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SYSCHK
System Checkout for your personal computer
Version 2.33
Released March 23, 1992
Copyright 1992 by Advanced Personal Systems
All rights reserved.
SYSCHK is a program that provides valuable information about devices installed
in your system. The following are the items SYSCHK will search for :
- Computer model type including manufacturer if known
- Micro Processor including the 80486
- Detection of the older 80386 that had a 32-bit multiply bug
- Math Coprocessor type
- Detection of slave 8259 Interrupt controller
- Presence of a real time clock
- Presence of a Micro Channel bus
- System BIOS including source, date and size
- A listing of all known BIOS extensions in the system, and the
size of those BIOS
- Type of keyboard attached (84 key or 101 key) and keyboard status
- Type of mouse installed, number of buttons, and interrupt used
- Number of parallel ports in system and the base addresses
- Number of serial ports in system and the base addresses and
parameters of the port
- Type of Serial port UART chip including 16550
- Various information on a Network connection
- Hard disk size including tracks, heads, sectors and CMOS type
- Hard disk controller manufacturer
- Hard disk partition information
- Floppy disk size and parameters
- Video type, chipset, video memory, and BIOS source
- Amount of environment space used and available
- Amount of conventional memory total and available
- Amount of extended memory total and available
- Amount of expanded memory total and available, version and
location of page frame
- Amount of XMS memory
- Listing of all resident programs and the size of those programs
- Listing of all non standard device drivers installed
- Throughput speed of system, taking into account CPU speed and
wait states
- Self checking for virus detection
- Operates under Windows in all three modes (SYSCHK.ICO is included
for your use with Windows).
A hardcopy printout or file of your system's information is also available
as an option. Standard Output redirection is also available for use in
batch files by simply adding "F" as a SysChk parameter.
For example "SYSCHK f > MyInfo.txt" will create a file called MYINFO.TXT
or "SYSCHK f" will display a text file to the console screen.
REVISION HISTORY
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0.99 - Prerelease version to public domain, all items on a single page
2.00 to 2.23 - Various Beta versions released only to Beta users
2.24 - Official Shareware version first release
2.30 - Added environment memory information.
Combined Floppy and Hard drive information on one page.
Added module on Networks.
Added chipset information on VGA video cards.
Added presence detection of DOS 5 in HMA area.
Added presence of execution under Microsoft Windows.
Added detection of serial ports not originally found by BIOS.
Added option to save information to a file in addition to printer.
Added disk controller manufacturer information.
Added a few more model byte descriptions.
Fixed DOS version lower than 3.0 announcement bug.
Fixed bug with DISK module running with DR DOS 5.0.
2.31 - Added detection of OAK Technologies Video chipset
2.32 - Added detection of CPU clock speed
Added Network information to printer output
Added dectection of 8514/A
Added standard output redirection option to the parameter line.
2.33 - Fixed missing info of mouse and network in redirected output.
Add some more information on HMA and XMS.
REGISTRATION
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A registration fee for this shareware product is "requested" at $20.00.
Smaller amounts will be accepted but you will not become an official
upgradable owner, however you will be put on the mailing list. For the
$20.00 registration fee, you will be sent the new version of SYSCHK
version 3.0 for Windows when it is available.
In addition, you will also receive the Advanced Personal System's Deluxe
Utility Disk with a number of handy utilities including a menu system,
an easy to use file viewer, a CMOS viewer and editor, and lots more.
Send in your name, a check or money order, and your choice of diskette
size to:
Advanced Personal Systems
105 Serra Way
Suite 418
Milpitas, CA. 95035
(408) 298-3703 FAX (408) 945-0242
Note: California residents please add 8.25% sales tax.
Advanced Personal Systems (APS) hereby disclaims all warranties
relating to this software, whether express or implied, including
without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose. APS will not be liable for any
special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages
due to loss of data or any other reason, even if APS or an agent
of APS has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In
no event shall APS's liability for any damages ever exceed the
price paid for the license to use software, regardless of the form
of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to
the quality and performance of the software.