The Lynx Mountain and Blackberry programs

    Here is a couple of attempts at merging two fields of interest. Thanks to Jon Foster and Matt Shield for debugging my JavaScript code.

     JavaScript Scale Conversion Calculator - photocopier zoom calculator for enlarging or shrinking plans

    Downloadable Version - same great program on your desktop. With New Foaming Action! ( OK, maybe not...)
    INSTRUCTIONS: save the file to some directory. Unzip and run setup.exe. This program should work on Windows 95, 98, ME and 2000.

    Readme file for LynxCalc Scale Calculator - (PDF Format - Get Acrobat Reader )

    Here's a screen shot of the program showing a conversion of plans from 1/87 scale to 1/32 requires a zoom of 271.88%. With a copier that has an upper limit of 200% you can get the same results with 2 zooms of 165%, with a 0.05% error.


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