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U-Convert-It v2.01
Copyright ⌐ 1995-1996 by Fred Block
All Rights Reserved
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Table of Contents:
1 - System Requirements
2 - Installation
3 - List Of Files
4 - Documentation & Help
5 - Upgrade Instructions
6 - Shareware Information
7 - Ordering / Registration Information & Why Register?
8 - How To Obtain Product Support
9 - Message from the Author
10 - Getting In Touch
11 - Revision History Notes
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1 - System Requirements
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1) Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups
2) 386 or higher processor
3) Mouse or other pointing device (recommended)
4) Color monitor - High SVGA resolution (recommended)
* 5) VBRUN300.DLL - Microsoft Run-time library file
* 6) THREED.VBX - 3D Custom control
* This program requires a copy of the files "VBRUN300.DLL"
and "THREED.VBX". They should reside in your path and can
usually be found in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. If you
do not have these files installed your computer, they are
widely available and can be downloaded from almost any
bulletin board or from CompuServe.
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2 - Installation
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If you received this version of U-Convert-It on a floppy
disk, insert the disk into a floppy drive. Then...
1) Launch Windows if it's not already running.
2) From the Windows Program Manager, select Run from the
File Menu.
3) Type 'A:SETUP' (no quotes) at the command line and
press [ENTER].
4) Follow the instructions on the screen to enter the
directory in which to install U-Convert-It.
5) Select the Continue button.
6) A dialog box will appear informing you when
installation is complete.
If you received this version of U-Convert-It in a ZIP file,
extract the files to a blank floppy, then insert the
disk into a floppy drive. Follow instructions 1 through 6
shown above to complete the installation.
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3 - List Of Files
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The U-Convert-It v2.01 shareware package consists of the
following files:
* UCONVERT.EXE U-Convert-It program executable.
UCONVERT.HLP U-Convert-It help file in the Windows help
file format.
README.TXT Introductory and General information.
ORDER.TXT ASCII form for ordering / registering
LICENSE.TXT License agreement / warranty disclaimer.
WHATSNEW.TXT List of additions / changes for this
version.
FILE_ID.DIZ Description file for bulletin boards.
UCONVERT.ZIP Shareware Evaluation Version / U-Convert-It
(Share this 'ZIP' file with others, please
read the text that follows! This file is
only included with registered version.)
Various other files required for the SETUP program are
also included in the package but are not listed above.
* Denotes files necessary for program function.
** Note: VBRUN300.DLL and THREED.VBX are also necessary
files and are supplied with the registered version. **
Some files are distributed with an underscore character
at the end of the filename. The underscore is replaced
with the appropriate character by the SETUP program.
As an example... UCONVERT.EX_ will become UCONVERT.EXE.
U-Convert-It is distributed as Shareware. This means that
users are encouraged, subject to restrictions described in
the License Agreement, to share copies of this program with
friends, associates and bulletin boards. Included on the
installation disk is a copy of UCONVERT.ZIP for this
purpose. You may freely copy and distribute this file as
mentioned above. Alternately, if you downloaded this copy
of U-Convert-It from an online service such as CompuServe
or a bulletin board, that same file may also be freely
distributed as stated above.
If you did not receive all these files please contact
Fred Block via any method listed in the "Getting In Touch"
section of this file.
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4 - Documentation & Help
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For full documentation, including context sensitive help,
press the F1 key at any time while running U-Convert-It.
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5 - Upgrade Instructions
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Follow the installation instructions above. You can
install this version of U-Convert-It to the same location
as a previously installed copy of U-Convert-It. If you're
already a registered user, you will not need to re-register
the upgrade. U-Convert-It does it for you automatically!
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6 - Shareware Information
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U-Convert-It is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it
with your friends, but please do not give it away altered
or as part of another system. The essence of
"user-supported" software is to provide personal computer
users with quality software without high prices, and yet to
provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop
new products. If you find this program useful and find that
you are using U-Convert-It and continue to use U-Convert-It
after a 30 day trial period, you must make a registration
payment of $15 to Fred Block as described in the
Copyright/License/Warranty Agreement file (LICENSE.TXT).
The $15 registration fee will license one copy for use on
any one computer at any one time. You must treat this
software just like a book. An example is that this software
may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved
from one computer location to another, so long as there is
no possibility of it being used at one location while it's
being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two
different persons at the same time. Commercial users of
U-Convert-It must register and pay for their copies of
U-Convert-It within 30 days of first use or their license
is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
contacting Fred Block.
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7 - Ordering / Registration Information & Why Register?
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MAIL ORDERS: For mail ordering information see the
ORDER.TXT file.
REGISTER ONLINE: Registering can be done online with the
CompuServe Registration Database! To have
the registration fee added to your
CompuServe bill... 'GO SWREG' and follow
the menus.
U-Convert-It's registration ID is 9523.
WHAT YOU GET WITH REGISTRATION...
- The latest version of the software.
- Unlimited technical support.
- Elimination of all shareware messages and nag screens.
- Notification of the future upgrades.
- A good feeling knowing you are supporting shareware.
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8 - How To Obtain Product Support
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If you are a registered user of U-Convert-It, unlimited
technical support is available at no charge. All users can
obtain technical support either by postal mail and/or
e-mail. We will try our best to fully support unregistered
users during their evaluation period, but we will give
priority to registered users, as necessary. Please contact
Fred Block, via any method listed in the "Getting In Touch"
section of this file for support.
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9 - Message from the Author...
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Please write if you have any suggestions, comments and/or
wishes for future releases of U-Convert-It. Also let me
know if you have any questions or bugs <g> to report. This
information is both encouraged and greatly appreciated.
Thank You!
Any other questions or information regarding...
- The use and features of U-Convert-It
- The latest version available
- Where to download the latest version
- Ordering information
... are available to anyone, anytime, just for asking!
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10 - Getting In Touch
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Need to get in touch?
I can be reached via any of the following methods:
(e-mail is the fastest!)
CompuServe....... 73410,3726
Internet......... 73410.3726@compuserve.com
America Online... FRBlock
Postal Mail...... Fred Block
P.O. Box 1533
McAfee, NJ 07428
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11 - Revision History Notes
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Ver. Date Description
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1.00 08/95 Initial Release.
1.01 08/95 Fixed bug. User settings did not save if
program was exited using the control box.
1.02 09/95 Fixed sq. meters to acres conversion. This
conversion always resulted in a "0" result.
(Thanks to Manny!)
1.10 10/95 Added "From/To" swapping capability.
1.20 11/95 Added Angle and Velocity conversion types.
Updated the 'save settings' features to
save 'all' of the users last settings for
'all' of the conversion types. Added
instant access to the Microsoft Windows
calculator. Both the built-in
(U-Calculate-It) and Windows calculators
are available from the Tools menu or
hot-key combinations.
2.00 01/96 Added Force and Density conversion types.
Added "Shrink" feature. Redesigned the
"Swap" button. Now unit type abbreviations
are displayed above the "From & To" list
boxes.
Fixed liters to cu. feet conversion.
(Thanks to Gary!)
2.01 01/96 Added information about online registration
with CompuServe. Other maintenance work...
Text & help file updates.
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