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Version 1.0
Copyright 1991-1992 Michael D. O'Connor
All Rights Reserved
┌─────────┐
┌─────┴───┐ │ (R)
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│ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of
│ │ │─┘ Shareware
└───│ o │ Professionals
──────│ ║ │────────────────────
└────╨────┘ MEMBER
┌─────────────────┐
│ FILE README.1ST │
└─────────────────┘
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello!
By now you should have successfully installed the complete Power
package. If you haven't, there are two ways you can do this: use
the included install program, or just copy the files over to a
new directory. Using the install program takes the work from
your hands and does it all automatically, without touching your
AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS files. Use the INSTALL.DOC file as a
guide to using the install program; or just run the install
program without it, it's straight-forward.
Power is an engineering application designed for (but not limited
to) a group of Electronics Engineers whose tasks involve IC cir-
cuit designs. The two-fold primary directive is: calculate from
one or two input files the required current for a set of chips in
a circuit design, and provide a means of information sharing be-
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tween engineers so that there is no redundant data entry while
allowing each engineer to have his/her own personal DataBase to
work from.
Power allows engineers to arrive at the calculated power
(current) required to run his IC chips in his circuit design. No
need to put them together and then measure the current. The en-
gineer can then design to the calculated value instead of the
worst case value. He can also use this value to make a buying
decision for a suitable power supply.
Power keeps a database of all IC chips with their respective
electrical parameters necessary for the calculation of the re-
quired power.
Power has a fully windowized, text-graphics, user-friendly inter-
face. The Data Entry interface has features that reduce
repetitious typing of similar part numbers of the same manufac-
turer. The Viewer/Editor function allows point-and-shoot editing
while also viewing the data in one window. The DataBase Editor
has a user-configurable password protection as a deterrent
against unauthorized editorial changes in the DataBase. The Con-
figuration Menu allows users to configure for exploding-window
sound, error bell sound, background color toggle, DataBase Editor
password toggle, and others.
The only limit to the size of the DataBase is the available
memory and disk space.
NO SURPRISES
~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are no surprises. The shareware version of Power is a
fully functional application, is not crippled in any way, and
will continue to run even after the 30-day trial period.
INCLUDED THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The program LIST.COM (small version) is included in the archive
as a third-party software. This is shareware written and
copyrighted by Vernon Buerg.
I have his expressed permission to distribute this shareware with
my package.
For more information, see the heading "The included LIST.COM
program" below.
PROGRAM OPERATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are two command-line options available:
/m - Force monochrome color
/c - Turn on snow-checking, for CGA adaptors
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Use the /m option if you are running Power on a lap-top that has
either a plasma or LCD screen, if any color is missing.
Use the /c option to prevent "snow" on the screen, if you see it
on a CGA monitor.
Otherwise, to run Power, at the DOS prompt, type --
PWR
If under DOS 3 or later, Power may be run from any directory,
either by including the directory in your DOS PATH statement, or
by including the drive and directory name in front of the PWR
command. For example:
D:\POWER\PWR
or
PATH {your other directories ...} ;D:\POWER;
PWR
WINDOWS 3.x USERS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Power is not a WinApp. It will run under Microsoft Windows 3.x
as a DOS task. For best results, run it only in a full-screen
display mode (adjustable in the PIF editor). It will run suc-
cessfully in full-screen display mode without a PIF file.
INSTALLATION FILES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See file PACKING.LST for a description and purpose of each in-
stallation file.
DOCUMENTATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The file BRIEFING.DOC is a briefing describing minimum require-
ments for a quick-start of Power.
The file PWRDEMO.DOC is a user-guided demonstration of Power's
capabilities and features.
The documentation is the file PWR.DOC. If you wish to print this
file or any DOC file, for best results, choose a font that con-
tains the line draw composite characters (characters that draws
boxes). If you have an HP LaserJet printer, use the internal,
standard PC-8 Courier font.
New features in recent versions of Power are documented in the
HISTORY.DOC file, which may be printed from DOS with the PRINT
command.
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EVALUATING THE PROGRAM AND ORDERING A REGISTERED COPY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You may try Power for a 30-day period on an evaluation basis at
no charge.
If you continue to use the program after the evaluation period,
please pay the registration fee (indicated in the file
REGISTER.DOC) plus shipping and applicable sales tax (Maryland
only). For ordering information, refer to the file REGISTER.DOC.
You can print the Registration Form from within Power at any time
by entering the number 12 and pressing <Enter> at the Main Menu.
To order by mail, invoke Main Menu item 12 (Register), fill out
the Registration Form by keyboard, make your choice of method of
payment, and mail it with your payment to the address shown on
it.
To order by phone, you should still fill out the Registration
Form so that you can give the operator the Sales Code indicated
on the print-out. Specify either 3.5" or 5.25" diskettes, and
spell your branding name for your license (mandatory) in the
Registration Form.
For site license information and quantity discounts, see file
SITELICE.DOC.
WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU REGISTER
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you mail in your Registration Form (the invoice printed from
the Main Menu item 12), I'll send you a diskette of the latest
copy of the program (most recent upgrade), a printed copy of the
User's Manual, and 90-days of mail support, BBS support, and Com-
puServe Mail support. Registered users will receive notices of
future upgrades when available at a reduced cost. For FAST!
registration, see the file REGISTER.DOC for details on how you
can register by phone and have your software converted to the
registered version.
