@database Idle
@master ShockWave:source2/idle/idle.guide
@$VER: Idle V1.33
@author "Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer"
@(c) "Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer"
@width 78
@remark Created with CED V4.20, tested with Amigaguide
@node "Main" "Idle V1.33"
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                                @{b}@{u}Idle V2xx@{ub}@{uu}

                @{b}Idle@{ub} is Copyright © 1997-2001 @{"Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer" link "Author" 0}.
                             All rights reserved.
                          Use it, but don't abuse it.

      

                           @{" Copyright notice " link "Copyright" 0}
                           @{"   Introduction   " link "Introduction" 0}
                           @{"   Requirements   " link "Requirements" 0}
                           @{"     ToolTypes    " link "ToolTypes" 0}
                           @{"       Bugs       " link "Bugs" 0}
                           @{"     History      " link "History" 0}
                           @{"       Todo       " link "ToDo" 0}
                           @{"       Misc       " link "Misc" 0}
                           @{"      Thanks      " link "Thanks" 0}

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@node "Copyright" "Idle Copyright"
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  @{b}@{u}Copyright@{ub}@{uu}

  @{b}Idle@{ub} is Copyright © 1997-2001 @{"Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer" link "Author" 0}.

 I take no responsibility for any damage or loss resulting from direct or indirect
 use of this program. If something goes wrong it's your own fault, NOT mine!
 
  @{b}Idle@{ub} is freely distributable under the following conditions:

    @{b}· No more than a reasonable fee is charged for copying/downloading.
    · This distribution is not a part of other non-free distribution(s).
    · No file in the distribution is changed.
    . All files should be distributed together.
    . Distribution without meeting conditions specified above, requires
      written permission by @{"me" link "Author" 0}.@{ub}


 Amiga is © Amiga Inc.
 VBCC is © by Volker Barthelmann

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@node "Introduction" "Introduction to Idle"
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  @{b}@{u}Introduction@{ub}@{uu}

 @{b}Idle@{ub} is an @{u}instrument@{uu} to see how busy the system is. Nothing more, nothing less.
 There are a couple of other programs who do the same thing, so what's the difference?
 Try it out! Start this program together with another one. You should see it now.
 The others say the system is 100% busy, but it's not ! This happens to MOST of them, not all.
 This makes virtually all of them worthless for real debugging. That was exactly my aim, to make
 a program that @{b}ALLWAYS@{ub} shows the right cpu-time @{b}ANYTIME@{ub}.
 This program is great if you want to find out if your (or any) program takes too much cpu-time.
 And if so, you want to reduce it.

 The next generation of this program is for PPC *only* ! I can't do mixed binaries atm, so I dropped 
 M68K support for now. If I can include it, I will in a next version.
 On the upside you *can* run the M68K & the PPC version together :)


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@node "Requirements" "Requirements for Idle"
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 @{b}@{u}Requirements@{ub}@{uu}

 @{b}Idle@{ub} requires an Amiga with at least @{b}V39@{ub}, gtlayout.library V41+, a @{b}PPC@{ub} processor, 
 WarpOS installed and not too much memory. That's all folks.....

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@node "History" "Idle History"
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 @{b}@{u}History@{ub}@{uu}

 V1.01-1.023     -  For internal use only.
 V1.024 & 1.027  -  First public release.
 V1.100 28/01/2001 - New GUI (GTLayout).
 V1.101 01/02/2001 - Made the response a bit better.
 V1.102 15/02/2001 - Fixed some enforcer hits. Code cleanup. Added tooltype TEN.
 V1.103 19/02/2001 - Small fix.
 V1.104 20/02/2001 - Kicked 1 patchwork hit out. Added 'text in gauge'.
 V1.105 27/02/2001 - Added CPU check routine. Added tooltype for 'text in gauge'.
 V1.32  09/08/2001 - Added PPC Support :) Dropped M68K support :( Added some new tooltypes. 
 V1.33  12/08/2001 - Bugfix in SystemLoad check. Small changes.

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@node "ToDo" "Todo in Idle"
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 @{b}@{u}Todo@{ub}@{uu}

  * Don't know

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@node "ToolTypes" "ToolTypes"
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 @{b}@{u}ToolTypes@{ub}@{uu}

 Idle has a couple of tooltypes.

 XPOS & YPOS: Guess what they do !?
 T or TEN: This one creates 10 blocks of 10%
 TX or TEXT: Shows the amount of cpu-load IN the gauge gadget.
 LOAD: Set this to 0 (default) shows the CPU Load.
       Set this to 1 shows the System Load.
       Set this to 2 shows the CPU & System Load at the same time.
 HORIZ: When setting LOAD is 2, the gauge gadgets will be next to each other.


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@node "Author" "The Author"
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  @{b}@{u}The Author@{ub}@{uu}

  @{b}Idle@{ub} was written (with CED) and tested by @{b}Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer@{ub},
  on a A1200 @{b}@{i}'060/50Mhz & 603E+/240Mhz 64MB @{ub}@{ui} with VBCC V0.8

  If you have questions, remarks, suggestions, wishes & bug reports, 
  please contact me. 

                          @{b}Michel 'DMX' Bagmeijer
                            Meeuwenlaan 281 Hs
                             1022AJ Amsterdam
                                 Nederland
                             303dmx@hetnet.nl@{ub}

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@node "Bugs" "Bugs ???"
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 @{b}@{u}Bugs:@{ub}@{uu}

 Ofcourse not ;))

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@node "Misc" "Miscellaneous"
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 Don't mind the program version 'Idle@{u}2xx@{uu}', this is normal. Just a reminder
 for @{b}@{"me" link "Author" 0}@{ub}, to know which is the latest version.
 SystemLoad can and will be (sometimes) > 100%. This is normal. That's how WarpOS works.
 

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@node "Thanks" "A few words"
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 I would like to thank:
 
 Amiga Inc. for the ongoing dream called "Amiga"
 Volker Barthelmann, Frank Wille and all the other people who helped to make VBCC. 
 My friends D.J. Gino & Abraxas for making those great mix tapes, which helped me
 thru dark sleepless nights & difficult programming stages.
 Jim Krab for additional help.

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