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PCSTAT - Version 3.0 - Released 2/27/1987 Copyright 1987 by Robert Woeger
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Enclosed with this documentation you should find PCSTAT3.COM, which is
my PC Statistics utility Version 3. PC Statistics (or PC Status as some
people call it) is a utility which tells you useful information about the
state of your PC. Have you ever wanted to know your free space on a disk
drive, but didn't want to wade through a DOS `DIR' to find it? CHKDSK will
tell you, but it is slow and "cranks" hard disks a lot. CHKDSK makes so much
noise when I run it on my C: drive that I think my hard disk is going to break!
So I wrote PCSTAT 1.0 to give me all the information I wanted (not too much, not
too little). PCSTAT 2.0 was the latest release prior to this 3.0 release. If
you are happy with PCSTAT 2.0 and don't need the new colors in PCSTAT 3.0,
then I recommend you continue using 2.0. PCSTAT 3.0 contains no bug fixes of
importance over 2.0. PCSTAT 3.0 has a new color display format, but presents
the same data as PCSTAT 2.0.
To run PCSTAT, simply enter PCSTAT2 (or whatever you've renamed it to)
followed by an optional drive letter:
PCSTAT3 c:
PCSTAT will then read the drive you specified (or the default drive if you
didn't specify a drive). It will present you with the disk's free space,
total space, and space used. In addition PCSTAT also tells you: date, day of
week, time (in 12 hour am/pm format), amount of RAM free, total memory size,
Disk VERIFY status, Break checking status, DOS Version, disk drive letter, and
the disk volume label. All this in a neat columnar format.
Thank you for the many cards and letters with your comments, problems,
and suggestions. I have included many of your suggestions (in one form or
another) within PCSTAT 3.0. The major comment I got was from TI PC owners who
had problems running PCSTAT 1.1 on their machines. This was do to a non-standard
BIOS that Texas Instruments used.
PCSTAT is one of many utilities and terminal programs which I have
written for the PC. PCSTAT is distributed via the User Supported Software
method. PCSTAT is not free, but if you like it and wish to use it regularly,
you may register your copy and make unlimited copies of it for your personal
use. PCSTAT3 is included with the Xanadu utilities package and is also
available separately as PCSTAT3.ARC. To register your copy of PCSTAT, we
offer 2 types of registration. In addition to registering just PCSTAT, you
will automatically be registered for the Xanadu utilities. This means you
will get at least 3 utilities plus some bonus programs on a disk from us.
The two types of registration are both for the Xanadu utilities and are:
$25 - Registration for the Xanadu utilities, latest disk with HotDIR 2.0,
SFIND 1.01, and the latest version of PCSTAT, news of new versions and products,
and technical support.
$35 - Includes all of the features of the $25 registration, plus you receive
a version of the Xanadu utilities with a personalized serial number. This
serial number will identify you as the registered user of that copy and will
entitle you to receive $4 for every person who registers the Xanadu utilities
for $35 with us using your serial number. This means that the more you
distribute your copy with the serial number, the more $4 checks you are likely
to receive from us. It is not unlikely that you could get 10 people to
register the Xanadu utilities per month. The first month's checks ($40) would
pay for your registration - the rest would be gravy for you!
We offer both phone registration and mail registration:
By Phone: Please call (409) 693-6286 and be prepared to give us the following
information:
Please state that you want to order the "Xanadu utilities".
Choose either the $25 or $35 registration option.
Please tell us the quantity you want to order (if other than 1).
Have your credit card (MC/VISA) number and expiration date handy.
Orders are normally processed within 3 days. Shipping (First class
U.S. Mail) is INCLUDED in the $25 or $35 price. We add 6.25% Texas
sales tax for Texans. Our hours are 9am to 5:30pm Monday - Friday,
and 10am to 1pm on Saturday (Central Time).
By Mail: Please send check or money order in the correct amount along with
your name and address to:
Xanadu Compusoft
P.O. Box FF
College Station, TX 77841
Texans please add 6.25% sales tax (Texas: $26.56 or $37.19 for
your registrations).
Thank you for your support!
I have teamed up with a fellow programmer and we have put our best utilities
together in one package (The Xanadu utilities), and we are continually adding
new programs and features to it. We feel that the Xanadu utilities offer
quality PC utilities at a very reasonable price. You can even download the
complete Xanadu utilties from the major computer networks and/or local bulletin
boards before deciding to register for the Xanadu utilities.
Many people who only have PCSTAT3 and not the other utilities (HotDIR 2.0
and SFIND 1.01) think we're crazy asking $25 or $35 for PCSTAT, but in reality
we're not asking the money for just PCSTAT. In fact, PCSTAT is only a small
part of the Xanadu utilities. We are giving you the right to use all of the
Xanadu utilities plus we give you bonus programs, news of new versions,technical
support when you have a problem, and the optional serial numbered version so you
can profit from the Xanadu utilities being registered by others you have given
a copy to.
PCSTAT3 and the Xanadu utilities are distributed on an "AS IS" basis. It is
your responsibility to thoroughly test the programs and make sure they meet
your needs and properly work on your equipment before running them on a
permanent basis. No warranties are expressed or implied.