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  1. .OP
  2. .PO 4
  3. 
  4.                            ExtraCalc-1
  5.  
  6.                         By George Smirnov
  7.  
  8.                          SMIRNOV ASSOCIATES
  9.                          21 Lewis Street
  10.                          Newton MA 02158
  11.                           (617)964-6607 
  12.                           August 1, 1986
  13.  
  14. (C) Copyright 1985, 1986 by Smirnov Associates.
  15.  
  16. Thσá ExtraCalc-▒ distributioε diskette¼á containinτ ß cop∙ oµá thσ ì
  17. manual¼á ma∙á bσ freel∙ copieΣ anΣ shared¼á bu⌠ printeΣ copie≤á oµ ì
  18. thi≤á documen⌠á ma∙ bσ no⌠ copieΣ iε an∙ wa∙ iε wholσ o≥á iεá par⌠ ì
  19. withou⌠ thσ prio≥ writteε consen⌠ b∙ Smirno÷ Associates.
  20.  
  21. SMIRNO╓á ASSOCIATE╙á hereby¼á  forbiΣ t∩ modif∙ an∙ oµ .CO═á typσ ì
  22. file≤á oε distributioε diskettσ and/o≥ usσ an∙ oµ thi≤á file≤á iε ì
  23. wholσá o≥á iεá par⌠ iε an∙ commercia∞ applicatioεá withou⌠á prio≥ ì
  24. writteε consen⌠ b∙ SMIRNO╓ ASSOCIATES.
  25.  
  26.                             DISCLAIMER
  27.  
  28. SMIRNO╓á ASSOCIATE╙ shal∞ havσ n∩ liabilit∙ o≥á responsibilit∙á t∩ ì
  29. purchase≥á o≥á an∙á othe≥á persoε o≥ entit∙ witΦá respec⌠á t∩á an∙ ì
  30. liability¼á los≤ o≥ damagσ causeΣ o≥ allegeΣ t∩ bσ causeΣ directl∙ ì
  31. o≥ indirectl∙ b∙ thi≤ software¼á including¼ bu⌠ no⌠ limiteΣ t∩ an∙ ì
  32. inerruptioε oµ service¼á los≤ oµ busines≤ o≥ anticipator∙á profit≤ ì
  33. o≥á consequentia∞á damage≤ resultinτ froφ thσ usσ o≥ operatioεá oµ ì
  34. thi≤ software.
  35.  
  36. SMIRNO╓á ASSOCIATE╙á makσ n∩ warranty¼á expes≤á o≥á implied¼á witΦ ì
  37. respec⌠á t∩á thi≤á manua∞á o≥á software¼áá o≥á thei≥á performance¼ ì
  38. merchantability¼á o≥ fitnes≤ fo≥ an∙ particula≥á purpose«á Furthe≥ ì
  39. Smirno÷á Associate≤ reserve≤ thσ righ⌠ t∩ revisσ thi≤á publicatioε ì
  40. anΣ thσ softwarσ i⌠ describe≤ anΣ t∩ otherwisσ makσ change≤ t∩ thσ ì
  41. softwarσá withou⌠á obligatioε oµ Smirno÷ Associate≤ t∩ notif∙á an∙ ì
  42. persoε o≥ organizatioε oµ sucΦ revisioε o≥ changes.
  43.  
  44.  
  45. Thi≤ versioε oµ ExtraCalc-▒ (v1.2⌐ wa≤ advertiseΣ anΣ solΣ b∙á thσ ì
  46. autho≥á iεá FOGHOR╬ (1985⌐ fo≥ $79.95«á ┴ partia∞ releasσ oµá thi≤ ì
  47. softwarσá anΣ manua∞ int∩ ß publiπ domaiε (a≤ describeΣ above⌐á i≤ ì
  48. equall∙á applieΣ t∩ correspondinτ portion≤ oµá purchaseΣá softwarσ ì
  49. beginning with August 1, 1986«  
  50.  
  51.  
  52. George Smirnov
  53. August 1, 1986
  54.  
  55. .PAè                           ExtraCalc-1
  56.                             /Summary/
  57.  
