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- Written by Peter Jones
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- ©SoftStuff 1994
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- Written using Zap
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- Templates on TemplED
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- Help for JumboCalc
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- Info
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- | |
- | Name : JumboCalc |
- | |
- | Purpose : A LARGE desktop calculator |
- | |
- | Author : Peter Jones, © SoftStuff |
- | |
- | Version : 0.75 (02-Nov-1994) |
- | |
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- © SoftStuff at all times
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- All files contained within this one are to be distributed in
- their entirety.
-
- Written by Peter Jones
-
- YOU NEED THE HOMERTON FONT TO RUN THIS PROGRAM (ON RISC OS 2
- MACHINES, THIS CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR APPLICATION DISKS IN !FONTS)
- THE 3D EFFECT IS ONLY SEEN ON RISC OS 3.11 OR ABOVE ONLY (FOR THE
- MOMENT)
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- Good points of JumboCalc
- ========================
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- i It's big and bold, not small and insignificant like
- Acorn's Calc.
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- ii It uses outline fonts for the display, making it nice
- to look at.
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- iii The buttons look like buttons, and behave like buttons.
- Notice how the button on the screen depresses when you
- press the button on the keypad.
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- How to use
- ==========
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- This calculator works in an identical manner to Acorn's Calc. For
- more details on the use of it, see your User Guide.
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- A concise version of what is in there is as follows:
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- Use the calculator in the same way as you would use a normal
- calculator, but keep in mind that JumboCalc does not use
- BODMAS.
- Errors will be produced by silly calculations, eg division
- by 0, and 'Error' will appear in display. To clear the
- error and continue calculating, click on C or press Delete
- if JumboCalc has input focus.
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- When you click on the icon on the iconbar, the JumbCalc
- calculator appears with the input focus. When it has the input
- focus (ie its title bar is yellow), you can type in the numbers
- using the keyboard (make sure, if you are using the numberpad,
- that Num lock is on). The equivalent of pressing '=' on the
- screen is pressing Enter or = on the keyboard. To clear the
- display press Delete.
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- To give JumboCalc the input focus, click on the window or the
- display. Clicking on the buttons will not give it input focus.
-
- Version history
- ===============
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- 0.75 (02-Nov-1994) Added correct handling of fonts, which may have
- been the problem with the 'Can't bind fonts'
- thing (see known bugs).
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- 0.72 (17-Oct-1994) Corrected mistake pointed out by Dave of the
- DataFile. The handling of the @% pseudo
- variable was wrong.
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- 0.60 (09-Oct-1994) The first released version of JumboCalc.
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- Known bugs
- ==========
-
- Every now and again there is a message of 'Can't bind fonts' or
- some other rubbish, when loading JumboCalc. Just ignore it and
- try to load again. This may have been solved (see above).
-
- By the same author
- ==================
-
- LeapFrog A fully multitasking key stage 4 maths
- project for primary school children. Included
- are worksheets, marksheets, and notes on the
- program and how to implement it in the
- classroom. A great pack for teachers
- everywhere.
- UPDATED 23-Oct-1994
-
- Shredder Literally shreds any file or directory you
- by overwritting with 0s.
-
- BBC The Basic BASIC Compiler.
- A small multitasking BASIC compiler, which
- will soon be improved on.
-
- ShadeIcon A small utility to “grey out” an icon,
- anywhere on the desktop. At present,it cannot
- unshade an icon.
-
- Any ideas?
- ==========
-
- If you have any ideas, or feal the urge to send me some money,
- write to the below address :
-
- SoftStuff
- 4 Prospect Cottasges
- Long Barn Road
- Weald
- Sevenoaks
- Kent
- TN14 6NH
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- Bye for now, Peter Jones
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