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DESCRIPTION

BiM, short for "Bc iMproved" is a calculator alternative to the default OS X calculator and is built on the UNIX program "bc".

BiM offers features such as a historical view of previous calculations, a library of math and conversion functions, and automatic variable assignment to calculations.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.2:
  • Added input history (can be toggled via up/down keys).
  • The program is now freeware.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Chiu Software Systems
Downloads:3,614
  - Version d/l:1,129
Business:Applications
License:Free
Date:27 Oct 2007
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$0.00
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    Jan 3 2007

    FUNDERBURK  Nothing prints out when values are entered? Doesn't appear to do anything.  
    (Version 1.02)

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    Jan 3 2007

    CHIUSYSTEMS  Hi Funderburk, thanks for letting us know about the problem. May I ask what version of OSX are you running (10.x, PPC/Intel)?  
    (Version 1.02)

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    Jan 3 2007

    FUNDERBURK  My system is 10.4.8, Intel Core Duo with 1GB memory.  
    (Version 1.02)

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    Jan 3 2007

    CHIUSYSTEMS  Hi Funderburk, unfortunately we have not been able to reproduce the problem you have described.

    The only possible cause, according to our developers, would be your copy of OS X missing the default bc program.

    If you open terminal and type "which bc" (without the quotes) it should show "/usr/bin/bc". If not, then that is the problem.

    If the terminal check works, then we really don't know the problem. But as a tip, quick calculations can be done without BiM by typing "bc -l" in terminal to use the regular command line version.  
    (Version 1.02)

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    Jan 4 2007

    FUNDERBURK  "which bc" shows "/usr/bin/bc" and I have used bc from the command line before. Is there a log file generated anywhere that I could retrieve additional information for you?  
    (Version 1.02)

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    Jan 4 2007

    CHIUSYSTEMS  Hi Funderburk, if you go into terminal and type "cd /Applications/BiM.app/Contents/MacOS" then "./BiM" you should be able to see any errors that are printed.

    You may need to replace "Applications" with where you have BiM installed.

    If you can send your results to contact@chiusystems.com we'll be happy to send you a serial number for all your trouble.

    Thank you for your patience with the issue.  
    (Version 1.02)

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    Jan 5 2007

    FUNDERBURK  I have emailed my findings to contact@chiusystems.com. Hope they help!  
    (Version 1.02)

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    Jan 3 2007

    CHIUSYSTEMS  Version 1.02 has been posted (MU may take some time to update). This version has been tested with a clean install Intel Mac and all previous crashing problems have been resolved.

    All links to v1.00 and v1.01 have been re-directed to v1.02 on our website, so all downloads should link to the working version.

    Please feel free to add comments if there are any problems.  
    (Version 1.01)

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    Jan 3 2007

    CHIUSYSTEMS  Upon further investigation it appears that our testing machines had been used by some developers, therefore our testing process missed some linking bugs within the program.

    We apologize for any inconvinence and can confirm that version 1.0 and 1.01 will both quit on launch. We will release a fixed version as soon as possible.  
    (Version 1.0)

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    Jan 2 2007

    CHIUSYSTEMS  The crashing appears to be due to an error in distribution packaging. The included binary is actually for PPC only instead of Universal. I have re-uploaded the program as v1.01 for the package containing the UB version.  
    (Version 1.0)

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    Dec 31 2006

    COLINDUNN  Crashes at launch. Possible malware?  
    (Version 1.0)

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    Jan 2 2007

    CHIUSYSTEMS  Thanks for posting the problem. Are you running it on intel mac by any chance?  
    (Version 1.0)

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    Jan 2 2007

    KRYSTOF VASA  I have exactly the same problem, and yes, I am on Intel.  
    (Version 1.0)

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