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NFCD Deluxe v1.2 - A CD-Rom Audio Player for the Macintosh
electronic Artistry
740 Sidney Marcus Blvd., Suite 5008
Atlanta, Georgia 30324
AOL: ElectronArt
CIS: 71221,3300
Credits...
Programming: Rob Sawyer, electronic Artistry
Programming Environment: Serius Programmer™ v2.2 , by Serius
Graphics: Rob Sawyer
Graphics Applications: Adobe Photoshop 2.1, by Adobe, Inc.
Prologue...
If you have already opened NFCD Deluxe and sampled its abilities, then
you have discovered something. If you haven't yet run the program, you
are about to discover something. That something is that NFCD, NoFrills
CD Audio player, is not exactly a no-frills program. Granted, the controls
are pretty mundane - a play button, a pause, a FF and RW, etc... but, my,
aren't the graphics nice?
A User's Guide...
As I set forth to write a user manual for NFCD, I stop for a moment and
realize that a detailed manual is not needed. All that's needed to use this
application is a CDRom drive that accepts audio CD's (I don't know of one
that doesn't, provided you have the Audio CD file in your System Folder),
a good disc of your fave music (I prefer alternative/college format... I tested
this program while enjoying the strains of the Pixies, Ministry, Lightning
Seeds, and Enigma...), and, oh, about a meg of free RAM. Yes, it does take up
quite a bit, but that's a limitation of the authoring package. If I could think
and program in C or Pascal, I would, but since I can't, I am stuck with the
limitations, and if you use this program, you are too... sorry! Anyway, it
is also rather helpful if you have a monitor capable of supporting 256 colors
or more, and have it on when you run this app. Part of the reason I started
electronic Artistry is because I believe that most applications out there are
sadly in need of a pleasing interface. I don't just mean that the buttons are
lined up straight - I mean, color (where applicable), imported images, and
the like. If you are using a black/white Mac, my apologies to you. Write me,
and I'll whip up a black and white version for you. It won't look pretty, but
if you're really heavy into using to play CDs (like I hope most folks will be)
then you won't really mind.
So, with all that unnecessary stuff out of the way, here's some user info.
NFCD will play your disc, forward to the next song, reverse to the previous
song, pause, eject, and, on command, show you the number of tracks on the
disc and either the current track or the current block location (propeller-heads,
there's an explanation at the end of this document if you need it...). That's about
it. There's also a nice help-screen, if you are really in bad sorts.
Essentially, this program is so simple, even an idiot can use it. I say this while
keeping in mind that saying by Murphy (who IS Murphy, anyway?), "Build a system
that even an idiot can use, and only an idiot will use it..." With that in mind,
I hope you enjoy NFCD, and as always, I welcome your feedback.
Registering...
Yes, friends, it has come to the part where I ask you to dig down deep and
give, give 'til it hurts, give so that a fledgling programmer can continue to
weave his magic over the motherboard and create wonderful and mystical
new toys. It's really easy - you send me a check for $5, $10 or whatever
you think it's worth. In return, I send you a customized version of NFCD on
a reusable floppy disc that's yours to keep. Send your hard-earned pay, as
well as any comments, to:
Rob Sawyer
electronic Artistry
740 Sidney Marcus Blvd. #5008
Atlanta, Georgia 30324
Fill out the reg form enclosed, send it with your check, and I'll rush back to
you by US Snailmail your personalized copy. Thanks in advance for trying my
humble offerings to the Macintosh community!
• Propellerheads ONLY beyond this point! •
Essentially, the Block information that NFCD shows you is the block of
information on the CD. It has absolutely nothing to do with time, space,
or number of tracks left on the disc, unless you have a way to figure out
how many blocks each song is, calculate any unused portions of the disc,
add'em all up to come up with the total block size of the disc. I put it in
because I could, OK? :)
-Finis-