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- Welcome to proCALC for Newton v1.1
-
- proCALC is © 1995 Clinton Logan with All rights reserved.
-
- If you are upgrading from v1.0 please ensure you delete 1.0's
- preferences (via the prefs window) before you install v1.1
-
- Even though the Newton shipped with a built in calculator there was
- early demand for a scientific calculator. Although there have been
- a number of shareware and commercial offerings I have found them
- either awkward to use or difficult to look at.
- proCALC addresses these shortcomings and provides several unique
- features including:
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- • Reassignment of the Newton built in calculator icon
- (doesn't clutter the extras draw with its own icon)
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- • Aesthetic and functional emulation of a "real" calculator.
- (yes I know the off switch is a Newton user interface crime
- but the HP33 didn't have a close box :-))
-
- • Observation of operator precedence
- (ie 1+2*3 = 7 not 9)
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- • Over 50 Scientific and financial functions
- (inc DEC and HEX conversions)
-
- • Evaluation of arbitrary NewtonScript expression sequences
- (eg 23+(3.4*sin(30)), GetGlobals().userconfiguration.company:="Acme" etc)
-
- I suggest you install proCALC's owners manual and read it.
-
- You can become a registered user of proCALC by sending:
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- • US$10.00 (or equivalent) surrounded by paper in an envelope to
- the address below
- • Your name EXACTLY as it appears in the name field in the Personal
- form within your Newton preferences area (yes capital letters and spaces
- are significant). This name is needed to generate your registration code.
- • Your contact details (including email if possible) so I can return
- some information to you.
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- mail to:
- Clinton Logan
- Insight Solutions
- PO Box 4362
- Christchurch
- NEW ZEALAND
- email: clinton@iconz.co.nz
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- Registration will provide you with a full working version of proCALC,
- free upgrades to future versions and preferential information
- on new products.
-
- If you don't like proCALC then please let me know so I can address that.
- I am committed to improving proCALC for you and your feedback (be
- it cash or comments) will ensure that.
-
- I don't want proCALC to get too "kitchen-sink" like and will include
- features based on user demand.
-
- Possible future features include:
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- • RPN logic
- • BIN,OCT,HEX conversions with arithmetic
- • More functions (%T, x<->y etc)
- • Statistics (mean, SD etc)
- • Programmability
- • Ability to disable operator precedence
- • Paper tape (does anyone actually use this?)
- • Iconification
- • User definable constants
- • proCALC using the full screen (with 2 line display and bigger buttons)
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- I hope you find proCALC useful
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- Enjoy!
- Clinton Logan
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- Ominous Disclaimer
- All attempts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the numbers
- generated by this program. proCALC is supplied on an "as is" basis, the
- author accepts no responsibility for lost profits incurred through the
- use of this software.
-
- Other Newton products from IS include:
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- • CONVERT 2.6 - Convert! provides conversion tables for the Newton.
- Convert! supports 132 common (and not so common) metric and imperial
- conversions.
-
- • CURRENCY! 1.0 - Currency! replaces the Newton's built-in Currency
- exchange formula panel with a more facile one.
-
- • QUICKNAMES 1.6 - Quicknames provides a faster search engine for the
- Names app and will greatly streamline the way you use your Newton.
-