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- Excel Progs Distribution Information (C) 1995 Andrew Malek of Excel Progs.
-
- I. Introduction for Excel Progs
- II. Current Product Information
- III. How to Become a Distributor Site
- IV. Current List of Sites
- V. Distribution Site Form
- VI. Contacting Excel Progs
- VII. Warranty/Disclaimer/License. Please Read!
-
- I. Introduction for Excel Progs
-
- Excel Progs is a small yet rapidly growing shareware development
- organization whose members combined have decades of experience
- in the computer industry. While Excel Progs currently is
- focusing on Windows applications, Excel Progs has also created
- computer-independent .MID (Midi) songs and is always into new
- ideas for computer products on all platforms.
-
- II. Current Product Information:
-
- o Midi Machine V2.xx Support Packs
-
- Support packs for Midi Machine, these contain files that
- will enhance the fun you get out of the multimedia program
- as well as give you ideas to enhance your creativity.
-
- Support Pack 1 deals with Midi Machine V2.xx technical
- documents 1-15 as of 9/30/95. Texts include solving
- setup troubles, configuring sound on specific machines,
- undocumented tips, Win95-Midi Machine information, and more.
-
- o Excel Progs Icon Packs 1 and 2
-
- Excel Progs Icon Packs -- Two groups of 42 *LIMITED
- -WARE* icons (FREE! for private use), including
- Christmas icons, fireworks, musical notes, program
- logos, fractals, food, sports, and much more. FULL
- descriptions of each icon included.
-
- o Midi Machine V2.01
-
- Midi Machine v2.01, a multimedia app. for Win3.1+, is a MID/
- WAV/BMP/ICO/TXT//WMF, and audio CD player, as well as a multi-
- media demo creator. It supports album loading and saving,
- header midis to offset problematic MIDI codes, shuffle
- playback, and more. A professional multimedia script language
- is included which allows the creation of demonstrations util-
- izing text, graphics, sound, music, tiled backdrops, and button
- paging. Midi Machine V2.01 is EASY to set-up, and features
- mouse-sensitive one-line help and right-click detailed help.
- Drag&drop files straight from the file manager or other drag-
- and-drop supported applications. Animated icons "dance" to
- the multimedia. A full help engine is also included, and
- "tips" appear every time the program is loaded. Several bug
- fixes and improvements over version 2.00 are included.
-
- o EPDistrib (Volume 1)
-
- EPDistrib is a quarterly electronic magazine in Windows 3.1+
- format for shareware users and system administrators alike.
- EPDistrib is an entertaining and informative mixture of text,
- graphics, and sound, combined in an easily-navigable elec-
- tronic magazine. The EPDistrib magazine contains several
- regular articles, including: "Letters to the Editor," "EP
- Sites," "Taglines!," and "Mythdancer's Shareware Reviews"--
- informative reviews of many products in the shareware industry
- (not just by Excel Progs!) including detailed software descrip-
- tions, right down to the installation procedures. The magazine
- will carry other articles, all of which are accessible
- by a table of contents button window. EPDistrib requires the
- Midi Machine 2.00 program to run (an application found on many
- FTP and distribution sites), and includes a simple setup
- program. Once installed, a double-click of the magazine's
- icon runs the program.
-
- o Excel-ACFind
-
- EXACFIND - AC/City Search/Copy/Retrieve. Excel-ACFind is an
- extremely easy-to-use application that will allow you to search
- its large database for telephone area codes by state, or cities
- by area code. State information is included. Right-click help
- for maximum efficiency. SETUP program to get you running right
- away. Free updates if you register and have an Internet e-mail
- address. From Excel Progs. Requires VBRUN300.DLL.
-
- o Midi Machine V2.0 Demo
-
- Multimedia Extravaganza! Midi Machine V2.00 Demo for Windows
- (c) 1995 Andrew Malek/Excel Progs. See just what the upcoming,
- heavily anticipated Midi Machine V2 can do for you with
- demonstrations of business, entertainment, and electronic
- magazines, as well as a draft of all of the upgrades! Plenty
- of graphics, digitized sound, original music, and informative
- text will guide your way through this exciting demonstration.
- Extremely easy to set up. REQUIRES the file VBRUN300.DLL.
-
- o CaniPrompts Prompt Packs 1 and 2
-
- CaniPrompts Prompt-Packs each contain ten new animated prompts
- for the program CANIPROMPTS.
