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i love hardware. just playing with it is fun. but only after many weeks or months have i ever gotten anything useful from it. i find software much easier to be complex and detailed with than any hardware ive ever used (though i have limited experience). but there is no way to make up for the crappy interface of a keyboard and a mouse. caution: fantasy ahead...... if i had it my way i would have a laptop-type computer, but in place of the keyboard would be a touchpad, but one which is configurable. that way you could (basically) turn it into a bunch of sliders and knobs or what have you, but with the flexibility of a computer screen. i dont know how easy it is physically, but it would be cool to have a screen under the (transparent) touchpad that could change what each specific "pixel" of the touchpad was for. would that just be heaven........... :jason (i just want.....something beautiful)

quoted 2 lines if i had it my way i would have a laptop-type computer, but in place of the

> if i had it my way i would have a laptop-type computer, but in place of the > keyboard would be a touchpad, but one which is configurable.

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Yes, that would be nice. Like a Korg Triton but with the power of a computer. Too bad you cant somehow programyour own controller mixermaps in the Triton to control outboard gear(ie: computers running whatever). The Creamware people are working on a new type of beast (called "Stage One" I think) that is basically a computer CPU with a nice large monitor, 4 octave keyboard, several knobs/wheels, disk drive, CDROM drive, and mouse/keyboard ports onboard. At least someone's got the right idea... http://www.creamware.com Ed :::::: Future Funk & Fury :::::: ::: http://www.nubreaks.com ::: ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cichli@aol.com>

quoted 2 lines caution: fantasy ahead......

> caution: fantasy ahead...... > if i had it my way i would have a laptop-type computer, but in place of

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quoted 1 line keyboard would be a touchpad, but one which is configurable. that way

> keyboard would be a touchpad, but one which is configurable. that way

you

quoted 1 line could (basically) turn it into a bunch of sliders and knobs or what have

> could (basically) turn it into a bunch of sliders and knobs or what have

you,

quoted 1 line but with the flexibility of a computer screen. i dont know how easy

> but with the flexibility of a computer screen. i dont know how easy

it

quoted 1 line is physically, but it would be cool to have a screen under the

> is physically, but it would be cool to have a screen under the

(transparent)

quoted 4 lines touchpad that could change what each specific "pixel" of the touchpad was

> touchpad that could change what each specific "pixel" of the touchpad was > for. would that just be heaven........... > > :jason (i just want.....something beautiful

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