New Track Calculator   trkcNew.exe

This little Dos program is released with general principles of the GNU
software license.. copyleft.  Generally, meaning noone can make money 
from this, and cannot distribute it without acknowledging the
Author:   Patrick Hoffman   e-mail  phoffman@cs.uml.edu

This is the new calculator which does pace, and track and field conversions etc.

Similar to the old program that runs on the web page
 http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/ex1old.html

So more information might be found there.

Here is the information about the input format,
1. Ignore any messages about  opening files
2. enter the distance
   Enter distance (normally in miles).
     add a "k" if value was in kilometers
           "m" if value was in meters
           "y" if value was in yards
3. enter time

   Enter time in hr:min:sec.tenths format.
   Time(ex. 17:52.23 or 17:52 or 3:14:23.5) ?  

4. hit enter for the next questions (only for advanced funtions, like
        getting times for a specific purdy point)
	
5. All track and distance information will be displayed

6. To get a file of all the information, its a little more complicated
     in a dos window type  "trkcnew >filename"
     			and then enter the distance and time (without seeing values)
     			followed by a few "enters", the type control c to exit and
     			the information will be in the file "filename"   


Here is some info on the Advanced functions.

This calculator allows advanced functions like just putting in a Decathalon Value and seeing the event performances or just
entering in a Purdy point value to see the corresponding times and distances. Here are some specific features: 

     Entering a Distance and a Purdy point value.
     If you enter JUST a distance and a Purdy pt. value (DON'T enter a time).
     You will get the predicted time for that distance and purdy pt value. EX. entering a 1 in the Distance box, and a 700 in
     the Purdy Point box, will give back that a 4:41 time corresponds to a 700 Purdy pt. value. 
     
     Entering a Time and a Purdy point value. 
     If you enter JUST a time and a Purdy pt. value (DON'T enter a distance).
     You will get the distance corresponding to the TIME and Purdy pt. EX. entering a time of 5:00 and a Purdy Pt. of 800
     will give you a distance of 1.1186 miles. (how far you have to run in 5 minutes for an 800 Purdy pt. value) 
     
     Entering just a Purdy point value. 
     If you enter JUST a Purdy Point value. (NO Time AND NO Distance) you will get
     the standard distances and times corresponding to that Purdy Pt. value. (EX entering a Purdy Pt. value of 1100 will
     return close to world record times for the various distances) 

     Entering Distance, Time AND a Purdy Point value will give separate predictions for Time and Distance based on the
     Purdy Points entered. 
     Entering a Decathalon /Heptathalon value. Entering just a Decathalon or Heptathalon value will give the list of event
     performances corresponding to that level.