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2000-08-15 16:16EggyToast>>> <<most people agree that the mac OS isn't >>> very good for multitasking,>> >>> >>> He

From:: EggyToast <youn0394@umn.edu>
To:: Guillaume Grenier <gollum@videotron.ca>, <henrik@billieraymartin.com>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:16:14 -0500
Subject:: Re: [idm] My Instrument

quoted 11 lines <<most people agree that the mac OS isn't

>>> <<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?

quoted 10 lines There are ways to prioritize tasks and ensure good timing on a OS with

> >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...

I've used a copy that the mac-tech at my place of work got about a month ago, and i'm sort of hoping that it's not the final copy (i would assume it's more of a beta, but anyways). from what i saw, it's a very "flashy" OS. it actually took me a couple minutes to figure out how to navigate in it, and i'm familiar with using the previous MacOS's. I think one of the draws to the mac OS is its simplicity to get started, and from my impressions on what *i* saw of OS X, i sincerely hope they didn't sacrifice that. anywho, i've heard from various sources that it was likely the server version or a beta, but i hope they fix that "bubble" at the bottom of the screen. cheers, -derek --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2000-08-15 16:23Josh Davisoni just hope you can finally use a command line interface on the macOS with X... i know X S

From:: Josh Davison <yoshi@enteract.com>
To:: EggyToast <youn0394@umn.edu>
Cc:: Guillaume Grenier <gollum@videotron.ca>, <henrik@billieraymartin.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 11:23:09 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:: Re: [idm] MacOS X (was My Instrument)
Reply to:: Re: [idm] My Instrument

i just hope you can finally use a command line interface on the macOS with X... i know X Server will run bash or csh or any other unix shell cuz it's based on BSD, but how much access to the *nix layers does OS X "consumer" allow? it would be soooo sweet to be able to have only one OS on my mac for once. ( i use MacOS for MIDI/Audio/Graphics and LinuxPPC for programming ) I dream of a world where GNU Emacs, Pro Tools and Illustrator can all live in harmony with shared memory, a crash-proof microkernel, and true multitasking. *sigh* josh -- String Theory : Digital Music for Humans http://www.enteract.com/~yoshi/index.cgi On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, EggyToast wrote:

quoted 45 lines <<most people agree that the mac OS isn't

> >>> <<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... > > I've used a copy that the mac-tech at my place of work got about a month > ago, and i'm sort of hoping that it's not the final copy (i would assume > it's more of a beta, but anyways). from what i saw, it's a very "flashy" > OS. it actually took me a couple minutes to figure out how to navigate in > it, and i'm familiar with using the previous MacOS's. I think one of the > draws to the mac OS is its simplicity to get started, and from my > impressions on what *i* saw of OS X, i sincerely hope they didn't sacrifice > that. > > anywho, i've heard from various sources that it was likely the server > version or a beta, but i hope they fix that "bubble" at the bottom of the > screen. > > cheers, > -derek > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >

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Re: [idm] MacOS X (was My Instrument)