EddyHawk's Info List
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System Information & Benchmark Soft
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-HWiNFO (HardWare iNFO)
 by: Martin Malix aka REALiX (Slovak)
 year: 1995-2001
 Type: hw.detect, 386, 400(+50kb) basemem, 1Mb XMS
 Compiler: BC++ V3.0+ [1991]
 Adv:
  GUI
  detects a LOT of hw
  (cpu/HD/CD) benchmark
  still & frequently updated
 Disadv:
  shareware
   log file creation is disabled
   nag screen -> press certain key to continue after new scr is displayed
  can't run under Win/NT/ OS/2 (because detection is impossible)
  sometimes hang on my cpus
 V2.00  [Oct 1995] 1st public ver
 V4.7.9 [12 Aug 2001]
 Note:
  prog x is proted by Yellow Rose's BitLok V3.1
  author proposes? HWiNFO keymaker challenge

-NSSI (Navratil Software System Information)
 by: Tom?? Navratil/Navratil Software (Czech)
 year: 1996-2001
 type: 8086, DOS v3.3, 329kb free basemem, MDA
 compiler: bp v7.0 (?)
 V0.50.8 [Feb 2001]
 V0.51.2 [18 Aug 2001]
  adv:
   GUI
   free
   anti-virus + anti-stealth
   y2k test
   safecrash
  disadv:
   often hang on my 2nd cpu, critical error when showing disk drives page
   some functions not yet written
  note: proted by NSOS/PM V1.00

-PC-CONFIG
 by: Michael Colin (Germany)
 year: 1989-2000
 V9.33
 disadv: shareware (nags)

-SiSoft SAW (System Analyst for Windows)
 by: Catalin-Adrian Silasi/SiSoft (UK)
 type: win16.sys.info
 V1.10
  compiler: BP + Objects V7.0
 V1.20
  bugfixes
  non-pub

-SiSoft SANDRA (System ANalyser, Diagnostic & Reporting Assistant)
 by: Catalin-Adrian Silasi/SiSoft (UK)
 type: win32.sys.info & benchmark
 year: 1995-2001
 99.3.50
  compiler: Visual C++ V5.x
 2000
 2001
 note: crash when uses MSR on unknown CPU

-SYSMark
 by: Bapco (?)
 type: win32.bench
 Office Application
 Internet Content Creation
 2001
 note: uses several popular applications for benchmark

-ZD (Ziff-Davis) Winbench
 by: ZD
 type: win.bench
 96
  Graf.Winmark

-Winstone
 type: win.bench

-Speedy
 type: win.bench
 V1.1

-Wintach
 type: win.bench
 V1.2
  Word Processing
  CAD
  Calc
  Paint
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MISC
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-Dhrystones
 measures mcpu's integer performance
 note: well-known benchmark test from Unix world

-Whetstones
 measures mcpu's fpu performance
 note: well-known benchmark test from Unix world