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- WAVER Version 1.0
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- by Mike Mezaros
- A [x]CheckBox Software Freeware Release
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- INVENTORY
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- This archive should've included:
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- WAVER.EXE - The WAVER application.
- WAVER.TXT - This text file.
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- REQUIREMENTS
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- Hardware: 286 or 386 PC with at least 1 megabyte of RAM. VGA or better
- graphics hardware.
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- Software: Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher running in either Standard
- or Enhanced mode.
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- A sound driver capable of playing .WAV files (such as for a
- SoundBlaster card or the PC speaker).
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- VBRUN100.DLL, the royalty-free Visual Basic runtime DLL file.
- This DLL is widely available. It can be found on CompuServe
- in the Microsoft Windows Advanced Forum (GO WINADV) as
- VBRUN1.ZIP in library #16 and on GEnie in the IBM PC RT
- (IBMPC) as VBRUN.ZIP. It can also be found on BBS systems and
- in shareware disk vendor catalogs throughout the world.
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- PURPOSE
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- WAVER is a simple sound player for Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher.
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- Formers users of Aaron Wallace's Sounder and Dsound.Dll are used to
- being able to launch .SND documents and have them play. Under Windows
- 3.1, this isn't the case - launching a .WAV file calls up the Sound
- Recorder, with the .WAV file loaded in memory.
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- WAVER is similar to the Sounder half of Sounder and Dsound.Dll. Once
- installed, launching a .WAV document will simply play the sound.
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- This allows greater flexibility for organizing and playing sounds. For
- example, you can now install all of your sounds in a Program Manager
- group. Double-clicking their icons will now simply play them, as with
- Sounder.
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- INSTALLATION
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- Place WAVER.EXE in whatever directory you wish.
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- Load File Manager, and select a .WAV file.
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- Choose "Associate..." from the File menu in File Manager.
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- The "Associate" dialog box now appears. Click in the "Associate With:"
- text box and enter the full path to WAVER (for example, if Windows is on
- your C: drive and WAVER is in your Windows directory, the full path to
- WAVER might look like this: "C:\WINDOWS\WAVER.EXE"). Then click "OK."
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- If you are using a version of Windows newer than 3.1, these details may
- be incorrect. Consult your Windows manual for additional information.
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- INSTALLING ALL OF YOUR .WAV FILES IN A PROGRAM MANAGER GROUP
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- If you'd like to have all of your sound files in a Program Manager
- group, simply size the Program Manager and File Manager so that they are
- both visible and side-by-side.
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- Create a new group in the Program Manager. In this example, we'll name
- the group "Sound Files." Click "New..." from the File menu in Program
- Manager. The "New Program Object" dialog box now appears. Click on the
- "Program Group" radio button in this dialog box, and then click "OK."
- The "Program Group Properites" dialog box now appears. Type "Sound
- Files" (without the quotes) into the "Description:" text box. Then
- click "OK."
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- In the File Manager, select all of your .WAV files. The easiest way to
- do this may be to use the "Search..." command from the File menu, and
- then using the "Select..." command.
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- Now that the .WAV files are selected, drag the files from the File
- Manager into the new Program Manager group.
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- From now on, clicking on the WAVER icons in the "Sound Files" group with
- play the named sounds. You can give the sounds better descriptions or
- different icons by using the "Properties..." command from the File menu
- in Program Manager.
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- If you are using a version of Windows newer than 3.1, these details may
- be incorrect. Consult your Windows manual for additional information.
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- ABOUT CHECKBOX SOFTWARE
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-
- CheckBox Software is a software developer and distributor concentrating
- on the Windows shareware market. Some of our current titles include:
-
- STAY-ON-TOP CALCULATOR
- Stay-On-Top Calculator "stays on top" of other Windows applications - so
- it's perfect for quick & dirty calculations for users of Excel,
- 1-2-3/Win, or any spreadsheet/accounting/finance package! Don't waste
- time with blank spreadsheet cells or keeping a real calculator beside
- your keyboard! All standard functions are supported - including memory,
- uses very little screen space, clipboard support, and more! The most
- convenient calculator for spreadsheet users! Available on CompuServe
- (WINADV) and GEnie (IBMPC RT) as SOTCAL.ZIP.
-
- STARTUPSWAPPER
- StartupSwapper varies the Windows startup screen! Each time you run
- Windows, you can be greeted with a different screen of your design or
- choosing: corporate logos, family photos, sports cars, "heavenly
- bodies," custom designs - whatever you'd like! A new screen each time
- you start Windows! Complete instructions in Windows Help format and two
- sample startup screens are included. Available on CompuServe (WINADV)
- as SWAP.ZIP and GEnie (IBMPC RT) as SWAP10A.ZIP.
-
- Both of these programs, and other titles from CheckBox Software, are
- also available on a number of other services (including America On-Line)
- and BBS systems, as well as in many popular disk vendor catalogs.
-
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- CONTACTING CHECKBOX SOFTWARE
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-
- Mail: CheckBox Software, One Leary Drive, North Brunswick, NJ, USA 08902
- FoReM-Net E-Mail, Mike Mezaros: Node 593
- GEnie via Z*Net Publishing: Z-NET
- CompuServe via Z*Net Publishing: 75300,1642
- InterNet via Z*Net Publishing: 75300.1642@compuserve.com
- Z*Net Headquarters BBS, Mike Mezaros: (908)-968-8148
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- LEGAL DISCLAIMERS AND NOTICES
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- This package (consisting of the WAVER software and associated
- documentation) is Copyright 1992 by Mike Mezaros. All Rights Reserved.
- It is provided "as is" without representation or warranty of any kind,
- either express or implied, including without limitation, any
- representations or endorsements regarding the use of, the results of, or
- performance of; its appropriateness, accuracy, reliability, or
- currentness. The entire risk as to the use of this package is assumed
- by the user. In no event will Mike Mezaros or CheckBox Software be
- liable for any damages, direct, indirect, incidental or consequential,
- resulting from any defect in the package, even if Mike Mezaros or
- CheckBox Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
- Any and all use of this package, for any purpose, with no regard to the
- legality of such use or purpose, is the complete and sole responsibility
- of the user. All terms are subject to change without notice. This
- disclaimer shall supersede any verbal or written statement to the
- contrary. Should any part or parts of this disclaimer be deemed unlawful
- or unapplicable, the remainder shall continue to apply. If you do not
- accept these terms, you must cease using this package immediately.
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- This package is offered as "freeware." Freeware is defined as a software
- package that is copyrighted, and which you may not reverse-engineer or
- otherwise modify, but which you may use and distribute freely. Vendors
- approved by the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) are granted
- permission to distribute this package for a fee without prior written
- permission. All other vendors must contact us for further information.
-
- The Microsoft Visual Basic runtime DLL (VBRUN100.DLL) is Copyright 1991
- by Microsoft Corp. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Stay-On-Top Calculator and StartupSwapper are trademarks of CheckBox
- Software. Windows and Visual Basic are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
- CompuServe is a registered trademark of CompuServe Information Service,
- Inc. GEnie is a registered trademark of General Electric Corp. Z*Net is
- a trademark of Rovac Industries, Inc. All other trademarks are the
- property of their respective companies.
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- [x]CheckBox Software - 4/20/92
- The End
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