\c car=Car Maintenance
\c hous=House Maintenance
\c xmas=Xmas List
\1* Ample Notice, Version 3     
& (c) 1992 by Mark Harris
& Granny's Old-Fashioned 
& Software
&
& Use cursor keys to browse 
& through file, press <F1>
& for help.
* If you are using Ample 
&Notice for the first time 
&be sure to take a look at 
&the documentation.  Type GO 
&for instructions on print-
&ing the manual and for 
&information on updates and
&other programs included on 
&the disk.
* Please understand that Ample Notice is Shareware and that we depend on your registra-
&tions to keep going.  See the Shareware section in the manual or see 'About' under the File menu.
*car Change oil.
*car Check tire pressure.
*car Mount snow tires.
*xmas David wants basketball set
*xmas David wants Beverly Cleary books.
*xmas Emily wants still more Barbie dolls.
*hous Bring in garden hose before first freeze.
*hous Clear gutters.
11/4/93 Easter
3/4/94 Easter
16/4/95 Easter
7/4/96 Easter
30/3/97 Easter
12/4/98 Easter
4/4/99 Easter
1/1 New Year's Day
14/2 Valentine's Day
1/3 St. David's Day
17/3 St. Patrick's Day
23/4 St. George's Day
24/6 Midsummer's Day
14/7 Bastille Day
17/7 Granny's Birthday
11/11 Remembrance Day
30/11 St. Andrew's Day
25/12 Christmas
!May1Mon May Day
;00 Following are samples of some of the more complex entry options.
;01 You may want to keep this section as part of your NOTES file so
;02 you won't have to consult the manual as often.
;03 (The lead numbers insure that this section will stay together after
;04  you sort your appointments.)
;05 !May2Sun means 'second Sunday in each May'
;06 !May5Sun means 'last Sunday in each May'
;07 !May2Sun>1 means 'day following second Sunday in each May'    
;08 2/10/87+3 means that the appointment will show on 2/10/87 and
;09   on the subsequent 3 days.
;11 10/2+3 indicates that the four days will be marked each year.
;12 '?' can be used in place of the name or number of a month
;13 to indicate all months:
;14 10/? means the tenth day of each month,
;15 10/?/87 means the tenth day of each month in 1987.
;16 32/2 means the last day of each February
;17 32/? means the last day of each month
;18 \s26/6/89 !2d means every other day starting 26/6/89
;19 \s26/6/89 !3w means every third week starting 26/6/89
;20 \s10/1/89 !3m means every third month starting 10/1/89
;21 \s26/6/89\e20/7/89 !2d every other day starting 26/6/89, ending 20/7/89 
;22 \n1/2/88 This 'nag' appointment converts to a note after 1/2/88
;23 1/2/88-7 This 'forward nag' shows as a note for the 7 days before
;24   1/2/88 (as well as a regular appointment on 1/2/88)
;25 \I* This is an important note (highlighted)
;26 \1 is same as \I; \2, \3 and \4 are lower priorities
;27 \U* Unimportant notes are shown only once a week.
;28 \C TOM=Tom Smith   (category definition)
;29 *TOM mow lawn      (note in TOM category)
;30 \*TOM 12/11/90 meeting  (appointment in TOM category)
;31 \(20) 12/11/90 4:00 meeting (set alarm for 3:40)