I think you are referring to the
discounted present and
future value calculators:
For example, you could buy as many goods and services for 1 million (in whatever currency) Today, as you could in 1920 (92 years ago) for 65,913.64 with average annual inflation rate of three (3) percent. You can use the discounted present value calculator for this type of calculations:
http://www.aqua-calc.com/page/discounted-present-value-calculatorAnother example, consider depositing 1,000,000 (in any currency) in 1920 with three (3) percent annual interest rate. Then, Today your account would hold 15,171,365.56. Here, I've used this future value calculator:
http://www.aqua-calc.com/page/future-value-calculator