THE STATISTICIAN **** VERSION 1.00 **** Release Date: November 20, 1990 Copyright (c) 1990 by Structured Technology P.O. Box 1704 Spring, Texas 77383-1704 ====================================================================== NOTE: This version of the STATISTICIAN program is Shareware and may be freely distributed so long as this text file accompanies the program and neither file is modified in any way. ====================================================================== WELCOME! Welcome to The STATISTICIAN program, a GEM based program/accessory which reports on the status of your ST/MEGA ST computer system and disk drives. The STATISTICIAN has "functionality-duality". The same file may be used as either a program or desk accessory by simply changing the name of the file extender to PRG or ACC. The STATISTICIAN supports both HIGH and MEDIUM resolution of the ST. This file provides instructions for installing and using the STATISTICIAN program. We hope you enjoy the program and find it useful. Write to us at the address above for information on our other products. =============== GETTING STARTED =============== The following files are included in the STATS.ARC package: STATS.PRG: Version 1.00 of the STATISTICIAN program. To run as a program, simply double click this file. To run as a desk accessory, just change the file extender to ACC (STATS.ACC) and copy the file to the root directory of your boot disk. The accessory will be loaded at boot-time and appear under the DESK drop down menu. If you own a program which can independently install desk accessories, it should work fine with STATISTICIAN, the accessory. STATS.TXT The file you are reading now. ======== FEATURES ======== When the STATISTICIAN is executed, it displays a form which provides the following information on your ST computer system: o TOS Version Number o TOS System Build Date o GEMDOS Version Number o Status Of Capslock Key o Blitter Chip Status o System Time (12 hour format) o System Date (month/day/year format) o Floppy Disk Write Verify Status o Floppy Disk Seek Rate o Disk Drives Attached To Your System o Graphical Map of TPA (Transient Program Area) Memory Allocation o Graphical Map of Total Memory Allocation o Total RAM detected o Amount Of Free RAM (including % of total) o Amount of Used TPA (including % of total) o Amount Of System Memory (including % of total) o Amount of Screen Memory (including % of total) You may also obtain additional information on the disk drives attached to the system by clicking on the appropriate disk drive button. ======== VERSIONS ======== The STATISTICIAN displays both TOS and GEMDOS version numbers. The System Build Date is also displayed. You cannot modify these dates. ================= STATUS INDICATORS ================= When the STATISTICIAN is executed, it reads the status of the Capslock key and blitter chip. If the Capslock key is ON the Capslock button will be highlighted (dark background, white letters). The Capslock status indicator is interactive. You can toggle the Capslock status ON/OFF by clicking on the Capslock button. If your system has a blitter chip installed the Blitter button will be highlighted. This is a display only indicator, you cannot change it. ============= TIME AND DATE ============= The STATISTICIAN displays the system time and date at the point you execute the program. In this way the STATISTICIAN functions much like a Control Panel, that is the time and date are not continuously updated, but remain static. Whenever the main screen of the STATISTICIAN is redrawn however, the time and date are updated to current values. The Time is specified in a 12 hour AM/PM format. You can set the system time and/or date by clicking on the SET TIME or SET DATE buttons. Both of these buttons activate the same dialog. Enter the new time and date and click on the SET button. The time is entered in a 12 hour format. Click on the AM/PM designator to toggle between AM or PM. Clicking on the RESET button displays the current system time and date. Clicking on the CANCEL button leaves the dialog without affecting the system time and date. Notice, however, that as you exit the dialog, the system time and date displayed on the main screen are updated to current values. ======================= FLOPPY DRIVE PARAMETERS ======================= The STATISTICIAN displays the status of the floppy read/write flag and the drive seek rate. If Write Verify is ON, all writes to the floppy drives are read-verified. If OFF, no write-verifies take place. The seek rate for the floppy drives is displayed as either 2, 3, 6, or 12 milliseconds. These status indicators are display only. You cannot change the values. =============== DISK DRIVE INFO =============== Information about disk drives can be obtained by clicking on the appropriate disk drive letter shown on the STATISTICIAN's main screen. The ST's operating system can recognize a total of 16 drives (denoted as A-P). Drives A and B are floppy drives, while the remainder may be hard drives or RAM drives. Any drive that is not attached to your system will be shown as disabled. To obtain specific information about a drive attached to your system, click on the crive button. An information dialog will be displayed with the following data: o Drive Designator (A:, C:, etc.) o Volume Label (if one exists) o Sector Size (in bytes) o Cluster Size (in bytes) o Size Of Root Directory (in sectors) o Size Of File Allocation Table (in sectors) o Total Number Of Data Clusters o Amount Of Free Space On Drive To return to the main screen click on the EXIT button, or simply press the Return Key. =========== MEMORY MAPS =========== The STATISTICIAN displays two graphic memory maps for your ST system. Each map is illustrated as a pie chart and depicts specific allocation of memory. The ST system's memory is allocated to the TOS operating system, screen display, application programs and free memory. The first chart shows the allocation of Transient Program Area (TPA) memory. The memory is split between that used for application programs (Used TPA) and Free RAM. The second chart shows the allocation of all memory. The memory is divided between that required for storage of the screen image, TOS operating system, application programs, and free RAM. You can click on a pie chart for information pertinent to the particular type of allocation. This information is displayed in a separate dialog box. To leave the info dialog box and return to the main screen click on the EXIT button or press the Return Key. A detailed description of the amount of memory in the above areas is displayed below the pie charts. Each area of allocation is shown as a percent of the total RAM. ====================== ABOUT THE STATISTICIAN ====================== Clicking the INFO button on the main screen will display some general information about The STATISTICIAN program and Structured Technology, including program version number and our address. To leave the info dialog box and return to the main screen click on the EXIT button or press the Return Key. The STATISTICIAN was programmed in C using LASERC from Megamax, Inc. ============ GETTING HELP ============ Helpful inforamtion about the STATISTICIAN is available by clicking on the HELP button located on the main screen. To exit the HELP dialog, click on the EXIT button or simply press the Return Key. =========== WRAPPING UP =========== To quit The STATISTICIAN, click on the EXIT button located on the main screen or press the Return Key. ================================================================ Note: Atari, ST, MEGA, and TOS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Atari Corporation. GEM is a trademark of Digital Research, Inc. LASER C is a reg. trademark of Megamax, Inc. ================================================================