23 feb 94    pre beta
		first limited release of Layer 3 Shareware for PCs
25 feb 94    ver 0.99 (beta)
		first release of beta version                
16 mar 94    ver 0.99a (beta)                
		bug fix: distortions in mono mode fixed.
25 apr 94    ver 0.99b (beta)
		changes to documentation
03 jun 94    ver 0.99c (beta)
		bug fix: switching from long blocks to short blocks fixed
		new decoder option: write 24 bit ascii hex output
13 jul 94    ver 1.00
		improved file handling for encoder
		       - true mono files
		       - .WAV files
		encoder now twice as fast
		new registration mechanism
		additional decoder option
		       - ign: ignore errors in bit stream (do not stop 
			      decoding process)
		       - ff: accept free format in bit stream
22 feb 95    ver 1.50
	     decoder version 2.00
		aiff support
		snd support
		more bitrates
		MPEG 2 Layer 3 low sampling frequencies
		support of ancillary data 
04 sep 95    ver 2.00
	     encoder version 2.00
		MPEG 2 Layer 3 low sampling frequencies
		support of ancillary data 
		downsampling support
	     decoder version 2.10
		bugfixes
