[Info-vax] Happy 25th birthday Macintosh !

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <00A86325.62641283 at sendspamhere.org>,
	VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
> 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.

So, what are the shortcomings with Cakewalk?  I haven't used it in years,
(not since the days when you needed an MPU401 card for your PC) but even
back then it was a better musician than I'll ever be.  :-)

> 
> 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.

Yeah, but that is just as likely to be personal bias as any technical basis.

> 
> 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. ;)

What Windows was he running?  98?  And, who set up the PC?  A musician or
a computer professional?  Seriously, anything a Mac can do a BSD system
can do because they are the same thing.  I would guess the primary reason
why most of the MIDI/Music Editing software is written for Macs rather than
generic BSD is because they can charge more money for a Mac version than
they could for a generic BSD version.  As the RIAA has proven it is money
and not art that drives the music business.

bill
 

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