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T h e P C - S I G L i b r a r y o n C D - R O M
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PC-SIG UPDATES PC-SIG LIBRARY ON CD-ROM
For Immediate Release
PC-SIG LIBRARY ON CD-ROM UPDATED TO INCLUDE A NEW USER INTERFACE AND MORE
THAN 800 MB OF PROGRAMS June 21, 1992, SUNNYVALE, CALIF. - PC-SIG, Inc.
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CMV.DOC
CALLIOPE MUSIC VISION
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Copyright (c) 1992 Melvin Douglas All Rights Reserved
Single-Track Midi Music Player
for the
Sound Blaster Sound Card
Version 1.6 November 1992
Shareware
FAX (516)-533-2633
Purpose: Single Track Midi Music Player for Sound Blaster Owners.
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LEGAL STUFF:
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CALLIOPE MUSIC VISION software is hereafter referred to as CALLIOPE.
Users of CALLIOPE must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"CALLIOPE IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO
LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM
THE USE OF CALLIOPE."
CALLIOPE IS A "SHAREWARE PROGRAM" AND IS PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO THE
USER FOR EVALUATION. FEEL FREE TO SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS, BUT
PLEASE DO NOT GIVE IT AWAY ALTERED OR AS PART OF ANOTHER SYSTEM. THE
ESSENCE OF "USER-SUPPORTED" SOFTWARE IS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL COMPUTER
USERS WITH QUALITY SOFTWARE WITHOUT HIGH PRICES, AND YET TO PROVIDE
INCENTIVE FOR PROGRAMMERS TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW PRODUCTS. IF YOU
FIND THIS PROGRAM USEFUL AND FIND THAT YOU ARE USING CALLIOPE AND
CONTINUE TO USE CALLIOPE AFTER A 21 DAY TRIAL PERIOD, YOU MUST MAKE A
REGISTRATION PAYMENT OF $20.00 U.S DOLLARS.
REGISTERED USERS WILL RECEIVE 100 + CONVERTED "ROL" FILES FOR USE WITH
CALLIOPE MUSIC VISION...READY TO PLAY - FREE.
To register this copy, print and complete the REGISTER.FRM file
and send it along with the registration fee of $20 directly to:
Melvin Douglas
Post Office Box 141
Uniondale, New York
11553-0141
Adlib is a registered trademark of Adlib inc. or it's current owners.
Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Labs Inc.
QuickBasic is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp.
PROGRAM FILES:
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CMV.EXE - Calliope program
CMV.DOC - Calliope documentation
REGISTER.FRM - Registration form
(Not included) CALLIOPE.SAV - "Saved" session filename (created by the user)
ROL2MIDI.EXE - Conversion utility program
STANDARD.BNK - Instrument file (needed for .ROL conversion)
*.ROL - "Practice" .ROL files
*.MDI - Several "ready-to-play" midi music files
FILE_ID.DIZ - BBS file description text
VENDOR.DOC - Vendor distribution agreement
Note: A music file with the extension ".ROL" is an Adlib format sound file.
".ROL" files may be found on almost any Bulletin Board system or may be
purchased from many of the shareware distributors. "ROL" files are usually
accompanied by a BANK file (i.e., STANDARD.BNK). Bank files hold the data
for the various instruments used by the music file. A BANK file will be
required in order to perform conversions from ROL to MDI format. Once you
have converted to MDI format, the BANK files are no longer reuired.
In case you don't read any further, note that you may use any key on the
command line as a switch to bypass the opening screen: i.e., "CMV X".
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ABOUT THIS PROGRAM: (...and how to create music files)
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Thank you for trying CALLIOPE MUSIC VISION (CMV). This program was created
for use with a Sound Blaster sound board. It will play single track Midi
compatible music files. Included with CALLIOPE is a program (ROL2MIDI.EXE)
which allows you to easily convert a .ROL file into a Midi compatible
(.MDI) file, which is a type 0 midi. CALLIOPE IS NOT CRIPPLED IN ANY WAY.
