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MiniCalc ======== A mini calculator and a powerful Business & Finance calculator for all Epoc machines: Psion Series 5 and 5mx, GeoFox-One, Revo and Series 7, Shareware proposed by Kylom and Pocket IQ. E-mail : Kylom@pocketIQ.com Homepage : http//www.kylom.com Latest version : v5.10b MiniCalc is a mimic of the Calc standard application of Psion Series 5. The difference is that it takes only a fraction of the screen surface... With its "BusFin" screens, MiniCalc is also a very powerful Business and Finance calculator. Press Ctrl+P... See Changes.txt for changes from older versions. Installation: ============= The installation file is MiniCalc.SIS. There are two ways of using a **.SIS installation file: - from a PC (if PsiWin 2.x is installed), double-click on the file **.SIS (this can be done from the WinZip window, even without unzipping the **.SIS file) - from the Epoc machine itself (if there is an Add/Remove icon in the Control panel): copy the **.SIS file anywhere on your Series 5 and double-tap it. The advantage of the first method is that it requires the minimum number of actions from the user. The disadvantage is that it stops all running applications on the Epoc machine before installing the new files. The advantage of the second method is that it does not close all applications on the Epoc machine. The disadvantage is that it requires unzipping the **.SIS file and copying it to the Series 5... Note to the users of versions before 5.09: ========================================== Before version 5.09, the BusFin screens were stored in a file called MiniCalc.dbf, installed by an installation file called BusFin.SIS. This version of MiniCalc uses a file called MiniBase, which is built during the first run with data available in MiniData. During the first run, MiniCalc also looks for any existing MiniCalc.dbf file. If it finds one, it offers the user to convert the exiting BusFin data from this file to the new format. The user can chose to do so if he has already created his own BusFin screens with an older version of MiniCalc. Otherwise, he can chose to use the fresh data. After the first run, MiniCalc.dbf and MiniData are deleted. All data are in MiniBase. The user can also complete the cleanup of his machine by "removing" BusFin with the command Add/remove in the Control Panel. Startup ======= After a correct installation, you should have the following files in the following folders on your machine: \System\Apps\MiniCalc\MiniCalc.aif \System\Apps\MiniCalc\MiniCalc.app \System\Apps\MiniCalc\MiniCalc.hlp \System\Apps\MiniCalc\MiniData (renamed to MiniBase after the first run) \System\Opx\SysRAM1.opx Start MiniCalc like any other application, from the Extras toolbar. You can use it like Calc, either from the keyboard, or with the pen. Press Ctrl+Esc, or Ctrl+B, or tap the screen outside of MiniCalc to send it to the background. Press Ctrl+Fn+M to call it back... Press Ctrl+S to make it even smaller... Use the pointer (in the display window of MiniCalc) or the arrows (with Fn or Ctrl+Fn for speed) to move it around the screen... Ctrl+H opens the online Help with all necessary instructions. Disclaimer of responsibility. ============================= Users of MiniCalc must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "MiniCalc is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of fitness for any purpose. They assume no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of MiniCalc or any of its accompanying files". Visit www.PocketIQ.com for more quality shareware and freeware. =============================================================== Last update 4 Apr. 2000.