RCT comments

[David ilvedson]

As I posted before, we did a technical on the Windows RCT on a 
Toshiba Libretto 100 and the small screen does not capture the 
visual aspects of RCT as well as a bigger screen.  There are a 
lot of little characters etc. that are much better defined on a 
larger screen.  I still think if you want small get SAT III or 
keep your SAT II.  If you don't mind carrying around a laptop 
and want the features RCT has thats the way to go...

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA

> >I used the RCT during the tuning exams this summer, and they are very
> >nice.
> >>If
> >>>I had a lap top computer already, I would have considered getting the
> >>>programs. But one of the draw back I see is the size. Carying around
> >>another
> >>>10 lbs, and finding a place to put the lap top, should be something one
> >>should
> >>>consider when looking at the RCT.
> >>>
> >>>Just my opinion.
> >>>
> >>>Wim
> 
> Wim,
>    Someone's already corrected your misimpression about the size
> of laptops. So I'll simply restate that laptops running RCT can be as
> small as a paperback novel and weigh less that 3 pounds, for
> example the Toshiba Libretto 100 that fits in my pants pocket.
> 
>   Your worry about placing a computer on top of a piano is
> one we hear often, but it's quite misplaced. In a cute
> twist of fate I know you will appreciate, Jim Coleman
> came up with the clever idea of opening the laptop lid  
> widely and placing the computer on its end. I do this 
> approx 10% of the time; on the other 90% of pianos my
> computer fits quite nicely on its base on top of verticals. 
>    While we're on this topic, I must point  out that
> I find a laptop computer is much easier to place
> and more stable on grand plates than my old SAT2.
> 
>   Others have commented that they think a computer must be
> directly in front of your face in order to see the screen. 
>    Not true for the vast majority of laptops, which these
> days have TFT screens (also called active matrix)
> and don't exhibit this limitation. 
> My TFT/active matrix Mac and Toshiba laptops work extremely
> well at very wide angles. BTW, you can change the color
> and brightness of RCT's Spinner to any of 256 colors your
> computer is capable of, which you can fiddle with 
> to see if a partiicular color works  better. Changing colors is
> fun too. I set my Spinner to baby puke green or hot pink
> if I need something to help me from getting bored.
> 
>   And if you're looking for a backup strategy, you
> might be happy to know that you can move your copy of RCT
> from one computer to another. So if your computer breaks (wah),
> you can keep tuning with the same copy of RCT
> on another machine.
>    In my house there are 3 laptops,
> and I know many households with more. Laptops
> are so cool and cheap that they're becoming the
> computer of choice for many mobile professionals.
> Piano tuners, for example.
> 
> Mitch
> 
> 
> 
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> 
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net