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Nov 5, 1996, 3:00:00 AM11/5/96

INFO: Guitar Software
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File last updated: 4 November 1996.

File created by John Kean (ke...@agresearch.cri.nz).
Comments, additions and corrections welcome.

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Disclaimer: This file has evolved over a very long time. Although I
have tried to include the most recent information, some parts of
this file may be outdated or just plain wrong. I do not accept
any responsibility for any inaccuracies, but I will do my best
to make any corrections or updates suggested to me by email.
And if that's not good enough for you, too bad.

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NEW IN THIS UPDATE:
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- Updated entry for Tab Shop.

NEW IN LAST UPDATE:
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- GuiTab tab editor for MS-DOS.
- Correction to PC-Guitar description (thanks, Jim).
- Tab Edit for MS-DOS, from Brad at Continuum.

ORGANISATION OF THIS FILE:
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1. Lists of relevant software by operating system
2. Details on the above, listed in alphabetical order
3. A list of On-Line Guitar Archive (OLGA) sites and SimTel mirrors
4. A list of other relevant sites on the InterNet

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GUITAR SOFTWARE:
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(Note: software marked with * may require compilation on that system)

Tablature Editors:

# MS-DOS
Bass Autotabber
ChordMaster (registered version)
GuiTab
Guitar Tools
Tab Edit
TabEdit
TabIt
Tablat
Tab Master
# Windows 3.1
Bucket O' Tab
Tabestry
Tablat
TabRite
WinTab
# Windows 95/NT
TabRite
TabShop
# Macintosh
QuickTab
# Other Systems
Tab-n-Fret

Utilities Converting Other Formats to Tablature:

# MS-DOS
Guitar Tools
# Windows 3.1
Comp-G-Tab
# Windows 95/NT
# Macintosh
# Other Systems

Chord Identification Utilities:

# MS-DOS
Ascii Chordz
Chord-Finder
Chord Magic
ChordMaster
ChordPlay
ChordSearch
FindChord *
Guitare
KordCalc
NoFret
Power Chords Pro
Tablat
# Windows 3.1
Chord Comp
ChordMan
ChordPlay for Windows
CyberChord
dsChordFinder
Guitar Boogie
Guitar Teacher
Power Chords Pro
Presto!
Tablat
Virtuax
# Windows 95/NT
dsChordFinder
ChordSearch
# Macintosh
FindChord *
Guitare *
QuickTab
# Other Systems
FindChord *
Guitare *

Scale Tutors & Exercises:

# MS-DOS
Ear Test
Guitare
Note By Note
PC-Guitar
Perfect Pitch
Scale Master
WarmUp
# Windows 3.1
Guitar Boogie
Guitar Scales & Modes
Guitar Trainer
The Music Box
PC-Guitar
Virtuax
WinOye
# Windows 95/NT
PC-Guitar
# Macintosh
Guitare *
Scales & Modes
# Other Systems
Guitare *
WarmUp

Digital Tuners:

# MS-DOS
In Tune
Quick Tune
# Windows 3.1
dsTune
Guitar Teacher
In Tune
Quick Tune
Tune!It
WinTuner
# Windows 95/NT
dsTune
# Macintosh
Guitar Tuner
# Other Systems

Printing and Presentation Utilities:

# MS-DOS
Ascii Chordz
BoChord
Chord
GuiTab
NewTab
PSTab
Tablat
# Windows 3.1
Bucket O' Tab
Guitar Boogie
MScrip
PSTab
Smart Tab Printer
Tabestry
Tab Play
TabRite
# Windows 95/NT
ChordSearch
Smart Tab Printer
TabRite
# Macintosh
BoChord
Chord *
PSTab
# Other Systems
BoChord
Chord *
PSTab

Scoring (Standard Notation) Utilities:

# MS-DOS
EZNote
NoteWorthy
# Windows 3.1
Encore (demo)
Mozart
MScrip
Musika
NoteWorthy Composer
# Windows 95/NT
# Macintosh
# Other Systems

Sound Utilities:

