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- *MENU HELP,A
- Table of Contents
- ─────────────────
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION ┌──────────────────────┐
- 2.0 GETTING STARTED │ MICROCODE CONCEPTS │
- 3.0 HELP WITH ON-LINE HELP │ P.O. Box 1275 │
- 4.0 INTERFACE OVERVIEW │ Levittown, PA 19058 │
- 4.1 Units screen └──────────────────────┘
- 4.2 Information line
- 4.3 Unit fields
- 4.4 Message line
- 5.0 ADDING NUMERIC PREFIXES
- 6.0 CONVERSION CALCULATOR
- 6.1 Entering numbers
- 6.2 Exponential notation
- 6.3 Number limitations
- 8.0 ABBREVIATIONS
- 9.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- 10.0 LICENSE AGREEMENT AND DISCLAIMER
- 11.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 12.0 CREDITS
-
- 1.0 INTRODUCTION
- ─────────────────
- COMPUTER CONVERSION FACTORS (TM), is a collection of commonly used
- scientific and non-scientific units of measurement, for IBM and
- compatible computers. Converting from one related system of units to
- another is a repetitive chore for engineers, technicians, and the
- student alike. CCF provides a fast, and simple to use method for
- obtaining these converted values. With 176 units and 16 numeric
- prefixes, over 700,000 derived conversions are possible. This makes
- CCF the most comprehensive collection of conversion factors
- available.
-
-
- 2.0 GETTING STARTED
- ────────────────────
- ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │Note: All keyboard keys referenced are enclosed in brackets < > │
- │ for clarification. │
- └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- The units in the units screen are arranged in alphabetical order. To
- select a unit to convert, use the <cursor> keys to highlight the
- desired unit and press <Enter>. The units name will appear in the
- "Converting from:" field at the bottom left of the screen. Press the
- <F2> key to see a list of compatible units. Press <Esc> to remove
- the window. Highlight a compatible unit and press <Enter>. The
- units name will appear in the "Converting to:" field at the bottom
- right of the screen. Press the <Enter> key to continue and display
- the conversion calculator. Enter a number in the "input" field, and
- press <Enter>. The result is displayed in the output field.
- That's all there is to it!. To remove the calculator and units,
- press the <Esc> key repeatedly.
-
-
- 3.0 HELP WITH ON-LINE HELP
- ──────────────────────────
- The help system is accessed by pressing the <F1> key. When the help
- key is pressed, information is displayed related to what you are
- currently doing. Use the <cursor> keys to scroll through the help
- text. The help system window can alternately be resized by pressing
- the <F4> key. To exit the help system, press either the <Esc> or
- <Enter> key. When in the units screen, pressing the <F2> key
- accesses the help system to display units which are compatible with
- the currently highlighted unit.
-
-
-
- 4.0 INTERFACE OVERVIEW
- ──────────────────────
- 4.1 Units screen
- ────────────────
- The units screen consists of 176 unit names arranged in 4 columns.
- The first letter of some units are highlighted. Pressing a key which
- corresponds to a highlighted letter in the unit name, will move the
- cursor to the first unit that begins with that letter. For example,
- pressing <W> will move the cursor to "Watt". If a letter key is
- pressed for which there is no corresponding highlighted letter, a
- beep will sound.
-
- On the right side of the screen is a scroll bar. The "thumb" of the
- scroll bar moves up or down as you move the cursor keys up or down.
- Since there are more units than can fit on the screen at once, the
- thumbs position indicates the cursors relative position to the
- screen beyond the current viewing area. Other windows also have a
- scroll bar, such as the help window. If the contents of the window
- can fit within one screen, the thumb will indicate this also.
-
-
- 4.2 Information line
- ────────────────────
- Immediately below the units screen is an information line for the
- currently highlighted unit. The units symbol (or abbreviation), type
- of unit, and value are displayed. The values for the highlighted
- units are expressed as either base or derived definitions of the
- International System of Units. The exponents in the values are
- preceded by the superscript character ⁿ. e.g. sⁿ2 = second squared,
- sⁿ3 = second cubed, and so on.
-
-
- 4.3 Unit fields
- ───────────────
- Immediately below the information line, there are two unit fields.