To convert any .ROL file to MIDI format you will need the following:
1 - The .ROL file(s) to be converted into MDI format.
2 - The BANK file (instrument file, i.e., STARDARD.BNK, BIGBANK.BNK, etc.)
Then do the following from the DOS prompt:
C>ROL2MIDI filename /Bbankfile /Onewfile
for example, to convert ROCKNROL.ROL to ROCKNROL.MDI using the
STANDARD instrument bankfile: (.ROL files require Instrument bank files)
C>ROL2MIDI rocknrol.rol /Bstandard.bnk /Orocknrol.mdi
Note: Case is sensitive.
The resulting file is the only format that CALLIOPE will recognize and
play. MDI files do not require Bank (.BNK) or instrument files once they
have been converted from their .ROL format into single track Midi's. All
of the musical information is self contained in a single compact file.
Several pre-converted files are included so that you may experience the
"Sight and Sound" of CALLIOPE immediately. Simply copy all of the CALLIOPE
files into a separate directory and type CMV (then press ENTER).
IF YOU DECIDE TO REGISTER, YOU WILL RECEIVE OVER 100 PRECONVERTED FILES.
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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o An IBM PC/XT/AT/386/486 or true "compatible" running
MS-DOS or PC-DOS 3.0 or later.
o 528K System Memory.
o CGA/EGA/VGA Video Adaptor.
Note that screen activity may be sluggish on a CGA equipped
XT system.
o One floppy disk drive or hard drive.
o A Sound Blaster Sound board.
NOTE: No "drivers" are required to run CMV.
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BACKGROUND:
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Like many others before me, when I first purchased my sound board, I
rediscovered all of my old games which supported sound, and seemingly my PC
was a whole new thing again. Then, I became interested in the board's
ability to play music (or simulate playing music).
Most of the available music players were good, but I found that I wanted to
know more about the music that was playing...not just the filename and it's
size. I also wanted a display that was dynamic rather than static,
something that presented me with lots of information, and I wanted more
control of the file selection process too.
But there were so many music formats...rol's, mid's, mod's, cmf's and more.
For some reason "Midi" music appealed to me, but programs that play Midi
music were mostly for multiple track Midi's (.MID files - Type 1).
Single track Midi's (.MDI - Type 0) can be created from existing .ROL
files. There must be a "bizillion" rol files in the world, so this format
already has a large base of available music to support it.
Those are some of the reasons CALLIOPE was created. Here is a list of the
features that CALLIOPE will provide. I hope you like them well enough to
make CALLIOPE your favorite Music Player.
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FEATURES:
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MAIN FEATURES:
- Play up to 1000 songs, start to finish.
- Play a single song from the command line.
- Play any number of songs continuously.
- Execute single or double replays instantly, or delayed.
- Save your session to a disk file.
- View the music names in the Queue.
- Play a "saved" session.
- Screen Saver option
File Selection Via a Popup scrolling window, plus:
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- Sort files by Name, Size or Date.
- Tag or un-tag single files or ALL files.
- Support for 1000 tagged files.
A Play-Mode screen which provides the following information:
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- Shows the amount of available conventional memory.
- The I/O port address and IRQ location of your sound board.
- Name of the current directory and or sub-directory.
- Name of the music currently playing displayed in a scrolling panel.
- Name of the next three music files that are in the Music Queue.
- The total number of selections that you have made.
- The number of selections remaining to be played.
- The number of the current selection.
- The elapsed time for the current selection.
- The number of loops played if Music-Loop mode is active.
- The ESTIMATED time for all remaining songs to be played.
- The status of the AutoReplay toggle.
- The status of the MusicLOOP toggle.
Note that the word ESTIMATED is emphasized. Time estimates are
based on an average-bytes-per-minute and readjust for each new song.
It may be off by plus or minus 5 minutes (or more). It's only an
estimate. Also note that all number counts STOP during a REPLAY and
continue when regular play is resummed.
File Buffer Information:
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- The current size of the buffer.
- The byte currently being processed in the buffer (ascending).
- The percentage of the buffer already processed.
