3DO DataStreamer Programmer's Guide

This document helps you understand the 3DO DataStreamer

This document is for C programmers who are preparing titles for the 3DO Station.

How this document is organized

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3DO DataStreamer Overview provides an overview of the DataStreamer library and associated tools.
Preparing and Playing a Simple Stream steps you through moving your data from the Macintosh to synchronized playback on the 3DO Station.
Inside Streaming: Basics discusses the different tasks participating in a DataStreamer application and how to initialize and use them.
Inside Streaming: Control discusses using control chunks to start and stop the stream and allow user-controlled branching.
Debugging and Optimization gives a variety of useful information including tracing, using priorities, and minimizing filler.
Creating New Subscribers discusses creating subscribers using the ProtoSubscriber example as a model.