                               ProKon
                             Ver.  9.8
                    The Metric Conversion Utility
              Copyright (c) 1997-2000 by Harold Schwartz

FIRST:  Please make a backup copy of this diskette!

This is the shareware version of ProKon, the metric conversion util-
ity. ProKon is a 32-bit program and is intended to be run on Windows
95, 98, NT, or 2000.  This package should contain the following files.
If it does not, you do not have the complete package and ProKon may 
not operate properly.  Before installation the shareware version con-
tains the following 16 files:

     SETUP.EXE     -  The installation utility.
     PPROKON.HLP   -  The help file for ProKon.
     CALC._LP      -  The help file for the ProKon calculator.
     FILE_ID.DIZ   -  A description file for online services.
     GEOMETRY._LL  -  Compressed program files.
     ELEMENTS._TA  -  Data file for ProKon.
     PROKON._XE    -  More compressed program files.
     UNINPROK._XE  -  More compressed program files.
     INORG._TA     -  Data file for ProKon.
     GAUGE._TA     -  Data file for ProKon.
     LATLONG._TA   -  Data file for ProKon.
     CHEMICAL._TF  -  Font file for ProKon.
     CHEMICAL.FOT  -  Font definition file for ProKon.
     REGFORM.TXT   -  The registration form for ProKon.
     SITEREG.TXT   -  The site registration form for ProKon.
     README.1ST    -  The file you are reading now.
     HISTORY.TXT   -  History of changes beginning with v8.8

After installation the shareware version contains 15 files:

     SETUP.EXE     -  The installation utility.
     PROKON.EXE    -  The program itself.
     GEOMETRY.DLL  -  The geometry dynamic link library.
     REGFORM.TXT   -  The registration form in Windows NOTEPAD
                      format.
     SITEREG.TXT   -  The site registration form in Windows 
                      NOTEPAD format.
     PPROKON.HLP   -  The help file for ProKon.
     CALC.ELP      -  The help file for the ProKon calculator.
     ELEMENTS.DTA  -  The data for the periodic table.
     INORG.DTA     -  The data for inorganic chemicals.
     GAUGE.DTA     -  The data for wire/sheet gauge.
     LATLONG.DTA   -  The data for latitude and longitude.
     CHEMICAL.TTF  -  A true type font for ProKon.
     CHEMICAL.FOT  -  A font definition file for ProKon.
     UNINPROK.EXE  -  The uninstallation utility.
     FILE_ID.DIZ   -  A description of ProKon for online services.
     README.1ST    -  The file you are reading now.

Once ProKon has been run one time, three additional files may be 
created in the home directory, one called CUSTOM.INI and the other
called PCUSTOM.INI. The first is a configuration file, the second
is the file where your custom conversions are stored. Another file
called CONVERT.TXT may be created when you 'Copy' a set of results
to clipboard and file.

There are two ways to install ProKon.  You can use Windows 95 Explorer
to show the files on the distribution diskette and 'double-click' on 
the SETUP.EXE file or you can use the 'Run' menu item in the 'START' 
menu on the Windows Task Bar.  For the second option, enter the 
path to the SETUP.EXE file in the dialog box in the 'Run' window.  
For example, entering
                         A:\SETUP.EXE

would run the installation program if you were installing from the 
"A-Drive". SETUP.EXE will copy the necessary files to your hard drive 
and, if you prefer, SETUP will also create the Program Manager group 
along with the necessary icons to run ProKon.

NOTE: YOU MUST RUN THE SETUP PROGRAM TO INSTALL PROKON PROPERLY!

ProKon can be removed from your system by using the uninstall utility.
When you install ProKon, the program item titled 'Uninstall ProKon' is
automatically installed also.  By running this program item, ProKon
can be removed from your system.  This program (filename = Uninprok.exe)
will attempt to remove all of the program files, the folder containing
the program files, and the program group and program items placed in
the Windows menu system.

Note that if you have a previous version of ProKon installed, you
are not required to uninstall the previous version before you install
the new version.  Simply install the new version to the same location
as the previous version.  The installation program will overwrite the
old files with the new versions of these files.  Installing over the
old version in this manner will retain your current configuration
files for use with your newly installed version.  If you choose to
uninstall the previous version, the existing configuration files will
be deleted and you will be required to reconfigure the software with
the options you desire.

ProKon is capable of making many different conversions, both to and 
from metric and Imperial (English) as well as to and from many ancient 
and archaic units. ProKon is capable of over 400,000 different conver-
sions.  ProKon also gives the density of over 625 different materials, 
some common and some not so common.  In addition, ProKon contains a 
periodic table of the elements which allows access to pertinent data
on each element and notebooks full of useful geometric formulas and
constants.  ProKon has help available throughout and all conversions
can be copied to the Windows clipboard for pasting to other documents.

There is a Windows 3.1 version of ProKon available.  It's called SICon 
and is available most places that ProKon is available.  Both versions 
are capable of the same conversions.

Remember, ShareWare is software you can try before you buy.  You are 
entitled to evaluate ProKon for a period of sixty days.  If you try 
ProKon and decide you like it, you are asked to pay the author the 
registration fee of $21.95 + $3.00 shipping/handling.  You will 
receive the latest version registered in your name.  The registered
version does not have the advertisement screens you see in the share-
ware version.

Thank you and Enjoy ProKon.


                     Harold Schwartz
                     P.O. Box 104482
                     Jefferson City, MO 65110
                     email: schwartz@socketis.net


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REMEMBER:  Make a backup copy. . .
