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    This project started off as a collection of experiments with Watcom C   
 intended as a fun way for me (RubiXcom) to learn this language. I never    
 thought I could actually produce enough effects for a whole demo. I really 
 got involved in coding after I heard about the fantastic demo party in     
 Adelaide.                                                                  
                                                                            
    The 3D system was started on the Easter holidays and the rest was coded 
 mostly during the three weeks before the Coven party. As with our previous 
 production the effects were combined in a real hurry, four days before the 
 competition. That might be the reason why the demo wasn't properly synced  
 during the compo (a whole effect wasn't shown!).                           
                                                                            
    This is the official release. If you have seen the Party version you    
 will notice some changes. I have added a font system and in some effects   
 completely remade the graphics which were also rushed. The Mr.Bean rotozoom
 had a bug which prevented it from displaying itself in the party release.  
 This is hopefully fixed now along with the other 101 bugs. Also, the demo  
 no longer crushes with a 'Page Fault' if not run under Win95 (this was not 
 actually our bug, the Watcom compiler was to blame).                       
                                                                            
    The Soundtrack was composed by NOR some time ago and he recommends that 
 you use FT2 with Gravis Ultrasound for the best reproduction.              
                                                                            

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  Demo Files.                                                             
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  The demo files that should come in the ZIP archive are:                   
                                                                            
  TRANS.EXE -> Executable for the demo.                                     
  TRANS.DAT -> Data file.                                                   
  TRANS.XM  -> Music file.                                                  
  TRANS.TXT -> This text file.                                              
                                                                            
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  Basic Requirements                                                      
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  CPU: 486DX 66Mhz                                                          
  Graphics: a VGA card                                                      
  Memory: 4meg                                                              
                                                                            
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  Recommended.                                                            
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  CPU: Pentium 133Mhz                                                       
  Graphics: VGA card with plenty of speed                                   
  Sound: A Midas compatible Sound Card.                                     
                                                                            
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  Developed on:                                                           
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  CPU: Pentium 166Mhz MMX                                                   
  Graphics: Diamond Stealth 3D pro                                          
  Memory: 32meg (memory should not be a problem)                            
  Sound: Sound Blaster 16,                                                  
         Gravis Ultrasound Classic (didn't work with MIDAS)                 
                                                                            

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  POSSIBLE PROBLEMS.                                                      
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 If you have downloaded the right data file and executable and are running  
 on 486+ hardware there should be no problems. A clean boot is not required 
 but may help to speed up the demo. Under Windows the demo flickers and I   
 recommend you restart in DOS mode.                                         
                                                                            
 The sound system requires for you to have the correct 'BLASTER' or         
 'ULTRASND' environment strings. If the sound system does not detect your   
 card run the demo with '-config' switch and configure it manually. It is   
 also recommended that you disable '16 bit mixing' if the demo runs too     
 slow. !The MIDAS sound system didn't work with Gravis Ultrasound Classic   
 on our machine. We may release another version of the demo if S2 fix the   
 bug in a new version of MIDAS.                                             
                                                                            
 There is NO intentional code to cause any harm to your system and we can't 
 be held responsible for any damage that may come to you or your equipment. 
                                                                            

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  AM PRODUCTIONS SO FAR.                                                  
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 INFINITY.ZIP -- (Sep,1996) -- pure basic demo with lots of nice effects.   
                                                                            
 FUZZY.ZIP    -- (Dec,1997) -- an ASM and C demo with more effects          
                               plus a small pure Basic demo with some more  
                               stuff.                                       
                                                                            
 WAVE.ZIP     -- (Jul,1998) -- 4k released at Coven '98 coded by NOR.       
                                                                            

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  AM DEMO GROUP SO FAR.                                                   
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 RubiXcom -- Alfred Glickman -- The guy who calls himself the head coder.   
  (RBX)                         Likes to code in BASIC, ASM and C.          
                                                                            
 NOR      -- Mark Glickman   -- An ASM fan who works consistently and also  
                                loves music tracking on Fast Tracker II.    
                                                                            

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  OTHER.                                                                  
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 This demo had won third place at Coven '98.                                
                                                                            
 All code except for the sound system was written by RubiXcom. No parts were
 ripped from example programs. Most of the code in watcom C and ASM. The    
 data compressor was coded in BASIC.                                        
                                                                            
 RBX would like to thank:                                                   
             NOR -- for his support and encouragement.                      
             ACE -- for countless help with C.                              
             Leigh Meyer -- for his comments and suggestions on the demo.   
             Organisers of Coven '98 -- for providing the equipment for us  
                                        to work on as well as organising    
                                        an absolutely fantastic party.      
             All the people who have voted for this demo!                   
                                                                            
 We WILL be back after some rest and relaxation (ie exams and CATS). We     
 have decided to release a musicdisk with modules by NOR. We should release 
 it as soon as we free ourselves from all that school work (ie round about  
 November).                                                                 
                                                                            
 PS - Use Ft2 to find hidden patterns of another song in TRANS.XM           
                                                                            

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  Contacts.                                                               
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 Email: michg@alphalink.com.au                                              
     or rubixcom@mailexcite.com                                             
                                                                            
 AM Home Page: http://www.alphalink.com.au/~michg/am/index.htm              
 or snail-mail to: 1/8 Hotham Grove                                         
                   Elsternwick, VIC 3815                                    
                   Australia                                                
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