P L E A S E    R E A D    T H I S !
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1. Opening Words
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                           TO MAKE IT CLEAR :

            The name has nothing to do with the drug Ecstasy !

          We are clean (we even never used), so please follow us !



2. Introduction
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This is still a beta release, so please forgive us for this buggy version,
better get in contact with us.
If you encounter any problems with playing one  of your favourite modules,
don't hesitate and send it right to us! Please include a little text where
you have found the 'bug' and which player plays it correctly.


3. Known bugs
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The Farandole loader doesn't recognise all of the commands defined in this
standard. (We only had three modules for our tests)

The DMF loader only supports global commands. Do not write any bug reports
concerning the 'bugs' that occur through missing effects!

The  DOS Shell  is  VERY BUGGY!  It  was  implemented on the fly, so don't
criticise it!  I will try to improve it in the next version! If it crashs,
type 'EXIT' to return to the player,  exit the player  immediately and run
ULTRINIT.

Further Bugs:
    No further bugs known yet.

    If  you find some  (or more),  please send  your reports to one of the
    addresses below via Net or Crashmail, possible modules via fileattach.

                    THANX A LOT FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

4. Distribution-Sites
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You can get the lastest  version  of this  fairy c00l player at one of our
distribution sites listed below....

Name   : Mautschis's Castle
Sysop  : Andreas Mautsch
Status : LDi-GHQ     (You will always find the latest version here :))
Number : +49-2632-46152
Speed  : 28800bps
Fido   : 2:2454/524

Name   : Sub-Stance
Sysop  : Bernd Kilga
Status : LDi-WHQ
Number : +43-5523-64876
Online : 22oo - 6oo cet
Speed  : 14400bps
Fido   : 2:318/4.14

Name   : STAiRWAY TO HEAVEN
Sysop  : Bionic / Electronic Rats
Status : XTC-PLAY DHQ
Number : +45-747263-03
Online : 24 hours a day

Name   : Magic View
Sysop  : Michael Menz
Status : XTC-Play Distro-Site
Number : +49-30-4161525
Online : 15oo - 8oo cet
Speed  : 19200bps
Fido   : 2:2410/122

Name   : Stargate
Sysop  : Cristoph Herth
Status : XTC-Play Distro-Site
Number : +49-6033-16177
Online : 24h
Speed  : 28800bps
Fido   : 2:2461/326

Nanme   : Avatar BBS
Sysop   : Tim Bartel
Status  : XTC-PLAY Distro-Site
Number  : +49-2461-51902
Online  : 24h
Speed   : 28800
Fido    : 2:2450/265

Name   : Dark Illusion
Sysop  : Thomas Mueller
Status : XTC-Play Distro-Site
Number : +49-89-36102651
Online : 24h
Speed  : 19200bps
Fido   : 2:2480/826

Nanme   : DiGiTAL DREAMS BBS
Sysop   : X-RAY / XD
Status  : XTC-PLAY Distro-Site
Number  : +49-2o1-4o8o33
Online  : 24h
Speed   : 16800bps

Nanme   : Captain Paranoia BBS
Sysop   : Tobias Rieck
Status  : XTC-PLAY Distro-Site
Number  : +49-7146-44596
Online  : 24h
Speed   : 14400bps
Fido    : 2:246/1635

Nanme   : Monolith
Sysop   : Lars Naber
Status  : XTC-PLAY Distro-Site
Number  : 05921-76342
Online  : 24h
Speed   : 14400bps
Fido    : 2:2426/4060


Name   : Spirit-BBS
Sysop  : Ralf Kraus
Status : XTC-Play Distro-Site
Number : +49-2632-71224
Online : 24h
Speed  : 14400bps


5. Credits
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Greetings and thanx are flying to our BETA testers:

             o   Vampy
             o   Reptile
             o   Judit Schlenzig
             o   Daniel Schlenzig
             o   Martin Pittenauer
             o   Christoph Herth
             o   Martin Sarosiek

Special thanx go to :

             o   Michael Menz
                    (for supporting us with a lot of modules)
             o   Holger Daehre
                    (for giving us the complete DMF-sample-
                     unpacking-algorithm and basic sources)
             o   Michael Renzmann
                    (for his fine bug-reports)
             o   Code-X of Delusion
                    (for sending us the final DMF-infos)


6. Final Words
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Disclaimer:

We're not responsible for any possible damage to  your soft- and hardware.
The  only  thing  we guarantee is,  that  XTC-Play  will take some of your
disk-space, nothing more - nothing less.


XTC-Play is distributed as  Moduleware, this means if you find this little
piece  of art useful and if you're connected to the  FIDO-NET,  send  some
of your  best  modules to Mautschi's Castle (+49-2632-46152 / 2:2454/524).
Either via fileattach or simply upload them :-)


                        That's all for now, folks!

                            And don't forget :

                   <--- Drugs are only for losers ! --->