Conversion Buddy Version 3.2 Freeware
Copyright (c) 1995 1996
James E. Presley

Conversion Buddy (tm) v 3.2 is fully functional freeware.
Unrestricted distribution by BBS's, CDROM, and any other
legal means is hereby approved by the author.
Product Name: Conversion Buddy v 3.0
Mode: Fully Functional and Uncrippled
Operating System: Windows 3.1
Written In: Delphi
Includes: all files necessary to run, plus context sensitive Windows 
help file
Install: click on INSTALL.EXE
Run: Click on Conversion Buddy Icon
Uninstall: Click on Uninstall CB Icon
New Features:	1. Main screen simplified.
			2. Special screen converts  to any SI prefixes.
			3. Separate scientific "rounding" calculator added.
			4. ANSI support allows extended characters like 'Pi' .
			5. Blanks as thousands separators option added.
			6. Substantial data validation added.
			7. Help system enhanced.
Fixes from 2.6:	1. New factors now show up on main screen.
			2. No resolution problem creating apparent lockup.
			3. Further conformed to Windows standards.
	
             
DESCRIPTION
Conversion Buddy (tm) converts from one unit of measurement to another. 
As you type in your Convert From unit the window scrolls to it like 
Windows Help Find. Then double click on a Convert To unit. That's the 
basic system. Over 1700 conversion factors are included and you can add 
your own (this is a real database program, add all you want). You can  
paste results into your working Windows document. Conversion Buddy 
"spells out" numerical results for text oriented documents. 23.45 can be 
reported as "twenty three point four five". Results are reported 
scientifically, with regard to the Rounding Error of the Factor, of the 
Input Value, and the Result. Help system containing all needed 
information and Tutorial Included. Freeware. Uploaded by the Author. OK 
to distribute freely. 


What makes CB different from its Shareware Competitors?

-FREE
CB is free with no nags screens or expiration dates. 

-ACCURACY
The conversion systems I've seen report accuracy to many digits,  no 
matter how accurate the Convert From amount -- or how accurate the 
factor. These systems assume absolute accuracy of the factors (many 
factors are inexact).  One simply can't lop off digits from the result 
to make it accurate.

Conversion Buddy's rounding  (known also as "precision") is based on the 
approach outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
SP811 report released last year.  Conversion Buddy's help system 
contains that NIST SP811 section.

Convert 36,000 feet to kilometers.  CB's result is 11. kilometers(if you 
set CB to Liberal Rounding it will report 11.0 kilometers).The first 
answer is reliable. The second delivers a bit more information than is 
warranted.

On the above test other conversion systems in the market uniformly 
report 10.9728 kilometers (CB does too, if set to "No Rounding").  The 
result of 10.9728 contains unwarranted and misleading information.  
Cutting digits off the end doesn't make the answer more accurate -- 
quite the opposite.  Truncating end digits yields a result of 10 when 
the reliable result is 11.

The above is an example.  CB calculates the Rounding Error of the factor 
and the input value and reports the correct answer. And CB is possibly 
unique in that regard.


-ADDING NEW UNITS AND FACTORS
On other products,  users can't add new units and factors. Add 1 Popeye 
=4.4567 Blutos to Conversion Buddy. No problem. Or Cups to Gallons. 
Because one can add what they want, CB is a general purpose conversion 
tool with application, for homemakers and business people, not just for 
engineers.  Because of CB's database design users can add thousands of 
conversion factors before a performance change would be noticed.


-EASE OF USE
Assuming most everyone is like me, people want to convert from a known 
unit to another known unit.  CB's Windows Help Find type of incremental 
search finds the Convert From unit without the user knowing the category 
of the unit(Category: Mass. Length, Electricity, and Magnetism, etc.) 
The user may not know whether "Gram" is Mass or Volume. The user then 
FINDs and double clicksthe target unit from a list, enters the input 
data and presses 'OK'. Done.

Typically other conversion shareware works like this: First the user 
FINDs and selects the category the Convert From unit is in to see a list 
of units in that category. Then the user must FIND and select the 
Convert From unit in that list, then enter input data. The user presses 
'Enter' or a button to convert. The system presents the results for say, 
thirty different Convert To units although the user wants the value for 
one. The user then FINDs the target result from a list of thirty 
unrounded results.


We license Conversion Buddy "As-Is".
We can offer no warranties whatsoever. We have checked our data and our 
output, and we shall continue to do so with help from our users. We know 
of no bugs or erroneous data, but cannot assume any risks if such exist. 
If you find a bug, please let us know. If you spot some data that isn't 
right, you can click the Edit Factors button and fix it, then let us 
know. We will be most appreciative.

How to Contact Us
Voice:    Jim at 423-481-8470 (USA Eastern time Zone)
James Presley, Compuserve 75210,2247
james.presley@worldnet.att.net