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2 <        SIDPlayer, Version 4.0
2 >  SIDPlayer, Version 4.1
3 >  A SID tune replayer
4  
5 <        A SID tune replayer for BeOS
5 <
6 <        Copyright (C) 1996-2000 Christian Bauer
7 <        Freely distributable
5 >  Copyright (C) 1996-2000 Christian Bauer
6  
7  
8   License
9   -------
10  
11   SIDPlayer is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
12 < See the file "COPYING" that is included in the distribution for details.
12 > Please see the file "COPYING" that is included in the distribution for
13 > details.
14  
15  
16   What is SIDPlayer?
17   ------------------
18  
19   SIDPlayer is a replayer program for C64 music ("SID tunes"), like PlaySID on
20 < the Amiga or SIDPLAY for Unix. You can think of it as being a stripped- down
20 > the Amiga or SIDPLAY for Unix. You can think of it as being a stripped-down
21   C64 emulator that only emulates the CPU and the sound chip of the C64.
22   SIDPlayer can replay SID tunes in the "PSID" file format, but it cannot run
23   any C64 programs.
# Line 46 | Line 45 | SID tunes is that they take very little
45   in size.
46  
47  
48 + System Requirements
49 + -------------------
50 +
51 + SIDPlayer runs on all Unix systems supported by SDL (which includes Linux,
52 + FreeBSD, Solaris and Irix) and on BeOS R4.5 or later versions.
53 +
54 + Successfully tested systems include:
55 + - Linux/i386
56 + - BeOS/x86 R5
57 + - BeOS/ppc R4.5
58 +
59 +
60   Supported file formats
61   ----------------------
62  
# Line 54 | Line 65 | files (these have the signature "PSID" i
65   available on the Internet is in this format.
66  
67  
68 < Using SIDPlayer
69 < ---------------
68 > Installing SIDPlayer
69 > --------------------
70 >
71 > See the file "INSTALL".
72 >
73 >
74 > Using SIDPlayer under BeOS
75 > --------------------------
76  
77   SIDPlayer can be started from the Tracker or from the Shell. If you give the
78   name of a PSID file as an argument from the Shell or drag a PSID file onto
# Line 72 | Line 89 | used to adjust the replay speed.
89   The SIDPlayer menu has three items:
90  
91   - "About SIDPlayer" shows some information about SIDPlayer
92 < - "Sound Control" opens the sound control window
92 > - "Sound Control" opens the sound control window (see below)
93   - "Quit" quits SIDPlayer
94  
95   To load another PSID file, drag it into the SIDPlayer window. To quit
# Line 87 | Line 104 | Some functions of SIDPlayer can also be
104    Right arrow: Next song
105    Q          : Quit
106  
107 < SIDPlayer can also be used as an input plugin for CL-Amp by Claes Löfqvist.
108 < Simply copy the program to your CL-Amp "Plugins" directory (you have to copy
109 < it, placing a link won't work) and rename it to "in_SIDPlayer".
107 >
108 > Using SIDPlayer under Unix
109 > --------------------------
110 >
111 > SIDPlayer currently only works as a command-line application. It is invoked
112 > as follows:
113 >
114 >  sidplayer FILE [song_number]
115 >
116 > "FILE" is the name of the PSID file to be loaded. The optional "song_number"
117 > specifies the number of the song to be player (instead of the default song).
118 > SIDPlayer cannot detect when a song has finished, so you have to use Ctrl-C
119 > to quit it.
120  
121  
122 < The Sound Control window
123 < ------------------------
122 > The Sound Control window (BeOS only)
123 > ------------------------------------
124  
125   Sound post-processing is controlled with the "Effect" pop-up menu and the
126   "Delay" and "Feedback" sliders. The available effects are "None" (no post-
# Line 152 | Line 179 | V4.0 - Now based on Frodo V5 CPU/SID cod
179         faster/slower buttons by slider, added popup menu and sound control
180         window, ported to BeOS R5 with new Media Kit, implemented CIA timer
181         speed control, and SIDPlayer can now also be used as a CL-Amp plugin
182 + V4.1 - Runs as a command-line application under Unix (requiring SDL)
183  
184  
185   Christian Bauer

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