o   Wish your synthesizer had a built-in disk drive?

o   Need to backup your investment in sound cartridges?

o   Tired of struggling with cassette interfaces?

o   Looking for a dedicated MIDI disk drive, but can't handle the $$$?


IF YOU HAVE A PC WITH MIDI INTERFACE, YOU'RE 90% OF THE WAY THERE! READ ON...

"PatchBak" is a software package for receiving, storing, and managing bulk MIDI
dumps using a PC, XT, or AT with the Music Quest MCC or Roland MPU-401. 
PatchBak accepts up to 200,000 or more MIDI characters from any device that can
initiate a SysEx dump, and stores them as ONE file. This is in contrast to 
aftermarket MIDI drives that top out at 60K to 128K per dump. PatchBak also 
includes a MIDI "trace" function for real-time inspection of MIDI data streams.

PatchBak's quick-select menus, on-screen instructions, and non-cryptic error 
messages mean you'll probably never need a manual, but there's a manual on disk
anyhow. A setup program lets you customize for screen colors, dumpsize, disk
usage, hardware, and other features. An accessory command can also be set up to
run a DOS command or accessory program (such as a patch editor) from the main 
menu. 

GET A FREE, FULLY-FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION COPY

This BBS contains Evaluation Version D of PatchBak. Download and copy 
PB_ARC.EXE to a blank floppy disk, then run PB_ARC.EXE. This is a self-un-
arcing file which contains the programs PB.EXE, PBSETUP.EXE. PB.DOC, and 
BRUN45.EXE. The five files will chew up about 320k, but you can delete PB_ARC.
EXE afterward. Take a few minutes to read the manual for installation and setup
tips, and then have at it. 

VERSION 2.10 - MORE BELLS AND WHISTLES

PatchBak 2.10 includes several enhancements not found in the evaluation. 
Specifically, its .EXE files don't need the BRUN45.EXE run-time support file, 
so take less total disk space. The menus work a bit more smoothly. Active Sense
(FE) is now detected by Interpreted Trace.

THE NO-GUILT SQUEEZE...

If you're completely satisfied with how PatchBak works with your MIDI gear and 
want to support the product, a donation of $25.00 (or what's fair) would be 
cheerfully accepted. $49.00 will get you Version 2.10 and the gratitude of my 
children who have been waiting for shoes these many months.

But, look.... Even if you send no $$$, download the file and USE it with my 
blessing. You will experience no bad karma, and your music may yet achieve 
harmonic convergence. So if you like it, at least WRITE...you never write 
anymore....

PatchBak is an opus magnum of Guy Zumpetta and the MIDI Elves at:

 		        MIDIware
			10945 Diagonal Road
			Mantua, OH 44255

Specify 5-1/4" or 3-1/2" diskette, otherwise 5-1/4" will be sent.