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F I N C A L C
A Memory Resident Financial Calculator
(C) Copyright 1991,92 Insight Software Solutions
FINCALC Page 1
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About Insight Software Solutions
Insight Software Solutions is located in Bountiful Utah. Please
send any inquiries, questions, suggestions or comments to the
following address:
INSIGHT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
P.O. BOX 354
BOUNTIFUL, UT 84011-0354
Phone/Fax: (801) 295-1890
Support BBS: (801) 963-8721 (Rocky Mountain Software BBS)
Disclaimer
Insight Software Solutions makes no warranties or representations
of any kind, expressed or implied, including any implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular
purpose. Insight Software Solutions shall not be liable for any
errors contained herein or for any loss of profit or for
incidental or consequential damages or for any other damages.
Program Overview
FINCALC is a Memory Resident (TSR) Financial Calculator. When not
being used, FINCALC only takes about 6.5K of memory. It consists
of 3 calculators. They are a four function calculator, a present
value / future value / solve for missing value calculator and a
loan / solve for missing value calculator.
The four function calculator allows one of the four basic math
functions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) to be
applied to two numbers. The resulting number becomes the first
number of the next math operation.
The present value / future value calculator allows for seven
inputs of which five can be solved for. The inputs are Deposit
Mode, Compound Method, Present Value, Deposit Amount, Duration,
Interest Rate and Future Value. The last five items can all be
solved for.
The loan calculator allows for six inputs of which four can be
solved for. The inputs are Payment Mode, Compound Method, Loan
Principal, Payment Amount, Duration and Interest Rate. The last
four items can be solved for.
Installation
FINCALC comes with an installation utility called INSTALL. It
installs FINCALC onto a hard disk by copying the appropriate
files. It also gives the option of having FINCALC loaded into
memory each time you boot up your computer. To run the
installation program, insert the FINCALC diskette into drive A:
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and at the A> prompt, type INSTALL.
Loading FINCALC
FINCALC is loaded into memory by typing "FINCALC". A prompt
appears telling you if the load into memory was successful or
not. It also indicates what key sequence is required to active
FINCALC.
FINCALC has several command line parameters which can be used at
the time FINCALC is loaded into memory. Listed below are the
available parameters and the function they perform.
/C1 This tells FINCALC that you wish to use the first
alternate startup key sequence for the 4 function
calculator only. It is <ALT><BACKSPACE>.
/C2 This tells FINCALC that you wish to use the second
alternate startup key sequence for the 4 function
calculator only. It is <ALT><RIGHT-SHIFT>.
/C3 This tells FINCALC that you wish to use the third
alternate startup key sequence for the 4 function
calculator only. It is <ALT><RIGHT-SHIFT><BACKSPACE>.
/E This tells FINCALC not to use EMS memory when swapping
itself out of memory.
/F This forces the use of Monochrome Colors. This is
useful for laptops.
/M This tells FINCALC not to display the messages that
occur when swapping in and out of memory occurs.
/N This tells FINCALC to turn on the NumLock Key when it
is called up. The status of the NumLock Key is returned
to what it was before invoking FINCALC.
/T1 This tells FINCALC that you wish to use the first
alternate startup key sequence. It is <ALT><TAB>.
/T2 This tells FINCALC that you wish to use the second
alternate startup key sequence. It is
<ALT><LEFT-SHIFT>.
/T3 This tells FINCALC that you wish to use the third
alternate startup key sequence. It is
<ALT><LEFT-SHIFT><TAB>.
/U This unloads FINCALC from memory.
/? This displays the list of command line options for
FINCALC.
Activating FINCALC
By default, FINCALC is activated by holding the <ALT> key down
and pressing the letter "F" at the same time. If you want to use
only the 4 function calculator, then by default, it is activated
by holding the <ALT> key down and pressing the letter "C" at the
same time. It is possible to use other key sequences to activate
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FINCALC. These are possible by use of command line options. See
Loading FINCALC above for more information.
Moving Around in FINCALC
When FINCALC is activated, a menu consisting of a list of choices
appears. This list consists of the four function calculator and
nine solve for values. One of the items will always be
high-lighted. By using the arrow keys, you can highlight anyone
of the items. Pressing the enter key activates the calculator
for the highlighted item. To exit a calculator, press the <ESC>
key and control returns to the menu. To exit FINCALC, press the
<ESC> key while in the menu. It is possible to move around the
financial calculators by use of the arrow keys and the return
key.
Function Key Usage
Active function keys appear at the bottom of the FINCALC screen.
After each function key is a brief description of what each key
does. Function keys F1, F2 and F3 are always active. A brief
description of what each key does follows:
F1 is a help key. When F1 is pressed, it toggles the help
mode off or on. When the help mode is activated, a box
below the calculator appears which give additional help on
what you can do or what information is required for the
field you are working on.
F2 is a solve for missing value key or a number of decimal
places key. When in the financial calculators, you press the
F2 key after you have entered all the other values you want.
After pressing F2, the value is displayed up in the top box
of the calculator. When in the 4 function calcula