-
- o Excel-FND
-
- Taking the classic "find-the-word" games to the next level,
- Excel-FND is an audio and visually enhanced version of the
- classic logic game for Win3.1+. Easy to set up and play with
- its extensive help facilities, this program is sure to keep
- you entertained for hours. Lots of surprises are included in
- this package, including letters dropping from the puzzle.
- This version contains several puzzles; other puzzle-packs are
- available from Excel Progs in groups of 75.
-
- o Excel-FND [LITE]
-
- A "LITE" version of the popular "find-the-word" game for
- Windows, this version is the same as Excel-FND except a few
- of the sounds have been removed, making it quicker to
- download.
-
- o Caniprompts
-
- A trumpet player doing a wild dance... a sunrise over a series
- of mountains... no, this is NOT another .FLI animation, but
- what YOU can have over your boring old DOS prompt with
- CANIPROMPTS, a shell over your old DOS prompt giving it
- new color, visibility, and life. Be the talk of the town
- (or at least the computer-user community).
-
- o Excel-FND Screenshots
-
- Screenshots in .BMP format of Excel Prog's logic game Excel-FND,
- a find-the-word puzzle game with plenty of twists. Requires
- 640X480X256 SVGA to see the pictures correctly.
-
- o Midi Machine V1.20 Screenshot
-
- A screenshot in .BMP format of Excel Prog's powerful sound
- player/file manager, Midi Machine V1.20.
-
- o Midi Machine V1.21 (Older version, but still supported)
-
- Midi Machine V1.21 is a .MID/.WAV jukebox/file manager for Win
- 3.1+ Midi Machine plays songs in many different ways: random,
- shuffle, backwards, continuous, or combinations of the previous.
- Album Load/Save is supported, allowing you to listen to your
- favorite sounds all at once. Auto-play after drag&drop sound
- selections from programs such as File Manager is supported.
- Icon animations "dance" to the sound of your favorite tunes -
- over a dozen are included with support for externals.
- Command-line options allow you to run your favorite albums
- and play modes at start-up. There is mouse-sensitive help as
- well as an external text documentation file.
-
- Midi Machine V1.21 is a state-of-the-art .MID/.WAV
- player and file manager, combining many features
- of other such players and adding unique features such
- as icon animations "dancing" to the sound.
-
- o Icon Animations 1-3
-
- 30 animated icons for Midi Machine V1.x, this pack
- contains animations with a Christmas theme and our
- "Notes and Staves."
-
- o Icon Animations 4-6
-
- 30 animated icons for Midi Machine V1.x, this pack
- contains a wide potpourri of icons, everything from
- a coffee cup to moving fractals to fireworks.
-
- o Icon Animations 7-9
-
- 30 animated icons for Midi Machine V1.x, this pack
- contains another large selection of icons, everything
- from a bouncing soccer ball to a lip sipping a beverage
- to circles splatting on the screen.
-
- o MALEK1.MID (MIDI Song File)
-
- An alternative to the normal classical style. Auxillary
- percussion (timpani, vibes, and bells) start the file in a
- very jarring motion, leading to a string and choir
- introduction and a temporary calming of the bass. The bells
- return along with short bursts of the timpani. Vibes signal
- the introduction of a softer mode, and the piccolo takes a
- brief stint as soloist. Once again, auxillary percussion
- commences as the string dies down and the sound returns to its
- original state. At last, the timpani beats a few dying notes
- and decays.
-
- o MALEK2.MID (MIDI Song File)
-
- This movement begins with a slight auxillary percussion base,
- with the New Age/Flute and Vibes alternating melody. The
- melody begins to get higher and higher; a peak is reached and
- the base lowers. Soon a running part is established by the
- clarinet/flute duet as the piece reflects beginning melodies.
- This reflection leads to the first climax as the SoundTrack FX
- rumbles in the bottom underneath the string melody. The Choir
- takes the lead as the sound mellows. After its turn at solo,
- the flute running part begins again; the song reaches its final
- climax and toms are beaten in the background. The New Age
- penetrates the lower voices reaching higher and higher, breaks
- free, and decrescendoes to the end.
-
- o MALEK3.MID (MIDI Song File)
-
- This movement begins with a percussion start to the familiar
- high-low rhythm found in earlier movements, with strings
- formulating texture as choir pads and leads fall into the fray.
