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- 3]SYSINFO V1.93
- 3]By Nic Wilson
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- (JUMPDISK NOTE: Originally published in the September 1990 issue, this
- program displays much interesting information about your system. It was well
- received and since has been significantly updated.)
-
- The program hunks have been written to use public memory so it will load
- into fast RAM if available. The program requires about 100k of chip memory
- and 36k of public memory to run.
-
- 3]SPEED COMPARISONS
- The A500 STANDARD comparison is against a PAL A500 totally unexpanded,
- that is, no Fast RAM. This program has a 3-bitplane screen open. This shows
- how much the processor slows when running a program in chip memory while
- having to contend with Agnus working overtime.
- The B2000 EXTRA RAM comparison is against a PAL B2000 with SLOW RAM or
- FAST RAM. The processor returns to normal speed even though the 3-bitplane
- screen is open. This can show the difference in speed between slow RAM and
- zero wait state memory boards. Our experience shows it only makes a
- difference of around 0.01 or one hundredth.
- The GVP A3001 comparison is against a B2000 with a GVP A3001 accelerator
- card, with all caches and bursts on. The board also contained four megs of
- 32-bit wide ram.
- The A2630 is not as yet accurate.
- The A2620 comparison is against a standard A2500 with a A2620
- card running at 16MHZ.
- The A3000 16MHZ is not yet accurate.
- The A3000 25MHZ comparison is against a standard A3000/25MHZ with two
- megs of fast RAM 32 bit wide, and one Meg of CHIP.
-
- 3]FREE MEMORY
- This shows the amount of free memory as if the program were not running,
- so it is not accurate to the byte but is a very good indication of the free
- pool.
- The TOTAL MEMORY is the total amount of memory the Exec memory list
- reports. Tests show this figure is around 800 odd bytes short of actual. This
- is because the amount of memory Exec takes for itself never gets added to
- this list.
- RAM SPEED vs CHIP is a calculated performance test of CHIP RAM versus
- PUBLIC RAM. The result is shown as a percentage increase in the speed of the
- PUBLIC RAM. If no FAST or SLOW ram is available then the result will be
- around 0%.
- Any mounted devices the program does not recognize will be seen and
- counted as a hard disk.
- DH0: DRIVER IN shows the type of memory your hard disk device driver is
- using. This is interesting, as it shows whether the hard drive is running at
- its best. If is not in FAST, then get it in FAST, as it will operate faster.
- 2000/500 CLOCK only looks for the standard 2000 or 500 hardware clock. It
- does not look for the multitude of different clocks that were available for
- the 1000.
-
- 3]INTERNAL HARDWARE
- This shows internal hadrware as the program has found it. ECS stands for
- ENHANCED CHIP SET. If Agnus or Denise show this, then they are the lastest
- custom chips. The number that is shown is the actual chip number. This helps
- in identification of the chips.
- Processors 68000, 68010, 68020, 68030 and 68040 are supported and will
- be displayed if found.
- Co-Processors 68881 and 68882 are supported and should be displayed
- correctly, if my 68030 reference book is correct.
- SPEED IN MHZ is a rough indication of the clock speed. This is not
- accurate but is a good indication. It at least tells whether your system is
- 7MHZ, 16MHZ or 25MHZ etc. This is difficult to discover unless you take
- apart the unit.
-
- 3]THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADD
- 1. Ability to check Amiga model. Is it possible?
- 2. Your ideas. Any suggestions --preferably in Assembler. I can
- translate C if I have to, but it is such a pathetic language. Sorry, C
- programmers but Assembler is so much nicer.
-
- 3]WHY
- SYSINFO was written due to the lack of such a program on the Amiga. It
- was written using HiSoft Devpac Assembler. I have placed this program on the
- public domain so it can be used by everyone. I hereby give permission for
- commercial publishers to distribute this program in any way they see fit, but
- remember who wrote it with credits, please. There are no conditions, except
- this doc file and the icons must accompany the program.
-
- Nic Wilson Software, 138d South St., Toowoomba Queensland 4350
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