# MS-DOS
ChordMaster
ChordPlay
NoFret
PC-Guitar
Power Chords Pro
# Windows 3.1
Bucket O' Tab (registered version)
Chord Comp
ChordMan
ChordPlay for Windows
dsChordFinder
Encore (demo)
Guitar Teacher
PC-Guitar
Power Chords Pro
Presto!
Tabestry
TabIt
Tab Play
TabRite
Virtuax
WinOye
# Windows 95/NT
ChordSearch
PC-Guitar
TabRite
# Macintosh
Gnome
# Other Systems

Supporting Other Stringed Instruments (eg. bass, banjo, mandolin):

# MS-DOS
Bass Autotabber
ChordSearch
Guitare
In Tune
PC-Guitar
Quick Tune
TabIt
# Windows 3.1
ChordMan
dsTune
In Tune
PC-Guitar
Quick Tune
Tabestry
Tab Play
TabRite
Tune!It
WinTuner
# Windows 95/NT
ChordSearch
PC-Guitar
TabRite
# Macintosh
Guitare *
# Other Systems
Guitare *

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SOFTWARE DETAILS:
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ASCII CHORDZ version 0.04 beta
* Programmer: Paul Tammes (pta...@mbh.org)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: email the programmer
* Description: Q-edit macro autodraws chords in text
files. Chord library included. No special
hardware required.

BASS AUTOTABBER version 2.2.1
* Programmer: J.S.B. (jsb...@ix.netcom.com)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_tab_utils/btab22.zip (?)
* Description: Creates tablature for bass guitar.

BOCHORD version 0.94 (beta-tested)
* Programmer: H. "Bo" C.L Baur (b...@ebony.hoyte.nl)
* System: Unix, MS-DOS, VAX/VMS, Macintosh
* Source: ftp://ftp.chem.tue.nl/pub/boc/boc09.zip
(also available: binaries DOS & MAC and demos)
* Description: Prints songs in PostScript. Handles files in
normal ASCII (chordnames above lyrics) or CHORD format.
Supports chord diagrams, transposition, page numbering,
margins, fonts, EPS. Commandline options access the chord
database, chord definitions, or display fingerings, scales,
chord theory.

BUCKET O' TAB version 1.0
* Programmer: Scott Evans (g...@ocsystems.com)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_tab_utils/bucket/bucket.zip
* Description: Tablature editor. Prints graphical tabs, but can
import/export ASCII tab. Sound support in registered version.

CHORD version 3.6 (Unix) version 3.0 (MS-DOS)
* Programmers: Martin Leclerc (martin....@canada.sun.com)
and Mario Dorion (mario....@canada.sun.com)
* System: Unix, MS-DOS, or distributed as source code for
compiling on any system.
* Source: OLGA /resources/misc/CHORD/
* Description: Produces a tidy PostScript document with chords
above the appropriate lyrics. Requires a specially-formatted
input file.

CHORD COMP version 1.0
* Programmer: Marty Balash
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: OLGA /resources/chord_util/chdcomp.zip
* Description: Displays common chords in any key, helps compose
original chord progressions. Soundcards and MIDI supported.

CHORD-FINDER version 2.0
* Programmer: Dag Rabraut (da...@edb.tih.no, da...@colargol.edb.tih.no)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/chart_utils/Chord-Finder/
* Description: Demonstrates how to play over 800 chords. Allows
chord searching, and addition to the chord library.

CHORD MAGIC version 1.04
* Programmer: Andrew J Gryc
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_chord_utils/chord_magic.zip
SimTel /msdos/music/crdmgc14.zip
* Description: Names or finds chords in any key and any tuning.

CHORDMAN version 1.1
* Programmer: Rainer Boettchers (boettch...@sni.de)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/crdman11.zip
* Description: Calculates chord voicings and scale positions
for string instruments with 4 to 12 strings, chord finder
function, customisable chord/tuning library and MIDI output.

CHORDMASTER version 2.1
* Programmer: Robert Watson ([70363.2446]@compuserve.com)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_chord_utils/chordmaster/chdmst21.zip
http://www.loop.com/~tstel/axe.htm
* Description: Identifies, displays, and resolves chords. Plays
guitar tab, demonstrates fingerings. MIDI capabilities.
Registered version ($25) can edit tabs.

