Information for when running 64net v1.81.01 as a TSR! ----------------------------------------------------- To shift 64NET into back ground press "B" .. ALT-A will then bring it to foreground where it will poll the ports continously. 64NET can then be shoved out of sight again when needed with B. 64NET runs exclusively when in foreground, but shares the CPU while in back ground. LOAD and SAVE operations however scab 100% CPU time as they are relatively short operations. While 64NET is operating in the background it will (by default) check all the ports once every 2 or so seconds. TSR mode operation can be fine tuned with the following: in 64net.ini under the [PREFERENCES] section: TSR MODE - start 64net in the TSR mode. TSR BUFFER nnnnn - set the default amount of "extra" RAM 64NET keeps allocated for itself. the default is 32KB, but 8KB seems fairly stable. TSR DELAY nnnnn - Set the number of ticks between poll checks. 1 Tick is approx 1/18.2 seconds. The default value is 37 (approx 2 seconds.) SPEED nnnnn - This option is not new, but if you set this value to a relatively small number (i use 100 on a 386SX33, so say about 700 on a 486DX33) so that the sync tolerance for 64NET is "narrow". This will ensure that 64net uses very little CPU time while in back ground. I have found on my system the usage is approx 5-10%. NOTE: 64NET will chew up about 300-400KB of RAM to operate!! This will also limit your range of applications you can run "over" 64net. The Application screen preserver will only preserve a 80x25 screen on page #0 .. ie most "normal" screens. 80x43 screens should be ok, as 64net will only alter the upper 25 rows anyway... 132 column and graphical screens could prove a worry! Features which may be added if you like the sound of them may include a kewl "Drive light" effect on the screen when ever 64NET is doing something.. (perhaps a red "*" or something in the top left or right corner of the screen. If you find any bugs, as with other versions, please contact me so that they may be promptly corrected! NOTE: The 64net pop-up hotkey is subject to change and may in fact become configurable. Well, there you go! /Paul