Willie's Software Collection

Last update: 25 April 2003

Since Play Inc. have vanished form the scene sometime during 2001, I got loads of e-mail requests from people requiring Snappy software, drivers and patches that used to be available from their website. This prompted me to put together this page which was orginally sourced from my collection of Snappy related software I had at the time. This was expanded since with contibutions from people visiting who had software still missing from here. All contributions welcome!

PLEASE NOTE: I take no resposibility for any losses that the use of this software may result. I am also not sure about copyright regarding any of this but since Play cannot be contacted any more, giving no support for their products, I cannot verify this either. So use this at your own risk.

Snappy Frequently Asked Questions

Before e-mailing me, have a look to see if your question is not perhaps already been answered in my Snappy FAQ's page?

Users solutions to common Snappy problems

Still having problems getting your Snappy going, even after consulting this Common Problems and Solutions help page?

Matt and Brendan had some problems upgrading a Snappy version 1.0.
See how Pete got his old Snappy 2.0 going under Windows XP, now running the Snappy 4.0 software. He thus confirmed a suspition I had for a long time - that the Snappy hardware, from version 1.0 through to 4.0, stayed unchanged, the change was merely in the software bundle.
Ron Thomson got his old Snappy 1.0 (NTSC) working with Windows XP on a 1.6GHz Pentium 4, upgraded to the Snappy 3.0 De Luxe software.
The same procedure above was found to work for Windows ME.
Michael managed to make a Snappy 4.0 Deluxe function under Windows 2000 and on LPT2!
Rich found another solution to get his Snappy to work on LPT2.
Simon explained how the Snappy audio support worked. Also a note about the hardware.

Downloads

Installation Software
- Snappy 1.0
  - Snappy10NTSC.zip (863kByte) - The disk that came with a Snappy 1.0, NTSC version
- Snappy 2.0
  - Snappy20PAL_English.zip (3MByte) - Installation software (English) for the Snappy 2.0, PAL version
- Snappy 3.0
  - Snappy30NTSC.zip (14MByte) - The CD that came with a Snappy 3.0, NTSC version
  - Snappy30PAL_CD.zip (5.7MByte) - The CD that came with my Snappy 3.0, PAL version
- Snappy 4.0
  - Snappy4NTSC.zip (23MByte) - The CD that came with a Snappy 4.0, NTSC version
  - Snappy4PAL.zip (174MByte) - The CD that came with a Snappy 4.0, PAL version (Alternative URL)
  - snappy4PAL_small.zip (24MByte) - Minimal Snappy 4.0 PAL installation - still needs to be tested
Patches (Bug Fixes and Patches to make your old Snappy work again under Win98, ME, XP and even 2000!)
- Snappy 2.0
  - patch147.zip (640kByte) - Patch for Snappy version 2.0 PAL (& NTSC??)
- Snappy 3.0
  - SnappyStandardPatch.exe (1MByte) - Patch for Snappy 3, Standard version (NTSC & PAL)
  - SnappyDeluxPatch.exe (1MByte) - Patch for Snappy 3.0, De Luxe version (NTSC & PAL)
- Snappy 4.0
  - snap41n.exe (2.2MByte) - Patch for Snappy 4.0, NTSC version
  - snap41p.exe (2.0MByte) - Patch for Snappy 4.0, PAL version
Reference
- Snappy 3.0
  - Snappy3ProgrRef.ZIP (210kByte) - Snappy Programmer's Reference, Version 3.0 (zipped PDF-file)
- Snappy 4.0
  - Snappy4ProgrRef.zip (159kByte) - Snappy Programmer's Reference, Version 4.0 (zipped PDF-file)
3rd Party Software
- snapdemo.exe (340kByte) - A program I got from somewhere but unfortunately cannot remember the details any more
- snapseq.exe (87kByte) - Snappy Sequencer Program for Snappy 1.0 under Windows 3.1/95/98 - originally from cba's Astronomy Web Page
  - SnapSeqReadMe.txt - The ReadMe file for SnapSequence
  - SnapSequence.mails - Old e-mails on SnapSequence
- timesnapall.zip (1.6MByte) - The TimeSnap program as well as all the required DLL-files, as explained in this e-mail
  - Oleaut32.zip (880kByte) - Verious versions of OLEAUT32.DLL to try when installation fails - read here
  - Sm_320.exe (2.3MByte) - Stellar Magic 3.2, maybe required to help installing TimeSnap - read here
- SnapCAP.zip (2.4MByte) - A great utility for automating your Snappy including all the capability of turning it into a webcam - read here
  - SnapCAP_reset.zip (5.7kByte) - A utility for unlocking SnapCAP after a crash - read here
  - SnappySounds.zip (37.6kByte) - Optional sounds to use with SnapCAP
- KSnap.txt - A shareware Snappy webcam utility, similar to SnapCAP above, available from Kent's Automatic Snappy Snapper site
  - ksnap140.zip (1.7MByte) - KSnap for Snappy 1.0 - runs under Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and 98 only
  - ksnap266.zip (925kByte) - KSnap for Snappy 2.0 (patched) and higher - runs under Windows 95 and higher

NEWS - 4 July 2002:

Global Streams Inc. offers limited Snappy support. See their webpage on 1 Feb 2001 shortly after the buy-out.

Techdepot.com is selling Snappy 4.0 complete for $12.95 (Search for "Snappy" from their website.)

NEWS - 10 Sept 2002:

A Snappy Users Maling List was created in June 2002 ... "For users of Snappy to share tidbits of knowledge, files, resources, graphics, and more!"