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+----------------------------------------------------------------+ |(C)Copyright K.I.T.A.L. Software 1988-1993. All rights reserved.| | | | | | SCIENTIFIC and ENGINEERING TOOL For LOTUS(R) 1-2-3 | | | | | | K.I.T.A.L. Software | | P.O. Box 748 | | Karmiel 20100 ISRAEL | | (972)-4-987255 | | | | | | * * Installation and Use Instructions * * | | | | | | SHAREWARE Version 1.3 | | | | | | Registration fee: $40 in US funds | | | | | | Developed and Written by Israel Kehaty | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ _______ ____|__ | (R) --| |o |------------------- | o___||_ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER Member of the ASP Since 1993 - 2 - Table Of Contents 1. Asp Ombudsman Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. K.I.T.A.L.'s License Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1 Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.2 Shareware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.3 Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Note For Shareware Distributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4. What's New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5. Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7. Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8. Variable Names Convention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9. Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 10. Scrolling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 11. Lotus "EDIT" Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 12. Error Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 13. If You Need To Be Rescued! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 14. Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 15. Saved Files Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 16. System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 - 3 - 1. ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware- related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at: ASP Ombudsman 545 Grover Road Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 U.S.A. or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe MAIL to ASP Ombudsman [70007,3536]. 2. K.I.T.A.L'S LICENSE STATEMENT 2.1 WARRANTY SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING TOOL AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING TOOL IS ASSUMED BY YOU. With respect to the physical diskettes and/or physical documentation enclosed herein, K.I.T.A.L. Software Warrants the same to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of 30 days from the date of purchase. In the event of notification within the warranty period of defects in materials or workmanship, K.I.T.A.L. Software's entire liability and your exclusive remedy for this warranty shall be limited, at K.I.T.A.L. Software's option, either (a) return of the purchase price or (b) replacement of the disk and/or of the documentation, and shall not encompass any other damages, including but not limited to loss of profit, special, incidental, consequential, or other similar claims. K.I.T.A.L. Software, SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A DOCUMENTATION, AND THE PROGRAM LICENSE GRANTED HEREIN. IN PARTICULAR, AND WITHOUT LIMITING OPERATION OF THE USE, OR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL K.I.T.A.L. SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGE. - 4 - 2.2 SHAREWARE This software package is a Copyrighted software and "IS NOT" a PUBLIC DOMAIN software, but a SHAREWARE software package. Which means that you can copy and distribute this software freely for the sole purpose of evaluation and testing before purchasing. To use this software legally you need to be registered with us. There is no limit on evaluation time and the program is not crippled in any way. If you like this software and you USE it you are expected to be registered with us. Support from users enables us to develop additional features and future versions of The SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL for LOTUS(R) 1-2-3. Your payment of $40.00 would be greatly appreciated. NOTE: For the time being K.I.T.A.L. Software offers the same program as a bonus pack (the SCIENCE.EXE packed file) inside the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY for LOTUS 1-2-3 shareware macro library which is available through BBS, On-line services and shareware distributors. Therefore we suggest that before you register this package with us, you may check the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY for LOTUS 1-2-3. If you are interested in macros for Lotus 1-2-3 you can save money if you register for the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY. Because of it's current general purpose nature, the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL can serve as a valuable complementary MATHEMATICS package to the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY for LOTUS 1-2-3. Therefore we decided to include this latest version 1.3 free in the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY package, When you register for the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY for LOTUS 1-2-3, you can legally enjoy the power of the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL for LOTUS 1-2-3 version 1.3 free without the need to purchase it separately. The reason that we continue to keep and market a separate shareware package of the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL is that in the future we may add specialized applications for Mechanical Engineers (like GEAR design package, O-RING design package or MECHANICAL SPRING design package) which have no place in the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY. =========================================================== We will continue to include the latest general purpose part of the independent SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL in the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY which then may have a different version number. =========================================================== K.I.T.A.L. Software