- The sound of New Age powers in on its high tonalities, while
- Aahs provide a lower counter-melody. Soon multiple counter-
- melodies vie each other for the attention and the percussion
- drops out. Bass takes over as the tempo decreases, but the
- high melody only relinquishes its power temporarily and return
- to the mixture. A slow pattern travels amongst the various
- instruments and morphs into odd chords and a re-emergance of
- percussion. Pulses of Soundtrack FX spike as Aahs begin their
- measures of running notes as a slow, dark, melody continues.
- Portions of the original melody return to haunt in the form of
- the Accordion. All voices break away, the tempo speeds, and
- the original melody takes over with loud orchestral hits. The
- melody experiments with an assortment of keys and the orchestra
- relaxes. Soon all that remains is the percussion and a low
- 5ths lead. Strings bring in a syncopated rhythm which finds
- its way to the Choir Aahs. The old melody will never die,
- however; the accordion once again asserts its prescence in a
- faster version of the original high-low rhythm. A break for
- orchestra hits - and the original bass counter-melody with the
- Choir Aahs return, also faster. The instruments slip away, but
- bounce back with a vengance, with powerful orchestral hits
- making its rounds as the bass counter-melody. When the sound
- gets almost too powerful, everything save a few lonely voices
- fade..they share a brief chord, and fade themselves to the end.
-
- o Excel-PWD V1.0
-
- Excel-PWD is a Windows application allowing you to create
- difficult passwords "on-the-fly" for usage on bulletin boards,
- Internet, or computer services. You can create passwords of
- multiple types, depending on how long you wish the passwords
- can be and what characters the host system supports in the
- password. Also included is an E-Text discussing why passwords
- are so extremely important in this day and age.
-
- o STI V1.2 (Studley The Icon)
-
- S.T.I. is described as "Your Personal Desktop Exercise
- Motivator." In plain English, Studley will try to motivate
- you to exercise a little more. While the iconized Studley
- performs his healthy regiment of moves, why not join him!
- This program is now *POSTCARDWARE.*, and the current
- version 1.2 works great under Win95.
-
- III. How to Become a Distributor Site
-
- Excel Progs is looking for more bulletin boards and information
- services to serve as distributor sites. This works well for both
- parties: Excel Progs is able to send its software to a larger
- audience, and your service has more to advertise about. Your users
- know that the latest in Excel Progs utilities, songs, and games
- (coming soon!) can be found first on your service.
-
- Excel Progs is accepting applications on the basis of "first come,
- first serve." There will be one distributor site per county. A
- "county" is described in this text as a place which holds a telephone
- connection to your service for the public (i.e., if you have a service
- in Knox County (Knoxville, TN) which has an Anderson County (Oak Ridge,
- TN) connect line open only to members, your site will be considered to
- be an Knox Co. site ONLY. If the line becomes public and no site has
- already appeared in Anderson Co., you will be considered to be a
- site for both counties.
-
- Excel Progs shall have the sole task of determining whether two or more
- services are considered "too close" to both become distribution sites.
-
- We are asking for services that have been up for at least a year,
- show promise of being up for much longer, and have potential for
- growth. If your service goes down for a small period of time you
- will retain your site number when you return; in cases of serious
- down-time the site number may be awarded to someone else. Thus, it
- is imperative that if your service goes down for a time greater
- than a month or if it is to go down permanently that you immediately
- contact Andrew Malek of Excel Progs.
-
- We are looking for "family" services. Note that this does not mean
- exclusively religious services, just those that don't cater
- exclusively to adult users. This also does not exclude services that
- responsibly have adult sections hidden to the general public.
-
- We are looking for public domain/shareware/freeware/post-cardware/
- ..etc services ONLY! If you are a pirate site or hold ANY pirate
- files, then we appreciate you not applying.
-
- Excel Progs is new, and is currently an organization, not an
- official business. As a new group, you have the opportunity to be
- one of the first to be a distributor site. In the event Excel Progs
- formally is established as a business, your distributor site numbers
- shall be transfered in the proper ways, if necessary.
