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- The FIT312 package is shareware. It contains the powerful, versatile
- and very portable program AstroDataFitter 3 (AFIT3.EXE), its online
- helpfile AFIT3HLP.HLP and a printable copy of this help file
- AFIT3HLP.DOC. This program is one of the four Astro 3 math
- spreadsheet/calculator shareware programs:
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- AstroFormulaCalculator 3 with online interactive manuals (See Below).
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- AstroEquationSolver 3 - Solves linear/nonlinear simultaneous equations.
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- AstroDataFitter 3 - Fits equations to data. Nonlinear regression.
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- AstroShadowBox 3 - TSR, pop up version with interactive screen capture
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- AstroFormulaCalculator 3 is available as part of any of 4 interactive
- online manuals which are all shareware products:
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- The Astro 3 Finance Manual FIN312.ZIP (or equivalent FINCAL.ZIP,
- FINCAL.SDN, FINGEN.ZIP...)
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- The Astro 3 Physics Manual PHY312.ZIP (or equivalent PHYCAL.ZIP,
- PHYCAL.SDN, PHYGEN.ZIP...)
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- The Astro 3 Optics Manual OPT312.ZIP (or equivalent OPTCAL.ZIP,
- OPTCAL.SDN, OPTGEN.ZIP...)
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- The Astro 3 Science Manual SCI312.ZIP (or equivalent SCIFIN.ZIP,
- SCIFIN.SDN, SCIGEN.ZIP...)
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- These files are available from the IBM software libraries and/or <ASP>
- libraries found on CompuServe, GENIE and other services/BBS.
- See the file ABOUT_IT.DOC for more details.
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- Shareware Policy
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- This file contains information for anyone who uses FIT312.ZIP. PCSCC,
- Inc. will follow the published guidelines of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals and will attempt to maintain its policies and
- documentation consistent with their guidelines. Published guidelines
- of the Association of Shareware Professionals will take precedent over
- any current policies or documentation.
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- Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy" software, it is not free. We urge
- all parties who distribute Shareware to help educate the public about
- the true nature of Shareware distribution. Information on registering
- can be found in the file REGISTER.DOC which is part of this package
- (FIT312.ZIP)
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- Information on distribution of the FIT312.ZIP package can be found in
- the file VENDOR.DOC which is part of this package.
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- Detailed information on licensing policies is found in the file
- LICENSE.DOC which is part of this package.
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- A discussion of ASTRO 3 software products can be found in the file
- ABOUT_IT.DOC which is part of this package.
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- Product Description.
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- AstroDataFitter 3 - Fit data to any algebraic expression.
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- Nonlinear optimization. Fully-automated polynomial regression
- with automatic "equation generator". Easy to use, even by a
- novice. Will generate interpolated tables from fitted
- equations. Up to 30 "active" variables. Up to 500 data
- points. "Smart" algorithm requires minimal user input to solve
- problems. DOS text plots of "fit". Point-by-point listing of
- fitted data. Residual variance, correlation coefficient,
- coefficient of determination and much more! Includes program
- AFIT3.EXE and extensive on-line help file AFIT3HLP.HLP that
- includes many illustrated examples. Versatile, powerful and
- very portable.
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- Support and Arbitration Policies
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- The author will remedy the deficiencies of the program in accordance
- with the published guidelines of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals <ASP>. The Support and Arbitration Policies can be found
- in the on-line help file AFIT3HLP.HLP which is accessed from the
- program AFIT3.EXE by the (F1) key.
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- Manually Installing Instructions
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- The file AFIT3HLP.DOC is a page-image version of the online help file
- AFIT3HLP.HLP. It is recommended that the user print this file by
- copying it to a standard printer:
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- COPY AFIT3HLP.DOC LPT1: (enter)
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- The following are minimal instructions for manually installing
- AstroDataFitter 3.
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- ■ Minimum distribution files: README.1ST, AFIT3.ICO, AFIT3.EXE,
- AFIT3HLP.HLP, AFIT3HLP.DOC. These files may be
- distributed in compressed formats such as FIT312.ZIP.
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- ■ Create a DOS directory named ASTRO3 and change to it:
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- cd\ (enter) md\astro3 (enter) cd \astro3 (enter)
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- ■ Copy distribution file(s) into this directory.
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- ■ If necessary, decompress FIT312.ZIP as follows:
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- pkunzip FIT312 (enter)
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- ■ Add these statements to AUTOEXEC.BAT in the base directory:
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- ∙ SET ASTRO3=C:\ASTRO3
- ∙ append to existing PATH statement ;C:\ASTRO3;
- · reboot the computer (ctrl alt del).
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- ■ Running Under Windows as a Non-Windows Application
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- Follow the installation instructions and install on the hard drive C.
- Start WINDOWS (tm, MicroSoft). Click on FILE then click on PROPERTIES.
- Enter the following information for each of the fields. Description:
- AstroFormCalc 3, Command: AFIT3.EXE, Working Directory: \ASTRO3.
- Click on CHANGE ICON. Enter Filename: C:\ASTRO3\AFIT3.ICO. Click on
- OK to exit and click on OK to exit FILE. The Astro 3 icon should
- appear in the accessory window. Click on it to run AFIT3. At "Get
- file" prompt type YES (enter) and at filename prompt type (end esc)
- AFIT3HLP.HLP(enter).
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- Running AstroDataFitter 3
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- ■ To begin with the AstroDataFitter 3 online helpfile, type:
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- cd\astro3 (enter) demo (enter) or fit3 (enter)
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- ■ To start from DOS with any Application Manual (ends in .HLP) like
- SCIFIN.HLP, enter DOS commands:
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- cd\astro3 (enter) AFIT3 SCIFIN.HLP (enter)
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- ■ To start from DOS with the AFIT3 on-line helpfile, enter DOS
- commands:
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- cd\astro3 (enter) AFIT3 ? (enter)
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- ■ To start from DOS with a listing of *.equ files in directory \ASTRO3,
- enter DOS commands:
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- cd\astro3 (enter) AFIT3 \astro3 (enter)
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- ■ To start from DOS with a formula like y=m*x+b, enter DOS commands:
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- cd\astro3 (enter) AFIT3 y=m*x+b (enter)
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- ■ To start from DOS with a one-shot calculation, enter DOS commands:
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- cd\astro3 (enter) AFIT3 55.72+16.34+21.32-48.45 (enter)
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