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S c r e e n D a n c e
1.0 H
R E L E A S E N O T E S
Copyright (c) 1996, Madeira Software, Inc.
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS Short Description
System Requirements
Benefits of Registering
Installation
Starting ScreenDance
Windows 95 Compatibility
Sound Card Problems
Video Card Problems
Mouse Not Found
How to Contact Us
ASP Ombudsman Statement
History
Short ScreenDance is a CD player that comes packed with a
Description library of sound-activated animations, making multimedia
PCs come alive with dazzling light and color. Play a CD or
sing in the microphone - watch as your PC moves to the
music!
Runs in 32-bit extended-DOS for screaming graphics like
today's hottest games. Includes a mixer, configurable
playlist, and disc/track title database.
System 486 PC (minimum), 2MB RAM; 4 MB disk space; MS-DOS 5.0;
Requirements Super-VGA display adapter (640x480x256); Sound Blaster or
ProAudio Spectrum compatible sound card; and Microphone,
CD-ROM drive, or other audio source.
Benefits of This version of ScreenDance is freely distributed for the
Registering sole purpose of allowing you to "try before you buy" (also
known as a shareware version). So please try it out and
pass it on to friends - but if you like it, buy it as soon
as you can! Don't miss out on all the benefits others have
already gotten by registering.
In return for your support, you will receive the
following:
* A bonus pack of 12 new ScreenDance animations
Aurora - dancing Northern Lights
Fractals II - second volume of computer-generated
art
Fuzzball - sort of like a laser-light show
Haze - 3D texture-mapped fog (comes in purple
too!)
Neon Lights - musical Las Vegas
Piano Roll - like from an old-time player piano
Pulsars - fly through musical galaxies
Spectrometer - spectrum bargraph, like on a graphic
equalizer
Tapestry - selection of shimmering tapestries
Tunnels - pulsating passageways
VU Bargraph - like on your hi-fi, but with slew rate
control
VU (Analog) - VU meter like on an old tape deck
* An advanced version of ScreenDance with support for
third-party animations
* Printed manual
* Unlimited phone support
* Advance notice of bug-fixes and updates (via e-mail)
The cost to register now is only $29.95 (US), plus
shipping and handling. For instructions on how to register,
select File, Register off the ScreenDance menu, or take a
look at ORDER.TXT.
How To Install 1. From the DOS prompt, type the drive-letter and pathname
to the ScreenDance self-extracting executable that you
downloaded, then press ENTER.
For example, type C:\DOWNLOADS\SCRNDANC and press ENTER.
TIP: In Microsoft Windows 95 click the Start button and
select Run... from the menu, then type the above
command. In Windows 3.1 select File, then Run off the
Program Manager menu, then type the above command.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Screendance
and configure your sound card. If you don't know what
kind of sound card you have, select Sound Blaster and
accept all the default settings.
Once you have installed ScreenDance, you may go back and
re-run the install to change your sound card settings
at any time without doing a complete re-install.
NOTE: If the installation aborts without any explanation,
you may not have enough DOS memory available to run the
install program. Try to make at least 450K available.
Starting For maximum performance, ScreenDance runs as a 32-bit
Screendance extended DOS program, like today's hottest action games. On
most systems it will run in a full-screen MS-DOS window
under Windows 95 or Windows 3.1, but on others it runs best
after shutting down Windows 95 or exiting Windows 3.1. Try
the following instructions for your particular operating
system; if you have trouble, try shutting down or exiting
Windows and follow the instructions for running from
MS-DOS.
From MS-DOS:
1. Change to the hard drive where you installed
ScreenDance.
For example, to change to the default installation
drive, type C: and press ENTER.
2. Change to the directory where you installed
Screendance.
For example, to change to the default installation
directory, type CD \DANCE and press ENTER.
3. Type DANCE and press ENTER.
From Windows 95:
1. If it's not already running, open Windows Explorer by
clicking on the Start button and selecting Programs,
Windows Explorer from the menu.
2. Use the Windows Explorer to find the Dance application
in the directory where you installed ScreenDance, and
double click on it to run. Be sure to select the file
which is listed as type Application by Windows Explorer;
to see file types, select View, then Details off the
menu.
