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MidiGate - Midi Player / Browser-Helper Application
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Shareware          Copyright  1996 PRS Corporation

DON'T REMOVE OR ALTER THIS DOCUMENT. DOING SO VOIDS THIS LICENSE!

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Description
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MidiGate can be used either as a stand-alone MIDI player or as
a Web browser helper application.

- MidiGate will start PLAYING as soon as given a filename argument.
- Seek feature by pointing to the gauge

Some new features have been added to the latest releases.
- <NEW> Queue all files in one instance (unlimited number)
- <NEW> Save and recall your favorite queues
- <NEW> Looping, auto-exit, auto-stop control
- <NEW> "Stay-on-top" function
- Scan for text in the midi file (while playing)
- Play one of three midi reset files (GM, GS, Patches)
- Display path and length of file
- Invoke mixer

Click the "Hints" key in the About form to get an idea...

You should tell your browser that Midi Gate should be invoked
whenever a Mime = audio/midi or audio/x-midi
(or whatever your server sends) file is received.
MidiGate will automatically play a MIDI sequence when:
        1) the browser receives a file with a Mime=audio/midi header
        2) it is given a .mid filename as an argument;
otherwise, it will present a directory and file list to choose
a sequence interactively.

In case (1), the sequence will be played even if the file
received or given has an extension <> ".mid" - which does happen!
The program will queue itself in if a sequence is received/given
before another one has finished playing. At the end of play,
the program automatically terminates, unless you defeat that
function by clicking the checkbox at the end of the gauge.

Finally, although the program is automatically reduced to an
icon at start up, it can be restored if one wishes to see or
control the status of the player.

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Minimum Requirements
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    - IBM PC compatible machine;
    - MS Windows Version 3.1 or later;
    - Microsoft (or compatible) mouse;
    - Display minimum: 540x480 x 256 colors;
    - MCI.VBX and THREED.VBX in the \windows\system dir.

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How To Reach Us
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PRS Corporation can be contacted via:

Pierre R. Schwob, President
PRS-Program Research & Software Corporation
502, Kinwick Centre
32, Hollywood Road
Hong Kong
Voice: (+852) 2543-7773
Fax:   (+852) 2541-9843
Internet Email: prs@prs.com
World Wide Web: http://www.prs.net
                http://www.prs.net/midigate.html

PRS Corp. has also offices in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo,
but all communications regarding the Software should be directed
to the Hong Kong office.

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License and Legal Information
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This is MidiGate, a MIDI player for Windows
and WWW browser/helper application
("Software").

This Software is owned by PRS-Program Research & Software
Corporation ("PRS"), a New York corporation.  

MidiGate is a Trademark of PRS.

The Software source code, object code and associated materials
are all Copyrighted  1995-96 PRS Corporation.

PRS grants to the user a nonexclusive license to use this Software 
solely for its internal private purposes. The user shall not 
distribute, sublicense, resell, or otherwise transfer
for any consideratione, the Software or any modification or
derivation thereof, either alone or in conjunction with any other
product or program without express prior written permission from
PRS.  However, the shareware setup kit may be freely distributed
with the express understanding that the midigate.ini file
(if in possession of the user) and/or the user's or anyone else's
registration code shall NOT be duplicated or
given to any third party, under any circumstance.
Further, the user shall not modify the Software without
express prior written permission from PRS.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO THE USER "AS IS."  PRS MAKES NO WARRANTIES,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE AND/OR
ASSOCIATED MATERIALS PROVIDED TO THE USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. 

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY - PRS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS OR
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY,
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR INTERRUPTION
OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, 
HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING OUT OF BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT,
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

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Getting More Information
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Write, fax, or email to PRS Corp. Hong Kong office.
(Above coordinates.)

Pierre R. Schwob
President, PRS Corporation

Hong Kong, January 1996
