                           History of The Recipe Box
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Atari Cookbook - For the Atari 130XE
Jan 1991       - Published in the Jan 1991 issue of START magazine
               - START magazine renamed program to "The Antic Cookbook"
               - Limited to 60 recipes!


Version 1.0    - First release of "The Recipe Box" for the Atari ST
May 1992       - Limited to 484 recipes!


Version 2.0    - New graphical user interface with "Buttons"


Version 2.1    - Bug Fixes
Version 2.2    - Bug Fixes (Never released)
Version 2.3    - Bug Fixes (Never released)


Version 3.0    - Simplified program controls
               - HELP menu
               - Assistant Chef and Meal-Master recipe importing
               - Chapter exporting
               - Recipe resizing
               - Word Wrap and cursor controls to recipe editor


Version 3.1    - Title search functions
               - Batch printing (up to 10 recipes)
               - More editor controls (Jump to left, right, start, etc..)
               - Removed Meal-Master/Assistant Chef importing
                 (Wrote a separate program titled "The Recipe Converter")

Version 3.2    - 'Even Number' keyboard lockout bug fixed
Aug 1, 1992


Version 3.3    - Fixed the 'Caps Lock' editor lockout bug
Sep 1, 1992    - Improved Import/Export routines


Version 3.4    - Fixed the 'Lost Key' bug for registered owners
Oct 1, 1992    - Fixed a bug in the chapter moving routines


Version 3.5    - New registration method added
Nov 20, 1992   - Separate 'Key' file eliminated


Beta 4.a       - Resolution Independent, Multitasking
Oct 18, 1993   - 2.5 Million recipe capacity


Beta 4.b       - Meal-Master Exporting
Oct 22, 1993   - Meal-Master Importing
               - Calorie Chart and editor
               - 'Chapter' Exporting and Printing


Beta 4.c       - Search capabilities
Oct 27, 1993   - Configuration menu
               - Computer Chef Importing
               - Manual Recipe Importing
               - Grocery planner


Beta 4.d       - Meal planner
Nov 5, 1993    - Searching to calorie chart
               - Recipe count status displays
               - Index rebuilding for corrupted indexes


Beta 4.e       - Bug fixes
Beta 4.f       - Bug Fixes
Beta 4.g       - Bug Fixes


Version 4.0    - First COMMERCIAL Release of The Recipe Box
Nov 22, 1993


Version 4.1    - Fixed problems with Atari SLM laser printer
Nov 30, 1993


Version 4.2    - 'Find' feature to grocery list
Dec 3, 1993    - Fixed bugs in Meal-Master routines
               - Item pricing to printouts


Version 4.3    - Bug Fixes
Jan 6, 1994    - "Copy" function to recipe moving
               - Assistant Chef importing


Version 4.4    - Alternative export formats
Mar 4, 1994    - Bug Fixes
               - Clipboard importing/exporting
               - Buffer handling for Cyrel Graphics cards


Version 4.5    - Bug Fixes
Apr 8, 1994    - Item count displays to grocery planner
               - Modified security routines to use external "Key" file


Beta 5.a       - First Beta Release (Proposed name change to "The Data Box")
Apr 14, 1995   - New Interface
               - Recipe and Information Record Types


Beta 5.b       - Import routines (including 4.x recipe transfer)
Apr 26, 1995   - Cursor positioning with the mouse
               - TAB toggling ingredients/directions in recipe editor
               - Chapter transitions when changing recipe in viewer
               - Verification when deleting chapters with records


Beta 5.c       - FIND menu and search functions
May 5, 1995    - Resizing functions to editor and viewer
               - Batch menu
               - "Dragging to Batch" in the Main and Find indexes


Beta 5.d       - Multiple print layouts to record printing
May 15, 1995   - Exporting to view menu
               - Batch printing and exporting
               - Printing/exporting to chapter dragging
               - "Dragging" to view menu title bar


Beta 5.e       - Grocery Menu
May 28, 1995


Beta 5.f       - Calendar Menu
Jun 2, 1995    - Record dragging to calendar


Beta 5.g       - Grocery data transfer code for old versions of Recipe Box
Jun 9, 1995    - Mouse positioning to grocery item editor
               - Interface configuration in setup menu
               - User setup saving and retrieving


Beta 5.h       - Font selection to setup menu
Jun 16, 1995   - Fonts and import/export paths to configuration file
               - STATISTICS display
               - "Titles only" option to record search
               - Text centering to editor and fixed a few editor bugs
               - Paging to view menu
               - Built-in HELP menu
               - User manual printing


Beta 5.i       - New security code
Jun 23, 1995   - "Control-D" to enter Degree symbol in editor
               - "No-Shift" problem in the editor
               - Demo notices and restrictions
               - "Location" to top right hand column on grocery printout
               - Bug fixes


Version 5.0    - Official Release of Version 5.0!
Jul 25, 1995


Version 5.1    - Transfer code for Recipe 3.x and 4.x
Aug 10, 1995   - Press "T" at main menu to transfer recipes from old versions
               - Index Printing and Exporting
               - Changed "Data Box" reference to "Recipe Box" in exports