CHORDPLAY version ?
* Programmer: Wolfgang Stephan (i...@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sound/chordpl.zip
* Description: Plays your input (jazz) chord progressions, allowing
you to solo over top. Requires Adlib-compatible soundcard.

CHORDPLAY FOR WINDOWS version ?
* Programmer: Wolfgang Stephan (i...@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: ftp://ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/sounds/chordplw.zip
* Description: Plays your input (jazz) chord progressions, allowing
you to solo over top.

CHORDSEARCH versions 1.11(MS-DOS) & 1.04(Windows 95/NT)
* Programmer: David A. Cooke (10011...@compuserve.com)
* System: MS-DOS, Windows 95/NT
* Source: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/giltrex/
http://www.giltrex.demon.co.uk
* Description: Chord reference program with extensive customizable
library. Supports all tunings, printing, and playing.

COMP-G-TAB version 1.7
* Programmer: Hillel Steinberg (ze...@cs.umd.edu)
* System: MS-DOS or Windows 3.1
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_misc/cgtabv17.zip
* Description: Converts MIDI files to playable guitar tablature.

CYBERCHORD version 1.0
* Programmer: Steve Barfield (ba...@citicom.com)
* System: Windows 3.1, probably compatable with Windows 95
* Source: http://www.citicom.com/~barf/index.html Filename:cyber.zip
* Description: Plays guitar chords through your sound card and displays
them on the screen. Great for learning chord inversions! Shareware.

DSCHORDFINDER version 2.1
* Programmer: Dubbeldam Software (10055...@compuserve.com)
* System: Windows 3.1, Windows 95/NT
* Source: http://ourworld.compuserve.com homepages/dubbeldam/
SimTel /win3/music/dschfi21.zip (Windows 3.1)
/win95/music/ds32ch21.zip (Windows 95)
* Description: Record a song with your sound card, load it into
dsChordFinder and see which chords are being played.

DSTUNE version 2.1
* Programmer: Dubbeldam Software (10055...@compuserve.com)
* System: Windows 3.1, Windows 95/NT
* Source: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dubbeldam/
SimTel /win3/music/dstune21.zip (Windows 3.1)
/win95/music/ds32tu22.zip (Windows 95)
* Description: Fast and accurate guitar tuner.

EAR TEST version 1.0
* Programmer: Brent Hugh (bh...@cstp.umkc.edu)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: SimTel /msdos/music/eartst10.zip
* Description: Ear training utility. Uses MIDI.

ENCORE demo version 3.0
* Programmer: Passport Designs
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/encore*.zip
* Description: High end musical notation software (demo version
has print and save functions disabled). MIDI in/out.

EZNOTE version 2.0
* Programmer: ?
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: SimTel /msdos/music/eznote20.zip
* Description: Musical notation utility.

FINDCHORD version 1.0.1
* Programmer: Staal Vinterbo (sta...@idt.unit.no)
* System: Any system with a reasonable C compiler.
* Source: OLGA /resources/ ? /findcrd.c (C source code)
/findchrd.exe (MS-DOS compiled)
* Description: Chord identifying (resolving) program. Can be used
as a commandline tool, or interactively.

GNOME version ?
* Programmer: ?
* System: Macintosh
* Source: ftp://ftp.primate.wisc.edu/pub/mac/Gnome
* Description: Metronome program.

GUITAB version 1.1
* Programmer: Kenneth Sundnes (ksun...@online.no)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: Email the programmer (For now.)
* Description: Guitar tab-writing, mouse, nice prints, chordlib,
supports all tunings, 4 modes ASCII save, only 68 kb.

GUITAR BOOGIE version ?
* Programmer: Mike King (74401...@compuserve.com)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_chord_utils/guitar_boogie/gbsetup.exe
* Description: Teaches chords and scales. Allows lyric+chord
files to be created.

