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What it is ?
It is a small application that lets you see how the Real Time Manager is used on your computer. It is intended to work on AV computers. In a small window, it draws the percentage use of the dedicated Real Time Processor. It's use is rather strait forward. It also supports balloon help.
How To Use it ?
Just Double Click and it will start. I suggest you put it in the Startup Folder in the System Folder so it will run when you boot your Macintosh. The small window will indicate the processor loading.
How to configure it ?
The menu bar contains a settings window. It can bring up two dialog boxes. The Display Dialog lets you choose if you want Global, Real time or Time Share Loading drawn.( See below for definitions ). You can also see the value in the corner of the window. Just check the show value box. Finally, you can choose the line thickness with the menu. With the color dialog, you can choose the color of the line and the color of the background of the window. Click on the colored box to choose the color.
"It uses a lot of Memory" or "I can't choose the color" issues.
To reduce the memory usage of the application go in the Get info box and reduce the memory preferred size to 50k. It will be a lot smaller but you will not be able to change most of the settings until you get the value back to 500k.
What is Global, Real Time or Time share loading ?
In Real Time programming, you have to way of doing things. Most of the jobs you want to do must be done every x time. For example, you have to send a bit every 1 / 44000 of a second to the sound output for CD quality sound. Theses are the Real Time loading. They are why there is a real time manager. This does not always take all the processor's time. So you might want to use this time left. It is called the Time share loading since you share the time left. Finally you can sum both and the system usage( Real Time Manager) to get the global loading.
Will it work on a AV Power Macintosh ?
It has not been tested yet on Power AV's. But as it uses standard routines so it should work correctly. Unfortunately, it is not native but that should not change anything since the code is rather small. I should make a native version some day.
Who are you ?
My name if Frederic Bourget. I am 21. No, I can no more count my age on my hand and foot fingers. I study in physical engineering (one year to go) at Laval University in Quebec, Canada. Yes, I am french speaking. I am interested in instrumentation and acoustics. I am actually chairman at the IEEE student Branch of Laval.
I do programming since 1981 on the Apple IIe. I jumped to the Mac plus on 1989. I now have my own Quadra 660AV.
I'm looking for a motivating job. I would work about anywhere on this world as long as the work is interesting. This summer, I work at the TdeV Tokamak. If you want my resume or have an offer, please write to me.
Bugs and Comments ?
If you find any bugs or if you have any comments or suggestions please write to me at the address below. I do not promise to answer but I will do all I can. If you have any application projects or idea submit them to me. You never know...
e-mail : fbourget@phy.ulaval.ca
First Class: Frederic Bourget,Synapse
Necessary and Boring stuff :
This Software is FREE but it is NOT in the public domain. It is Copyright ⌐1994 by Frederic Bourget ( with parts Copyright ⌐1993 Symantec Corporation since it was written in think C 6.0). You may freely copy and distribute this software, provided that you do not charge for it. This software May be included in any disk or CD-ROM library of public domain and shareware software sold by a NONPROFIT organization. This software MAY NOT be included in any commercial software collection sold for profit, nor may it be commercial software, hardware, books or other media without the prior written consent of the author. Whenever it is distributed, the "Real Time Meter" application must be accompanied by this documentation IN FULL.
The author, Frederic Bourget, makes no warranties, either express or implied, regarding the fitness of "Real Time Meter" application for any particular purpose. Use the "Real Time Meter" at your own risk. The author claims no liability for data loss or any other problems caused directly or indirectly by the "Real Time Meter" application.
