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P C C L O C K
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A Computer Chronograph
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Version 1.1
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D E S C R I P T I O N A N D
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A U T H O R I N F O R M A T I O N
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Last updated: 1 February 1994
This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
the "PC Clock" package.
Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
file.
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Program Information
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File Name(s) for BBSs:
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For consistency and to help users locate the files, please use the
following file name:
If the programs and documentation are contained within a single
archive file, please use the following name:
PC_CLK.ZIP PC Clock Version 1.1
If the program is compressed using some other file compression
method, then please use the name "PC_CLK" with the appropriate
extension (PAK, ARC, LZH, ZOO, etc.).
Keywords:
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CLOCK, CHRONOGRAPH, SPORTS, SCIENCE, TIMERS, RACING, FOOTBALL
LABORATORY
Category: Utility
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Short Description:
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PC Clock is a highly accurate computer chronograph that provides
two or three levels of precision for Up Timers, Race Timers,
Down Timers, Lap Timers, Game Timers, and Split Timers. Also
includes Date, Calendar, and Holiday functions. Ideal for desk
and laptop computers for sports, science, laboratories, and home
use.
Long Description:
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Time your 3 minute eggs in the morning, time a soccer game or
a professional football game, time the laps in the Indy 500,
time a horse race or a foot race, time a scientific experiment
with an accuracy up to millionths of a second, or time the program
and commercials of a T.V. or radio program in seperate counters
and print out a full report.
PC Clock is a highly accurate computer chronograph that provides
two or three levels of precision for Up Timers, Race Timers,
Down Timers, Lap Timers, Game Timers, and Split Timers. Also
includes Date, Calendar, and Holiday functions. Ideal for desk
and laptop computers for sports, science, laboratories, and home
use.
There are two versions of PC Clock. CLK32.EXE is for 80386 and
80486 computers, while CLK16.EXE is for 80286 and up computers.
The programs require an EGA, VGA, HGC, or MDA video system. CGA
is not supported. Your computer must have 2 Programable Interrupt
Controllers (PICs), a Dallas Real Time Clock or compatable, and
151K of free memory to run PC Clock. A Microsoft Mouse or
compatable is optional. DOS 3.0 or greater is required.
Once all three levels of precision are calibrated you will be
ready to use all of the timers in PC Clock. Low level precision
uses the Real Time Clock running interrupts approximately 32
times per second. Medium level precision uses the Real Time Clock
running interrupts at approximately 4096 times per second. The
High level precision timer, available only on the Up Timer, uses
the clock speed of your computer to time events to an accuracy
of millionths of a second.
Events can be timed out to a limit of 58.49 years in duration.
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The Up Timers
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There are Low, Medium, and High Precision Up Timers. Low
and Medium Precision each have two timers that may be active
at the same time. The High Precison Timer has only one timer
active. The Medium Precision Up Timer can also be used as
a Race Timer and can record up to 8 finish times per race.
The High Precision Timer also has a hook to a hardware IRQ
number so an inteface board can be used to start and stop
the High Precision Timer. Great for scientific experiments.
The Down Timers
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There are Low and Medium Precision Down Timers. Two down
timers may be active at the same time. The Low Precision
Down Timer may also be used as a game timer with Timeouts
enabled. The Down Timers can be set to count down from
512,408 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds in 1 second
intervals.
The Lap Timer
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There are Low and Medium Precision Lap Timers. You can time
up to 1,024 laps, print them out immediately or save them to
a disk file for printing at a later time. The most current
8 lap times are displayed on the screen.
Game Timer
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The Game Timer is for college or professional football games,
or any game that has four 15 minute quarters. Two minutes
warnings can be enabled for the 2nd and 4th quarters if
desired.
Split Timer
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The Split Timer is designed to time two alternating events
like a T.V. show and its commercials. This way you can tell
how much time of a T.V. show is actual show time and how
much is devoted to commercials. Up to 1,024 switch times
may be recorded. You can print out a report immediately or
save the report to a disk file for printing at a later time.
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Dates
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The Dates section provides numerous date calculations,
calendars, and holiday listings for any date between 1
January 1600 and 31 December 3267.
If you need to accurately time any kind of an event PC Clock is
the program you are looking for.
This is a program designed for the color laptop computer.
Registration Information:
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For complete user registration information please refer to the
REGISTER.DOC text file. If you need to register more than one
copy of PC Clock please refer to the SITELICE.DOC text file.
Author Information:
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MacGregor K. Phillips was born in South Bend, Ind. USA in 1944.
After retiring with 22 years of service in the US military he
has turned to doing what he loves best, writing computer
software. His first two programs are Global Security and PC
Clock. He lives with his wife and daughter in Palauig, Zambales;
Philippines.
It is my goal to produce top quality software that you the buyer
want to use and pay for.
Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions,
comments or suggestions. I can be reached by mail at the following
address:
MacGregor K. Phillips
Sto. Nino
Palauig, Zambales 2211
Philippines
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