- These fields are where selected units are placed. This is also where
- numeric prefixes can be added to, or removed from the units. After
- pressing the <Enter> key, a units name is placed in the "Converting
- from:" field. After pressing <Enter> a second time, a unit is placed
- in the "Converting to:" field. The second unit must be of the same
- type as the first unit. If not, a beep will sound and a message is
- displayed indicating the units are incompatible. To view a list of
- compatible units, press the <F2> key.
-
-
- 4.4 Message line
- ────────────────
- The last row on the screen is the message line. This is where key
- references and messages are displayed. Messages indicate such things
- as which key to press, numeric errors, incompatible units, etc. The
- key references are enclosed in angle brackets < >. For instance,
- <F1> refers to the function key F1, and <Esc> refers to the escape
- key. To the right of each key reference is a brief description of
- what the key does. The keys perform different functions, depending
- on what you are currently doing.
-
-
-
- 5.0 ADDING NUMERIC PREFIXES
- ───────────────────────────
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │Note: To add numeric prefixes, units must be in the "Converting │
- │ from:" AND "Converting to:" fields. │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- Numeric prefixes can be added to any of the units. After selecting
- two compatible units, they are displayed in the unit fields near the
- bottom of the screen. The prefix will be added to the unit in the
- field in which the cursor is blinking. The cursor will appear as a
- small underline _ . Press the <F2> key to display the available
- prefixes. A list of 16 prefixes will appear on the right side of
- the screen, containing the prefixes name, factor, and symbol. Use
- the up and down <cursor> keys to highlight the desired prefix, and
- press <Enter>. The prefix will be added to the unit, changing it's
- value accordingly. Press <Esc> to remove the prefix window. To add
- a prefix to the unit in the opposite field, use the left or right
- cursor key to move the blinking cursor to it, and repeat the above
- procedure.
-
- When the prefixes are displayed after pressing <F2>, they can also
- be highlighted by pressing a key which corresponds to the first
- letter in the prefix. for instance, pressing <C> will move the
- cursor to "centi". If two or more prefixes begin with the same
- letter, the first one that begins with the letter pressed will be
- highlighted. If a prefix has been added to a unit and you want to
- add a different prefix, the prefix does not have to be removed
- first. Simply select another one and it will replace the existing
- prefix.
-
- To remove a prefix from a unit, use the left or right <cursor> key
- to move the blinking cursor to the unit field containing the prefix
- to be removed. Press the <F2> key to display the prefix window.
- Press the <space-bar>, and "Remove Prefix" will become highlighted.
- Press <Enter> and the prefix will be removed, leaving the unit
- as it was before adding it.
-
-
-
- 6.0 CONVERSION CALCULATOR
- ─────────────────────────
- 6.1 ENTERING NUMBERS
- ────────────────────
- Numbers can be entered using either the numeric keypad, or the
- standard numbered keyboard keys. Although more digits can be entered
- in the "input" field, output is limited to 12 significant digits.
- If you make a mistake, use the <backspace> or <Del> key to erase the
- digits, and then enter the correct digits. Pressing <F2> will clear
- all numbers from the "input" and "output" fields. While the
- conversion calculator is displayed, you can also view previous
- conversions (if any), by pressing <F3>. See CONVERSION HISTORY
-
-
- 6.2 EXPONENTIAL NOTATION
- ────────────────────────
- Numbers can also be expressed as a mantissa and exponent. The value
- of the number is equal to the product of the mantissa and 10, raised
- to the power of the exponent. The exponent part of the number must
- be preceded by an "E". The mantissa or exponent or both can be
- negative. Some examples of exponents are:
-
- 3.7 x 10ⁿ2 would be entered as 3.7E2
- 0.004 x 10ⁿ32 would be entered as .004E32
- 387.33 x 10ⁿ-6 would be entered as 387.33E-6
- -387.33 x 10ⁿ-6 would be entered as -387.33E-6
-
- If an invalid number is detected in the "input" field, a beep will
- sound and a message displayed in the message line at the bottom of
- the screen, indicating the error.
