
D-TIME10 ver. 1.10 CD-ROM accelerator (c) Ballard Synergy Corp.

         "Makes your CD-ROM as fast as your hard disk"

Packaged by BRAD CARLTON and supplied by FATHER (5-17-95)

d-Time10 uses break-through technology to go far beyond the mere caching
provided by other CD-ROM enhancement software and transforms your CD-ROM
into something to rival your hard disk for speed.

You want smooth, high performance action, without pauses. CD-ROM
accelerator technology stores data on your hard disk and keeps your
game moving. d-Time10 gets you data on time.

You want fast encyclopedia searches. d-Time10 can lower search time
from minutes to just seconds.

You want high performance at power up. d-Time10 puts data on your hard
disk, and it stays there, even after you turn off your PC.

You want more hard disk space to install CD-ROM titles. d-Time10 uses
one hard disk file for 255 titles.

Installation Instructions:

This is a CD "rip" with an ISO image of the original CD, minus some
unnecessary files that took a whole sh!tload of space - 4 AVI files
and MS Video runtime. This ISO image crap was necessary since there
is CD-check copy protection. The ISO image only needs to be mounted
during installation, and can be deleted after it's installed.

Unzip to a temporary subdirectory, C:\TEMP in this example. Some
modifications to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT are then required in
order to mount the ISO image as a virtual CD. First, add EASYCD.SYS
to CONFIG.SYS like so:

   DEVICE=C:\TEMP\EASYCD.SYS /D:EASYCD01

EMS memory is required, and QEMM is not compatible with EASYCD.SYS,
so EMM386.EXE must be loaded WITHOUT the NOEMS parameter.

Next, modify AUTOEXEC.BAT, adding the parameter "/D:EASYCD01" to
your existing MSCDEX line following the existing "/D:" parameter.
The MSCDEX line should then look something like this:

   C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /D:EASYCD01 /M:20

After MSCDEX, load EASYSIM.COM and mount the ISO image with the
following lines:

   C:\TEMP\EASYSIM.COM
   C:\TEMP\LOADCD.EXE /S=C:\TEMP\D-TIME10.ISO

Then reboot, of course, and the d-Time10 CD will then be mounted
as the next drive letter after your real CD-ROM drive. Now you're
ready to install d-Time by running INSTALL from the virtual CD
drive just created. If you're running Windows 3.11 or earlier,
you can try running SETUP under Windows rather than INSTALL.
The Windows SETUP doesn't work under Windows 95, so I ran INSTALL
after booting to the DOS command-line only rather than loading
the GUI. This is done by pressing F8 at the "Starting Windows 95"
message, in case you've never done this.

CONFIGURING AND USING d-Time10
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Standard Installation:

You will be asked if you would like to perform a standard installation
or a custom installation. A standard installation installs in a fixed
location (C:\D-TIME10) using the default values for various settings.
You can later change these default settings with the d-Time10 program.

If you elect to perform a standard installation, simply respond with
a "y" for yes, and d-Time10 will automatically load itself using the
default settings. You will be asked if you want to reboot to enable
changes. Click on Yes, and your installation is complete.

Custom Installation:

With a customized installation, d-Time10 allows you to select the
directory you want to install d-Time10 files into, and to set a number
of parameters that control how it operates. These parameters can be
viewed and modified from DTIME.EXE.

Setting up your initial configuration and changing your configuration
later are both done the same way, so the instructions cover both
situations.

If you are running Microsoft Windows, you may run DTIME.EXE by
double-clicking on the d-Time10 icon, or from DOS, type DTIME at the
DOS prompt, and press return.

To perform a custom installation choose "n" for no when asked if you
wish to install standard settings. You will then be asked if you want
to install to the default "X" drive (where "X" is the drive letter of
your hard disk) with a d-Time10 subdirectory. Type "y" for yes, or
enter the full path name of the directory in which you wish to install
d-Time10, and then click on "OK."

d-Time10 will display a small window describing its features. When
you've finished reading this, choose "OK." An Install Accelerator Setup
dialogue box will appear in the upper left corner of your screen,
listing the settings over which you have control. Use your mouse or
arrow keys to select particular settings, and use the enter key to
toggle between values or to choose from those provided. Below is a list
of Ballard Synergy's recommended settings for optimum performance:

1) If you have more than one CD-ROM drive, select the one you'd like to
   use with d-Time10.

2) DOS RAM = 64KB. Type in the desired value and press enter (a large
   amount of RAM caching is not necessary when using accelerator files.
   Settings vary from 64KB to 8MB.)

3) Windows RAM Cache = 64KB. Type in the desired value and press enter
   (Windows RAM Cache should be half the size of DOS RAM Cache, or 64KB
   minimum).

4) Read Ahead = 12KB, or 6 sectors. (This allows d-Time10 to
   automatically take the next 12KB of information from the CD-ROM and
   store it so it will be available when needed. Settings vary from
   "disabled" to 16KB).

5) Disk space = a minimum of 20MB.
   Choose to install d-Time10's acceleration file on any hard disk
   (without data compression) that has enough space. (Using a larger
   acceleration file will not hurt, in fact will increase performance
   if using very space-intensive applications).

6) Full Motion Video:
   a) If your CD-ROM drive is a single speed, choose disable.
   b) If you have a double speed or better CD-ROM drive, choose enable.

7) Size Reduction = S5. (The higher the size reduction the more base
   memory is saved). Note: Using this option will slow performance
   somewhat when using RAM only.
