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. 


- CGA (320x200x4) - EGA (640x350x16) 
- CGA (640x200x2) - VGA (640x480x2) 
VGA (640x480x16) 


- EGA (640x200x16) 
- EGA (640x350x2) 


VGA (320x200x256) 
Hercules (720x348x2) 


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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 


