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- Abk2Mod v1.2
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Copyright ©1995-1996 by Bugada Andrea
- Shareware Evaluation Version
-
-
- 'QUICK AND MISTAKEN ENGLISH REFERNCE GUIDE'
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ©1996 Bugada Andrea
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- If you find mistakes on this doc please correct them and send me the doc.
- You are *NOT* allowed to spread modified docs without my permission!
-
- --> This demo version is 1.0ß. This manual refers to 1.2r <--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- INTRODUCTION
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ABK2MOD converts AMOS Music Banks into standard ProTracker modules,
- using an easy-to-use grafical interface. This version is still a
- ß-version because I don't know if ABK2MOD converts banks generated by
- GMC Converter or SMUS Converter (I have neither SMUS or GMC modules!)
-
- LEGAL STUFF (humphh...)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE SOFTWARE TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY
- APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT
- HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE "AS IS" WITHOUT
- WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
- PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF
- THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU
- ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
- IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING
- WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY REDISTRIBUTE THE
- SOFTWARE AS PERMITTED BELOW, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY
- GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE
- USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS
- OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR
- THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER
- PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
- ABK2MOD is (C)opyright 1995-1996 by Bugada Andrea (BugMan/Bitless). This
- program is SHAREWARE: if you use it, you should send me your
- registration fee; in that way you will become a registered user of
- ABK2MOD, you'll receive the full version enhanced and without
- limitations. This program may be freely distributed provided that all
- files are included in the distribution without any modifications. You
- may *NOT* charge more than Fred Fish does for a single library disk.
- This program may *not* be uploaded on BBS's that claim copyrights on the
- uploaded material. The registered version of ABK2MOD is strictly
- personal and is *NOT* distributable in any way, only a backup copy for
- the registered user is allowed. Commercial distribution of ABK2MOD
- and/or its relative files is *NOT* allowed without written permission
- from the author. This also means the distribution on cover disks, disk
- magazines etc. I'll be glad to give the permission to insert this
- program on disk magazines or cover disks if I receive a copy of it.
- Write me for details. Only the output of ABK2MOD is not subjected to
- these rules.
-
-
- HOW IT WORKS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Using ABK2MOD is very easy: just click on its icon on the WB and the
- main window will appear. Click on LOAD gadget to load an AMOS Music
- Bank (make sure you have enough memory, at least the double size of the
- AMOS Music Bank). After having loaded the bank, ABK2MOD will convert it
- into a standard PT mod. In the main window you can see some of the most
- important details of the converted module:
-
- - Number of samples
- - Number of patterns
- - Number of positions
- - Length of converted module
-
- Now you can save the module clicking on SAVE gadget or hear it clicking
- PLAY gadget. When you have converted all banks you need, click QUIT for
- exit the program.
-
- NOTE: the demo version of ABK2MOD can't manage AMOS Banks larger than
- ~~~~~ 40Kbytes and is 5 time slower than registered one! (See later)
-
-
- ABK2MOD IS SHAREWARE!
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ABK2MOD is shareware. This means that you can have a registered version
- sending the registration fee (12 DM or 12.000 italian lires) to the
- author (please no checks, but only cash!). The registered version can
- translate banks larger than 40K and there is also a replayer to hear the
- module just converted before saving it on your harddisk. Actually
- registered users have version 1.2r of ABK2MOD (see history). This demo
- version is 1.0ß. Don't worry for bugs (see history): if you want a
- stable (and full) version please register!
-
- Send registration fee (cash, please) to:
-
- Bugada Andrea
- Via IV Novembre 86
- 13060 Lessona (BIELLA)
- ITALY
-
- Please remeber to include your complete address and eventually e-mail.
- Your name, address and regcode will be encrypted into the program. So
- don't spread registered versions of ABK2MOD because you will be
- recognised and persecuted by law! Any attempt to remove regcode, name,
- etc. will make ABK2MOD unusable, you are advised!
-
- REQUIREMENTS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- ABK2MOD works well on any Amiga (1.1 and 1.2 OS version has not been
- tested, though). In order to run ABK2MOD in your LIBS: drawer must
- be present:
-
- Reqtools.library v34+ © Nico Francois (all Amigas)
- Gadtools34.library v34+ © Massimo Tantignone (only 1.3 Amigas)
-
- (please note that for copyright reasons you must copy GadTools34.library
- into LIBS: drawer and then rename it to "Gadtools.library").
-
-
- HISTORY (SHORT)
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- v0.9ß First public release. Very unstable version written using AMOS
-
- v1.0ß Version completely rewritten using Amiga E 2.1b. Better size,
- interface and performance
-
- v1.1ß Added button shortcuts; better requester handling: now ReqTools
- library is closed at the end of program! Code optimized. Better
- sample conversion
-
- v1.2ß When an error occurs now ABK2MOD exits legally. Better memory
- deallocation. Added "Quick and Mistaken English Reference
- Guide" (this doc!). Added replayer Protracker code.
-
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-