

B. You can distinguish certain words or phrases by using the following two-letter commands between braces:

TO INDICATE		USE		EXAMPLES
start and stop ‘B’oldface		{BY} and {BN}		{BY} boldface this {BN}
start and stop ‘C’entering		{CY} and {CN}		{CY} The Title {CM}
start and stop ‘I’talics		{IY} and {IN}		{IY} use italics {IN}
start and stop ‘S’uperscript		{SY} AND {SN}		a footnote. {SY} 1 {SN}
start and stop ‘U’nderlining		{UY} and {UN}		{UY} underline here {UN}

C. Format your document according to the following guidelines:

1. Set your left, top, and bottom margins at 0 (ZERO).

2. Set your line length (right margin) between 65 and 78 characters.

3. Use blank RETURNS for vertical spacing.

4. Use blank SPACES for horizontal spacing.

5. Do NOT justify the right margin or use hyphens.

6. Do NOT use double-spacing.

7. Do NOT use page numbers or other types of headers and footers.

8. Place five blank SPACES at the beginning of every paragraph.

9. Place a RETURN at the end of every line (often accomplished by «printing» the document to disk).

10. Include your name, institution, address, and phone number at the top of the document.

II. SUBMITTING YOUR WORK

A. Those who have access to BITNET may send their document directly to Mark Larsen (LARSEN@USU), Ned Davison (HISPANIA@UTAHCCA), or Joseph Feustle (FACØ395@UOFTØ1). To use BITNET to upload the manuscript to our Depositorio Hispánico, follow the procedures outlined in the computer section of the December 1989 issue of Hispania.

B. To submit to Nuestro BBS using a modem, follow these steps:

1. Configure your communications program with the appropriate settings: 7 data bits; 1 stop bit; space parity; full duplex.

2. Dial (419) 537-4401 or -4411 (300 & 1200 baud); -4780 (2400 baud).

3. Press RETURN until you see the prompt: ENTER CLASS.

4. Enter VX785A; the response will be: CLASS START.

5. Press RETURN.

6. Give the username (HISPANIA), and the password (AATSP).

7. After the welcome message, enter SU (for ‘SU’bmit).

8. Upload your document.

9. If an error occurs, you can ‘C’ancel by pressing CONTROL-C.

10. When the transmission is complete, press CONTROL-Z.

11. Type EX to ‘EX’it the system, and the job is done!

Hispania [Publicaciones periódicas]. Volume 73, Number 3, September 1990