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The Piranha Brothers Fusion Gold

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Taken from Torrential Downpour's FUN FUSION AMP DECK

Credits to those below who made the original that I altered to suit
my own needs..... 

God bless

The Piranha
Email-me@cableinet.co.uk

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Torrential Downpour's
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  - By Casey Rauth, based on the work of Blayde and Robin Sylvestre-

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  THIS IS FREEWARE, FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS...
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  InFo
  ^^^^
      This skin is basically just me toying with the .bmp and
      .cur files of the Fusion AMPdeck and SpyAmp skins. 
      Although, I don't think anyone has caught on to working
      with cursor files yet.  For best results, give it a whirl
      with Impact Software's Microangelo Studio at 
      http://www.impactsoft.com (it lets you play with icons,
      too!).  FYI, Torrential Downpour is the name of the
      band that I'm in.  Check us out at our luxurious web
      page:  http://www.infonetech.com/TD
      By the way, that eye in the playlist editor is Katie Holmes'
      left one.  Just thought you'd want to know.

  ShOuTs
  ^^^^^^
      Shoutouts go to the band and the friends:  Matt, Pete,
      Ben, Jay, Jess, BobR, JeffK, DJ, Danielle, KristenO, 
      KristinD, Little Schulkin, MattL, JayM (my head!), Kurt & Jen, 
      TriciaB, LauraL, KateD, JamesS, GregD, JimC, The Costas,
      BenB, Harvey Leeds, Bill@Obsessions (not!), Nicolette, 
      Stan, Sandra, Byron, DeannaG, MikeP, MikeS, WillH, 
      Vanessa, Sean, my bro & sis: Anna & Eric, and our crazyass 
      fans!  Also, shouts to some bands;  The Burrheads, Pang,
      Eulogy of the Sun, Angelsin (gimme your guitar amp!), Kocide,
      and all the NJ undergrounds tryin' to make it.  Good Luck!
      Forgot you? e-mail: your_demise@hotmail.com

  MoRe
  ^^^^
      I also wish to acknowledge the maker of the original 
      SpyAmp skin and whoever it was that redid it for WinAmp 2
      and didn't include any of the original readme files. If 
      either of you read this, drop me a line at 
      your_demise@hotmail.com and let me know what you think!
  :)

      I guess that's it for now.  The rest of this file is the
      readme.txt file that was originally included with Fusion
      AMPdeck v2.

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Robin Sylvestre writes-

      I took one of the best skin for Winamp and modified
      it for use with the new features of Winamp 2.x, i.e.
      skinable playlist and equalizer.

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      Here is the reaction of Blayde, the original author 
      when I sent this skin to him by email:

        "I must say you've done very well -- I couldn't have
         done better myself. [...] 

         I've had many "submissions" sent to me too -- modi-
         fications of the three Fusion skins I've released: 
         AMPman, AMPman LCD and AMPdeck... and you are the 
         only one I feel has kept the look and feel I 
         originally intended. Well done, Robin. [...]

         Fusion LIVES! Thanks for keeping the faith, Robin."

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      Version notes
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

      14/OCT/98: Version 1.0


      Designer's notes
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

      Some limitations due to the way Winamp deals with 
      title bar buttons in the playlist and equalizer windows 
      are keeping me from getting the look I want. Fortunatly, 
      this little problem only shows WHILE clicking on the 
      windowshade or closing buttons.

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      If you have any comments, contact me at
  
      robin.sylvestre@usa.net

	    -- Robin Sylvestre, skin adaptor.

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        [||||||| HERE IS THE ORIGINAL README FILE |||||||]





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THIS IS NOT SHAREWARE. FEEL FREE TO PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS,
BUT AS A FAVOR, PLEASE DISTRIBUTE IT *WITH* THIS README.TXT FILE.
THANK YOU.  - Blayde
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FUSION AMPdeck - A WinAmp "Skins" Interface
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*** Also available: Fusion AMPman
                    Fusion AMPman LCD


Version notes
-------------
4/3/98: Version 1.1 Customized Ray Waldin's  WinAmp speakers
and Henrik Drewelow's Analyzer for the AMPdeck. Includes
Jason Crawford's Visualization Mux to enable the user to run
both plug-ins simultaneously.

