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OS/2 Help File
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1994-07-01
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About us and why we did it ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Hi you, out in the wide world!
I hope you will like this program! It's SHAREWARE! So, read the Registration
Section of this file! We were thinking about how to spread this program when
having an ice-cream on a hot day. Lars suggested distributing it as Shareware.
I liked the idea, but I know really few people pay for their programs.
Well, YOU know that YOU would have to pay for this program after using it for a
time. WE know YOU could be one of those people who stay in the (illegal) dark
side of software market. But imagine the follwing situation we are in:
o We have spent a lot of money on soft drinks to keep us alive in the night :-)
o We had to withstand my father who always told us to write some real debug
routines.
o We are two poor little programmers who want to see how many people will use
our program.
o I have to relax from the pointers that made me nearly mad! (Lars says: Poor
Philipp, I love pointers!)
o Lars wants to go to cinema.
o The registration fee is not too high!
So, don't hasitate. Register this really nice program which can be used very
good for killing programs who want to be the ruler of the computer. It would be
really nice if you registered this program. If you don't think this program is
worth the registration fee, PLEASE send us a postcard of your hometown!! It's
the first time we support anybody else than people of our families with our
programs!
Please don't let the first try be the last one!!
If even this is too much work, send me an InterNet mail.
Everytime I say 'we', I mean my friend Lars Heidieker and me, Philipp Adelt.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.1. Lars Heidieker ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Lars Heidieker
17 year old pupil at grammar school
Adress per Snail-Mail:
Max-Eyth-Str. 2
33613 Bielefeld
GERMANY
Telephone:
+49 521 892545
Account:
68562891 at 'Sparkasse Bielefeld'
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1.2. Philipp Adelt ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Philipp Adelt
15 year old pupil at grammar school
Adress per Snail-Mail:
Fraunhoferstr. 11
33613 Bielefeld
GERMANY
Telephone:
+49 521 893311
InterNet address:
wadelt@vnet.ibm.com
(Just mail, it's my father's one!)
Account:
80545858 at 'Sparkasse Bielefeld'
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Registration ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is the part of the documentation that is read by few people! Please do it
nevertheless!
Registration is required after using this program for more than two weeks.
Nobody sees you if you do not register. But you commit a crime. All the
programmers of Shareware offer you to try their programs before you buy it.
If you don't like the program (I can't imagine) and don't want to use it any
longer, you just have to delete EVERYTHING of the program.
But if you like it, you will have to
1. print and fill up the registration form
2. send the registration form to us
3. wait for your registration code number
4. use the menu-item 'Registration...' in the main context menu and fill up
the form
5. enjoy the innocent live with Appkiller!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Registration Form ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Registration Form for Appkiller V1.0
(c) by Lars Heidieker and Philipp Adelt 1994
IN THIS WHOLE FORM JUST USE THE STANDARD ENGLISH CHARACTERS
OR THERE WILL BE PROBLEMS WITH THE CODEPAGES!
PLEASE WRITE CLEARLY! CASE OF CHARACTERS IS IMPORTANT!
Please fill up all of these fields if possible:
Full name: ________________________
Full address: ________________________
________________________
Country: ________________________
Please supply us with additional information about you and your computer:
(Just fill up where possible!)
InterNet: ________________________
CompuServe: ________________________
FidoNet: ________________________
What computer do you use?
What type: ________________________
Processor: ________________________
RAM: ________________________
HardDisk: ________________________
OS/2-Version: ________________________
What do you use your Computer for?
_______________________________________
What type of license would you like?
Single User ( ) 20$/30 DM
Multiple Users (min. 3) ( ) 16$/25 DM each
Firms (unlimited Users/Firm) ( ) 250$/400 DM (add a list of users!)
(let us know if you think about other prices/packages!)
NO military/governmental use without our special and written permission!
How would you like to pay?
1. You can send the money with this letter (cash) or ( )
2. you can put a (crossed) cheque into this letter or ( )
3. you can transfer the money to Lars' or my account! ( )
I agree to the license conditions described in the documentaion of Appkiller.
____________________ Date: _____________
your signature here!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR REGISTERING!
Mail this letter with the money (in what form ever!) to
Philipp Adelt
Fraunhoferstr. 11
33613 Bielefeld
GERMANY
Account: 80545858 at 'Sparkasse Bielefeld'
-- or --
Lars Heidieker
Max-Eyth-Str. 2
33613 Bielefeld
GERMANY
Account: 68562891 at 'Sparkasse Bielefeld'
The moment we have the money, we send your CODE!
Have fun!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. License ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You may use this program on a trial basis. After using it for 2 (two) weeks,
you have to do one of the following:
1. Register this program by paying a fee.
2. Delete every part of this program from ALL types of media.
You always use this program on your own risk. We aren't responsible for ANY
damage produced by this program neither by using this program.
You are not allowed to modify this program in any way neither get access to its
source code by doing something like disassembling. You may not change the
contents of this package.
You can always be taken away the license to use this program by us if you are
not registered.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. How to use Appkiller ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Appkiller uses an undocumented API (Application Programming Interface) that
returns the running processes. Because this API is undocumented it may be
removed from further versions of OS/2 by IBM. If this API is removed, we will
change Appkiller. There are already now a lot of 'Process Monitors', but only
this one uses the new Container-Control of OS/2 2.x. If you are new to OS/2
2.x, use the Tutorial to get used to the new controls. In general you only have
to know that you get a 'Context Menu' by clicking the right mouse button.
There are two 'Context Menus'. The first one belongs to a process icon and
looks like that: Select 'Info...' to get information about the process the menu
belongs to. If you want to switch to the process, select 'Switch to...'. To
remove the process from the system, select 'Kill...' Be careful! The process
and all data belonging to it will be gone!!
The second menu looks like that: You get it when you click the right mouse
button on an empty area inside the container. The 'Registration...'-Item lets
you interactivly register your copy of Appkiller. You can force Appkiller to
refresh the list of processes by clicking on 'UpDate'. Independent of this
there is a timer that refreshes the list in the background. With the
'View'-Item you can change the view of the container. You can sort the items in
the container with the 'Sort'-Selection.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. 'Info'-Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The 'Info'-Panel shows information about one process. In the Name field you can
see the name of the process (Future addition: Real process name). The Module
field shows the .EXE-File the process belongs to. The PID (Process IDentifier)
is used by the system to identify the process. The priority of the process is
showed in the corresponding field. The Last field shows the number of threads
the process has.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. 'Register'-Panel ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
You use the 'Register'-Panel to register your copy of Appkiller after you
received the registration-code (see Registration) You have to fill up the
fields with the EXACT data you specified in the letter. Into the last field you
write the code you got from us! Then click on the 'OK'-Button.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Future Plans ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
We CAN do these things below and we WANT to do them, but we can only afford
this when YOU register! And you should tell us everything you think about
Appkiller! Let us now about any bugs and send us constructive critics! It's
important for us to hear from you!
o Display of real session-names
o Changeable Refresh-Delay
o Drag and Drop Toolbar
o Changeable Priority
o Ability to display threads of a process
o Ability to show system modules
o Ability to show system semaphores
o Everything YOU demand!
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Versions log ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Version 1.0 1.7.94
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First official Release!