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+-------------------------------------------────────-----────────----+ | This VENDINFO Product Information File contains both readable text | | and tools-accessible data about a product. See the last text | | section, below, for more information about VENDINFO and its tools. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ VENDINFO standard v1.03, produced by VendEdit v1.22, 15-Jul-1995 ===== Product Information ============================== Product: MIDIART Interactive Music Visualizer Version: 3.00 Version Date: 15-Jun-1995 Product Type: Software Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details): Shareware, freely distributable by all channels Product Description: MIDIART v3.0 - MIDI music bursts with color! MIDIART plays standard MIDI music files and simultaneously creates beautiful psychedelic images which are synchronized to the music. The images are created and controlled by the music itself! The user can also interact with MIDIART to control the images. Requires Windows 3.1 and a sound card or an external MIDI sound generator. Includes full online help. Shareware by AJF Consulting, Inc. Reason for version: More graphic Image Generators and an improved user interface. Users can now create their own MIDIART performances. Category: Home & hobby; Music Keywords: MIDI Music Player Sound Visual Art Graphics Images Multimedia Entertainment Required Packages: MART30 This Package: MART30 Registration Fee: 25.00 (US Dollars) Required Configuration Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386) Clock Speed: 33 MHz Minimum OS: Windows 3.1 Standard RAM: 640K Extended Memory: 4000K Hard Drive Space: 1000K Required: Expanded *or* Extended Memory Hard drive Video Graphics Array (VGA) Color monitor Keyboard Mouse Sound card (specific types may be shown below) Orders: Address: Pik A Program, Inc. 13 Saint Marks Place New York, NY 10003 USA Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-867-3447 Phone: 212-598-4939 FAX: 212-228-5879 CompuServe: 74777,3233 Internet: 74777.3233@compuserve.com Support: Address: AJF Consulting, Inc. P.O. Box 44-427 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 CompuServe: 73612,3116 Internet: 73612.3116@compuserve.com ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================ This package contains MIDIART 3.00 for Windows, by AJF Consulting, Inc. MIDIART is a software package that is capable of playing standard MIDI music files and simultaneuosly creating beautiful psychedelic images synchronized to the music. The music recorded in the MIDI file is responsible for creating the images in real time. You can interact with MIDIART to control both the music and the images that are created. In order to use MIDIART on your computer you must have the following: - The Microsoft Windows operating system, version 3.1. - A PC sound card OR an external MIDI sound generator connected to a MIDI interface card. - A sound card or an interface card device driver correctly installed under Windows 3.1. - A 386 or 486 PC. (An accelerated graphics video card is required for 386 models.) MIDIART is a program that is highly CPU intensive. Graphic objects are created and destroyed in sync with individual musical notes which can have very short durations. (A few milliseconds.) Therefore, MIDIART will perform better when running on a faster computer. A 486DX PC running at 50 Mhz or higher with an accelerated graphics video card is highly recommended. On a slower machine, MIDIART may not be able to create images that stay in sync with the music. Another thing to keep in mind is that MIDIART uses MIDI (.MID) files to play music and not WAVE (.WAV) files. This means that the sound MIDIART produces depends of the MIDI capabilities of the sound card you are using. If you have a newer Wave Table based sound card, MIDIART should sound great. If not, MIDIART will sound OK but you will be missing a great deal of sonic realism that you can only get from the newer sound cards now on the market. This document contains only a brief description of MIDIART and its features, along with instructions for its installation. Quite detailed documentation is included in the package, but it is in archived form, and is more easily read after installation. (See installation section.) MIDIART is being distributed as shareware. This form of software distribution allows you to try out the software for thirty days free of charge. If you find this program interesting and fun, and find that you are using MIDIART after the thirty day period, you must register the software for a small fee. Any fee you may have paid to others (disk vendors, dealers, etc.) to obtain this evaluation version was a fee for their copying and distribution services, rather than a payment for continued use of the program. When you register MIDIART, you will receive additional features and will be eligible for future software upgrades. If you do not register, you will be violating federal copyright law. To find out about the additional features and benefits you will receive when you register MIDIART, please refer to the REGISTER.TXT file, or the Windows README help file that is available after you install the software. ===== Packing List ===================================== As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ: Filename Size Date Time CRC32 READ_ME.BAT 418 15-Jun-1995 03:00a 42E687A4 FILE_ID.DIZ 454 15-Jun-1995 03:00a FF56192D BWCC.DLL 152304 18-Sep-1993 11:50a 6F309D34 MA_IMG1.DLL 102912 27-Jun-1995 10:16p CD1958FB MA_IMG2.DLL 102400 3-Jun-1995 10:51p 32CDFEB0 MA_PLAY.DLL 33422 26-May-1995 04:17p 59CC3B5B MIDIART.EXE 94720 15-Jul-1995 11:01a 53C074F4 SETUP.EXE 30720 14-Jul-1995 12:26a 09397722 MIDIART.HLP 57885 13-Jul-1995 05:34p 3E784332 QUICKREF.HLP 25117 5-Jul-1995 12:08p 5B26562B README.HLP 27165 13-Jul-1995 05:30p 7B74CB51 SETUP.LST 332 15-Jul-1995 11:23a C6526138 CANYON.MID 33883 11-Jan-1994 11:21p 7A0D5418 FUNK.MID 9762 16-Jan-1994 01:23p 2DAFAA3A INDUSTRY.MID 11522 16-Jan-1994 03:26p BCBE895C SUMDREAM.MID 5183 16-Jan-1994 03:33p A0209C1A KEYS.REF 4808 13-Jun-1995 06:07p 2F21E8EF ORDERFRM.TXT 2761 13-Jul-1995 