***************************************************************** THIS IS NOT SHAREWARE. FEEL FREE TO PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS, BUT AS A FAVOR, PLEASE DISTRIBUTE IT *WITH* THIS README.TXT FILE. THANK YOU. - Blayde ***************************************************************** FUSION AMPdeck - A WinAmp "Skins" Interface. ============================================ *** Fusion homepage: http://members.tripod.com/~Blayde/ *** Also available: Fusion AMPman Fusion AMPman LCD Note: If it ain't on the homepage, it ain't mine. Version notes ------------- [13:43] 3/20/98: Version 1.0a. Overall luminosity adjusted upwards to cater to standard monitors. Amber backlight adjusted for a more realistic glow. "Non-active" LCD areas darkened. GeeZ... I hope this is right. Wonder what normal low-end monitors look like... hehehe... *SLAP!* SHUT YER TRAP, SHOWOFF! [04:30] 3/20/98: Version 1.0 final. No prior versions released. Designer's notes ---------------- Like its predecessor, the interface *is* familiar... This time I based it on my car stereo... "Hit the road, Jack..." hehehe. Take your music wherever you go! You might realize by now I'm using the name Fusion to identify my work. Why "Fusion"? Well, besides the fact that I think jazz/fusion is absolutely kewl, these designs put a real-world (and very familiar, I might add...) face to an abstract concept: software. You might say its a "fusion" of sorts... :) Okay... enough bullshit. I just plucked the word out of thin air and decided I liked it. Display notes ------------- Again, a note to people with wimpy video cards: Sorry 'bout this, but the AMPdeck *will* look crappy in anything less than 16-bit color. The interface is designed with very subtle shadings to convey realism and looks best on a true-color (24- or 32-bit) display. Installation notes ------------------ Unzip the file into \WINAMP\SKINS. It *should* create a new sub-folder called \WINAMP\SKINS\FUSION AMPDECK. If it doesn't, make it manually and unzip there. Launch WinAmp, hit ALT+S to access your "skins" listing, select "FUSION AMPDECK", and voila! Your WinAmp has a new face! If this isn't too clear, you can find it explained a little differently at: http://www.layer3.org/software/winampmangled.html Please *don't* e-mail me with questions about how to install these "skins". I won't answer them. NB: "Skins" work ONLY with WinAmp 1.80 and NOT previous versions. If you're using an earlier version, visit http://www.winamp.com and download the latest version. Acknowledgements ---------------- To Mike (a.k.a. "wick") of Layer3.org: Thanks once more for your enthusiasm, support, *and* website, without which the AMPdeck would have been just a fading idea... (Yeeehaaawww!!! *One* more "skin" for people to rip-off...!) To "Marcel" of MP3.com: You believed the AMPman design held potential. I hope the AMPdeck lives up to your expectations... Thanks again for your "smileys." :) To Justin and the rest of the WinAmp crew: Your incredible player is the single most devastating distraction I have on my computer... and I LOVE IT!!! Great work, chaps! To everyone out there in E-mail land: Thanks for the countless accolades. There WILL be more Fusion "skins" on the way... In the meanwhile, ROCK ON with the AMPdeck! :) And to my dearest Kity: Thanks for your patience, encouragement and love. Here's yet another opportunity for you to spend your days and nights watching Mike's download stats! I love you. *** You know how it's said that sequels can never be as good as the original... I *do* hope the AMPdeck proves 'em wrong, but even if it doesn't, I had fun! Thanks for going FUSION! Cheers! - Blayde Blayde@BitSmart.com http://members.tripod.com/~Blayde/