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WELCOME TO SPIA
(C)Copyright Moonshadow Software 1986, 1987
What is SPIA?
SPIA is a mathematical scratchpad for functions. SPIA provides an
interactive environment in which to study functions (like sin, cos,
etc.) and signal processing techniques (like Fourier transform,
convolution, etc.). SPIA is easy to use (really!), and serves a
variety of needs. From the high school student learning for the
first time about graphing functions and trigonometry to the
practicing engineer interested in power spectra. SPIA is
being used in universities and companies across the country.
What is SHAREWARE?
SPIA is a shareware program. That means that SPIA is a user
supported product. It is not public domain, and it is not free
software. If you find SPIA useful, we ask you to register your copy
of SPIA. By registering SPIA you are contributing to the further
development of this software, and software like it. Details on how
to register SPIA are included in the abbreviated on-disk manual,
MANUAL.DOC. We also ask you to share your copy of SPIA with your
colleagues (please distribute the unconfigured copy of this disk).
How do I use SPIA?
SPIA first needs to be configured for your computer. To do this
simply insert the SPIA disk (the contents of SPIA.ARC [13 files]
from your Bulletin Board) into drive A and type "A:[Enter] CONFIG [Enter]"
(without the quotes). Once configured, type "RUNSPIA" to run SPIA!
How do I REALLY use SPIA?
A SPIA demo disk is available (SPIADEM.ARC from your Bulletin Board)
which will run a live demo of SPIA. This is very useful in learning
how to use SPIA. However, because SPIA is truly an intuitive tool, we
heartily recommend jumping in and playing. After all, playing
(exploring, experimenting) really is the best way to learn - isn't it?
Enjoy!