*** PLEASE READ THE ENCLOSED MANUAL TOO! ***


WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION ?

25.dec.03 [1.001 final]
-----------------------
ADDED     checking whether gethostbyname() successes
ADDED     checking whether xen.font is avail
CHANGED   os-requirement from 3.1 to 2.x (untested)
CHANGED   layout of settings-window to a virtual-group so it opens
          also on non gfx-card screenmodes like ecs, aga
FIXED     bug that forbids the use of chip-ram test in some situations
FIXED     little gui-bug in module-information at "mhz"
CHANGED   logo to a nicer one
BUMPED    revision to .001


Licence
=======

AmigaMARK is - FREEWARE -

* This means you're allowed to copy AmigaMARK as often as you want.
* It also allow's you to distribute this version of AmigaMARK in any non commercial way.
* This program cannot be used for commercial purposes without written
  permission from the author.

* None of the files in the AmigaMARK package can be modified.
* Crunching or achiving is allowed only if none of the AmigaMARK files are modified by it.


Features
========

    - Processor-, Memory- and Harddrive-analysing
    - Graphical comparison of results and modules
    - Module-based saving and sharing of results via Internet
    - Scoring of system-power on a percentage-scale
    - Benchmark-report in TXT-format
    - Individual settings for each test
    - Support of Direct-SCSI
    - Support of NSD-64

    Processor : Bogomips
                BYTEmark
                Dhrystones
                40th Fibonacci number
                FPU query
                libJPEG functions
                IBM-mars cipher
                MD5 checksuming
                MP3 -> CDDA audio convertion [1]
                IBM-serpent cipher
                ZLib functions

    Memory    : CPU-cache read
                Fast-RAM read/write
                Chip-RAM read/write [2]
                Copy memory         [3]
                Initialize memory   [3]
                Allocate memory     [3]
                Hardware-ROM read   [2]

    Harddrive : Read/Write
                Create
                Open
                Close
                Delete
                Rename
                Seek in file
                Set comment
                Set filesize
                Set protection
                Directorie scan

                Read/Write [4]
                Seek       [4]
                SpinUP     [4]


   [1] Needs mpega.library
   [2] Not avail in MorphOS-version
   [3] Some parts not available in MorphOS-version
   [4] Through direct-device-access [direct-scsi]


Requirements
============

Hardware
--------

AmigaOS-M68K-version
--------------------
    - Amiga system, UAE-, AmigaXL-/Amithlon-, MorphOS JIT-emulation
    - m68020 processor [020-060]
    -  1 MB Chip-RAM
    - 18 MB Fast-RAM
    - 20 MB Harddrive-space

MorphOS-PPC-version
-------------------
    - Amiga- or Pegasos-system
    - ppc603 processor [603x/604x/Gx]
    - 18 MB Fast-RAM
    - 20 MB Harddrive-space


Software
--------

AmigaOS-M68K-version
--------------------
    - AmigaOS v3.x
    - xen.font 11/13
    - mpega.library v2.4 [optional]
    - TextInput.mcc [requires vapor_toolkit.library]

MorphOS-PPC-version
--------------------
    - MorphOS x.x
    - xen.font 11/13
    - mpega.library v2.4 [optional]
    - TextInput.mcc [requires vapor_toolkit.library]


Copyrights
==========

Main
----
AmigaMARK LPA package  : © 2002-2004 Rupert Hausberger
MagicUserInterface MUI : Stefan Stuntz
TextInput.mcc          : Oliver Wagner
mp32cdda.mp3           : Hans Söllner [oba olle samma wixa]

Other source used/ported
------------------------
Dhrystones      : Reinhold P. Weicker
FPU query       : Al Aburto
libJPEG 6b      : Independent JPEG Group's JPEG software
Mars            : Nevenko Zunic, IBM
MD5 checksuming : Peter Deutsch, Aladdin Enterprises
Serpent         : Ross Anderson, Eli Biham, Lars Knudsen, IBM
ZLib 1.1.4      : Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler


Author/Contact
==============

Author
------
  Rupert Hausberger <rupert_hausberger@gmx.net>
                               <naTmeg@gmx.net>
  Austria

For problems, bugreports, suggestions, etc...
please write an email to the addresses above!


You can meet me on ARCNET:

  Server  : de3.arcnet.vapor.com
  Channel : #amihelp, #morphos
  Nick    : naTmeg


Updates
-------
   Check out my homepage: [all the same]

   http://final.endofinternet.net
   http://natmeg.is.dreaming.org
   http://member.ycn.com/~hausrup/index.html



Have fun,

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