posted 19 May 2002 05:19            

ISTR there being experimental support for it on the Mac.

posted 21 May 2002 20:04            

I think that takes too long. Win 98/ME is subtituted by Win XP.
To put a lot of efforts into this OS by programming ASIO drivers is absurd. Instead of this I think it makes more sense to concentrate on Win2000/XP. It's not (only) because I have a preference for this OS (as a longtime NT user), it's mostly because of the dead end situation with 98/ME. Most audio software companies with Win software are now concentrating on Win XP, some exclusively (Cubase SX). Kyma users should be able (and even forced) to upgrade to a OS that is more congenial to Kyma itself.
Win 98/ME is dead, MAC OS 9 is dead, and personally for me MACs are obsolete (even if still in service). Please concentrate on todays needs. XP (all NT derivates) are very stable and having myself applications like GigaStudio running under Win2000 extremly fast and reliable shows that it can be done much better than in Win98/ME.
I would hate just to stick with Win98 computers only to run things like Kyma or Korg Oasys ... hey that's an idea ... I put the Kyma card in the old Win98 machine with the Oasys card ... hmm ... not very appealing ... ;-)

Nirto Karsten Fischer

posted 22 May 2002 05:50            

I have a suggesting.
SSC could fall in line with other companies.
To make life easier for themselves they could stick to a rule that every time they bring out a new kyma release we have to throw away our current capybara and buy a new one to run it.

This is one of the many things that make SSC such a great company. I’m all for moving to the latest stuff but only if the benefits out weigh the disadvantages , which in a lot of cases they don’t. Incompatibility is probably one if the biggest problems us computer users have to deal with and if SSC is going to make a system that simply works regardless of what platform or revision used, then the get my vote.

Traditionally musicians have been Mac user .How would you feel if SSC chose to write all new software to run on Mac OSX only, as it seems that being Unix based, many programmers are starting to favour it.

SSC your doing everything just right please don’t change your ways.

posted 22 May 2002 08:39            

>>>Incompatibility is probably one if the biggest problems us computer users have to deal with and if SSC is going to make a system that simply works regardless of what platform or revision used, then the get my vote.<<<
Yes, exactly what I think, but not for obsolete operating systems. I didn't mention anything the choice between MC and PC shouldn't there anymore. The end of MAC OS 9 and Win 98/ME was announced by the companies that made it - that's not my exaggeration.

>>>Traditionally musicians have been Mac user .How would you feel if SSC chose to write all new software to run on Mac OSX only, as it seems that being Unix based, many programmers are starting to favour it.<<<
This is exaclty the thinking that misleads a lot of people nowadays. Beside what 'musicians' could mean (I don't play violin or piano), to think just because in the 90ies most valuable music programs existed for the MAC, and therefore it is a kind of 'natural' to think MAC, neglets changes in the industry and makes this well known fact from the past working like a dogma. At least for me the choice of computer platforms was following the choice for an application - if SSC decided to make it OS-X only I had to swallow this and use OS-X exclusively for Kyma, one computer more for work. Fortunately Symbolic Sound gives us a choice and I just mentioned some thoughts to make the best out of it and to concentrate on the most current OS of the platforms.
I have been working with computer systems in music since around 20 years and use MACs in my studio since 12 years (later including ProTools TDM). NT based systems came later (around 1995) and I had to be completely ignorant if I had not realized the stability and efficiency of music/audio apps running under Win 2000/XP.
Even if there is/was a 'tradition' ... who cares as long as there is a path to use the old work? I had Kyma first on a MAC and changed it to a PC and could use my old sound files with no problems. It surprisies me very often how conservative people are who live in a (technical) world of ongoing development of possiblities. SSC is a great company with a great product and surely can take some clear words. At least taking my time and writing here about these issues can be seen as an interest in seeing Kyma growing on solid ground.