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From:
Jesse McCoppin
To:
'Cichli@aol.com'
Cc:
'IDM'
Date:
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:12:58 -0700
Subject:
RE: [idm] reason software / hardware
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<A8603901092FD31197FB00C00D00C60BF6D921@admin.bvsd.k12.co.us>
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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.
quoted 31 lines ----------> ---------- > 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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