On 15/08/2000 05:20, Henrik Lundstrom said in living color:
quoted 13 lines Loptimiste@aol.com wrote:> Loptimiste@aol.com wrote:
>
>> <<most people agree that the mac OS isn't
>> very good for multitasking,>>
>>
>> Hehe, wait until the next OS comes out..
>
> sorry for this - i should probably send this to idm-making instead, but
> anyway...
>
> will the next macos really be that good for music apps? i mean, real
> multitasking often means no good timing. isn't it the non-multitasking
> system of the mac that makes it so good for timing sensitive applications?
There are ways to prioritize tasks and ensure good timing on a OS with
preemptive multitasking. Actually, Apple incorporated some real-time
features in the Mach kernel that is used in Mac OS X.
And for Mac OS X, Apple hired the folks who did OMS to write a completely
new MIDI system.
Several improvements are expected to be coming for audio on Mac OS X. There
is a lot of secrecy around it, though...
g.
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