-
- As a distributor site, you need to keep up with the newest Excel
- Progs products. We ask that you call Idaho Interactive BBS at least
- once every 3-6 months, and, if you wish, in the meantime, acquire
- all Excel Progs products at your convenience from sources such as
- CompuServe (C) and Internet FTP sites, where they are uploaded
- on a semi-regular basis (Feel free to call Idaho Interactive
- as often as you wish...the 3-6 months is only a suggestion for
- software acquisition). If you run Major BBS with Majornet, we
- ask that you take the official support forum (mentioned later in
- this file). We also ask all sites to mention that they are a support
- board in opening screens, bulletins, advertisements,..etc, if
- possible.
-
- Regarding Idaho Interactive BBS, you will receive an account
- and password regarding your formal confirmation (when you receive
- postal mail regarding the confirmation). ALL Excel Progs files
- shall be on Idaho Interactive BBS in the file area EXCEPROG. Just
- type L F S EXCELPROGS to access the files. Type F S EXCEPROG to
- access the forum area. You may download individual files or download
- the entire batch as the EPALLx.ZIP files (all such downloads are
- free from time restrictions!) If for some unknown reason Idaho
- Interactive ceases to exist, Excel Progs will try all possible
- routes of establishing a new home board or new methods of
- distributing its files.
-
- To apply, simply print and fill out the form located near the end of
- this text and mail to the address specified. Or, fill it out
- electronically and send it via Internet electronic mail. Upon
- approval, you shall receive in the coming weeks your confirmation
- letter, number, and other information Excel Progs feels appropriate.
-
- IV. Current List of Sites
-
- This list is as of 9/21/95.
-
- #1 Boise, Idaho (208)345-6306/(208)389-9365.
- Idaho Interactive BBS, /EXCEPROG MailLink Home BBS, EP Home BBS!!!
- SysOp: Bob Cooper Telnet: idibbs.com
-
- #2 Hyannis, Massachusetts (508)790-5879/(508)477-8211
- CCS World Internet Service Provider, Major BBS Site, Shareware,Games
- SysOp: Joe Cronin Telnet: ccsnet.com
-
- #3 Grand Haven, Michigan (616)842-1471
- FireRight BBS-General Interest;Msgs/Files/Doors.Full access 1st call
- SysOp: Gene Warner
-
- #4 Arlington, Virginia (703)527-3175
- The Missing Link BBS (a service of Online Solutions)
- SysOp: Charles Norton III
-
- #5 Reston (Fairfax County), Virginia (703)620-8900/(703)648-0250
- World Data Network 703.620.8900/301.654.2554, member AOP
- SysOp: Tony McClenny Telnet: wdn.com
-
- #6 Netherton,Liverpool,Merseyside UK +44-0151-284-8645
- Pyramid BBS-A wealth of shareware with 1200+ *new* programs monthly
- SysOp: Kevin Watson
-
- #7 Lewiston, Maine (207)784-2130/(207)377-3214
- The Kobayashi Alternative BBS, IBM/Windows/Amiga.
- IBMOp: Barry Grant Telnet: tka.com
-
- #8 Holbrook, New York (516)981-4689/(516)981-4941
- Nick's World BBS - "A BBS For Everyone!"
- SysOp: Nicholas Schiano
-
- #9 Reading, Berkshire UK +44-1734-614-636 or 615-379
- Digital Sound Power BBS-Multimedia,GUI interface,free Internet,more
- SysOp: Sean Rima
-
- #10 Ft. Myers, Florida (941)337-5999/(941)337-7976
- TNT Online - Your one stop for a DYNATIME online experience.
- SysOp: Jay Wigginton Telnet: tntonline.com
-
- #11 Kohler, Wisconsin (414)458-9047/(414)458-8035
- The People BBS,Free BBS,TriBBS Support Board,Files,Games,CDRom,Nets
- SysOp: Kevin Gunn
-
- #12 Knoxville, Tennessee (615)673-2077
- The News-Sentinel KnoxLink; GUI interface, Internet
- SysOps: Jack Lail, Jonathan Bell Telnet: newsnet.knoxnews.com
-
- #13 Farmington Hills, Michigan (810)477-5568/(810)477-4759
- Near Wild Haven BBS, 1st call access, games, messages, 200+ files!
- SysOp: David Zohrob
-
- #14 Marlton, New Jersey (609)751-9021
- CyberExplorer On-Line features forums,file libraries,games,& more!
