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From: bryce@COGSCI.BERKELEY.EDU (Bryce Nesbitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Re: problems with MIDI sequencing/recording on the Amiga
Message-ID: <8705091145.AA12096@cogsci.berkeley.edu>
Date: Sat, 9-May-87 07:45:20 EDT
Article-I.D.: cogsci.8705091145.AA12096
Posted: Sat May  9 07:45:20 1987
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Reply-To: bryce@cogsci.berkeley.edu (Bryce Nesbitt)
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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Keywords: MIDI Amiga solved
Summary: Why I do not agree

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In article <722@edge.UUCP> doug@edge.UUCP (Doug Pardee) writes:
>> It would be
>> a shame if developers shy away from future Amiga software because
>> of hardware limitations.
>
>Say what??
>
>If the Amiga doesn't offer suitable hardware for some application, why on
>earth should a developer go with an Amiga?

Two points:

1>  This particular instance is *NOT* a hardware limitation.  At worst it
    is a documentation lack.  The needed high precision timer is available.
    It is *easy* to timestamp incomming MIDI events with *VERY* high
    precision.

2>  To take a more general jab at what you said consider this;  You plan
    to develop for a computer (any computer).  Everything works out well,
    very well, except for this missing [fill in the blank].

-!  There is always a place to wish for 'a little more' or to say 'if only'.
-!  Particularly if you like the base system to start out with.

    A developer considers many things before developing for a particular
    computer; hardware is one issue, Operating System another, installed
    base and buying habits a third.  The IBM-PC should prove byond all
    doubt that spectacular hardware is not a hard fast prerequisite for
    third party support.

    Remember:
    IF THE HARDWARE RESOURCES THE BASE COMPUTER HAS ARE NOT ENOUGH, THEN
    YOU HAVE DISCOVERED A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT 'EXPANSION' CAN BE USED
    FOR.
    (Again -> this is not a problem for Amiga MIDI timestamping)

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