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- Short: Ultimate (?) system monitor for Amiga
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- ********* The SuperDashBoard *********
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- by Marat Sh. Fayzullin (FMS)
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- version 1.1 (C)FMS 6/6/1993
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- This program is SHAREWARE. If you like it,
- send US$15 to address given in the end of
- this file to receive the LATEST UPDATE.
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- Now includes: 1. CPU and RAM gauges and graphs
- (like the first DashBoard)
- 2. Magnifier
- 3. General system info
- 4. Browsers for:
- Libraries
- Screens
- Windows
- Fonts
- RasterPorts
- Volumes
- Devices *
- Assigns *
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- * currently under development
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- I. SuperDashBoard (SDB): What it is and how it appeared:
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- Well, as you may already suspect, there was an earlier program
- called DashBoard (DB). DB was a simple system monitor a la Perf,
- PerfMeter and SpySys showing CPU load and free RAM amount. DB employed
- graphs and nice gauges to display all these parameters. It also showed
- current time.
- Unlike DB, SDB is an attempt to create something much more universal:
- in addition to the standard DB features it has a magnifier which can be
- used for any screen and a bunch of system browsers allowing to see what
- this or that program does. Browsers are interlinked with each other so
- that you can easily find any detail. So, you can get to RastPort
- information from the Screen browser and then check the Font current for
- this RastPort by simple pressing the button. Even if you aren't curious
- about system matters, you may find other SDB's features like a magnifier
- or CPU load meter useful.
- The main difference between SDB and other system monitors is that it
- tries to be as comprehensible and easy to use as possible. I took Mac's
- ResEdit as an example and attempted to visualize any useful piece of
- information which Amiga's system structures contain.
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