                    DISKTIMER GS  v2.0
 
 
 
 (C) 1988-89 Joe Jaworski
     All Rights Reserved.
 
 DisktimerGS is FREEWARE. You may distribute it to anyone
 without charge. There is no Shareware fee required. However,
 the program is copyright material and is not to be
 commercially distributed without prior permission.
 
 DiskTimerGS and SCSI HACKER with complete instructions is
 also available on disk from So What Software, 10221 Slater
 Avenue, Suite 103, Fountain Valley, CA 92708. (714) 964-4298
 
 
 
 Version 2.0 Update Information
 
 1) Version 2.0 now includes Multi-Block READs. This test can
 be used to optimize interleave of your SCSI drive for
 maximum performance under GS/OS 5.0. The test performs 16
 2000-block READ commands sequentially across the disk
 starting with block 0000. The times reported are in seconds.
 
 2) Minimum ProDOS volume size to run version 2.0 is 16MB.
 Needless to say, DiskTimerGS cannot be run from floppies or
 hard disks partitioned less than 16MB in size. DiskTimerGS
 MUST be launched from the volume or disk to test.
 
 3) Interrupts are now enabled during all tests. For
 TransWarpGS owners, this allows you to maximize interleave
 while your machine is accelerated. This also means that
 moving the mouse, pressing keys, or accessing the Control
 Panel during the test will give you dirty results. Any
 Permanent Init files that hog interrupts on a frequent basis
 will also distort the numbers.
 
 4) If used in conjunction with THE SCSI HACKER, use the
 Advanced Disk Utility from System 4.0 (not 5.0) to write
 partitions, then run DisktimerGS under 5.0. This is because
 the 5.0 native mode SCSI driver forces you to select 1:1 or
 2:1 interleave ONLY, and then low-level formats your drive.
 As always, use HDSCPartition after low-level formatting with
 SCSI HACKER.
 
 5) If you cannot see a difference in Multi-Block READ
 results under changing interleave factors, chances are your
 SCSI drive has either Read-Ahead buffering or built-in
 caching. As a general rule, 6:1 interleave (5:1 with
 TransWarpGS) yields good results with many hard drives under
 5.0. With full cylinder caching, 1:1 will give best results.
 
 6) All other tests remain the same as version 1.0.
