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TITLE
PC-TaskDemo 3.10
VERSION
3.10
AUTHOR
Chris Hames
PUBLISHER
Published exclusively by:
Quasar Distribution
P.O. Box 188
Southland
Victoria 3192
Australia
Phone +61 (0)3 583 8806
Fax +61 (0)3 585 1074
BBS +61 (0)3 584 8590
InterNet: pctask@quasar.dialix.oz.au
AmigaNet: Justin Deeley @ 41:300/584.0
DESCRIPTION
PC-Task 3 is the first and only software 80286 emulator for the Amiga
range of computers, allowing you to run MS-DOS sofftware, incuding MS
Windows 3.11 (see below).
The following features are included in this release:
- Switchable 8086/80286 emulation
- Support for up to 16MB RAM (15MB extended) of PC memory
- Up to 2 floppy drives and 2 hard drives supported
- Supports hard disk files and hard disk partitions
- High density floppies and CD-ROM support
- Select from MDA, CGA, EGA, VGA and SVGA (512K-2MB) video modes
- Support for up to 256 colours on AGA machines (32 on Old/ECS machines)
- Compatible with graphic boards (eg. EGS Spectrum, Picasso)
- Parallel, Serial and PC speaker emulation
- Mouse support, including Serial Mouse emulation
- Run multiple PC-Task processes on the same machine
- Run MS-DOS applications in a window on a public screen (eg. Workbench)
- Transfer files between your Amiga and MS-DOS
- Support for David Salamon's GoldenGate bridge cards
- Compatible with MS Windows 3.0 - 3.11 *
* MS Windows 3.1 requires 1.5 MB contiguous RAM and sufficient hard disk
space (around 10MB)
NOTE: Neither MS-DOS or MS Windows are included.
About this Demo
---------------
This demo has been released to give you some idea of the speed and
functionality of the PC-Task package. You will not be able to run
software that needs to write to disk (such as MS Windows, FDisk, Format
etc.). This demonstration version is a generic 680x0 version of
PC-Task and is considerably slower than the full 68020_60 specific
version. We estimate that the demo is 25% slower on a 68020/30, 20%
slower on a 68040 and very much slower on a 68060 (due to the 68060 not
having one often used instruction inbuilt anymore).
The full package contains the following features which have been
removed from this demo:
- A comprehensive user reference manual
- Writing to Floppy/HardDiskPartition/HardDiskFile enabled.
- Parallel port emulation enabled.
- Optimized version for 68020 and higher processors
- Turbo Version (requires 4x RAM for speed increase)
- The hardfile.device so you can use a Filesystem to access your PC-Task
or Bridgeboard HardDiskFile from AmigaDOS.
- An MS-DOS program to copy files from AmigaDOS to PC-Task
- An MS-DOS program to copy files from PC-Task to AmigaDOS
- An MS-DOS program to show AmigaDOS directories under PC-Task
- An MS-DOS program to quit PC-Task
- An MS-DOS program to start the mouse driver
- A CD-ROM driver allowing access to CD-ROMs under PC-Task's emulation
AVAILABILITY
PC-TaskDemo 3.1 is available from the following sources:
AmiNET and its mirrors /misc/emu/PC-TaskDemo31.lha 91048 bytes
The Galaxy BBS (Quasar Support BBS)
Authorised Distributors (see listing below)
PC-Task 3.1 is available from Quasar Distribution, Authorised
Distributors and their dealers. PC-Task is available as:
PC-Task 3.1 - PC-Task 3.1 English program and documentation
PC-Task 3.1 DEU - PC-Task 3.1 German program and documentation
PC-Task 3.1 VF - PC-Task 3.1 French program and documentation
PC-Task 3.1 is NOT available directly from Chris Hames
PRICING
Current pricing from Quasar Distribution is:
PC-Task 3.1 AUD $129.00
Shipping (all orders) AUD $ 10.00
Quasar Distribution are able to accept payment in the following forms:
Visa / Mastercard (please include expiry)
International Money Order (made payable to Quasar Distribution)
Bank Draft (made payable to Quasar Distribution)
Cash (we don't recommend sending cash through the mail)
Orders should be forwarded to Quasar Distribution at the address below.
Please contact your local Authorised Distributor for local pricing and
availability.
UPGRADES
All users of PC-Task V1-V2 registered with Chris Hames or Quasar
Distribution should have received notification by mail of this upgrade.
With the V3 release ALL support and upgrades for PC-Task are now
handled by Quasar Distribution.
Users of the Quasar Distribution package who have not returned their
product registration card, should contact Quasar Distribution, or their
local authorised distributor for upgrade pricing and availability.
Purchasers of the DevWare PC-Task 2 package in North America should
contact Quasar Distribution for current upgrade policy and pricing.
AUTHORISED DISTRIBUTORS (as of 22/03/95)
Australia & New Zealand (and anywhere else not listed)
Quasar Distribution
P.O. Box 188
Southland
Victoria 3192
Australia
Phone +61 (0)3 583 8806
Fax +61 (0)3 585 1074
BBS +61 (0)3 584 8590
France
France-Festival-Distribution
3 Rue Anatole France
FR 13220 Chateauneuf-Les-Martigues
France
Phone +33 42-76-18-70
Fax +33 42-76-18-70
Germany
Casablanca Multimedia
Wiemelhauser Straße 247a
44799 Bochum 1
Germany
Phone +49 (0)234 7 20 35
Fax +49 (0)234 7 20 60
North America
Wonder Computers Inc.
1301 Richmond Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K2B 7Y4
Phone +1 613 596 2542
Fax +1 613 596 9349
U.K.
Meridian Software Distribution
East House
East Road Industrial Estate
East Road
London SW19 1AR
U.K.
Phone +44 (0)81 543 3500
Fax +44 (0)81 543 2255
All distribution enquiries should be directed to Quasar Distribution.
DISTRIBUTABILITY
This demo distribution may be freely copied as long as all files are
included and the following conditions are adhered to. No more than USD
$5.00 may be charged for a floppy disk containing it. This
distribution is for evaluation purposes only, any use beyond that
requires purchase of the complete PC-Task 3 package. All references
describing/advertising this distribution must clearly state that it is
a Demo version. This demo distribution may be freely placed on any
CD-ROM as long as the above conditions are adhered to. This demo
distribution may not be placed on any Magazine Cover Disk or Cover
CD-ROM, without the express written permission of Quasar Distribution.
You may not decompile, dissasemble, reverse engineer, modify, or
translate the program or documentation.