Mo'Slo version 1.31 evaluation from Dr.David's Super Crispy Software division of Hearn/Perrell Copyright (c) David Perrell 1990,1993,1996 All rights reserved. Mo'Slo lets you to slow the speed of your computer to 1-99% of normal in 1% increments. To use it, you supply the name of the program you want to run slow as a command line argument. Slowness is adjusted with a command line switch. If the switch is not supplied, Mo'Slo slows your computer to approximate a 4.77MHz PC/XT. INSTALLATION To install Mo'Slo, simply copy moslo.com into a directory that is accessible through your system path variable. To find out which directories are in your path, simply enter the word 'path' at the DOS command prompt. In DOS 6.22 and earlier, C:\DOS is almost always in your path. In DOS 7 (Win95), C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND is a good choice. OPERATION Mo'Slo is a program that runs your programs. You execute Mo'Slo with slowdown speed and your program's name as command line arguments. Mo'Slo then slows your computer and executes your program. Mo'Slo v.1.31 requires the complete filename of your program, plus any path required to find it. For example, if the default directly at the command line is the root directory C:\, and your game 'game.com' is in a subdirectory 'mygames', the following command entered at the DOS prompt will run 'game.com' at 20% normal speed: moslo /20 c:\mygames\game.com Since many games use other files to keep high scores, bitmaps, etc., it's best to switch to the drive and directory in which the game is located before running it. For example, if the program you want to run is located on drive D: in the subdirectory 'mygames', and the default directory is currently the root of C:, then you would first switch to drive D:, then change to the '\mygames' directory, then run Mo'Slo. Example command sequence: d: cd \mygames moslo /20 game.com When you exit your program in the normal fashion, you also exit Mo'Slo and normal speed is restored. Mo'Slo doesn't stay resident in memory and it doesn't alter the system clock. MO'SLO 1.31 CPU SLOWDOWN UTILITY 2 of 4 Mo'Slo v.1.31 will not run batch (.BAT) files. To run a batch file, you must either (1) alter the line in the batch file that calls the executable program, (2) use Mo'Slo to launch COMMAND.COM with the batch file name as an additional argument, e.g. moslo /n command.com /c game.com or (3) the simplest solution: purchase Mo'Slo Deluxe (see below). TIPS Using Mo'Slo in a DOS box in MS Windows or Win95 -- even at full screen -- can result in jerky operation. For best results, exit to the DOS command line. It is best to start fast and work downward until you find a good slowdown speed. If you try to run Mo'Slo too slow, your computer may actually speed up to normal speed and it will look as though Mo'Slo is not working at all. A good strategy is to start at 50%. If 50% is too fast, try 25%. If 25% is too slow, try 35%, etc. Narrow down by trying a midpoint between the too-fast speed and the too-slow speed until you reach an optimum. Then make note of what percentage works best with each program that you need to slow. Running Mo'Slo without any argument displays instructions. When running on Pentium computers, there may be a few seconds delay when starting your application and when exiting to DOS. ********************************************************************* MO'SLO DELUXE is an enhanced version of Mo'Slo that allows slowdown percentages from 0.1 to 99.9%, making it possible to run even the oldest PC games and timing-sensitive programs on a fast Pentium PC. Mo'Slo Deluxe also runs batch files transparently to the user, and does not require you to enter the file extension of executables or batch files. Includes a pause mode that allows changing speed percent without exiting your program, and a quick-start option for loading programs at full speed with slowdown after load. For information regarding the latest versions of Mo'Slo, please visit our WWW site at http://www.hpaa.com/moslo. ********************************************************************* IBM PC, XT are trademarks of International Business Machines MS DOS and Microsoft Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation MO'SLO 1.31 CPU SLOWDOWN UTILITY 3 of 4 ========================= LICENSE ================================ The Mo'Slo software program is owned by David Perrell and is protected by United States copyright laws and related international treaty provisions. License to use version 1.31 of Mo'Slo (subsequently referred to as the Software) is granted under the following terms and conditions: 1. You may use the Software free of charge for personal recreation that is not part of any profit-making enterprise. All other use, including but not limited to use within commercial or governmental organizations and use as part of any development or testing procedure for a commercial product or service, requires purchase of a commercial or site license, EXCEPT that one copy of the Software may be used for a period of 15 days to evaluate its fitness for your needs. 2. You may freely distribute the Software provided this documentation is included. Distribution of the Software for financial gain or as accompaniment to any product distributed for financial gain requires a distribution license. Under no circumstances may this software be sold in any form without written permission from the author. 3. You may not make or have made any modification to the Software or to this documentation. You may not adapt, translate, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or create derivative works based on the Software. Using the Software implies acceptance of these terms. ===================== DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ======================== Mo'Slo is provided without warranty of any kind, express or implied, and the user assumes the entire risk of using it. The author will not be liable for any incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages resulting from the use of this software. In no event will the author's liability ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the nature of the claim. ===================================================================== COMMERCIAL LICENSING A single-terminal license for Mo'Slo 1.31 is US$15 payable in US funds to Hearn/Perrell. For multi-user site licenses and distribution licensing information, please contact the author, David Perrell, at: Dr.David's Super Crispy Software division of Hearn/Perrell 23022 Hatteras Street Woodland Hills, CA 91367 phone: (818) 884-7151 voice, (818) 884-7157 voice/FAX Email: davidp@earthlink.net WWW: http://www.hpaa.com/moslo OTHER SOFTWARE FROM DR.DAVID 4 of 4 Dr.David's DOS Utilities package -- includes nine programs: REND2 -- Rename and/or move files and directories anywhere, combine multi-level paths into one directory, move large directory structures onto multiple floppy disks, move by date (before and after), archive (on or off), file by file prompt, plus additional options. DCOPY -- Like REND2 but copies instead of moves. Faster, more compact and with more options than XCOPY. DED -- Delete files or entire directories with one command. Delete matching files throughout a subdirectory path. Date & attribute filters, confirmation & zero-overwrite options, and more. CATT -- Change file attributes or find files based on current attributes and/or date range in one directory or complete paths. Hide directories. Show file names, attributes, number of matching files and combined size. GO -- Give often-used DOS pathnames descriptive names of up to 63 characters (spaces OK). Transfer to named subdirectories quickly, without having to change default drive manually. For names not in its list, GO works like DOS's Change Directory command + drive support. Waitfor -- Multi-purpose batch file utility. Read keystrokes, set alarms, run programs or reboot at specified intervals, build batch file menu systems and more. KBSET -- Use in your AUTOEXEC or other batch file to set keyboard typematic rates and turn the NumLock switch on/off. MPATH -- Changes the default path (including drive). If the specified subdirectory path doesn't exist, MPATH creates it. AutoPark -- Auto-park read-write heads on up to 8 hard drives at user-defined intervals. Less than 500 bytes TSR. For older MFM and RLL drives that do not self-park. PostScript utilities for desktop publishers and service bureaus: PSqueezer(tm) -- reduces size of PostScript files containing downloaded fonts 90% and more. Plus, PSqueezed files can print more than 67% faster. PS*x(tm) Professional -- extracts any combination of pages and/or spot color overlays from multi-page and/or multi-color PostScript files. Available directly from Dr.David's Software, prepaid w/chk or MO. DOS Utilities package: all for $25. PostScript utilities: both for $95. Add $5 shipping/handling (or specify email delivery) +sales tax in CA.