                        WarpAmp 1d (c) SDG 1997
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This is the fourth public beta (1b was not publicly released) of
WarpAMP (AMP for OS/2). WarpAMP is a MP3 player based on Tomislav
Uzelacs AMP project and is still in beta so use it with care. WarpAMP is
ported by SDG, if you want to know more about us, read the SDG.TXT file
that accompanies this package.

In this release we include a screenshot of the soon to come PM GUI for
WarpAMP, we hope you like the looks of it!

What's new in 1d: - Fixed the "Missing parameter for option ..." text
                     that popped up when using -priority.

                   - Fixed the SYS3175 when the mixer device couldn't be
                     opened (for example when you start a second copy of
                     WarpAMP).

                   - The valid range of buffers for the -b option
                     changed to [4..92].

What's new in 1c: This version has a lot of effort put into it...

                   - It has been optimized for the Intel Pentium CPU
                     (which also works great with the AMD K6) and it
                     should use significantly less CPU on systems based
                     on those CPU's (about 20% less CPU load can be
                     expected). Portions of the code is now inlined,
                     hand written, assembler, Those of you using Cyrix
                     CPU seems to be out of luck in this version, the
                     people that have tested this version on a Cyrix CPU
                     has reported no significant changes in CPU load.

                   - There is a new -priority option that lets you
                     specify which priority the player should execute
                     at.

                     The range is [1..4], where: 1 = idle time
                                                 2 = normal
                                                 3 = foreground server
                                                 4 = timing critical

                     WarpAMP uses "-priority 3" by default.

                   - There is no longer an "AMP_NPB.EXE" version, use
                     the -priority option instead.

What's new in 1a: Well not much actually...
                   - There's a -b option that lets you specify the
                     number of 60 kB buffers WarpAMP uses. You can
                     specify anything between 8 and 500 buffers.
                   - Changed some of the compiling options, 1a should
                     be slightly faster than 1 (at least it is on our
                     systems).
                   - There's also an executable called AMP_NPB.EXE which
                     is basically the same as AMP.EXE, but it doesn't
                     have the priority boost feature that AMP.EXE has.
                     Those of you who have had problems with AMP hogging
                     the system could try AMP_NPB.EXE.

  Requirements: Fast CPU, lots of RAM and patience and, of course OS/2
                with DART support installed.

         Usage: Well, WarpAMP is still in beta, so no great docs. For
                now, just type AMP at the command line and it'll show
                the options.

Things to come: - A nice PM GUI (which, btw, is coming along just fine
                  should be out sometime soon).

                - Optimize the code a bit further to bring the CPU usage
                  down (personally we'd like to think 1c was a big step
                  in this direction).

    Disclaimer: WarpAMP is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any
                kind, either express or implied, including but not
                limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and
                fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall SDG,
                or any member of SDG, be liable for any damages
                whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental,
                consequential, loss of business profits or special
                damages, even if SDG has been advised of the possibility
                of such damages.

 Contacting us: Send email with bug reports, comments, etc to
                "d91-lss@sm.luth.se" (skip the quotes though) and be
                sure to put WarpAMP in the subject line.
