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Stupid OS/2 Trick by Jay Clegg
Please take the time to read the disclaimer and the documentation
that follows before using this program.
If you're not running OS/2, DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM. It will probably
crash your system, forcing you to reboot.
Also, STUPID.COM is intended to work with OS/2 version 2.1 or higher
and may not run with earlier versions of OS/2.
STUPID.COM is copyrighted free-ware, which means you can use it as you
see fit (free of charge) as long as you do not modify the program in any
way. Please do not distribute it without this documentation file.
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Amaze your friends with a demonstration of OS/2's multitasking
capabilities! O.K., it might amuse them more than amaze them, but hey,
it's free, right?
STUPID.COM, when run, will launch a number of instances of itself (that
*you* specify) in separate DOS windows. These instances will proceed to
display a running counter while waiting for the user to stop the program
by pressing the <Esc> key. The trick is to tile these windows across
the screen so that you see several (up to 16, if you're brave and have
the ram...) windows, each running a DOS program that displays a counter.
While this is totally useless, it does demonstrate OS/2's capabilities of
pre-emptive multitasking.
As an added feature, (now you will see why I included this idiotic
program with OSTSR) STUPID.COM is "DV-aware". That is, it will make the
same checks that a Desqview-aware program would make, and make a call to
DV's PAUSE function between each count if possible. So, if you have
OSTSR loaded in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, each instance of STUPID.COM will
return part of it's time-slice to OS/2 (via OSTSR) between each "tick"
of the counter. Generally, you can see a marked difference between when
OSTSR is present and when it's not. Without it, the counters will seem
to jump sporadically, first one will count for a while, then another,
etc. With OSTSR loaded the counters will run very smoothly and will
seem to run concurrently. Also, CPU utilization should drop
significantly when used with OSTSR.
I should note that they run smoothly on my system, they may or may not
on yours....... My test-bed is a 486dx-40 with 16 meg of RAM. With an
OSTSR setting of 2, running STUPID with 16 instances runs as smooth as
glass....
So, give it a try. Everything you really need to know is in the
"on-line" documentation for STUPID.COM. Just type 'STUPID' with no
arguments from a DOS prompt, and follow the directions.
NOTE: Use a small command-line value (like 4) before going for a large
one. if you don't have a lot of free RAM, running 16 instances
is going to bog your system down considerably.
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Warranty: There is no warranty, period.
Full Legalese follows:
DISCLAIMER
Jay Clegg makes no warranty, either express or implied, including but not
limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a parti-
cular purpose with respect to this software.
IN NO EVENT SHALL JAY CLEGG OR ANY OF HIS ASSOCIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM, EVEN IF
JAY CLEGG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
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