J.Q.L. 63, SENHOUSE STREET SIDDICK CUMBRIA CA14 1LB Phone & Fax 0900 870833 International +44 900 870833 Mobile 0836 559376 CompuServe 73062,2642 J.Q.L. PRODUCT INFORMATION J.Q.L. WEIGHTS & MEASURES for Windows (14.99 Sterling or 30.00 US Dollars) This is the first program J.Q.L. released for Windows* on 1st June 1993. The program converts weights & measures from one type to another automatically and is simplicity itself to use. Weights & Measures 1.1 was reviewed by PC Plus, issue 84, September 1993, who said of Weights & Measures "..you'll find W&M invaluable", and "..W&M screen display shows all the units for each mode simultaneously, making it extremely easy to switch between the individual measurement systems." and "..extremely well crafted and quite useful". PC Plus gave Weights & Measures a 4 out of 5 value rating and had nothing against the program. Transend, one of the major UK Shareware vendors said of Weights & Measures 1.1 "..very useful" and "..it is certainly very easy to use". High praise indeed for a first program for Windows*. Now in version 2, it is even easier to use, has a completely context sensitive Help, more conversions, is even more accurate than before using, where possible, conversion factors correct to a minimum seven decimal points!, has 3D and colour which is configurable by the user, the main control is a Tool Bar which can be placed anywhere on your screen, and uses very little of your Systems resources - only 10% when every single window is displayed. Conversions: * Area: sq inches, sq feet, sq yards, sq miles, acres, sq centimetres, sq metres, sq kilometres and hectares. * Liquid: UK gallons, UK pints, UK gills, US gallons, US pints, litres and Barrels (oil). * Measure: yards, feet, inches, metres, centimetres, millimetres, fathoms and cables. * Distance: miles, kilometres, nautical miles UK, nautical miles International, chains and furlongs. * Temperature: Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin. * Volume: cubic inches, cubic feet, cubic yards, cubic centimetres, cubic metres and litres. * Weight: ounces, pounds (lb), stones, hundredweight UK (long), tons (long), grams, kilograms, tonnes (metric) and troy ounces. JQCALC for WINDOWS (14.99 Sterling or 30.00 US Dollars) A fully functional Windows Spreadsheet designed specially for the occasional or small User who doesn't need the extra functions (or cannot justify the price) of the big Windows Spreadsheets. JQCALC provides a large 10,000 Cell (100 by 100) Worksheet which should be ample for most users and has most of the functionality of the big versions. These include: Cut, Copy, Paste, Insert Row/Column, Delete Row/Column, Fonts, Font Colour, Font Styles, 9 Number/Date Types, Column Alignment, Column Width, Row Height, Auto or Manual ReCalculate, Auto Sum, Sound, Hint Line, Printing, Printer Setup, Print Preview, Graphics and Full, Context Sensitive Help. The Mathematical Functions include: ABS - Absolute value, ATN - ArcTangent, AVG - Average, COS - Cosine, EXP - Exponential, FIX - Integer Rounding, INT - Integer, LOG - Natural Logrhythms, MAX - Maximum, MIN - Minimum, RND - Random, SEC - SeCosine, SIN - Sin, SQR - Square Root, SUM - Totals, TAN - Tangent. The Financial Functions include: DDB - Double Declining Balance, FVL - Future Value, IPM - Interest Payment for a given Period, NPR - Number of Periods for an Annuity, PMT - Payment for Annuity, PPT - Principal Payment, PVL - Present Value, RTE - Interest Rate, SLN - Straight Line Depreciation, SYD - Sum of Years' Depreciation. -------77------- J.Q.L. POOLS PLAN for WINDOWS (14.99 Sterling or 30.00 US Dollars) This program wins money, and I can prove it! So far the program has won the author the following dividends: 1st 2 2nd 10 3rd 17 4th 12 5th 0 6th 12 Total 53 Pools Plan, works with the new "Jackpot" system, the ordinary pools and with the Australian pools. It requires NO tedious entering of the results (as some pools systems require), and is simplicity itself to use. Pools Plan predicts Score Draws, Away Wins and Home Wins simultaneously and gives both rankings and percentage chances of a particular result. The percentages and rankings can be printed out or copied to the Windows* Clipboard. The Help file is context sensitive and there is a "Hint Line" to help you at the bottom of the window. The help file also has information on completing your coupon and how to use the information provided by the program. J.Q.L. HORSE FORM LITE for WINDOWS (14.99 Sterling or 30.00 US Dollars) This is a small Horse Racing Predition program for Windows 3.1 and better. The first time this program was used on a race it picked three out of the first four horses home. Not bad for a first test so I included that race in the Help file as an example. Horse Form Lite uses the information published in most daily newspapers to make its predictions, so there is no need to buy a specialist racing paper to use it, unless of course you want to. There is no tedious entering of the results of each race, and Horse Form Lite automatically keeps a record of the Horses' names you have entered - up to a maximum of 32676. Finding a Horse once it has been entered into the program is simplicity itself, just enter the first two or three letters of the Horse's name and it will usually be displayed on the screen for you to select. Horse Form Lite, frequently picks the winners and sometimes picks the long-odds winners which everyone has overlooked, it picks the horse most likely to win, which isn't always the favourite! It has a context sensitive Help File and hints for the information it requires which makes it very easy to use. It also has user configurable 3D and Colour, and will give you a print out of the predictions if so required. Reviewed by Robin Lloyd in ODDS ON magazine March 1994: ".. the program, which I like very much, gave me three winners out of five races checked. Evaluation is quick and easy. Latest form is sensibly combined with earlier placings." -------77------- WINDOWS HELP FILES What is the best method of distributing information to ensure that every Windows User can read it? The Windows Help File. The Help Files are not only useful as a reference files, they can be used as Tutorials, Reports, Guides, Company Information, Sales Manual, Product Manual and many more uses where structured information is used or needs to be distributed. The beauty of the Windows Help File is it doesn't require a host program, all Windows Operating Systems have it built in. The maximum amount of space is available on your distribution media for the Help File and anyone with Windows* can read it. J.Q.L. will be pleased to quote for the compilation of any Windows Help Files you may require. INFORMATION J.Q.L. started in April 1993 to provide low cost professional software for the Windows* operating environment. To date, two software packages have been released Weights & Measures and Pools Plan, and five packages are under development - Chinese Horoscope, Horseform, JQLFILE (adds more functionality to File Manager), Stock Control and Sommilier (a wine information program). John Q. Lavelle, the founder of J.Q.L., trained as a Systems Analyst during the early '80s and has produced a variety programs for various computer systems and operating environments from IBM Mainframes to PC's. These programs include Stock Control, Liquor Stock Control, Club Membership, Sales Lead File, Customer File, Pools Program, Stocks & Shares (uses the High Low method), Company Checker (removes the "massaging" from company reports), among many others. J.Q.L. also writes "bespoke" software. As a Systems Analyst, John Q. Lavelle can quickly and professionally check your requirements and make sure that the software you receive is the software you need. J.Q.L. will be pleased to quote for the compilation of any Windows programs you may require. * Windows is the trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks etc. acknowledged.