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!Flux/!Help
This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
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| File size: | 1E47 bytes |
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File contents
Flux Version 1.30
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0. Contents
����������� 1. Get you started
2. Further details
3. Possible problems
3.1 1Mb machines
3.2 Tracker file doesn't work
4. Getting in contact
5. Thankyous and Credits
6. Whats next for Flux?
1. Get you started
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Double click on !Flux to load it. Drag any Digital Symphony, Tracker or
Protracker file to it, to start up Flux.
The control keys are:
Space : Randomise all settings.
Escape : Quit program.
0 : Change palette.
Q,W,E,R,T : Colour Translation algorithm.
A,S,D,F,G : Scope algorithm.
Z,X,C : Flame algorithm.
2. Further details
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A 3D effect template file is available, as well as a 2D one. To switch to the
3D one, replace !Flux.Templates with !Flux.Template3D. For 2D, replace it with
Template.2D.
Flux can be run at the command line, although !Flux.!Boot must be executed
first. A Digital Symphony file can be run with
Run <Flux$Dir>.!RunDS filename
and a QTM compatible file by
Run <Flux$Dir>.!RunQTM filename
Note however that both RunDS and RunQTM terminate with a *Desktop, not *Exit
so you may well have problems with this if you are not running Flux inside the
desktop.
3. Possible problems
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3.1 1Mb machines
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You may experience problems running Flux on a 1Mb machine. Theres not a lot I
can suggest to help. Flux uses very large tables to implement such high speed
image processing, and so memory is very tight.
Things that you may need to do to solve the problem are:
Run Flux from the supervisor, not the desktop
RMKill all unused modules
Ensure there is enough memory in the RMA. Flux isnt able to claim the
correct amount of space in the RMA, as it is unable to predict the
space the music player will take up.
Maximise the Free slot on the task manager. Flux will claim the memory
it needs automatically - Screen Memory, Wimpslot (but not RMA)
Of course, the real solution is to upgrade your computer to at least 2M. Its
not as expensive as you might think. And believe me - it really is worth it.
3.2 Tracker file doesn't work
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Flux uses Digital Symphony and QTM to play its music. So anything DSym or QTM
will play, Flux will play. Conversely, Flux wont play anything that DSym and
QTM wont play. So you will have problems playing Arc Protracker music, and
Desktop Tracker music. Sorry - I suggest that you convert the music to normal
Protracker format to play it. I might include support for these more obscure
formats at a later date. (Sorry Jarre - Cathedrow)
4. Getting in contact
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Flux was written by Peter Knight (aka Cathedrow on the 'net).
If you have any ideas, comments, even business propositions, then please get
in contact. Flux is a living, growing project. Help it be what you want it
to be.
If you want to contact me, email is much preferred until June 95.
p.j.knight@bradford.ac.uk (until my account gets scrubbed in mid 95)
If you aren't on the internet, snail mail is fine.
From January 9 to March 24 1995: Peter Knight,
Flat 7,
10 Grove Terrace,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire.
BD7 1AU
From March 24 to April 21 1995: Peter Knight,
35 Mill Lane,
East Halton,
Grimsby,
South Humberside.
DN40 3QA
April 21 to June 16 1995: Bradford address
June 16 1995 onwards: Grimsby address
An SAE would be appreciated, although not essential. I am only living on a
small further education grant, and money is tight.
5. Thankyous and Credits
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The following sections of Flux are not written by me:
Digital Symphony Playmodule V1.40 (C) BASS 1991/1995 Freeware
QTMTracker V1.21 (C) 1993/4/5 Phoenix/Quantum
MemAlloc util V0.11
Other programs deserve a mention:
Edlin : by Piers (and a most amazing program it is)
256 Colour Palettes : Taken from Cthugha on the PC
Cruncher : by BASS
Additional Code was written by HxPro
Inspiration, help, encouragement, testing and feedback by the crew on the
Egham Hills private talker, and Monochrome the public bulletin board:
Bungle, Clive, Gabriel, Greyfish, HxPro, Jim, Matt, Saint, Spike,
Tobermory, Piers
Club recommendation: Grimsby Amateur Computer Club, meeting on alternate
Mondays, at St.Mary's First and Middle.
6. Whats next for Flux?
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The following enhancements are at the planning stages.
1) Support for samplers
This is one of the higher priority parts planned. There is already a
substantial code fragment written which will eventually allow people
with samplers to connect their HiFi up to Flux and 'watch' their CDs,
LPs, MCs, MDs, DCCs....
Support for the Serial Port's EcoSampler, and printer port samplers
is coming soon, with other samplers following.
2) Better support for music players
At the moment Flux is hardwired for 4 channel music. It would be far
nicer to recognise 1, 2 and 8 channel music, and act accordingly.
3) To cache or not to cache
Flux is currently highly optimised for noncached processors (ARM2, and
ARM250). It is not quite so optimal for ARM3 and ARM610+, as it
clutters up the cache unnecessarily with unwound loops. A better system
is to have two or more versions - one for ARM2/250, one for cached
processors. Possibly even telling the processor not to cache the large
tables that Flux uses, which disrupt the cache.
4) Enhancements for the Risc PC
From the looks of technical specifications on the Risc PC, it should
be possible to do a lot of palette effects - things like pulsating
palettes, fading, strobing and mixing. This work is hampered by me
not owning or having access to a Risc PC or the appropriate technical
documentation of how to control the RPC palette, but never mind - It's
on my 'to do' list.
5) Support for CD ROM drives
Coming substantially later will be support for playing audio CDs
through Flux using a CD ROM drive. This might not be possible - it will
depend on things like CD transfer speed and such things. Time will
tell, although here again I am hampered by the lack of a CD ROM drive.
6) Larger screen modes
320x256, overscan 384x288, and multisync 320x480/320x512 sized Flux
plasmas have been suggested. (There will be considerable speed
handicaps as the size gets larger, but Flux already runs at 100fps on
a Risc PC!)
7) A Wimp front end
With all these options, it looks like there is a real need for a nice
frontend. After all, thats what the Style guide requires!
There have even been requests for Flux to multitask in the window, like
the PC Emulator, and also requests for it as a screensaver.
8) Any other ideas?
You can contact me - so go ahead! If you want to try an idea out,
contact me and I'll see what I can do for the next version of Flux.
New versions of Flux will appear on Internets World Wide Web:
http://www.brad.ac.uk/~pjknight
Alternatively, post me a disc and an SAE, and I'll post you back the current
version.
Enjoy,
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