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Here are more details about the various files that are available for download:
WinSTIPS 2.1
  • About 15 Mbytes in size
  • Includes all of the WinSTIPS application and service tip data files
  • Includes only the first 100,000 tips
  • Includes Visual Basic run-time files
  • Does not include our SAMS Photofact Index or Philips ECG Cross Reference modules. Download those separately if you want them.
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WinSTIPS Tips Update
  • You only need this file if you're having difficulty using Web Update Tips from within WinSTIPS. If you can update your tips using Web Update Tips, then that's the way to do it. That way WinSTIPS handles the whole process for you.
  • 1 file named Update20.zip
  • This is an update file with the latest additions to the tips database.
  • An active WinSTIPS Subscription is required to use this file.
Philips ECG Module for WinSTIPS
  • Requires WinSTIPS to access this cross reference
  • 1 file, about 6 Mbytes in size
  • 305,760 semiconductor cross reference entries, searchable from within WinSTIPS. (Just press CONTROL + E from anywhere in the WinSTIPS program).
  • Supplied courtesy of Philips ECG.

Installing the Philips ECG Module for WinSTIPS

  • Download the WinSTIPS Compatible ECG Cross Reference database. It's one file named ecg2000.exe
  • Double click the file to extract the data, and extract the file to your WinSTIPS install folder.
  • Start WinSTIPS
  • Press CONTROL + E from anywhere in WinSTIPS to search the ECG cross reference data.
SAMS Photofact Module for WinSTIPS
  • Requires WinSTIPS version 2.0 or later to access this module
  • 1 file, about 2 Mbytes in size
  • Supplied courtesy of SAMS Technical Publishing. Once again, ServiceSoftware is FIRST in delivering valuable information to your desktop!

Installing the SAMS Photofact Module for WinSTIPS

  • Download the WinSTIPS compatible SAMS Photofact Index. It's one file named SAMSINDX.ZIP
  • Use WinZIP or another utility to unzip the file to your WinSTIPS install folder.
  • Start WinSTIPS
  • Choose Modules | Photofact Index from the WinSTIPS main menu to use the index.

Note: Beginning with WinSTIPS 2.0 Build 55, you can more easily download the latest Photofact Index by clicking Tools | Update from the main WinSTIPS menu and then clicking the Photofact Update button.

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