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- Convert! for the Newton Messagepad v 2.0
-
- Just as Newton is a replacement for your diary, Convert! is a
- replacement for the conversion tables usually found at the front. The
- interactive nature of Newton’s built-in metric converter initially
- struck me as being very useful. I was however frustrated by its
- limited scope and use of US measures, hence Convert! was born.
- Convert! is FREE to give away, that means that you may make use of
- the software and distribute it to any other user along with this
- documentation. Any comments are welcome, please send them to the
- address below.
-
- Convert! can be transferred to Newton via Apple’s Connection Kit or
- the Newton Package Downloader (which is available free from most
- good on-line services).
-
- General Features
- Convert! allows the user to enter and quickly convert between 107
- common (and not so common) metric and imperial units. Once the
- value has been written into a field Convert! automatically calculates
- the corresponding units in the table. You can then simply overwrite
- any field with a new value and have the whole table recalculate. The
- following conversions are supported in version 2.0:
-
- Area
- sq. millimetres, sq. centimetres, sq. metres, ares, hectares, sq
- kilometres, sq inches, sq. feet, sq yards, acres, sq miles.
-
- Length
- millimetres, centimetres, metres, kilometres, inches, feet, yards,
- chains, fathoms, furlongs, cables, statute miles, nautical miles.
-
- Volume
- cubic centimetres, litres, cubic metre, cubic feet, cubic yards, US and
- UK fluid ounces, US and UK pints, US and UK quarts, US and UK
- gallons, teaspoons, tablespoons, cups.
-
- Mass
- milligrams, grams, kilograms, tonnes, ounces, pounds, stones,
- hundredweight (cwt), slugs, short tons, long tons.
-
- Pressure
- atmospheres, pascals, Newtons/sq metre, Kilopascals, bar, dynes/sq
- metre, mm Hg, torr, inches water, pounds/ sq inch.
-
- Temperature
- degrees centigrade, degrees fahrenheit, Kelvin, degrees rankine
-
- Energy
- eVolts, ergs, joules, kilojoules, foot pounds, calories, kilocalories,
- kilowatt hours, british thermal units (BTU)
-
- Time
- nanoseconds, microseconds, milliseconds, seconds, minutes, hours,
- days, weeks, years
-
- Power
- watts, kilowatts, foot pounds/second, horsepower.
-
- Velocity
- millimetres per second, centimetres per second, metres per second,
- kilometres per hour, inches per second, feet per second, miles per
- hour.
-
- Computing
- bits, bytes, characters, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes,
- bits per second, seconds, inches, points, picas, ems.
-
- Additional Features
-
- Computing: In addition to the regular table calculations, the user can
- specify a data transfer constant (either in bits per second or seconds)
- via a radio button and have Convert! calculate the "missing variable".
- e.g. to calculate how long it would take to transfer 2Mb at 2400bps:
- select the "bps" radio button and write in 2400 and 2 in the
- respective bps and megabyte fields. The answer will appear in the
- sec field.
-
- Unit measure conversions: The length, mass, time and computing
- tables also have a button respectively labelled "yd:ft:in", "tn:lbs:ozs"
- and "h:m:s". This allows the user to additionally convert the feet,
- pounds and seconds fields from a fraction to whole units. e.g.: 6320
- seconds = 1 hours, 45 minutes, 20 seconds. This field is also dragable.
-
- Change History
-
- Convert 1.0 : initial release.
- Convert 1.01: maintenance release
- Convert 2.0 beta : beta release (not for general distribution)
- Convert 2.0 : general release. Complete rewrite of Convert, better use
- of memory, user prefs, 62 more conversions... you get the idea.
-
- Legal Bits
- Convert! may be freely distributed via on-line services, BBSs and
- user groups provided it is not altered in ANY way. Commercial,
- Shareware and CD-ROM services must obtain advance permission in
- writing from the author before distributing this product. This
- version of Convert! for Newton is free of charge. However, it is NOT
- public domain. All copyright, ownership and rights of ownership
- shall remain with the author.
-
- All attempts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the numbers
- generated by this program. In no event shall the author be
- responsible for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages
- (including loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of
- business information and the like) incurred through the use of this
- software.
-
- Finally...
- I hope you find Convert! useful. Please don't hesitate to contact me
- with comments, suggestions and bug reports. If you have an
- uncontrollable urge to shower me with gifts I will humbly accept
- those as well. I wish to express my gratitude to the following people
- for helping me beta test Convert! 2.0
-
- Ben Gottlieb, Brice Dowaliby, Tim Buck, Harland Macia, Steve Dobbs
- (no not Jobs ;-))
-
-
- Clinton Logan
- Insight Solutions Group
- PO Box 4362
- Christchurch
- New Zealand
-
- Internet Email: clinton@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
-
-
- Other Insight Products for newton include...
-
- Currency: A exchange rate calculator.
- CED Finance Calc: A finance calculator for the Apple finance scheme.
- ColourCalc : Kodak printer balancing software.
- Locator: Newton location editor.
- Photoshop for newton: just kidding ;-)
-