GUITARE version 4.2
* Programmer: Pascal Obry (pasca...@der.edf.fr)
* System: Distributed as binaries for MS-DOS, SunOS, and Solaris.
Source code for compiling on any system is available by email.
* Source: OLGA /resources/chart_utils/GUITARE/
On-Line web version at http://www.andrews.edu/~aldy/ogre.cgi
* Description: Displays chords and scales in any tuning. Names
chords input as notes. Transposes chords. Displays fingerings.
Works for guitar, mandolin, or bass.

GUITAR SCALES & MODES version 2.1
* Programmer: David Sampson (email?)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: ? /guitar.zip
* Description: Graphically shows how to play scales in standard
tuning.

GUITAR TEACHER version 2.00
* Programmer: Michael Fenemore
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/gtwin200.zip
* Description: Displays chord diagrams (504 available). Includes a
guitar tuner. Supports MIDI.

GUITAR TOOLS version 2.3
* Programmer: Troy Johnson (tr...@chaos.idec.sdl.usu.edu)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_tab_utils/guitar_tools/
SimTel /msdos/music/gtrtl2_3.zip
* Description: Tab editor with capabilities to convert piano notes
to guitar tab. Will load existing guitar tab in ASCII format.

GUITAR TRAINER version ?
* Programmer: H R Braasch, c/o Scott Lehman (sle...@mit.edu)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_misc/trainer.zip
* Description: Interactively teaches notes of the fretboard.

GUITAR TUNER version 2.6
* Programmer: Rustle Laidman (ray...@aol.com)
* System: Macintosh
* Source: http://members.aol.com/raymeow/index.html
* Description: Digital tuner software.

IN TUNE version 1.0
* Programmer: bekosoft (beko...@supernet.ab.ca)
* System: MSDOS, Windows 3.1
* Source: ftp://tibalt.supernet.ab.ca/pub/bekosoft/
SimTel /msdos/music/intune1d.zip (DOS version)
/win3/music/intune1w.zip (Win version)
* Description: Real-time chromatic tuner.

KORDCALC version 2.1
* Programmer: Rob Haack
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_chord_utils/chords.arj
* Description: Graphically shows chord fingerings in standard tuning.

MOZART version 1.4
* Programmer: ?
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/mozart14.zip
* Description: WYSIWYG scoring utility.

MSCRIP version 1.1
* Programmer: Craig McQueen (crai...@postoffice.sandybay.utas.edu.au)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/mscrip11.zip
* Description: Prints manuscript paper to your specifications.

THE MUSIC BOX version 1.0 demo
* Programmer: Carner Enterprises
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/musbox01.zip
* Description: Ear training utility.

MUZIKA version 3.?
* Programmer: ?
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/musika3.zip
* Description: Musical notation utility.

NEWTAB version ?
* Programmer: Constantijn Enders (c.w.g.m...@kub.nl)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: SimTel /msdos/music/newtab.zip
* Description: Converts/reverts hyphens in tab files into
lines for prettier ASCII layout.

NOFRET version 1.0
* Programmer: Joe Legg (te...@aol.com)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: SimTel /msdos/music/nofretv1.zip
* Description: Shows how to play common chords. SoundBlaster
supported.

NOTE BY NOTE version 1.20t
* Programmer: Applied MicroSystems, Inc.
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_tab_utils/note_by_note.arj
* Description: Teaches music reading for either piano or guitar.
Demo version only.

NOTEWORTHY version 1.85?
* Programmer: ?
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: SimTel /msdos/music/nw185a.zip
* Description: Musical notation utility.

NOTEWORTHY COMPOSER version 1.30 beta
* Programmer: ?
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/nwc130b.zip
* Description: Musical notation utility.

PC-GUITAR version 1.0
* Programmer: Bayne-Systems (ba...@compmore.net)
* System: MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95/NT
* Source: http://www.compmore.net/~bayne
* Description: Turns your PC into a "virtual" guitar, with
sound support (up to 10 voices), song browser,
automatic transposition, built-in chords and scales.
Supports chord searching, and all guitar tunings.

PERFECT PITCH version 1.0
* Programmer: bekosoft (beko...@supernet.ab.ca)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: SimTel /msdos/music/ppitch10.zip
ftp://tibalt.supernet.ab.ca/pub/bekosoft/ppitch.zip
* Description: Ear training utility. Requires sound blaster
and microphone.

