tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11793028700453375242012-02-16T22:35:04.291+11:00DAM JukeBox (Open Source Edition) is an MP3 jukebox for windows/Linux/OSX that is best suited for a MAME cabinet.DAM Softnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179302870045337524.post-10249619067115180892007-04-26T10:59:00.000+10:002007-04-26T11:03:24.245+10:00Quick note: I started a <a href="http://sourceforge.net/index.php">Source Forge</a> project for <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/damjukebox/">DAM JukeBox (Open Source Edition)</a><br /><br />I will put up a website when I have some free time.<br /><br />-Mic<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1179302870045337524-1024961906711518089?l=damjukebox.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DAM Softnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179302870045337524.post-251957724898788332007-04-03T21:30:00.000+10:002007-04-03T21:28:07.500+10:00I have made the decision to re-write DAM JukeBox in the "<a href="http://www.python.org/">python</a>" language, and release it as open source. I felt the Delphi source wouldn't benefit that many people.<br /><br />See this forum discussion <a href="http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63685.0">http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63685.0</a> to see how I came to this decision.<br /><br />The python source code will take many months to put together (I've never programmed in python before) and if you are interested you can follow my progress on this blog.<br /><br />I intend on having the source code compile on Windows/OSX/Linux.<br /><br />Stay tuned for a further update.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DAM Soft<br />[Mic]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1179302870045337524-25195772489878833?l=damjukebox.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DAM Softnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1179302870045337524.post-17973274240484511012007-02-27T22:05:00.001+11:002010-07-07T14:28:22.026+10:00What do you think of the idea of an <span style="font-weight: bold;">"open source"</span> DAM JukeBox?<br /><br />For those who don't know what DAM JukeBox is, visit <a href="http://www.damjukebox.vze.com/">DAM JukeBox</a> and you will get to know the program I wish to discuss.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;">(Here's a screenshot anyway...)</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_gZJYlS4_sp4/ReQGKq-5K2I/AAAAAAAAAAk/1E-yt5Eboj0/s1600-h/screenshot_large.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_gZJYlS4_sp4/ReQGKq-5K2I/AAAAAAAAAAk/1E-yt5Eboj0/s320/screenshot_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5036157063713598306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look familiar?</span><br /><br />Anyway, read on...<br /><br />In September 2003 I needed to find a jukebox program for my <a href="http://www.mame.net/">MAME</a> cabinet. Well guess what? There were heaps of programs to choose from. The closest one I found which almost did what I wanted was called "<a href="http://webpages.charter.net/celamantia/jukebox/">DOSCab/WinCab</a>" written and maintained by Chris.<br /><br />I wanted to be able to run a jukebox "<span style="font-weight: bold;">MY</span>" way on my MAME cabinet, so decided to program my own for me to use.<br /><br />I first started looking for an "open source" jukebox program in the usual places, but didn't really find anything that stood out. So I had to build it from scratch. I chose to program in Delphi, a great decision by the way, and with the help of some pre built "FREE" libraries, built the first version of DAM JukeBox. (This was actually my first attempt at programming a complete application - so done by a noob)<br /><br />Time went on, and I made a stack of changes after getting suggestions from lots of friends.<br />Eventually enough people told me I should release DAM JukeBox onto the internet for others, and so I built the website <a href="http://www.damjukebox.vze.com/">DAM JukeBox</a> and posted it for all to download in about June-July 2006.<br /><br />To this date, there have been over 550 downloads!! (That's almost 70 downloads a month)<br />Doesn't sound like anything to brag about I know - but until you write your own program and get other people that actually want to use it - you won't understand how proud I am of it...<br />Yes I know it's free, and everyone want's something for free, but I still get a smile from it.<br /><br />So without boring you to tears any more, I just wanted to see if there is any demand for getting at the source code for such a program. (Although I would have to clean it up a bit first - being my first attempt at programing, it's very, very mesy code, but hey, it works after all!!) I know I would have loved the chance to start with a good base already done, and basically I don't have the time to add any more features to it, in its current state. (I'm actually thinking a total re-write is in order - maybe in C++ or Python even, making it run on Linux and MAC)<br /><br />Thanks for reading this far.<br /><br />Please leave your comments below with your thoughts and I will decide if it's the right thing to do.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DAM Soft<br />[aka Mic]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1179302870045337524-1797327424048451101?l=damjukebox.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>DAM Softnoreply@blogger.com