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  2.  
  3.                  $VER: DeliTracker.doc V2.01 (17.04.1994)
  4.                    Copyright 1994 by Delirium Softdesign
  5.                       (Peter Kunath and Frank Riffel)
  6.  
  7.  
  8.  
  9.                 1.OVERVIEW
  10.  
  11.                 2.LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION
  12.  
  13.                 3.ORDERFORM
  14.  
  15.                 4.GETTING STARTED
  16.                   4.1 System requirements
  17.                   4.2 First steps
  18.                   4.3 Tooltype Settings and Shell Environment
  19.  
  20.                 5.BASICS
  21.                   5.1 Players
  22.                   5.2 Genies
  23.                   5.3 Packed modules
  24.                   5.4 Module lists
  25.  
  26.                 6.HOW TO CONTROL DELITRACKER
  27.                   6.1 The main window
  28.                   6.2 The option window
  29.                   6.3 The player window
  30.                   6.4 The genie window
  31.                   6.5 The program window
  32.                   6.6 Shortcuts
  33.                   6.7 Commodities
  34.                   6.8 Arexx
  35.  
  36.                 7.NOTES
  37.  
  38.                 8.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  39.  
  40.  
  41. 1.OVERVIEW
  42.  
  43.   Welcome to DeliTracker II. Here is the long awaited successor. For those
  44.   who don't know: DeliTracker II is a highly flexible soundplayer which
  45.   supports many sound formats. The replay routines for the common formats
  46.   ProTracker, NoiseTracker, SoundTracker 15 and 31 inst. and StarTrekker
  47.   without AM sounds, are built within DeliTracker. Additional players
  48.   can be loaded from disk. DeliTracker is NOT a Sampler, Digitizer, MIDI
  49.   sequencer nor a song editor. It is only meant to play music modules in a
  50.   very comfortable way. Here are some reasons for using DeliTracker:
  51.  
  52.         ° System friendly and multitasks happily
  53.         ° Highly expandable due to modular concept
  54.         ° Allocates the sound channels
  55.         ° Supports xpkmaster.library for decrunching
  56.         ° Correct play speed in PAL/NTSC (uses timerdevice)
  57.         ° Works well with serial.device
  58.         ° Modulelists
  59.         ° ARexx
  60.         ° PubScreen support
  61.         ° Hotkey (Commoditiy)
  62.         ° Appwindow, modules can be played by simply dropping the module
  63.           icon (or even a hole directory) into the mainwindow
  64.         ° Written in 100% Assembler
  65.  
  66.  
  67. 2.LICENSING AND DISTRIBUTION
  68.  
  69.        DeliTracker (c) 1991 - 1994 by Peter Kunath and Frank Riffel.
  70.  
  71.   DeliTracker 2.0, the DeliTracker tool icon, their related documentation,
  72.   utilities, and examples (hereinafter "Files") and in particular player
  73.   and genie interface are (c) Copyright 1991-94 by Peter Kunath and Frank
  74.   Riffel. All Rights Reserved. This package is Shareware. If you like this
  75.   program and use it frequently, we encourage you to register. The share
  76.   ware fee is $US 20 or 20 DM. You may send CASH or EUROCHEQUE's. We cannot
  77.   accept any other cheques cause it is not possible for us to cash foreign
  78.   checks without having to pay substantial fees to the bank. Registered
  79.   users will be shipped a disk containing the latest release version of
  80.   DeliTracker. Please allow a delay of 2-6 weeks. By co-operating with this
  81.   concept you help to ensure continued development of this product. Please
  82.   send your registration card (Orderform) and cheque/money to:
  83.  
  84.                                Frank Riffel
  85.                                 Merkstr. 27
  86.                              82405 Wessobrunn
  87.                                  Germany
  88.  
  89.   An orderform can be found at the end of this document. You may send bug
  90.   reports, remarks, and suggestions to this address as well. If you have
  91.   written a new soundsystem and you wish to adapt your replay-routine to
  92.   DeliTracker, contact us. We will help you.
  93.  
  94.   DeliTracker may be distributed on public-domain, shareware disks, and
  95.   electronic networks such as the Internet as longs as the followings
  96.   conditions are fulfilled:
  97.  
  98.     1. All Files must be kept together. You can find a list of all
  99.        Files in 'Distribution'.
  100.  
  101.     2. None of the distributed files may be modified in any way. The only
  102.        exception is archiving (e.g. with LhA), but the original files
  103.        must be 100% restoreable.
  104.  
  105.     3. For any use in commercial products the permission of the authors
  106.        is required.
  107.  
  108.   DeliTracker has been developed and tested thoroughly. Never-the-less, the
  109.   Authors cannot be held responsible for any damages that are caused by
  110.   DeliTracker. The Files and their related documentation, utilities, and
  111.   examples are provided "AS-IS" and subject to change without notice; no
  112.   warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not
  113.   limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
  114.   particular purpose. No liability or responsibility is assumed. Use at
  115.   your own risk.
  116.  
  117.   Installer and Installer project icon (c) Copyright 1991-93
  118.   Commodore-Amiga, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reproduced and
  119.   distributed under license from Commodore.
  120.  
  121. 3.ORDERFORM
  122.  
  123. ***************************************************************************
  124. *                                                                         *
  125. *       For registration, send this form along with USA $20 or 20 DM to:  *
  126. *          Frank Riffel, Merkstr. 27, 82405 Wessobrunn, Germany           *
  127. *                                                                         *
  128. ***************************************************************************
  129. *                                                                         *
  130. *                   ***********************************                   *
  131. *                   **                               **                   *
  132. *                   ** DeliTracker Registration Form **                   *
  133. *                   **                               **                   *
  134. *                   ***********************************                   *
  135. *                                                                         *
  136. *                                                                         *
  137. *  Name : ______________________________________________________________  *
  138. *                                                                         *
  139. *  Address : ___________________________________________________________  *
  140. *                                                                         *
  141. *  City : _____________________________ State: _________________________  *
  142. *                                                                         *
  143. *  Postal Code: _______________________ Country: _______________________  *
  144. *                                                                         *
  145. *  email : _____________________________________________________________  *
  146. *                                                                         *
  147. *  DeliTracker Version: ______  Kickstart: _______  Amiga : ____________  *
  148. *                                                                         *
  149. *                                                                         *
  150. ***************************************************************************
  151. *                                                                         *
  152. *                                                                         *
  153. *                                OPTIONAL                                 *
  154. *                                                                         *
  155. *  RAM : _____ MB FAST-RAM    Processor : 680__0                          *
  156. *                                                                         *
  157. *        _____ MB CHIP-RAM                                                *
  158. *                                                                         *
  159. *                                                                         *
  160. *  Comments : __________________________________________________________  *
  161. *                                                                         *
  162. *  _____________________________________________________________________  *
  163. *                                                                         *
  164. *  _____________________________________________________________________  *
  165. *                                                                         *
  166. *  _____________________________________________________________________  *
  167. *