This is the quick installation instructions for Windows NT based systems.
To install Tame on a Windows system, run SETUP.EXE and answer the questions. For installation options, the defaults should be chosen in most cases. The notable exception is the installation path which defaults to C:\Tame. Change this to the system drive if the system drive is not C:.
After installation, run your DOS applications as usual. Use the performance monitor, task manager or the TameView program to monitor CPU utilization while you work in the application. In most cases, this should be much less than before installing Tame.
The default Tame options, combined with an auto-detection process, will find reasonable settings for most applications. However, there are cases where additional options are required. If CPU utilization does not decrease, additional information will be needed in order to determine which settings should be used. This information takes only a few minutes to obtain. See the Producing a DOS Trace in the Tame Tuning document for details
For more details and other options, see the Tame User Manual or Frequently Asked Questions documents. If you need further assistance, check the web page at http://www.tamedos.com, or send email to support@tamedos.com.
Tame dramatically improves performance when running DOS programs in a multitasking system.
If you run DOS programs, you have probably noticed that the DOS program will take over the CPU. This can be devastating in a multi-user environment such as Microsoft Terminal Server or Citrix Metaframe. A dual processor machine can slow to a crawl with just a few users.
Tame has a long history of solving this problem. Tame will monitor all the DOS applications that are running on the system, and allocate CPU resources efficiently so that applications that need the CPU resources--get them.
Tame can automatically detect appropriate settings for most applications so that the system runs as smoothly as possible with the least amount of effort. Just load the Tame program in the DOS session, and Tame takes care of the rest.
Some applications have expectations that are not met in a multi-user system, or behave in a way that causes problems. Tame can provide an isolation layer to solve problems like this. Here is a partial list of problems that DOS programs run into. Tame solves these problems and many others.
· Application changes the system date
· Application forces the console to full screen mode
· Application uses file locks excessively
· Only one user at a time can start the application
· Printing is delayed, or does not start until you exit the application
· Application depends on BIOS services that are not implemented
If your DOS application seems to be incompatible with the multi-user system, Tame may help. If your problem is not currently addressed by Tame, please let me know. The list is not etched in stone...
DOS applications were designed to run under DOS. A typical DOS application spends most of its time waiting for someone to tell it what to do next. While it waits, the application is constantly polling, to see if a key has been pressed or the mouse has been moved. In contrast, it spends relatively little time actually carrying out instructions.
In plain old, single-tasking DOS systems, time spent polling a keyboard or polling other input devices may not be a problem. After all, there's only one program in memory and the CPU has nothing better to do anyway! But in a multi-tasking environment, polling from a DOS application can consume 100% of the CPU, dramatically reducing system performance for other applications.
Tame can help your system allocate CPU resources more efficiently, so that applications that need resources--get them. When an application is "tamed" it won't steal precious CPU cycles from other applications, unless it really needs them.
Please consult the Tame Support Web Page if you have questions or problems. Some of the information is available in the Frequently Asked Questions and Tame Tuning documents. The Tame User Manual may also be used if you need more detailed explanation of the options that are available with Tame.
If you need further assistance, send email to Tame Support. Please provide a detailed explanation of the problem.
When you register Tame, you receive the latest version via email and also on a diskette. You will also be assigned a password that allows you to self-register all future versions of Tame free of charge.
To register Tame using credit card, go to the Online Orders page.
Tame may also be registered by filling out the Order Form and sending it along with payment to the following address:
David
G. Thomas
4290 Bells Ferry Road
Suite 106 PMB # 576
Kennesaw, GA 30144-1300
Purchase orders are accepted from government and major corporate accounts. In order to use a purchase order, please send the following.
Purchase
order form including PO number
Shipping address
Billing address
Tame registration form, including Contact name and email address
End user company and address (if you are reselling Tame)
Desired invoice address: (i.e. Fax, Email or Postal mail)
You are licensed to use this software free of charge for 30 days for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of Tame in your environment. If you decide to use Tame beyond the 30 day period then it must be registered.
A single user license may be used on a single computer system by one user at a time. When using Tame with a multi-user operating system, a multi-user license is required. For more information, follow the link to the Software License Options page.
If you have registered for a previous release of Tame then you may upgrade to this release at no charge. To do this, run the registration program (TAME-REG.EXE) and supply the code that was provided with your previous release.
Updates are posted on the Tame web page: www.tamedos.com.
Operating systems supported:
Windows® 2000
Windows® 2000 Terminal Services
Windows NT®
Windows NT® Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Windows XP®
Citrix® Winframe®
Citrix® MetaFrame™
Note: Tame can work effectively with other operating systems, but is not officially supported with those systems.