Rating Questionnaire By C.J.Richardson. The program "RatQ" will build a data
file which can be sent on to me for
further processing, to find out how
programs are being received.
If you feel anything at all about a
program why not let us know?
How to set up the Rating file. CHAIN"RatQ"
If the datafile "RatQdat" doesn't exist
on disc, the program will create one,
so make sure that there is room for a
small file on the disc that you are
using.
If you dont want to send more than 6
reviews, skip this bit:
The variable Q% at the start of the
program contains the number of reviews
minus one.
In the present program, Q% is set to 5
therefore there is room for 6 reviews,
which is probably more than most people
will need.
However, if you wish to send more than
6 reviews, LOAD"Ratq" change the value
of Q% in the early part of the program.
Ensure that no datafile "RatQdat"
exists on disc already, otherwise the
program will hang up.
Then RUN the program.
How to use the rating program. CHAIN"RatQ"
The program is now waiting for you
to enter the name of the program you
wish to review.
Enter the name, anything up to 20
characters will be accepted. Use
something descriptive. Including the
programmer's name is helpful.
If there is already an entry in the
file it will be displayed. You can
press RETURN to leave the entry as it
is.
You will now be taken through the 9
review points one by one. The default
choice is highlighted in RED. Press
RETURN to select the default. Press a
key from 0 to 9 to change the default
and move on to the next review point.
You will also be able to enter a few
lines of comments if you wish.
When the 9 points have been chosen and
you have entered a comment, you will be
shown a summary of your verdict. This
is not exactly how the data will be
used by me but it is pretty close.
There will be one difference in the way
that I use the information, (concerning
compatibility).
The program now waits for you to press
a key:
Pressing 0 repeats the same review.
Pressing - jumps back to the previous
review.
Pressing any other key moves on to the
next review.
When you move past the maximum number
of reviews allowed by the program, you
will be brought back to the first
review. Similarly, if you go back past
the first review, you will be taken to
the last.
To finish and save the data. Press ESCAPE. Confirm that you want to
save by pressing "Y" (uppercase only).
The data will then be saved to disc
under the file name "RatQdat". Copy
this file onto a disc and send back to
me for further processing.
Additional information. The 9 review points: The first five (Overall to Sound) are
scored out of 5 as follows:
0 - No comment
1 - Poor
2 - Average
3 - Good
4 - Commercial standard
5 - Excellent
Addictability is scored as follows:
0 - none
1 - 2 minutes
2 - 15 minutes
3 - 1 hour
4 - No sleep
You score compatibility this way:
Press "0" if it does not run on your
machine, or fails in some manner.
If the program does run, press the
number adjacent to your machine.
However, I will use the info as follows
One point for each machine that it
works on (as far as I know) 0 to 4.
Recommendation is scored as follows:
0 - Forget it
Increasing urgency to:
7 - Get it yesterday
You can also enter a few comments.
This all works out to:
40 points maximum.
Percentage shown as points * (100/40).
Star rating: Maximum 4 stars.
1 star for each 10 points.
Rating example: Overall :Excellent 5
Info :Average 2
Game idea :Excellent 5
Graphics :Good 3
Sound :Average 2
Addictability :No sleep 4
Compatibility :Master 3
Recommendation:Get it yesterday 7
Score 32 80%
Star rating ***