SONGS.EXE
                                   by
                            William J. Flynn

                             January 3, 1991

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        This past Christmas my wife asked me to take a bunch of Christmas
music that we had around the house on CD's and LP's (remember LP's??)
and put together several "nice" Christmas tapes.  Although I'd never
admit this to her - I actually enjoy putting together "nice" tapes, and
try to take some pride in getting a good blend of music on them.

        If it's one thing that really bugs me, however, it's having a
song "run over" the end of a tape side or conversly, having 2-3 minutes
of "dead" time before one side of the tape reverses.  Of course you can
sit down with pencil and paper and take down all the running times of
the songs you want on a side, add them up, and spend 20 minutes looking
for a "BEST FIT" algorythm or - you can run this program and it will do
the calculations for you.

        This is NOT a programming work of art!  I put it together
quickly because I had a Christmas party to worry about, and I needed
something fast.  If it works for you - use it - the price is certainly
right!!   One thing you should know - I built in a 59 second "fudge
factor" because in my experience, cassette tapes actually have 31+
minutes on a side for C-60's and 46+ minutes/side on C-90's.  Therefore,
your songs can "run over" up to 59 seconds per side.  This should not be
a factor on most tapes, however.

ENJOY!    - Bill Flynn, P.O. Box 33608, Phoenix, AZ  85067 -      1/3/91