04:19p E26B9EB4 REGISTER.TXT 3364 13-Jul-1995 05:29p B68E3269 VENDOR.TXT 216 15-Jun-1995 03:00a 13796CEE ABOUT.WAV 58686 2-May-1995 09:19p 56868CD9 NOTICE.WAV 38804 2-May-1995 09:21p 278B978C ORDERFRM.WRI 4608 15-Jul-1995 10:37a 07483DEC ===== Installation ===================================== To install this version of MIDIART, you must first unzip or copy all the files in the package into a single directory. You will then need to run the SETUP.EXE program located in this directory. You must run this program under Microsoft Windows. This program will check to insure all the necessary files are present in the package, and will create a MIDIART Program Manager group containing both program and help file icons. (Be aware that you must run this setup program before you can correctly run MIDIART.) To run the setup program, select (File) and (Run) from the Windows Program Manager main menu. Then type "\XXX\SETUP.EXE" in the command line edit box. "XXX" should be the name of the directory that contains the files you previously unzipped or copied. The setup program allows you to specify the name of the directory in which you want the MIDIART program files to be placed. Enter a drive and directory name or use the directory name recommended by the program. After you click the OK button, several files will be copied to the install directory and a new Program Manager group will be created for the MIDIART program and its help files. After you run the setup program as described above, you should read through the MIDIART Windows help file. This help file contains basic information about MIDI, for those who are unfamiliar with MIDI concepts and terminology. It also explains how to use MIDIART and how to create your own MIDIART performances. MIDIART has several features you may not become aware of until you read through this documentation. After you learn to use MIDIART, you will want to do the following: - Order a registered version of MIDIART. The shareware version of MIDIART will only allow you to play the four MIDI files that come bundled with this version. The registered version will allow you to play any standard MIDI file, and comes with additional enhancements. (See the REGISTER.TXT file.) - Obtain more standard MIDI files. Standard MIDI files can be found on BBS systems, online services such as CompuServe or America Online, and the Internet via FTP sites. MIDIART should be able to correctly play any standard MIDI file that conforms to the General MIDI standard. Currently, both the shareware and registered versions of MIDIART do not come bundled with MIDI files, so as not to infringe on the copyrights of the authors of this material. ===== Warranty ========================================= LIMITED WARRANTY The evaluation ("shareware") version of MIDIART (the "SOFTWARE") is provided for evaluation only, on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind. The entire risk as to results and performance of the SOFTWARE is assumed by you. Should the SOFTWARE prove defective, you (and not AJF Consulting, Inc.) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AJF CONSULTING, INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER AJF CONSULTING, INC. NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE, EVEN IF AJF CONSULTING, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. IN NO EVENT SHALL AJF CONSULTING'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota and shall inure to the benefit of AJF Consulting, Inc. and any successors, administrators, heirs and assigns. Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The parties hereby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts. ===== License for Use and Distribution ================= LICENSE TERMS APPLICABLE TO ALL USE OR DISTRIBUTION The MIDIART software package (the "SOFTWARE") is a copyrighted product of AJF Consulting, Inc. and is protected by United States copyright law and also by international treaty provisions. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to AJF Consulting, Inc. The use or distribution of the SOFTWARE is expressly prohibited, except as authorized by the terms of this agreement. You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed SOFTWARE except as provided in this agreement. LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE Permission is granted to individuals charging no fees, and to BBSes, User Groups, Mail-Order Disk Vendors, CD-ROM publishers, and BBS File-Distribution Networks regardless of fees, to distribute the MIDIART software package, provided they convey a complete and unaltered copy of the shareware version of this product, and provided they claim no ownership of this product. Distribution by other channels, and distribution of modified versions, are also allowed, but only under the terms of the attached VENDINFO data record, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Any distribution satisfying all the distribution requirements expressed in that data record is hereby authorized. Permission to distribute this product is not transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to distribute this product must independently satisfy the terms of this limited distribution license. AJF Consulting, Inc. may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing. ===== About VENDINFO Files ============================= Each VENDINFO.DIZ file contains extensive information about a product. This "human-readable" section is followed by a compressed data record useable by automated tools. The data record allows BBSes and other distributors to automate package handling, and provides users with a wealth of product information. VENDINFO tools (free viewer for users, free or inexpensive processors for distributors, editors for authors) are available from many sources, including the originators of VENDINFO: Rams' Island Software Voice: 303-841-2848 CompuServe: 76244,324 7644 E. Lakecliff Way BBS: 303-841-6269 FidoNet: 1:104/333 Parker, CO 80134-5904 USA FAX: 303-841-6269 RIME: 1235 ===== Compressed Data Record Follows =================== PK [∩M+┌■π£# VENDDATA.y ₧ >% && N g N Ä n . ~ ▐^ . . 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