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- SysUse Version 1.3
- 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. Stay In Front - Causes the SysUse window (or icon)
- to stay on top of other windows on the desktop.
-
- 6. 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 SYSUSE13.EXE and SYSUSE13.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 ofcomputer on which you are running WinFind. In return
- you will receive a registration card and notification when new
- releases of WinFind are made available.
-
- New releases may now be downloaded for free (except for phone
- charges) from the Software Creations BBS, official home of
- shareware by Jonathan H. Reed. To reach Software Creations,
- set your modem to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity, and dial:
-
- 508-365-2359 for 2400 bps and 9600 CompuCom, or
- 508-368-4137 for 2400-14.4K US Robotics, or
- 508-368-7036 for 2400-9600K V.32 TwinCom.
-
- SysUse may also be found on CompuServe (go winadv), Ziffnet
- (under Public Brand Software), Internet (anonymous ftp to
- garbo.uwasa.fi), and other popular BBS's and services.
-
- Upon registration, you may also contact the author 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.)
-
- 1.3 8/14/92 - Added stay in front option.
-
- 6 Other Shareware Programs
-
- Two other shareware programs are currently available from the
- author.
-
- PinUp Notes is an electronic post-it notes program for Windows
- 3.0 and 3.1. The program consists of a single icon from which
- both text and bitmap notes may be generated with a single mouse
- click. Text notes allow you to enter brief notes or reminders
- from the keyboard. Bitmap notes allow you to copy regions of
- the screen to a note window. All notes are saved across sessions,
- and may be printed, cut/pasted, edited, and archived.
-
- WinFind is a file search program for Window 3.1 only. You may
- search for files based on file name as well as file contents.
- You may restrict the search to certain subdirectories and file
- name extensions. Once found, files may launched with the
- application with which they are associated. The last 10 files
- launched are also maintained on a menu for quicker launching
- in the future.
-
- Both of these programs may generally be found on the same BBS's
- and other sources as SysUse, and also cost $5.95 each. Please
- contact the author for more information.
-