- The mode of the current music: MELODIC or PERCUSSIVE.
A Status window to advise you of any changes:
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- The Status Window will keep you advised of program changes or errors.
- In addition, the lower portion of the Status Window will advise you
if AutoReplay is active or not, since it is a delayed command.
- Plus various symbols to provide an alternate measure of music duration.
- Pointer-bar graphics across the top 2 rows track the music duration and
the session duration.
Active Play Controls are as follows:
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- Pause the music.
- Continue music from a paused state.
- Skip the current music (immediate).
- Interrupt music and Replay the CURRENT song. This may be INSTANTLY
or DELAYED and SINGLE or DOUBLE plays.
- Music-Loop mode locks the entire session in for continuous replay.
This is also a reversable TOGGLE command.
- Cancel music play mode and return to the Main Menu.
- Cancel music play mode and return to the File Selection Window.
- During a REPLAY you may Pause, Continue, Exit or Cancel the REPLAY.
- Determine the song in the "nth" Queue position (upto the 9th position)
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CALLIOPE COMMANDS:
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I tried to make CALLIOPE as intuitive as possible so that you can use it
"right out of the box". However, all software should contain at least a
brief explanation of the available commands, so here it is:
When CALLIOPE is first invoked, the file selection window will popup and
search the current directory for all files with an extension of .MDI, and
will present a list of these files within this window. If no matching
files are found, CALLIOPE will notify you of this via a popup message
window, allowing you to return to the DOS prompt. While the files are
displayed, you may scroll the window up or down to view, select or deselect
files. Selected files are marked with a Musical Note symbol for easy recog-
nition.
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COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
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You may play a single song from the command line by typing the program name
followed by a space, and the FULL name of the selection. For example, to
listen to RAINYDAY.MDI, simply type CMV RAINYDAY.MDI (you must include the
MDI extension with the filename). Upon completion, you will be returned to
the DOS prompt.* IMPORTANT NOTE: If for some reason you exit the music
before it's completion and you find that a "stray" note refuses to end, you
may type "CMV RESET" from the command line to "kill" the noise. You will
be returned to the DOS prompt immediately after CALLIOPE silences your
speakers or headphones. *If you misspell "MDI" CMV will do a normal start.
As mentioned earlier, any single alphanumeric character on the command line
will allow you to bypass the opening screen ie., "cmv z", where "z" may be
any printable letter or number.
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ALT + M Command: - File Selection Window:
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The File Selection Window will AUTOMATICALLY POP-UP upon first invocation
of the program. On slower machines, this may take a second or two. Other-
wise, you may activate the File Selection Window by type Alt-M.
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FILE (Music) SELECTION COMMANDS: (While the File Selection Window is active)
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NOTE: YOU MUST "TAG" A FILE IN ORDER TO PLAY IT UNLESS YOU ARE PLAYING A
SINGLE SELECTION FROM THE COMMAND LINE OR A "SAVED" SESSION.
Tag one file at a time by pressing the RIGHT ARROW key, or <Shift> RIGHT
ARROW key. Unshifted, the highlighted bar will move down one file after
each tag. Shifted, it will move up one file. Un-tag is exactly the same
except using the LEFT ARROW key.
<Num Lock> will produce the same effect as <Shift> Left or Right arrows.
Tag all files using <Ctrl> RIGHT ARROW, and un-tag all files with <Ctrl>
LEFT ARROW.
Pressing RETURN after selecting files will immediately begin the Play mode
and music will start. If you press Escape after making a selection(s), the
selected files will be abandoned and you will be returned to the main menu.
Additionally, if you press RETURN without selecting any files, you will be
returned to the main menu.
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SORT FILES:
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Sorting is easy, just pick a number (as follows):
1 = Sort by filename.
2 = Sort by file size.
3 = Sort by file date.
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ALT + S Command: - Toggle the Request-To-Save
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After selecting music from the File Selection Window, CALLIOPE will ask you
if you wish to save the music to disk so that you may replay them later.
