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NICAD 1.0 INFORMATION FILE
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Contents
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This document contains the following information:
■ Program Information
■ Author Information
■ Introduction
■ Printing the Manual
■ Installation
■ Quick Start
■ Shareware Notice
Program Information
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PROGRAM
Name: NiCad
Version: 1.0
Copyright: KJL Software
BBS name: NICAD10.ZIP (or NICAD10.ARC, NICAD10.LZH, etc.)
Keywords: NICAD 1.0 LAPTOP PORTABLE NOTEBOOK BATTERY CHARGE
DEEP DISCHARGE KJL SHAREWARE
Categories: System or Hardware Utilities, Laptop Utilities
SHORT DESCRIPTIONS
The following are some suggested descriptions:
1. Laptop battery gauge plus deep discharge, alarms.
2. Pop-up laptop battery gauge with deep discharge.
3. NiCad 1.0 monitors laptop battery charge, displays
"fuel gauge," and deep discharges battery.
LONG DESCRIPTION
NiCad 1.0 is a memory-resident program which keeps track of
laptop battery use and provides a visual bar graph of the battery
charge. Many battery management features, including deep
discharge of batteries, up to 7 low-battery alarms, "pop-up"
windows, optional on-screen clock and charge indicator, and
battery charge history. Plus it works with ALL laptop computers.
DISTRIBUTING NICAD
You are encouraged to give copies of NiCad to friends and upload it to
bulletin board systems. When uploading NiCad please make sure all of
the files listed in the file PACKLIST.DOC are included and the above
compressed filename is used. This will help other users locate the
most recent release of the program. Additional information are
available in the files BBS.DOC and VENDOR.DOC.
Author Information
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If you have any questions regarding NiCad, please write to:
KJL Software
2970 Mira Place
Burnaby, B.C. V3J 1B6
Canada
Or send a Compuserve Mail message to ID:
71570,1012
Introduction
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Are you are a laptop computer user who has asked the question, "I
wonder how much charge is left in my battery?" If so, NiCad is a
memory-resident program which will answer your question. At any time,
from within any text-mode program, you can "pop-up" a bar graph and
timer which tell you how much time there is left before the battery
runs out. And, best of all, NiCad is compatible with ALL battery-
powered laptop computers.
NiCad provides features to help get the most from all laptop computer
batteries, including:
■ Battery charge gauge
This visual indicator allows you to see at a glance how much
charge is left in the battery.
■ Estimated time until empty display
Shows how much time is left, in hours and minutes, until the
battery runs out of power.
■ Easy-to-use interface
■ Deep discharge of batteries
Drains battery COMPLETELY to prevent unwanted "memory" effects.
■ Multiple low-battery alarms
Give audible reminders that the battery is nearly empty to
avoid any disastrous "surprises."
■ Selectable alarm tone
Allows you to tailor alarm sounds to the current environment.
■ On-screen clock
Displays the current time in a corner of the screen while
running other programs. International time support is also
provided.
■ On-screen battery charge display
Shows the amount of time or percentage until the battery runs
out of power.
■ Selectable on-screen display position
Move the display to any corner of the screen for compatibility
with most programs or turn it off completely.
■ Power-on charging support
Increments the battery gauge during charging to tell you when
the battery is fully charged.
■ Battery charge history
Provides an overview of your last 10 battery charges.
Printing the Manual
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The NiCad User's Guide will be approximately 35 pages long when
printed. Also, the maximum length of its pages is 59 lines, this
allows it to be printed on all printers including laser printers
limited to 60 lines-per-page.
The document contains IBM graphics characters (like "│", "╥", and
"█"). If your printer cannot print these characters, use the program
PRINTEXT.COM included with the NiCad package to convert these
characters into printable versions (like "|", "+", and "#"). For
example type the following to print the User's Manual to LPT1:
PRINTEXT NICAD.DOC /C
Because of these characters, you should use a fixed-pitch font (not
proportionally spaced) for proper printing of the diagrams.
Installation
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NiCad should be installed on your boot-disk so that is loaded into
memory each time the computer is restarted.
Follow these steps to install NiCad on a floppy diskette:
1. Insert the NiCad distribution diskette into your computer's
diskette drive.
This installation procedure will assume that drive A: contains
the NiCad distribution diskette and that drive B: is the
destination drive where the files will be installed.
2. Type the following command to copy the files from the
distribution disk.
COPY A:*.* B: and press <Enter>
If your system is equipped with one drive, you will be
prompted to swap diskettes several times (you may wish to use
XCOPY instead to reduce the amount of swapping required).
Follow these steps to install NiCad on a hard-drive:
1. Insert the NiCad diskette into your computer's diskette drive.
2. Log onto the hard-disk drive, for example if it is drive C:
then type:
C: and press <Enter>
3. Create a new directory for the NiCad distribution files by
entering the following command:
MD \NICAD and press <Enter>
4. Change to the newly created directory by typing:
CD \NICAD and press <Enter>
5. Copy the files from the distribution disk to the new
directory:
COPY A:*.* and press <Enter>
Quick Start
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The NiCad package includes a menu-driven batch file, INTRO.BAT, which
can be used to print the documentation and load NiCad into memory. To
run the INTRO program, just type the following at the DOS prompt:
INTRO and press <Enter>
If you would rather just load the program immediately, type the
following:
NICAD and press <Enter>
NiCad will display a list of command-line options and tell you that it
is installed in memory and ready for activation. To "pop-up" the NiCad
main window, just hold down the <Alt> key and press the <.> (period)
key.
Shareware Notice
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NiCad is provided at no charge for evaluation purposes only. It is a
copyrighted program and is neither free nor public domain software.
You are entitled to evaluate the program on your own equipment for no
more than 30 days. At the end of this period you must either register
the program or cease using it.
As a registered user of NiCad, you will receive:
1. The registered version of the software which omits all
registration reminders and delays, and therefore uses less
memory.
2. The most current version of the program. We are always
improving our products, and registration ensures that you have
the very latest version.
3. Shareware versions of our products absolutely free.
4. Notification of significant upgrades to NiCad.
5. Low-cost upgrades to the latest version of NiCad (typically
20-30% of the registration cost)
6. Special offers on other products from KJL Software.
7. Free technical support.
The registration fee for NiCad is $25 US plus S&H, please use the
registration form at the end of the User's Guide or in the file
REGISTER.FRM. Thank you for your support of the Shareware concept.