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/ DeskTracker History /


The core song player in DeskTracker is based on Replay STe, a NoiseTracker
player written by Wizzcat in May 1991. Work on the GEM interface 
began in April '92 when I got my Mega/STE... a working version of it
was completed in three weeks!

DeskTracker was written in GFABASIC 3.5 and provided a dialog box interface,
but it did look quite like the version you see here. After a year of work
I've added a lot and refined a lot. Don't be deceived by its relatively
small size - I'd call it finely chizelled artwork!

This version is written in Lattice C 5.52. I really do recommend Lattice 
to anyone who is serious about Atari software production in the future... 
if Atari Corp use it I'd say that's a pretty good guarantee of
its longevity.

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/ Revision History /

Date     Version        Comments
26/04/93  1.00        First released version: main features were:
                      Control panel runs in a window, animation bars and 
                        oscilloscope in separate windows,
                      Memory functions,
                      User allowed to change play frequency at any time
                      DeskTracker can read in ICE packed MOD files as 
                        created by using the DATA pack in JAM Packer 4.0
                      Load and decompress a new song while the previous 
                        one is playing
                      Information bar
                      Iconise DtMt by clicking on the Full-box
                      Load old type 15-sample Noisetracker songs files as 
                        well as 31-sample

28/04/93  1.01        ACC now installs correctly;
                      Fixed animation bars;
                      Now informs user if ATrak isn't running

05/05/93  1.02        Now runs under MultiTOS.
                      RUN_MOD.APP program for MTOS(see separate file)

18/05/93  1.03        If DT finds a DTMT.INF file (usually in the root of 
                        A:\ or C:\ then the contents provides the default 
                        directory.
                      Lower memory usage

01/06/93  1.1         ATrak boot program integrated into main ACC.
                      Playback speeded up for cache memory users 
                        (Mega/STe, TT, Falcon).
                      Hopefully works correctly on the Falcon.
                      Select multiple files to add to memory using *.*
                      Options and Shortcuts dialogs.
                      Save default setup in DESKTRAK.INF.
                      Arpeggio fixed
                      Lower memory usage while playing
                      Better compatability
                      Conect bug fixed
                      Protracker compatability

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 / This program is  /
/    SHAREWARE!    /

DeskTracker has taken a lot of work by an overstressed university student!
If you like this program, please do send a donation. I will try to reply 
to all mail within a month, even if it's just a postcard to say I'm 
getting round to it. The address is...

        David Oakley
        6 Watlands Road
        Bignall End
        Stoke On Trent ST7 8QQ
        England

If you register for 5 sterling, you get...

    o   The current version of DeskTracker with all the trimmings left on

    o   Versions of the Tracker-player used in DeskTracker which can be 
        included as object files in your Lattice-C or GFABASIC-3 
        compiled programs or as a stand-alone program to provide the 
        facilities to interpreted GFA-3 or other languages

    o   Put on our mailing list ready for when I finish my MOD-Editor 
        later this summer (1993). It will work in any GEM mode with at 
        least a 640 pixel wide screen and will be fully MultiTOS 
        compatible or runnable as an accessory with all the background 
        playing features you've seen in DeskTracker!

Please make all cheques payable to David Oakley and in sterling only. 
For international registrations, you must send travellers cheques, 
sterling cheques or cash, preferably by registered post. When registering 
please state which model of Atari you have and which monitor you use. Also 
mention which version of DeskTracker you are using at the moment.

The MOD Editor mentioned above will be available from...

        Goodman Enterprises
        16 Conrad Close
        Meir Hay Estate
        Longton
        Stoke On Trent ST3 1SW
        ENGLAND


