| There is a new file containing WinTaper formatted databases from 1972-1992
available. I've put WTDEAD.ZIP in EZWIND::SYS$PUBLIC:[PCSTUFF] for your
pleasure. Here's the text file that comes with the databases.
SPECIAL NOTES for WINTAPER users:
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These files have been converted from Tbase (.tpf) to WinTaper format (.wtf)
by Dan Tepper. They will perform correctly with versions 1.00 and higher
of WinTaper. The documentation which follows is the documentation shipped
with the .tpf (Tbase) versions of these data files. Some of the information
mentioned may be out of date (for example, Tbase for Windows IS WinTaper -
just an earlier version with a different name) For some reason, 72-79
and 80-89 have their "location" field truncated to 30 characters, WinTaper
will allow 41 characters for this field. This truncation appeared in the
original .tpf files and is not a product of the Tbase->WinTaper conversion.
Due to Windows' restriction of 64K maximum data for a listbox, the main
list box may not display the entire list at one time. I know this is true
of the 80-89 file, the 72-79 file seems to be OK. If you limit the columns
in the main display window to 3: Artist/Date/Location, 80-89 should fit in
its entirety. I am working on this limitation.
I would like to personally thank the creators of these data files for their
hard work in bringing this information to the WinTaper & Tbase formats.
Dan Tepper - programmer of WinTaper & Tbase
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November 1993
Hi Folks,
The files contained in this archive are the result of a
group effort with the common goal of bringing as many folks into a
better illuminated perspective regarding the Dead's past present
and future (may it be long indeed) by making their setlists just a
little more accessable. What we've got here is a compilation of
setlists from 1972 to 1992. You may of course be grabbing just a
portion or some extrapolation of the original file that was
imported from Stack-O-Dead (the Hypercard Stack for MacIntosh
Computers), in which case it's very likely a smaller file compiled
in Tbase 2.3 format covering 1972 - 1979, 1980 - 1989, or 1990 -
1992. These were broken down for folks still only able to use
Tbase 2.3 (because Tbase 2.3 won't handle a file in ram that's
large enough to accomidate the size of the complete setlist index).
You may also have grabbed the Tbase For Windows compilations of
these files (which is also apparently incapable of holding the
complete file in memory). Below you will find both the Tbase 2.3
and Tbase For Windows files files and sizes Arced and Zipped (files
of any other size are likely to have been edited without verification
of their authenticity at this distribution site):
For Tbase 2.3 -
Filename Size Arced Size Zipped Version / Date
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7279TB.ZIP N/A 42,541 1.0a / 1/3/93
9092TB.ZIP N/A 32,125 1.0c / 1/3/93
7279TB.ARC 71,153 N/A 1.0a / 1/1/93
8089TB.ARC 115,142 N/A 1.0b / 1/1/93
9092TB.ARC 36,685 N/A 1.0c / 1/1/93
You may also have the complete 1972 - 1992 database file in
the .DBF format this will read into any database program that can
handle directly or filter to it's native format. This file is
titled "DEDSET10.ZIP" which is sized at 249,857 bytes (File Date
12/30/92 zipped and requires 2,067,259 bytes of drive space when
unzipped. This file is the latest extrapolation of the entire
project, it will from here out be supported from this site (and I
suspect, from Pat Eckman and the team of Jay & Mike from Terrapin
Station BBS in Ct.). If you'd like to help us continue to bring this
database up to date and upgraded please feel free to contact us and
send your setlists and data contributions (please, only send files
on 3/12" floppy disks and in the Tbase or .DBF format used in
DEDSET10.DBF ... all others will be ignored for reasons of
practicallity) to:
Net Five Taper's Consortium
Attention - Tom Denman
P.O.B. 29522
Providence, R.I. 02909
All lists .DBFs, improvements and other commentary will be
reviewed and implemented as deemed necessary or correct.
History (Near As We Can Tell ... After all, We Are Deadheads<GRIN>)
This project was first inspired by two factors. First I've
been rather disappointed that the information in this group of files
was largely only available to those who could shell out the $$$ to
get the DeadBase publications. While these folks provide a
valuable service and many of us have certainly gotten a kick out
of the increasing "slickness" this publication has taken on ( and
your continued support of their efforts will no doubt result in
continued improvements and enhancements of these publications),
there are many who can barely afford the luxury of being at the
shows, never mind buying paraphenalia. Lack of dough should never
shut anyone out of this scene (seems to go against our credo doesn't
it?) and for that reason, it is urged that if you that are lucky
enough should endeavor to make this information to whomever you can
that doesn't have access and don't do it for money, but because your
"job is to shed light and not to master".
The other reason this project got undertaken was to a large
degree undertaken because myself and several other people were
frustrated with the fact that this information was as yet
unavailable to IBM users.
I began in 1990 to make inquiries into whether the Hypercard
Stack for Macs really existed and why no one had done so even though
the Mac program was public domain at the request of the author.
Eventually, in 1990 I was able to get a copy of the Mac format disks
from "Dougie" on Terrapin, though due to problems with logistics
regarding the text transfer from Mac to IBM, we didn't get to use
them for the conversion. Instead, Patrick Eckman came through with
an flat .DBF file that ended up being the one we used. "Jay", from
Terrapin Station, wrote a Microshare Basic Utility to convert the
text from the flat file to the Tbase 2.3 format. Mike ("Mike &
Laurie") From Terrapin went in with Paradox and corrected the minor
errors in the song indexes (such as duplicity of spelliings) and
began the corrections to the "Venues" fields. The venue
corrections that remain are being processed by me and the database
will be re-released with further improvements.
Additional thanks should go to Klaus Bender, John Bishop,
Doug Budzak, Jim Cronin, Brian Davidson and many others for keeping
things moving in their own special way.
Enjoy the files, get some use from them and help us with
the continued improvement of this important and useful tool by send
your updated files to the address listed above.
Peace!
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