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- Short: PC-Task 3.1 Demo. S'Ware 80286 Emulator
- Author: bytey@melbourne.dialix.oz.au (Chris Hames)
- Uploader: quasar@melbourne.dialix.oz.au (Quasar Distribution)
- Type: misc/emu
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- PC-TaskDemo 3.1
- ===============
-
- Copyright © 1992-5 Chris Hames
- All Rights Reserved
-
- ReadMe.Demo rev 1.0 21/03/1995
- Copyright © 1995 Quasar Distribution & Chris Hames
-
- Published exclusively by Quasar Distribution
-
-
- Distribution and License
- ------------------------
- This demo distribution may be freely copied as long as all files are
- included and the following conditions are adhered to. No more than USD
- $5.00 may be charged for a floppy disk containing it. This
- distribution is for evaluation purposes only, any use beyond that
- requires purchase of the complete PC-Task 3 package. All references
- describing/advertising this distribution must clearly state that it is
- a Demo version. This demo distribution may be freely placed on any
- CD-ROM as long as the above conditions are adhered to. This demo
- distribution may not be placed on any Magazine Cover Disk or Cover
- CD-ROM, without the express written permission of Quasar Distribution.
- You may not decompile, dissasemble, reverse engineer, modify, or
- translate the program or documentation.
-
-
- About the Program
- -----------------
- Even though the world computer market is still dominated by PC's, the
- Amiga range of computers is excellent. You may wish to run PC software
- but do not want to purchase a second computer. This is where PC-Task
- is ideal. It allows you to run the majority of PC software packages
- (that require an 80286 processor or below) on your Amiga computer,
- making use of the peripherals and memory (up to 16MB) which you already
- own.
-
- The Multitasking capabilities of the Amiga range of computers is what
- has set it apart from other computer systems. PC-Task is no exception
- - it works without taking over your computer. When in operation the
- PC-Task application can be switched to when required. Multiple
- versions of PC-Task can be executed at the one time allowing you to run
- multiple PC packages at once. At last pre-emptive multitasking comes
- to the PC! The main down side of software emulation is speed,
- however,the faster your Amiga, the faster PC-Task's emulation will run.
-
-
- Program Description
- -------------------
- PC-Task 3 is the first and only software 80286 emulator for the Amiga
- range of computers.
-
- The following features are included in this release:
-
- - Switchable 8086/80286 emulation
- - Support for up to 16MB RAM (15MB extended) of PC memory
- - Up to 2 floppy drives and 2 hard drives supported
- - Supports hard disk files and hard disk partitions
- - High density floppies and CD-ROM support
- - Select from MDA, CGA, EGA, VGA and SVGA (512K-2MB) video modes
- - Support for up to 256 colours on AGA machines (32 on Old/ECS machines)
- - Compatible with graphic boards (eg. EGS Spectrum, Picasso)
- - Parallel, Serial and PC speaker emulation
- - Mouse support, including Serial Mouse emulation
- - Run multiple PC-Task processes on the same machine
- - Run MS-DOS applications in a window on a public screen (eg. Workbench)
- - Transfer files between your Amiga and MS-DOS
- - Support for David Salamon's GoldenGate bridge cards
- - Compatible with MS Windows 3.0 - 3.11 *
-
- * MS Windows 3.1 requires 1.5 MB contiguous RAM and sufficient hard disk
- space (around 10MB)
-
- NOTE: Neither MS-DOS or MS Windows are included.
-
-
- About this Demo
- ---------------
- This demo has been released to give you some idea of the speed and
- functionality of the PC-Task package. You will not be able to run
- software that needs to write to disk (such as MS Windows, FDisk, Format
- etc.). This demonstration version is a generic 680x0 version of
- PC-Task and is considerably slower than the full 68020_60 specific
- version. We estimate that the demo is 25% slower on a 68020/30, 20%
- slower on a 68040 and very much slower on a 68060 (due to the 68060 not
- having one often used instruction inbuilt anymore).
-
- The full package contains the following features which have been
- removed from this demo:
-
- - A comprehensive user reference manual
- - Writing to Floppy/HardDiskPartition/HardDiskFile enabled.
- - Parallel port emulation enabled.
- - Optimized version for 68020 and higher processors
- - Turbo Version (requires 4x RAM for speed increase)
- - The hardfile.device so you can use a Filesystem to access your PC-Task
- or Bridgeboard HardDiskFile from AmigaDOS.
- - An MS-DOS program to copy files from AmigaDOS to PC-Task
- - An MS-DOS program to copy files from PC-Task to AmigaDOS
- - An MS-DOS program to show AmigaDOS directories under PC-Task
- - An MS-DOS program to quit PC-Task
- - An MS-DOS program to start the mouse driver
- - A CD-ROM driver allowing access to CD-ROMs under PC-Task's emulation
-
-
- Purchasing the full PC-Task product
- -----------------------------------
- - Availability
-
- PC-Task 3.1 is available from Quasar Distribution, Authorised
- Distributors and their dealers. PC-Task is available as:
-
- PC-Task 3.1 - PC-Task 3.1 English program and documentation
- PC-Task 3.1 DEU - PC-Task 3.1 German program and documentation
- PC-Task 3.1 VF - PC-Task 3.1 French program and documentation
-
- PC-Task 3.1 is NOT available directly from Chris Hames
-
- - Ordering from Quasar Direct
-
- Current pricing from Quasar Distribution is:
-
- PC-Task 3.1 AUD $129.00
- Shipping (all orders) AUD $ 10.00
-
- Quasar Distribution are able to accept payment in the following forms:
-
- Visa / Mastercard (please include expiry)
- International Money Order (made payable to Quasar Distribution)
- Bank Draft (made payable to Quasar Distribution)
- Cash (we don't recommend sending cash through the mail)
-
- Orders should be forwarded to Quasar Distribution at the address below.
