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FILE: READ-ME.2ND Page 1 of 4
METRIC-X (tm) Revision 1.10 Additional Information
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1. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of METRIC-X must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"METRIC-X is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties
of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author
assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which
may result from the use of METRIC-X."
2. OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT:
This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-
related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly,
ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help to resolve a
dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical
support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman
at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message
via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
3. SUPPORT POLICY:
Orion Development Corporation will provide free technical support for
registered users for a period of one year. Support, user feed-back
or additional information may be obtained by contacting the author
via: our toll-free number: (800) 992-8170
our regular number: (703) 698-8126
CompuServe Mail message: (71140,2416)
or by writing to: Orion Development Corp.
P.O. Box 2323
Merrifield, VA 22116
Registered users will be notified of new releases as they are made
available and may be eligible for free or reduced-rate upgrades,
dependent upon their original "date of registration".
4. WHAT'S NEW IN REVISION 1.10
* Orion Development Corporation has added "dual media" as a standard
distribution method. Registered users will receive both 3-1/2 and
5-1/4 inch disks with the User's Manual.
* We are pleased to include the statement from the U. S. Interagency
Council on Metric Policy's - Metric Operating Committee, which has
designated the METRIC-X software as an "ACCEPTED METRIC CONVERSION
TOOL" (see 5 below).
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METRIC-X (tm) Additional Information
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4. WHAT'S NEW IN REVISION 1.10 (continued)
* Statements which are required by ASP have been incorporated, (see:
1, 2 and 3 above).
* Minor corrections have been made to: U. S. Survey-based conversion
factors (rod, fathom, acre and statute mile). The Troy ounce was
in error and the conversion factor was corrected.
* We have added an automatic "Scratch-Pad Memory" (which holds the
last FROM and TO Values), if either of these Units is used during
the next conversion.
* If you had entered an number which resulted in an answer which was
"too large to be displayed as a decimal", METRIC-X would set the
display mode to Exponential Notation (and leave you in that mode).
METRIC-X now automatically switches you back to; Decimal Notation,
if that is the mode you were working in (and the new answer is not
too large to be displayed as a decimal).
* Our low introductory price of $15 per copy has failed to cover our
production and support costs, forcing us to make an adjustment in
the price schedules for METRIC-X (see the REGISTER.DOC file).
5. ICMP-MOC DESIGNATION STATEMENT:
"This Conversion Tool has been reviewed by the Metric Operating
Committee's Standards and Metric Practices Subcommittee for
consistency with accepted metric practice only, and is designated
an ACCEPTED METRIC CONVERSION TOOL. Use of this software in areas
requiring conversion or translation of measures complies with the
provisions of Executive Order 12770 and P.L. 100-418 requiring
Federal agencies, with certain limitations and exceptions, to use
the International System of Units (metric system) in procurements,
grants and other business-related activities."
Disclaimer of Warranty
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"The Metric Operating Committee disclaims all warranties, expressed
or implied and assumes no liability for damages, direct or
consequential, which may result from the use of this product."
6. DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE (from the ASP)
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before
buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it,
you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details
-- some request registration while others require it, some specify a
maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the
simple right to continue using the software to an updated program
with printed manual.
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METRIC-X (tm) Additional Information
========================================================================
6. DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE (continued)
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of
comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and
bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution.
The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group.
For example, some authors require written permission before a
commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether
it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting
your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
7. ABBREVIATIONS (unit clarifiers):
Several of the "Units of Measure" have a "unit clarifier" (shown after
the UM in parenthesis), such as; Gallons (US), where (US) advises you
that this refers to "U.S. Gallons", rather than Canadian or Imperial.
The following list applies:
ABBREV CATEGORY UNIT of MEASURE MEANINGS
--------- ------------ --------------- ----------------------------
^3 VOLUME Multiple "to the 3rd power, Cubed"
(@ pf=80) POWER KVA "at a Power Factor of 80"
(Apth) WEIGHT Drams "Apothecaries Weight"
(Avdp) WEIGHT Drams & Ounces "Avoirdupois Weight"
(Dry) VOLUME-Dry Pints & Quarts "Dry Measure"
(E) POWER Horsepower "Electric"
(EEC) ENERGY Therm "European Economic Comm."
(I) POWER Btu/s & Btu/h "International"
(Intl) ENERGY Btu "International"
(Liq) VOLUME-Liq Pints "Liquid"
(Long) WEIGHT Tons "Long Ton = 2240 lb"
(Mean) ENERGY Btu "Mean"
(Metric) WEIGHT Tons "Metric Ton = 1000 kg"
(Naut) LENGTH Miles "U.S. & Intl Nautical Miles"
(Refrig) POWER Tons "Refrigeration"
(Short) WEIGHT Tons "Short ton = 2000 lb"
(Stat) LENGTH Miles "U.S. Statute Mile = 5280 ft"
(Tc) ENERGY/POWER Calorie & Cal "Thermochemical"
(Troy) WEIGHT Ounce "Troy Weight"
(UK) VOLUME-Liq Quarts & Gallons "United Kingdom/Imperial"
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METRIC-X (tm) Additional Information
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8. NOTATIONAL FORM - SHORT-CUT KEY:
When the "conversion answer" is being displayed on the screen,
the last instruction line on the menu will read either;
"Press <E> to display answer in Exponential form"
(if the answer is being displayed as a decimal number) or
"Press <D> to display answer in Decimal form"
(if the answer is being displayed in Exponential Form or in
Scientific Notation).
SHORT-CUT NOTE:
You may also "Press <N> to toggle between Notational forms",
(Decimal to Exponent to Decimal to Exponent, etc.)
as a short-cut/alternate to using the <D> and <E> keys.
9. U.S. SURVEY vs INTERNATIONAL UNITS
WHEN CONVERTING BETWEEN "INCH-POUND UNITS" AND "INCH-POUND UNITS",
this program uses U.S. Survey (statute) data, such that 12 inches
= 1 foot, 3 feet = 1 yard and 5280 feet = 1 statute mile, etc.
Again, when in "inch-pound units" to "inch-pound units" mode,
the inch, foot, yard, etc., are all in U.S. Survey Statute units.
WHEN CONVERTING BETWEEN "METRIC UNITS" AND "INCH-POUND UNITS", the
inch, foot and yard are based upon their international values, such
that: 1 inch = 0.0254 meters exactly, 1 foot = 0.3048 meters exactly
and 1 yard = 0.9144 meters exactly. The fathom, rod, acre and mile
however, are still based upon the U.S. Survey mile (statute mile),
per the metric law of 1959. The "U.S. Survey mile" to "metric" (or
metric to U.S. Survey mile) conversion factor is based upon the old
standard (the Metric Law of 1866) and is: (1 ft = 1200/3937 m).
Based upon this relationship, the following metric conversions/
equivalents result (and are used by METRIC-X);
1 U.S. Survey Fathom = 1.828803657607315 meters
1 U.S. Survey Rod = 5.029210058420117 meters
1 U.S. Survey Mile = 1609.347218694436 meters
1 U.S. Survey Acre = 4046.873000000013 meters^2
NOTE: 1 International Mile = 1609.344 meters exactly, but is not
used by METRIC-X as America uses the "U.S. Survey Mile".
While the law itself is cause for confusion, METRIC-X has tried to
use the appropriate unit/standard/value for the working environment.
If additional data is required, refer to ANSI/IEEE Std 268-1982.