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- Grin's Simple MIDi Jukeboxx
- ============================
-
- Version 2.31
- 1996 March
-
-
- This program is freeware for non-commercial environments
-
-
-
- Hello music lovers!
-
-
- This is my attempt to stop my anger because IBM's MIDi player is
- unable to use playlists. This simple player plays all MIDi files
- in the actual directory (or anywhere if you enter it on command
- line), then stops.
-
-
- About the REXX language
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- I wrote it in REXX because it's completely fits the purpose. So you
- got the sources, too. ;-) Feel free to read the code, or modify if
- you like, but please do not distribute modified versions but send
- them to me, I will distribute them if they worth it. ;-)
-
- The program uses very low CPU since it "sleeps" most of the time.
- Don't worry when you press a key and nothing happens: the program
- checks the input only in every seconds, and so refreshes the screen.
- (On my machine it uses as low as 7% or the CPU.)
-
- The program usage is in the REXX source, just check it. But you
- can simply start the program in a directory where some *.MID file
- resides.
-
-
- Some volume tricks
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- If you're in a night family environment :) you should check the source
- for the starting volume and lower it if you're that lazy to make your
- 500+ watts stereo more quiet... :-)
-
- I especially wonder whether there is any soundcard able to set the
- volume in stereo. Mine (Gravis Ultrasound) seem to have a driver
- unable to do that. Others reported that theirs are also unable to
- do it. I try to detect the sound card's ability and use stereo only
- when it's supported, but... I don't _know_ that it's correct as I
- wrote it. :)
-
-
- Standard worm...er... lawyer stuff
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- The program is free if you run it in an environment where no commerce
- has gone before! :-) But since I'm a poor Hungarian guy I always
- accept donations in money, food, drink computer parts or girls. ;-)
- You can contact me at the addresses below.
-
- If you're a commercial user please support me (and the development
- of several OS/2 programs) and send an amount as low as USD 5 to my
- address as a registration fee. (You can send more of course.)
-
- Of course you don't want to tell me that you want any guarantees from
- a FREE program, do you? But the program usually plays what it should,
- and that's more than the Warp's current players do. :) If it deletes
- your CD drive, eats your lunch or take your sister to a movie - bad
- luck. :-> You have my full sympathy.
-
- My support is virtual. That means I support any requests unless
- I'm swapped out because out of time. :-)
-
-
- Your support!
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- I'd like to hear about you! Send me a mail about how did you like
- this piece of code!
-
- Happy Jukeboxxing!
-
-
-
- Author on the bridge!
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Peter Gervai 2:370/15@fidonet LifeForce BBS
- Debrecen, 4026 81:436/3@OS2net
- Zsak str. 7. grin@LifeForce.fido.elte.hu
- HUNGARY
-
- (Member of TeamOS/2 Hungary)
-