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T A P E M A K E R 4 . 0 b
A Shareware Product
Copyright 1990-1996 by Robert E. Alexander
6 Robinson Drive
Bedford, MA 01730
Compuserve: 71621,3073 Internet: 71621.3073@compuserve.com
Web: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Robert_E_Alexander
Introduction:
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TapeMaker is a unique combination of an extensible music database and a
cassette insert printer.
If you want to keep track of your music collection, TapeMaker can help
you. It stores album title, media, artist, songs, and song times. It
can handle albums with multiple artists. Best of all, it allows you to
configure the database to store other information of your own
choosing.
If you like to record cassette tapes with a variety of songs and play
them at parties, in your car, or just at home, TapeMaker for Windows
can help you. TapeMaker can help you choose which songs to put on your
tape. It will tell you whether you have chosen enough music to fill
up the tape, or too much. It will find the best arrangement for your
songs so that your entire tape is filled with music - with no blank
tape left. Finally, TapeMaker will print out the cassette insert card
with the list of songs on the tape and a title that you have chosen
for the tape.
TapeMaker also comes with a built-in CD player.
TapeMaker gives you:
- a database for your music collection
- user defined multiple-choice and text fields for customizing your
music database
- up to 100 songs per album
- the ability to display songs in your music collection by album, artist,
song title, or playing time
- the ability to search for albums, artists, and songs
- drag-and-drop selection of the songs you want to record on your
tape
- a running total of the playing time of the songs you have selected
- the flexibility to configure the length of your blank cassette tape
(e.g., 60 minutes, 90 minutes, etc.)
- an optimize function that arranges the music you have selected so
that it fits on your blank tape and minimizes the amount of empty
tape remaining
- the ability to manually rearrange songs on a cassette insert
- beautiful cassette inserts with a choice of fonts and background
images
- extensive help available at any time
- The ability to export your data to dBase format, which can be read
by database and spreadsheet programs.
Getting Started:
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TapeMaker for Windows requires a 386-based PC with 4MB RAM and
Microsoft Windows 3.1 or better, running in Enhanced 386 mode. The
program will consume less than 1 megabyte of disk space.
TapeMaker for Windows consists of Tapemkrw.exe and Tapelib.dll. These
files should be in the same directory. TapeMaker will create the file
Tapemkr.ini in your Windows directory.
A sample database, Sample.mus, is provided with TapeMaker so that you
can quickly learn how the program works.
You can run TapeMaker by clicking File | Run... on Program Manager's
menu and selecting Tapemkrw.exe. TapeMaker will automatically
associate *.mus files with Tapemkrw.exe. After you run TapeMaker the
first time, you will be able to run TapeMaker by double clicking on
music database files in File Manager.
Context-sensitive help is available at any time by pressing F1.
The Latest Version of TapeMaker:
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You can get the latest version of TapeMaker from the World Wide Web
at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Robert_E_Alexander
Registering TapeMaker:
======================
I urge you register. A lot of work over many years went into TapeMaker,
and I've been very attentive to my customers in fixing bugs they find
(and giving them free updates), adding features, and helping them with
any difficulties they ran in to.
So if you find TapeMaker useful, please register it. Each registered
user receives a printed manual that explains all the TapeMaker features
in detail, the latest version of TapeMaker, and a registration ID that
eliminates the "nag" window.
If you're overseas, don't worry about the postage. I realize it's
inconvenient for you to get U.S. currency or checks, so the least I can
do is pay the extra postage myself.
Feel free to give copies of TapeMaker to any friends who may find it
useful. Sharing quality software with others is an important part of
making shareware work.
Thank you for registering and supporting the shareware concept.
Distributing TapeMaker:
=======================
The ZIP file you received should be a copy of the ZIP file I created.
When you un-zip it, you should see verification information from
me (i.e. my name should appear after the files are un-zipped). If
you don't, the files might have been tampered with or infected with
a virus.
If you upload TapeMaker to a BBS (and I hope you will!) please upload
the original ZIP file. Do not upload a ZIP file that you created,
since my authentication information will not be in it.
Terms:
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TapeMaker is Copyright 1989-1996 by Robert E. Alexander. Permission is
granted to make copies of TapeMaker and distribute them to others so
long as all files are distributed together and unmodified.
TapeMaker is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind,
expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The entire risk as to quality and performance of this program is with
you. In no event will Robert Alexander be liable to you for any
damages, including any lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental
or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use
this program, even if Robert Alexander has been advised of the
possibility of such damages. This warranty gives you specific legal
rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state to state.
Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties or
exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages so the
above may not apply to you.