BalancePro (The More then Metric Conversion Tool)
OpenStep Version 4.2 
by Eric Tremblay (ericet@cam.org, ericet@mac.com)


Submitted to:
ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/openstep/submissions

Should end up in:
ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/openstep/mach/apps/misc


Contact Info:

Comments and suggestions are welcomed:

E-mail:    ericet@cam.org
 WWW:    http://www.cam.org/~ericet 


Intro:

      BalancePro is much more then  a metric conversion program. 
      This application will convert from SI (The International System 
      of Units.) to the Imperial System and back. This application 
      contains over 200 different conversions and functions.

      What's new:
      This application has grown a lot since the 2.0 NeXTStep version.
      It's now fully ported to OpenStep and the user interface has been
      completely revised. Note that Converter.app, (BalancePro's old 
      name) was one of my very first NeXT applications I made in 1992.
      I rebuilt Converter from scratch mainly to be able to bring it over
      to the Macintosh (X), but I added so much stuff to it that I had to 
      find a better name.  BalancePro  now has more functions then 
      the older versions (1.0, 42 functions,  2.0, 68 functions, 4.2, 203 
      functions).

     I'm even thinking of releaseing it as shareware on the Mac. It's free for
     OpenStep folks. Contrary to my usual habits, I will not be releaseing
      the source code for BalancePro. The main reason being that it's
      not hard to program at all, you won't learn much from the source code  
      but the research I've done to create this app is HUGH! 

      Please be advised that every function has been tested but due to the 
      very large number of conversions found in this application there's 
      bond to be some bugs and errors. If you do find a bug please send me
      an email reporting the bug and the verifiable correction.

 I hope that you enjoy and find this program useful. See you on
 the Macintosh X soon!
    

Localization (Support languages):
English 	by Eric Tremblay     ericet@cam.org

License Agreement:

In this license, the author is Eric Tremblay.

Permission to copy this package, to redistribute it and to use it for any purpose is granted. The author makes no express or implied warranty or representation of any kind with respect to the software found here, including any warranty that it is defect- free. ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS HEREBY DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE. The author is under no obligation to provide any services, by way of maintenance, update, or otherwise.

History:

4.2.:  Ported to OpenStep and Final release June 11, 2000

2.0.: Original NEXTSTEP Version 2.0 July 5, 1992



The Package:

Version 4.2 comes complete in a tar.gz package.
Which includes:

 - BalancePro.app A FAT OpenStep binary for NeXT, Intel and Sparc hardware

 - README.TXT  This file