Category : System Diagnostics for your computer
Archive   : SNOOP330.ZIP
Filename : SNREAD.ME

Snooper(TM), the System Checker
Copyright 1992, 1994 John Vias

Some kinds words from Snooper's users:

``[Snooper is a] great tool
for snooping around inside your hardware.''
--Preston Gralla, Editor-at-Large, PC/Computing Magazine
Quoted in ``Ziffnet Threads,'' September 1993

``A friend showed it to me. . . . I had to have it.''
--Harold R., Atlanta, GA

``It does everything . . .very quickly and efficiently.
You've done a great job!''
--Bruce F., Cordova, TN

``I like the simplicity and elegance . . .''
--Jerry R., Louisville, KY

``Your program is just great! I love it!''
--Frank T., Paris, France

``One page tells all. It's quick!''
--Kai b.H., Philadelphia, PA

``. . . like lighthearted documentation . . .''
--Wedge W., Rochester, NY

``Snooper is a thing of beauty.''
--Arthur B., Charlotte, SC

``Awww, shucks!''
--John Vias, Gainesville, FL


Thank you for your interest in Snooper, the System Checker! This
handy system information utility reports many operating
characteristics of your computer. Snooper tells you all about your
computer's CPU, NDP, bus, memory, ports, IRQs, DMA, mouse, disks,
network, and much more. It can run unattended (for batch files),
print its screens to a file or printer, and automatically configure
itself for Desqview, color or monochrome video cards, and much more.
Please read Snooper's manual to learn how to use it most effectively.


REQUIREMENTS

You may want to postpone reading the rest of this manual to run
Snooper. Go ahead! Snooper doesn't change your computer except to
write a log file if you ask it. Here are its system requirements:

* IBM PC or 100% compatible
* 256K RAM
* DOS 3.1 or higher
* a video card

In short, Snooper should run on your computer.


OPERATION

Make sure Snooper is in your current directory or on your path.

------TO DO THIS------------ ---TYPE THIS FROM DOS PROMPT------
Print Snooper's manual copy snooper.doc prn
Run Snooper snooper

------TO DO THIS------------ ---TYPE THIS FROM INSIDE SNOOPER--
View help screens , then and
View Diagnostics screen
View Benchmark screen
View Bus screen
View CMOS screen
View Network screen
Log the display to a file
Log the display to a printer
Edit CONFIG.SYS
Edit AUTOEXEC.BAT
Edit SNOOPER.LOG
Order Snooper (our favorite) , then
Exit Snooper

Please read the manual. It explains how to use Snooper's advanced
features, such as the SNOOPER environment variable and file logging.
You may even get a chuckle out of it. The manual is over sixty pages
long so be sure you have enough paper before you start printing.
Better yet, save your time and paper and just order Snooper. We'll
send you a printed manual as part of your low registration fee.


FILES ON THIS DISK

All of the following files should be on this disk or in this archive.
If any are missing, or if they don't all have the same date and time,
please don't redistribute the remaining files. Contact one of

Snooper's on-line distribution points (listed on the front page of
SNOOPER.DOC) for a complete, and possibly newer, version.

Filename Description
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SNOOPER.EXE Snooper, the system checker program.
To order, press , then .
SNOOPER.CFG Sample configuration file
SNOOPER.DOC Snooper's main manual
SNOOPER.HST Revision history, lists changes since version 1.00
SNOOPER.ICO Icon file for Windows 3.x
SNOOPER.PIF PIF file for Windows 3.x
VENDOR.DOC Information for disk vendors and sysops
VENDINFO.DIZ Introductory text, plus data for automated processing
programs. Assists vendors and sysops process programs.
FILE_ID.DIZ Description file some BBSs will use automatically.
Thank you for helping us distribute Snooper!
SNREAD.ME This brief introductory material

Again, thank you for trying Snooper.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.