                              History of Lyrics
                            -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
                          (c)1994,96 Dominic Dupuis

Note: To upgrade from *ANY* version to *ANY* version of Lyrics, just run the
      program called UPDATE.EXE.  The program will detect the version you're
      currently running and upgrade from that version to the new version you
      are now installing. I suggest that you make a backup copy of the DATA\
      directory before upgrading.

                        Lyrics Internet WWW Home Page
              "http://www.9bit.qc.ca/webusr/ddupuis/lyrics.html"

Author e-mail: ddupuis@9bit.qc.ca  <Dominic Dupuis>


03/09/1995  -=-  Lyrics 

       This is the test version   -=> Non-Official <=-


06/26/1995  -=-  Lyrics v1.0

       -=> Never released to public <=-


10/13/1995  -=-  Lyrics v1.1      * Major Upgrade *

       Bugs corrected:

         * When there was only 2 bands in a database and you try to delete
           one of those 2 bands, the system hang. (Actually not, but it was
           an infinite loop!!!)

         * Corrected some bugs with ANSI screens.


       Add-on features:

         * Lyrics now support French and English langage!!!
           (parameter /F to ask to user which langage he/she wants and /FA to
            to force French langage. By default, Lyrics run in English)

         * LZW compression added to database. Compress the database with more
           than 50% of original size!

         * You can delete a group, an album or a song (Really faster).

         * Monthly maintenance (parameter /M will run the maintenance once a
                                month (the 1st of each month) and /MF will
                                force to run the maintenance)

         * Lyrics now check out free disk space before importing and running
           maintenance.

         * A search module is now available. Full featured.

         * Lyrics now compresses the listing created for download.

         * The groups are now ordered alphabetically using the quick sort
           algorithm.

         * Lyrics now detects roman characters. (ex: XVII, IV, VIII, III)

         * New format support: - Internet Tablatures files.

                               - Files with no format at all are no longer
                                 ignored.

                               - OLGA (Online Guitar Archive from Internet)
                                 available at:

                                     http://www.guitar.net/olga/winolga/

                                 To convert, use the program OLGA2LYR and
                                 then import into Lyrics database.


01/01/1996  -=-  Lyrics v1.2

       Bugs corrected:

         * New songs: there was only the last song displayed!


       Add-on features:

         * Xmodem and Ymodem protocols (Zmodem is still available).
         * Major upgrade of the OLGA2LYR tablatures converter.


02/22/1996  -=-  Lyrics v1.3    * Major Upgrade *

       Bugs corrected:

         * There was garbage characters at the end of some songs (sometimes).
           They will still be displayed because it was created when importing
           the song. However, new songs won't have any garbages.

       Add-on features:

         * Each node has its own working directory.
             (ex: Node 2 : LYRICS\NODE2\)

         * There's no longer the file LYRICS.TXT included in the LYRICS.ZIP
           file when you download songs or tablatures. Each tablature is in
           a separate file but you still download them within LYRICS.ZIP:

                  xxxxxxxx.TAB : guitar tablatures (xxx = song name)
                  xxxxxxxx.BTA : bass tablatures   (xxx = song name)
                  xxxxxxxx.LYR : song lyrics       (xxx = album name)
                  LYRICS  .NFO : Lyrics format information file

         * Lyrics now removes the UseNet header in imported files.

         * Albums and songs are now ordered alphabetically.

         * Lyrics now move the groups beginning with "The" in the other
           first letter.
           (ex: The Beach Boys [database T] -=> Beach Boys [database B])

         * When running LYRICS.EXE /C, Lyrics now look out for the needed
           programs: PKZIP, PKUNZIP and DSZ. (in the PATH statement).

         * Now, when consulting the database, the page number is written at
           the top of the screen. Also, there's a new option if there's more
           than 40 items: [G]o to page.

         * New parameter: /P[x|y|z]    Default protocol is Zmodem.
           You can change the default protocol by writing for example:

               LYRICS.EXE <config file> /Py

           This will set the default protocol to Ymodem.

         * Added a command line help parameter: LYRICS.EXE /?

         * Help is now available within the program.  Type "?" from almost
           everywhere in the program.

