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- QUALCOMM PureVoice FOR WINDOWS
- VERSION 1.3.2 for 32-bit
- ============================
-
- You can find more inforamation about PureVoice Technology
- at <http://eudora.qualcomm.com/purevoice/>
-
- This README provides information on the following topics:
-
- - Minimum Requirements
- - Installation
- - New Features and Changes
- - Bug Fixes
- - Bug Reports
- - Requests for Features
- - License and Legal Information
-
- ----------------------
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- ----------------------
-
- To use PureVoice, you must have the following:
-
- - IBM PC compatible with 486/50 MHz or faster.
- - Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5 or higher for 32-bit version.
- - Windows compatible 16-bit sound system and microphone to create voice messages.
- - 8 MB RAM
-
-
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- INSTALLATION
- --------------------
-
- To install PureVoice, do the following:
-
- 1. Exit any applications(especially Eudora) you are running.
-
- 2. If you are installing from a software archive, put the archive into a
- directory on your PC and double-click on it to start the self-extracting installer.
-
- 3. Read the Welcome screen, then click Next.
- The Software License Agreement is displayed.
-
- 4. Read the Software License Agreement and click Next (you can also
- save or print the Agreement).
-
- 5. Specify a directory to install PureVoice, then click Next.
- Note: If you are installing on a PC with Eudora, you should install it under
- the plugins directory(default) to take advantage of the EMSAPI plug-in of PureVoice.
-
- 6. Verify that the displayed settings are correct, then click Next (or
- use the Back button if you need to go back and make changes).
-
- 7. PureVoice is installed in the destination directory, and you are
- prompted for whether or not you want to view the README file.
-
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- NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES IN 1.3.2
- -----------------------------------
-
- * Microphone & Speaker Volume control with the keyboard.
-
- * Uses longer, more readable default names, YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.qcp
-
- * Displays actual compression rate (not Compression option that was chosen) of the file.
- The range of the compression rate can be 1kb/s - 13kb/s(was 8kb/s or 13kb/s before).
-
- * "Attach Site Info" option.
-
- * "Compact View" option. (Displays "Normal View" button when in Compact View mode).
-
- * "Bug Report" and "View Web Site" buttons on "About PureVoice"
-
- * Includes new URL, http://eudora.qualcomm.com/purevoice/bugs.html to send bugs,
- suggestions or questions.
-
- * Requires MFC42.DLL (PureVoice is not statically linked to this DLL file any more).
- File size of PureVoice.exe reduced to 165KB from 393KB.
-
- * Command line converter tool(.wav to .qcp and vice-versa) for Win is available from
- the PureVoice web site, <http://eudora.qualcomm.com/purevoice>
-
- * PureVoice for Mac 68K is available.
-
- * Win PureVoice SDK is available.
-
- * PureVoice for UNIX SCO OpenServer Release 5 is available.
-
- * PureVoice for UNIX Solaris 2.5 or later is also available from the PureVoice web site.
-
- * Updated Help files to include FAQ.
-
- ------------------
- BUG FIXES IN 1.3.2
- ------------------
-
- * Crash after 3 hours of recording
-
- * Use .wav suffix when attaching a PCM formatted file.
-
- -----------------------------------
- NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES IN 1.2.1
- -----------------------------------
-
- * Doesn't require MFC42.DLL or MSVCRT.DLL(they're statically linked).
-
- * Added Exit option under File menu.
-
- --------------------
- BUG FIXES IN 1.2.1
- --------------------
-
- * Selected icon turns into a shadow after running PureVoice on some Win95.
-
- -----------------------------------
- NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES IN 1.2
- -----------------------------------
-
- * Loads PureVoice Icon onto Eudora Pro 4.0 tool bar(uses EMSAPI v4).
-
- * Works with ViaVoice plug-in of Eudora.
-
- * Uses MFC42.DLL and MSVCRT.DLL (not MFC40.DLL and MSVCRT40.DLL)
-
-
- --------------------
- BUG FIXES IN 1.2
- --------------------
-
- * Fixed the problem of PureVoice becoming a zombie after termination on
- some NT machines.
-
- -----------------------------------
- NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES IN 1.1
- -----------------------------------
-
- * Uses Window's 3D color scheme.
-
- --------------------
- BUG FIXES IN 1.1
- --------------------
-
- * Selected icon turns into a shadow after running PureVoice on Win95 with
- "Show Icons using all possible colors" option has been fixed.
-
- * Missing a series of dots to indicate current record/play volume level with
- some sound drivers has been fixed.
-
- * Ineffective play/record volume control on some sound drivers has been fixed.
-
- * Unnecessary abbreviated menu bar(F...C...O...H...) has been fixed.
-
- * Added more Help contents for Eudora users.
-
- * Documented how to convert .wav files to PureVoice files and vice versa in Help
- Files (Alt + Shift + C)
-
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- BUG REPORTS
- -----------
-
- If you experience something you think might be a bug in PureVoice, please
- check http://eudora.qualcomm.com/purevoice/bugs.html. If you don't
- find it there, please report it by sending a message using the form on that page.
- Describe what you did, what happened, any error messages PureVoice gave, and
- anything else you think might be relevant.
-
-
- ----------------------
- REQUESTS FOR FEATURES
- ----------------------
-
- From time to time, everyone comes up with an idea for something they'd
- like their software to do differently. This is true of all applications,
- no less PureVoice. If you come across an idea that you think might make a
- nice enhancement to PureVoice, your input is always welcome. Please send any
- suggestions or requests for new features by sending a message using the form
- linked from http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/purevoice/purevoicebugs.html page.
-
- ----------------------
- REQUESTS FOR LICENSING
- ----------------------
-
- If you want to use PureVoice Technology (encoder/decoder library, not PureVoice.exe
- application itself) for your project/software, please send a message to
- purevoice@qualcomm.com.
-
-
- ------------------------------
- LICENSE AND LEGAL INFORMATION
- ------------------------------
- QUALCOMM Incorporated
-
- License Terms for PureVoice(TM) Player-Recorder Version 1.3.2 - Windows Platform
- License Terms for PureVoice(TM) Plug-In for Eudora╥ Version 4.1 - Windows Platform
-
- QUALCOMM grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use this PureVoice software
- solely for user's own personal or internal business purposes. The user may not
- commercially distribute, sublicense, resell, or otherwise transfer for any
- consideration, or reproduce for any such purposes, the PureVoice software or any
- modification or derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction with any other
- product or program. Further, the user may not modify the PureVoice software.
-
- THE PUREVOICE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO THE USER ''AS IS.'' QUALCOMM MAKES NO WARRANTIES,
- EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE PUREVOICE SOFTWARE AND/OR ASSOCIATED
- MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF
- MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. QUALCOMM
- DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
- OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS
- IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, QUALCOMM DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY
- REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR ANY
- DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED THEREWITH IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY,
- OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY QUALCOMM OR A QUALCOMM
- AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF T
- HIS WARRANTY.
-
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - QUALCOMM IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR DAMAGES WHATSOEVER,
- INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF
- PROFITS, OR INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL
- DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT
- (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
-
- Copyright ⌐ 1998 by QUALCOMM Incorporated. All rights reserved.
-
- PureVoice(TM) is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
- QUALCOMM and Eudora are registered trademarks and QUALCOMM is a registered service
- mark of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
- Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation registered in the U.S. and other countries.
-
- All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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