The Mac was built based on the Motorola 68000 chip, which was designed from the ground up to deal with sound and graphics. IBM compatibles were based on Intel 8088 (and following chips) which are designed as number crunchers. Mac design was multimedia from the get-go, Intel machines have been driven there by the market. There are now very few PCs, even laptops, that do not come with full multimedia accoutrements. [Multimedia means sound, certain video requirements, and usually a CD-ROM drive.] Dean has had more experience, I gather, programming Macs, and so chose them for the platform for some rather amazing whiz-bangs. Had I spoken with him before he began, I would have pleaded with him to do it IBM compatible. A harder job because of fluctuating standards, but I ain't gonna buy a Mac. And Apple's share of the market has dropped below 8%, last I heard. I'm a little torn by my predeliction for Windows/Intel machines, at the same time having a huge load of respect for anyone who would alone tackle such a huge and risky job. Dean, you did a whale of a job. And I don't blame you for not starting over again, missing family and paying work on pianos. Reality is, I'm not likely to change from using a fork. And if I did, it would have to be real reasonable. And to be on a Mac, it would have to be darn cheap. Dave Stocker, RPT Firtree@aol.com Tumwater, WA << Someone tell me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the mac come with a chip that naturally can read a=440? isn't that the main reason that it isn't available on the PC? because some pc's have it and some don't? Please correct me if I'm wrong, seems how I run on IBM, I'd like to know if it can be done... Jonathan Finger Niwot Colorado
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