Getting as much system info possible.

[Robert Brenstein]

>Hi List,
>
>inspired by the "erratic screen updates (was 
>Slow screen lock/unlock)" Thread I´m starting a 
>new one. :-)
>
>I would like to find as much information on the 
>machine a stack runs on as possible. I´m 
>especially interested in:
>
>-amount of RAM
>-processor type
>-video card type
>-video card Ram
>-free HD space
>
>I *guess* it should be possible to retrieve that 
>data using the shell on OsX / Linux / Unix and 
>XP, but I have not too many ideas how to go 
>about it.
>The first wild guess for OsX would be to
>
>get shell(dmesg) and walk through each line of 
>it to retrieve information. Any thoughts for the 
>other platforms and a better way for OsX?
>
>Cheers,
>
>Malte

Exactly the stuff I suggested the Gestalt (or 
SystemGestalt) function for. But that of course 
does not help you now.

Robert