[Info-vax] Happy 25th birthday Macintosh !

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In article <6u5vg7Fd48vbU3 at mid.individual.net>, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
>In article <mailman.4.1232931336.16357.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>,
>	bradhamilton <bradhamilton at comcast.net> writes:
>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>> [...]
>>> A few people seemed to really love the Mac; mostly graphic arts types.
>> Musicians as well.  I remember meeting a teenager in the late '80s, who 
>> was a fine percussionist (he went on to play for the Tuscon Symphony 
>> years later).  He also had a love for composition, which he accomplished 
>> with a Mac and a MIDI interface.  I can't say I liked his compositions 
>> as well as his percussion performance, but I was extremely impressed at 
>> the capabilities of the Mac - in that narrow sphere.  
>
>And I went to Usenix Summer 1991 in Nashville and saw a number of
>demos of computers and music, including some really slick MIDI and
>there was not a MAC in site. There was even music tracks on the CD
>we got with a few really cool examples of computer music.

I have quite a few ties in the music biz.  The Mac (Powerbooks and MacBooks)
are almost the defacto standard in the live performance where MIDI and other
electronic/computer control is used.  I make it a habit of snapping a photo
or two of the Macs whenever I shoot a gig.  In fact, I can't remember any of
the gigs I've shot in recent memory where there was anything used other than
a Mac.  The music tools are just that much better from the musician's stand-
point on OS X.  They are musicians first and foremost, and most of them that
I know are NOT very computer savvy.

I use my Powerbook for MIDI control, music and video editing, and broadcasts
of live events to the radio station.  I would NEVER think of using WEENDOZE.

I did photograph one live event in the UK and the keyboard player used WEEN-
DOZE.  In the middle of a live performance, the BSoD appeared and the keys
all went silent.  Guess what he's running on today. ;)

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