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2000-12-01 20:02Cichli@aol.comi love hardware. just playing with it is fun. but only after many weeks or months have i e

From:: <Cichli@aol.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 15:02:40 EST
Subject:: [idm] reason software / hardware

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)

2000-12-02 02:24Ben Nevile> if i had it my way i would have a laptop-type computer, but in place of the > keyboard w

From:: Ben Nevile <bbn@telus.net>
To:: <Cichli@aol.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 18:24:11 -0800
Subject:: Re: [idm] reason software / hardware
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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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2000-12-01 20:12Jesse McCoppincool! I always wished someone would make a simple piece of hardware, basically with a simp

From:: Jesse McCoppin <jesse.mccoppin@admin.bvsd.k12.co.us>
To:: 'Cichli@aol.com' <Cichli@aol.com>
Cc:: 'IDM' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:12:58 -0700
Subject:: RE: [idm] reason software / hardware

cool! I always wished someone would make a simple piece of hardware, basically with a simple midi interface, switches and pots, that could control ReBirth. Any electronics dudes out there, feel free to steal the idea.

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> ---------- > From: Cichli@aol.com > Sent: Friday, December 1, 2000 1:02 PM > To: idm@hyperreal.org > Subject: [idm] reason software / hardware > > 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) > >

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2000-12-01 21:27NuBreaksYes, that would be nice. Like a Korg Triton but with the power of a computer. Too bad you

From:: NuBreaks <freqdafunk@flashmail.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 16:27:33 -0500
Subject:: Re: [idm] reason software / hardware

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

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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