Short: Use your MIDI KB to run programs! Architecture: m68k-amigaos ============================================================================ MidiWatcher v1.1 by Ed Mackey ============================================================================ Yes folx, another one of my silly trinkets appears on the net ;-). MidiWatcher is for people with MIDI keyboards. It requires the midi.library v2 or higher by Bill Barton (not included). It should run under almost any version of the Amiga's OS. Basically, this program sits in the background and watches your MIDI IN port for certain tunes. When it recognizes a tune, it runs a program. For instance, if I need my directory utility up, I can do one of three things: (1) I can search through subdirectories for its icon (takes too much time and is boring), (2) I can press a ToolManager hotkey (takes much less time but is still boring), or (3) I can reach over and play a little jingle on my MIDI keyboard, and up pops MegaD. The third choice is clearly much more fun than either of the others ;-). NEW! Version 1.1!! You can have it do silly things if you mess up a tune. If I play the first few notes from the MegaD tune, and then get a note wrong, my computer will let me know ("STUPID!! YOU SO STUPID!!"). This is much more fun than v1.0 which would silently ignore you. You can tell MidiWatcher which tunes have "failure" programs, what they do, and how much of a tune must be played before its "failure program" becomes armed. **** Old v1.0 save files work fine with v1.1. **** Well, you get the idea. Have fun! --Ed.