If you do not wish to be asked this question each time you make selections,
then press "Alt+S" to turn the "Save-Request" OFF. You may toggle it ON or
OFF as desired.
If the above command is "ON", and you respond by pressing "Y" (for YES)
when asked to save your session, a file will be created in the current
directory with the name "CALLIOPE.SAV". This file will hold the names of
all of the currently selected songs plus a count of the total number of
songs in the file. CAUTION: IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A SAVED SESSION IN THE
CURRENT DIRECTORY, IT WILL BE OVERWRITTEN IF YOU RESPOND WITH "Y" (YES).
After the file hs been sucessfully saved, your current selections will play
immediately.
If you do not wish to save the current session, you may press "N" (NO), or
simply press the ENTER key since "NO" is the default choice.
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ALT + L Command: - Load a SAVED session from disk
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To play a saved session, start CALLIOPE then press ESCape to exit from the
File Window, then type ALT + L. The music will start immediately.
When you press ALT + L, Calliope will search the current directory for a
file named "CALLIOPE.SAV". If the file is not found, an error window will
be displayed. If the file IS found, the music filenames will be played
without hesitation.
CAUTION: IF ANY OF THE FILES ARE MISSING, CALLIOPE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE
THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUE. HOWEVER ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, SO IF THE PROGRAM
STALLS, CHECK FOR MISSING FILES. IF CALLIOPE IS ABLE TO HANDLE THE FILENAME
ERROR ,OBVIOUSLY YOU WILL NOT HEAR THE MISSING SELECTION(S), BUT THE STATUS
WINDOW WILL DISPLAY A "FILENAME MISSING" MESSAGE AND PLAY WILL CONTINUE
WITH THE NEXT SELECTION IN THE QUEUE IF ANY. (The error message will give
you the name of the missing file so that you may take corrective action).
During Music Play, the following commands are available:
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PAUSE Command: (P)
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Pressing "P" will temporarily PAUSE the current music. While PAUSE is
active, the CONTINUE command is highlighted and other commands will be
visually de-emphasized. The elapsed time display will be blocked however,
the time will continue to count-down in the background.
NOTE: Occasionally, when you select the PAUSE command, it may get stuck on
a note that refuses to be silent. If this happens, use the "C" command to
CONTINUE and then use the "P" command again until the sound fades out.
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CONTINUE Command: (C)
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Pressing "C" will CONTINUE music, or reverse a PAUSE command. Music will
resume playing from the point that it was PAUSED. If "C" fails, then press
the SPACEBAR.
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SKIP Command: (S - or you may press the Spacebar)
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Pressing "S" will terminate the current music and will play the next music
in the queue immediately. You may also use this command to move to the
next song if the current song gets "stuck" or just stops playing (probably
a corrupt file). Skip is not available during REPLAY. You may also press
the SpaceBar to invoke this command.
The term "skip" in this instance means that the music was aborted during
play rather than actually "skipped over" before being heard.
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REPLAY Command: (R) - Single INSTANT Replay
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- or -
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DOUBLE PLAY Command: (D) - Double INSTANT Replay
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Pressing "R" or "D" will instantly REPLAY the current music. The program
will bring you to the INSTANT REPLAY screen, and you will have the
opportunity to Pause/Continue the REPLAY as you do in regular play mode.
You cannot select the REPLAY Command (R or D) if AutoREPLAY (A or T) are
currently active. If you do, the word "C O N F L I C T" will quickly flash
in the Status Window. This is to remind you that you have already
requested a delayed REPLAY for the current selection. If you must hear the
music again NOW, then press "A" or "T" to deactivate automatic mode and
then press "R" or "D" for Instant SINGLE or DOUBLE REPLAY.
Note that if you decide to Exit the Replay screen with "X", you will be
returned to the Main Menu, and any unheard selections will be lost. Press
"Z" if you only want to cancel the current Replay.
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AUTOReplay Command: (A) - DELAYED Single Replay.
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- or -
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TWO-auto-PLAY's: (T) - DELAYED Double Replay.
