You're making several incorrect assumptions: 1. that people using
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From: Maurits van de Kamp <maurits@...>
Why would you want a computer that is one generation
more powerful than a G5 for pre-OSX software? If you're that fond of the
classic stuff, why not simply stick to your classic computer for that?
Because my KVM switch is full and I don't want to buy an 8-port one to accommodate yet another computer. :)
And because I'm much more fond of the modern stuff - so much so that I've launched a magazine to cover it. :)
Seriously, I look forward to the day - which of course won't come - when one machine will handle everything I want it to do. The 2x2.5 G5 (with 5GB of RAM) comes close, loading 2.75GB of Logic/EXS before it becomes unreliable (as shown in Activity Monitor - the actual memory access is higher, but some of that is "overhead"). But it's going to take 64-bit memory access (or a radical change in the way samplers work) before you can load enough instruments for a large orchestral template in one machine.
From: Chris Coccia <mothra@...>
The (sorry had to) underneath that I thought pointed out I was making a joke?
It sounded to me like you were ducking and running. :)
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