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Conversion Master Engineering Calculator
Version 4.0
Copyright (c) 1996 by Roger L. Moseby.
[Notes]
* There was an interim release of Conversion Master between versions 3.0 & 4.0 (version 3.5).
Version 3.5 had been out for about two months before the release of 4.0. This version (3.5)
will no longer be available except for an on demand basis.
* There are two different pricing structures for version 3.0 & 4.0. People who primarily just use
the conversion database will want to order 3.0. People who need the oblique triangle/circle
solving features, the conversion database and the ability to enter Degrees, Minutes and Seconds
should order 4.0.
* Since most people will had not purchased/evaluated release 3.5 (based on its short life span)
the information that follows will cover all the major differences of version 3.0 to 4.0.
[Improvements from version 3.0 to 4.0:]
* Conversion Master now has the ability to solve oblique triangles using its Oblique Solver.
This is a nice addition to the calculator which already has the ability to solve right triangles.
The Oblique Solver automatically solves an oblique triangle when any three values are known;
calculating all unknown sides & angles of the triangle along with its area and perimeter.
The Oblique Solver will detect ambiguous cases where there may be no triangle at all for
the input data or cases where there may actually be two triangles that satisfy the input data.
Its intellisense input buttons serve as flags to the user showing what values were input, what
areas are available for input and which were calculated.
* Conversion Master now has the ability to solve circles using its Circle Solver. When any two
values are input into the Solver the circle is solved automatically. Inputs can be in any
combination of two; Arc, Angle, Radius, Chord, MidChord or Height. When a circle is solved
Conversion Master also gives you a wealth of other information pertaining to the solved circle
in a graphical combobox. For example Conversion Master graphically depicts and calculates;
Sector area, Circle area, Circumference, Remaining arc length, Segment area along with six
other useful calculations. The Circle Solver uses the same intellisense input features as the
Oblique Solver making Conversion Masters tool set very easy to use.
* Added the ability to copy any of Conversion Masters output displays to the Windows clipboard
* Added a drop down combobox with embedded graphic images to the Oblique Solver. These images
depict calculated values.
* Like the Oblique Solver, all Circle Solver input data is retained upon exiting the program.
Upon re-entry, Conversion Master recalculates the last Solved Circle and Triangles using the
saved input data.
* An added input mode allows for inputting Degrees, Minutes & Seconds directly into the calculator.
* Conversion Master remembers all your last calculated values. Conversion Master appears
just as you left when restarting the program.
* Conversion Master 4.0 accepts a comma as decimal separator in foreign countries that use it.
Version 3.0 would drop off the decimal portion of a numeric value in foreign countries that
use a comma as their decimal separator.
* More popups have been added to speed calculations. Left mouse click over the RCL key invokes
popup menu for recall of all stored values. Left mouse click over the STO key invokes popup menu
for storage location input. Right mouse click over the decimal point button brings up popup menu
for accuracy settings.
* Conversion Master system information utility added. Monitors system resources and returns system
and hardware information. Accessed via About dialog box.
* Help documentation expanded and enhanced. CM gives you a graphical walk through of its features
along with many examples on solving practical problems.
* Other enhancements (minor & cosmetic) made.
[Fixes from version 3.0 to 4.0:]
* Fixed problem the EE key when entering negative exponents with negative values
* Revised Setup program (Some errors reported under windows 3.1x during setup)
* Revised Conversion Masters System Information utility. Some of the display data
was truncated in version 3.5.
* Fixed problem that caused the program to abort when the system button in the About
dialog was clicked. This only occurred if the file SYSINFO.EXE was deleted from the
program directory.
* Changed Scribe font of credits message to Times New Roman. The Scribe font was
unavailable on some systems causing the message to display improperly.
* Corrected problem with the Num Lock indicate. It did not function in the shareware version.
* Corrected problem with Temperature Conversion dialog. It sometimes was not initialized
properly in the shareware version.
* Some out of memory errors were reported from Windows 3.1x users. Release 3.5 of Conversion
Master corrected that problem. This error usually occurred when the user tried to invoke the
Telephone Registration Dialog.
* When switching to the Degrees, Minutes & Seconds mode (clicking DMS key) the calculator
was to reset the Degree Radian & Grads option buttons to degrees if its previous state was
Radian or Grads. This problem has been fixed in release 4.0.