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- Notes for DKBPRO 2.12
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- This is a 32 bit version of DKB 2.12. It has been compiled for 32 bit
- protected mode with Intel's 386/486 Code Builder Kit. Please Note: It
- *ABSOLOUTELY REQUIRES* the following:
-
- 80386SX, 80386DX or 80486 Based machine.
- 80387SX, 80387DX or the built in 80486 CoProcessor or a 487SX.....
- AT LEAST 2 Megs of RAM, preferably 4Megs. (The more the better though,)
- (it'll use it all. )
-
- A Hard Disk Preferred. Since a Virtual Memory Manager is linked into the
- program the disk can be used as swap space much like what Windows 3 (TM)
- does to add additional "memory". (See DKBMOD.DOC for notes on how to modify
- the amount of hard disk space that will be used by the Virtual Memory
- Manager. This is *NOT* dynamic and must be adjusted according to your
- individual systems available resources.)
-
- The program *WILL NOT RUN* on 8088, 8086 or 80286 based systems!
-
- If you get a message at startup about an incompatible extended program
- in operation, *REBOOT* your machine IMMEADITATLY, --- dont continue!!!
- File corruption can result if you continue!!! (This according to Intel
- Doc's) Then re-start with a "bare" system.
-
- The program will only run in harmony with relitivly new extended memory
- applications. The other application *must* be DPMI 0.9 compliant for both
- of them to operate at the same time. (Most arn't, disk caches, XMS->EMS
- converters etc.) The program will not run with QEMM installed. If you
- intend to be tracing only (I.E. "single tasking" so to speak) QEMM's
- functions are un-needed anyway. DKBPRO *WILL* run in concert with QEMM
- 5.1 UNDER WINDOWS 3.0 in ** 386 ENHANCED MODE **. VCPI applications are
- incompatible with DKBPRO.
-
- Please let me know if you find any errors or quirky operation.
-
- The Display option seems to work. It has only been tried on a Tseng
- 4000 based card and ATI VGA Wonder at this time however.
- IBM.C port by John Gallagher.
-
- I have also added a "Trace Time" to the statistics report at the
- end of a run. It will report the number of *seconds* that the
- actual trace took. (Excluding parsing and swap file setup) It
- displays to the nearest second, the 10th's and 100th's will always
- be 00. (I.E. XXXXX.00 Seconds).
-
- Other than these differences DKBPRO is exactly the same as the DOS
- version. It will however trace MUCH-MUCH larger image sources. It didn't
- crash on me with the composite in ROMAN.DAT tripled, I have also mapped in
- as many as 3 200+K GIF's in the same image. It has also parsed and traced
- a 32,768 triangle fractal surface correctly. 3.3 Meg DAT file!
-
- If you come up with any interesting huge models please let me know!
- I am also interested (just for curiosity's sake) in anything that DOES manage
- to crash the program. I have found it to be about 20% faster than the
- MSC 6.0 DOS version, as well as about 40% faster than a Turbo C compile.
-
- Thanks --- Bill Pulver
- CIS: 70405,1152
-
- GO COMART on CIS (CompuServe) for more Raytrace folks.
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- 5/25/91