10/19/95

 A personal letter from the author to all Users & Beta-Testers
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Any one using this program  who will comment or  give  suggestions is
a beta tester!   This program has so many different functions  in  it
that it is continually being up-graded into a better program.

People all over the world are asking for new and different functions,
European conversions, different languages, etc.  It's hard to keep up
with all of the input.  At this time this version is called 2.00A.

Upon registration you will be sent the latest version.

First I would like to  thank  you all for taking the time out of your
day to make this  Mr. Machinist program a better program continually!

The comments you have, the bugs you find, the text you see that could
be displayed in a better mood, all these things that you find in this
program and then report to me will be taken to heart.

I try my best to take the users of this  program very  seriously when
they comment on methods or bugs.   The comments  and ideas  that  you
have are put into  effect as  soon as possible.   The way you see the
program  now  is  the  result  of many  comments and suggestions that
users have had.   This program is not just  my own ideas ...it's your
ideas too.

My  main objective  is  to create a program, with your help, that the
manufacturing  community  throughout  the world will benefit from.  A
program   that  can  be  utilized in  just  about  any  manufacturing
environment.   A  program  that is fun to use and easy for the  first
time computer user and for the pro.  A program that  speaks  in plain
every day talk that a person can understand.   The very  reason  that
I started the program was because I wanted a way to  figure out  Trig
problems with the touch of a few keys.  The program branched out from
there into what you see now!

The  Mr. Machinist  program  is  the  type of program that will never
really  come to  completion.   There  will  always  be new ideas, new
formulas,  and  new tools to make the job  of  manufacturing  better.
Since  these  new  ideas  come  so  often, this  program is up-graded
often.

What to test in this 2.00A:

1) The way text is displayed.  (Spelling, grammer, mood, etc.)
2) The Help File. (Do you really get the help you need)
3) Functions, are they displaying the answers properly?
4) Is the printer working properly?
5) Do menus pop-up and go away when you want them to?
6) Are dialog boxes and input lines being displayed properly?
7) Do you see functions you think no one would ever really use?
8) What about a function that every one would use?
9) Are there any ugly default colors?



NOTES:

The manual may not document some of the  newer functions  that are in
the latest version.  I tend to add things to the program and the help
file  much more often than to the  manual so use the help file often.

Always use the  F1 Help key  for  functions  that are included in the
program  but  not  mentioned  in the manual.  There is help for every
available function.

The  'Colors'  option  only saves the colors you choose each session.
(Color options will soon be able to be saved to disk)

A  Desk Top  file  is  saved to  your  drive each time the program is
excecuted.  This file is called 'MRM.DSK'.   If  this  file  does not
exist  then  you  will  be  given an information box telling you just
that.

Thank you  for  taking the time to read this text file.  The quickest
way to contact me is to call  F1 Computing.   The best way to get the
latest  version  is  to call the  Mr. Machinist BBS  and download the
program.

Allan J. Bremer
F1 Computing
PO Box 2413
Williamsport, PA 17703-2413
(717)323-3363 Voice
(717)323-0033 Bulletin Board System, 24hr, 14400 max.
e-mail allan777@pennet.net