Step-by-step instructions for VICE users:
1. Unzip the VICE version of Media Player 128 Alpha (because you are reading this, it seems this is done!)
2. Start VICE and be sure Options>True Drive Emulation is selected
3. Go to Settings>ROM Settings>Drive and for 1581, change the file to "Jiffy-1581-mod.bin" (be sure the path is correct for wherever you un-ZIP-ed the file)
4. Go to Settings>Drive Settings, and set device 8 to a 1581
5. (Now you're ready) Attach the player disk, "mp128a-vice.d81" to drive 8
6. Enter RUN"*
 
That should start the BASIC part which will load the JiffyDOS handler and the MPlayer ML code.
 
When it asks for unit and drive, just press RETURN (accept default unit 8 and drive 0).
 
Next it will ask you for a filename.  On the same disk is a video of "Single Ladies" so just enter "video.bin" and it should play   
 
Also included in the ZIP file is 2 more D81 images, with 1 video each; PokerFace.d81 and Somebody4Me.d81.  After watching the first video, you can attach either one, and then when it asks for a filename, just enter "MYV.BIN"
 
Unfortunately, none of the videos fit on a 1581 disk, so they will stop when they reach the last sector on the disk ... it should be obvious because the video will stop and the audio will go into an infinite loop; just press STOP to return to the BASIC program and you can play another video.
 
Also, I want to appologize / explain about the flashing border.  It is quite annoying!  But it is for debugging purposes.  Here is what the colors mean:
	•Light Green - loading data and playing audio
	•White - working hard - loading data, decompressing video, and playing audio
	•Black - blocked - playing audio and decompressing video, but can not load the next video packet
	•Blue - blocked - playing audio, maybe decrompressing video, but can not load the next audio packet
	•Red - corrupt data discovered - this will happen at the end of the video (because it won't fit) or maybe due to a coding error by me
	•Other color - not fully anticipated / coded exception - the player will usually continue (very rare)

Enjoy!  Any questions / comments, please send to hydradix@yahoo.com
