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J. A. Associates - RPN Engineering Calculator V2.1.0
Copyright 1999 - 2000
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1. Installation 
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This Software requires the VB6 runtime files.

  The VB6 runtime files needed for this program can be found at
  this URL:  http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html

The present listing is:

simvb6-5.zip 1.5M   VB6 Runtime Modules (Simtel). Self-installing 24-Jun-99

Follow the instructions included in the zip file to install the runtime files, if you don't already have them.

Extract all the files in rpn210.zip and double click the Setup.exe file, or from the Start menu, Click on Run and enter d:\FolderName\setup.exe, where "d:\FolderName" is the complete path where rpn.zip was extracted. Then follow the on-screen instructions. RPN will be installed on your computer. Consult the RPN help file for more information regarding the usage of the calculator.

2. Disclaimer
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Refer to the RPN help file, License Agreement for all Disclaimers and Warrantees.

3. Shareware
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This is not free software. You may access all functions of this software for thirty days. You are hereby licensed to use this version of the software for an evaluation period of 30 days maximum. If you use this software after the 30-day evaluation period a registration fee of $39 is required. 

After 30 days the Shareware becomes "Crippleware" with several functions being disable, and Registration reminders start popping up! After 60 day things get worse! And after 90 days the program becomes almost worthless!

From within the Help file. go to Ordering Information, inside Suoort and Licensing, choose a payment option, and you will be given a registration number which unlocks the disabled functions and disables the registration reminders (if you waited past the thirty days). You will also be sent (via e-mail) the latest version of the software if applicable.

To apply the registration number, Click File, About then Left Click the Icon and enter the registration number in the space provided. 

4. What's New
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1) Added "Squared conversions" to all the metric to english conversions having to do with distance, eight new functions, requires Shift + Click to access.

2) Added Always On Top function.

3) Added Copy and Paste x-reg to and from Windows Clipboard.

4) Added, corrected nH (nanoHenries) to Magnetics Kepad.

5) Added Shift + Click to Trig function for their inverse, freeing up addition buttons.

5.1) Moved h:m> and >h:m and added h:m+ (hours-minutes-seconds addition) function to Trig keypad.

5.2) Added x and square root of x to Trig keypad.

8) Added File menu to hold additonal functions, i.e., 2) and 3) above.

9) Enhanced the Help files.

9.1) Added step by step procedure for "Printing" the Running Tape Display to a file.

9.2) Added many more examples to the various functions.

10) Uncrippled Print, Display, and View for the first 30 days of operation.

11) Bug Fixes: CHS (Change sign) function was leaving x-reg in the entry register.
    >h:m function was rounding off incorrectly.
    Several minor typograhical errors corrected.
