Hi everyone, I'm pleased to be able to forward this announcement about the Early NZ Software Database, a funded project I have been developing this year with colleagues from VUW's NZTronix research team. This is a continuation of my research into early NZ games, which some of you know of. The idea is to develop a database of information about early software that was developed locally -- including games, but also demos, early digital art of all sorts, music, utility programmes, etc etc (we are not ruling anything out). There is a facility to upload assets and source code for sharing, which we hope people will take advantage of. Please help us by passing the word around to your networks. Please direct any queries re making entries to Sarah McKenzie, who is managing the technical side of the database - [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sarah works part-time: Tuesdays and Wednesdays). Many thanks, Melanie --
Announcing the online launch of the Early NZ Software Database The Early NZ Software Database is now live on the NZTronix website http://nztronix.org.nz/main.php. New Zealand has a rich history of developing computer software locally, yet the current state of knowledge about such software remains sketchy. That's why we are asking people who know something about computing history in New Zealand to pitch in and help to build a database of information on early software. The project seeks to compile community knowledge about software that was written in New Zealand during the early years of digital computing. Increasingly, it is realized that early software constitutes digital heritage material. In gathering information from the community about this software, the idea is to build a publicly accessible database that can be used to better inform decisions about future software conservation work. We are particularly (but not only) interested in software that was written for home computers, in the 1980s. It doesn't have to have been published commercially, and we are keen to receive information on amateur, as well as professional, efforts. Read the Main Page: http://nztronix.org.nz/main.php for more background information on the project and what we are after. To contribute what you know, start making a New Entry here: http://nztronix.org.nz/newentry.php You can search existing contributions to the database at: http://nztronix.org.nz/search.php Please email us if you know more about a title which already has an entry. The website also has the facility to upload content such as images (eg. screenshots, cover art), audio, video, and source code, and to license this content using Creative Commons licences. Please help us to spread the word about this project. Even if you don't personally know anything about early software, you probably know people who do. You can help us by letting your friends and networks know about the project, and inviting them to contribute. You can also sign up to receive a quarterly newsletter on our research, by sending an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Dr Melanie Swalwell Media Studies Programme School of English, Film, Theatre, and Media Studies Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand [EMAIL PROTECTED] VUW homepage http://www.vuw.ac.nz/seft/media-studies/staff/melanieswalwell.aspx "Cast-offs from the Golden Age" http://www.vectorsjournal.org/issues/03_issue/goldenage/recollection.php NZTronix, the blog http://www.nztronix.org.nz _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
