  INFOPLUS  - Version 1.58 alpha Released to the public domain (9/17/1993)

  Syntax:
    INFOPLUS [B][D][M][C][F][NP][NV][AP[:filename]][H][?]
  where:
    B  = Write to screen using BIOS (default under Desqview)
    D  = Write directly to screen memory (default)
    M  = Use monochrome colors (default under MODE BWxx)
    C  = Use normal colors (default)
    F  = Leave 16550 FIFO's enabled
    NV = Do not perform VGA chipset detection
    NP = Do not read Partition Table
    AP = AutoPrint all screens, ask for setup
    AP:filename = AutoPrint to a file or device
    H or ? = This help screen

  ex: INFOPLUS B M NV
        Run INFOPLUS using BIOS, monochrome colors, no VGA check.

    A system description for DOS-based PC/XT/AT- and PS/2-class machines.
  INFOPLUS generates 18 screens of information about the host system and runs
  under DOS versions 3.0 and later.

    My primary sources of ideas in INFOPLUS were Ray Duncans "Advanced MS-DOS"
  and Terry Dettman's "DOS Programmer's Reference."  The ideas of Prakash
  Chandra,Terje Mathisen,Bob Smith, and others appear in various places.  Also
  James Howard, John Levine, Mark Aitchison, Jay Caplan, David Tay, Heribert
  Eisele, Matthias Heidbrink.

    Some of the techniques INFOPLUS uses are not documented or officially
  supported by either IBM or Microsoft.  Where possible I have followed the
  undocumented routine with a comment describing my source for the technique.

     Using INFOPLUS is easy.  Just use the PGUP and PGDN keys to move from
  page to page.  HOME and END will move to the first and last pages,
  respectively.  If you hit ENTER, you can then type in the page you want to
  go to.  If you hit ENTER without typing a new page number, it will re-run
  the current page.  Hit ESC to end the program.  Some pages won't fit all on
  one screen, for that you hit the DOWN ARROW key to get more information.
  Some pages let you hit UP ARROW to review already displayed information.

    If you want to save a copy of the information on a screen, hit ALT-P.  A
  window will pop up.  You can send your output to a File or the Printer.  If a
  File already exists, you can Overwrite it, or Append to it.

    If your printer does not support the IBM 'graphics' characters (such as line
  drawing), then choose Normal ASCII.

    Lastly, you can optionally add an extra header line to the output.  You can
  put anything you want there (up to 255 characters.)  The most logical is to
  put a little information on what computer your using. ie:  Betty's Office

    If you want a full record, start INFOPLUS using the AP option. This will
  send a copy of every screen to a file or the printer. Before the first
  page, you will be asked the same questions as for a single page, plus one
  new one: Number of screens per page. INFOPLUS will place that many screens
  on a page before issuing a form-feed. If you want everything all together,
  use 0 to suppress form-feeds.

    You can hit F1 during screen displays to get a help screen explaining
  what's being displayed. INFOPLUS looks for the environment variable
  INFOPLUS, and if found, uses a path given on it to look for INFOPLUS.HLP
  (INFOPLUS=C:\UTIL). If no environment variable is found, INFOPLUS will look
  in the current directory, then the same directory as the program was found,
  then your PATH.

    If you have trouble with bad colors on the screen, try setting your computer
  to MODE MONO or MODE BW80 before starting INFOPLUS.  INFOPLUS will use a black
  and white palette if either of these modes are detected. You can also use
  the M command line switch. (INFOPLUS M)

    If you are in a 40 column mode, INFOPLUS will run in 80 column, but return
  you back to 40 columns upon completion. 132 column modes are not supported.

    INFOPLUS does support more than 25 lines, although most of the pages are set
  up to look best at 25 lines.  Some display modes do not properly return the
  correct number of lines.

    For ease of use, a utility named PRINTHLP comes with INFOPLUS.  When you
  run it, you can have one or all of the help pages sent to your printer (or
  any DOS device or file.)  Each information page will be paginated any way
  you like.  Each new page will have a small header giving the INFOPLUS
  version it refers to, the page number, and what is on the page.