  58. ExtraCalc-▒á i≤ aε add-oε t∩ thσ SuperCalπ electroniπá spreadshee⌠ ì
  59. prograφá whicΦá add≤á matri° operation≤ t∩á SuperCalc'≤á rangσá oµ ì
  60. operatioε unde≥ CP/═ operatinτ system« Thesσ operation≤ arσ 
  61.  
  62. 1  - Transposition along main diagonal
  63. 2  - Transposition along secondary diagonal
  64. 3  - Reflection in a row
  65. 4  - Reflection in a column
  66. 5  - Inversion (including calculation of determinant)
  67. ╢  - Findinτ Eigenvalue≤ anΣ Eigenvector≤ oµ symmetriπ matrices
  68. 7  - Solution of system of linear equations
  69. 8  - Addition of general matrices
  70. 9  - Subtraction of general matrices
  71. 10 - Multiplication of general matrices
  72.  
  73. T∩á initiatσ onσ oµ thσ abovσ  operation≤ thσ use≥ ha≤ t∩ specif∙ ì
  74. entr∙áá rangσá anΣá operatioεá type«áá Afte≥áá tha⌠áá ExtraCalc-▒ ì
  75. automaticall∙á transfer≤á datß froφ electroniπ speadshee⌠ t∩á thσ ì
  76. datß processinτ softwarσ (.CO═ type)¼á perform≤ computations¼ anΣ ì
  77. return≤ bacδ t∩ thσ spreadshee⌠ anΣ load≤ result≤ oµá computatioε ì
  78. int∩ ß designateΣ area« Thσ abovσ basicÖ operation≤ allo≈ thσ use≥ ì
  79. t∩á perforφ compositσ matri° operation≤ usinτ separatσ steps«á A⌠ ì
  80. thσá enΣ oµ thi≤ guidσ wσ illustratσ usσ oµ thσ packagσá fo≥á Do≈ ì
  81. Jone≤ inde° forecastinτ usinτ Leas⌠ Square≤ Technique« 
  82.  
  83. Afte≥áá installatioεá ExtraCalc-▒á doe≤á no⌠á becomσá ßá par⌠á oµ ì
  84. Supercalπá bu⌠á remain≤á ß separatσá entit∙á consistinτá oµá fou≥ ì
  85. permanen⌠á program≤ anΣ numbe≥ oµ permanen⌠ anΣ transien⌠á files« ì
  86. Becausσá i⌠á i≤ no⌠ ß template bu⌠ ß systeφ oµá machinσá languagσ ì
  87. file≤á (programs)¼á i⌠ allow≤ t∩ havσ al∞ oµ SuperCalc'≤ interna∞ ì
  88. memor∙ fo≥ speadshee⌠ calculation≤ and/o≥ templates«á ExtraCalc-▒ ì
  89. work≤á witΦá AN┘á sizσ oµ workshee⌠á tha⌠á SupecCalπá caεá handlσ ì
  90. withou⌠ occupyinτ ß singlσ bi⌠ oµ valuablσ speadshee⌠ memory« 
  91.  
  92. ExtraCalc-▒ wil∞ ruε oε an∙ CP/═ systeφ withou⌠ changes« Mino≥ re-ì
  93. installatioεáá i≤á needeΣá (fo≥á smothe≥á runninτá only⌐á iµáá thσ ì
  94. particula≥á systeφá ha≤á differen⌠ froφá Osborne-▒á direc⌠á screeε ì
  95. contro∞ code≤ i.e.
  96.  
  97. 0BH - to move cursor up one line
  98. OCH - to move cursor right one position
  99. 1AH - to clear the screen
  100.  
  101. =================================================================
  102. SuperCalπá i≤á thσá registereΣ trademarδ oµ Sorcim¼á CP/═á i≤á thσ ì
  103. registereΣ trademarδ oµ Digita∞ ResearcΦ Inc.¼ anΣ ExtraCalc-ú arσ ì
  104. registereΣ trademark≤ oµ Smirno÷ Associates.
  105. .PAè                     CONTENT of EXTCALC1.LBR
  106.  
  107.  
  108. README - this file
  109. MANUAL - a copy of manual without selected pages
  110. P# - selected pages of manual
  111.  
