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J.Q.L. WEIGHTS & MEASURES 3.0 for Windows
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J.Q.L.
63, SENHOUSE STREET
SIDDICK
CUMBRIA
CA14 1LB
Phone & Fax 0900 870833
International +44 900 870833
Mobile 0836 559376
CompuServe 73062,2642
J.Q.L. PRODUCT INFORMATION
J.Q.L. WEIGHTS & MEASURES for Windows (14.95 Sterling
or 30.00 US Dollars)
This is the first program J.Q.L. released for Windows*
on 1st June 1993. The program converts weights &
measures from one type to another automatically and is
simplicity itself to use.
Weights & Measures 1.1 was reviewed by PC Plus, issue
84, September 1993, who said of Weights & Measures
"..you'll find W&M invaluable", and "..W&M screen
display shows all the units for each mode
simultaneously, making it extremely easy to switch
between the individual measurement systems." and
"..extremely well crafted and quite useful". PC Plus
gave Weights & Measures a 4 out of 5 value rating and
had nothing against the program.
Transend, one of the major UK Shareware vendors said of
Weights & Measures 1.1 "..very useful" and "..it is
certainly very easy to use".
High praise indeed for a first program for Windows*.
Now in version 2, it is even easier to use, has a
completely context sensitive Help, more conversions, is
even more accurate than before using, where possible,
conversion factors correct to a minimum seven decimal
points!, has 3D and colour which is configurable by the
user, the main control is a Tool Bar which can be
placed anywhere on your screen, and uses very little of
your Systems resources - only 10% when every single
window is displayed.
Conversions:
* Area: sq inches, sq feet, sq yards, sq miles, acres,
sq centimetres, sq metres, sq kilometres and hectares.
* Liquid: UK gallons, UK pints, UK gills, US gallons,
US pints, litres and Barrels (oil).
* Measure: yards, feet, inches, metres, centimetres,
millimetres, fathoms and cables.
* Distance: miles, kilometres, nautical miles UK,
nautical miles International, chains and furlongs.
* Temperature: Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin.
* Volume: cubic inches, cubic feet, cubic yards, cubic
centimetres, cubic metres and litres.
* Weight: ounces, pounds (lb), stones, hundredweight UK
(long), tons (long), grams, kilograms, tonnes (metric)
and troy ounces.
JQCALC for WINDOWS (14.99 Sterling or 30.00 US Dollars)
A fully functional Windows Spreadsheet designed
specially for the occasional or small User who doesn't
need the extra functions (or cannot justify the price)
of the big Windows Spreadsheets.
JQCALC provides a large 10,000 Cell (100 by 100)
Worksheet which should be ample for most users and has
most of the functionality of the big versions.
These include:
Cut, Copy, Paste, Insert Row/Column, Delete Row/Column,
Fonts, Font Colour, Font Styles, 9 Number/Date Types,
Column Alignment, Column Width, Row Height, Auto or
Manual ReCalculate, Auto Sum, Sound, Hint Line,
Printing, Printer Setup, Print Preview, Graphics and
Full, Context Sensitive Help.
The Mathematical Functions include:
ABS - Absolute value, ATN - ArcTangent, AVG - Average,
COS - Cosine, EXP - Exponential, FIX - Integer
Rounding, INT - Integer, LOG - Natural Logrhythms, MAX
- Maximum, MIN - Minimum, RND - Random, SEC - SeCosine,
SIN - Sin, SQR - Square Root, SUM - Totals, TAN -
Tangent.
The Financial Functions include:
DDB - Double Declining Balance, FVL - Future Value, IPM
- Interest Payment for a given Period, NPR - Number of
Periods for an Annuity, PMT - Payment for Annuity, PPT
- Principal Payment, PVL - Present Value, RTE -
Interest Rate, SLN - Straight Line Depreciation, SYD -
Sum of Years' Depreciation.
J.Q.L. POOLS PLAN for WINDOWS (14.95 Sterling or 30.00
US Dollars)
This program wins money, and I can prove it!
So far the program has won the author the following
dividends:
1st 2
2nd 10
3rd 17
4th 12
5th 0
6th 12
Total 53
Pools Plan, works with the new "Jackpot" system, the
ordinary pools and with the Australian pools. It
requires NO tedious entering of the results (as some
pools systems require), and is simplicity itself to
use. Pools Plan predicts Score Draws, Away Wins and
Home Wins simultaneously and gives both rankings and
percentage chances of a particular result. The
percentages and rankings can be printed out or copied
to the Windows* Clipboard.
The Help file is context sensitive and there is a "Hint
Line" to help you at the bottom of the window. The help
file also has information on completing your coupon and
how to use the information provided by the program.
Pools Plan was released on 10th August 1993 and the
reviews should be appearing in October/November.
J.Q.L. HORSE FORM LITE for WINDOWS (14.95 Sterling or
30.00 US Dollars)
This is a small Horse Racing Predition program for
Windows 3.1 and better.
The first time this program was used on a race it
picked three out of the first four horses home. Not bad
for a first test so I included that race in the Help
file as an example.
Horse Form Lite uses the information published in most
daily newspapers to make its predictions, so there is
no need to buy a specialist racing paper to use it,
unless of course you want to.
There is no tedious entering of the results of each
race, and Horse Form Lite automatically keeps a record
of the Horses' names you have entered - up to a maximum
of 32676. Finding a Horse once it has been entered into
the program is simplicity itself, just enter the first
two or three letters of the Horse's name and it will
usually be displayed on the screen for you to select.
Horse Form Lite, frequently picks the winners and
sometimes picks the long- odds winners which everyone
has overlooked, it picks the horse most likely to win,
which isn't always the favourite!
It has a context sensitive Help File and hints for the
information it requires which makes it very easy to
use. It also has user configurable 3D and Colour, and
will give you a print out of the predictions if so
required.
Horse Form Lite was released on 15th November 1993 and
reviews should be appearing in January/February 1994.
WINDOWS HELP FILES
What is the best method of distributing information to
ensure that every Windows User can read it? The Windows
Help File.
The Help Files are not only useful as a reference
files, they can be used as Tutorials, Reports, Guides,
Company Information, Sales Manual, Product Manual and
many more uses where structured information is used or
needs to be distributed. The beauty of the Windows Help
File is it doesn't require a host program, all Windows
Operating Systems have it built in. The maximum amount
of space is available on your distribution media for
the Help File and anyone with Windows* can read it.
J.Q.L. will be pleased to quote for the compilation of
any Windows Help Files you may require.
INFORMATION
J.Q.L. started in April 1993 to provide low cost
professional software for the Windows* operating
environment. To date, two software packages have been
released Weights & Measures and Pools Plan, and five
packages are under development - Chinese Horoscope,
Horseform, JQLFILE (adds more functionality to File
Manager), Stock Control and Sommilier (a wine
information program).
John Q. Lavelle, the founder of J.Q.L., trained as a
Systems Analyst during the early '80s and has produced
a variety programs for various computer systems and
operating environments from IBM Mainframes to PC's.
These programs include Stock Control, Liquor Stock
Control, Club Membership, Sales Lead File, Customer
File, Pools Program, Stocks & Shares (uses the High Low
method), Company Checker (removes the "massaging" from
company reports), among many others.
J.Q.L. also writes "bespoke" software. As a Systems
Analyst, John Q. Lavelle can quickly and professionally
check your requirements and make sure that the software
you receive is the software you need.
J.Q.L. will be pleased to quote for the compilation of
any Windows programs you may require.
* Windows is the trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks etc. acknowledged.