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- TIMER by Calvin R. Shields
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- TIMER is a utility that allows you to check execution times, including
- time to load and execute, of a program. Unlike other 'timers' available,
- TIMER does not 'TSR' and you do not have to manaully start or stop it. To
- time a program's execution is as simple as "TIMER programname". TIMER
- executes the program for you and, upon completion, will display the total
- elapsed time of execution.
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- Any command may be given to TIMER including DOS's built-in commands such
- as COPY or DIR. TIMER always makes an attempt to load and execute the
- program itself first and if it fails, as in the case of "TIMER DIR", it
- invokes a secondary copy of the command-processor and passes the command to
- it for resolution. After the command-processor executes the command, TIMER
- displays the results just as if it had executed it!
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- One note about invoking the secondary command-processor is that doing so
- 'loses' the initial TIMER command from the keyboard buffer. What this means
- is that you will not be able to hit <F3> to repeat the TIMER command on
- built-in commands or program not found errors.
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- For example: TIMER CHKDSK C:/F -- command will remain in key-buffer
- TIMER DIR C: -- command will be lost from key-buffer
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- As a quick example of how you can use TIMER in everyday events, I executed
- the command "TIMER EDIT TIMER.DOC" when I started this file. To give you an
- ideal of how poorly I type I will exit and find out how long the above text
- took to type in. -- BE RIGHT BACK...
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- Oh, well, slower than I thought; "00:22:53.20" which is about 23 minutes.
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- I hope you enjoy this utility and use it often. If you find it benifits
- you, stick a contribution of $1.00 in an envelope & mail it to me... if you
- find any problems with TIMER, jot them down and send them... if you just
- want to say hello, please do so... Doing any of these will put your name
- on my private mailing list of future utility products.
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- Enjoy...
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- Calvin R. Shields
- 6605 Lure Lane
- Louisville, KY 40229
- (502) 966-3258
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