Re: O.T. Computers

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Also, the G4 RISK processor sounds a lot warmer than Intel chips, in my
opinion.  I think it has something to do with the way that Floating Point 
Unit
floats.

Mark

Luigi Meloni wrote:

> That is the reason why i still use Win98se. I've got WinMe on my notebook
> and I think it sucks. The only good thing in it is the fact it can use 
>WDM
> drivers, which in cakewalk products allow a very little latency.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Sottilaro" <sine@zerocrossing.net>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 1:58 AM
> Subject: Re: O.T. Computers
>
> > No offense taken.  I have Macs and PCs and drive a Golf.  I'm not 
>saying
> Apple
> > is without sin, but when I hear that every time you add hardware to 
>your
> PC
> > you've got to get a new serial number to run Windows XP, I cringe.  
>That's
> > pretty damn evil.  I like this debate, but it's a lot like religion.
> >
> > CarlJacobson@cakewalk.com wrote:
> >
> > > Hey I drive a Saturn and use a PC?  What does that mean?
> > >
> > > Mark I meant no disrespect by my last message. That whole "evil 
>empire"
> > > thing just gets under my skin sometimes...maybe I've read one to many
> Ayn
> > > Rand books...
> > >
> >
> > and for this question...
> >
> > > If I had a peice of gear that would only run on OS 9, and would never
> have
> > > it's drivers upgraded ever, what would you recomend to house the 
>beast?
> What
> > > would be the cheapest option? What would I get from a more expensive
> unit,
> > > considering that I will never be able to upgrade it? What kind of
> software
> > > will 'never go away'?
> > >
> > > The gear in question is a Korg Oasys card. Probably the best
> price/features
> > > deal ever - more powerful than a Digi farm card, latency down to 1.5 
>ms,
> > > ASIO, ADAT I/O, comes with more than half the Triton sample sound 
>set,
> does
> > > Z1 style synthesis, awesome AD/DA, but no support, no drivers, ever.
> > >
> >
> > Well, here's the deal.  I've got an Aurora Fuse video capture card.  
>Was
> the
> > best I could afford at the time.  Aurora has stated that they will 
>NEVER
> write
> > an OSX driver for it.  They will give me their Igniter card... if I 
>give
> up
> > another $500.  Frankly, at that point, I'd sooner get a DV camera and 
>to
> DV,
> > since I'm using Final Cut Pro anyway, and have the Igniter RT card at
> work.
> >
> > So.... When I need to capture analog video, or record in DP3, I reboot
> into OS
> > 9.  It's a pretty good OS, all in all.  Sure, OSX is better, but it's
> still
> > very new.  I'm impressed at how little I've got to launch the "Classic
> > environment" these days.  If you really need a Mac box, I'd look for a
> used
> > high end G3 or low end G4 and just stick to OS 9.2
> >
> > Mark
> >