DISTRIBUTION POLICY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Power may be distributed under the terms of the LIMITED DISTRIBU-
TION LICENSE contained in file LICENSE.DOC. BBS SysOps, please
consult file SYSOP.DOC for my policy on distribution of Power by
BBS. Disk Vendors and user groups, please consult file
VENDOR.DOC.
You may not distribute the registered version of Power to anyone
not covered by your software license.
IMPLEMENTATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Power is written almost entirely in Turbo Pascal with some as-
sembly routines linked in. It was tested on a 386/25 machine un-
der MS-DOS 5.00. Source code is not available.
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THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I have purposely avoided using third-party source code in my
program. Everything written is an original, with the exception
of one object code supplied by Borland International, Inc., to
those who purchased their Turbo Pascal 5.5 and 6.0 compilers.
The included LIST.COM program
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The program LIST.COM (small version) is included in the archive
as a third-party software. This is shareware written and
copyrighted by Vernon Buerg.
I have his expressed permission to distribute this shareware with
my package.
You may use this software to view my documentation as part of
your evaluation of Power (as well as that of LIST); that's why it
was included. For instructions on how to use it, see the file
GREET.DOC. The LIST documentation is not included in this ar-
chive.
The LIST PLUS program (and the regular LIST shareware program)
has many, many features not included in the small version. This
is one of the most popular and well-known program in distribution
today, so much so that it may be available at your nearest BBS.
Even Borland International has licensed its use and distribution
as README.COM to read the README.TXT file, included with
Borland's software package.
If you want to evaluate LIST, it is strongly suggested that you
obtain a regular shareware version (not the small version) for
evaluation. The program is probably available at a local BBS in
your area. It is also available via CompuServe (GO IBMSYS).
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Here is an excerpt from Vernon Buerg's LIST.DOC file on how to
order the registered version of LIST.
Please NOTE: The program LIST.COM included with the POWER
package is renamed from an original name of
LISTS.COM, whose limitations is shown below.
----------------------begin excerpt----------------------
Varieties of LIST.COM
LISTS.COM - small version
- runs in about 30k
- limited to smaller files (around 600kb),
- excludes the Alt-X (screen saving) function
- excludes the Alt-G (goto DOS) function
- the Help screen is minimal.
LISTR.COM - regular version
- runs in about 80K
- handles files up to 16 mb
- excludes the Alt-V (file selection) function
- excludes the Alt-I (insert filename) function
- the Alt-W (windowing function) is minimal, i.e. you
get two equal sized windows; there is no ability
to change window dimensions
LIST.COM - PLUS version
- plus Alt-V file selection menu
- plus file management functions like copy and delete
- plus Alt-I hypertext-like file selection
- plus a help screen for the file selection Alt-V functions
- plus a second help screen for regular functions
- plus the Ctrl-T telephone dialer
If you are using LIST and find it of value, your gift in
any amount ($20 suggested) will be greatly appreciated.
Please make checks payable in U.S. dollars to Vernon D.
Buerg. Canadian and non-U.S. checks require excessive
bank charges.
For use by corporations and other institutions, please
contact me for a licensing arrangement. More informa-
tion is supplied in the file LICENSE [not included in
the Power package]. Customizing and other special
licensing are available upon request. Purchase orders
and invoicing are acceptable.
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There is no warranty of any kind. The copyright owner
may not be held liable for any damages, including any
lost profits or other incidental or consequential
damages arising out of or inability to use the software.
By using the software, you agree to this.
The software and documentation are:
Copyright (C) 1983-1991 by
Vernon D. Buerg
139 White Oak Circle
Petaluma, CA 94952
Data: (707) 778-8944 VOR 24-hour bulletin board
- or - (707) 778-8841 MB 24-hour bulletin board
- or - (415) 994-2944 VOR South 24-hour BBS
FAX: (707) 778-8728 For orders only
Compuserve: 70007,1212 Go IBMSYS
----------------------end of excerpt----------------------
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IN CLOSING
~~~~~~~~~~
Enjoy Power! I welcome discussion of my program or any related
topic, if you are interested. Contact me by mail (given at the
end of this file), CompuServe mail, or via the SMCIS BBS (shown
below). The latest version of Power may be obtained from your
favorite disk vendor or from the BBSs shown below. I make a
point of placing recent and major upgrades on these boards, and
when released, they are available there for download:
On CompuServe --
EET:ENGINEER LIB 4
CIS:IBMAPP LIB 13
CIS:LEAP LIB 9
or on the following support bulletin boards --
THE SMCIS BBS THE VOR & MOTHERBOARD BBSs
(301) 862-1527 & -3160 (707) 778-8944 & -8841
Buggs Bugnon, SysOp Vern & Julie Buerg, SysOps
("Main" Conference) (Either "Main" Conference)
Engineer's Network (ENGINET)
(513) 858-2688 USR HST (8N1)
Steve A. Witters, P.E., Sysop
For an exact listing of the contents of the archives of PWR100.ZIP
with its CRC values returned by viewing with PKUNZIP, see the file
PACKING.LST.
Please read the BETATEST.DOC next, and then the PWRDEMO.DOC...
Michael D. O'Connor
Byte O'Software
P.O. Box 283
Sterling, VA 20167
U.S.A.
--Michael D. O'Connor, Author
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