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Ram Hog 2.1 - Freeware version release notes

July 30, 1998

(c) Rob Sappelli
rob@thepalmtree.com
www.thepalmtree.com
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CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT

    I.   Introduction
    II.  Installation
    III. System Requirements
    IV.  Ram Hog 2.1 zip file contents
    V.   Notes on Ram Hog
    VI.  Version History
    VII. Legal Disclaimer
    
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I. INTRODUCTION
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"What is taking up so much memory ???"
Ram Hog displays all the databases installed on your Pilot in Size order! Each
line shows the Database name, number of bytes in use, & the percentage of Used
Ram it occupies. Scroll through the list with the hardware buttons.
Now you can see what is hogging up all your Ram!
Displayed at the bottom of the screen is the Total Ram in bytes, the Free Ram
in bytes and what percentage of memory is Free. The Free Ram percent gets
smaller as the Pilot gets full.
The Statistics screen displays what type of databases are taking up the most
memory. Apps, DOC files, Hacks, & J-File databases are summarized.

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II. INSTALLATION
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Installation of Ram Hog is just like any other .prc for the Pilot.
Ram Hog 2.1 should install right on top of the previous 1.0 version, however, I
usually delete the older app first just in case!

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III. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Requires OS v.2 or OS v.3 - will not work on OS v.1, sorry. - In other words,
you must have a PalmPilot Personal, Professional or Palm III to use Ram Hog.
The older Pilot 1000 or Pilot 5000 cannot run Ram Hog unless you have upgraded
the memory board and are running OS v.2 or v.3.
12K of free memory on the Pilot is required to install Ram Hog 2.1.

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IV. RAM HOG ZIP FILE CONTENTS
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Ramhog.prc    The Ram Hog 2.1 application that you install on your PalmPilot.
Ramhog.txt    This file. All info is also on the website.

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V. NOTES ON RAM HOG
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Tested on Pilots with 512k, 1 Mb, and the 3Mb Super Pilot memory board. - Ram
Hog will work with different memory card sizes & analyzes up to 400
applications & databases installed on the Pilot. That should be enough,
even for those 8Mb Super Pilot people!

Percentage column does not add up to 100%. - This is because only the 10
largest databases are displayed and not every database on the Pilot. Also,
some other 'System' type data takes away from the total usable memory and I
have no info on how that works so cannot account for it in the program.
However, the numbers displayed are accurate in that: The Size column shows
the number of bytes used by each database & the % column shows what percentage
of used Ram used by each database. Ram Hog analyzes all databases that the
user has control over & can delete if desired.

Numbers vary slightly from the Memory application. - This is mostly because Ram
Hog is showing numbers in bytes, and the Memory app shows them in K. One K is
not 1,000 bytes, it is 1,024 bytes...

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VI. VERSION HISTORY
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2.1  - 07/30/98  Closing Statistics window would send user back 10 databases
                 in the list - Fixed.
                 Increased maximum number of databases supported from 200 to
                 400.
                 Minor cosmetic changes.
2.0  - 05/25/98  In Response to user suggestions:
                 You can now scroll through all the applications instead of
                   displaying just the top 10 largest.
                 Added the Statistics screen which displays which type of
                   applications are taking up the most memory. Apps, DOC files,
                   Hacks, & J-File databases are summarized.
                 Jazzed up the screen appearance.
1.0  - 03/10/98  Initial Freeware release.
1.0b2- 02/28/98  Beta 2 release.  Fixed a problem that crashed some Pilots.
1.0b - 02/20/98  Beta release.


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VII. LEGAL DISCLAIMER
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Ram Hog is provided AS-IS; there is NO WARRANTY, express or implied. The user
assumes full responsibility and liability for any use of this program. All
Rights Reserved by Robert Sappelli, except as noted below.

Permission to distribute this package complete and unmodified for personal use
via the internet for no charge (other than reasonable connection charges) is
granted to the public. Distribution for commercial purposes via any other
medium, including but not limited to CD-ROM, floppy, or printed material, in
whole or in part, requires express permission from the author,
(rob@thepalmtree.com).

Modified versions may be distributed with this notice intact, provided that
said versions are clearly marked as modified. The above provisions also apply
to any such modified packages.