-
-
- 6.3 NUMBER LIMITATIONS
- ──────────────────────
- The range of numbers allowed for all calculations is 1.7 x 10ⁿ-307
- to 1.7 x 10ⁿ307. If a number is entered outside of this range, a
- beep will sound and a message displayed indicating the number is
- too large or too small. Also, if the number entered is within this
- range, but the calculation results in a number outside this range,
- an error message will be displayed. For example, if you were
- converting from attometers to meters, and you entered 1.2E-305 in
- the input field, the result of the calculation would be 1.2E-323.
- The 1.2E-323 is outside of the allowed range, and would cause an
- error.
-
-
-
- 7.0 CONVERSION HISTORY
- ──────────────────────
- The conversion history window displays the last 50 conversions
- calculated. The conversions are placed in the window from top to
- bottom. The window can only display 13 conversions at a time.
- To view conversions which are beyond the current viewing area, use
- the <cursor> keys to scroll through the data. This window
- has a horizontal as well as vertical scroll bar, because the
- result of some conversions may be too long to fit within
- the window horizontally. If the window contains 50 conversions
- and another is calculated, the first is removed, and the new
- result is placed at the bottom of the window.
-
- Maintaining the conversion history is convenient for creating a list
- of often used conversions. To print the contents of the conversion
- history window, press the <F2> key.
-
-
-
- 8.0 ABBREVIATIONS
- ─────────────────
- The abbreviations reference contains a list of abbreviations used in
- the unit names in the units screen, and in the units value in the
- information line. Pressing the <F4> key when in the units screen
- displays the abbreviations. No help is available when viewing
- them.
-
-
- 9.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT
- ─────────────────────
- Technical support is available to registered users only. It can be
- obtained by two methods:
-
- 1. Electronic mail via Compuserve Information Service - Send
- inquiries to the address 71023,2130.
-
- 2. Regular mail - Send inquiries to the following address:
-
- MICROCODE CONCEPTS
- P.O. Box 1275
- Levittown, PA 19058
-
-
-
- 10.0 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
- ───────────────────────────────
- 10.1 USAGE RESTRICTIONS
- ───────────────────────
- You are granted the usage of one copy of this software on one
- terminal connected to one computer. You may transfer the
- software to a single hard disk drive only. This software is NOT
- to be used on a computer network of any type, without an
- additional site license. This software may be used by more than
- one person on the single computer system that it is installed.
- If the software is used by more than one person on this single
- computer system, this license agreement covers ALL users of
- this software. It is the responsibility of the original
- licensee to make known to any subsequent users of this
- software, the terms and conditions of this license agreement. This
- software may not be rented, leased, or sold.
-
-
- 10.2 SOFTWARE OWNERSHIP
- ───────────────────────
- This software is owned by MICROCODE CONCEPTS and is protected by
- United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
-
-
- 10.3 OTHER RESTRICTIONS
- ───────────────────────
- This software may NOT be used in any manner, for the development of
- any copyrighted material, without the express written permission of
- MICROCODE CONCEPTS. You may not disassemble, decompile, reverse
- engineer, or modify this software in any manner.
-
-
- 10.4 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
- ─────────────────────────────
- THE COMPUTER CONVERSION FACTORS (TM) SOFTWARE AND RELATED WRITTEN
- MATERIAL IS SOLD "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
- EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NO WARRANTIES OF PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY,
- ACCURACY OF THE DATA, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS
- OFFERED. THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THIS SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU.
-
-
- 10.5 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- ────────────────────────────
- IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROCODE CONCEPTS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
- WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS
- SOFTWARE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, THIS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
-
-
- 10.6 US GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
- ────────────────────────────────────
- This software is provided with government restricted rights. Use,
- Duplication, or disclosure by the government is subject to
- restrictions as set fourth in subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the rights
- in technical data and computer software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013
- or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of the Commercial Computer
- Software-Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19, as applicable. The
- Contractor/Manufacturer is:
-
- MICROCODE CONCEPTS
- P.O. Box 1275
- LEVITTOWN, PA 19058
-
-
-
- 11.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ─────────────────────────
-
- ■ A PC compatible computer
- ■ One hard disk drive with 550K of free space
- ■ 512K of random access memory
- ■ DOS version 3.2 or higher
- ■ A color or monochrome monitor
- ■ An optional printer
-
-
- 12.0 CREDITS
- ────────────
- ■ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics by Robert C. Weast Copyright
- (c) CRC publishing 1982-1983.