-
- Please contact your local Authorised Distributor for local pricing and
- availability.
-
- - Upgrades from previous versions
-
- All users of PC-Task V1-V2 registered with Chris Hames or Quasar
- Distribution should have received notification by mail of this upgrade.
- With the V3 release ALL support and upgrades for PC-Task are now
- handled by Quasar Distribution.
-
- Users of the Quasar Distribution package who have not returned their
- product registration card, should contact Quasar Distribution, or their
- local authorised distributor for upgrade pricing and availability.
-
- Purchasers of the DevWare PC-Task 2 package in North America should
- contact Quasar Distribution for current upgrade policy and pricing.
-
-
- Contact Information
- ------------------
- Quasar Distribution (Publisher) can be contacted at:
-
- Quasar Distribution
- P.O. Box 188
- Southland
- Victoria 3192
- Australia
-
- Phone +61 (0)3 583 8806
- Fax +61 (0)3 585 1074
- BBS +61 (0)3 584 8590
-
- InterNet: pctask@quasar.dialix.oz.au
- AmigaNet: Justin Deeley @ 41:300/584.0
-
- Chris Hames (Author) can be contacted at:
-
- InterNet: bytey@melbourne.dialix.oz.au
-
- Note: Please only contact Chris Hames directly if you get no response
- from Quasar Distribution or they are not able to help you with your
- specific problem.
-
-
- Authorised Distributors (as of 22/03/95)
- ----------------------------------------
- Australia & New Zealand (and anywhere else not listed)
-
- Quasar Distribution
- P.O. Box 188
- Southland
- Victoria 3192
- Australia
-
- Phone +61 (0)3 583 8806
- Fax +61 (0)3 585 1074
- BBS +61 (0)3 584 8590
-
- France
-
- France-Festival-Distribution
- 3 Rue Anatole France
- FR 13220 Chateauneuf-Les-Martigues
- France
-
- Phone +33 42-76-18-70
- Fax +33 42-76-18-70
-
-
- Germany
-
- Casablanca Multimedia
- Wiemelhauser Straße 247a
- 44799 Bochum 1
- Germany
-
- Phone +49 (0)234 7 20 35
- Fax +49 (0)234 7 20 60
-
- North America
-
- Wonder Computers Inc.
- 1301 Richmond Road
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Canada K2B 7Y4
-
- Phone +1 613 596 2542
- Fax +1 613 596 9349
-
- U.K.
-
- Meridian Software Distribution
- East House
- East Road Industrial Estate
- East Road
- London SW19 1AR
- U.K.
-
- Phone +44 (0)81 543 3500
- Fax +44 (0)81 543 2255
-
- All distribution enquiries should be directed to Quasar Distribution.
-
-
- Trademarks
- ----------
- PC-Task is a trademark of Chris Hames used under exclusive license by
- Quasar Distribution. IBM, VGA, EGA, CGA & MDA are trademarks of
- International Business Machines Corp.. MS-DOS is a registered
- trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Inc.. All other
- trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ----------
- No responsibility or liability will be accepted for any damage that may
- appear to have resulted from use of this program. All use is at your
- own risk. The software is provided "as is" without any warranty
- implied or otherwise to the fitness or accuracy of the software and
- documentation. The documentation is believed to be correct but the
- author and/or publisher reserves the right to update the software
- and/or documentation without notice.
-
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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- 628 271 56.8% 23-Mar-95 13:22:10 PC-TaskDemo3.1.info
- 1652 1199 27.4% 02-May-93 20:39:46 PC-TaskDemo3.1/LeaveSlowFast
- 1679 787 53.1% 04-Dec-94 12:45:58 PC-TaskDemo3.1/LeaveSlowFast.doc
- 463 234 49.4% 23-Mar-95 13:21:28 PC-TaskDemo3.1/LeaveSlowFast.doc.info
- 450 176 60.8% 23-Mar-95 13:21:28 PC-TaskDemo3.1/LeaveSlowFast.info
- 141068 69289 50.8% 21-Mar-95 21:00:34 PC-TaskDemo3.1/PC-TaskDemo
- 1702 1211 28.8% 23-Mar-95 13:21:28 PC-TaskDemo3.1/PC-TaskDemo.info
- 16741 6550 60.8% 23-Mar-95 12:45:12 PC-TaskDemo3.1/ReadMe.Demo
- 483 206 57.3% 23-Mar-95 13:21:28 PC-TaskDemo3.1/ReadMe.Demo.info
- 17329 7148 58.7% 23-Mar-95 02:25:42 PC-TaskDemo3.1/ReadMe.Demo_DEU
- 483 209 56.7% 23-Mar-95 13:21:28 PC-TaskDemo3.1/ReadMe.Demo_DEU.info
- 3304 1876 43.2% 02-May-93 20:39:46 PC-TaskDemo3.1/TDPatch1213
- 1237 615 50.2% 04-Dec-94 12:48:12 PC-TaskDemo3.1/TDPatch1213.doc
- 463 232 49.8% 23-Mar-95 13:21:28 PC-TaskDemo3.1/TDPatch1213.doc.info
- 427 234 45.1% 23-Mar-95 13:21:28 PC-TaskDemo3.1/TDPatch1213.info
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