  112. Al∞á oµ remaininτ file≤ anΣ ExtraCalc-▒ operatioε arσ describeΣ iε ì
  113. thσ manual.
  114.  
  115.  
  116. Al∞á oµ thσ tex⌠ file≤ iε EXTCALC1.LB╥ arσ writtteε usinτá heavil∙ ì
  117. custimizeΣ versioε oµ WordSta≥ 2.26.
  118.  
  119.                  ExtraCalc-1 table of content
  120.  
  121.  
  122. ============================CONTENTS=============================
  123.  
  124.  
  125. 1. INTRODUCTION                                            2
  126.  
  127. 2. SETTING UP ExtraCalc-1 SOFTWARE                         3
  128.  
  129.    a.  Distribution Diskettes                              4
  130.    b.  System Configuration - Single Density               5
  131.    c.  System Configuration - Double Density               8
  132.  
  133. 3. PRINCIPLES OF ExtraCalc-1 OPERATION. DEFINITIONS       10 
  134.  
  135.    a.  System Flowchart and Operation.                    10  
  136.    b.  Definitions of Matrix Operands                     12
  137.    c.  Matrices. Definitions of Operations.               13
  138.        Determination of Operand sizes.
  139.  
  140. 4. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS                                 18
  141.  
  142.    a.  Manual Operation                                   18  
  143.    b.  Using SuperCalc's XQT file≤                        19
  144.    c«  Usinτ Programmablσ Keys and XQT files              20
  145.    d.  Automatic Operation                                21
  146.  
  147. 5. NUMERIC EXAMPLES                                       22
  148.  
  149. 6. COMPOSITE OPERATIONS. APPLICATIONS                     36
  150.    
  151.    a. Least Squares Technique                             36
  152.    b. Numeric Example: Dow Jones Regression model         37
  153.  
  154. 7. ExtraCalc-1 ERROR MESSAGES                             51
  155.  
  156. =================================================================
  157. .PAè                           REGISTRATION
  158.  
  159. Iµ yo⌡ likσ ExtraCalc-1¼á pleasσ senΣ $50.0░ t∩ thσ abovσ addres≤ ì
  160. anΣ becomσ ß registreΣ user« Iε additioε yo⌡ wil∞ receive
  161.  
  162. 1) Printed copy of the 52 pages manual
  163. 2) Software support from SMIRNOV ASSOCIATES.
  164.  
  165.  
  166. For an additional $35.00 you will receive
  167.  
  168. 3) Latest version of ExtraCalc-1 (v2.2) that 
  169.  
  170.  - can be reconfigured for any CP/M computer
  171.  - permit≤á batcΦ processinτ and¼á therefore¼á i≤ ablσ t∩á perforφ ì
  172.    lonτáá compositσáá anΣáá iterativσáá operation≤áá automaticall∙ ì
  173.    (somewhat similar as in MATLA┬ b∙ MathWorks).
  174.  - ha≤á Leas⌠ Square≤ Operatioε tha⌠ find≤ ß minimuφ oµá quadratiπ ì
  175.    erro≥ (dimension≤ oµ matrice≤ caε bσ u≡ t∩ 5░ b∙ 50░ anΣ    ì
  176.    highe≥ a≤ iε generiπ ExtraCalc-1).
  177.  - ha≤á interna∞á batcΦá processinτá capabilitie≤á fo≥á successivσ ì
  178.    solutions of Least Squares problems (useful in forecasting).
  179.  - ha≤á graphiπá displa∙á capabilitie≤ add-oε t∩á SuperCalπá (fo≥ ì
  180.    Osbornσ anΣ likσ only⌐ witΦ u≡ t∩ 1░ linσ graph≤ (!).
  181.  
  182. T∩á upgradσá froφ ExtraCalc-1¼á v1.▓ t∩á ExtraCalc-1¼á v2.▓á (fo≥ ì
  183. owner≤á tha⌠á werσ registreΣ beforσ Augus⌠á 1¼á 198╢á only⌐á senΣ ì
  184. $25.0░ anΣ origina∞ diskette.
  185.  
  186.  
  187.  
  188.  
  189. George Smirnov
  190. 21 Lewis Street
  191. Newton, MA 02158
  192.