Software The functions above, plus the Vanuatu set are available (as of this writing) at the following URL. Access with Netscape (and presumably MS Explorer) will automatically down-load in binary. If the workspace is placed in your appropriate directory under APL2, in either the OS2 or 98/NT4 version, it will load directly. http: //www. cise. ufl. edu/~selfridg/bi tmat. apl APL and the Media Fred Waid Just when you thought APL just couldn't get any better, now we have built in control of the Microsoft MCI. MCI stands for Media Control Interface; it is Microsoft's standard for providing device-independent capabilities for playing video and audio files. With the MCI, it is possible to seamlessly integrate almost any object needed for a multimedia segment into APL applications. This includes playing wave, midi, video and CD audio files. It is also possible to control video tape decks for the integration of analog editing. With these capabilities it is possible to create multimedia applications which can be used for either the creation of multimedia projects, such as video editing, or just for the play back of a multimedia segment. While these capabilities alone are exciting, the market for multimedia applications is maturing.
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