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VoxWare v2.90 release notes
--------------------------


                This version includes some hidden features which
                are described in the file experimental.txt
                Some of these features are not enabled by default. Look at
                experimental.txt for more info.

                I just decided to release this version with some
                incompletely implemented features disabled since
                there are some new features required by a popular 
                application. In addition there is also support
                for the GUS MAX and the 16 bit sampling option of GUS.

                The MSS/WSS support works now. At least with SG NX Pro 16.

********* IMPORTANT *****************************************
Linux 1.0 or later is required to by this driver version.

Don't distribute binaries which use /dev/sequencer and are
compiled with the soundcard.h of this version. They will
not work with version 2.x of the driver.
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You will need the snd-util-2.5.tar.gz and snd-data-0.1.tar.Z
packages to use this driver. They should be in the same
ftp site or BBS from where you got this driver. For
example at nic.funet.fi:pub/OS/Linux/*.

If you are looking for the installation instructions, please
look at linux/Readme.

Compatibility with the earlier versions
---------------------------------------

This version is backward compatible with the version 2.X. All programs
compiled with sys/soundcard.h of v2.X should work without problems.
PROGRAMS COMPILED WITH THE sys/soundcard.h OF THIS VERSION WILL NOT
WORK WITH v2.X DRIVER. BE CAREFUL WHEN DISTRIBUTING BINARIES COMPILED 
FOR THIS VERSION.

Contributors
------------

This driver contains code by several contributors. In addition several other
persons have given useful suggestions. The following is a list of major
contributors. (I could have forgotten some names.)

        Craig Metz      1/2 of the PAS16 Mixer and PCM support
        Rob Hooft       Volume computation algorithm for the FM synth.
        Mika Liljeberg  uLaw encoding and decoding routines
        Greg Lee        Volume computation algorithm for the GUS and
                        lot's of valuable suggestions.
        Andy Warner     ISC port
        Jim Lowe        FreeBSD port
        Anders Baekgaard        Bughunting and valuable suggestions.
        Joerg Schubert  SB16 DSP support.
        Andrew Robinson Improvements to the GUS driver
        Megens SA       MIDI recording for SB and SB Pro.
        Mikael Nordqvist  Linear volume support for GUS.
        Mikael Nordqvist        Linear volume support for GUS.
        Ian Hartas              SVR4.2 port
        Markus Aroharju and
        Risto Kankkunen         Major contributions to the mixer support
                                of GUS v3.7.
        Hunyue Yau      Mixer support for SG NX Pro.
        Marc Hoffman    PSS support.

Regards,

Hannu Savolainen
hannu@voxware.pp.fi

Snail mail:     Hannu Savolainen
                Hiekkalaiturintie 3 A 8
                00980 Helsinki
                Finland
FAX:            +358 0 341 6272 (answers if I have my machine (mgetty) on).

NOTE!   I probably don't answer to Snail mail or FAX messages. Sending answer
        to each of them is simply too expensive and time consuming. However I
        try to reply every email message I get (within a week). If you don't
        get response, please check how your address is written in the message
        header. I can't answer if I don't have a valid reply address.

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