From: mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mike Levis) (OS/2)
Subject: FAQL 2.0f excerpts (Re: How to get the IBM CD?)
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 16:18:24 GMT

>>>point me in the right direction to get this new CD?
>>
>>This question is answered in the FAQ List as of Release 2.0f.
>>
>>Sorry to be so sour, but people really ought to start reading this
>>list.
>
>   I just went to Hobbes and Release 2.0f wasn't there.  The latest
>FAQ was 2.0e which (from your post) I assumed didn't have the information.
>Since, my news machine doesn't have the 2.0f FAQ and Hobbes doesn't
>have it, could you please re-post the 2.0f FAQ, post the relevant info,
>or make sure that Hobbes has the most recent version of the FAQ?  I
>realize that it's a lot of work keeping this stuff together and organizing
>the FAQ (along with all the PR you do for OS2), so don't think I'm
>not grateful, but I would like to check out the CD.  Thanks.

I didn't find 2.0f at ftp-os2 either.  But I do have 2.0f when it was
posted.  I have included the new questions in my post below (I think
that these are the only changes from 2.0e).

:
:OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions List: User's Edition
:Release 2.0f; September 26, 1992
:Compiled by Timothy F. Sipples
:
  [...]
:
:(30)	What do I need for OS/2 multimedia applications?
:
:Information on IBM's OS/2 multimedia extensions (MMPM/2) and tools, 
:multimedia hardware, and IBM multimedia titles (e.g. Illuminated 
:Manuscript) is available through IBM's Multimedia Office (800-426-9402 
:ext. 150).  Drivers for the SoundBlaster are available in beta form 
:(currently) through sources listed in Question 9.  VideoLogic's (617-
:494-0530) DVA-4000 supports video capture and video display in windows.
:
:------------------------------
:
:(31)	How do I measure OS/2 performance and memory usage?
:
:OS/2 does not treat system resources like DOS.  Memory is treated as a 
:virtual resource, used intelligently.  For example, OS/2 will retain 
:unused, "dormant" code in memory if that memory is not otherwise 
:required, on the assumption that that code may be used again.  Also, all 
:but a small portion of OS/2 (and most applications, no matter how many 
:are running) may be paged to disk should a large amount of physical 
:memory be required.  Utilities which display "free" memory, then, are 
:only useful for rough, relative measurements.
:
:Similarly, utilities which purport to measure system load (e.g. Pulse) 
:should not be relied upon for definitive performance measurement.  
:Subjective assessments are often much more reliable.  Pulse (and similar 
:utilities) rely on a measurement of processor time allocated to a thread 
:running at OS/2's lowest priority.  This method is subject to erroneous 
:results.
:
:That said, more rigorous system performance optimization and monitoring 
:tools include SPM/2 (IBM, in beta at present), BenchTech (Synetik, 303-
:241-1718), and Performance 2.0 (Clear & Simple, 203-658-1204).
:

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