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SmartVid is copyright 1992 by Joe Smith, all rights reserved.
What is SmartVid?
SmartVid was created out of need for a way to setup SmartWare II
on a network and allow a user to access on machines of varying
video configurations without causing lockups. Example: User
logs into the network on a monochrome machine and accesses
SmartWare II. Without SmartVid, if the driver is incorrect,
Smart will attempt to load the configuration menu and allow the
user to select the proper driver. If the driver is then set to
monochrome, and the user later logs into a station with VGA video
and accesses Smart, a lockup will occur. SmartVid can eliminate
this problem. Please note, SmartVid is compatible with SmartWare II
version 1.02, 1.5, and 1.51.
What SmartVid does:
SmartVid checks for the current machines video state and modifies
the configuration file SMARTHDW.DEF to contain a driver that will
allow proper loading of smart. The video drivers are the only
parameters that are modified. Everything else remains the same.
If you wish for SmartVid to NOT modify the configuration, hold down
the right shift key while the batch file or menu selection to access
Smart is executed. A message will appear on the screen stating that
the right shift key is depressed, and no changes are made. This is
for those times you wish to access Smart with a known video driver
other than those selected with SmartVid.
Currently SmartVid supports the following SmartWare video drivers in
these combinations:
EGACL - EGA/VGA 25x80 color text mode
VGA - VGA and compatibles, 640x480 16 color
EGACL - EGA/VGA 25x80 color text mode
EGAECD - 256K EGA on Enhanced Color Display, 640x350 16 color
MONO - 25x80 text mode on Monochrome monitor
HERCULES - Hercules graphics card & compatibles 720x348 2 color
MCGCL - IBM MCGA (PS/2 model 30) 25x80 color display, text mode
MCGA - MCGA (PS/2 model 30) & VGA 640x480 2 color
Example of batch file to load SmartWare via SmartVid.
In this example, drive W is setup as one of the search paths
on a Novell FileServer. The home\user\smartii directory is
the users personal SmartII directory which contains various
files including SMARTHDW.DEF.
@echo off
w: { W: is setup as a search drive on Novell }
cd \\fs1\sys\public\smartii
f:
cd \\fs1\sys\home\%username%\smartii
smartvid
smartp -d
The %username% is an evironment variable setup in the system
login script and is set to the users name. This batch file
assumes that you have a home directory setup for each user
under \HOME .
SmartVid is NOT free software. You are licensed to try SmartVid
on a trial basis for 14 days to determine if it fills a need
for you. If after this period you find that you are still using
SmartVid, you must register the program for a nominal fee. Since
SmartVid is for networks, it is licensed on a per file server basis.
The current cost of SmartVid is $25 per fileserver. A Site license
for up to 10 fileservers is available for $150.
To license SmartVid, print the following order form and mail to the
address below:
Joe Smith
1509 E McCanse
Springfield, MO 65803
You will receive a diskette with a personalized copy of SmartVid
for your site.
If you have comments, bug reports, or would like to see additions
to SmartVid, I can be reached on CompuServe @ user id 70640,2152.
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Order form v 1.0
Company Name _______________________________________________
Street _______________________________________________
State ____ Zip Code ________ Country _____________
Attention _______________________________________________
Qty Total
Single Server license _____ @ $25 ea. _____
Site License _____ @ $150 ea. _____
Shipping and Handling 2.50
Total _____
Media Size 5.25 ____ 3.5 _____
(add $1 for both media types)
Make check payable to Joe Smith