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Part 1: Version Information:
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WS32_117.EXE has replaced WS32_116.EXE and WS32INST.EXE

ADDITIONAL FEATURES: The application can now be maintained with the latest WAV file formats via 
a small data file. New versions of the format information file WSRIFF.DAT file will be made available 
as the WAV file format is added to.


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Part 2:  Program Information:
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Wave Safe is shareware. Registered and professional editions of the software are also
available. This zip file contains the 32bit version of Wave Safe for Windows 95/NT. 
A 16bit version is also available for Windows 3.x.

Wave Safe is an indispensible tool for all users of PC digital audio. Wave Safe is a highly
innovative product and employs a unique range of algorithms not available in any other 
application to date.

It is an unfortunate fact that all data stored on a computer is susceptible to corruption and degradation. 

Applications such as hard disk recording, sound file editing, CD mastering and multimedia authoring 
are particularly at risk due to the quantity of data that is moved between storage devices 
(ie: the gigabytes of sound files on your hard disk being backed up and restored to and from your 
tape streamer or CD-R).

All storage systems are susceptible to errors. 
Sound file corruption can have any number of causes, some of which are...

	Scratched or dirty CD-Rs/CD-ROMs
	Chewed or defective DAT/QIC tapes
	Media exposed to direct sunlight, magnetic fields, excessive heat
	Worn or dirty read/write heads
	Thrashed hard drives
	Ageing magnetic/CD-R media
	Power surges/power loss/accidental re-boots
	Buffer failures during writes

There are two types of sound file corruption; 
Corruption you know about, and corruption you don't know about. 

Some corruption is obvious - you won't be able to load a sound file into your audio 
application without it generating an error and rejecting the file. 
In some cases you won't even be able to restore the file from the backup media.
Wave Safe can help in such cases. 

Other corruption may deteriorate the fidelity of a sound file, but go largely unnoticed by the user. 
This is particularly frustrating when a second restore attempt could have been made to retrieve a
perfect copy of the file. Until now it has been nearly impossible to monitor this kind of deterioration 
on digital audio systems. Wave Safe can quickly and accurately detect and report on any changes 
in the fidelity of sound files at any stage after they have been protected.

Wave Safe offers close and regular monitoring of the integrity of sound files and a last line of 
defence should corruption strike. Wave Safe is indispensable to anyone working in applications where
the security and fidelity of recorded material is paramount.

Wave Safe can...

1) Monitor and report on any degradation in the fidelity of your sound files
2) Produce a salvaged version of corrupt sound files
3) Extract sound data from damaged random access media such as CD-R and 
    removable and local hard drives


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Part 3 - Installation:
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Run the installation EXE included in this zip file using 'Run' from the taskbar
of Windows 95. Alternatively, you can double click on the EXE from explorer.


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Part 4 - Distribution:
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You are welcome and encouraged to distribute the shareware version 
of Wave Safe with the following restrictions; 
written permission must be received to distribute Wave Safe on 
retail racks, on CD Roms, or bundled with any other product. 

Disk Vendors, Shareware Distributors, Web Sites and BBS(s) may charge 
a nominal fee for distribution of the program. 
The recipient of Wave Safe must be informed, in advance, that the fee paid 
to acquire Wave Safe does not relieve the recipient from purchasing the 
Registered Version of Wave Safe or Wave Safe Pro if the recipient continues 
to use Wave Safe.


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Part 5 - Contact Us:
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email:		fergus@calistan.demon.co.uk
web:		http://www.calistan.demon.co.uk 
fax/voicemail:	+44[0]171 691 7823


Thank you for your interest in Wave Safe!
Fergus Partridge
Calistan Solutions  