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- Beer Money Compact Disc Digital Audio Player
- Version 1.1 ©1997 Byron Montgomerie
- BEER-WARE
-
- KEYWORDS: CD-ROM Changer Support! Doesn't use MUI! Not Crippled or Nagged!
- Aspect Ratio Aware! Compatible with the CDID Collection!
-
- INTRODUCTION:
-
- What? Another CD Player on aminet? Geez, they are getting as bad as MODs! :)
-
- Well, this one doesn't use MUI so for one thing you get to see something
- different looking. :) You can change the entire look of the thing by going
- into DPaint or whatever and creating some pics, no special format is required
- and it even respects aspect ratios so that what you create will have the same
- appearance no matter what screen mode you use. It also supports changers so
- those play lists you like actually become useful. :)
-
- REQUIREMENTS:
-
- The obvious.
-
- AmigaOs 3.x (Isn't it about that time for you to upgrade if you haven't
- already?)
-
- IDE CD-ROM drive. This program sends out ATAPI commands rather than SCSI
- commands. If you have a SCSI CD-ROM drive you can try
- it and tell me if it works. It's not a large thing to
- add scsi support (it's mainly about changing packet sizes)
- but without a drive to test it with I haven't bothered.
- Registrations would go a long way to ensuring this
- support shows up.
-
- ATAPI driver software. Something like asim_atapi.device or atapi.device.
-
- Installed JFIF datatype. (For the HiresImages cdplayer image or for your
- own images)
-
- NOTE: Set FindBestDisplayMode in the JFIF Prefs if you wish your jpeg images
- to have an aspect ratio other than the default.
-
- RECOMMENDED:
-
- Aminet: /util/boot/ObtainBtrPens.lha or the equivalent. The gui I made
- for the program looks the same in 16 colors as it does in 256,
- with a color precision set to EXACT. You can do your own if you
- want something fancier, what I came up with took me a few hours
- playing with DPaint. (See included Screen Shot)
-
- 68030 or better cpu. It uses DataTypes extensively. It'll take longer
- for the gui to load on slower cpus. It all depends
- on the pics you use for the gui as well or if you
- use any at all. It's as fast as gadtools without
- loading any pics, looks similar as well.
-
- AGA or a graphics card. Large screen and lots of colors would really get
- the most out of the gui.
-
- FEATURES:
-
- Changer support.
- (Only tested with the nec 4x4, but up to seven-disc changers
- should work with it)
-
- Conforms to ATAPI 2.6 specification.
-
- Supports the CDID Collection on aminet!
-
- Totally user configurable.
-
- Aspect ratio aware.
- (gui has the same size on 640x512 and 1280x1024)
-
- Font Sensitive.
- (Ties in with Aspect ratio awareness)
-
- WB and CLI interfaces with the human at the controls in mind. K.I.S.S.
-
- It's a commodity.
- (You can put it in your WBStartup drawer and ignore the existance of
- the GUI and still plop CDs out and stick others in and listen to
- them.)
-
- Separate Volume and Balance Controls.
- (Responsive custom BOOPSI gadgets)
-
- TO DO:
-
- AREXX interface. Some feedback on what people want from this would help.
- SCSI support. Need a scsi CD-ROM drive first.
- BOOPSI list view to replace the gadtools one to correct minor cosmetic aspects.
- Locale support.
-
- INSTALLATION:
-
- Handy dandy install script provided, otherwise just move the thing to where it
- should go and edit the tooltypes for the paths.
-
- BUGS:
-
- Well, you tell me, that's what your registration fee will go towards. :)
-
- REGISTRATION FEE:
-
- This is BEER-WARE folks, the registration fee is the current price of a case
- of dozen beer locally. :) Round it up to $15 US. If you enjoy the program,
- buy me a case of beer. :)
-
- What you get for your money is the program you already have and my time working
- on this program to update it. You also get to tell me what changes you would
- like me to make to the program to make it suit you better. :) "The customer
- is always right", but you have to be a customer first. :)
-
- CONTACT INFO:
-
- EMAIL: byron@nfld.com <Byron Montgomerie>
- WWW: HTTP://www.nfld.com/~byron/
- PHONE: (709)-738-7659
-
- ADDRESS: Byron Montgomerie
- 23 Prince of Wales St.
- St. John's, NF, Canada
- A1C-4N1
-
- PAYMENT:
-
- However you wish to pay the registration fee as long as it works out to $15 US
- in the end, it's ok with me. Alternatively, if you have a shareware product
- of this value you can give me a registered copy.
-
- I will contact you by email to let you know that I received your
- registration and to thank you for your support. You will also be put on a
- list for future consideration with other programs that I am working on.
-
- Regards,
-
- Byron Montgomerie.
-
-