Chiral 1.0.0 Notes
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4/19/94

by Andrew Welch/Ambrosia Software, Inc.

Chiral /'kaier(e)l/ adj. Chem. (of a crystal, etc.) not superposable on its mirror image.

From Lederman's "The God Particle": "Chiral symmetry is one of these elegant symmetries that describe the early universe--one pattern that repeats and repeats and repeats like wallpaper, but unrelieved by corridors, doors or corners--unending."

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If you like this software, come visit our forum on America Online and see what else we have to offer.  While you are online, choose "Keyword..." from the "GO TO" menu, type Ambrosia and hit the return key.  You'll be taken to our forum, where you'll find a message base (for comments and questions) and a software library stocked with the latest versions of our software products.

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Answers to frequently asked questions:

     -- Chiral *requires* System 6.07 or later (yes, it works just fine with System 7 and the PowerMacs).  It also requires a 256 color/gray scale monitor.

     -- Certain video cards may cause the sound to break up during during fades.  This is because all video card drivers turn off interrupts while they are changing color table entries, and some video cards do not handle color table changes in an optimal manner.  Since interrupts are off while the video card is changing color table entries, the Sound Manager cannot service the sound chip quickly enough, and the sound breaks up.

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Contact Information

     -- If you have any questions concerning Chiral, please write or call:

US Mail:
     Ambrosia Software, Inc.
     PO Box 23140
     Rochester, NY 14692

Voice:
     716.427.2577

Fax:
     716.475.9289

E-mail:
     America Online: AmbrosiaSW
          Compuserve: 73424, 1226
              AppleLink: Ambrosia.SW
                Internet: AmbrosiaSW@AOL.com

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Technical Notes:

     -- Chiral is written in THINK C 5.0.4, with about 26,000 lines of code total.  It utilizes Ambrosia's 4 channel 22kHz Sound Tool for audio, Ambrosia's Monitor Tool for monitor selection and special effects, Ambrosia's Registration Tool for the shareware license code system, and Ambrosia's Widget Tool for misc. functions.

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Change history:

Version 1.0 -- Initial release 4/20/94

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Musical Credits:

Thanks to the following artists for creating most excellent tunes that made writing and debugging Chiral more of a pleasure:  The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Porno for Pyros, Frank Zappa, Fugazi, Jane's Addiction and all the rest I forgot to mention.

