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"Turbo CALC"(tm) News
by: Paul Meiners.
Copyright (c) 1986 by P & M Software Co.
3-03-87
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Here is 8.10 of Turbo CALC. It contains one new feature and a bug fix.
The description of the update follows:
1. New feature. Fixed column import. Users may now import data that
is fixed length fields. This is handy when the DIF format is not
available. The field lengths should match the column widths in Turbo
CALC, in this manner Turbo CALC will know how wide each field is.
2. Whenever a wide area, greater than 80 columns, of blank space preceeded
a group of numbers, in printed output, the numbers would shift to the
left by a random number of columns. This has been fixed.
2-05-87
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Release 8.01 of Turbo CALC is now ready. There were a couple of minor
bug fixes, for example the worksheet will now recalculate as soon as the
"autocalc" option is selected - to assure that the spreadsheet is up-to-date
whenever "autocalc" is selected.
Two new feature items are included in the release level.
1. It is now possible to select the "key" column for a sort, it no longer
must be the 1st column of the data range of the sort.
2. An option was added to the Alt-J command, so that a jump-to-cell can
now be done either by cell address or by cell content. For example:
one can now say "go to the cell that contains the value 1.52". Or
any other value for that matter. The value need not be numeric, it
can be a label as well. The F5 key is used to repeat the search
started with the Alt-J, so that you could locate all the cells that
contain 1.52, for example.
01-10-87
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Here is 8.00 of Turbo CALC. The release levels of Turbo CALC have
been slow in coming because the program is becoming a mature product.
I do hope you find the new features rewarding:
1. Range Names. Now you can name a range or individual cell so that
you need not remember the cell address. For example you could refer
to your cashflow range with the name @CASHFLOW! This is very handy,
especially in conjunction with macros!
2. Macros. Turbo CALC now supports macros, styled in the tradition of
the more expensive commercial spreadsheets. There are 30 macro keys
and they may refer to locations in the spreadsheet to allow macros
of virtually unlimited power.
3. The erase command has been expanded so that it is possible to erase
just a part of the worksheet, as well as being able to erase the entire
worksheet.
10-13-86
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Release 7.00 of Turbo CALC has been awhile coming! But here it is.
Some of the new features are:
1. New, better high lighting of the row/column labels.
2. Text import.
3. Worksheet merge.
4. Support for 8087 math chip - up to 3 times faster!
5. Color options in the edit module.
6. Save graph to disk file for later editing and/or printing.
Also, this release will auto recalculate after a row/column deletion, if
autocalc is turned on.
Bugs
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Bugs are disgusting things. I hate 'em. Especially when I find them
in my programs. Well, I found one in Turbo CALC(tm) and I killed it.
The result is release 6.31. The bug was located in the cell input area,
if the user attempted to revise a formula that was more than 13 positions
long, the program forgot that is was a formula and treated the result as
text. Not so nice! Well, I found it. But it makes me wonder, the bug
had gone unobserved for a long time. Why hasn't somebody said something?
I know, I am the only one who uses formulae longer than 13 positions!
Graphics
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With TC 6.30, graphics are being introduced. The program will now do
bar graphs, with up to 6 variables on display.
Now the program also supports an Environment variable for Hard Disk users,
so that TC can find its home directory without being there when started.
Put the following or similar in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
PATH=c:\dos;c:\tc
set TCPATH=c:\tc
Assuming that you have TC and related files stored on drive C in the TC
directory. Use the appropriate drive and directory for your system.
Registration Plan
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With TC 6.20, a user registration plan is being introduced. All copies
of TC will now carry a serial #. The purpose of the serial # is to encourage
registration and contribution. When someone registers a copy of TC that
contains your registered serial #, we will split the contribution with you.
You will receive 25% of the contribution or $10 when the suggested amount is
received.
The suggested contribution has been increased, to $35. This is to cover the
expense of including an automatic upgrade in initial registration.
Finally, a suggested contribution has been decided upon for old users who
wish to upgrade, $10. Already registered users may send this contribution
and receive a registered copy of TC - one with their own serial number. This
will allow them to be able to obtain shares of contributions, just like the
newly registered folks.
Cleaning up the bugs.
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Version 6.11 of Turbo CALC represents a bug fix release. There were no
major bugs, but a few small ones. Among the most notable of the bugs
fixed was:
1. The EDIT module will ask you to save the buffer if
you exit to the CALC module with the F2 key.
2. The CALC module handles the printer init string
correctly now. It had the habit of "eating" it
before.
Expanding the worksheet.
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With the appearance of the new "ExpressCalc"(tm) from Expressware, really
the old PC-Calc with a new name and some new features, the race to
increase the size of worksheets is on!
Expressware has increased the capacity of the old PC-Calc from 256x64 to
8192x2, and all variations thereof. This is pretty good. However you
arrange the cells, you get about 16,384 total cells. A brilliant achievement.
Now how about "Turbo CALC"(tm) from P & M Software? Well, we are not to be
outdone. With version 6.10 of "Turbo CALC"(tm), the worksheet can now have
the following dimensions, with some to spare:
Rows Cols Total Cells
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8192 2 > 20,000
640 32 > 20,000
90 256 > 20,000
"ExpressCalc" is the trademark of Expressware.
"Turbo CALC" is the trademark of P & M Software.
One more new feature in this release: protected fields! Keeps you from
accidentally destroying a field. Use Alt-T to protect a field.
Turbo CALC Editor News
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With version 6.10, some bugs have been fixed, but the big news is that
the scrolling has been improved dramatically. In the original version,
6.00, the screen would scroll with a rippling effect, this has been
eliminated to a great degree.
Regards,
Paul Meiners
P & M Software Co.