POWER CHORDS PRO demo version 2.0.05
* Progammer: Eric Bell, Howling Dog Systems (71333...@compuserve.com)
* System: MS-DOS + Windows 3.1
* Source: ? / PowPro.zip
* Description: Sequencer for guitarists. Chord computer,
configurable fretboard. Supports sound cards, MIDI.
All graphic interface.

PRESTO! version 2.0
* Programmer: WS Designs (wsi...@mind.net)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/presto11.zip
* Description: Loops any CD (need a CD-ROM) so you can play one
section over and over to learn a solo or find that elusive
note or chord.

PSTAB version 2.0
* Programmer: Brian Ewins
* System: Any connected to a PostScript printer
* Source: OLGA /resources/misc/pstab.
* Description: Graphically prints ASCII tablature, lyrics etc to
a PostScript printer. Supports ChordPro format.

QUICKTAB version 1.1.2
* Programmer: Keith MacDonald (ikb_...@ece.concordia.ca)
* System: Macintosh
* Source: ftp://ftp.ECE.Concordia.ca/pub/os/mac/app/QuickTab1-1-2.sea.hqx
* Description: Graphical tab editor, supporting chords, lyrics &
text. Import/export ASCII tab. Editable chord library.
Requires System 7.x.

QUICK TUNE version ?
* Programmer: Bartlomiej Knapp (bkna...@photon.poly.edu)
* System: MS-DOS + Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/q_tune.zip
* Description: Software guitar tuner, allowing several different
tunings. Requires sound card, 386 (486 or Pentium recommended).

SCALE MASTER version 1.1
* Programmer: Ken Cardita
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/misc/scales_arj.uue
* Description: Teaches guitar scales.

SCALES & MODES version 1.0
* Programmer: Tim Giron (tgi...@primenet.com)
* System: Macintosh
* Source: OLGA /resources/mac_misc/scales.hqx, scales.readme
* Description: Graphically shows how to play over 50 scales in
standard tuning.

SMART TAB PRINTER version 1.01
* Programmer: Jacob Gorban (gor...@netvision.net.il)
* System: Windows 3.1, Windows 95/NT
* Source: http://www.webhaven.com/gorban/smarttab.htm
* Description: Sets page-breaks so they don't chop you tab in
half when you print it. 32-bit version can also can manage
different fonts, font sizes and other features.

TAB EDIT version 1.0
* Programmer: Continuum (Cont...@imsday.com)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: http://members.tripod/~Continuum/
* Description: Allows the user to easly edit tablature.
Requires VGA, mouse.

TABEDIT version 1.6.3.beta
* Programmer: Danny Felsteiner (phr...@techunix.technion.ac.il)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_tab_utils/tabed163.zip
* Description: Tablature editor.

TABESTRY version 2.0 demo
* Programmer: Artic Software (74777...@compuserve.com)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_tab_utils/tabestry.zip
* Description: Tablature editor, successor to Bucket O'Tab.
Demo version only (save and import functions disabled).

TABIT version 1.11
* Programmer: GTAB Software (gtab...@aol.com)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: ftp://users.aol.com/gtabsoft/tabit111.zip
* Description: Graphical tablature editor for guitar, bass or
banjo. MIDI capability.

TABLAT version 3.0
* Programmer: Michael Mowry (mo...@bobcat.ent.ohiou.edu)
* System: MS-DOS, Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /msdos/music/tablat30.zip (DOS version)
SimTel /win3/music/tab30win.zip (Windows version)
* Description: Tablature editor with easy-to-use interface and
automatic chord entry and identification features.

TAB MASTER version 1.0
* Programmer: Ofir Zwebner (ofi...@zoot.tau.ac.il)
* System: MS-DOS
* Source: OLGA /resources/dos_tab_utils/tablat.zip
http://www.tau.ac.il/~ofirz
* Description: Tablature editor using colour and function key
short-cuts.

