Mo'Slo version 1.32 evaluation from Dr.David's Super Crispy Software division of Hearn/Perrell Copyright (c) David Perrell 1990,1997 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 view the path variable, simply enter the word 'path' at the DOS command prompt. You will see a list of paths separated by semicolons (;). In DOS 6.22 and earlier, C:\DOS is almost always in your path variable. 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.1.32 requires the complete filename of your program, plus any path required to find it. For example, if the default directory 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 1.32 CPU SLOWDOWN UTILITY 2 of 3 Mo'Slo v.1.32 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, or (2) use Mo'Slo to launch COMMAND.COM, then launch your program with a separate command, e.g. moslo /20 c:\command.com game.bat will run game.bat at 20%. After you exit your game you must then enter "exit" on the command line to restore normal speed. A much simpler solution is to 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, Mo'Slo Deluxe, and other Dr.David's Utilities, please visit our World Wide Web 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