                    PLOT MAESTRO

  Plot Maestro is one of several educational programs from 
Russ & Ryan EdWare.  For additional information, screen 
shots, program descriptions, feature lists, revision history 
and sample reports, please visit the Russ & Ryan EdWare home 
page at:

     www.rredware.com

  The on-line help also includes extensive documentation.  

  Plot Maestro is an advanced plotting program suitable for 
math and science teachers of all levels and their students.  
The license allows the teacher to distribute the program to 
their current students or to install the program on 
classroom computers used by their current students.  It is 
ideal for doing demonstrations, analyzing lab data, creating 
graphs that may be included in tests, lesson plans, or 
technical papers or for assigning exercises for the student 
to complete.  Teachers will find that it is much easier for 
the students to use than graphing calculators and that the 
charts, which may be printed at full printer resolution, are 
more functional.  Plot Maestro will allow more time to be 
spent analyzing the math and physics involved in a 
particular chart compared to the mechanics involved in how 
to produce the chart.

  For starters, Plot Maestro allows you to plot graphs the 
old fashioned way using graph paper.  It can print high 
resolution, accurately scaled graph paper for 20 of the most 
popular graph paper types including various square types 
(English and Metric), full log, semi-log, polar and 
isometric-orthographic types.  Students can now print their 
own graph paper.

  Plot Maestro has full support for plotting data sets of x, 
y data pairs.  The program can also calculate and plot the 
best fit curve to the data set using linear, exponential, 
logarithmic or power curve fits and will calculate the 
coefficient of determination.  This allows the student to 
determine which method produces the best fit.  Up to 10 
different data sets may be plotted on the same chart.

  Plot Maestro may also plot any formula.  Formulas may be 
entered using a simple BASIC like syntax and may include 
more than 50 built in functions, 18 operators and any number 
of user defined constants.  Formulas may also contain 
variables that can be evaluated at run time.  Up to 10 
different formulas may be plotted on a single chart.

  Plot Maestro also includes a calculator that can evaluate 
any expression and an equation solver that can calculate the 
roots to any equation and numerically integrate formulas.

  Plot Maestro is a 32 bit program and requires Windows 95 
or Windows NT.  A Pentium CPU with a minimum of 16 MB of RAM 
is recommended to run the program.

  The included setup program requires Windows 95 or Windows 
NT.  To install the programs, just run the setup.exe 
program.  If you would like to review the on-line 
documentation prior to installing the programs, use the /x 
command line switch:

     SETUP /X

  You can then elect to only install the following help 
file:

     PMAESTRO.HLP

  You can view the help file by double clicking it from the 
Windows Explorer.  The help file contains extensive 
documentation as well as an order form and pricing 
information.  The help file also includes a tutorial to help 
get first time users proficient in using the program.

  The setup program may be run directly from your hard disk 
or CD-ROM if you have downloaded the program or obtained a 
CD-ROM copy.  You may install over a previous installation 
if you are upgrading.  However, you should not install a 
shareware copy over an existing registered copy.  The setup 
program will not delete or modify any of your existing data.  
The default directory for installing the program is;

     C:\PROGRAM FILES\PMAESTRO

  The setup program will check all shared files for internal 
version information and only replace those that are the same 
revision or older.  This allows you to replace any shared 
file that may have become corrupted by just running the 
setup program again.  No other programs should be running 
when you run the setup program.  If one of the shared files 
is in use, the setup program may not be able to replace it.  
If you get a message saying that a file is in use, you 
should shut down the program that is using it.  If this is 
not feasible, you can elect to skip the file.  Since the 
file is already in use, this is usually adequate unless the 
installed file happens to be an older version.

  Registered users may obtain technical support for the Plot 
Maestro program directly from the program author.  Do not 
call the 800 order line for support or to ask questions 
about the latest version, desired features, etc.  Please 
help keep the cost of the program low by only using the 800 
number for actual orders.  Technical questions will not be 
answered on the 800 line.

  Depending on how fast you need an answer, you may obtain 
support by mail, email, fax or phone.  If requesting support 
by mail or email, please identify yourself (email screen 
names do not identify you), and describe the problem you are 
having.  Students are not eligible for technical support.  
They should obtain technical support from the registered 
teacher.

  Russell Stevens
  Russ & Ryan EdWare
  5191 Pine Grove Drive
  Spruce, MI  48762

  517-727-2066
 
  Compuserve
    70150,323  or rastevens@compuserve.com

  America Online
    RAStevens

  Internet
    rastevens@aol.com

  Technical support for unregistered users is limited to 
setup and installation questions only.
