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- Calc 2.15 Electronics CALCulations
- Documentation
-
- Calc 2.15 was tested on a stock Tandy 1000TX
- with Tandy 16 color graphics, an XT clone with
- EGA graphics, and a Mac running SOFT AT.
- ----------------------------------------------
- Calculations for Electronics
-
- Scope: Basic Fundamentals
- --------------------------
-
- The basic fundamentals of operating Calc 2.15 are:
- (1) Use a mouse with a recent mouse driver,
- Logitech 6.00 or higher version of Driver
- Genius Mouse 9.06 or higher version of Driver
- Or Microsoft MS Mouse Driver from 1991 or later
-
- (2) If you do not have a mouse then the keyboard
- will work just fine. F10 selects the top menu.
- Other function keys are highlighted at the
- bottom of your screen for quick function select.
-
- (3) You need to have a color video card and monitor
- for your PC/XT/AT/386/486 or better clone.
- You need Soft AT if you want to run it on a MAC.
-
- (4) Calc 2.15 will emulate a coprocessor to do its
- calculations but if a coprocessor is installed
- Calc 2.15 will use it.
-
- (5) Without a mouse, menus are enabled with F10.
- Items in top menus are selected using the left
- and right arrow keys(also known as left and right
- cursor keys). The return or enter key selects
- the top menu item. The top menu item will have
- a box open up with all the possible selections
- under that item. Use the up and down arrows(up
- and down cursor keys) to select an item in the
- box. Press the return or enter key to select
- the highlighted item in the box. <OR> To select
- another box to open while the menu is still
- active, press the left or right arrow(cursor)
- keys. Then select the item in the box that you
- want using the enter(return) key.
-
- NOTE: Menus are disabled when you are prompted
- for data entry in calculation or
- conversion functions. Menus are always
- enabled when a text display(help or
- explanation) is in th user screen area.
-
- (6) With a mouse, use the mouse to select the top
- menu item. When the top menu box opens use
- the mouse to select the function. Key usage
- as in #5 above is still valid.
-
- (7) Math usage(VERY IMPORTANT):
- To input a value that is in scientific notation
- such as 1.546 times 10 to the power of -3 use
- 1.546e-3 notation. The number 1.546e-3 is in
- decimal form 0.001546 units. For European
- users, this program uses . as the decimal in
- all input variables. A comma (,) is not used.
- Please be aware that I will make a European
- version available if there is a sufficient
- number of European regtrations. Programmers
- who wish to make a native language version
- of this program may submit their request to do
- so in writing to:
-
- Kenneth Otto
- P.O. Box 8312
- Cocoa, Florida 32924-8312 USA
-
- Licenses for use of the code in this program
- for the creation of native language versions
- shall only be granted by Kenneth Otto.
- The current price for foreign licensing will
- be discussed in writing to those who submit
- a request.
-
- (8) The bottom menu, or status line, has the hot
- keys for EXIT, text info screens, or top menu
- select. Currently, F1 is exit program,
- F10 is top menu select, and the others shown
- are for text information screens to be used
- by novice technicians when studying electronics.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------
- Scope: What is does
- --------------------------------------------------
- (9) This program makes conversions
- from RMS, peak, and peak to peak voltages
- to RMS, peak, or peak to peak voltages.
-
- (10) This program calculates Resonant Frequency
- from L(inductance) and C(Capacitance) values.
-
- (11) It uses 11 digit accuracy for PI in
- calculations involving PI. (Resonance)
-
- (12) It calculates the square root of two for the
- AC voltage conversions eliminating errors
- from approximations. (Ac conversions)
-
- (13) It uses extended real numbers for precise
- calculations.
-
- (14) It finds voltage, current, or resistance
- when the other two values are known.
- (Ohms Law)
-
- (15) It finds power, voltage, or current
- when the other two values are known.
- (Power Law)
-
- (16) It has a registration code that versions
- 2.00, 2.01, and 2.02 did not have.
- ===================================================
-
- Scope: How I conceived Calc 2.00, 2.01, 2.02, 2.10
- ---------------------------------------------------
- I wrote 3 versions of this program and sent them
- out locally to bbses. Nothing happened(no users
- registered). I had included mono graphics support
- and 40 column support in those programs. But they
- were perhaps to basic to be understood. At that
- time the program was all text driven.
-
- This new program was designed to be a lot more
- user friendly, and it is. It uses Turbo Pascal 6
- Menus. Hopefully, you will like it and register
- it.
-
- NOTE: This program does not support mono graphics.
-
- Persons to Thank:
- ----------------
- (1) My Pascal Teacher.
- (2) The Authors of the Four Pascal Books I read.
- (If this sells they may want credit here.)
- (3) My good friend who allowed me to use his
- Mac II Ci system to test Calc for Soft AT
- compatibility.
- (4) Borland -- The company the wrote Turbo Pascal.
-
- and last, but most certainly not least,
-
- (5) MY FAMILY, they have put up with so much.
-
- Kenneth Otto, Docs for Calc 2.10 released onto bbses
- in Brevard County Florida on October 13, 1991.
-
- A product of Kenneth Otto, P.O. Box 8312,
- Cocoa, Florida 32924-8312.
-
- Reach my via Fidonet 1:374/73 The Bears Cave BBS,
- one of my favorite hangouts. Brevard County
- Florida users: Look for my name on a bbs near you.
-
- Calc 1st release in current format Sept. 6, 1991
-
- Maintenance Releases:
- --------------------
- Version 2.01 -- program was modified
- so that the top menu bar does not have two A
- highlighted hot keys. One spelling error in
- the program was corrected. Sept. 11, 1991
-
- Version 2.02 -- Data entry & Result window
- was moved down to get it out of the way of the
- menu boxes. Oct. 3, 1991
-
- Version 2.10 -- Ohms Law, Power Law, and Ohms Law/
- Power Law definitions added. Menus reconfigured
- for Mac/Borland like appearance. Registration code
- added to allow registration via electronic fidonet
- mail or US/International Mail. To you, the user,
- this means that with each version of Calc 2.10
- you will get the same exact screens you now see
- except for the registration reminders. What you
- see when you get Calc 2.10 is what you will get
- in a Calc 2.10 registered version.
- October 11, 1991
-
- CALC version 2.15 which you now have:
-
- Upgraded calc by adding screen clearing tied to
- ESC key or mouse selected clear screen in menu
- item CONTROLS. Added quit/exit to controls.
- Changed screen to all black in the data area.
-
- Disclaimer: I cannot be held responsible for the
- use of this product. Calc contains no viruses
- when it leaves my computer NOR WILL IT EVER
- CONTAIN THEM! Please check all your software for
- viruses. Protect your computer and time investment.
-
- Thank you! ** Ken Otto **