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Disclaimer
This software is copyrighted by the author, Martin Goebbel. It may be used and distributed freely without any restrictions.
This software is provided "as is" and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantibility and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. In no event shall the author be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement of substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.

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Why this program has been written
I just like to listen to music while sitting on my computer. Under Windows (or any other Multitasking Environment for Dos) it is possible to have an Audio CD Player running as a seperate Task. But I just wanted something like this for plain Dos.

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How to use it
To install the program type CDPTSR on the Commandline.
If you run the program again, it will remove itself from memory.
To call up the status line press the left shift key, the control key and the C key at the same time. The status line will usually pop up at the top line of the display, but it is possibly to move it up and down using the Page Up and Page Down keys.
If you want to return to your main program hit the Esc key.

The displayed line contains the following information:

The following keys can be used while the program is popped up:

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System Requirements and Compability
The minimal system requirements are
Ram requirements are minimal. The program needs about 3.5K of memory after installation.
I've tried to make the TSR as safe as possible, but there is always the possibility that your computer suddenly hangs or reboots. This may happen if you run a lot of other TSR's, very misbehaving programs, debuggers or other programs which mess around with your interrupts.

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How to contact the Author
You may reach me by email under one of the following adresses:

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