**************************************************************************** ** ** ** OctaMED Professional, Version 3.00b by Teijo Kinnunen in 1991-1992 ** ** ** ** Released on 1-Sep-1992 ** ** ** ** © AMIGANUTS UNITED 1992 © ** ** ** ** Special Powerpacker Crunch routines © Nico Francois/Amiganuts United ** ** ** **************************************************************************** This file contains important information,so please read it carefully before doing anything else. OctaMED is a music editor, which was originally designed for making music for programs (demos, games etc..), but it works well as a stand-alone music program, too. OctaMED needs Kickstart 1.2 or later, is compatible with AmigaDOS 2.0, runs on any Amiga from A500 to A3000, and multitasks correctly (even in eight channel mode). Here are the contents of the complete OctaMED distribution disk: Demos (dir) A demo song Docs (dir) Some documents Programmers (dir) Stuff for programmers PlayerLibraries (dir) shared player libraries MODPlayer (dir) linked module player/loader stuff Examples (dir) some examples in Assembler & C OctaMED The music editor OctaMEDPlayer The player program ReadMe This file.. The icons were designed to have a nice 2.0-look. If you are using WB 1.x, the icon colours look "inversed". First you should make a backup copy of your original OctaMED disk, and save the original in safe place. If you want to install OctaMED on a hard disk, you have to remember to copy the graphics files (Am-Nuts.gfxX) along with it. These files contain some graphics data required by OctaMED, and they must be in the current directory when you run OctaMED. If WB is used, just make sure that OctaMED and the files are located in the same drawer. From CLI/Shell, you have to 'CD' to the directory where all the files are before starting OctaMED. ©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© © © © OctaMED is copyright © 1991-1992 AMIGANUTS UNITED. © © All coding of said program © 1991-1992 Teijo Kinnunen © © Worldwide distribution © 1991-1992 Amiganuts United and its licencees. © © © © OctaMED is NOT public domain nor freely distributable. It is a fully © © copyrighted program,available primarily only from Amiganuts United. © © You are not allowed to spread OctaMED in any way. You are only allowed to © © make backup copies for your own, private use. © © © © OctaMED is a copyrighted program and all copyright restrictions apply. © © As a purchaser of the program you are fully encouraged to make a backup © © copy for your own use,however,you may not pass it on to third parties. © © It may not be offered for sale by any other person/s without prior © © contractual agreement from the copyright holder:Amiganuts United. © © You are encouraged to contact Amiganuts with the name/address of anyone © © infringing the copyright,as if a prosecution follows,you will be rewarded! © © © © Please note however,that some files in this disk are freely distributable: © © OctaMEDPlayer may be freely distributed (so you can easily distribute © © songs you've made using OctaMED). © © © © The OctaMED player routines and player libraries may be freely used and © © distributed with non-commercial programs and no permission is required for © © distributing them,However,if you are a commercial developer then you must © © contact Amiganuts United at 169,Dale Valley Road for a Commercial licence. © © © © OctaMED is provided "as is". Every effort has been made to keep OctaMED © © as bug free as possible, but if there are bugs that cause you to lose © © something, the author or Amiganuts United will not be held responsible for © © any damage and by using this program,you are agreeing to this. © © © ©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©©© If you obtain an illegal copy of OctaMED Pro (not from Amiganuts or not distributed under permission of Amiganuts), you are breaking the law. Please format the disk and get a legal copy from: Amiganuts United 169, Dale Valley Road Hollybrook Southampton SO1 6QX ENGLAND or one of their official licencees. (see ordering details below). ============================================================================== Additional credits: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marcus Pol - the startup pic Steve Hayes - the Electronic Arts' public domain IFF-loader (as found on Fred Fish disk #64) Special thanks to Pasi Kovanen, Sami Jumppanen, and Håkan 'ZAP' Andersson for beta-testing! Izrael Similä (Iz Productions) all the icons (except the drawer icons) Another mega thanks to Pasi for composing the nice demo tune! ============================================================================== ORDERING OctaMED Pro If you want to Purchase OctaMED Pro then the price is as follows: If you live within Europe send £23.00 (includes postage). For those outside Europe send £25.00 (includes postage). Payment must be in English Pounds sterling,by Eurocheck,Bank Draught etc, Made Payable To: Amiganuts United. at: 169,Dale Valley Road,Hollybrook, Southampton. SO1 6QX England. If you order from one of our other suppliers,(Amiganuts United Australia, L'Agora 'Srl,or other sub-licencees),then you must check the price first. UPGRADE DETAILS: If you purchase OctaMED Pro,(see version number at top of this file), directly from Amiganuts head office at 169,Dale Valley Road,when and IF a newer version is released/advertised,then you can,if you wish,return the official white disk,(with the Amiganuts logo on it),to them and include £10.50 (Europe) - £12.50 (Rest of World) for an upgrade to that version. (This offer is Only open to those returning the official logoed disk) NOTE: This particular upgrade offer is only open to those having purchased directly from the Amiganuts head office at the address given above,if you purchase your copy from Amiganuts United Australia,L'Agora Srl,or any other of it's sub-licencees,then you MUST contact them directly for any upgrade offers. (Upgrade offers may not be available from sub-licencees) If you have something concerning the sales/distribution of OctaMED, please contact Amiganuts head office in England. ==============================================================================