Version Win95/98/NT
===================

Current version: 5.18 - (see Help/About)

1) Installation
2) Release notes
3) How to access examples
4) List of examples



1) Installation
===============
Insert a distribution diskette into A: drive and run a:setup.
An installation wizard will navigate you to choose destination
folder on your hard disk and an item in the Start/Programs menu.



2) Release notes
================
This is the newest release version of Kim application.
The most significant changes include:

 a) Two versions of method specification are now available.
    The Definition/Calculations... command starts a definition wizard,
    that makes it possible to enter a definition without going 
    into details of complex mathematical expressions.
    While the Definition/Advanced calculations... gives the user
    full access to all details of Kim plate processing.

 b) In the simple printout, the header contains a list of global
    values (of variables defined under "Calculations" page).

 c) Under File/Page setup you can control which variables to include.

 d) The expression interpreter was made case-insensitive. This means,
    that any function or variable name may me entered in any combination
    of small and capital letters.

 e) To maintain the possibility of accessing raw (measured) data
    (data before blanking), it is necessary to prefix sample names
    with "m_" (character 'm' and underscore).

 f) It is now possible to blank on original empty plate.
    First you measure an empty plate and you export measured data
    into an external file (File/Export data...).
    Later on, you measure the same plate with samples and you may
    subtract original values with File/Subtract data... command.
    Alternatively, you save data in a PLT file.
    Later on you open the file again and choose "Subtract current values..."
    directly in the measure dialog.

 g) Stored Calibration: System can use a calibration curve that was
    generated on a different plate. 

 h) Layout editor - new modes: A simpler method of plate layout definition.

 i) Expert reader support.

It is important that changes do not affect processing of plate files
generated by previous versions of Kim.

NOTE: It may happen that some topics of the Help System does not
reflect the latest changes in Kim application. Please, allow 
for a short delay before the revised version of Help is made available.


3) How to access examples
=========================
During installation, several example files and documents are copied
to the "example" subfolder of Kim system. In Windows it is often
a difficult task to locate documents buried deep in the tree
of folders.

Click "Start" button on the task bar.
Select "Programs/Kim Immunochemical Processing"
Click "Kim Examples" menu item.

The system opens a subfolder containing example files and documents.

To open an example, double click "MicroPlate" type of file.
Windows will start Kim with selected file.

To open a document, double click "Rich Text Format" type of file.
Windows will start application that was registered to handle
that file type (depending on your system configuration).

Once again: When you are lost, remember the above mentioned sequence:
"Start/Programs/Kim Immunochemical Processing/Kim Examples".



4) List of examples
===================
NOTES: The system comes with two predefined example reports.
It is reasonable to view an example through a report only when
report option is explicitly mentioned.
When you try to report a plate and the report was not mentioned
to be used with that plate, do not be confused that you see
some error messages.

BM8007.PLT   ... calibration curve example
P72211.PLT   ... HBc IgM example
INTRO.RTF    ... document with explanations
"TEST1" report can be used for P72211.PLT presentation

RUBE_01.PLT  ... rubella IgG example - valid test
RUBE_01E.PLT ... rubella IgG example - invalid test
RUBE_01C.PLT ... rubella IgG example - as RUBE_01, with COLORS
RUBE.RTF     ... document with explanations
"CLARK RUBE" report can be used for RUBE_* presentation.

RELCDT.PLT   ... ALCOHOLIC example
RELCDT.RTF   ... document with explanations
NOTE: "relcdt user form version.plt" file contains same test
as the RELCDT.PLT example but defined using the expression wizard.

RELCDT2.PLT  ... Another variation of relative CDT test
RELCDT2.RTF  ... document with explanations
