kolibrios/programs/system/cpuid/trunk/HISTORY.TXT

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; project name:    CPUID
; target platform: KolibriOS, x86 (IA-32), x86-64 achitectures
; compability:     probably some functions would work in MenuetOS 32 and MenuetOS 64, may be even in Miraculix;
;                  CPUID works in MS Windows by means of emulator KlbrInWin from Diamond  (http://diamondz.land.ru)
; compiler:        flat assembler 1.67.21
; version:         2.18
; last update:     1st April 2007
; maintained by:   Sergey Kuzmin aka Wildwest
; e-mail:          kuzmin_serg@list.ru
; site:            http://coolthemes.narod.ru/files.html
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; Summary:
;        supported vendors  - Intel, AMD, VIA, Cyrix, IDT (Centaur),Transmeta
;        displayed features - CPU frequency;
;                             Internal Name;
;                             Multiplier and System Clock frequency;
;                             Standard and Extended Features;
;                             CPU signature (family, model,stepping);
;                             Codename;
;                             L1, L2 and L3 Caches;
;                             Technology;
;                             CPU Vendor;
;                             Type and Brand ID;
;                             Logo for Vendors;
;                             calculation of PR-rating for AMD AthlonXP;
;                             Amout of RAM (available and total)
;                             Highest input values for standard and extended calls
;        performed tests    - Performance test (RSA encoding)
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;"To do" plans:
; actual use of Brand ID for description of Intel's CPU, i.e. Celeron/Pentium separation;
; remove support of Cyrix and early Centaur (IDT)  - they are too old, rare and non-standard;
; Sempron detection - probably they supports Brand-ID;
; update caches descriptors for intel Core 1/2
; quantity of logical CPU/cores - requires APIC ID analysis
; newest AMD/Intel codename detection
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;HISTORY:
;3.0: CPUID   01/04/2007 (not finished)
;Authors:    Sergey Kuzmin aka Wildwest <kuzmin_serg@list.ru>
;            Iliya Mikhailov aka Ghost  <Ghost.nsk@gmail.com>
;            /^S0rG^\ <s0rg@ngs.ru> 
;Features:  
;          (+)  real-time RAM monitoring (previous versions showed changed amount of available RAM only at redraw event or CPUID window activation); 
;          (+)  fixed address of LAHF feature, added detection of CMPL, SVM, MOVCR8 technologies for AMD; 
;          (+)  fixed L2 cache size detection for VIA (they changed format from 8 bits to 16 bits several years ago); 
;          (+)  more macroses for Interface and Threads (from Menuett.inc written by /^S0rG^\, 2002), sources separated into several include files;
;          (++) more info about caches for VIA and Transmeta;
;          (+)  added detection of DCA, SSSE3, VMX technologies for Intel;
;          (+)  updated multiplier detection for AMD and Intel (thanks a lot to Ghost);
;Known issues: Sempron marked as AthlonXP
;              second window doesn't closed when you close main window
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;2.1: CPUID   10/01/2007
;Author:    Sergey Kuzmin aka Wildwest <kuzmin_serg@list.ru>
;Features:         
;          (++) more info about caches for AMD and Intel
;          (+)  redesign
;          (+)  fixes for names of some extended features
;          (+)  fixed missing technology for some AMD64 cpu's
;          (+)  detection of dual-core AMD Opteron, but I came to conclusion that detection of AMD Fxxh CPU's should be changed (don't know how yet) 
;          (+)  new caches for Intel
;          (+)  fixed Celeron detection based on L2 cache size for newest Intel CPU (there are Celeron models with 512 Kb);
;          (+)  CPUID now display System Clock with accuracy 0.01 MHz;
;          (+)  new logo for Intel (they changed it some time ago);
;Known issues: Sempron marked as AthlonXP
;              second window doesn't closed when you close main window
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;2.0: CPUID   31/10/2006
;Authors:    Sergey Kuzmin aka Wildwest <kuzmin_serg@list.ru>
;           Eugeniy Grechnikov aka Diamond <diamondz@land.ru>
;           Iliya Mikhailov aka Ghost  <Ghost.nsk@gmail.com>
;Features:
;          (+)  detection of Brand ID of AMD CPU's (Opteron etc - not finished)
;          (+)  detection of Extended family and Model of AMD CPU's
;          (+)  interface+(redesign)
;          (+)  calculation of System Clock
;          (++) added multiplier detection for AMD and Intel (thanks a lot to Ghost)
;          (+)  optimization of GIF decoder, code cleanup and bugfix by Diamond;
;          (+)  fixed bug with MMX+ detection for Cyrix CPU (in second window;
;               it was properly recognized in main window);
;          (+)  we show appropiate message in second window if Extended Features
;              ($8000_000x) aren't available;
;          (+)  we mark unknown CPU models as "Next generation CPU";
;Known issues: Sempron marked as AthlonXP
;              second window doesn't closed when you close main window
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;1.1: CPUID   17/03/2006
;Author:    Sergey Kuzmin aka Wildwest <kuzmin_serg@list.ru>
;Features:
;          (+)  performance test now runs after click at "Press for more" button => we start app without test, i.e.
