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- METZ Freemem version 3.41 June 1, 1990
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- Overview
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- Freemem.exe is a moveable, popup, free memory display compatible with
- Microsoft Windows 2.x and 3.0.
- This version can now correctly display the total amount of memory
- available under Windows 3.0. See the configuration options below.
- An icon has also been added for Windows 3.0 Program Manager
- compliance.
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- NOTE: By default, Freemem displays the largest block of conventional
- memory your system has free. To display the total amount please
- read the configuration options below.
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- - If EMS is detected the amount free is displayed along with
- conventional memory free. A plus sign separates conventional from
- expanded, with expanded on the right.
- - Freemem will keep itself on top of other windows so that it is always
- visible.
- - With the left mouse button, click and drag Freemem to move it to the
- desired location on your screen. This position will be stored
- in the current WIN.INI for subsequent startups. (The default startup
- position is the upper left corner of your screen.)
- - Add Freemem to the LOAD or RUN line of your WIN.INI.
- - As a Windows applications developer I have found freemem to be a
- useful tool for detecting memory managment problems within applications.
- Since FREEMEM remains visible, tracking memory usage is simplified.
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- -Non-mouse windows users can interact with Freemem.
- When Freemem has the input focus the following function keys work:
- (Alt+Tab to shift focus between windows, since Freemem has no caption
- bar it is difficult to tell if it does have the focus, see the
- Microsoft Windows Users Guide for more info.)
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- F1 - displays the about box, which contains configuration options.
- ALT+F7 - allows you to move Freemem with the keyboard arrow keys, press
- enter when done.
- ALT+F4 - closes Freemem.
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- Mouse users:
- Freemem can be moved with a click and drag motion.
- The right mouse button clicked on Freemem will close it.
- A double click on the Freemem window will display the About box containing
- configuration options.
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- Freemem is 'Freeware', no payment is necessary for this application.
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- Configuration options
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- Invert Window:
- Choose Invert Window to display white text on a black background.
- This looks good with screen savers or a black desktop background.
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- Global Compact:
- When Global Compact is selected, Freemem calls the Windows
- GlobalCompact routine with a parameter of -1, which causes
- Windows to flush any discardable blocks of memory. This option
- is usefull for developers and testers who wish to test
- application's memory management.
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- Bean Count Memory:
- Bean Counting is the term used to describe the computation of
- the total size of all free memory fragments. Since free memory
- is not usually contiguous, each free block must be identified
- and totalled. This method is only used with Windows 2.x since
- Freemem can obtain the amount directly from Windows 3.0.
- Bean counting does affect performance under Windows 2.x
- so you may find it necessary to increase the number of seconds
- in the configuration. I have not noticed any performance impact
- under Windows 3.0, so you may want to set the seconds to a low number.
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- Freemem does report the total amount of all the free memory fragments
- in the About box (double click on Freemem), as well as total EMS, and
- EMS free.
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- Information in this document is subject to change without notice
- and does not represent any commitment on the part of METZ Software. No
- warranties of any kind are associated with this product.
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- Your comments and suggestions are always welcome, and help make
- this application a better product.
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- METZ Software currently has several applications available for
- Microsoft Windows 2.x and 3.0. Please contact us at the above location
- for more information.
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