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 MpXT - Extended Frontend for MPXPlay
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Version 1.49 Beta2
By Brent Harris
Based on MPXF, by Scott Bradshaw
Freeware


This program is a frontend for MPXPlay, a popular audio player for DOS.  It
supports parallel/serial LCD output and full control with a numeric keypad.
The frontend was written for those who want to build a stand-alone DOS-based
MP3 player and put it in their automobile.  For those who've used MPXF at one
time or another, this program should look quite familiar.  It's based largely
on the MPXF source code, released by its author when he stopped development on
the program.

While MPXF hasn't been updated since late 2000, MPXPlay has continued on,
adding various features along the way.  MPXPlay 1.43 included a new user
interface and long filename support.  Both were nice features, but the new
display layout isn't compatible with MPXF 1.4 Final.  Later, support for
additional file formats (OGG, APE, etc) was added to MPXPlay.  This was great,
except that MPXF 1.4 didn't support them.  MpXT addresses these issues by
taking MPXF's source code and bringing it up to date.


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Disclaimer
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The authors are not responible for any problems that arise from using this
software.  End-Users agree to use this software at their own risk.


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Files included with this release
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 MPXT.EXE        The main frontend program.
 MPXTTSR.EXE     A TSR which writes into to the LCD while MPXPlay is running.
 IRTEST.EXE      IR Test program to test IR and X10 output.

 MPXT.CFG        Main configuration file for the frontend program.
 MPXTTSR.CFG     Configure LCD output and other settings for MPXPlay.
 MPXTLCD.CFG     Configuration file for LCD settings.
 MPXTLANG.CFG    Language file for Menus inside MPXT.
 MPXTMENU.CFG    Menu configuration file.
 FILEINFO.CFG    Long filename information for Playlist Menu in MPXT.
  
 WHATSNEW.TXT    A list of what is new in this release.
 BETA.TXT        Information for Beta Testers
 GENRES.TXT      A list of ID3 Genres
 README.TXT      This file.


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Requirements
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* Standard PC, capable of running MPXPlay
* MPXPlay 1.50 (1.43 and later will probably work)
* Parallel or Serial LCD character display (see mpxtlcd.cfg for further info)
* Standard keyboard/numeric keypad, or an IRMan/IR2PC/X-10 compatible device


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Known Issues
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None, at this time.


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On the web
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http://techworld.dyndns.org/mpxt

Although this software is unsupported, feel free to ask any questions and/or
report bugs in the Techworld Discussion forum.  While, I can't guarantee any
future updates, I'll try my best to answer any questions that pop up.


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Credits
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Based on the MPXF 1.4 source code
Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Scott Bradshaw


Last updated on Friday, April 2, 2004
