InstantCalc1.1
for instantaneous calculations, ©1996-2000

Introduction

Imagine you are writing some text with a word processor coming to a point where you need to enter the result of a calculation. Wouldn´t it be nice if you could enter the calculation instead and let the computer place the result at the cursor position for you?

Imagine you are working in a graphics or desktop publishing application and need to enter a distance in the measurement window which for example should be the square root of 50. Wouldn´t it be nice if you could enter sqrt(50) instead and let the computer place 7.0711 at the right position for you?

If you are a programmer, imagine you are working with your favourite text editor and need to calculate an address from hexadecimals. Wouldn´t it be nice if you could enter for example &$1234 + $5678 at the place of your program where you need the address and let the computer exchange the expression to $68AC for you?

If you are a chemist, imagine you need to know the molecular weight of sulphuric acid. Wouldn´t it be nice if you could type in H*2+S+O*4 and let the computer place 98.07948 at the cursor position for you?

Sometimes nice dreams come true. InstantCalc does all this and more. It calculates mathematical expressions instantaneously. That means, enter the expression you want to calculate at any place where text can be exchanged by the clipboard, select it with the mouse, and press the hot key. InstantCalc copies the selected expression into the clipboard and pastes back the result at the given position.

System Requirements

InstantCalc works on any Apple Macintosh, Power Macintosh and MacOS compatible computer since the Macintosh Plus. System 7 or higher is required. InstantCalc is fully compatible with MacOS 8, 8.5, 8.6 and MacOS 9.

Version History

Version 1.1:Í•  Fix of a possible incompatibility issue. If version 1.0 did not work with one of your favorite
ˇ   applications, give version 1.1 a try, might be that the problem is resolved.

ˇ•  "Disable Help Key" is renamed to "Modify Help Key" and now works also for MacOS 8.5 and later.

ˇ•  <ctrl>-<Mouse Click> is off by default to avoid conflicts with contextual menus.

ˇ•  Added Decimal/Binary conversion operators.

ˇ•  Bug fix in the accompanied application SimpleCalc. SimpleCalc 1.0 might have crashed
ˇ   depending on the chosen printer.

ˇ•  Reduced registration fee of only $10.

Version 1.0:Í•  Release version.