reserves the right to continue to market the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL for LOTUS 1-2-3 as an independent shareware OR commercial program, and the fact that this version 1.3 of the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL for LOTUS 1-2-3 is included as a BONUS pack in the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY for LOTUS 1-2-3 is by no mean a commitment - 5 - that future versions of the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY will always include the complete version of the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL for LOTUS 1-2-3 (as we explained earlier). The SCIENCE.EXE file in the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY is an integral part of the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY and should be treated so, and it is bound to the same rights and restrictions as appear in the SUPER MACRO LIBRARY for LOTUS 1-2-3. 2.3 REGISTRATION You can REGISTER your copy of the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL for Lotus 1-2-3 directly with us. K.I.T.A.L. Software will accept checks ONLY if they are in US currency drawn on a US bank. K.I.T.A.L. Software will also accept cash where US currency is preferred. If it is difficult for you to pay with US Dollars, you can pay with your own country's currency, but it has to be in cash (bills only, no checks or coins). Western Europe, Canada and Australia currency add 10% to cover exchange cost, all other currencies add 20% to cover exchange cost. IF YOU SEND CASH PROTECT IT! By sending in your check, together with your Company name, mailing address, telephone number and version number; your copy of this software will be registered with us for two (2) years, thereby enabling you during the two years period to use any version free without the need to register again if you download them yourself from a BBS, or purchase them from a shareware distributor. Your registration fee entitles you to use this software on a SINGLE COMPUTER ONLY and to make as many copies of this software as you wish for backup purpose. The code of this package is a copyrighted material therefore you are NOT allowed to copy, sell, lease, rent, give away any part of this package or incorporate it in a commercial application that you develop and sell. Site licenses are available, call or write for details. As a registered customer you are also entitled to: (1) Letter which confirms your registration (2) Technical support by phone (evenings and weekends) or writing (3) Announcements of possible later releases (4) Normally, we do not send the latest release when you register, you can always find it the same way you have found your current version, however as a special service to our faithful customers we can send you the Latest release on disk/s for a $9 charge any time during the two years period. Send your payment of $40 to: K.I.T.A.L. Software P.O. Box 748, Karmiel 20100 ISRAEL Telephone 972-4-987255 - 6 - +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | please, help us to help you and other users to keep and | | preserve the SHAREWARE idea. | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ Please feel free to add comments and improvements that you would like to see included in future versions. 3. NOTE FOR SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS K.I.T.A.L. Software grants you without charge the right to reproduce and distribute copies of the "SHAREWARE" version of the SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING TOOL for LOTUS(R) 1-2-3 and software package on the express conditions: 1. NO fee other than a disk and handling charge (of up to $10 per disk) may be charged. The rights to receive any such financial or other benefits are exclusively reserved by K.I.T.A.L. Software i.e. Tsipora and Israel Kehaty. 2. NO change will be made to this license agreement or the copyright notice. 3. No change will be made to the installation and disk files, the diskette/s must be distributed as is, except an introduction file/s that can be added by shareware distributors. 4. If you are not an ASP approved disk vendor, you can distribute this software ONLY with K.I.T.A.L.'s written approval. Please attach your catalog. If you like this software and you USE it you are asked to be registered with us. 4. WHAT'S NEW As new members of the ASP we made some changes to this file. We))╔ also added the public domain tiny viewer (TV.COM and TV.DOC) for text files. The rest is the same as in version 1.2. This version is working correctly inside Lotus 1-2-3 version 1.1 for Windows 3.0/3.1. Due to a serious bug in Lotus 1-2-3 version 1.0 and 1.0a for Windows 3.0/3.1 the program could not work correctly. The two previous Lotus releases lost the Horizontal and the Vertical division of the screen each time the /GV or the F10 was pressed. If you use Lotus 1-2-3 for windows the best display mode is the Draft mode to set the display to Draft mode use the ALT Window Display Draft sequence. In this mode the character has fixed width and the appearance of the program is the best in this mode. - 7 - 5. WELCOME This program is an easy to use, completely menu driven template program designed for the use of the Lotus 1-2-3 user who deals with number crunching and likes the way Lotus works. If you know Lotus 1-2-3 you already know this program. Because this tool operates with 1-2-3 style command, menus, formulas, etc., you can start working without having to learn a new program, so your investment in 1-2-3 training is preserved and enhanced. The program includes a sophisticated programmable calculator and solver which can do: 1. Simple arithmetic 2. Functions editing (programming) and functions calculations 3. Physical units definition and conversion 4. Integration and Differentiation of analytic functions and data tables 5. Editing and calculating statistic functions on list of numbers 6. Frequency distribution and normal distribution of data 7. Curve fitting (4 types) 8. Root finding (non-linear equations) 9. Matrix and vector operations 10. Simultaneous linear equation solving Statistical functions and any other functions and units