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M E T R I C - X
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Version 1.10
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D E S C R I P T I O N A N D
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A U T H O R I N F O R M A T I O N
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Last updated: January, 1992
This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
the METRIC-X package.
Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
file.
Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) Operators please refer to the SYSOP.DOC
text file.
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Program Information:
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File Name(s) for BBSs:
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For consistency and to help users locate the files, please use the
following file names:
The program and documentation must be contained within a single
archive file, please use the following name:
MX-110.ZIP for (METRIC-X - Version 1.10)
NOTE: Version 1.00 has been posted on some BBSs under the file
name of METRIC-X.ZIP and/or METRIC-X.ARC. This original
issuance is no longer current and should be replaced by
METRIC-X, Version 1.10, using MX-110.ZIP.
If the program is compressed using some other file compression
method, then please use the name "MX-110" with the appropriate
extension (PAK, ARC, LZH, ZOO, etc.).
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Keywords:
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[METRIC, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, CONVERSION, UTILITY]
Category:
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Utility, Metric Utility, Business Utility, Education, Conversion
Filename & 35/45 Character Description:
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MX-110.ZIP METRIC-X, Metric-English Conversion
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MX-110.ZIP METRIC-X, Metric-English-Metric Conv. Utility
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Short Description:
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METRIC-X - A Metric-English-Metric conversion utility which
uses drop-down menus to display/select and of 10 Categories
& 138 Units of Measure and is a professional-grade product.
It is user-friendly, very accurate, and has been DESIGNATED
an "ACCEPTED METRIC CONVERSION TOOL" by the ICMP-MOC, the
U. S. Government's metric authority - see READ-ME.2ND file.
Long Description:
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METRIC-X - A Metric-English-Metric conversion utility which
uses drop-down menus to display/select and of 10 Categories
& 138 Units of Measure and is a professional-grade product.
The program's accuracy is due to its fast, double-precision
algorithms which are based upon the ANSI/IEEE Std 268-1982,
"METRIC PRACTICES". This program was developed in a real
working environment and has been engineered to be accurate,
user-friendly (very easy to use) and efficient.
METRIC-X has many unique features which make is easy to use
and adds power to the conversion process. The user may now
swap the "FROM & TO Modes" simply by pressing the Space Bar
or can scroll the FROM Value UP or DOWN using only a single
key (as the TO's Value tracks the new value automatically).
For those who have trouble with forms of notation, METRIC-X
will accept decimal numbers, exponential forms or fractions
as an input and can switch forms between Decimal Numbers or
Exponential (Scientific Notation) with a single key stroke.
The conversion answers may be displayed with 0 to 6 decimal
places or accuracy, with automatic rounding. Once you have
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Long Description: (continued)
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your conversion results (your answer), you may simply enter
another number or you might manipulate to displayed results
or, with a single keystroke, you can Quit/Exit, jump to the
Main Menu, or go to either the FROM or TO selection menus.
METRIC-X was found to be so easy to use, esthetically clean
and so accurate, that its use has been encouraged for -ALL-
government agencies and has been DESIGNATED as an "ACCEPTED
METRIC CONVERSION TOOL" by; the U.S. Interagency Council on
Metric Policy-Metric Operating Committee. METRIC-X is the
only such conversion program, to currently hold this honor.
The author of the METRIC-X program is a member of ASP, the
Association of Shareware Professionals.
Registration Information:
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The single-copy Registration lists for $25, (with discounts
available for quantity buys and Site/Network Licenses).
Registered users receive the latest software version on
dual-media (both 5-1/4 and 3-1/2 inch diskettes supplied),
an illustrated 24 page, soft-cover, User's Manual and
free technical support for a period of 1 year.
For complete user registration information please refer to the
REGISTER.DOC text file.
Requirements Information:
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Platform: IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or true compatible micro-computer or
DOS compatible network.
Monitor/Display Color: either CRT or LCD, Monochrome (B&W) or Color.
Video/Graphics Adapter: MDA, HGC, LCD, CGA, EGA or VGA (or higher).
Operating System: DOS 2.1 (or higher).
Memory Requirements: 128K
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Author/Publisher Information:
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Orion Development Corporation is a small software company, founded in
1986 by its CEO, Richard A. Long, who is a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals. This (metric) product is further supported by
the author's membership in both the American National Council and the
U.S. Metric Association.
At Orion Development, we believe that HIGH PRODUCT QUALITY and CUSTOMER
SATISFACTION is the key to good business. This concept is fundamental
to our approach to product development, production and marketing. We
saw a basic need for an easy to use, metric-conversion utility to help
America's businesses during the ongoing transition to the Metric System.
METRIC-X meets that need head-on.
Orion Development Corporation has been producing DOS-based software
since 1988, and from that time, our product designs have evolved into
the clean, user-friendly, highly accurate and reasonably priced
software of 1992. METRIC-X is the first software program which
Orion Development has marketed as Shareware.
Please feel free to contact the author (Richard Long) at any time if
you have any questions, comments or suggestions. I can be reached by
mail at the following address:
Richard A. Long
Orion Development Corporation
P. O. Box 2323
Merrifield, VA 22116-2323
U.S.A.
I may also be reached by voice or electronically as follows:
Voice - Toll Free: (800) 992-8170 (lower 48 states only)
or : (703) 698-8126 (AK, HI and INT'L)
CompuServe: 71140,2416
Internet: 71140.2416@COMPUSERVE.COM