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Metric Conversion Programs/Tools
Conversion Buddy 4.1.1 A Freeware program. Has lots of extras (e.g., rounding, you can do standard, liberal, best fit or none.) CB's Tabular Conversion module converts columnar data of any length to a visual, printed, and disk report. The disk report is designed for import into any modern database, spreadsheet or word processor.
Metric Master A measurement unit conversion calculator for the Macintosh containing over 2,000 metric/SI, imperial. U.S. conventional, and other units in its database, most to 14 digit precision, organized in over 100 groupings. Definitions of units and groupings are also included. New units can be added. Supports ft/in/fractions, scientific notation and control of significant digits. Also comes in shareware version.
Convert It SMI Corporation. "Convert It" for Windows 3.1 or greater. Divides unit conversions into 35 groups with up to 30 units per group. (Trial version has 15 groups.) Convert metric to inch-pound units and from inch-pound units to metric.
Entisoft Units Programs for Windows or the Web. A measurement calculator that also displays measurement categories, related units, and sample conversions.
Converters and Calculators for temperature, length, and area.
MetricPlus 2™ is a 32 bit Windows based units conversion utility. It was written from a scientist's perspective. The software includes metric-to-metric conversion s for length, area, and volume plus there are over 3500 metric-English, pressure, force,speed, work, energy, time,temperature and other miscellaneous conversions.
USENET Metric Cookbook A searchable recipe database in metric measures developed by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University in Wales.
Versaverter™ (download version or web version) is a flexible unit conversion application designed to provide a freeware alternative to other shareware applications, also a 5 star rated application at ZDnet and winning acclaim worldwide. There are two versions of this application available. There is a version that can be used on the web or you have the option of downloading the software for installation on your computer.


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