REVISION HISTORY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.1.3 (Dec 18, 1995) ==================== - As announced in v1.1.2, the registration fee has been increased: to US$23 (DM 30). Credit cards (American Express, VISA, Diners Club) will be ac- cepted soon, so ask me if you can use them for payment! (Mastercard/Euro- card not before March 96) - Added a start-up screen which displays what is tested next, somewhat like the /DX command line switch (but /DX shows more). - General Overview with 16 lines of info; shown (by default) automatically when agSI is started. - IDE drive info moved to a separate sub-menu, thus avoiding the need to set the IDEDriveMapping INI setting; also, added info for ATAPI devices (such as CD-ROMs). - Video card detection improved dramatically: now implemented using Finn Thoegersen's VGADOC4, which detects much more than my own old routine. - More information from Quarterdeck's QEMM-386 and Helix's NetRoom memory managers. - Bugs fixed, and other new stuff: - Linux DOSEMU test has been made safer for systems that crashed here (outside Linux); you can remove the Disable=OOSL line from the INI file if you added it. - Both modem info for non-modem devices, and ASPI info about a pseudo- ASPI drive under Windows 95 (ATAPI CD-ROM; at least on my system) could have caused an endless loop; now fixed. - Newer CPUs like Pentiums that were detected as Intel or C&T 386 DX/SX under Windows or OS/2 should be displayed correctly now. - NexGen Nx586 CPUs should now be detected. - Plug and Play BIOS info (product ID, attributes sub-list) corrected. - Ontrack DiskManager detected (per physical drive). ============================================================================= (more details can be found in the online help) 1.1.2 (Oct 8, 1995) =================== - NOTE: I'm considering to increase the registration fee in the next release so if you register NOW you'll save money! - Windows Services now has a window. - Plug and Play-Info (via PnP-BIOS or ConfigManager software). - BIOS and 2nd level cache detection routines slightly improved Ä especially the L2 cache wasn't detected on all systems; hope it's better now... - glossary added, taken from Ralf Brown's Interrupt List - Some other new info items: modem info; Linux DOSEMU; CMOS details for AMI WinBIOS, Phoenix, PS/2; details for PCI device info; MegaFLOPS benchmark. - Other minor changes: dir tree scanning may be aborted; mouse driver acceleration profiles corrected; one-floppy-systems without B: in menu; "invisible" HD/CD benchmarks after scrolling; work-around for WfW3.11 LoadLibrary bug. 1.1.1 (June 21, 1995) ===================== - Certain information items may now be disabled (by editing the INI file). - A much too long neglected item has been added: SCSI devices via ASPI - Also, I tried to add information about networks (NetBIOS) - agSI\WinServ has now also a command line switch (/DW) for debug mode. - The /D debug switch for AGSI.EXE now also shows the current test for some functions (including Software/Others, OS/Windows/VxDs). - IDE Info: changed a little in accordance to the ATA-2 and -3 Speci- fications; enabled under Windows; Drive mapping may be specified in INI. - Sub-lists are now scrollable. (Was needed for the next item:) - The directory tree sub-lists show now optionally a list of the files in the directory; also long filenames under Win'95, 4DOS descriptions. - Some other new info items: more APM details; DR-DOS/Novell DOS system variables, and a little more at DPMS; HMA for Novell DOS, MS-DOS 7; WinServ: tasks, modules, number of global heap objects; Protected Mode interrupt vectors - a few jokes ;-) - Other minor changes: Change of focus between menu and info window indi- cated by color change; CPU cache size; Alt-U in PM list now ok; Sound- Blaster IRQ; EMS; S3 VESA modes; SETVER; memory speed. 1.1.0 (April 25, 1995) ====================== - ! Windows program "agSI\WinServ" which starts agSI under Windows and offers some additional information about parts of Windows! - list installed PCI devices - memory dump window to browse through the first MB of your memory - CD-ROM Primary Volume Descriptor - CD-ROM benchmark (transfer rate and access timing) - Protected Mode functions (using DPMI): DPMI info, Windows VxDs. IMPORTANT: Switch it off in Options dialog or with command line switch /R in case of system crash (o.k. with Novell DOS or Windows 3.x/95) [MORE IMPORTANT: Don't select [Update]!] - has been fixed in 1.1.1 - Command line switch /DX shows what's done at startup (useful if agSI hangs before the main screen comes up) - World Wide Web page for agSI! - Floppy disk orders outside Europe additional US$4/DM5 fee - minor things: SoundBlaster IRQ and Mixer (may be changed); more IDE info; CPU detection improved; DRAM refresh interval; printing to auto- matically numbered files; directory tree sorted; can empty Windows clipboard; help page with questions and answers 1.0.1 (Jan 24, 1995): ===================== - Added IDE drive info. - CMOS list for Award BIOS. - Corrected some bugs. (See online help for details) 1.0.0 (Dec 18, 1994): ===================== first public release version.