DKCALC README

 Thank you for considering to purchase DKCALC.ver.1.00. Copyright (c) 2000.This is an evaluation copy or in other terms shareware. It will cost U.S. $10.00 if you want to keep this program. You may purchase the program by sending a check, cash or money order to the address listed below or by credit card at 4Cware.com(sorry,at the time of this writing, the credit card shopping cart had not been activated and is not yet available). An order form for DKCALC is not needed at this time. A simple note with the buyer's e-mail or mailing address and name is sufficient. The registration code will be sent either by mail or by e-mail whichever is desired in the correspondence. Please feel free to distribute this software to any and all third parties for their free evaluation of DKCALC. 
 
DKCALC was written by 4Cware, a new software company that will specialize in small intuitive utility programs dedicated to those users who desire software that doesn't require studying volumes of documentation in order to be productive.

This software should be mostly intuitive to the average user with possibly the exception of the "Tape Editor". Please refer to the "Help Notes" located on the "Help menu" for specific information on items we felt required some explanation. 

	DKCALC is a 32-bit editable tape calculator that offers both adding machine as well as standard windows calculator functionality. In addition, it comes with the essential scientific functions, basic financial functions, colored backgrounds for easy reading, basic tape features such as printing, print preview, storing to a file, retrieving a file and the advanced features of adding notes/comments to entries and automatic re-calculation of numerical corrections of a tape even if the tape has been previously stored to a file. It fully supports the common windows editing functions(copy,paste etc.) and can even be set to the top most window position for convenient calculating of values within another program. It provides 4 memory locations and supports almost mouse free operation with  keyboard shortcuts for most functions. 

	DKCALC's Tape Editor is a modified text editor with special functionality that enables the software to distinguish between annotated text and numerical entries as long as the structure of the text on each line is maintained per the instructions on the editing page and in the "Help Notes". It is essential that the user follow those instructions for the editor to function properly. If there are errors in the editing dialog, the user should select the "Cancel" button and exit the editor without saving changes and re-enter to attempt editing again. No changes will take affect without using the "View/Update Changes" button followed by the "Copy to Calculator" button. The "Re-Edit" button enables additional editing without the need to exit the dialog following usage of the "View/Update Changes" button.

DKCALC was written in VC++ / MFC and should run on any Windows platform except Win3.x. There are no special video requirements but it is suggested that the best setting is 800x600 resolution with at least 16 True colors and due to it's small size, DKCALC should have little impact on either memory or disk space.

	We at 4Cware hope you enjoy using DKCALC and find it as useful a tool for all your calculating needs as we did. Any and all questions or comments will be promptly addressed by either e-mailing us at Support@4Cware.com, Sales@4Cware.com or by written inquiry to:
4Cware
P.O. box 3438 
Rancho Cucamonga, Ca. 91729-3438 USA
ATTN: DKCALC


	Installation of DKCALC is straightforward. Simply "Run" the Setup.exe file once the software's dkcalc.zip file has been expanded with either Pkunzip or Winzip.The sub-directories will be automatically created. Should you decide to uninstall DKCALC, simply use windows add/remove programs function in the windows control panel group.
