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From: bdm@spacsun.rice.edu (Brian D. Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: TT, and while I'm at it, MIDI
Keywords: TT, MIDI, capital letters
Message-ID: <1991Feb13.001117.24061@rice.edu>
Date: 13 Feb 91 00:11:17 GMT
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Reply-To: bdm@spacsun.rice.edu (Brian D. Moore)
Organization: Dept. of Space Physics, Rice University, Houston TX
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     I was just reading some info on the TT package and I have to wonder:
Why are they shipping UNIX V.4? This is at least two generations behind the
last version I know of, which is at least a year old to boot.  Is this going
to be like the TOS story, with three or four different versions floating
around, and patches following them like abandoned puppies?  Someone at ATARI
want to pick up this thread?  It took me forever to learn the current one, and
I sure am not in the mood to backpedal.  Of course, this is all moot until they
keep the TT from broadcasting like WKRP... :-)

    And while I'm at it (deja vu!), I just want to mention that the latest
edition of ATARI INTERFACE has a small comparison between bottom-line Casio and
Yamaha MIDI keyboards.  The crux was:

Casio: 44-key full-sized keyboard.  4 polyphonic groups of the 16 available
           channels (6,4,2,4 if memory serves), 30 sampled sounds (2 of which
           are blah sound effects).  $250.
Yamaha: 61-key undersized (eugh) keyboard, channels independent (I think), 100
           sounds (not sampled, I think).  $350.

     This is from memory, so no flames.  If I get one of these (fairly likely),
I'll keep you (snicker) posted.

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Brian D. Moore              |
Space Physics and Astronomy | Nobody looks good with brown lipstick on. -- FZ
Rice University, Houston TX |
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