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: PLAYBWC Sound Organizer :
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: Copyright (C) 1991 by Dale C. Chun :
: Version 1.06 All Rights Reserved :
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About this Software
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Playbwc is an automated menu system written in the same style as
Playmac by Dale Chun and David Komatsu. This program requires the
sound playing and editing system BWC which is provided in this package.
Playbwc will organize your sound files and play them back providing a
user friendly interface. If you like this program contact us at the
address listed later in this documentation.
To protect the user this program is equipped with a PV validation code
system. Upon receiving this product please activate the PROG-ID box and
verify that the information is show appears as below.
PLAYBWC (directory should be here)
August 2, 1991 13:49:02 Revision
21095 Bytes Internal ProgID: 8E7F-4574
BWC (directory should be here)
July 30, 1991 00:15:00 Revision
44192 Bytes Internal ProgID: 49F7-CE70
DATAFILE (directory should be here)
Ignore these numbers they are for our use only.
Your Distribution Rights
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Playbwc is protected by the United States copyright laws. It is
copyright (c) 1991 by Dale C. Chun. This product may be distributed
freely to users as long as the product is not changed or altered and
contains this documentation file. It may not be sold or packaged,
either individually, or as part of any other product without the
express written consent of the authors listed above.
Playbwc is offered AS IS and absolutely NO guarantees are given or
implied as to its suitability. The authors assume no
responsibility for any damage to your machine or loss of data
incurred while using this program.
Playbwc is FREEWARE and may be freely distributed. Please not however
that Playbwc requires the SHAREWARE program BWC. Please read the
Playbwc Documentation for registration information.
System Requirements
-------------------
Playbwc will run on any IBM AT, PS/2, /286, /386 or 100% compatibles
equipped with either a Hercules (or compatible) video card or any
PS/2 (or compatible) color graphics card. It requires Dos 3.3 or
higher to run. Playbwc will automatically detect a monochrome or a
color card and adjust the display accordingly. However, it will not
work with a monochrome monitor connected to a color graphics card.
Playbwc and Bwc now support MS-DOS 5.0
Starting Up
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Located on your distribution disk or within the zip file is
PLAYBWC.EXE, which is the executable file. To begin, type 'playbwc'
(it is not case sensitive) followed by the RETURN or ENTER key. The
Playbwc screen should appear along with any .snd sound files.
Please add the Playbwc directory into your system path. Consult
your DOS manual on how to do this. Example:
PATH=C:;C:\dos\;c:\playbwc;
After the Playbwc screen appears, selections can be changed with the
arrow keys, the space bar, or the backspace key. Selections can be
made by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key and waiting for Playbwc to
execute your command.
The vertical highlight bar can be changed with the arrow keys, the
Page Up/Down keys or by pressing the first letter of your desired
file, directory or your user-defined selection. Files can be selected
by pressing the RETURN or ENTER key and waiting for Playbwc to
execute your command.
Please note there is also the option to start up directly in BWC please
see the BWC.DOC file for further information on how to do this.
Predefining File Types
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Playbwc uses a file called playbwc.dat which contains the parameters
for the sound file as well as a brief description of the sound file
that you can comment. Please note this file is NOT required. It is
important to note that Playbwc is merely a shell and does not do the
actual playing of the file. It calls the BWC editing system and feed
it the data needed to play a sound file.
----------sample-----begin--------------
gameove.snd /P11000 ; Game Over Man
trumpets.snd /P21000 ; Trumpets
----------sample----end-----------------
As you can see we have already defined the two sounds included in this
package.
The first column is the name of the sound file
The second column is the speed of playback
The third column is the description you see on screen
Prior to defining a sound file name all the sound files on the directory
will show up. To get the playback speed hit the keys 1-4 which will
correspond to the following speeds:
1 - /P5500
2 - /P7333
3 - /P11000
4 - /P22000
Most files will fall in either the '/P11000' or the '/P22000' range.
A Brief Look At the Menus
-------------------------
You have several options from the main Playbwc menu and they are
explained in brief below.
INTSPEAKER: This will play the current sound file through your
internal PC speaker.
SBLASTER: This will play the current sound file through your
Soundblaster (tm) or Adlib (tm) card.
XTRNPORT: This will play the current sound file through your LPT
port. Choose this if you decide to build a JDAC interface
(see JDAC.DOC for information on how to build this)
In conjunction with the above commands the number keys 1-4 will active
the highlighted device and play the sound file based on the following
speeds.
1 - 5500 samples per second
2 - 7333 samples per second
3 - 11000 samples per second
4 - 22000 samples per second
REREAD: If you are using floppy disks and decide to put a new disk
in the drive use this option to read the new data onto
the screen.
EDIT: This will call the BWC editing system. BWC will give you
the power to alter sound files. (Please see BWC.DOC)
for information on how to use this. Also please note BWC
is a SHAREWARE package.
SETUP: This will let you alter defaults to the Playbwc interface.
The following options are available
o External Device: Allows you to chose LPT port for your JDAC
[Default = LPT1]
o Directory : Allows you to chose directory of sound files. Set this
to a: for reading off a your floppy drive a: Please note
that if you select a floppy drive there must be a disk
in the appropriate drive at program startup.
[Default = c:\playbwc]
o Volume Setting : Adjusts how loud the sound file is played. Adjust this
to your liking.
[Default = 100]
PROG ID: To insure that your version is not corrupted please check
this number with the numbers provided. If they do not match DO
NOT USE the program. Contact the authors for a fresh copy.
ABOUT: Tell you about the product. Press [ESC] to exist the PROG ID
screen.
Other Software Available by the same authors
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* Available at the FTP site listed below
o Instant Access 4.00: A menu driven system similar to PLAYMAC
that works under DOS 3.3 or 4.0 and NOW Dos 5.0.
o Simpsons: A "fortune" program that will randomly spit out any
of over 465 quotes from the program.
o Edit: A Wordstar-like Editor. Great to help edit Playmac data
files
Documentation
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We welcome any comments, suggestions, creative criticisms and/
or reports of compatibility problems. Such information can be
sent to the address below:
Dale C. Chun David Komatsu
Playmac Technologies Sound-Site Administrator
1051 Prospect Street 4826 Likini Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Honolulu, Hawaii 96818
e-mail: dchun@aludra.usc.edu e-mail: komatsu@aludra.usc.edu
E-mail can also be sent to: sound@ccb.ucsf.edu
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Please note that PLAYBWC and other sound file programs are located for
anonymous FTP at the following sites:
Site : saffron.inset.com (192.94.72.2)
name : anonymous
password : (your user id)
directory : rogue/players or sound/players
Site : ccb.ucsf.edu (128.218.1.13)
name : anonymous
password : (your user id)
directory : Pub/Sound_list