home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
gdead.berkeley.edu
/
gdead.berkeley.edu.tar
/
gdead.berkeley.edu
/
pub
/
gdead
/
miscellaneous
/
software
< prev
next >
Wrap
Internet Message Format
|
1994-01-21
|
3KB
From kraitch@arsenic.eecs.berkeley.edu Fri Jan 21 13:35:39 1994
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 1994 13:35:30 -0800
From: kraitch@EECS.Berkeley.EDU (mark kraitchman)
Message-Id: <199401212135.NAA07578@arsenic.eecs.berkeley.edu>
To: dshenk@aol.com
Subject: Re: deadhead software
Confining my discussion to software that Deadheads use for purposes
related to the Dead, this software falls under atleast one of the
following categories:
graphics (and other multimedia)
setlists
tape labels
At the present, there are few software packages in widespread usage
that address the above categories.
Many Deadheads make (utilizing various standard software packages) and
share various multimedia files. The most common multimedia files are
graphics files in GIF, TIFF, JPEG, PostScript and X windows Bit Map
formats. Often these graphics files are obvious GDM and GDP copyright
violations. Most picture files can be viewed on UNIX workstations,
Macs and PCs with the appropriate hardware and software.
Some of these picture files are actually animated picture-shows. One
of the most widespread animated picture-shows is commonly refered to
as the "Dancing Bear" Screen Saver. This software is only available for
PCs running Windows.
Some Deadheads have made various audio files available. Typically
these files are samples of new songs. These audio files are available
in several formats (au, snd, wav, etc.) and may be played back on
NexXtT, Suns, Apple, PCs and Amigas with the appropriate hardware and
software.
Though many setlists are kept on computers, there is a lack of
standard widespread Deadhead software to manipulate them. There are many
different tape labels programs too. But once again, there does not
appear to be any clearly popular widespread tape label software
package in use; many people seem to write their own, or use one of the
public domain or comercial packages.
There is one wide major exeception to this lack of standard widespread
software packages. This exception is called "Stack-O-Dead" and was
written by John Gilbert. "Stack-O-Dead" is only available for the Mac
and is distributed for free. "Stack-O-Dead" is a a Hypercard
database, with setlists, lyrics, etc. This package has graphics, tape
label making capabilities and some great sound-bites.
Finally, for those on the INTERNET who desire some in-depth set-list
statistics, Eric J. Simon and our friends at gdead.berkeley.edu have
setup a server for Simon's Useless DeadStats. To obtain information
about how to use the server, send email to "stats@gdead.berkeley.edu"
with a Subject: line of "help" (case insensitive). This will return a
3-page help file to you with furthur information.