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* MOD4WIN Version 1.10 *
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Installation Instructions:
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- start Windows (version 3.1 is required)
- insert disk in drive A or B
- in the Program Manager go to File | Run...
- on the Command Line type <drive>:install.exe, e.g. "A:install.exe"
- follow the instructions of the installation program
_______________________________________________________________________________
Revision History:
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Version 1.00:
- September 1993
- first fully functional model of Mod4Win
Version 1.01
- October 1993
- The version 1.01 was necessary because of some bugs in the play routine,
with file handling of more than 900 files at a time, the installation
program, and the speed when running on slow machines.
* playroutine: problems with loading and the end marking of files
that jump around between patterns
* file handling: was completely revised
* installation had two problems: the check for free space on destination
drive looked at the wrong drive and the given path name was not
accepted, even if entered correctly
* full keyboard support (TAB/SHIFT-TAB)
* information dialog was debugged
Version 1.02
- November 28, 1993
- first release for the U.S. shareware market
- several bug fixes
* wave driver is displayed and saved nicely
* bpm speed is interpreted correctly
* invalid MOD-formats are recognized now
* updates the display correctly
* playtime is properly reset
Version 1.03
- January 14, 1994
- fixed 2 bugs in installation routine
* would work correctly only if "Create Program Manager Group" option
was checked
* got confused when the year switched over and showed only shareware
screen anymore
- detects and displays invalid and unsupported MOD files correctly
- doesn't crash with invalid list files anymore
- several bug fixes in player routine
* caused protection faults with invalid MOD files
* didn't play some MOD files correctly (didn't play all patterns,
sounded weird with some files)
Version 1.10
- February 18, 1994
- second release for the U.S. shareware market
- complete internal source revision
* many routines more efficient
* the dialog frames are now drawn instead of bitmapped
* bug with drag&drop routine removed
* use of resource strings
- vast enhacements to the player routine
* supports all ProTracker effects
* true BPM-speed
* modular design
- more stable wave driver interface
* no crashes anymore with non-standard wave drivers
- more setup options in INI-file
* debug output gives valuable information about MOD files
* for details see the FAQ section in the Windows help file
- improved interface
* name and instrument strings are displayed fully
* new MOD format identifier strings
* switched the hotkeys for previous and next song (up <-> down)
* consistent shuffle mode
* set focus correctly when using hotkeys
* new hotkeys for easier navigation in the Open Dialog
* faster about scroll
* double click for About Dialog, single click for move
- improved help file
* new sections on About Dialog, FAQ, Where to get more MOD files?,
MOD formats, and more
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**************************************************************************
* The following chapters are all included in the Mod4Win Help file and *
* really look much better there. Of course, if you absolutely love text *
* files, you can study it here. *
**************************************************************************
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Features
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Mod4Win is a player for Commodore AMIGA SoundTracker and NoiseTracker Files
on IBM-PC compatible machines under Microsoft Windows
- It supports:
* sample rates between 11 and 48 kHz
* 8 and 16 bit sample depth
* Mono and Stereo
- Jukebox function for up to 999 MOD-Files in one session!
* generates playlists (with files from up to 100 directories!)
- Drag & Drop feature of one or more files and of playlists.
- Launching of a file or playlist from a command line parameter.
- The program remembers several settings, for instance
* window positions
* actual and last play directory
* hardware settings
- Hotkeys for all player functions
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System requirements
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- A sound card with at least one DAC, that can process 11 kHz-Sampling and
an appropriate asynchronous wave driver (speaker.drv won't run).
- AT 286 with 4 MB RAM minimum.
- AT 386/33 for playing at the highest sample rate.
- AT 486/33 with 8 MB RAM to use Mod4Win as a background jukebox at 44 kHz
and 16 bit stereo sampling.
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Authors
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Mod4Win was written and designed by Kay Bruns and Uwe ZΣnker. The English
version of Mod4Win and the Help file was translated and adopted by
Jens Puchert.
This program was thoroughly ▀-tested. However, if you discover any
malfunctions or bugs (you never know), feel free to write your comments to:
JSInc.
Jens Puchert
1037 Madison St
Syracuse, NY 13210-2015
You can also reach me by phone or FAX on (315) 423-4775
or through e-mail to jpuchert@rodan.syr.edu.
PS: Please, constructive contributions only. All others are to be marked as
junk mail, or even better, save yourself the trouble and send it to NIL
(or for C-freaks to NULL).
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Trouble Shooting
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For a detailed discussion on trouble shooting see the sections about
- Known Problems and
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
in the Windows help file.
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Shareware Notes
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Differences between Shareware- and Full Version
Principally shareware- and full version are equally powerful. That, of
course, shouldn't raise the question in you "Why should I buy the full
version?" We figured, that a limited shareware version makes no sense,
because naturally, a feature that hasn't been implemented in the shareware
version can't be tested by you.
At the end of the program we refer to the necessity of the full version,
if you want to use the program frequently. To motivate you, we also
imposed an involuntary break at the beginning of the program, and to make
sure you won't forget, Mod4Win will remind you in certain periods of time
that you're not a registered user yet. Of course you will be spared all
of this, if you purchase a copy of the full version of the program.
Additionally you can determine by the text in the About Dialog what
version you are currently using. If you use the full version, you will
find your name (the name of the license holder) here.
Documentation
A handbook for this handy program seems to us much too clumsy and therefore
probably won't be issued. If you like to have something on paper, feel free
to spool this text to your printer or to a file and chop it further down with
a word processor.
The Full Version directly from JSInc.
Please refer to the section Registration for Mod4Win 1.10!
Retail Sales of the Full Version in the U.S.
The full version can only be ordered from JSInc. at this moment. So please
don't harass your favorite computer store around the corner with repetitive
questions for the full version, they would have to order it explicitly from
me. It is even possible that they will slander the quality of the program
because of that. But of course you know better, right?
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