TAB-N-FRET version ?
* Programmer: ?
* System: Unix and X
* Source: OLGA /resources/misc/Tab-n-Fret.tar
* Description: Tablature editor: direct text mode editing or
fretboard entry.

TAB PLAY version ?
* Programmer: Tim Beach (fsj...@tua.lerc.nasa.gov)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: OLGA sites /resources/dos_misc/tabplay.exe
* Description: Converts guitar or banjo tablature to playable MIDI.
May print tablature. Requires 2.6 MB hard disk space.

TABRITE version 4.0
* Programmers: Albert and Duane Langston (tab...@rmci.net)
* System: Windows 3.1, Windows 95
* Source: http://home.rmci.net/tabrite
* Description: Tab editor, player, printer, for 4, 5, or 6 strings
in any tuning. Supports sound playback at any speed. Graphical
tab features timing, chords, and all common musical signs.

TABSHOP version 1.0 beta demo
* Programmer: Andy Llora (andy...@sfo.com)
* System: Windows 95/NT
* Source: http://www.sfo.com/~andyllora
* Description: Versatile and easy to use Tablature Workshop. User
defined instruments, measure lengths, tuning, and more.
Inexpensive registration and online help is in progress.

TUNE!IT version 1.20
* Programmer: D. Volkmer (dvol...@zeta.org.au)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/tunit120.zip
* Description: Tunes any musical instrument by using a microphone
or pickup connected to a Windows-compatible soundcard.

VIRTUAX version 1.0
* Programmer: Shannon Terry (sht...@freenet.columbus.oh.us)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/virtuax.zip
* Description: Play chords and scales with fingering. Features
MIDI and metronome. Requires soundblaster, 486SX, 3MB RAM.

WARMUP version 0.90
* Programmer: Christoph Borst (moh...@tamu.edu)
* System: MS-DOS, SunOS/Sparc, Amiga
* Source: http://http.tamu.edu:8000/~cwb2900/warmup.zip (DOS)
/warmup.tar.Z (Sun/Sparc)
/warmup.uu (Amiga)
* Description: Generates chromatic exercises in ASCII tablature.
Over 700 exercises are possible.

WINOYE version 1.1
* Programmer: Jose Rodriguez Alvira (CompuServe ID 70262,1562)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/winoye11.zip
* Description: Ear-training program. Teaches chord, interval, and
melody recognition. Requires MIDI out.

WINTAB version 1.0a
* Programmer: Randy Robb (rr...@msu.edu)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: ftp://philemon.asc.msu.edu/pub/wintab1.zip (??)
* Description: Tablature editor: direct text mode editing or
fretboard entry.

WINTUNER version 1.0
* Programmer: András Velvárt (ba...@frey.inf.bme.hu)
* System: Windows 3.1
* Source: SimTel /win3/music/wintuner.zip
* Description: Configurable tuner.

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OLGA AND SIMTEL SITES:
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OLGA, the On-Line Guitar Archive, is a repository for ASCII guitar
tablature and resources created by the Internet guitar community.

SimTel is a repository for public domain, freeware and shareware
software for MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95/NT.

*********************************************************************
** SPECIAL NOTE: Alleged copyright infringement caused the closure **
** of OLGAs base site on 7 February 1996. Because of this, the **
** mirrors have not been updated since this date, and some sites **
** have since become unavailable. Further information may be **
** found at the OLGA home page (http://www.olga.net). **
*********************************************************************

OLGA Sites:

OLGA Home Page
http://www.olga.net/

WinOLGA Site
ftp://avalon.irb.hr/pub/guitar/winolga/

OLGA Mirrors in the United States
ftp://ftp.uu.net/doc/music/guitar/
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/music/guitar/
http://harmony-central.mit.edu/~ftp/mirrors/olga/guitar/
http://archive.uwp.edu/pub/music/guitar/
http://olga.scranton.com:2222

