Speed-O-Meter for Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Copyright (C) 2000 by FreeTurtles.com

Encourage me
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If you find this program usefull, please drop me a line at tpaskett@freeturtles.com
to encourage me to improve it!!

Web Site:
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Visit us on the web at http://www.freeturtles.com for more great FREE software!!

What it does
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Speed-O-Meter is a program that measures the TCP/IP speed of all interfaces 
on your machine including network adapters and modems. Use it to test your 
internet connection speed! It displays the TRUE transmission speed and does 
not average it like IE. Use Improve speed feature to optimize your registry
settings to increase your TCP/IP speed! This program is freeware.

A word about Kilo-Bytes and Kilo-Bits
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There is a significant difference between these two. The easiest way to get it
straight it to go by this:

Bytes - The speed that is displayed by IE and other internet apps as the download
        speed. Thus with these hardware speeds you can expect this fast of throughput:

	56K (Modems)			- 7K
	128K (ISDN)			- 14K
	256K (Frame-Relay, DSL)		- 28K
	1544K (T1, Cable, WIreless)	- 125K

Bits - This is more of the physical hardware speed. This displays the throughput
       in relationship to the hardware thoughput. Example on a 56K modem if you were
       downloading at half speed it would display 23K instead of 2.8K as IE would.

Of course don't be upset when your modem does not get 7K or 56K when downloading, and
don't be surprised when sometimes you get 9K on your modem. This is just an overview.
Of course text transfers faster than .zip files because of compression and sorts. There
are many documents on the Internet to explain this and I won't here :).

Using Speed-O-Meter
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Start Speed-O-Meter from the start menu. 

Terms of Use
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This software is provided "as is", without any guarantee made
as to its suitability or fitness for any particular use. It may
contain bugs, so use of this tool is at your own risk. We take
no responsibility for any damage that may unintentionally be caused
through its use.

Please distribute this software to all those you know in it's orignal form.

You may not use the source to Speed-O-Meter,
without express written permission of Trevor Paskett.

Basically if this program screws up your machine, I'm sorry but I will not 
be held responsible. :)

Known Problems
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Win95 - Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher must be installed. Get it here:
        http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm

WinNT - Service Pack 4 or higher is required.

Reporting Problems
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If you encounter problems, please send a bug report to:

bugs@freeturtles.com

Revision Info
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v2.1 - Fixed Winsocket Error
     - Fixed memory leak
     - Improve speed is only recommended for modems
     - Settings are changes whenever any setting is changed instead of on close only

v2.0 - Fixed graph color changing problem
     - Added tray icon and options
     - Added maximize feature
     - Added Improve Speed button on settings form that optimizes your seetings
       in the registry that improves your Internet speed. Many apps are out there
       that do this. This does the same thing, except it's free!! :)
     - Now supports Large Fonts
     - Added URL link to www.freeturtles.com
     - Added comment email link
     - New icon
     - Checks if a newer version is available on startup

v1.2 - Timer now runs in its own thread with highest priority so other apps or
       or moving the form does not affect accuracy.
     - Moved settings to new form
     - Added percents on the graphs
     - Added horizontal option
     - Added shrink option (phew!) :)
     - Added task bar option
     - Added minimize feature
     - Added Kilo-Bit or Kilo-Byte
     - Added Peak Reset
     - Settings window must be closed for it to be on top
     - Changed Max Speed to Peak Speed as that is what it really is :)	
     - You can move the app around by clicking anywhere on the form
     - You can change the colors of the graphs

v1.1 - Add close button
     - Only 1 instance of netspeed.exe is allowed
     - Speed is now averaged over 3 seconds to produce a better result

v1.0 - Initial Release