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- DemoCoGo3.0
-
- Important stuff first!:
-
- This program is a demo of the complete program. It may be included
- it in Software Libraries such as Fred Fish, but please include this
- ReadMe file, the command.list and the data files so that other users may
- know where to obtain a manual, the fully implemented program and any
- future updates, or just the CoGo User's Newsletter.
-
- The program is compiled from AC/FORTRAN which is owned by absoft
- Software, Inc. It requires 1/2 Meg of memory and one disk drive. The
- coordinate saving feature and print-out capability are disabled in this
- version.
-
- There was not room on disk to put more than a command description
- with out explanation on this disk. The fully implemented version of the
- program with manual is available by mail from D. R. Benson. The address
- is 1402 Olive Street, Sanger, CA 93657-3439 U.S.A. For a donation of
- $25.00 you will receive a copy of the manual and will be put on the
- mailing list for update notices.
-
- Since I am not independently wealthy, I can only provide the
- manuals by donation. Future updates will be accelerated by donations,
- enabling me to spend those resources needed to make updates. One thing
- that I would like to do is be available through one of the on-line
- networks for assistance in problem solving. Until then I am available
- by mail at the address given above.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
-
- All rights to future versions of this program are
- reserved. No part of this program may be sold or used in any
- other program. No part of the documentation may be reproduced
- without the written permission of the documentation author,
- Don R. Benson. The program, documentation and the compiler
- used to create the program is believed to be reliable and
- accurate. The author makes no representation of warranties
- with respect to the program or documentation and specifically
- disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
- for any particular purpose. Further, the author reserves the
- right to revise the program and related material and to make
- changes therein from time to time without obligation to notify
- any user or purchaser of any revisions or changes. In no
- event shall the author or absoft Software, Inc. be liable for
- any incidental, indirect, special or consequential damages
- arising out of the purchaser's or user's use of the program or
- documentation material.
-
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- CoGo is a function name of problem-oriented computer systems that
- enable the user to solve geometric problems related to surveying and
- civil engineering. This coordinate geometry, or CoGo, can be used to
- solve problems related to highway design, surveying, subdivision layouts
- and construction. CoGo may be applied to other problems, similar in
- nature to those described above.
-
- CoGo is based on a rectilinear coordinate system where points are
- located as being so many feet North and East of a fixed point with the
- coordinates of 0.0' N, 0.0' E. Those points may be used to define
- locations of control points of rights-of-way, highway alignment, or
- other points of known reference. A supplementary system for vertical
- profiles is also available. Output is to the monitor, printer, or
- plotter, while input is from keyboard or file.
-
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
-
- This implementation of CoGo (version 3.0) is tailored to run on
- personal computers. Presently, on the Amiga, it only runs under CLI. The
- fully functional version of the program allows storage of up to 9,999
- points, 1995 of which are stored by a alphanumeric name, and 50 curves.
- By use of approximately 80 commands, invoked in either long form or
- short (mnemonic) form, solutions are generated by the computer.
- Numerical significance of 16 significant places is available for
- distances and seconds of angles (although the later is only practical to
- 1 significant decimal place.) Unknown distances, azimuths and angles my
- be indicated by operators on points defining those unknowns.
-
- Input may be from keyboard or from stored file. Corresponding
- output is on monitor only on this demo version of the program. The fully
- functional version of the program also outputs to printer. In the fully
- implemented version points may be stored on disk upon completion of each
- 'job' and may be restored from disk on subsequent 'jobs.' A 'job' is a
- complete set of CoGo commands and related information to solve a
- definite problem. Multiple 'jobs' may be executed on one 'run'.
-
- Points are referred to by numbers, noted without decimal point, in
- the range from 1 to 7999, or by name, up to 12 alphanumeric characters,
- in the range from 8000 to 9995. Curves are referred to by numbers,
- divisible by 10, without decimals, in the range from 10 to 500 (i.e. 50
- curves.) Angles and azimuths are measured in a clockwise direction and
- are entered as degree-minute-seconds, separated by spaces.
- Counterclockwise directions for angles and azimuths may be indicated
- with a negative degree, except when the degree is zero.
-
-
- INPUT FORMAT
-
- Each line of input is started by a command. First on the line is the
- command, either in long or short form. Next on the line is the data for
- that command. Optionally, a comment can finish the line. The comment is
- preceded by a slash (/) which must be separated from the data by at
- least one blank.
-
- OUTPUT
-
- SCREEN: All output of calculations and point coordinates is displayed
- on the screen for user verification and, with input from a file, user
- confidence.
-
- PRINTER: (Only on fully implemented version of the program) Optional
- printer output is available at the beginning of a job or after an
- END/OF/JOB command during a run. Printed results are in a similar format
- to screen output. Printed output is designed for 8 1/2 inch wide paper.
- Headings with date, time, program version number and point file name are
- printed on each page.
-
- PLOTTER: Plotting commands are NOT implemented in this release (3.0).
-
- Accuracy of output is three decimal places for coordinates and distances
- and one decimal place for seconds of angles.
-
-
- Program Set-Up
-
- In CLI type: cogodemo3.0 (case is not important). If you are not
- in the directory cogodemo3.0 is in, include the path before the name.
- (If you have problems with any of these requirements, consult the Amiga
- Manual, a Amiga-User friend, a computer club or me for help.)
-
- In the fully functional version of the program, the program will
- default file storage and retrieval to the directory the program is
- started from unless you include the path name with the file name when
- the program asks for the file name. If you are totally unable to get the
- program running, write to me describing your computer setup and what you
- have tried to do.
- ///
- Good Computing ---- ///
- D. R. Benson ///
- 1402 Olive Street \\\///
- Sanger CA 93657-3439 U.S.A. \XX/
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