pocket pc

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Sun, 19 Jun 2005 23:43:14 -0400


David,
         Power (processor), as described before, and battery longevity.
best,
Greg

At 11:02 PM 6/19/2005, you wrote:
>That begs the question:   Why did Verituner have to be this big behemouth 
>of a tuning device?
>
>David I.
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>----------
>Original message
>From: Thomas Cole
>To: , Pianotech
>Received: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 17:13:29 -0700
>Subject: Re: pocket pc
>
>Paul, go to <http://www.veritune.com/>http://www.veritune.com/
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>Tom Cole
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>Paul McCloud wrote:
>>
>>I doubt it.  The Verituner uses hardware that enables it to make complex
>>calculations extremely fast.  PC's and PPC's don't run fast enough to make
>>the kind of calculations the Verituner makes.  That's why it's got that big
>>box.  Dedicated circuitry to run digital signal processing is always going
>>to be faster than a software based system.
>>Paul McCloud
>>San Diego
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>>>
>>>[Original Message]
>>>From: Greg Newell <mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net><gnewell@ameritech.net>
>>>To: Pianotech <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org><pianotech@ptg.org>
>>>Date: 06/19/2005 10:05:26 AM
>>>Subject: Re: pocket pc
>>>
>>>James,
>>>          Oh, Sorry! As of the convention, I think, Verituner is now
>>>available for the Pocket PC platform.
>>>
>>>best,
>>>Greg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At 10:24 AM 6/19/2005, you wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Just curious.
>>>>
>>>>You say 3 tuning programs./  I use PRCT and I know of Tune Lab, but what
>>>>is the 3rd?
>>>>
>>>>I have had no crashes since I started with PRCT since Nov,03.
>>>>
>>>>Jim
>>>>James Grebe
>>>>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair
>>>>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing
>>>>
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>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" 
>>>><mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net><gnewell@ameritech.net>
>>>>To: <mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net><ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "Pianotech" 
>>>><mailto:pianotech@ptg.org><pianotech@ptg.org>
>>>>Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 11:41 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: pocket pc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>David,
>>>>>         Well, a couple of thoughts, if you don't mind. First, the
>>>>>
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>>pocket
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>>>>>
>>>>>PC's tend to crash, or so I've heard. The palm units are a bit more
>>>>>stable. Both units are nice and small but the Pocket PC is the only
>>>>>
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>>one
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>>>>>
>>>>>with tuning software. As of this years convention all 3 tuning ETD
>>>>>packages are available for that platform. Both these platforms,
>>>>>
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>>however,
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>>>>>
>>>>>are on their way out. Or so I'm told.
>>>>>         Since I have this strong desire to print invoices on the spot
>>>>>I've been looking in other directions. I really don't like watered
>>>>>down applications if I can avoid them. Toward that end I've been
>>>>>
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>>looking
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>>>>>
>>>>>at the Toshiba Libretto. This is actually the first commercial PC small
>>>>>enough to significantly lighten my load but still provide all that I'm
>>>>>accustomed to have a computer do for me.
>>>>>         David, I wish you all the best in your search and decision
>>>>>making process.
>>>>>
>>>>>Greg Newell
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>At 09:00 PM 6/14/2005, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm toying with the idea of a new pda.   I'm using a Palm.   If I go
>>>>>>into the Pocket PC arena, ie. IPAC, Dell AXIEM  etc. I might consider
>>>>>>the CyperTuner Pocket PC software...are the Pocket PCs working well
>>>>>>
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>>for
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>techs on the List?   Someone had a problem with Time & Chaos and a
>>>>>>Pocket PC. I could always just get a better Palm device with color
>>>>>>screen etc. and continue as I do...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>David Ilvedson
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>Greg Newell
>>>>>Greg's piano Forté
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>>>Greg's piano Forté
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>Greg Newell
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