;               immediately, but application can be unstable during multiple switching between windows(need testing)
;          (++) added detection of total and available amount of RAM (would work only in KolibriOS)
;          (++) added detection of extended family and model (not shown, but if you want...);
;          (++) added detection of effective family and model;
;          (+)  more codenames: Intel Tejas, Presler, Yonah, Conroe;
;          (+)  more codenames: AMD Toledo;
;          (+)  interface+(redesign).
;Bugs:  probably some non-critical graphical issues
;Known issues: Sempron is not supported (marked as AthlonXP)
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;1.0: CPUID   26/09/2005
;Authors:    Sergey Kuzmin aka Wildwest <kuzmin_serg@list.ru>
;           Marat Zakiyanov aka Mario79 <mario79@bk.ru>
;           Andrey Halyavin aka halyavin <halyavin@land.ru>
;Features:
;          (+) fixed bug, when processor doesn't support extented features and program don't report 'no' in such case
;          (+) fixed bug in CPU Type detection
;          (+) fixed bug, when program crashes on AMD AthlonXP when after click on 'Press for more' button
;              you click on 'Choose FSB' button;
;          (+) added output of highest standard and extended calls
;          (+) Extended Features(phase 1 - big part of AMD/Intel specific EF)
;          (+) reworked P-rating calculation for AMD AthlonXP ->
;              now one program for 266, 333, 400 MHz FSB
;              (but unstable - see Bugs section)
;          (+) support for Intel F5x, renamed C3(Esther) to C7(Esther)
;          (+) more codenames
;             (Intel: new Prescott's model; Dothan;  VIA: Esther;
;              AMD: Newcastle, Paris, Winchester, San Diego, Venice, Palermo)
;          (+) performance test (RSA encoding, fixed-point arithmetics)
;              by Andrey Halyavin
;          (+) interface+(thanks to Mario79 for additional window
;              and to me for nice button)
;Bugs:  probably some non-critical graphical issues
;Known issues: Sempron is not supported (marked as AthlonXP)
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;0.9: CPUID   24/01/2005
;Authors:    Sergey Kuzmin aka Wildwest <kuzmin_serg@list.ru>
;           Madis Kalme aka Madis731 <madis.kalme@mail.ee>
;           Jeffrey Amelynck aka Profkid <the_adams_familie@hotmail.com>
;Features:
;          (+) deleting leading whitespaces in Intel P4's internal name
;              by Madis Kalme
;          (+) all standard features
;          (+) more codenames (Transmeta series)
;          (+) caches for Cyrix
;          (+) Brand ID for Intel
;          (+) detect L3 cache for Intel
;          (+) detect Xeon (will be improved later, at this moment see Brand)
;          (+) interface+(redesign and grafical logos for vendors)
;          (+) MMX+ test for Cyrix
;          (+) Type for Intel
;Bugs:     no !!!
;Known issues: Sempron is not supported (marked as AthlonXP)
;              caches for IDT is not detected
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;early history was removed; download any old version of CPUID and read it, if you want
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