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- T A P E M A K E R 4 . 0 b
- A Shareware Product
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- 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
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- Introduction:
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- TapeMaker is a unique combination of an extensible music database and a
- cassette insert printer.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- TapeMaker also comes with a built-in CD player.
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- TapeMaker gives you:
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- - 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- A sample database, Sample.mus, is provided with TapeMaker so that you
- can quickly learn how the program works.
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- 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.
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- Context-sensitive help is available at any time by pressing F1.
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- 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
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- Registering TapeMaker:
- ======================
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Thank you for registering and supporting the shareware concept.
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- Distributing TapeMaker:
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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