This episode features Career Counselor, released in 1982 by MMG Micro Software. It was developed by RLM Micro Systems, and programmed by Melvin Lebowitz.
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Career Counselor in Action
Booting
Animated boot splash! 
Context sensative help!
Main Menu
Complete the items in any order, then List when done. 
Context sensative help.
Interest/Skills Completion
Careers Left decreases as you refine you your skills and interests. 
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All are poverty level in 2023+. 
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List Career Matches
WIth tight interest and skills criteria. 
With loosened skills and interests criteria. 
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Dictionary Job Lookup
Good news! 
Error
You need BASIC!
Files
Atari DOS 2.0s is supplied, without DUP.SYS so you cant access the DOS interface.
Manual
I could not locate a copy.
Print Output
Output for matching careers with highly restrictive interests and skills criteria:
Output for matching careers with looser interests and skills criteria:
Output for matching careers with no interest or skills criteria:
Print output from dictionary lookup:
Show Links
- AtariMania: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-career-counselor_897.html
- Antic Podcast Interview w/Paul Laughton: https://ataripodcast.libsyn.com/antic-interview-61-ron-and-lynn-marcuse-productivity-applications
- Wikipedia JTPA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_Training_Partnership_Act_of_1982
- DOT Info: https://occupationalinfo.org/
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