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- TipMaster for Pilot
- ===================
- Copyright 1997 Thruput Data Systems, Inc.
- Written by: Andy Sackheim
- Concept by: Ron Marlowe
- Bug reports: andys@tds-inc.com
- Official download site: www.ascii.net
- Current version: 0.1 (beta)
-
-
- Shareware Notice:
- =================
- This product is SHAREWARE. The shareware price has not been set as this is a beta version of
- this product. We would like your comments on a "fair" amount for this product. Send them to
- support@ascii.net or to the author at andys@tds-inc.com. This beta release is a full-featured
- version of the product. It contains no nags. It contains no intentionally disabled features.
- It will work until 2/1/97 at which time it will automatically expire. Please download a new
- version at that time. We hope to have completed beta testing by then. If so, the shareware
- version 1.0 will be available after that date. If not, an updated beta version will be available
- at that time. This README file must be distributed intact will any copy of the .PRC file.
-
-
- Revision History:
- Date: Version: Comments:
- ===============================================================================
- 01/05/97 0.1 Initial Release
-
-
- Known Bugs:
- ===========
- - Version 0.1 does not include a graphical icon on the Pilot menu. This will be corrected before
- the release version.
-
- - Incompatibility with non-current version of PAL. Symptom is crashing doing "Update Apps"
- from within PAL. Upgrading to current version of PAL corrects incompatibility.
-
-
- Information:
- ============
- This is a beta version of TipMaster. It will expire on 2/1/97. A new beta or the release
- version will be available prior to that date.
-
- This program will be SHAREWARE. The amount to be charged will be determined prior to the
- expiration of the beta period. We invite your comments on what you would pay for this software.
-
- This beta version does NOT contain a menu icon. This is a KNOWN bug and you need not report
- this. As you use this software, we ask that you report any unexpected results or errors to
- andys@tds-inc.com with a copy to support@ascii.net.
-
-
- Description of TipMaster:
- =========================
- TipMaster is a shareware program for the US Robotics Pilot to calculate and recalculate tips
- for restaurant food and beverage. Tip is properly calculated based upon food and beverage cost
- ONLY and NOT based upon the subtotal after tax. This is NOT a bug in the software. This is
- a correct calculation of a tip. The following example should make this clear:
-
- FOOD & BEVERAGE: $100.00
- TAX (10%): $ 10.00
- SUBTOTAL: $110.00
- TIP (20%): $ 20.00 <----See Note
- TOTAL: $130.00
-
- Note: The correct tip at 20% is $20.00, NOT $22.00. This is because the tip should be calculated
- based upon the price of food and beverage BEFORE tax is added. Otherwise, you are tipping your
- server for the tax.
-
- TipMaster remembers both tax and tip rates between sessions. To save the tax and tip rate, simply
- re-run the program after you have entered the tax rate and tip rate in TipMaster and hit the
- "CALC" button. You may then re-run TipMaster from the Pilot main menu screen. The new tax and tip
- rates will become the default rates. You may change the tax and tip rates during the session
- only by changing them as needed. Before leaving TipMaster, however, hit the "CLEAR" button to
- return the tax and tip rates to the "saved" values. If you leave TipMaster and run another
- application, the last tax and tip rates displayed on TipMaster will be the new default tax
- and tip rates.
-
- TipMaster allows on-the-fly recalculation of tips after an initial calculation based upon default
- rates. In the example above, changing the "TOTAL" from $130.00 to "$140.00" and hitting the
- "CALC" button would change the tip to $30.00 and change the tip percentage from 20% to 30%.
- Alternatively, changing the tip amount from $20.00 to $15.00 would change the tip rate from
- 20% to 15% and change the total to $125.00.
-
-
- Instructions for Use:
- =====================
- Each time you re-run TipMaster, the new default tax and tip rates will be the last used tax and
- tip rates. To make changes to the tax or tip rate which are NOT saved to the next session,
- simply tap the "CLEAR" button before running another application.
-
- All fields can be calculated from either the "FOOD" field or the "SUBTOTAL" field. If you know
- the tax rate and the desired tip rate, enter either of these fields and hit the "CALC" button.
- If you are not sure of the tax rate, you may enter either the actual tax amount (if known) or
- enter both the "FOOD" and "SUBTOTAL" amounts. The actual tax percentage (and amount, if
- applicable) will be calculated automatically when the "CALC" button it tapped.
-
- Hitting "CALC" will also calculate the tip amount and the total. This will "freeze" the upper
- half of TipMaster and allow on-the-fly recalculations of tip based upon various fields. For
- example, you may change the tip percentage from its default to something higher or lower. The
- tip amount and total will be recalculated when you hit "CALC" again. Or you may decide you want
- to round up the tip to an even number. Change the tip and hit "CALC" to calculate the new total
- and the actual tip rate. Or you may want to round the total to a whole dollar amount. Simple
- change the "TOTAL" and hit "CALC" and the tip rate and tip amount will be updated automatically.
-