______________________ / DeskTracker History / ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ 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! The original DeskTracker was written in GFABASIC 3.5 and provided a dialog box interface, but it did look quite like the version you see here. A year and a half's work later, 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 5.60. 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. ============================================================================ ___________________ / Revision History / ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ 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 - 2nd Shareware release 01/06/93 1.10 - 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 - Coünect bug fixed - Protracker compatability - 3rd Shareware release 15/07/93 1.11 - Oscilloscope and Spectrum windows can be iconised - StarTrekker compatability 07/09/93 1.15 - Much smoother Spectrum window - Spectrum and Oscillo positions can be saved and the windows can be set to automatically appear - Some colour in Spectrum window - Name changed to DeskTracker ST/STe (!) 1.15-ST - First version for Yamaha chip 27/09/93 1.16 - Auto-allocated memory for non-MTOS users - Option to switch Falcon patch off - Option to switch Fancy-load off - Option to disable '50' button - Title bar crash bug fixed - Title bar now time based so it doesn't update too quickly on fast machines 1.16-ST - System Bell bug fixed - Volume level more sensible 30/09/93 1.17 - Memory system revamped: Extra workspace needed by song reduced to 50K max rather than 150K - Fixed an obscure sample repeat bug 07/10/93 1.20 - Fixed CIA Timing Routine - Add Mem now accepts a .TXT file as list of MODs - When in Mem mode, songs are pre-loaded to reduce wait inbetween songs (STE only) - Hooks for external programs added - Auto-open spectrum/oscillo bug fixed - panel is front window if several windows are opened at once - Panel window is grey rather than hatched on 16+ colour screens (Low rez/TT/Falcon) 03/11/93 1.21 - Fixed Pattern Jump FX Bug 11/11/93 1.22 - Osc/Spec windows resizable by holding down LMB in relevant window - Spectrum window redraw bug fixed - Recompiled in Lattice C 5.60 ___________________ / This program is / / SHAREWARE! / ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ 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 œ5 sterling, you get... - The current version of DeskTracker with all the trimmings left on - 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 assembled and linked DevPac-2 - Put on our mailing list ready for when I finish Storm!, my MOD-Editor in early '94. It will work in any GEM mode with at a 640x400 pixel screen and will be fully MultiTOS enhanced 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 - registered post is safest but costs a fair bit. 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 and where you obtained it, if you can remember. If you've got an Internet address, email me at one of the addresses in the main doc and I'll tell you when I get your postal mail. It also helps me to send you updates in the future.