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The Integral Scientist Version 1.1 Update information
Version 1.1 changes
Corrections:
Elements 81 - 85 evaluated incorrectly in the Molecular Weight
Calculator. An error in the stored data gave incorrect calculation
results when the chemical formula included elements in the range 82
- 85 and would not evaluate 81 at all.
Alt-F2 Set-up screen difficult to exit:
Although the on-screen instructions said that <esc> would exit the
set-up screen, in fact only alt-f2 would exit. Now any key other
than a menu key (C,V,Z,G,S) will exit the setup screen.
Screen display mishandled when printer failed.
When using the Alt-F5 report generator, if a report was sent to the
printer while it was off-line, the obnoxious DOS error message,
ABORT RETRY FAIL overwrote the bottom part of the screen making it
appear that the program had crashed. The program was actually still
working, but the screen display was garbled. That DOS error message
is now trapped correctly.
Density for Bromine incorrectly displayed.
A misplaced small letter L caused the density of Bromine to be
displayed as l3.119. Numerical checks reported the correct
value, but, of course, on the screen the value was incorrect.
I.U.P.A.C. and traditional group labels swapped in printed report.
Several minor typos in documentation and help screens have been
corrected.
Improvements:
[Enter] now invokes the extended information screens for the periodic
table. Previous versions required the f5 key to open the extended
information screens. [enter] will now do the same thing.
Alt-f5 report function now available at the main periodic table
screen. Previous versions required that the extended information
screens be opened before a report could be generated.
The report generator screen has been revised to allow room for a
path designation in the filename field.
Element search function (f10) automatically invoked.
Previous versions required that the f10 key be pressed before
beginning an entry of an element symbol or element number goto.
Pressing a letter or number key now automatically opens the f10
goto window.
Improved Basic information window.
In color display modes the data in the basic information window is
highlighted for easier reading.
Two new data items have been added: state and density.
Group name now appears directly below the element name and the
designations for Carbon group and Boron group have been added.
The display now indicates whether the I.U.P.A.C. or traditional
group designation is being displayed.
Element description field added to general information screen.
Both I.U.P.A.C. and traditional group designations as well as the
element period are reported on the general information screen.
Bankcards now accepted. 800 number available for ordering.
See the file BANKCARD.DOC for this information.
Future development plans revealed... "Early Evaluation" program begun.
Press f8 at the main periodic table screen or at the DOS prompt run
the program IS_NEW.exe for a preview look at features currently under
development for the "new look" version 2.0 of The Integral Scientist.
V2.0 will be released in both Windows and DOS versions.
A word about file sizes:
If you are a user of a previous version of The Integral Scientist
you will notice that the executable files ISE.exe and SLV.exe have
more than doubled in size in this version. This is an unfortunate
result of the need to accomadate those who wish to run the program
from within Windows 3.x. Previous versions of The Integral
Scientist used a special compression method which reduced the size
of the file stored on disk but automatically expanded the file as it
was loaded into memory. This saved disk space and also allowed the
program to load faster especially from floppy disks. Unfortunately,
this proved to be incompatible with Windows. As a result, the disk
requirements have increased by about 180k. The program will no
longer fit on 360k floppies. If this is a problem for you, contact
Integral Scientific Software for a special version which is still
compressed and will install on 360k floppies. (It will not behave
well in Windows, however.)
Running The Integral Scientist in Windows 3.0/3.1
Version 1.11 of The Integral Scientist includes several enhancements
to enable Users to run the program under Microsoft Windows 3.0/3.1.
After installing The Integral Scientist in the normal manner, copy
the file ISE.PIF to your Windows directory.
Follow the normal Windows procedures for including ISE in the
desired program group. If you installed ISE in a directory other than
c:\ISE, be sure to use the PIF editor to make the appropriate
changes. If you wish to run ISE in a window and you are using
Windows 3.1, select the 7x12 font for best results.
The Integral Scientist 1.10 features a command line switch which
disables direct video. This command switch is included in the
ISE.PIF command line statement. Disabling direct video makes
The Integral Scientist friendlier to Windows.
A special report option to send element information reports to a
screen window permits easier "clipping" of element information. The
line characters in the regular information windows do not capture
well in the windows clipboard function.
A word of warning... The success or failure of running ISE or any
other DOS program from Windows depends heavily on your specific
Windows environment. If you are having trouble, contact a local
"Windows Guru." He or she will be able to provide much more help
than we can.
A true Windows version of The Integral Scientist is planned for
release in the first quarter of 1993. Registered users will have an
opportunity to preview the Windows version some time before its
final release.