[WarpCast] New! ThermoProtect V1.34 - 5/24/00 |
Network Trace for OS/2 - Turn any OS/2 machine into a network probe. - Take a trace on any segment in the network, in minutes. - A software-only, hardware-independent implementation. http://www.goldencode.com/ntrace.html ********************************************************************* Source: (davidwei@cybermail.net) Moderator: Trevor Smith (feedback@warpcast.com) ------------------------------------------------------- Okay, now a working frenzy kinda started... here's ThermoProtect V1.34!!! I would encourage anyone using V1.33 to upgrade to V1.34 if possible, because of that V1.34 seems to be slightly better optimized by the complier (tweaked the setting a bit), and the heating code is drastically improved in performance!!! Here's what's new in the Enviro.HST *Because the ThermoProtect's heating code does not work to my satisfaction, so I started by putting the heating code in a thread of its own. Now ThermoProtect's main program will start and stop the heating thread on command, no longer would a timed loop be needed in for heating purposes, ThermoProtect will heat the CPU to just over the prescribed temperature and stop right there. Because now the heating code is in a different thread, it is a lot easier to show visual indication that the heating thread is activated. (Yellow text and red background in text mode, or "H" showing up in named pipe mode) Not only this, but I have set the heating thread to Idle Priority, Delta 1. This makes the system work smooth as silk even when the heating function is activated, unlike what ThermoProtect V1.33 does. (Well, it was a quick hack. :) ) I set the Delta to 1 because most CPU "sucker" program (RC5/DES, SETI@Home, prime number finder and whatever else) usually have their delta set to 0, and if anything goes wrong with them, I would want my heating thread to be able to outclass them in the priority ranking, so that it can work properly. Yipee! This is my first multi-threaded (or should I say, DUAL THREADED?) program, and it is also my first program that actually NEEDS to have more than one thread. :) Now ready for download from my site: http://www.pcenduser.com (Just follow the link to ThermoProtect.) And it has already been uploaded to Hobbes, however, I would recommend downloading from my page if possible, because I would like to see how many people are interested in ThermoProtect, and click the banner on the page while you are there. ------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or for more information on WarpCast, visit: http://www.warpcast.com/ -------------------------------------------------------