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- JUDY'S TENKEY(tm)
-
- Judy's TenKey makes your calculations easier and more reliable. If you use
- the default Windows calculator, you'll find that Judy's TenKey gives you
- many advantages (see below). If you're still using an old-fashioned desktop
- calculator, you'll love the integration Judy's TenKey gives you with your other
- Windows applications.
-
- This document provides a brief description of program capabilities,
- installation instructions, author contact information, and version history.
- This document is also distributed in Windows Write format (read_me.wri); you
- may find it easier on the eyes.
-
-
- <<PROGRAM CAPABILITIES>>
-
- SCROLLING TAPE: Records your calculations in a scrolling list which you can save,
- print, and resize (a real help in keeping track of your calculations). You can
- also modify tape entries, causing the tape to recalculate, or reuse previous
- entries in new calculations (saving typing and reducing errors).
-
- SELECTABLE SYNTAX: Judy's TenKey can process numbers like a
- scientific calculator (RPN), an adding machine, or a normal calculator. If
- you are familiar with one and not another, you know how difficult and
- frustrating it can be to try to switch. Perfect for accountants, engineers, and
- you.
-
- CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY: You can decide how you want your TenKey
- to look (selecting from tape, memory, statistics, functions, trigonometry,
- finance, and number pad options), enabling you to optimize screen usage.
- Any TenKey function can always be activated via the keyboard regardless of
- the current display configuration.
-
- FINANCIAL CALCULATIONS: Judy's TenKey calculates monthly
- payments for most loans (e.g., cars, houses, etc.), expected investment
- growth, necessary retirement savings, inflation adjustment, and more. Its
- easy-to-use dialogs lead you through complex calculations, and records
- all responses on the tape (which you can later save, modify, etc.).
-
- STATISTICS: The scrolling tape provides a natural interface for
- statistical calculations, including average value, sum, or even standard
- deviation. Simply select the desired lines, then press the
- appropriate statistics button.
-
- KEEP ON TOP: You can set Judy's TenKey to stay on top of all other
- windows, so you quickly calculate something even when editing a document
- full-screen.
-
- DECIMAL SETTING: You can set Judy's TenKey to display the number of
- decimal positions you prefer, ranging from 0 to "as needed". In fact, you
- can configure Judy's TenKey to automatically insert the decimal point for
- you (a real favorite with professional accountants). If you frequently
- deal with money, you might want to set the decimals to 2 (for cents) or
- 0 (for dollars).
-
- INTELLIGENT COPY & PASTE: You can copy tape entries to other
- applications, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Notepad. You can also
- paste input from these applications. If extraneous text and special formatting
- are mixed in with your numbers, Judy's TenKey uses heuristic reasoning to
- extract and interpret appropriate information.
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- EXTRA TOUCHES: Judy's TenKey remembers your favorite screen
- position and displays itself there every time. It also uses thousands
- separators (e.g., "1,000,000" versus "1000000"), displays negative numbers in
- red, and allows you to use the backspace key to edit results for further
- calculation. Judy's TenKey provides an extensive help system, an introductory
- demonstration, and a "Tip of the Day" feature.
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- BETTER PERFORMANCE: Judy's TenKey enables you to work faster and
- more reliably. Once you can see (and reuse!) the numbers in your
- calculations, you will never return to the default Windows calculator.
- Plus, Judy's TenKey uses a proprietary algorithm to ensure superior precision
- (try subtracting "750.35 - 750.30" using the Microsoft calculator: it
- doesn't work!). We're so sure that you'll love using Judy's TenKey that we
- invite you to try it for free. Simply send in the registration fee if you
- decide to keep it.
-
-
- <<PROGRAM INSTALLATION>>
-
- REQUIREMENTS: Version 3.0 of Judy's TenKey requires Windows version 3.1
- or better (a separate Windows NT version is available) and a 386 or better
- processor. Including the tutorial demonstration, it uses 370K of disk space.
-
- INSTRUCTIONS: To install Judy's TenKey, simply run its installation
- program (install.exe) from the Windows File Manager. This installation
- program prompts you for additional information, allows you to cancel the
- installation, demonstrates its main features, and even offers to uninstall
- the program if you decide not to keep it.
-
- REGISTRATION: Judy's TenKey is provided as copyrighted software; the
- registration fee is a modest $19.95. Registered user receive the latest
- version of the program, as well as a free copy of Judy's CountDown (TM), a
- fun program that helps you track important dates.
-
-
- <<AUTHOR CONTACT>>
-
- Judy's TenKey is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). For additional information, contact Dan Stickel at:
-
- ELECTRONIC MAIL: CompuServe 70574,2247.
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- US MAIL: 2464 El Camino Real, Suite #125, Santa Clara, CA 95051.
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- TELEPHONE: (408) 244-0744; Orders (800) 242-4775.
-
-
- <<VERSION HISTORY>>
-
- VERSION 3.0: Tape allows users to insert and delete lines, modify numbers
- or operators, and automatically recalculate results. New dialog boxes for
- financial functions. "Tip of the Day" feature. Full support for Windows 3.1
- common dialog boxes, such as File Open (including import of text files), Save,
- and Print (including the option to print only selected tape entries). Other
- improvements include right mouse button tape pop-up menu, ability to "edit"
- the main entry line, better keyboard shortcuts, and support for memory operations
- dealing with the tape.
-
- VERSION 2.1: New proprietary algorithm for more precise calculation
- results, support for networked installations, and compliance with
- international number formats. General usability improvements: automatic
- decimal insertion capability, tape exit behavior now applies to all
- methods of closing tape, "Keep on Top" capability now uses Microsoft
- standard "Always On Top", easier program registration.
-
- VERSION 2.0: Save, restore, and print tapes, resize tape display using the
- mouse, reuse tape entries, copy and paste between other Windows applications,
- RPN syntax, statistics, transcendental, financial functions, red negatives,
- and keep on top.
-
- VERSION 1.0: Configurable window display, scrolling tape, tenkey or calculator
- syntax, standard mathematical operations, standard functions, memory,
- selectable decimal display.
-