-
- ■ Special thanks to the Merriam-Webster Language Research Center.
-
- ■ IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
- Corporation.
-
- ■ PC-DOS is a registered trademark of International Business
- Machines Corporation.
-
- ■ MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
-
- ■ COMPUTER CONVERSION FACTORS is a registered trademark of Microcode
- Concepts.
-
- ■ This program was created using Borland C++ 3.1, and Turbo Assembler
- 3.0.
-
- *msgbar_form_help,A
- 5.0 ADDING NUMERIC PREFIXES
- ───────────────────────────
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │Note: To add numeric prefixes, units must be in the "Converting │
- │ from:" AND "Converting to:" fields. │
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
- Prefixes can be added to any of the units. After selecting two
- compatible units, they are displayed in the unit fields near the
- bottom of the screen. The prefix will be added to the unit in the
- field in which the cursor is blinking. The cursor will appear as a
- small underline _ . Press the <F2> key to display the available
- prefixes. A list of 16 prefixes will appear on the right side of
- the screen, containing the prefixes name, factor, and symbol. Use
- the up and down <cursor> keys to highlight the desired prefix, and
- press <Enter>. The prefix will be added to the unit, changing it's
- value accordingly. Press <Esc> to remove the prefix window. To add
- a prefix to the unit in the opposite field, use the left or right
- cursor key to move the blinking cursor to it, and repeat the above
- procedure.
-
- When the prefixes are displayed after pressing <F2>, they can also
- be highlighted by pressing a key which corresponds to the first
- letter in the prefix. for instance, pressing <C> will move the
- cursor to "centi". If two or more prefixes begin with the same
- letter, the first one that begins with the letter pressed will be
- highlighted. If a prefix has been added to a unit and you want to
- add a different prefix, the prefix does not have to be removed
- first. Simply select another one and it will replace the existing
- prefix.
-
- To remove a prefix from a unit, use the left or right <cursor> key
- to move the blinking cursor to the unit field containing the prefix
- to be removed. Press the <F2> key to display the prefix window.
- Press the <space-bar>, and "Remove Prefix" will become highlighted.
- Press <Enter> and the prefix will be removed, leaving the unit
- as it was before adding it.
-
- *calc_form_help,A
- 6.0 CONVERSION CALCULATOR
- ─────────────────────────
- 6.1 ENTERING NUMBERS
- ────────────────────
- Numbers can be entered using either the numeric keypad, or the
- standard numbered keyboard keys. Although more digits can be entered
- in the "input" field, output is limited to 12 significant digits.
- If you make a mistake, use the <backspace> or <Del> key to erase the
- digits, and then enter the correct digits. Pressing <F2> will clear
- all numbers from the "input" and "output" fields. While the
- conversion calculator is displayed, you can also view previous
- conversions (if any), by pressing <F3>. See CONVERSION HISTORY
-
-
- 6.2 EXPONENTIAL NOTATION
- ────────────────────────
- Numbers can also be expressed as a mantissa and exponent. The value
- of the number is equal to the product of the mantissa and 10, raised
- to the power of the exponent. The exponent part of the number must
- be preceded by an "E". The mantissa or exponent or both can be
- negative. Some examples of exponents are:
-
- 3.7 x 10ⁿ2 would be entered as 3.7E2
- 0.004 x 10ⁿ32 would be entered as .004E32
- 387.33 x 10ⁿ-6 would be entered as 387.33E-6
- -387.33 x 10ⁿ-6 would be entered as -387.33E-6
-
- If an invalid number is detected in the "input" field, a beep will
- sound and a message displayed in the message line at the bottom of
- the screen, indicating the error.
-
-
- 6.3 NUMBER LIMITATIONS
- ──────────────────────
- The range of numbers allowed for all calculations is 1.7 x 10ⁿ-307
- to 1.7 x 10ⁿ307. If a number is entered outside of this range, a
- beep will sound and a message displayed indicating the number is
- too large or too small. Also, if the number entered is within this
- range, but the calculation results in a number outside this range,
- an error message will be displayed. For example, if you were
- converting from attometers to meters, and you entered 1.2E-305 in
- the input field, the result of the calculation would be 1.2E-323.
