
	HElliZER: the first portable demo in the world
	(c)1996  Queue Members Group Art Division

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sorry, no docs at this time. this portable version of the HElliZER demo is 
made for experimental purposes only. if you want more docs then just look 
in 'dos' directory. otherwise, look in the source code. just few tips here:

- it's strongly recommended to use GNU C/C++ compiler (gcc) if possible.
  other compilers should also work but it isn't tested at all.
- do not delete or rename 'dos' directory. dos ececutable HElliZER.EXE is
  used as a resource pack;
- files "*.3d" are quick hack made to avoid byte-order problem derived 
  from ms-dos version. do not delete them also;
- i386/video.s is another quick hack of gcc i386-assembly output of 
  video.c. will speed up the whole demo by ~20%. (i just couldn't resist 
  the temptation;)
- running 'HElliZER saveconfig' will force current music/gfx settings to be
  written on disk and setup will no longer bother you until you delete
  HElliZER.cfg;
- pressing F11 during demonstration will change gamma correction level;
- pressing Escape key will terminate the demonstration.

currently, only VoxWare /dev/dsp support was tested. but Alpha, 
Sun/Solaris, SGI, HP-UX and AIX sound support should theoreticaly work
(thanks to mikmod-2.13-unix). look into Makefile.

p.s. please, e-mail me short description of a hardware/software platform 
you'd managed to compile and run this demo on, version of C++ compiler 
and average frame rate achieved. i'll collect statistics. bug reports are 
also welcome. thanks.

				Signed, Mad Max / Queue Members Group 
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