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mindbeat.com
Website - http://www.mindbeat.com
Email - mindbeat@bigfoot.com
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Make your Winamp talk! Winamp Talking (beta version) is a Winamp utility based on
Microsoft Agent Technology (). Like a radio-dj it reads title of your songs, before Winamp starts playing a .mp3 file. Simply load a playlist, click play an enjoy!


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******INSTALLATION*********
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Unzip wat.zip into a temp folder, then run setup.exe.
To UNINSTALL Winamp Talking, go under control panel->installation wizard. See Microsoft Help for details.

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This program includes Microsoft Agent Technology.
In order to run properly, following files are needed.
Please visit the Microsoft Agent download page to get:
 
- Microsoft Agent core components (msagent.exe, 
395Kb) 
- Microsoft characters animations files (1.6 to 3Mb) 
Genie, Merlin, Peedy and Robby (@ 1996-1998 
Microsoft Corporation)
- Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice text-to-speech engine 
(tv_enua.exe, 1Mb)

Download all required files, execute all the .exe then run
again this program.
IMPORTANT: Microsoft Internet Explorer (3.02 or later)
must be installed on your PC.
For more details, check my homepage at
http://www.mindbeat.com/help.shtml

COPYRIGHT and REGISTRATION
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At the moment, Winamp talking (beta version) is freeware. On-line services, bulletin board systems, sites on the Internet, and publishers are free to re-distribute Talking box electronically or on recorded media with the following guidelines:

1. No modifications may be made to any files, and no files may be
   deleted or added to the archive.
2. No redistribution is permitted without verification against
   the latest Winamp Talking archive at this site or the sites listed above to ensure that the most recent version is being re-distributed.

3. Re-distribution on recorded media requires notification to the
   author that such re-distribution is being made. Clear notice that
   the program is shareware is required. A copy of the complete retail
   package is to be sent to the author at the address below for
   verification.

4. Software distribution services may not charge more than a nominal
   shipping and handling fee for the software without prior written
   consent of the author.

* Winamp Talking is Copyright @ 1999 by mindbeat.com *

KNOWN PROBLEMS
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None at the moment.

DISCLAIMER
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Use this program AT YOUR OWN RISK.
mindbeat.com will take no responsibility for damages,
real or imagined that this software may cause.
As you should before installing any program, back up all critical data and update your Windows 95/98 recovery diskette. Each computer is different and there is always
a remote possibility of unforeseen difficulties when installing or running
any program. And remember: never install a program you don't need.


Contact:
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E-Mail       : mindbeat@bigfoot.com
WWW-Page     : http://www.mindbeat.com



HISTORY
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Winamp Talking 1.3b : Beta version, 19.02.1999.
Winamp Talking 1.2b : Beta version, 14.02.1999.
Winamp Talking 1.1b : Beta version, 06.02.1999.


THANKS:
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- Microsoft, for providing the (free) great Agent Technology.
- Nullsoft, for developing Winamp: great, what I have to say more??
- To Richard G. Minutillo and Steve Freeman of Freeman Labs for their help in porting some part of C++ code to Delphi (Character animations).
- To Louis Louw, the author of Mp3Remote, a very useful Delphi component.
- To Gordon Scott Bell (webmaster of MsAgent Ring) for discovering a hidden, but big, bug. 

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Please email me your comments, suggestions or questions.
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Winamp is @ 1997-1999 Nullsoft.