OLGA Mirrors in Europe
ftp://ftp.cosy.sbg.ac.at/pub/mirror/guitar/
ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/rec/music/guitar/songs/olga/
ftp://ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/rec/music/guitar/songs/olga/
ftp://ftp.uni-paderborn.de/doc/guitar/
ftp://ftp.ci.ua.pt/pub/music/guitar/other/
ftp://ftp.ae.poznan.pl/pub/music/src
http://www.vol.it/MIRROR4/EN/olga/
http://dieudonne.unice.fr:80/musique/musique2.html
http://dieudonne.unice.fr:81/musique/src/src.html
http://ftp.ua.pt/music/guitar/other/
http://capella.ae.poznan.pl/ftp/music/src/src.html

Other OLGA Mirrors
ftp://ftp.rbit.co.za/pub/olga

OLGA Search Engines
http://harmony-central.mit.edu/Guitar/tab.html
http://ftp.ua.pt/cgi-bin/ftp/mkopcoes_nd?area=-music-guitar-other&title=OLGA
http://www.leo.org/cgi-bin/music_index
http://www.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/cgi-bin/search

The Bass Archive
http://law47282.law.cwru.edu/bta/

SimTel Sites:

Web Access
http://www.acs.oakland.edu/simtel.net/

Primary SimTel Site
ftp://ftp.simtel.net

Authorised SimTel Mirrors (by country, host name, and directory)
NB. These are all ftp sites.
Australia ftp.bhp.com.au /pub/simtelnet
Australia ftp.iniaccess.net.au /pub/simtelnet
Australia ftp.tas.gov.au /pub/simtelnet
Austria ftp.univie.ac.at /mirror/simtelnet
Belgium ftp.linkline.be /mirror/simtelnet
Belgium ftp.tornado.be /pub/simtelnet
Brazil ftp.iis.com.br /pub/simtelnet
Brazil ftp.unicamp.br /pub/simtelnet
Canada ftp.crc.doc.ca /systems/ibmpc/simtelnet
Canada ftp.direct.ca /pub/simtelnet
Chile sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl /pub/Mirror/simtelnet
China ftp.pku.edu.cn /pub/simtelnet
Czech Republic ftp.eunet.cz /pub/simtelnet
Czech Republic pub.vse.cz /pub/simtelnet
Czech Republic ftp.zcu.cz /pub/simtelnet
Finland ftp.funet.fi
/mirrors/ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet
France ftp.grolier.fr /pub/simtelnet
France ftp.ibp.fr /pub/simtelnet
Germany ftp.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de /pub/simtelnet
Germany ftp.tu-chemnitz.de /pub/simtelnet
Germany ftp.uni-heidelberg.de /pub/simtelnet
Germany ftp.uni-magdeburg.de /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
Germany ftp.uni-paderborn.de /pub/simtelnet
Germany ftp.uni-trier.de /pub/pc/mirrors/simtelnet
Germany ftp.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de /pub/pc/simtelnet
Greece ftp.ntua.gr /pub/pc/simtelnet
Hong Kong ftp.cs.cuhk.hk /pub/simtelnet
Hong Kong ftp.hkstar.com /pub/simtelnet
Hong Kong sunsite.ust.hk /pub/simtelnet
Italy cis.utovrm.it /simtelnet
Italy ftp.flashnet.it /pub/simtelnet
Italy ftp.unina.it /pub/simtelnet
Japan ftp.iij.ad.jp /pub/simtelnet
Japan ftp.riken.go.jp /pub/simtelnet
Japan ftp.saitama-u.ac.jp /pub/simtelnet
Japan ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp /pub/PC/simtelnet
Japan ring.aist.go.jp /pub/simtelnet
Japan ring.asahi-net.or.jp /pub/simtelnet
Latvia ftp.lanet.lv /pub/mirror/simtelnet
Malaysia ftp.jaring.my /pub/simtelnet
Malaysia ftp.mimos.my /pub/simtelnet
Mexico ftp.gdl.iteso.mx /pub/simtelnet
Netherlands ftp.euro.net /d5/simtelnet
Netherlands ftp.nic.surfnet.nl /mirror-archive/software/simtelnet
New Zealand ftp.vuw.ac.nz /pub/simtelnet
Norway ftp.bitcon.no /pub/simtelnet
Poland ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl /pub/mirror/Simtel.Net
Poland ftp.icm.edu.pl /pub/simtelnet
Poland ftp.man.poznan.pl /pub/simtelnet
Portugal ftp.ip.pt /pub/simtelnet
Portugal ftp.ua.pt /pub/simtelnet
Romania ftp.sorostm.ro /pub/simtelnet
Slovenia ftp.arnes.si /software/simtelnet
South Africa ftp.is.co.za /pub/simtelnet
South Africa ftp.sun.ac.za /pub/simtelnet
South Korea ftp.nuri.net /pub/simtelnet
South Korea ftp.sogang.ac.kr /pub/simtelnet
Spain ftp.rediris.es /mirror/simtelnet
Sweden ftp.sunet.se /pub/simtelnet
Switzerland ftp.switch.ch /mirror/simtelnet
Taiwan ftp.ncu.edu.tw /Packages/simtelnet
Taiwan nctuccca.edu.tw /mirror/simtelnet
Thailand ftp.nectec.or.th /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
UK, Edinburgh emwac.ed.ac.uk /mirrors/simtelnet
UK, London ftp.demon.co.uk /pub/simtelnet
UK, Liverpool ftp.mersinet.co.uk /pub/simtelnet
UK, Lancaster micros.hensa.ac.uk /pub/simtelnet
UK, London sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk /packages/simtelnet
US, California ftp.cdrom.com /pub/simtelnet
US, California ftp.digital.com /pub/micro/pc/simtelnet
US, Illinois uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu /pub/systems/pc/simtelnet
US, Mass. ftp.bu.edu /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
US, Michigan oak.oakland.edu /pub/simtelnet
US, New York ftp.rge.com /pub/systems/simtelnet
US, Oklahoma ftp.ou.edu /pub/simtelnet
US, Oregon ftp.orst.edu /pub/simtelnet
US, Utah ftp.cyber-naut.com /pub/simtelnet
US, Virginia mirrors.aol.com /pub/simtelnet

