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This library contains TURBO Pascal routines which implement
a programmable calculator. These instructions tell you
how to get the files out.
Use your favorite version of LU to extract all of
the files. You do this by saying:
LU A PIBCALC.LBR
assuming that your library program is called LU.
All of the Pascal source files are squeezed. The files PIBHELP.HLP
and README.DOC are NOT squeezed and do not have to be unsqueezed.
Unsqueeze all the .PQS files using your favorite unsqueezer.
Note that the PibCalc files were squeezed WITHOUT the
date and time stamp. I suggest you use ALUSQ.COM if you
have it, since it is fast, reliable, and will unsqueeze
all the files using a wildcard request:
ALUSQ *.PQS
If you don't have this unsqueezer, and the one you do have
doesn't support wildcards, then you will have to enter a
separate unsqueeze request for each .PQS file.
To compile PibCalc, enter Turbo and tell it to write a .COM file
using OPTIONS. Set the Main program to be the file PIBCALC.PAS.
Type C to start the compile. I STRONGLY suggest that you use
Turbo-87 if you have it.
To run PibCalc, type:
PIBCALC
in response to the MS-DOS prompt.
To leave PibCalc, type:
EXIT
in response to the PibCalc prompt.
The file PIBCALC.HLP contains detailed instructions on the
use of the PIBCALC program. This file should be resident in
the same directory as PIBCALC.COM as it is used by PibCalc in
response to a HELP request. There is also useful information
in the header comments to the main program in PIBCALC.PAS.
PibCalc is an interactive desk calculator designed for use
especially by programmers. PibCalc tries to combine the
features from better pocket calculators with the expression
syntax of the common algorithmic programming languages.
PibCalc offers the following features:
Integer and Real Floating Point Arithmentic
Octal, Decimal, and Hexadecimal Bases.
The usual arithmetic operators.
Common mathematical functions.
User-defined variables.
User-defined functions.
Please upload any nifty features you add or (shudder) notices of
bugs you find. You may leave me messages on the following
BBSs:
Gene Plantz's BBS (312) 882 4227
Ron Fox's BBS (312) 940 6496
Thanks,
Phil Burns