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*      OctaMED - the 8 channel MED, V2.0  by Teijo Kinnunen in 1991        *
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*                         Released SEPTEMBER 1991                          *
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*             Copyright Teijo Kinnunen & Amiganuts United                  *
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Thank  you  for  buying  OctaMED  V2.0.  First I should note that this file
contains  some  important  information,  so please read this file carefully
before doing anything else.

OctaMED  is  a  music editor, which is originally designed for making music
for programs (demos, games etc..), but it works well as a stand-alone music
program too.  OctaMED V2.0 is the "big brother" of MED V3.20 music editor.

OctaMED V2.0 needs Kickstart 1.2 or later, is compatible with AmigaDOS 2.0,
runs on any Amiga, and multitasks correctly (even in 8-channel mode).

Here are the contents of the complete OctaMED distribution disk:

     Demos (dir)        A demo song (try it first)
     Docs (dir)         Documents
     SynthSounds(dir)       Some synthetic sounds
     Programmers (dir)      Stuff for programmers
          MEDPlayerLibrary (dir)    medplayer.library stuff
          MODPlayer (dir)       linked module player/loader stuff
          Examples (dir)        some examples in Assembler & C
  OctaMED           The music editor
  OctaMEDPlayer         The player program
  Read Me           This file..

The  icons  were designed to look nice under V2.0 of Workbench.  If you are
using WB 1.x (as most people still are), 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 file "OctaMED.gfx1" along with it.  This
file  contains  some  graphics data required by OctaMED.  It must be in the
current directory when you run OctaMED.  If WB is used, just make sure that
OctaMED  and  OctaMED.gfx1 are located in the same drawer.  From CLI/Shell,
you  have to 'CD' to the directory where the both files are before starting
OctaMED.

And now, very important text is coming. Don't close your eyes :^) !!!!!

йййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййй
й                                                                            й
й OctaMED V2.0 is copyright й 1991 Teijo Kinnunen/Amiganuts United           й
й Worldwide distribution by Amiganuts United                                 й
й                                                                            й
й OctaMED V2.0 is NOT public domain nor freely distributable. It is a        й
й copyrighted program, which is available only from Amiganuts United. You    й
й are not allowed to spread OctaMED in any way. You are only allowed to      й
й make backup copies for your own use.                                       й
й                                                                            й
й However, some files in this disk are freely distributable:                 й
й OctaMEDPlayer may be freely distributed (so you can easily distribute      й
й songs you've made using OctaMED).                                          й
й                                                                            й
й The OctaMED player routines and player libraries may be freely used and    й
й distributed with both commercial and non-commercial programs. No           й
й permission is required for distributing them.                              й
й                                                                            й
й The demo song and the synthsounds are Public Domain.                       й
й                                                                            й
й OctaMED V2.0 is provided "as is". EVERY effort has been made to keep       й
й OctaMED as bug free as possible, but if there are bugs that cause you lost й
й something,the author nor Amiganuts United are responsible for any damage   й
й caused,other than to willingly replace this disk,with a working copy.      й
й                                                                            й
йййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййййй

If you have got an illegal copy of OctaMED (not from Amiganuts United), I
remind that 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

The price is г20.00 for all European countries, г25.00 for non-Europeans.
The price includes mailing costs V.A.T etc. The payment must be made in pounds
sterling, by International Money Order, Bankers Draught or Cheque (as long
as it is in pounds sterling).

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Additional credits:
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Marcus Pol         - the GREAT intro pics (the first is shown when you boot
                     the OctaMED disk, the second is the picture always shown
                     when OctaMED is started)

Frederic Bouquerel - the MED-logo on title bar

Steve Hayes        - the Electronic Arts' public domain IFF-loader (as found
                     on Fred Fish disk #64)

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If you want to contact the author of OctaMED, you can write to:
        Teijo Kinnunen
        Oksantie 19
        SF-86300  OULAINEN
        FINLAND

Please remember to indicate the version number of OctaMED you are using!!

I'm sorry to write this, but I may not be able to answer all letters I get.
I  simply  don't have enough time to do that.  Still, I try to answer to as
many  as  possible.   If  you absolutely want me to answer, please indicate
that.   Also,  if  you  don't  need  an  answer,  please indicate that too.
Anyway, please be prepared for long response times...

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