[N.B. Sorry folks, but I won't be answering any questions about
how to install or run these plug-ins. I just get too many of
these types of questions. I *have* included, though, the
authors' readme.txt files. Do spend some time reading them.]

[13:43] 3/20/98: Version 1.0a. Overall luminosity adjusted
upwards to cater to standard monitors. Amber backlight adjusted
for a more realistic glow. "Non-active" LCD areas darkened.
GeeZ... I hope this is right. Wonder what normal low-end
monitors look like... hehehe... *SLAP!* SHUT YER TRAP, SHOWOFF!

[04:30] 3/20/98: Version 1.0 final. No prior versions released.

Designer's notes
----------------
Like its predecessor, the interface *is* familiar... This time
I based it on my car stereo... "Hit the road, Jack..." hehehe.
Take your music wherever you go!

You might realize by now I'm using the name Fusion to identify
my work. Why "Fusion"? Well, besides the fact that I think
jazz/fusion is absolutely kewl, these designs put a real-world
(and very familiar, I might add...) face to an abstract concept:
software. You might say its a "fusion" of sorts... :)

Okay... enough bullshit. I just plucked the word out of thin
air and decided I liked it. <EG>


Display notes
-------------
Again, a note to people with wimpy video cards: Sorry 'bout
this, but the AMPdeck *will* look crappy in anything less than
16-bit color. The interface is designed with very subtle
shadings to convey realism and looks best on a true-color (24-
or 32-bit) display.


Installation notes
------------------
Unzip the file into your \WINAMP folder. It *should* unzip
everything into the appropriate sub-folders.

Launch WinAmp, hit ALT+S to access your "skins" listing,
select "FUSION AMPDECK", and voila! Your WinAmp has a new face!

If this isn't too clear, you can find it explained a little
differently at:

  http://www.layer3.org/software/winampmangled.html

Please *don't* e-mail me with questions about how to install
these "skins". I won't answer them.

NB: "Skins" work ONLY with WinAmp 1.80 or higher and NOT
previous versions. If you're using an earlier version, visit
http://www.winamp.com and download the latest version.


Acknowledgements
----------------
To Mike (a.k.a. "wick") of Layer3.org: Thanks once more for
your enthusiasm, support, *and* website, without which the
AMPdeck would have been just a fading idea... (Yeeehaaawww!!!
*One* more "skin" for people to rip-off...!)

To "Marcel" of MP3.com: You believed the AMPman design held
potential. I hope the AMPdeck lives up to your expectations...
Thanks again for your "smileys." :)

To the guys at All for WinAmp: 6 lightning bolts? WOW! Bet this
enhanced release should knock your socks off!

To Justin and the rest of the WinAmp crew: Your incredible
player is the single most devastating distraction I have on
my computer... and I LOVE IT!!! Great work, chaps!

To everyone out there in E-mail land: Thanks for the countless
accolades. There WILL be more Fusion "skins" on the way... In
the meanwhile, ROCK ON with the AMPdeck! :)

And to my dearest Kity: Thanks for your patience, encouragement
and love. Here's yet another opportunity for you to spend your
days and nights watching Mike's download stats! I love you.

***

You know how it's said that sequels can never be as good as the
original... I *do* hope the AMPdeck proves 'em wrong, but even
if it doesn't, I had fun!

Thanks for going FUSION!

Cheers!


- Blayde

Blayde@BitSmart.com

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FUSION GOLD


TD FUN FUSION Reworked by The-Piranha

into FUSION GOLD.... 

My first attempt at a skin... taking a good start and seeing 
what i could do with it ..... 

The Piranha
Email-me@cableinet.co.uk  