
README for CoolCD Studio v1.1 (release April 12, 1999)
Copyright (C) 1997-1999 by Alexey Yudin. All rights reserved.
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Contents:
  Brief overview
  System requirements
  Installation
  Registering
  Copyright and license
  Versions history
  Contacts


Brief overview
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CoolCD Studio (CoolCD for short) is an improved and cool Audio CD player
for 32-bit Windows platforms. It operates like a home CD player, letting you 
play audio CDs from CD-ROM drive on your PC with many extra advantages:
  *  Nice GUI (graphic user interface) with multiple "touch-sensitive" displays
  *  Full CDDB support (downloads and submissions, job queueing)
  *  Cool build-in Visual Sound System (sound signal oscilliscope, 
     spectrum analyzer, graphical equalizer, sound effects)
  *  Fine control of track's and CD's playing position through Direct Access
     to CD feature
  *  Fast track selection through Fast Track Access to CD feature
  *  Multiple view modes (Full, Brief, Mini and Tray)
  *  Multiple playback modes (introscan, playlist, repeat, repeat 1 (one) 
     and shuffle)
  *  Audio CDs database support (fully compatible with Microsoft CD player 
     INI file)
  *  Built-in CD Audio volume controls
  *  User-defined Windows Shell Integration
  *  LOTS of useful setup options
     and much more!

CoolCD Studio is shareware and may be previewed for 30 days worry free.
Continued use of CoolCD Studio after 30 days requires that you register it 
with the author and pay a registration fee.

Note that unregistered version of CoolCD will disable the primary features 
after a 30-day trial period is expired: CDDB support and Visual Sound System.


System requirements
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System requirements for this software are:
  * Microsoft Windows 95/98, Windows NT 4.0+;
  * High-Color display is strongly recommended.
  * Full duplex sound card recommended.


Installation
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CoolCD Studio is distributed in both SFX and ZIP archives. To install it,
just run the "coolcd.exe" (WinRAR SFX) or unzip "coolcd.zip" archive. You'll
need to select the target directory.


Registering
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See "register.txt" file.


Copyright and license
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See "license.txt" file.


Versions history
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See "history.txt" file.


Contacts
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I will very appreciate your comments and bug reports on this software.
Please feel free to contact me by e-mail:

  ayudin@ufanet.ru

CoolCD Studio web site is available at:

  http://www.ufanet.ru/~ayudin/coolcd

or

  http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/8734/coolcd    (this is a mirror)

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