- The 1.2E-323 is outside of the allowed range, and would cause an
- error.
-
-
-
- *HISTORY HELP,A
- 7.0 CONVERSION HISTORY
- ──────────────────────
- The conversion history window displays the last 50 conversions
- calculated. The conversions are placed in the window from top to
- bottom. The window can only display 13 conversions at a time.
- To view conversions which are beyond the current viewing area, use
- the <cursor> keys to scroll through the data. This window
- has a horizontal as well as vertical scroll bar, because the
- result of some conversions may be too long to fit within
- the window horizontally. If the window contains 50 conversions
- and another is calculated, the first is removed, and the new
- result is placed at the bottom of the window.
-
- Maintaining the conversion history is convenient for creating a list
- of often used conversions. To print the contents of the conversion
- history window, press the <F2> key while the window is displayed.
-
- *_lu_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Candle/sq meter Phot
- Footcandel stilb
- Footlambert
- Lambert
- Lumen/sq meter
- Lux
- *_dose_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Gray
- Rad
- Rem
- Sievert
- *_act_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Curie
- Becquerel
- *_area_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Acre
- Are
- Barn
- sq/meter
- *_cap_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Abfarad
- Farad
- Farad (int)
- Statfarad
- *_eh_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Abcoulomb Statcoulomb
- Coulomb
- Coulomb (int)
- Faraday (C-12)
- Faraday (chem)
- Faraday (phys)
- *_elco_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Abmho
- Mho
- Mho (int)
- Statmho
- Siemens
- *_ec_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Abampere
- Ampere
- Ampere (int)
- Statampere
- *_elpo_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Abvolt
- Statvolt
- Volt
- Volt (int)
- *_elre_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Abohm
- Megohm
- Ohm
- Ohm (int)
- Statohm
- *_engy_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Btu Electron volt Joule (int)
- Btu (IST) Erg Watt-hours
- Btu (mean) Foot-pound
- Calorie Foot-poundal
- Calorie (IST) Horsepower-hour
- Calorie (mean) Joule
- *_for_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Dyne
- Gram-force
- Newton
- Pound-force
- Poundal
- *_len_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS ARE:
-
- Angstrom Inch Mile (UK, naut)
- Astro Unit League (int, naut) Mile (US, naut)
- Cable League (stat) Mile (US, stat)
- Caliber League (UK, naut) Pace
- Chain (Gunter's) Light Year Parsec
- Chain (Ramden's) Link (Gunter's) Perch
- Fathom Link (Ramden's) Pole
- Fermi Meter Rod
- Foot (int) Micron Skein
- Foot (US, stat) Mil Yard (int)
- Furlong Mile (int)
- Hand Mile (int, naut)
- *_flux_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Line
- Maxwell
- Maxwell (int)
- Volt-second
- Weber
- *_mass_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Atomic mass Pound
- Carat Pound (troy)
- Grain Slug
- Gram Ton (long)
- Ounce Ton (metric)
- Ounce (troy) Ton (short)
- *_pa_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Arcmin
- Arcsec
- Grade
- Radian
- *_pow_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Btu/sec Horsepower (metric)
- Erg/sec Horsepower (water)
- Foot-pound/sec Joule/sec
- Horsepower Joule/sec (int)
- Horsepower (boiler) Watt
- Horsepower (electric) Watt (int)
- *_pre_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Atmosphere Torr
- Bar Meter of Hg (0°C)
- Barye Meter of H2O (60°C)
- Inch of Hg (0°C) Pascal
- Inch of H2O (60°C)
- Pound/sq inch
- *_speed_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Knot
- Meter/second
- Mile/hour
- *_temp_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Degree Celsius
- Degree Farenheit
- Degree Kelvin
- Degree Rankine
- *_time_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Day (sidereal) Second (sidereal)
- Day (solar) Second (solar)
- Hour (sidereal) Year (sidereal)
- Hour (solar) Year (solar)
- Minute (sidereal)
- Minute (solar)
- *_vol_help,A
- COMPATIBLE UNITS:
-
- Barrel Gallon (US) Stere
- Board foot Liter Tablespoon
- Bushel Ounce (fl US) Teaspoon
- Cup (US) Peck Ounce
- Gallon (Can) Pint
- Gallon (UK) Quart
-