Installation Instructions for Conversion Pro For OS/2 version 1.5
(8/8/96 Shareware version 1.5 for OS/2 Warp) BUILD 1.503

DESCRIPTION: Conversion Pro for OS/2 is a 32-bit presentation manager
application which enables the user to perform over 1800 'on-the-fly'
scientific and engineering unit conversions.  The application also includes
a button calculator and a temperature conversion utility which can convert
temperature data in either fahrenheit, centigrade (sometimes referred as
Celsius) or Kelvin.

Requirements:

NEEDS: PC running IBM OS/2 3.X (WARP) operating system or higher.
	An UnZIPing Program
	1 Mb disk storage space
	4 Mb RAM
	VROBJ.DLL (run time library). See Help from install.exe to see
	where to get this file.
       
NOTE: Installation details can also be viewed with the cpro1_5.INF file.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:

A.  The Easy Way

1. If Conversion Pro comes to you zipped, unzip contents of the zip file
   into a empty desktop folder.
2. Run the install program, specifying the drive and directory to which
   you want to install (if different from the default). Install help is
   available from the install program.

B.  Or, do it the hard way...

1. Create a directory on a hard disk drive such as 'CONPRO15'

2. Copy the following files from the distribution disk to the newly
   created directory:

     	cpro1_5.exe 	-Conversion Pro for OS/2 executable
	calcul.exe	-Calculator standalone executable
     	cpro1_5.ico	-Application icon
	calcul.ico	-Application icon
	cpset.ini    	-settings file
     	****.dat   	-21 ****.dat data files
     	cpro1_5.hlp 	-Application help file
     	cpro1_5.inf 	-Application Guide in INF book format
     	readme.txt 	-Information file (the one you are now reading)
     	cporder.txt  	-Information for purchasing Conversion Pro.

3. Create desktop objects for the executables and the INF using
templates. Or, just create a shadow of these objects if you prefer.
 
4. If you haven't already got one, acquire a copy of the file vrobj.dll with
a date no earlier than 6/6/95 (Patch level "C" from Watcom).  This file,
which is a run-time library, needs to be copied to any directory in your
OS/2 LIBPATH such as X:\OS2\DLL or X:\OS2\APPS\DLL
where X: is the drive letter where the OS/2 operating system files reside.
NOTE: This step must be accomplished or the application will not run.
If you are uncertain what directories are included in the LIBPATH, the
LIBPATH is defined in the OS/2 CONFIG.SYS file.

5.  Online help is available within Conversion Pro under the help menu, or by
clicking on the cpro1_5.INF file.  This will allow viewing the contents of the
help file in on-line book format.

CHANGES AND BUG FIXES

Beta 0.1, September 15, 1995. Ported Conversion Pro over from previously
	written Windows 3.1 version.

Beta 0.2, September 20, 1995. Added calculator and temperature converter dialog.

Beta 0.3, October 2, 1995. Fixed problem in temperature dialog not handling
	negative temperatures correctly.  Stole some icons.

Beta 0.4, October 16, 1995. Minor tuning.   Added product information dialog,
	and a dialog on startup while data loads.  Edited conversion list for
	umpteenth time.

Beta 0.5 November 1, 1995.  Decided to split the data file
	into two files, one with conversion names and one with conversion
	factors.	

Version 1: November 5, 1995 release. Edited several conversions.
	Added NEGC Software 	logo panel with icon tied to product
	information dialog.

Version 1.1 March 3, 1996.  Removed startup dialog. Removed 'About' choice
	from menu bar. Redesigned 'Product Information' dialog. "Product Info"
	under Help menu tied to *.hlp file. Added on-line context sensitive
	help under the menu system and through INF book format.
	Changed text attributes. Added new splashscreen.

Version 1.2, December 27, 1996.  Split the two data files into 20 modular
	conversion files to speed up loading.  A small miscellaneous file
	loads on start-up. Added the 20 files to a pull-down menu called
	Units categories.

Version 1.3, March 4, 1996.  Added right mouse-click pop-up menu over
	conversion list box to change data sets. Removed company logo
	from main window.

Version 1.4, July, 1996.  Added File menu, removed temperature and
	calculator from menu bar to the file menu.  Added Exit choice under
	File menu. Added Numeric format to the menu bar. Changed color
	of on-the-fly conversion frame title. Added custom user data file so
	there are now 21 data files.

Version 1.5 August 3, 1996 (Build 1.501).  Added settings dialog for user 	preferences such as default startup file. Added button bar. The
	21 unit types are grouped under a button bar the pull-down/pop-up
	menus. Fixed bug in button calculator not working right with the
	<Enter> key.  Worked around bugs in the child windows (calculator
	and temperature converter) which disabled the main window until
	they were closed.  Added the option of calculator as a 
	stand-alone program. Redid Product Information Dialog which is now
	accessed under Help menu.  Settings dialog also accessed under Help.
	Added feature push buttons.  On-the-fly converter Frame title now
	changes to reflect the data set loaded. New help file and on-line guide.
	Added installation program which also creates Desktop objects in a
	folder.  Updated icon set and interface. Corrected several buggy 	conversions.

Version 1.5 August 4, 1996 (Build 1.502).  Added color settings in response
	to complaints about the cosmetic changes.  Users can change and save
	colors of the data display fields.  Button bar can now hide the Main
	window to reduce desktop clutter. Also changed modality of the child
	windows. Fixed bug in changing numeric format from the menu bar that
	reset the correct radio button but didn't automatically update the
	format in the display field. Fixed bug in conversion list that didn't
	auto-load the first conversion when changing datasets. Did minor speed 	optimization.

Version 1.5 August 8, 1996 (Build 1.503). Hopefully I've addressed all the
	user comments on the previous two builds. This build splits the settings
	into three pages- main, button bar, and colors. The major new feature 
	is that the screen position of the button bar when it loads can be 	specified from the Button Bar settings page. Also, the temperature
	converter can now do negative temperatures without having to backspace.
	(this was fixed way back when but broke again somewhere along the way). 
	Finally, I squeezed out a little more speed through code optimization.

Thanks for trying the program,
Jon F. Kaminsky, NEGC
Tech support only at 103162.365@compuserve.com

(c) Copyright 1995, 1996. J.F. Kaminsky.  All rights reserved.	