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From: gib@unirot.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.misc,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Value of Mac SE for Electronic Music Composition
Message-ID: <390@unirot.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 7-Mar-87 17:25:02 EST
Article-I.D.: unirot.390
Posted: Sat Mar  7 17:25:02 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Mar-87 17:48:29 EST
References: <404@atux01.UUCP> <5821@amdahl.UUCP>
Reply-To: gib@unirot.UUCP (the gibster)
Organization: International Hedonist Conspiracy
Lines: 53
Keywords: A Hyper Drive did me in
Xref: utgpu comp.sys.mac:1634 comp.misc:331 rec.music.synth:400
Summary: semi-flame

In article <5821@amdahl.UUCP> you write:
>In article <404@atux01.UUCP> jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore) writes:
>>
>>I have made up my mind that I want to get a Macintosh computer to use in
>>my electronic music system.  I will have loaded into it both Opcode's
>>MIDIMAC Sequencer 2.5, and Electronic Arts' Deluxe Music Construction Set
>>(DMCS).  I also will want to give it a patch librarian to store new patches.
>>
>   I'm quite happy with the combination of a MacPlus, Performer,
>Professional Composer, and an internal HyperDrive.  The internal
>HD obviates the requirement for a second floppy drive (for me,
>anyhow) - in fact, I've loaned my external drive to a friend.
>I haven't considered the SE, because I'm already in with a Plus,
>but I'd thought I'd post that I *am* happy with what I've got.
>

Right now I really wish that I had gone with an external 800K
floppy or any kind of hard drive OTHER than a Hyper Drive:
My company bought a Hyper Drive from a local store Christmas '85, and it has
caused me an incredible amount of grief. It was one of the drives
that would suddenly die after receiving every kind of tune-up conceivable.
The local dealers could not deal with it after having it in and out of
the shop for so long and eventually sent it off to General Computer
[computer and all] while I used a loaner the local dealer provided.
Then the loaner's Hyper Drive died, which rendered the Mac it was
housed in totally unusable - the exact same thing that happened to my
HD. [the Hyper Drive apparently takes over the main power supply,
so when the Hyper Drive goes out, so does the computer]


The boss of my company was agered muchly, and demanded to have the original
Macintosh back, sans [without] the Hyper. As of now, our company has
still not heard anything from GC indicating that they have fixed
the Hyper or are willing to give the company a new one, or even
an SCSI 20 megger. [the HD was a 20] ...

I strongly recomend that anyone contemplating the purchase of a Macintosh
setup with any storage beyond the standard to NOT decide on
going with General Computer's line of products as the customer support
has caused a great deal of information and man hours to go down the
drain, as well as any hopes of getting the company I work for
computerized in ANY fashion.


ciao for now,
     gib

BTW: my company stands behind it's actions but not my writings.
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