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- TASKS Version 1.1 (08/08/90)
- Copyright 1990 by LyWhit Software
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- RELEASE 1.1 INFORMATION
-
- This is release 1.1 of TASKS. The only change is that TASKS will
- now save the Options in an .INI file when you end it. This .INI
- file will be created in your Windows directory and will be named
- LYWHIT.INI. Under the Options menu there is an item named 'Save
- Options'. This item is unchecked by default. If you wish to save
- the options to LYWHIT.INI you may check this menu item. If TASKS
- finds an LYWHIT.INI file it will use those options. The two
- options saved are 'Icon Is...' and 'Update Rate...'. Any command
- line options will override the .INI file. See below for more
- information.
-
- Also please note that the original download had the incorrect
- zip code. The correct zip code is listed here. Any registrations
- sent to us will reach us but just take a couple of days longer.
-
- There have been 1500+ downloads of TASKS and DRIVES. So far we
- have receives only 20 registrations. Please read below if you would
- like to 'VOTE' Yes and register this software. It only costs $1.
-
- TASKS INFORMATION
-
- TASKS is a Windows 3.0 Application that can display the following
- information:
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- - Number of currently executing tasks
- - Type of processor (8086, 80186, 80286, 80386)
- - Math coprocessor existance
- - Mode Windows is executing in (Real, Standard, Enhanced)
- - Protected mode status
- - EMS type (Small or Large Frame)
- - Available Windows memory
- - Installed and available EMS memory
- - EMS driver version loaded
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- TASKS can also display the following information in an Icon:
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- - Number of currently executing tasks
- - Available Windows memory
- - Available EMS memory
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- USING TASKS
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- TASKS has three ICONS available for you to choose from the
- properties menu. These ICONS are the LyWhit Software logo, RAM FREE
- and TASKS. You can choose the ICON that displays the picture that
- best describes what you want to use TASKS for.
-
- When TASKS is started the box will appear at the top left corner of
- the display. The default is to display all the information. EMS
- memory installed, EMS memory used and EMS Driver version will only
- be displayed if you are in an EMS mode.
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- TASKS has two main menu options: "Options" and "Help".
-
- Help has three choices for "Exit", "About" and "Help". "Exit" will
- terminate and "About" will display the version number of TASKS.
- "Help" will display a message that will tell you to read this file.
- On-line help will be implemented with the next version of TASKS.
-
- The Options menu has three choices for "Update Rate...", "Icon
- is..." and "Save Options".
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- "Update Rate" will allow you to change the rate at which TASKS
- updates its information. The times range from .10 seconds to 60
- seconds. The default rate is .10 seconds.
-
- "Icon is" will allow you to choose what TASKS will display when it
- is an ICON. The choices are "Tasks", "Windows Memory Free" or "EMS
- Memory Free". The default choice is Tasks. If you are not in an
- EMS mode the "EMS Memory Free" choice is disabled.
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- "Save Options" can be checked or unchecked. If it is checked then
- the "Icon Is" and "Update Rate" options will be saved to a file
- named "LYWHIT.INI" in your windows directory upon exit of TASKS.
- If "Save Options" is not checked then the options will not be
- saved. Upon startup, TASKS will look for a "LYWHIT.INI" file. The
- "LYWHIT.INI" file will be used for all of the LyWhit Windows
- Utilities. The entry in "LYWHIT.INI" for TASKS will look something
- like this:
- [TASKS]
- IconIs=T
- UpdateRate=3
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- There might also be entries in this file for the other LyWhit
- utilities. If the TASKS entry is found in this file it will set the
- options to what was found in the "LYWHIT.INI" file. If the
- "LYWHIT.INI" file is not found or the TASKS entry is not found then
- TASKS will start with the Default options. If you are someone who
- doesn't like .INI files being created then don't ever check the
- "Save Options" Option. If you want the Options to be saved and used
- everytime upon start then the first time you run this version of
- TASKS you will need to check the "Save Options" Option and from
- then on it will use those options. The "Save Options" menu item
- always defaults to Unchecked. If you want it save some specific
- options you will need to make sure to check it. You may delete the
- TASKS lines from the "LYWHIT.INI" file if you want to stop the
- options from being used. Any command line options entered will
- overide the LYWHIT.INI file.
-
- When you minimize TASKS to an ICON it will display the number you
- requested in the ICON. This number will continue to be updated at
- the Update Rate that you selected. When the TASKS ICON is enlarged
- all the information will be displayed once again.
-
-
- COMMAND LINE
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- You can also pass command line options to TASKS. These command line
- options tell TASKS which information you want to see in the icon.
- The default is Tasks. The other options are:
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- /W - Show Windows memory available in Icon.
- /E - Show EMS memory available in Icon.
- /T - Show Tasks executing in the Icon. (default)
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- The command line option will let you have three sets of TASKS icons
- available. Each of the three could have a different option that
- would display different information in the Icon.
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- PROBLEMS, QUESTIONS or COMMENTS
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- If you have problems or questions about TASKS please contact us at
- Compuserve ID 71511,1072 Or at the address below.
-
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- SEND US ONE DOLLAR ($1) AND WE WILL WRITE MORE
-
- We are releasing TASKS and DRIVES into Shareware at the same time.
- We are asking for One Dollar for each of these programs. We are
- considering this a type of Vote. If we receive $200 nationwide we
- will consider it a YES vote to Windows utilities. If we don't
- receive $200 nationwide for these two programs we will consider it
- a NO vote to Windows Utilities If we can't get 200 people to send
- in $1 across the whole country then we will consider the interest
- to be too low to justify writing any more programs.
-
- If the vote is YES we will attempt to release 10 utilities for
- Windows 3.0 over the next year. We will ask for One Dollar apiece
- for these utilities or $10 for all of them. These will include
- Program Launch, Memory Management and various other utilities.
- Currently available Windows Utilities for 3.0 are selling for over
- $100.
-
-
- If you would like to vote YES please send One Dollar to :
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- LyWhit Software
- 7107 East 131st Street
- Grandview, MO 64030
-
- You may also send questions or comments to us at the above address
- or Compuserve ID 71511,1072.
-
- RELEASES
-
- Version 1.1 (08/08/90) - Added code to save options to the
- LYWHIT.INI file and a menu option
- to save the options.
-
- Version 1.0 (07/26/90) - Original Release.
-