Tip: To create a shortcut to ScreenDance, drag the Dance
application from the Windows Explorer onto your desktop or
to any open folder.
From Windows 3.1:
1. If it's not already running, open the File Manager from
the Main group on the Program Manager desktop.
2. Use the File Manager to find the DANCE.EXE file in the
directory where you installed Screendance, and double
click it to run.
To view the online documentation, either select Help, then
Online Manual off the ScreenDance menu, or view the
DANCE.TXT file.
Windows 95 If you are running Windows 95 and are experiencing problems
Compatibility with the CD-ROM drive, you are most likely seeing a
conflict between ScreenDance and the autoplay feature of
the Win95 CD player. There are several solutions:
a) hold down the shift key each time you insert a CD into
the CDROM drive - this prevents the Win95 CD player
from starting up.
b) download TweakUI from Microsoft's web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/powertoy.htm.
This nifty utility lets you easily disable/enable the
audio CD autoplay feature. After installing it, see the
settings on the "Paranoia" tab.
c) disallow the Win95 CD player from automatically
starting to play a newly inserted disc: from the Win95
Explorer, select View, Options off the menu; click on
the File Types tab and select the AudioCD file type.
Click the Edit button, highlight the Play action, then
click the Edit... button. Remove the /play option that
appears after cdplayer.exe. You can replace the /play
option at any time later by going back to this dialog.
d) set up ScreenDance to run in MS-DOS mode by
right-clicking the mouse on the the Dance application
and selecting Properties. Select the Program tab, then
click the Advanced button. Check off the MS-DOS Mode
setting. If after doing this the mouse doesn't work in
ScreenDance, you will need to set up a batch file to
load the mouse driver before running.
Sound Card If your sound card fails to initialize, most likely your
Problems IRQ number is incorrectly set in the DANCE.INI file.
Check your sound card documentation and system
configuration, then either re-run SCRNDANCE.EXE and select
Configure Sound Card, or edit the 'IRQ = ' entry in the
[SOUND] section of DANCE.INI. IRQ 5 is the most common
setting followed by IRQ 7. You may also need to check the
Base address and DMA channel settings.
Video Card If ScreenDance aborts with an InitGraphics error, be sure
Problems you have a super-VGA display card capable of running in 640
x 480 x 256 color mode, and which is VESA compatible. Check
that the display card has at least 512K of video memory. If
your card meets these requirements but still does not work,
you may need to load a VESA driver before running
ScreenDance. Check your display card documentation for
instructions on loading a VESA driver.
Mouse If you are experiencing problems with your mouse, use
Not Found Ctrl-X to exit ScreenDance, then check that you have a
mouse driver loaded before running the program. You can
usually load the mouse driver by typing MOUSE and pressing
ENTER at the DOS command line.
How to ScreenDance was produced by Madeira Software, Inc. of
Contact Us Beverly, MA. We value your feedback! If you have questions
or comments, please reach us at:
Internet: feedback@madeira.com
Compuserve: [74407,2214]
Sales: (800) 275-6137
Tech Support: (508) 922-0189
FAX: (508) 921-2636
Post: Madeira Software, Inc.
PO Box 5424
Beverly, MA 01915
Visit our Web site for updates, tips, answers to common
technical questions, and other late-breaking information:
http://www.madeira.com
ASP Ombudsman Madeira Software, Inc. is a member of the Association of
Statement Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that
the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable
to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member
by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or
problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical
support for members' products. Please write to the ASP
Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA,
FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via
CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
History 1.0G to 1.0H
o minor update to order form and documentation.
1.0E to 1.0G
o fixed bug in drawing menus.
o fixed problem with 3D Spectrograph at high resolution.
o shareware version now includes disc/track title import.
o shareware version now includes change drive function.
1.0C to 1.0E
o dancer now stops better when music stops.
o INI file now case insensitive.
o fixed bug in setting CDROM preamp levels.
1.0B to 1.0C
o fixed crash problem with SBPro and stereo mode.
o fixed channel enable problem with SBPro.
o added more kinds of kaleidoscopes.
o added more variety to tap and russian dance styles.
1.0 to 1.0B
o now reads/writes CDROM preamp levels to/from INI file.
Thank you for trying ScreenDance!
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