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[AlanS17]

Are there any other jukebox program besides Arcade Jukebox that actually accept money? I'm not as interested in actually making money as I am worried about the authentic feel of the machine. Also, are there any programs that let you choose a song by typing in a number rather than selecting it with a joystick (more like a real jukebox).

I haven't jumped in too deep yet, but it seems the majority of the jukeboxes (at first glance) are just full-screen mp3 players with playlists and not like real jukeboxes. Am I wrong? Can someone point me in a good direction? I'm looking for something with big words that look less like playlists, a nice no-frills GUI, no volume control, no equalizer, none of that. Or if it has it, then at least make them hideable and totally inaccessible without intention.

I actually like Arcade Jukebox, but I would prefer some sort of visuals if possible. Or if possible... Instead of selecting directly from a list, just offer scrolling arrows and allow the option to use a number pad (like a real jukebox).

Does anybody see where I'm coming from? Can anybody help? My actual programming skills are very very basic, but I may be able to manage modifying an existing program if I have to (though I feel like there has to be something out there already).
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[Chris]

Are there any other jukebox program besides Arcade Jukebox that actually accept money? I'm not as interested in actually making money as I am worried about the authentic feel of the machine. Also, are there any programs that let you choose a song by typing in a number rather than selecting it with a joystick (more like a real jukebox).

I haven't jumped in too deep yet, but it seems the majority of the jukeboxes (at first glance) are just full-screen mp3 players with playlists and not like real jukeboxes. Am I wrong? Can someone point me in a good direction? I'm looking for something with big words that look less like playlists, a nice no-frills GUI, no volume control, no equalizer, none of that. Or if it has it, then at least make them hideable and totally inaccessible without intention.

I actually like Arcade Jukebox, but I would prefer some sort of visuals if possible. Or if possible... Instead of selecting directly from a list, just offer scrolling arrows and allow the option to use a number pad (like a real jukebox).

The latest version of DOSCab Jukebox will do all of this; I'll try to put up a page on it tonight.  Here's a screenshot of not quite the latest version...

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/celamantia/mamecab/images/jukebig.gif

The current version looks similar, but with an extra display showing the number of selections remaining, and a line showing how many songs are in the queue and the total time of all songs in the queue.  It supports up to 4 coin slots and can credit a different number of selections for each slot.  No audit functions, so it's strictly "for amusement only", and the coin feature can be disabled.

This is a DOS program.  I will hopefully have a Windows version working by this weekend, no doubt called WinCab Jukebox.

[Chris]

Okay, here's a more up-to-date screenshot:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/celamantia/jukebox/images/jukess00.gif  (480K)

[james]

i'm anxiously waiting to see your windows version. other than not having a skinnable background, your program is the nicest looking out there, too bad I haven't had a chance to use it yet

[Chris]

Skinnable background is coming!

I have the Windows version working now, but since Windows doesn't need a pre-generated song list to avoid LFN problems, I'm modifying it to read the files directly at start-up.

I want to get the skinnable background and vertical orientation working this weekend, but that's actually going to take a complete rewrite of the main loop.

[james]

cool, im willing to beta test if need be

[JLR2000]

This does sound very cool.....looking forward to it!!!

[Chris]

Okay, version 2.1 is up at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/celamantia/jukebox .  This version is not yet skinnable, but does support both DOS and Windows.

There are some basic docs in the README... better docs will come later.

--Chris

[JLR2000]

Chris -

The jukebox.ini is missing from your most recent download.

[Chris]

Chris -

The jukebox.ini is missing from your most recent download.

Oops!

Don't know how I managed that!

I've fixed the ZIP.  For those that don't want to re-download, here's the contents of JUKEBOX.INI:

Code: [Select]


[Settings]
TextColorR = 0
TextColorG = 255
TextColorB = 0
AutoSelect = 0
4ButtonPanel = 0
LabelStyle = -1
Coin1Credit = 3
Coin2Credit = 3
Coin3Credit = 0
Coin4Credit = 0
RequireCredits = 1

[Controls]
SSKEY = KEY_F12
KEYA = KEY_A
KEYB = KEY_B
KEYC = KEY_C
KEYD = KEY_D
KEY1 = KEY_1
KEY2 = KEY_2
KEY3 = KEY_3
KEY4 = KEY_4
KEYNEXT = KEY_PGDN
KEYPREV = KEY_PGUP
KEYSELECT = KEY_ENTER
KEYSKIP = KEY_DEL
KEYFIRSTPG = KEY_HOME
KEYLASTPG = KEY_END
KEYPOPULAR = KEY_P
KEYCOIN1 = KEY_5
KEYCOIN2 = KEY_6
KEYCOIN3 = DISABLED
KEYCOIN4 = DISABLED