- SysOp: Matthew Fusfield
-
- #15 Greenwood Lake, New York (914)477-0264
- The Lake BBS--advertisements, files, messages, running WildCat
- SysOp: Greg Wright
-
- #16 Middlesex, New Jersey (908)627-0318/(908)764-0151
- The Airport II BBS,in MiddleSex NJ. Wildcat two lines@908-627-0318
- SysOp: Roger Torre
-
- #17 San Luis OBISPO, California (805)547-9485
- Pacific Connections,regional online service for Central Coast of CA
- SysOp: Brandon Jones Telnet: paccon.com
-
- V. Distribution Site Application:
-
- Name: _____________________________________________________________________
-
- Address: _________________________________________________________________
-
- Internet E-Mail Address: _________________________________________________
-
- CompuServe(c) E-Mail Address: ____________________________________________
-
- MailLink E-Mail Address: __________________________________________________
-
- City(s): __________________________________________ State: _____________
-
- County(s) ________________________________________________________________
-
- Zip: ___________________-__________________ Country: ___________________
-
- In 68 characters or less, give your BBS name and information about your BBS
- (for being displayed in Excel Progs products and this file):
-
- ___________________________________________________________________________
-
- Storage Size: ____________________________________________________________
-
- Time Since Establishment: _______________ BBS Software: _________________
-
- Do you have adult files?: _________ Are you PD/Shareware ONLY? _________
- (public domain/shareware)
-
- Please write up to 6 of your PUBLIC phone numbers:
-
- 1: ______________________________ 2: ___________________________
-
- 3: ______________________________ 4: ___________________________
-
- 5: ______________________________ 6: ___________________________
-
- Why you wish to be a distributor site:
-
- ___________________________________________________________________________
-
- ___________________________________________________________________________
-
- ___________________________________________________________________________
-
- ___________________________________________________________________________
-
- Please give any extra information regarding your service on the back of
- this application.
-
- Thanks for your application. Andrew Malek of Excel Progs shall contact
- you regarding your acceptance or your denial.
-
- Mail to the following address, or e-mail to admalek@usit.net:
-
- Excel Progs Please allow a couple of
- c/o Andrew Malek weeks for processing of the
- 434 Gallaher View Rd. Apt. 60 application. Thank you!
- Knoxville, TN 37919
-
- VI. Contacting Excel Progs
-
- !!!!HEAR THIS, WEB SURFERS !!!!
-
- Excel Progs now has a World-Wide-Web home page! Browse through screen shots
- of Excel Progs programs, check out the current list of shareware, read some
- informative articles, find out where the EP files can be located (there are
- so many distribution sites popping up, one may be coming near you!), and LINK
- OUT to telnet sites, other web pages, FTP sites, and more!
-
- Point your web browser TODAY to:
-
- http://idibbs.com/excel/ep.html
- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
- To receive information about Excel Progs, you are welcome to use the
- Excel Progs Info Server. Simply send internet e-mail to the address
- excel@idibbs.com with HELP as the subject.
-
- Andrew Malek of Excel Progs can be contacted by the following ways:
-
- 1) SASE at the Excel Progs address:
-
- Excel Progs
- c/o Andrew Malek
- 434 Gallaher View Rd. Apt. 60
- Knoxville, TN 37919
-
- 2) Idaho Interactive BBS (Excel Progs Home BBS, (208)345-6306)
- E-Mail: Andrew Malek.
-
- 3) Internet E-Mail: admalek@sacam.oren.ortn.edu
- admalek@usit.net
- Andrew.Malek@idibbs.com
-
- 4) Maillink: Andrew Malek@IDI
-
- 5) The Excel Progs Official Message Forum (/EXCEPROG)
- on MailLink. The MailLink forum address is:
- ML@EXCELPROG.IDI#
-
- 6) CompuServe E-Mail: 76023,1175
-
- VII. Warranty/Disclaimer/License. Please Read!
-
- EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE BY EXCEL PROGS TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF THE
- PRODUCTS AND EVERY ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO MAKE THE PRODUCTS AS
- ERROR-FREE AS POSSIBLE.
-
- Microsoft, Windows, are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
- All trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
-
- You have the license to place this file on bulletin board
- systems, information systems, shareware compilations, or on cd-rom
- compilations, provided that you distribute the ENTIRE version with file
- descriptions (FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI) UNMODIFIED.
-
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