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CELSIUS CONVERSION PROGRAM SOFTWARE

"Celsius Conversion" Application of Convert Program Software

Temperature conversion is one of the 6 functional areas in the metric calculator for "convert" software from rpsoft 2000.  You can see this area in the upper left of the above screen image of the software program screen.

The way that this area of 3 items (Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin) works is that if you enter a value into any one of those three text areas, such as entering "100" in the Celsius text area and then hitting the computer "enter" key while the cursor is in that same area, the other two areas will calculate automatically to that value.   So then, after entering "100" in Celsius, then the Fahrenheit box will change to 212 and the Kelvin box will change to 373.16.  This temperature of course would be the temperature of boiling water.

Likewise, the entry point could have been into the Fahrenheit box or the Kelvin box.  If we enter "32" into the Fahrenheit box and hit the "enter" key on our computer, then Celsius will change to "0" degrees and Kelvin will change to 273.16 degrees.  This temperature of course is the freezing temperature of water.

Since "convert" is a low priced set of 5 calculators in all, there is in fact a second temperature calculator - one that converts just between Fahrenheit and Celsius on the Quality calculator in this group.

Metric Conversion Software

The metric conversion software screen above is one of five calculators that come with the convert 2000 software package from rpsoft 2000 software.  As you probably notice in the above metric conversion screen shot, conversion capabilities are for weight, distance, volume, temperature, hexadecimal / ascii / decimal, and ppm / Sigma.  This program works "by area".  Basically, if you clear a text input / output box, and enter a number and then hit the "enter" key while the cursor is still inside the text, all of the other items in "the area" that you are in will re-calculate.  You can clear all of the text using the "clear" button with your mouse left click, or you can clear a single text input by using your mouse to put the cursor inside of that text box and then using the escape "esc" key.

Hexadecimal / ascii / decimal is to four bytes (four ascii characters).  General accuracy is to about 4 significant figures - or about 0.1%.  Help screen is of course provided.  Switch to any of the other five calculators by clicking on the calculator of your choice in the "Calculator Type" pull-down menu.

Overall - Convert 2000 is a collection of Six Calculators

• Business Calculator:  A computer calculator with some excellent features.  It includes a simulated paper tape readout on screen that shows calculations as you go - and it can also print to a default printer.  It also includes 10 memory locations that are visible to help you remember which memory value is which.
• Metric to English Calculator: that includes conversions for:  weight, distance, volume, temperature, hexadecimal to ascii and decimal, and quality sigma to ppm
• Mortgage Loan Calculator: that allows you to calculate any of the four items of:  Principal (amount of loan) , interest rate, term of loan, or payment amount by entering the other  three.  An amortization schedule that also allows save and print is included.  Many options.
• Quality Calculator:  Many Handheld calculators will do statistics.  This one does not.  What it does do is include many items not found on hand held calculators including mtbf calculations, and the relationship between mtbf, mttr and system availability.  Also includes ppm to sigma calculations plus Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion.
• Chinese Calendar Calculator:  This calculator is a simplistic approximation of the Chinese tradition of naming years after animals and how it relates to our own Gregorian solar calendar years.  It is a simple approximation, and is mostly included for fun.
• Custom Calculator:  Allows 9 lines of programmable calculations.  It does not include all programmable functions, but includes many of the common ones such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, %, logs, natural logs, exponentiation, and more.  It does not allow parenthesis but does allow multi-line information transfer at least in a downward direction.  This can be set up for many common small business needs.  Examples included within the calculator.

Overall - Of course, with differences in definitions and rounding techniques, you will need to check settings and ensure suitability of these calculators for your own needs.  However, this software can be an exceptional help when you need it and it comes at a very low package price.  Switch from one calculator to another by simply clicking on the calculator you wish on the pull-down menu that it is on each main calculator screen.  An option file can remember your settings if you wish it to be saved.  Load and save of multiple options is also provided for.

Readme.txt and help included.

Links:  main convert program page             main page rpsoft 2000 software