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Pressing "A" will invoke the AutoREPLAY Mode. In this mode, the current
song is "flagged" for REPLAY upon it's completion in regular play mode.
While the song is playing, you may cancel or reinvoke AutoREPLAY as often
as you wish by simply press "A".
Pressing "A" will toggle AutoREPLAY to an ON or OFF state. You will be
advised of it's current status on the bottom line of the Status Window.
All of the same conditions found in the REPLAY screen apply here as well.
"T" is identical to "A" (AUTOPLAY), but will replay the selection TWICE.
The "T" command may be toggled ON or OFF at any time. While "T" is active,
you cannot use the "H" (HIDE) command (explained later) or the "A" command.
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ELAPSED Command: (E) - display the elaped session time.
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"Z" CANCEL REPLAY: (Z) - Cancel a Replay (During the Replay)
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After a Replay has started, you may wish to cancel it while it is playing.
Use the "Z" command for this. Valid only during an Instant or Delayed
Replays.
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MUSICLOOP Command: (M) - Play the current selections forever.
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Pressing "M" will invoke the MusicLOOP play mode. In this mode, the entire
music session will be replayed continously without interruption. While in
this mode, all of the other commands are still available unless your have
invoked the "H" Hide command to blank the screen.
Pressing "M" will toggle MusicLOOP to an ON or OFF state. You will be
advised of it's current status on the bottom line of the screen. In
addition, the current Loop Number will be displayed. Pressing "F" or "X"
will also terminate the MusicLOOP mode. While MusicLoop is active, the
Session Tracking graphic at the top of the screen will be deactivated.
However, "Current Music" Tracking will continue.
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HIDE COMMAND: (H) - Screen Saver for "marathon" MusicLoops.
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Pressing "H" will blank the screen provided that MusicLoop is ACTIVE. To
return to your normal display simply press any key. Note that you cannot
invoke the Hide command if a Single or Double Replay is pending.
This command will prevent phosper burn-in in case you fall asleep with your
earphones on and wake up on Thursday.
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KEYS 4 thru 9 commands: - Looking deeper into the music queue.
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While the music is playing, the next three songs in the Queue will be
displayed in the Queue window. If you have selected more that three songs,
then you may press NUMBER KEYS One through Nine (1-9) to view the name of
the song which currently occupies THAT position in the queue, up to the 9th
selection.
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FILE WINDOW [Exit] Command: (F)
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Pressing "F" will terminate CALLIOPE's music play mode and return you to to
the FILE SELECTION WINDOW where you may select more songs to play or exit
to the Main Menu. This command will terminate MusicLOOP if active.
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EXIT Command: (X - or you may press the ESCape Key)
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Pressing "X" will shut down CALLIOPE's music play mode and return you to
the main menu. On the other hand, when the last song has been played,
CALLIOPE will exit the Play Mode and return you to the main menu. At that
point the, the File Selection Window will pop-up automatically. This
command will terminate MusicLOOP if active. You may also press the Escape
key to invoke this command.
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ENDING THE PROGRAM: (ESC - from main menu)
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Pressing ESCape from the main menu will terminate CALLIOPE and return you
to the DOS prompt (assuming the File Selection Window was not active). If
the File Selection Window is active, pressing ESCape 3 times will terminate
CALLIOPE, and return you to the DOS prompt while displaying a low key
share- ware screen and session statistics.
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ERRORS:
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If the Status Window displays "FILENAME.MDI Missing", then THAT selection
could not be found in the current directory, and as a result was skipped
over. This could happen if you erase or rename one or more song files from
your CALLIOPE Directory and subsequently LOAD a "Saved" session. When
CALLIOPE looks for the missing file to load and play...Oops.., but CALLIOPE
is smart enough to handle most errors of this type and will simply continue
with the next selection. The Status Window will advise you of the name of
the missing file if this type of error ever occurs.
If a music file gets "stuck" at it's termination point and attempts to loop
itself and start over, CALLIOPE will force it to terminate, and display the
message "filename was PUSHED" in the status window. "PUSHED" means it was
forced off of the queue by the CALLIOPE Police who constantly watch for
this sort of behavior. Most likely you will never see it.
