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- - THIEF V3.0 -
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- - Coded by Count Floyd of The Special Brothers -
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- *** THE ULTIMATE RIPPER ***
- (If he doesn't find it, who else ?)
-
-
-
- Updates done from V1.4 to V2.0:
-
- - Use of the great Req.library
- - Load Object included
- - Read Sector included
- - Finds and plays now Mark II Soundsystem, David Whitaker Music Routine and
- Noisepacker Modules, too.
- - Calculates now the correct length for Sidmon V1.0 and Soundmonitor
- - Some minor Bugs repaired and the Disk-Commands are a little bit more
- comfortable
-
- Updates done from V2.0 to V2.6:
-
- - Modlist Command
- - Fixed Memory Problems
- - Fixed Memory while saving
- - Plays Soundmonitor, too
- - Convert Noisepacker to Noisetracker
- - Correct Memory shown
- - TFMX 8 Channel search
- - TFMX 8 Channel Play
- - Bug fixed in search command
-
- Updates done from V2.6 to V3.0:
-
- - Modlist Command extended
- - 512k Bug fixed
- - Search TFMX optimized
-
-
- Known Bugs:
-
- Not a Bug, but a fact is, that you can't calculate the length of the
- new TFMX modules (and if yes I don't have the time to code it because
- there are only 32 hours until releasing time and I'm still not finished with
- my second utility...so bad luck!). Also the search routine isn't the best you
- can code but it's the same problem as with Noisepacker and I got no time.
- Wait for the next update coming very soon...
-
- MAIN IDEA:
-
- When I started to program this Ripper, I saw the lack of Synthetic Rippers.
- There were some mediocre ones who found modules of only one Music-editor
- like Future-Composer or JamCracker, but there hasn't been a ripper who
- finds different modules.
- So the main idea about it was to make a ripper for all kind of popular
- modules.
- A lot of people said, that I should insert the replayroutines into the
- Thief itself, so I will describe this problem one more time...
-
- What's the main interest of using a ripper utility ? To rip something !!!
- But you can only rip a music if it's not destroyed because of lack of
- memory. So it's the best to load the replays only when you're sure you
- want to play it. In that way you can be sure that a very few amount of
- memory is wasted for the ripper and when the replays destroy that tune
- you can still start again and rip it without playing to have the correct
- module on disk......all right ???.....I hope so !!
-
-
- WHAT DOES IT FIND:
-
- At this moment THIEF finds the following modules:
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- Sidmon I + II (MIDI) - JamCracker - Future Composer (all Versions)
- Soundmonitor (B. Postma) - TFMX - Noise/Protracker - Startrekker
- Delta Music - Mark II Soundsystem - David Whitaker Routines
- Noisepacker (Three Versions)
-
- Old Soundtracker (16 Instruments) Versions are not supported...
-
- Except for TFMX,Delta Music it will give out the correct
- Length & Range of the Module, so you can easily save it with the
- 's' comand.
-
-
- WHAT IT DOESN'T FIND:
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- SoundFX - Oktalyzer (but I don't think that they are used so much!!)
- Packed Delta Tunes (later, later!)
-
-
- THE COMANDS:
-
- By now, you can execute THIEF with 2 extra Parameters.
- N = No own Window
- A = Add 21k
-
- E.A.: THIEF NA (Use this if you haven't got a Memory Expansion)
-
-
- When I type < > you needn't to type in the value. You can break every
- Display Action by pressing both Mousebuttons. By holding the left
- Mousebutton the Display won't scroll.
-
-
- h - Show Helppage
- ? [digit] - Show Hexdigit in Binary, Dezimal and as String
- m <start> <end> - Show start to end as Memory Dump
- n <start> <end> - " " " " as Ascii Dump
- f [start] [end] [byte] [byte] - Find Bytes in Memory (max. 4 Bytes)
- l <start> <end> - Search Modules (if you only type 'l' then
- the whole Chipmem will be searched thru
- p [modulestart] [0..etc] - Play Module at modulestart.The digit at the
- end will show the ripper what you want to
- play. (the address will be given out from the
- search comand)
-
- 0= Sidmon V1.0
- 1= Noise/Protracker
- 2= Future-Composer V1.4
- 3= Future-Composer V1.3
- 4= Jamcracker V1.0
- 5= Sidmon II (Midi)
- 6= Delta Music V2.2
- 7= David Whitaker Routine
- 8= Mark II Soundsystem
- 9= Noisepacker V2.03
- a= Soundmonitor V1.1
-
- ms [start1] [end] [start2] - Move Module from Start1-End to Start2
- (e.a. for moving a Module from Fastmem to
- Chipmem)
- s [start] [end] - Save Memory from start to end (Requester will
- pop up)
- r [start] - Load File in Memory to start (see above)
- ro - Load Object
- rs [Ssec] [Nusec] [Un] [Addr.] - Read Sector (Startsector,Number of Sectors
- Unit (0/1 etc.) Memoryaddress)
-
- j [address] - Jump to address (don't mess with this!!)
- dir <path> - Directory (without given Path it will show
- the Directory of df0:
- *[command] - Execute CLI-Command (Run must be in the
- C Directory)
- x - Simply the exit
-
-
- NEW COMMANDS (since V2.6):
-
- modlist - Show found modules
- c [start] [length] - Convert Noisepacker to Noisetracker
- ptfmx [Songdata] [Soundd.] [Songnr.] - Play TFMX Module
-
-
- It's a good Idea to use a memory expansion, otherwise you shouldn't play
- modules higher than a location of $6a000, because there Thief loads the
- replays.
-
- Some Hints to Noisepacker:
-
- If Thief has found a Noisepacker Tune you can be sure that it is one.
- Unfortunately I can't search for the module itself, so I search for the
- Replay routine. If Thief displays some strange digits (check the length)
- it can be that the replay routine is partly destroyed so that Thief can't
- interpret the values.
- An other subject is to convert Noisepacker to Noisetracker.
- This isn't so easy as it seems, because the module could be
-
- (a) a damaged one or
- (b) a new noisepacker version
-
- so don't be upset if Thief will crash while unpacking it (the easiest way
- would be to save the unpacked parts to disc like NPD, but it works,
- so what !?!
-
-
- Hello Compact-Makers:
-
- If put this Ripper on your Compacts then don't forget to copy the files
- "Replay1.Thief" and "Replay2.Thief". Without this, Thief isn't able to
- play anything. If you forget it, a Guru Display will remind you.
- Thief also needs the Req.library on disk (without it, Thief won't start!).
-
- Some Thanks and Greetings go to:
-
- - the whole TSB (especially to the 'Meeting Team')
- - Laserdance/TSB (for his patience during meetings (hehe!))
- - Saron/TSB (for keeping the old Thief.doc (Many thanx !!!)
- - Control/Coma
- - Foca (Thanx for all...)
- - Greenspan/TSB (for spreading on Party!)
-
- If you've Bug reports or you think you've got an idea what to
- include in later versions or you want to send a little donation
- then write to:
-
-
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