PhantomScreen 1.2b

The following Command Line Options were added to PhantomScreen
after the manual had gone to press:

USING EMS/XMS MEMORY:

     PhantomScreen now defaults to using Extended Memory (XMS)
     instead of Expanded Memory (EMS). If you would rather use
     Expanded Memory (EMS), start PhantomScreen with the /E option.

     Example: PHANTOM /E

     Since Phantom now defaults to Extended Memory (XMS), the /X
     option is no longer required and has been removed.


SPEEDING UP PHANTOM:

     The /B option was added to speed up saving and loading the
     background screen. The extra speed is achieved by storing the
     background image in Expanded Memory (EMS) instead of the hard
     drive.

     Example PHANTOM /B


USING PHANTOM WITH VESA VIDEO CARDS:

     If you have a super VGA video card that is not supported by
     Phantom, but is VESA compatible, try using the /V option. If
     your VESA card requires a software driver TSR, remember to
     load it before loading Phantom.

     Example: PHANTOM /V


TURNING OFF PORT CHECKING:

     Phantom periodically checks to see if your printer and/or
     modem are active to avoid interrupting telecommunications or
     printing operations. On rare occasions this may interfere with
     certain system configurations. The /P option was added to
     Phantom for just this situation. Most people should never need
     to use this option.

     Example: PHANTOM /P


SETTING PHANTOMSCREEN'S VIDEO MODE:

     Phantom will try to automatically detect the system's video card.
     If it incorrectly identifies the card, you may manually set the
     video mode using the /G# option.  Most people should never need
     to use this option.

     0 - CGA (320x200x4)    5 - EGA (640x350x16)
     1 - CGA (640x200x2)    6 - VGA (640x480x2)
     2 - EGA (320x200x16)   7 - VGA (640x480x16)
     3 - EGA (640x200x16)   8 - VGA (320x200x256)
     4 - EGA (640x350x2)    9 - Hercules (720x348x2)

     Example: PHANTOM /G1       ( Sets Phantom to Pop-Up in CGA mode )


LOADING DIFFERENT NETWORK SETUP FILES:

     Normally PhantomScreen stores its setup information in the
     PHANTOM.DAT file in the Phantom directory. This file contains
     information about the default settings such as which screen
     saver is active, speed and color options. In a multi-user
     environment with PCs of vastly different configurations it is
     necessary to specify setup files for different users and/or
     different machine types. If a different setup file is used then
     it must be the first parameter passed to Phantom and it must also
     have a .DAT extension.

     Example: PHANTOM f:\users\cindy.dat


SYSTEM CONFLICTS:

     If you are experiencing a hardware or software conflict while
     using PhantomScreen, you may want to try the /D option. This
     option tells Phantom to use Disk Memory instead of Extended
     Memory. This is a common cure for many conflicts that can
     occur when using a variety of hardware and software.

     Example: PHANTOM /D