Some important notes:
o If the length of your path is exceeds 18 characters, only the last
18 characters will be displayed.
o All graphics are text based and therefore do not require a VGA monitor.
However, the program was created on a system with a VGA monitor.
o A music file larger that 65,520K will force an error condition, in
which case you will be advised and returned to the main menu.
o Sometimes when a music file suddenly stops playing, it may be corrupt.
Reconvert it from your original .ROL file and try again.
o CMV was created on a 386 16Mhz system, running DOS 5.0 with 640k
memory. The sound card was a Sound Blaster v1.5 (original).
Programming language: QuickBasic version 4.5
Version History
Version 1.0 = April 1992 release.
Version 1.1 = Added bar graph/new screens. Ensure file size within limits.
Version 1.2 = Bug fix and reduced memory usage. Official release.
Version 1.3 = Added "F" command to access File Window from Play Mode.
Version 1.4 = Music Queue now displays the next 3 songs in the Queue.
Added "Estimated Time" (minutes) for all songs to play.
Enhanced error checking while each song plays.
Removed the limited mouse support.
"Any key" will now bypass the opening screen.
Added "R" for Instant Replay.
Added "A" for delayed automatic Replay.
Added various corrective/functional/cosmetic screen updates.
Additional stats upon exit from the program.
Version 1.5 = Added command line option to play a single selection.
Added command line option to silence speakers.
Added MusicLoop continuous play mode.
Version 1.6 = Added "H" Hide screen display. "Z" cancels a Replay.
"T" invokes a delayed Double Replay. "D" invokes an instant
Double Replay. Number keys 4 thru 9 to view deep queue.
Added Session Tracking graphic. "E" elapsed time.
Save Session to disk. Load Session from disk.
Toggle SAVE request window.
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Questions or problems? My direct FAX number is (516) 538-2633.
The latest version of CMV may be found on the following bulletin boards:
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1 - The Executive Network BBS, New York
914-667-4684 all baud speeds
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2 - The Invention Factory, New York
212-431-1254
3 - Digital Zero, New York
212-353-8415
4 - Computer Connection, Washington, D.C.
202-543-8088
5 - Vernon Buerg's BBS, Calif.
707-778-8944
6 - Gene Plant's BBS, Illinois
708-843-2772
7 - The SoundBlaster Digest BBS, Toronto
416-840-2485
Special Thanks to Ro and Joe Malacria, and Dennis Anderson...
...and Executive Network BBS, the BEST international bulletin board.
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P C - S I G
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Quality and support - guaranteed. All of our programs are guaranteed
virus free. We've isolated our systems and check every program
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Shareware Magazine has distinguished itself as the only internationally
distributed periodical devoted to the use and business of shareware.
Shareware Magazine provides detailed reviews of new products,
hard-hitting comparisons of shareware programs with regular retail
software, and timely information about changes in the industry and the
latest technology.
Intriguing columnists and regular features add to the excitement. The
beginners section sheds light on new user's concerns regarding
everything from choosing the right operating system to alleviating the
intimidation of using on-line systems.
Educational sections focus on how low cost shareware can aid in
classroom learning, curriculum development, and as a forum for
discussing the impact of computers and technology in schools.
Graphics Gallery renders expert advice and suggestions on how to better
work with graphics, desktop publishing, CAD systems, and the Windows
environment.
Programmers benefit from others experience in developing new programs or
polishing existing ones as well as choosing the right programming
language.
And columnists provide that subjective component, sometimes
controversial, that calls for a closer look at the way we compute and
how shareware effects what we do.
Published bimonthly, Shareware Magazine is available on a subscription
or at your local newsstand or computer bookstore. In conjunction with
PC-SIG, there are special benefits for subscribers as well as
opportunities for discount purchases from PC-SIG.
To Order, in the U.S.A.: Call 800-245-6717 and ask Customer Service.
Outside the U.S.A. call (408) 730-9291 for the name of the dealer in
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