[KeyDefs]
DISABLED = 0
KEY_A = 1
KEY_B = 2
KEY_C = 3
KEY_D = 4
KEY_E = 5
KEY_F = 6
KEY_G = 7
KEY_H = 8
KEY_I = 9
KEY_J = 10
KEY_K = 11
KEY_L = 12
KEY_M = 13
KEY_N = 14
KEY_O = 15
KEY_P = 16
KEY_Q = 17
KEY_R = 18
KEY_S = 19
KEY_T = 20
KEY_U = 21
KEY_V = 22
KEY_W = 23
KEY_X = 24
KEY_Y = 25
KEY_Z = 26
KEY_0 = 27
KEY_1 = 28
KEY_2 = 29
KEY_3 = 30
KEY_4 = 31
KEY_5 = 32
KEY_6 = 33
KEY_7 = 34
KEY_8 = 35
KEY_9 = 36
KEY_0_PAD = 37
KEY_1_PAD = 38
KEY_2_PAD = 39
KEY_3_PAD = 40
KEY_4_PAD = 41
KEY_5_PAD = 42
KEY_6_PAD = 43
KEY_7_PAD = 44
KEY_8_PAD = 45
KEY_9_PAD = 46
KEY_F1 = 47
KEY_F2 = 48
KEY_F3 = 49
KEY_F4 = 50
KEY_F5 = 51
KEY_F6 = 52
KEY_F7 = 53
KEY_F8 = 54
KEY_F9 = 55
KEY_F10 = 56
KEY_F11 = 57
KEY_F12 = 58
KEY_ESC = 59
KEY_TILDE = 60
KEY_MINUS = 61
KEY_EQUALS = 62
KEY_BACKSPACE = 63
KEY_TAB = 64
KEY_OPENBRACE = 65
KEY_CLOSEBRACE = 66
KEY_ENTER = 67
KEY_COLON = 68
KEY_QUOTE = 69
KEY_BACKSLASH = 70
KEY_BACKSLASH2 = 71
KEY_COMMA = 72
KEY_STOP = 73
KEY_SLASH = 74
KEY_SPACE = 75
KEY_INSERT = 76
KEY_DEL = 77
KEY_HOME = 78
KEY_END = 79
KEY_PGUP = 80
KEY_PGDN = 81
KEY_LEFT = 82
KEY_RIGHT = 83
KEY_UP = 84
KEY_DOWN = 85
KEY_SLASH_PAD = 86
KEY_ASTERISK = 87
KEY_MINUS_PAD = 88
KEY_PLUS_PAD = 89
KEY_DEL_PAD = 90
KEY_ENTER_PAD = 91
KEY_PRTSCR = 92
KEY_PAUSE = 93
KEY_ABNT_C1 = 94
KEY_YEN = 95
KEY_KANA = 96
KEY_CONVERT = 97
KEY_NOCONVERT = 98
KEY_AT = 99
KEY_CIRCUMFLEX = 100
KEY_COLON2 = 101
KEY_KANJI = 102

KEY_MODIFIERS = 103

KEY_LSHIFT = 103
KEY_RSHIFT = 104
KEY_LCONTROL = 105
KEY_RCONTROL = 106
KEY_ALT = 107
KEY_ALTGR = 108
KEY_LWIN = 109
KEY_RWIN = 110
KEY_MENU = 111
KEY_SCRLOCK = 112
KEY_NUMLOCK = 113
KEY_CAPSLOCK = 114


[Howard_Casto]

I recognize those graphics.... those are ripped from the whirlitzer pc catalog system.  (That might not be the name but it's similar.)  You better be careful because it's a copyrighted program.  

Bad Boy! Bad!

[Chris]

Which graphics are those?  There are ten different label styes, some I created myself and others culled from all over.  The wood texture I creted in Corel Texture, the sides are a gradient fill in Corel Photo-Paint, the mettalic textures are from a variety of sources, all with a lot of hand painting and modifying.  It is possibe one of the labels matches a Wurlitzer label, but as I do not have and have not seen the Wurlitzer PC Catalog system, I can guarantee that nothing was taken from there.

[Chris]

Looking at their site, they do have the same texture for their metal rails but different buttons, and the labels on their website does look like label style 0 in my program (as do the labels on 75% of all jukeboxes).  Otherwise, I'm sure the graphics look similar because we are both trying to make something look like a jukebox!

[Chris]

I recognize those graphics.... those are ripped from the whirlitzer pc catalog system.  (That might not be the name but it's similar.)  You better be careful because it's a copyrighted program.  

Bad Boy! Bad!

Okay, I have redone the chrome so it no longer looks like the chrome from the Wurlitzer website or the PC Catalog System.  I also updated the MP3 decoder and fixed a display bug in Windows, and set the Windows version to keep playing when it's in the background.  You can get the update at http://mywebpages.comcast.net/celamantia/jukebox/ .

[eightbit]

Virtual Jukebox supports credits or free play.
http://www.cybertechdesign.net/software/Jukebox/index.htm

[Chris]

I recognize those graphics.... those are ripped from the whirlitzer pc catalog system.  (That might not be the name but it's similar.)  You better be careful because it's a copyrighted program.  

Bad Boy! Bad!

In the "resurrecting an ancient thread" category, I had to bump this to give Howard his props.  I just saw a screnshot of the old Wurlitzer title card software, and the chrome rails do indeed match the original chrome rails that I used for the first version of DOSCab Jukebox!

The original Wurlitzer software is no longer available, but low Profile in the UK has cloned it:



And here was the original (actually second rev) interface for DOSCab Jukebox:



Good memory, Howard!

--Chris