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- SysUse Version 1.2
- for Microsoft Windows
-
- Copyright (C) 1992 Jonathan Reed
-
- 1 Introduction
-
- Tired of having two or three or even four icons at the bottom of
- your screen monitoring different aspects of your computer? If
- so, then SysUse is for you. SysUse is a single performance monitor
- program that displays the current utilization levels of all four
- of your computer's main resources: CPU, memory, system (Windows)
- resources, and disk space. The levels are displayed textually
- when the SysUse window is open, and as gauges (in the above order)
- when the window is minimized. SysUse is very efficient (especially
- when minimized) and takes very little time away from your other
- applications.
-
- SysUse is a shareware program so you are welcome to try it out
- free of charge. However, if you like it and decide to keep it on
- your system, you are obligated to register your copy by paying
- $5.95 U.S. to the author at the address given below. Registration
- entitles you to legally use this and all future releases of SysUse,
- notification of future releases, and technical support.
-
- 2 Usage
-
- SysUse was intended to be launched from your win.ini file or
- Windows 3.1 StartUp group. Load it first (i.e. before other
- applications) to get the most accurate readings for CPU and
- memory utilization. This is because CPU speed and total available
- memory are initialized when SysUse first comes up. Also, give
- SysUse a minute or so to adjust to your CPU's speed.
-
- Two commands are available from SysUse's system menu: About SysUse,
- and Options. About SysUse displays the usual program and author
- info. Options displays a dialog box from which the following program
- options may be set:
-
- 1. Recalibrate CPU - Causes the CPU speed to be
- reinitialized. Select this if your CPU level appears
- to be incorrect (e.g. is greater than 0 even though
- nothing else is running.)
-
- 2. Compact Memory - Calls the GlobalCompact Windows
- function to compact global memory. Select this if
- Windows reports there is insufficient memory to run
- an application even though there appears to be a lot.
- It may be that the free memory is just not contiguous.
-
- 3. Drives - Selects one or more disk drives to be
- monitored. Be careful when selecting floppy drives.
- They're pretty slow!
-
- 4. Update - Selects the update period for the SysUse
- window and icon. Usage levels may be recalculated
- and displayed every 1, 2, or 3 seconds. 1 second is
- the default.
-
- 5. OK - Exits the Options dialog box.
-
- Upon closing SysUse or exiting Windows, the above options and
- the position of the SysUse window are saved to your win.ini file.
- These settings are automatically used the next time SysUse is
- launched.
-
- 3 Legal Rights
-
- SysUse is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind,
- either express or implied. No liability is assumed from any
- damage or loss resulting from the use of this program. You are
- free to copy and share SysUse with others, as long as the two
- files SYSUSE12.EXE and SYSUSE12.TXT are distributed together
- and not modified in any way.
-
- Shareware distributors ARE permitted to include SysUse with
- their distributions, but any fee charged by the distributor DOES
- NOT cover the $5.95 registration fee that you the user owe to
- author if you decide to keep and use SysUse. Businesses,
- Government agencies, and other organizations may purchase a
- site license by contacting the author for additional information.
-
- 4 Registration
-
- To register your copy of SysUse, send a check or money order
- for $5.95 U.S. to:
-
- Jonathan Reed
- 1575 Agnes Avenue
- Palm Bay, FL 32909
- USA
-
- Be sure to include your name, full mailing address, and the type of
- computer on which you are running SysUse. In return you will
- receive a registration card and notification when new releases of
- SysUse are made available. The notification will include BBS
- phone numbers and Internet addresses from which the new release
- may be obtained. You may also contact the author electronically
- for technical support, which may consist of technical questions,
- comments, and requests for improvements. Of course, every effort
- will be made to fix any bugs as well! The author may be contacted
- electronically at:
-
- CompuServe: 70570,3171
- Prodigy: rdts35a
-
- 5 Release History
-
- 1.0 1/29/92 - Original release.
-
- 1.1 3/27/92 - Added support for multiple drives and other
- minor enhancements.
-
- 1.2 4/30/92 - Upgraded for Windows 3.1 (free system resources
- calculated differently.)
-