Conversion Buddy (tm) Version 4.1
for WIN95 and Win NT Freeware
Copyright (c) 1995 1996 1997
James E. Presley

Conversion Buddy (tm) v 4.1 is fully functional freeware.

This is a major upgrade from v 3.9, the last version (Win 3.x).
Unrestricted distribution by BBS's, CDROM, and any other
legal means is hereby APPROVED by the author.

Product Name: Conversion Buddy v 4.1
Mode:         Fully Functional and Uncrippled
Includes:     All files necessary to run
Required:     Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
Written In:   Delphi

Install: click on Setup.EXE
Run: Click on Conversion Buddy Icon

New Features:	1. Expression Buddy (as a menu item).
                2. Expression Buddy now supports covariance.
                3. Expression Buddy screen more user friendly.
                3. Support for European numeric formatting
                4. 32 bit program

Fixes from 3.9:	1. Obscure crash with Filter screen set to minimum.
		2. Inches to feet factor error - Fixed.
                3. Demo file for tabular conversion is fixed.
                4. Pascals to kg/m^2 factor error fixed.
	
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DESCRIPTION

NEW:
Expression Buddy calculates the result and standard error on your custom expressions.
CB now supports European numeric conventions which use different values for decimals and thousands separators.


For those who are new to Conversion Buddy:
Conversion Buddy (tm) converts from one unit of measurement to another. As you type in your Convert From unit, the window scrolls to it like Windows Help Find. You need not know whether the unit is mass or volume. Then double click on a Convert To unit. That's the basic system. Over 1700 conversion factors are included and you can add your own (this is a real database program, add all you want). You can  paste results into your working Windows document. Conversion Buddy "spells out" numerical results for text oriented documents. 23.45 can be reported as "twenty three point four five". Results are reported scientifically, with regard to the Rounding Error of the Factor, of the Input Value, and the Result. A Scientific Rounding calculator is included which will report a Result with accuracy analysis on almost any multiplication of two numbers. A help system containing all needed information. Two tutorials are included. Although the basic system may not need one, the Bulk Conversion system probably requires using the tutorial. Freeware. Uploaded by the Author. OK to distribute freely. 


What makes CB different?

-FREE
CB is free with no nags screens or expiration dates. 

-ACCURACY
Conversion Buddy's rounding  (known also as "precision") is based on the approach outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology SP811 report released last year.  Conversion Buddy's help system contains that NIST SP811 section.

-ADDING NEW UNITS AND FACTORS
Add 1 Popeye =4.4567 Blutos to Conversion Buddy. No problem. Or Cups to Gallons. Because one can add what they want, CB is a general purpose conversion tool with application, for homemakers and business people, not just for engineers.  Because of CB's database design users can add thousands of conversion factors before a performance change would be noticed.

-EASE OF USE
CB's Windows Help Find type of incremental search finds the Convert From unit without the user knowing the category of the unit (Category: Mass. Length, Electricity, and Magnetism, etc.) One need not know whether "Gram" is Mass or Volume. The user then FINDs and double clicks the target unit from a list, enters the input data and presses 'OK'. Done.

We license Conversion Buddy "As-Is".
We can offer no warranties whatsoever. We have checked our data and our output, and we shall continue to do so with help from our users. We know of no bugs or erroneous data, but cannot assume any risks if such exist.

How to Contact Us
Voice:    Jim at 423-481-8470 (USA Eastern time Zone)
James Presley, Compuserve 75210,2247
jpresley@bigfoot.com