PC-Task V1.10 © 1992 Chris Hames. All rights reserved. ------------------------------------------------------ Even though the Amiga range of computers are excellent, the world PC market is still dominated by IBM PC's. So you might want to run some programs written for the IBM PC but don't want to buy another computer. This is where PC-Task comes in, it allows you to run the majority of IBM PC programs on your Amiga computer and hence make use of the memory and peripherals you already have. The speed of PC-Task is directly related to the speed of you Amiga so when you make your Amiga faster your PC emulation becomes faster. No extra hardware is required, and PC-Task multitasks so you can continue to run other applications. This is the Demo version of the program. Many features are disabled but you can boot and run software. Getting started with demo version:- 1. If using Kickstart 1.2/1.3 run the TDPatch1213 program. 2. Run PC-TaskDemo. 3. Insert a bootable(system) 3.5 DSDD 720K MS-DOS disk into DF0:. 4. Press the start button. PC-Task should now start booting into a IBM-PC...... Specifying Hard Drives C and D:- PC-Task allows two types of entries for Hard Drives. You can specify a Hard Drive file if you have set up a Hard Drive file (PC-Task Hard Drive files are compatible with bridgeboard ones). Just give the file name and PC-Task will treat that file just like the bridgeboard would. PC-Task also accepts Amiga partitions as hard drives but due to MS-DOS restrictions these must be set up very carefully so don't try without the full manual file to PC-Task. If you have already set one up all you do is specify the partition name(eg DH3:). If the entry for Hard Drive C is bootable PC-Task will boot directly from that. Since writing to disks is not enabled with the demonstration you cannot create a new hard drive as the MSDOS programs fdisk and format have to write to the hard drive. Not getting enough memory for you PC, try one or more the following:- Make a boot disk that only runs PC-Task (and TDPatch1213 if 1.2/1.3). Select MDA instead of CGA. Don't use Serial or Parallel. Disconnect external disk drives. Lower the value of "Minimum Leave Available". Run the LeaveSlowFast program if you have a 512K Chip/512K Slow Fast. Don't crunch the PC-Task program. Slow operation:- Use the MDA Graphics Adapter which doesn't have the colors and graphics but it is faster updating. If you have have only chip and slow fast memory this makes a big difference in general speed. If you must use CGA, add MAXDEPTHTWO=ON or MAXDEPTHTHREE=ON to the PC-Task icon ToolTypes or your Shell/CLI arguments. These keywords reduce the number of colors displayed but make a large difference to speed on a machine with only chip and slow fast memory. BECOMING A REGISTERED USER -------------------------- What you get when you become a registered user:- The latest version of PC-Task with:- Floppy/HardDiskPartition/HardDiskFile writing enabled. Printing enabled. Optimized versions for 68020 and higher processors. The next major update sent to you as well as access to updates in the future. By major I mean if you originally receive 1.01 you probably won't receive 1.02 (unless you specifically request it as your update) but you will most likely receive 1.10 or higher version as your update. The full manual file. A HardDiskFile Device so you can use a Filesystem to access your PC-Task or Bridgeboard HardDiskFile. A MS-DOS program that allows you to copy files from Amiga -> PC-Task. A MS-DOS program that allows you to copy files from PC-Task -> Amiga. A MS-DOS program to quit PC-Task. A MS-DOS program to start the mouse driver. Direct support from me(phone/fax & mail). To become a registered user please send $40 ($35 US) to:- Chris Hames 6 Pamela Crt Blackburn Sth VIC 3130 Australia To minimize bank charges please contribute with one of the following:- Australian Cash or Cheque. Any cheque drawn on a Australian Bank. Foreign Cash (US, English or German preferred). International Money Order or Bank Cheque. NOTE: No US Postal orders. No Canadian Postal orders. No international COD. Don't forget to say you want PC-Task and clearly print your name and address. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright PC-Task software and documentation are copyright Chris Hames. This demonstration program may be copied as long as it is accompanied by this doc file both unaltered & no money is charged(except for a reasonable copying fee such as what Fred Fish charges). You may not decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer the software. Disclaimer No responsibility or liability will be accepted for any damage that may appear to have resulted from use of this program. All use is at your own risk. The software is provided "as is" without any warranty implied or otherwise to the fitness or accuracy of the software and documentation. The documentation is believed to be correct but the author reserves the right to update the software and/or documentation without notice. TradeMarks Commodore is a registered trademarks of Commodore Electronics, Ltd. Amiga, Amiga 500, Amiga 2000, Amiga 3000, AmigaDOS, Amiga Kickstart, Amiga Workbench are trademarks of Commodore-Amiga, Inc. IBM, CGA and MDA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Inc. All other trademarks are trademarks of their relative Companies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regards, Chris Hames Internet: bytey@werple.pub.uu.oz.au FidoNet: 3:633/353