Welcome to CPUMeter, Version 1.1a This program is SHAREWARE, you are allowed to distribute the zipfile cpum*.zip. Do NOT redistribute any part of this zipfile. After a trial period of 4 weeks, you have to register if you want to use the program any further. Otherwise, you must remove it from your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS: 1. Program description 2. Legal stuff 3. Installation 4. History 5. Future plans 6. Known Problems ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 1. Program description ---------------------- CPUMeter is an enhanced CPU-usage meter, similar to "PULSE.EXE" or to the CPU monitor in WARP4's WarpCenter. Unlike other CPUmeters, it does not use a counting loop to determine the CPU load. It uses the DosQProcStat API call. This reduces CPU load and CPU power consumption and gives the possibility to show infos about CPU-hogging processes. For details look in the helpfile. This program is SHAREWARE. That means you are allowed to copy and distribute the original archive (cpum*.zip) and you are allowed to test the program for four weeks. After that time, you MUST register it or remove the program from your PC(s). To register you can: 1. use the professional service of BMT Micro (http://www.wilmington.net/bmtmicro). Especially if don't live in europe and don't like to send checks or cash around the world. When registering via BMTMicro the price is US$20, please don't pay them in german currency. 2. Another way to register is sending me directly two things: 1. - either DM 25,- cash or as negotiable "EUROCHECK" - or US$20,- cash or as negotiable "EUROCHECK" 2. - either your postal-adress - or your email-adress, so I will know where to send your registration-key. My adress is: Christof Pastors Luitpoldstr. 12 91054 Erlangen Germany I am also open to comments and discussion about my program, any constructive comment will be appreciated. If you want to contact me via email: pastors@eev.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de The newest version of CPUMeter can be found on the regular ShareWare-servers (like Hobbes) or (the very newest) at: http://eev11.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de/cpumeter.html http://eev21.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de/cpumeter.html -------------- 2. Legal Stuff -------------- CPUMeter is Copyright (c) 1996, Christof Pastors This program is provided "as is" to give you a chance to try the product for four weeks. After that time, you MUST register it or remove the program from your PC(s). I will give NO kind of SUPPORT to unregistered users (though I am open for comments and constructive criticism). I tried to find as many bugs as possible, but I am IN NO WAY RELIABLE FOR INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ANY DATA SUPPLIED . ---------------- 3. Installation ---------------- Simply unzip the zipped files in a single directory. Then create a new program-object by starting cpu_inst.cmd or by dragging and customizing an object from a program template in your templates-folder. READY. CPUMeter does not register a DLL nor does it create an entry in the ini-files of OS/2, I don't like programs modifying system-files! ---------------- 4. History ---------------- Ver 1.0a: - This is the first version that was released - Updated readme and helpfile - Added popup-menu in process-list - Added hotkeys for process-list and settings-notebook Ver 1.0b: - Romney White was so kind to look through the helpfile, thanks alot! - I rewrote the process list completely, its consists now of OpenClassLibrary objects, it can be resized and font/color is saved in the cpumeter.ini file - Added the Goto button to the process list - the process list is refreshed when a killed process has gone - True Color support in the pocess list window - The settings are now also saved at system-shutdown Ver 1.1a: - Wrote my own little subwindow classes - Much enhanced drawing performance - More SubWindows, e.g. several Drives can be monitored - SubWindows can be hidden - No draw-buffer needed - True Colors! - Much Reduced memory requirements - Enhanced layout of main window, "WarpCenter style" possible - Enhanced layout of the settings notebook: "WARP 4 style" - The idle thread of WarpCenter can be ignored, this is a workaround Otherwise CPUMeter correctly reports 100% load by the WPShell process ---------------- 5. Future plans ---------------- Some ideas that MAY BE realized in the future ( I am open for discussions about missing features): - Enhanced layout for the process-list. Maybe infos about all threads and all windows of a process can be shown. - A WPShell object that disables the idle-running thread of the new WarpCenter in WARP 4 (Merlin) ---------------- 6. Known problems ---------------- - The HighResolution timer interferes with some DOS/Windows programs!