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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
# Line 46 | Line 44 | SID tunes is that they take very little
44   in size.
45  
46  
47 + System Requirements
48 + -------------------
49 +
50 + SIDPlayer runs on all Unix systems supported by SDL (which includes Linux,
51 + FreeBSD, Solaris and Irix) and on BeOS R4.5 or later versions.
52 +
53 + Successfully tested systems include:
54 + - Linux/i386
55 + - BeOS/x86 R5
56 + - BeOS/ppc R4.5
57 +
58 +
59   Supported file formats
60   ----------------------
61  
# Line 54 | Line 64 | files (these have the signature "PSID" i
64   available on the Internet is in this format.
65  
66  
67 < Using SIDPlayer
68 < ---------------
67 > Installing SIDPlayer
68 > --------------------
69 >
70 > See the file "INSTALL".
71 >
72 >
73 > Using SIDPlayer under BeOS
74 > --------------------------
75  
76   SIDPlayer can be started from the Tracker or from the Shell. If you give the
77   name of a PSID file as an argument from the Shell or drag a PSID file onto
# Line 72 | Line 88 | used to adjust the replay speed.
88   The SIDPlayer menu has three items:
89  
90   - "About SIDPlayer" shows some information about SIDPlayer
91 < - "Sound Control" opens the sound control window
91 > - "Sound Control" opens the sound control window (see below)
92   - "Quit" quits SIDPlayer
93  
94   To load another PSID file, drag it into the SIDPlayer window. To quit
# Line 87 | Line 103 | Some functions of SIDPlayer can also be
103    Right arrow: Next song
104    Q          : Quit
105  
106 < SIDPlayer can also be used as an input plugin for CL-Amp by Claes Löfqvist.
107 < Simply copy the program to your CL-Amp "Plugins" directory (you have to copy
108 < it, placing a link won't work) and rename it to "in_SIDPlayer".
106 >
107 > Using SIDPlayer under Unix
108 > --------------------------
109 >
110 > SIDPlayer currently only works as a command-line application. It is invoked
111 > as follows:
112 >
113 >  sidplayer FILE [song_number]
114 >
115 > "FILE" is the name of the PSID file to be loaded. The optional "song_number"
116 > specifies the number of the song to be player (instead of the default song).
117 > SIDPlayer cannot detect when a song has finished, so you have to use Ctrl-C
118 > to quit it.
119  
120  
121 < The Sound Control window
122 < ------------------------
121 > The Sound Control window (BeOS only)
122 > ------------------------------------
123  
124   Sound post-processing is controlled with the "Effect" pop-up menu and the
125   "Delay" and "Feedback" sliders. The available effects are "None" (no post-
# Line 152 | Line 178 | V4.0 - Now based on Frodo V5 CPU/SID cod
178         faster/slower buttons by slider, added popup menu and sound control
179         window, ported to BeOS R5 with new Media Kit, implemented CIA timer
180         speed control, and SIDPlayer can now also be used as a CL-Amp plugin
181 + V4.1 - Runs as a command-line application under Unix (requiring SDL)
182  
183  
184   Christian Bauer

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