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- PopInfo v4.0
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- © Copyright 1990 Jonathan Potter
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- A WorkBench utility to show you the info that WorkBench doesn't!
-
- This program is NOT Public Domain, but is freely redistributable, as long as:
- a) A MAXIMUM of $10 (if any) is charged for copying fee
- b) This documentation and the source codes accompany the executable
- (the source codes may not necessarily be included on any disk based
- magazines, where space may be tight)
-
- USAGE: PopInfo [-x???] [-y???]
-
- NOTE : PopInfo has been totally rewritten from the last version, and many
- things have changed. See the bottom of this file for changes.
-
- PopInfo is a small utililty meant for use in the WorkBench. You may start
- PopInfo from Workbench, or from the CLI.
- When run, a icon will open in the top left corner of the WorkBench screen.
- The fact that it is fairly small means that it does not eat up chip memory
- when you are not using it. You can drag this around like a normal icon, and,
- like a normal icon, you can open it by double clicking.
- When double-clicked, a large window will pop open, containing useful
- information about the computer. The information contained is as follows :
-
- Unit : This is the device name, eg DF0:, VD0:, etc..
- If no disk is present in the drive you will see "No disk present in
- drive" following the unit. If the disk is a Kickstart disk you will
- see "Kickstart disk", "Unreadable disk" if the disk is unreadable,
- or "Not a DOS disk" if the disk is a non-DOS disk.
- Bytes : The total number of bytes available on the unit (a lot more useful
- than blocks!) It is interesting to note that the 880K per disk we
- are supposed to get is actually around 837K...
- Used : The total number of bytes used on the unit.
- Free : The total number of bytes free on the unit.
- Ers : The total number of hard errors on the unit.
- WPS : For Write Protect Status, this is either R/W (Read/Write) or R O
- (Read Only)
-
- Also displayed is Chip RAM free, Fast RAM free, total RAM free, and the
- current system time.
-
- In the titlebar there is, next to the depth gadgets, a small gadget labelled
- POP. When the gadget does say POP, and you deactivate the info window (by
- clicking outside it) the window will pop back to the original icon. HOWEVER!,
- if you click on the POP gadget, it changes to STAY. When the gadget is STAY,
- the info window hangs around DYNAMICALLY UPDATING even when you do
- deactivate it! Nifty, huh?
-
- While the time and memory are constantly updated when the window is open,
- the device information isn't. However, you can force an update of the info by
- pressing the right mouse button when the PopInfo window is active. All the
- information is updated if diskchanges are detected.
-
- The -x and -y flags allow you to specify where the PopInfo icon will first
- appear. For example, to tuck the icon away in the bottom-right corner, you
- would :
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- PopInfo -x640 -y256
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- Well, enjoy the program (ie Use It!!)...
-
- Please address any author correspondance (bug reports, comments,
- (maybe any spare cash??), praise, etc..) to
-
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- Jonathan Potter
- P.O. Box 289
- Goodwood, 5034
- South Australia
- Australia
-
- phone : (08) 2932788 7.30pm -> 10.30pm CST weeknights
- 10am -> 10.30pm CST weekends
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- PopInfo v4.0 has undergone a number of changes from v3.1. The major changes
- are :
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- 1. The program no longer has virus-checking facilities. Like its cousin,
- PopDir, these have been removed. There are dedicated virus checkers
- around that do more work better, and it is better to use one of these
- than a PopInfo/PopDir combination. Also, the size of the executable has
- been reduced from 24k to around 11k.
- 2. The sizing gadget has gone. I could see no point in being able to resize
- the window, since to make it smaller you only need to click outside it.
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