Re: Building An Apple ][ Software Archive

[Sandra Warnken <warnken@mother.com>]

We don't need to reinvent the wheel.  Our catalogue has the breakdown.
Actually it's up oDelphi, but we can't access it for some reason.
http://members.delhi.com/mlpearce/GSAUG  

The Hyperstudio stack is really nice.  Several people took the time to
evaluate the software on the Disks.  Some overview is missing since the
really knowledgable people stopped working on it.   


On Wed, 20 Sep 2000, Joshua Falken wrote:

> Lets take this one step at a time.
> 
> 0. Copyrighted Material -- Since inclusion of copyrighted material
> would make the archive vunerable to closure, it should not be
> considered.
> 
> 1. Since the copyrighted material is not in the Archive, We would not
> have a complete reference available.
> 
> 2. So, the idea of a Complete Catalog without any images on the same
> site would ensure stability of the archive. And this would eliminate
> any need to control access. Accept maybe that you have to contribute
> to become a member.
> 
> 3. An appendix to the archive could list current links to ftp and web
> sites that contain images.
> 
> 4. Cataloging Apple II Software is no minor task. 
> Discription, system requirements and Operating instructions should be
> provided by the contributers. A screen shot would be a nice touch too.
> 
> 5. A new thread should be started just to discuss the directory
> structure. For instance: Utilities should have many subdirectories
> It would not be good to have a directory that lists 3000 entries.
> Should we split 8bit and 16bit into seperate groups?
> Given that the archive could grow to well beyond several hundred
> thousand entries a searchable database would probably be the way to
> go. 
> 
> 
> So lets move forward on this issue.
> The directory alone will be a major task.
> 
>      
> 
> 
> On Tue, 19 Sep 2000 00:55:02 GMT, lowlife2270@my-deja.com wrote:
> 
> >Hi to all of you.
> >
> >This is my first post to the newsgroup, so I'm expecting some flames
> >and so on, but please, bear with me, I'm sure that what I say won't be
> >completely wasted.
> >
> >I've been reading, both with interest and concern, about the entrenched
> >views regarding software piracy and software archival (and its
> >associated retrieval). Clearly, people have issues with how this has
> >been happening in the past (the Asimov topic would be an obvious way to
> >prove this).
> >
> >I'm not going to say that anyone has been right or wrong in this
> >particular argument. I don't think that would achieve anything, and the
> >last thing I want to do is to aggravate any already-existing feelings
> >(that's not why I'm posting). Instead, I'd like to help the community
> >ensure that the rich diversity of Apple software is maintained for
> >people in the future to enjoy.
> >
> >I propose that we build a software archive. One in which access is
> >controlled. One in which those that post material can ensure that they
> >can access their own material again. One which shows all the skills
> >which the Apple ][ series fostered in the community (and yes, that
> >includes the cracking of software titles). I could get into more
> >details than this, but I don't know that they would be overly useful at
> >this point. Suffice to say that there would be a cute web-based
> >interface to the system, and people could browse through a listing of
> >the current contents of the archive. I have several years' experience
> >of doing this kind of work, and I'd be more than happy to apply that
> >knowledge to something constructive like this. I'm not in it for the
> >money (or the disk images).
> >
> >My point is this. We can all argue about the relative merits of each
> >others' stances on this issue until we're far past blue in the face.
> >And some may find that to be what they want to do, no question. However
> >we are now, in effect, the sole patrons of a revolutionary computer and
> >the cuture it spawned. It would be a pity for that to be lost.
> >
> >If anyone has any thoughts on how they would like to see this dealt
> >with, please feel free to let me know, either through the group or the
> >nasty deja.com email address above.
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.
> 
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