History of Myzar.


Version 2.0
(01-08-1999)
- Almost entirely rewritten to support two clients simultaneously. Many new keywords added
- New objects for the small window, plus they can be arranged into two columns
- Keyrate chart, thanks to Jacek Rzeuski and its MUI custom class. the "TOGGLECHART" Arexx command.
- Internal datatype-based random sample player, now Myzar can "moo" whenever a block is completed. It can also warn the user when a random block is started.
- New tooltype SAMPLESDIR
- Window title can be configured as well
- Now uses "Newstring.mcc" or "bettestrsing.mcc" for string gadgets, if present.
- Documentation entirely rewritten
- Moved from SAS/C to EGCS.
- Many other small changes
Version 1.11
(16-11-1998)
- Added polish localization
- Fixed a bug the could lead to system hangs when the "auto update" feature was used together with Miami.
- You can now adjust separately the PPC and 68K priority for each client.
- fixed a small bug that resetted the progres bar when more that 127 blocks were fetched/flushed (hi Dave :)
- Myzar windows are not selected anymore at startup
- Added the tooltype STATSDIR, used to specify the directory where Myzar stores its statistics files. Default is ENVARC:.
- Added new Arexx commands EXPAND, ONLINE, OFFLINE, RUNBUFFERS, TOGGLEWINDOW, TOGGLESTATS.
Version 1.1
(03-10-1998)
- Localized
- Small window much more configurable: you can change text, font and bottom space for each object, and rearrange them at will. Added a keyword parser to allow each object to show information about every area of client activity.
- Doesn't require "break" and "status" commands anymore.
- Speed format is now configurable (e.g. 123.2 KKeys/sec or 123244 Keys/sec).
- Myzar now saves useful information like number of blocks done, average
speed, etc.
- Added a "stats window", updated after each block.
Version 1.0a
(27-08-1998)
- Fixed a bug that prevented from using absolute paths in client configuration (e.g. for log or checkpoint files).
- Added a three-seconds delay before command execution when a block is completed to minimize disk trashing.
Version 1.0
(02-08-1998)
- Much faster refresh, should look good on AGA, too.
- More client options can be configured from within Myzar
- Now multiple instance are allowed, each one reading its preference file from env: (Myzar.1.config, Myzar.2.config....). It allows PPC users to start two copies of Myzar, one for each client.
- Users is now warned about random blocks and whenever the client stops
- Myzar now defaults to "online" mode
- Removed all unneeded FindPort()
- Myzar is now compatible with rc5des v2.7021.405, but it is still designed for version 2.7100.413.
- added the tooltype DONOTSTART to inhibit client auto-start.
- Experimental AmiTCP support.
- Added an indication about speed in small window
- You can now have Myzar run a specified command whenever a block is completed
- AREXX port
Version 0.9
(14-07-1998)
First public release