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ANYANGLE Version 2.65
Copyright (C) 1989-1992 Jim Preston
PROGRAM TITLE: ANYANGLE
DETAILED PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: ANYANGLE is a powerful
geometry solver which provides an easy, intuitive method of
finding answers to problems involving triangles, and offers
scale views and supplementary data to back up the numerical
results. ANYANGLE includes an interactive scientific
calculator with automatic memory of all triangle components
as well as ten user-accessable memories.
INTENDED USER: Engineers, machinists, surveyors,
carpenters, drafters, hobbyists, students or just about
anyone at one time or another.
UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM: ANYANGLE is very easy to
use. The program will solve any triangle when given the
minimum amount of information, and the known data can be
entered in any order you wish. ANYANGLE will prompt you with
the maximum and minimum values allowed at any entry and the
ANYANGLE program always knows when it has enough data to
solve the problem, displaying the answers instantly. You can
then tinker with the solved triangle by changing angles or
sides, or sizing it to have a certain area, altitude or
other component or to fit exactly around or inside a given
circle. The calculator with its 11 visible memory registers,
one automatic and 10 user controlled, makes this very easy.
You can get a scale view of the triangle at the touch of a
key. You can get a complete analysis including area, perim-
eter, altitude, center of gravity, coordinates of each
vertex, and data about the inscribed circle and circumcircle
at the touch of another key. The data can be saved and
printed also. Four formats or styles of numeric display are
available. Context-sensitive help screens are provided for
the major features. The CALCULATOR uses the algebraic entry
system and has all the major functions such as powers,
roots, logarithms and trigonometry as well as degree-minute-
second and degrees-to-radians conversion operations. It can
automatically call in any number connected with the last
triangle by keying in simple two-letter codes, and, of
course, it can work with all the memories. These codes work
throughout the program for numerical input.
PROGRAM CAPACITY/LIMITATIONS: Up to 32,767 triangles
may be saved in each bank. You can create as many banks as
desired. Graphics screen printout requires that the DOS
GRAPHICS utility be run before starting the program. The
scale drawing will appear out-of-proportion on some laptop
computers with long, narrow screens. Triangle accuracy is
limited to that of Microsoft (R) QuickBASIC using double-
precision variables, or about 17 decimal places maximum.
SPECIAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: CGA or Hercules (R)
monochrome graphics capability is the minimum needed if the
scale views are to be seen, but the program will run on any
IBM(R) or compatible computer.
STARTING THE PROGRAM: Place the disk in an appropriate
drive, type ANYANGLE, and <Enter>. On systems with
Hercules graphics type ANYHERC <Enter>.
REGISTRATION FEE (USA): $19.95
REGISTRATION FEE (CANADA): $23 CANADIAN
REGISTRATION FEE IN OTHER COUNTRIES:
USE THE CHART INCLUDED WITHIN THE PROGRAM TO FIND THE
REGISTRATION FEE FOR YOUR COUNTRY. SEND PAYMENT IN YOUR
COUNTRY'S CURRENCY AND NOT IN US DOLLARS! SORRY: ONLY THOSE
COUNTRIES ON THE CHART MAY REGISTER AT THIS TIME.
MATERIALS / SERVICES PROVIDED WITH REGISTRATION: Printed
instructions and the latest update of the registered version
which adds CURVE solution done in the same style and degree
of completeness as the triangle solution. If you write the
words "MYSTERY DISK" on your order you will receive an
interesting program having to do with triangles either on a
separate disk or included with the updated ANYANGLE program.
PROGRAM FILES ON THE DISK:
1. ANYANGLE.EXE...The Anyangle program file
2. ANYANGLE.DOC...This (ASCII) text file
3. QBHERC.COM...Enables Hercules(R) graphics
4. HERCON.COM...Turns on the Hercules card
5. ANYHERC.BAT...Starts ANYANGLE for Hercules graphics
6. ANYMONO.BAT..Starts ANYANGLE if ANYHERC doesn't
7. (TRIG.ANY)...Storage file created by program
8. (MEMORIES.MEM)...Memory file created by program
Files in parentheses may or may not be on a new disk
but will appear after the program is run once.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business
Machines Corporation.
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
Hercules is a registered trademark of Hercules Computer
Technology.