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|Program: DeskTracker MultiTask | // //|
|Type: Accessory | || || |
|Version: 1.11 | || || /\_
|Distribution: SHAREWARE | _/|| ||\_ /|
|System: STe/TT/Falcon; | |_/ |_| \_|/
| TOS/MiNT or MultiTOS; |
| any screen rez |
| 1Mb+ recommended |
|Last update: 27th June 1993 |
|Written by: David Oakley |
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|Copyright ©1992,1993 ASTRAsoft |
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|Purpose: Play ProTracker modules in |
| the background with animated |
| graphic display of tune. |
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Based on a NoiseTracker player routine written by Wizzcat in 1991,
DeskTracker and the current version (DeskTracker MT) are designed to play
MOD files on any machine with PCM sound chip.
NOTE: ON SOME MACHINES AND SETUPS THE COMPLICATED NATURE OF DeskTracker'S
MODULE PLAYER MAY CAUSE A CRASH IF EXPOSED TO TOO HEAVY WORKLOAD DURING
HIGH-SPEED PLAYBACK. EXPERIMENT FOR A WHILE BEFORE DOING IMPORTANT THINGS
WHILE RUNNING DeskTracker!!!!!
============================================================================
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/ CHANGES TO LAST RELEASE / please read if you're upgrading...
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o There is now no ATRAK.PRG/DTMTTRAK.PRG in the AUTO folder
o DTMT.INF is now DESKTRAK.INF, different file format
o DTMT.ACC is now DESKTRAK.ACC.
o New version of RUN_MOD.PRG.
============================================================================
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/ This program is /
/ SHAREWARE! /
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DeskTracker has taken a lot of work by an overstressed university student!
If you like this program, please do send a donation. I will try to reply
to all mail within a month, even if it's just a postcard to say I'm
getting round to it. The address is...
David Oakley
6 Watlands Road
Bignall End
Stoke On Trent ST7 8QQ
England
If you register for £5 sterling, you get...
o The current version of DeskTracker with all the trimmings left on
o Versions of the Tracker-player used in DeskTracker which can be
included as object files in your Lattice-C or GFABASIC-3
compiled programs or as a stand-alone program to provide the
facilities to interpreted GFA-3 or other languages
o Put on our mailing list ready for when I finish my MOD-Editor
later this summer (1993). It will work in any GEM mode with at
least a 640 pixel wide screen and will be fully MultiTOS
compatible or runnable as an accessory with all the background
playing features you've seen in DeskTracker!
Please make all cheques payable to David Oakley and in sterling only.
For international registrations, you must send travellers cheques,
sterling cheques or cash, preferably by registered post. When registering
please state which model of Atari you have and which monitor you use. Also
mention which version of DeskTracker you are using at the moment.
The MOD Editor mentioned above will be available from...
Goodman Enterprises
16 Conrad Close
Meir Hay Estate
Longton
Stoke On Trent ST3 1SW
ENGLAND
============================================================================
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/ Compatibility /
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DeskTracker will only run on an ST compatible that supports
Atari's PCM sound which was first introduced on the STe. We have
| tested DtMt on an 1040STe, Mega/STe 4 and a Falcon. Falcon
| compatability has just been added, though we haven't been able to
| try it... Donations of one Atari Falcon would be appreciated!
DeskTracker has been tested on a Mega/STe 4 running MultiTOS
without memory protection, though I cannot garrantee that it will
run on an 030 version of MiNT.
============================================================================
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/ The files /
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In this package (archive or folder) you should find the following files:
| DESKTRAK.ACC Can also be run as a program. There is now no need
| for an AUTO folder program, which was needed in
| earlier versions.
| DESKTRAK.INF Automatically created when using the Save button
| the Options page. ** registered version only **
DESKTRAK.TXT This file
| RUN_MOD.APP For MultiTOS only! Install this with application
| type .MOD and then double-clicking MOD files will
| automatically add them to DeskTracker's memory
| list and begin playing.
============================================================================
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/ Getting started /
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| Just copy DESKTRAK.ACC into the root of your boot drive (e.g. A:\
| or C:\).
============================================================================
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/ Operation /
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DeskTracker is designed to work just like a real CD player. Well, it works
like mine does! It has two main modes of operation: normal and memory.
When in Memory mode, several of the buttons have different meanings, usually
when no MOD is being played.
In the list below, shortcut keys are in square brackets (eg. [L] ).
Click on the menu item 'DeskTracker MT' in the File menu. The DeskTracker
window will appear:
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|X| DeskTracker MT 1.1 |O|
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|_____________________________|OPTIONS|ii|
| ____________________ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|~~|
|| /\ | [] | |> || 00 | ASTRAsoft |
||====|====|====||----| ______________|12|
|| << | || | >> ||<=> ||MEM |ADD |RAND|25|
| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|50|
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What the buttons do:
Button Display Description
Close If in Accessory mode, closes the window but keep playing.
[Undo] If in Program mode, stops playing and quits the program.
Full Iconises DeskTracker to a very small window. All keyboard
shortcuts still work and operation continues as normal.
Useful for MultiTOS.
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Load | /\ | Load and start a new NoiseTracker MODule. If you press
[L] | == | Cancel on the fileselector then the current tune is
¯¯¯¯¯¯ erased from memory and the memory is freed. Note that if
you load a song within an application when not running
MultiTOS you should NOT exit the program until you have
ejected the song, due to memory allocation restrictions.
Use the [Clr] key to simply eject a song.
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Stop | |¯¯| | Stop the currently playing song, but don't erase it
[S] | |__| | from memory. Reset pointers to start of song.
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Play | |\ | Play the current song from the current position. If any
[Spc] | |/ | other program has stoped DeskTracker, this will restart
¯¯¯¯¯¯ the tune from where it was stopped.
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Pause | |¯|¯| | Stop the currently playing song, but remember where
[P] | |_|_| | we were so play restarts from this point.
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Rewind | /|/| | Move the play position back by one section
[->] | \|\| |
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Fast | /|/| | Move the play position forward by one section
Forward | \|\| |
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