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  1.                             METZ Freemem OS/2 Version 1.0                               
  2.                                          1/15/90                                        
  3.                                                                                         
  4. METZ Software                                                                           
  5. OS/2 Version by Tom Landon                                                              
  6. P.O. Box 6042                                                                           
  7. Bellevue, Wa. 98008-0042, U.S.A.                                                        
  8. sales (24 hr) .. (206) 646-5600                                                         
  9. support       .. (206) 641-4525                                                         
  10.                                                                                         
  11. GEnie: A.METZ    Compuserve: [73567,1637]                                               
  12.                                                                                         
  13. Freemem is 'Freeware'.  No payment is necessary for this application.                   
  14.                                                                                         
  15.                                                                                         
  16.                               Overview                                                  
  17.                                                                                         
  18.                                                                                         
  19. Freemem.exe is a moveable, popup, free memory display for OS/2 1.XX.                    
  20.                                                                                         
  21.    - Freemem will keep itself on top of other windows so that it is always              
  22.      visible.                                                                           
  23.                                                                                         
  24.    - With the left mouse button, click and drag Freemem to move it to the               
  25.      desired location on your screen.  This position will be stored                     
  26.      in the current OS2.INI for subsequent startups. (The default startup               
  27.      position is the upper left corner of your screen.)                                 
  28.                                                                                         
  29.    - Add Freemem to your startup.cmd file.                                              
  30.                                                                                         
  31.    - As an OS/2 applications developer I have found freemem to be a                     
  32.      useful tool for detecting memory managment problems within applications.           
  33.      Since FREEMEM remains visible, tracking memory usage is simplified.                
  34.                                                                                         
  35. Non-mouse users.                                                                        
  36.                                                                                         
  37.     When Freemem has the input focus the following function keys work.                  
  38.     (Alt+Tab to shift focus between windows, since Freemem has no caption               
  39.     bar it is difficult to tell if it has the focus.  See the OS/2 Users Guide          
  40.     for more information.)                                                              
  41.                                                                                         
  42.     F1   - Displays the about box, which contains configuration options.                
  43.                                                                                         
  44.     ALT+F7 - Allows you to move Freemem with the keyboard arrow keys.  Press            
  45.                 enter when done.                                                        
  46.                                                                                         
  47.     ALT+F4 - Closes Freemem.                                                            
  48.                                                                                         
  49. Mouse users.                                                                            
  50.                                                                                         
  51.     - Freemem can be moved with a click and drag motion of the left mouse               
  52.       button.                                                                           
  53.                                                                                         
  54.     - The right mouse button clicked on Freemem will close it.                          
  55.                                                                                         
  56.     - A left mouse button double click on the Freemem window will display the           
  57.       About box containing configuration options.                                       
  58.                                                                                         
  59.                                                                                         
  60.                                  Configuration Options                                  
  61.                                                                                         
  62.                                                                                         
  63. Invert Window.                                                                          
  64.                                                                                         
  65.     Normally Freemem displays free memory with black text on a white background.        
  66.     Checking this option will cause free memory to be displayed with white text         
  67.     on a black background.                                                              
  68.                                                                                         
  69. Beancount.                                                                              
  70.                                                                                         
  71.     Normally Freemem displays the size of the single largest block of memory.           
  72.     This method is quite fast, so the display is updated every half second.             
  73.     To display total memory available check the beancount option.   Freemem will        
  74.     allocate memory blocks and total the sizes. Because nearly all of memory            
  75.     is being allocated, OS/2 will discard and swap segments to disk.                    
  76.                                                                                         
  77. Beancount frequency.                                                                    
  78.                                                                                         
  79.     Enter how frequently you want beancounting to be performed.                         
  80.                                                                                         
  81. Minimum beancount allocation.                                                           
  82.                                                                                         
  83.     Freemem will allocate available segments this size or larger.   Typically,          
  84.     the minimum size should be about 1024 bytes.  Attempting to allocate                
  85.     smaller segments could cause OS/2 to discard or swap segments to disk,              
  86.     resulting in poor performance.  If swapping is disabled, smaller sizes can          
  87.     be used, such as 0, to get a more accurate reading of total physical memory         
  88.     available.                                                                          
  89.                                                                                         
  90.      Information in this document is subject to change without notice                   
  91. and does not represent any commitment on the part of METZ Software.  No                 
  92. warranties of any kind are associated with this product.                                
  93.                                                                                         
  94. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.                                       
  95.