README file for CUNIT version 1.0. July 1995.

1) Why CUNIT?
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There are several shareware programs available which also perform unit
conversions. Why was CUNIT written?

I have tried some of these programs and although they have all kinds
of nice feeatures, I am not entirely comfortable with them -
especially if you want to add units. One allows you to edit an entire
table. This is unnecessary and it is very easy to currupt the table. I
did not feel comfortable with this program and decided to write my
own.

With CUNIT you can easily add your own groups and units. It is very
easy to use and you should have no problem if you are a Windows user.

CUNIT also comes with a full set of units for chemical engineers -
with values for R etc. Very handy for a quick conversions....

CUNIT is also FREE - no shareware fee is required and you may use it
anywhere you wish. The program may also be freely distributed provided
that you distribute the original version. You may also distribute your
own CUNIT.DAT file if you have added new units - but in this case
please mention that the file is NOT the original supplied with CUNIT.

CUNIT is also a very small program and required very little space.

The units supplied with it were taken from several text books and
verified again.

2) Installation instructions
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First of all create the directory where you want the program to be
installed, eg:

md \cunit

Now unzip the archive to this directory.

Now go back to Windows and select the group in which you want the
cunit icon to appear. Now from the File Manager menu do the following:
Click on File, New, Program Item, OK. Type CUNIT and press TAB. Now
enter the full path to the exe file, eg c:\cunit\cunit.exe. Now click
on OK.

The icon should now appear and you can run cunit!

3) Operating System
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CUNIT was designed for Windows 3.1. It used only standard Windows API
functions and should therefore execute with now problem on Windows 95,
NT and OS/2.

4) FREEWARE
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CUNIT may be freely used and copied by all who like it. No royalties
or registration fees are charged. If you enjoy the program, it is all
the reward I require.

CUNIT is copyright by BJ van der Merwe. This means that you may NOT
change the file CUNIT.EXE in any way.

5) About the author
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CUNIT was written by BJ van der Merwe, a professional chemical
engineer and author of several other programs. The program was
carefully written to check for many potential situations and should
run without a glitsch.

The conversion factors used by CUNIT are stored in the file CUNIT.DAT.
This is an ASCII file which may be edited if you so desire. Editing it
is NOT recommended as CUNIT reads the entire file and overwrites it
again every time you change any unit or group. If you must edit the
file, do not change the format and use extreme CAUTION! Ideally you
should make all changes using the program itself!

6) Networks
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If you install CUNIT on a LAN and want users to be able to add units,
they needs writing rights to the file CUNIT.DAT. For secutiry purposes
it is recommended that you limit this access.

7) Disclaimer
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Although every effort was made to ensure the absolute reliability of
CUNIT, the final responsibility for using CUNIT rests with the USER.
The author accepts no liability in any way.

8) Borland
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CUNIT was written with the Borland C++ compiler version 4.0. It is an
excellent development system and is highly recommended.