NB. This list may change frequently. An up-to-date list can be
found at http://www.acs.oakland.edu/simtel.net/mirrors.txt.

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OTHER RELEVANT SITES ON THE INTERNET:
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AMERICAN PRIMITIVE GUITAR
http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/leswaia
Site featuring "traditional" American music and tabs.

ARTIC SOFTWARE
http://execpc.com/~artic
Produced Tabestry.

DUBBELDAM SOFTWARE
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dubbeldam/
Produced dsTune and dsChordFind.

eMEDIA GUITAR METHOD SITE
http://www.emedia.org/chord.html
Chord dictionary with over 250 chords, written in Java.

GUITARE ON-LINE
http://www.andrews.edu/~aldy/ogre.cgi
On-line version of Guitare (see above).

GTAB SOFTWARE
ftp or http: users.aol.com/gtabsoft
email: gtab...@aol.com
Produced 'TabIt' program.

THE HIDDEN ART
http://www.ghgcorp.com/hidart/index.html
Lots of guitar-related stuff, including regularly-updated
on-line lessons.

HOWLING DOG SYSTEMS
email: Eric Bell (71333...@compuserve.com)
Produced 'Power Chords Pro' sequencer, and probably other
guitar software.

THE INTERNET GUITARISTS NETWORK
http://www.worldramp.net/~chrisr/IGN/index.html
The IGN is a group of guitarists who have created a non-profit
resource for obtaining guitar related information in the internet.
Has links to almost all of the guitarists known today. Also has
a page where you, the local guitarist, can be spotlighted.
Links to lots of instructional information, as well as companies
that manufacture guitar equipment, and lots of different guitarists.

SIX STRING SOFTWARE
http://www.wolfenet.com/~sixstrng
Produce Windows and DOS software that includes chromatic and
interactive tuners, on-line 5300+ chord dictionary, chord
editor/identifier, tab editor, player/sequencer, etc.
Provide a number of inexpensive add-on instructional disks.
Software has been reviewed in Computer, Guitar World, Guitar
Shop, Electronic Musician, etc.

TABRITE HOME PAGE
http://home.rmci.net/tabrite
Home of TabRite for Windows.
Features a free TabRite viewer/printer and tab files.

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