SysUse Version 1.2
                    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.  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 SYSUSE12.EXE and SYSUSE12.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 of
computer on which you are running SysUse.  In return you will
receive a registration card and notification when new releases of
SysUse are made available.  The notification will include BBS
phone numbers and Internet addresses from which the new release 
may be obtained.  You may also contact the author electronically 
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.)