>Unless I am mistaken, I believe the Mac that is included in the Luna 1 >package has a 66 megahertz 040 processor. In regular computer terms, this >would be considered an antique and pretty slow. The relavant question would >be though, does the cybertuner program run slow on this notebook? Do you have >to sit and wait for input to be processed, which can be maddening? Is there a >perceptible difference in speed between the Luna 1 model and the Macs with >Power PC processors? > >Dave Bunch Dave, You're asking some very good questions. You're correct that the *relevant* question is, "Does RCT run slow on this notebook (the 280)? Do you have to sit and wait for input to be processed?" The answer is a definite no. I find the 280 to be perfectly acceptable in running RCT. I've never been "maddened" waiting for RCT to do anything on the 280. For example, it takes less than a half-second for the 280 to calculate a tuning from the recorded samples (my 2300 does it in less than a quarter-second). Quick enough for ya? Most other RCT calculations are so quick that the slower speed of the 280 is unnoticeable. The only exception I can think of is a slight delay in RCT's automatic NoteSwitcher, which takes an few *tenths* of a second longer (seat-of-the-pants guess) to switch to the next note (up or down). But this is not at all a hassle; it takes much more time than that for me to move my tuning hammer to the next pin. Regarding your last question, "Is there a perceptible difference in speed between the Luna 1 model and the Macs with PPC processors?" The answer to your question is yes ‹ RCT runs faster on faster computers, as is to be expected. But as I say above, the difference is very minor, in most cases unnoticeable, and in any case doesn't detract one dram from RCT's coolness quotient. Regarding other applications: Word processors don't require much processor time, and imo run just fine on a 280. On the other hand, if you like to run applications that are processor-intensive such as PageMaker, Photoshop, complex Excel spreadsheets, etc, you might prefer a faster computer such as the 2400. But at that point, we're no longer comparing a RCT/280 PowerBook to an SAT, are we? Hope that helps. To get random signatures put text files into a folder called ³Random Signatures² into your Preferences folder.
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