are user programmable. Therefore this program can become the user's custom scientific handbook. The user can program thousands of functions: from one variable functions to seven variables functions, and by splitting functions of higher number of variables to groups of functions of seven variables and less, to solve more complicated problems. Integration and differentiation is done on functions inserted from the keyboard or on data tables imported as a text file. The program enables a graph of the function before and after integration or differentiation and allows saving the numeric data tables and the graphs for later use. The distribution functions are build-in with the program and are working on a list of numbers inserted from the keyboard or imported as a text file. These function produce a graph of the distribution and allows the saving of the graph as a .PIC file and the data as a text file for later use. The program already includes a large number of common used functions and units and the user can edit them or add as much as he likes. The user can use this program to keep track of his spreadsheets, and by using a keyword instead of a function he can activate a whole spreadsheet. Since this program was written in LOTUS macro language, when the user retrieves another program this program erases itself and leaves the full memory for the new spreadsheet. The user can create a small macro in his spreadsheets which will retrieve this program automatically when quitting. - 8 - 6. INSTALLATION IMPORTANT: Make a backup/s of this diskette and store the original in a safe place. Set Lotus 1-2-3 to the 80x25 screen mode (use the INSTALL program in Lotus 1-2-3 system disk). If you are using the program from a floppy disk, make sure to set the default directory in Lotus 1-2-3 to the floppy (because the program looks for the files in the diskette). If you like to use the program from a hard disk (RECOMMENDED), make a directory for this program and copy all the files to the directory. Make sure to set the default directory in Lotus 1-2-3 to the new directory (because the program looks for the files in that directory). 7. GETTING STARTED To start the program, start Lotus 1-2-3 and then RETRIEVE the file ATOOL.WK1. The program will start to run automatically. 8. VARIABLE NAMES CONVENTION As a LOTUS user you probably know that instead of variables LOTUS uses cell address or range names. Therefore when you are prompt to input a function or a formula or when you build a new functions or edit a function REMEMBER that LOTUS expect to get range names as variables. The range names are already defined in the program and MUST be used when you build or type a function. The rules are: a. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE SOLVER (Integration, Differentiation, Root finding): The variable name is "VAR" or "R". Example: @SIN(VAR)-VAR or @SIN(R)-R[[╔ b. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE CALCULATOR FUNCTIONS MODE (EDIT): The variable names are "RG1", "RG2", "RG3", "RG4", "RG5", "RG6", "RG7" or "A", "B", "C", "D", "E", "F", "G" respectively. As you can see there are seven variables to allow the user to program up to seven variable functions. Example: @SIN(RG1)-RG2^2+RG3^5...... or @SIN(A)-B^2+C^5 c. WHEN YOU ARE EDITING A ONE VARIABLE FUNCTION (1_func): The variable name is "OUT" or "T" Example: @SIN(OUT) or @SIN(T) - 9 - 9. GETTING HELP Almost every menu includes a Help option, every time you see the help menu item and you are using this menu the first time, take the time to look at the help document, it will save you from making errors. To get back to the program press the ESC key. 10. SCROLLING Sometimes in the program you need to scroll to highlight the FUNCTION or the UNIT you want to calculate. Use the menu items DOWN, UP, NEXT, PREVIOUS, RIGHT and LEFT. you can't use the arrow keys because they are used by LOTUS to move the highlight in the BAR MENU. 11. LOTUS "EDIT" MODE Sometimes the program enters the LOTUS "EDIT" mode. This is done to help you insert and calculate (integrate, differentiate and solve) 240 characters long functions. In this case all LOTUS keys and functions are operative BUT you are WARNED not to take advantage of this and only type the function and press the ENTER key. Trying to mess up with the program MAY result in destroying the template code. If by mistake you "have managed" to exit the "EDIT" mode (see indicator) press the F2 function key to get back to "EDIT" mode. But be sure that the HIGHLIGHT is on the right cell. If when you have exited the "EDIT" mode you have moved the highlight too, use the arrow keys to move it back to the right place and press the F2 function key to enter the "EDIT" mode. 12. ERROR HANDLING If you make an error that the program can't tolerate the program will prompt you to press any key and the program will switch to the main menu, so you can start all over again. 13. IF YOU NEED TO BE RESCUED! Press the ENTER KEY once or few times until you are back in one of the menus and than continue. - 10 - 14. STATUS INDICATOR Most of the time the program prompts the user at the main screen and gives a message like "Working... Please wait" some other times the status prompt appears in the indicator cell (upper right corner of the screen). 15. SAVED FILES FORMAT - Graphs are saved as *.PIC files - The units and functions are saved with the FORMULAS.WK1 file - The matrices and linear equations are saved as *.WK1 files - All other (integration, differentiation, curvefit etc. ) are saved as text files (ASCII) with the .PRN extension 16. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS IBM(R) PC, XT, AT, PS2 or compatibles DOS 2.0 or higher LOTUS 1-2-3 Version 2/2.01/2.2/3.0/3.1 and up Hard disk is recommended * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Information in this software is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of K.I.T.A.L. Software. It is against the law to copy this software on magnetic tape, disk, or any other medium for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use. Lotus and 1-2-3 are registered trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.