I'm looking for a small PC just like the Shuttle, but one that can hold it's own when it comes to using it as an 'instrument' in live shows, with up to two or three external midi controllers. I have all the necessary software to do what i want and it works great on my home pc which is a freakin mammoth tower, something I don't want to lug around to clubs. I've also heard from various sources that most of the apps I use aren't friendly with VIA architecture. Any suggestions? Has anybody done this?
i still have my v1000. granted, it isn't hooked up to anything. i'm not sure whether or not to sell it on ebay as nostalgia or keep it just for the hell of it. served me quite well for a number of years (and i was quite the envy of my friends at lan parties when i showed them vquake)
My father is a principal at a New Orleans school deep in the Ninth Ward, and his is the only school in the area with computers. Good ones at that, with even a full T1. It's a very rare thing to see. Yes, everything is CHAINED to the desks and every door has humongous bolts on them. There's even an impressive 'server room' that holds all the routers and stuff. HUGE BOLTS and lots of alarms.
ANYWAY, from the experiences he's told me, it's best to use the very basic programs. The Typing Spelling and Math Blaster! programs (something like that) he uses a lot and, of course, OREGON TRAIL! Ah yes. And don't try to get too multi-tasked on them. Keep it simple. These kids will pick up quick and you will be amazed.
Most of them had no problem at all getting used to a mouse and keyboard, either. So don't fret that.
I can't wait until they all die off.
I work for a very large and popular restaurant business and it's me (25) and another guy (late 30's) who run the website. Anything I say or suggest is taken as novelty. Anything the other guy repeats of mine is instantly a brilliant idea. He also takes credit for all of my work. Until a few months ago (I've been here 7 months) many other people here were not sure what I did because I had never been coined with a project!
It's BS and I hate it. I love how this guy gets paid assloads more than I do, while he only knows how to use fucking Dreamweaver(!). Meanwhile, I port their entire website over to use php/mysql from the ground up and I'm making Burger King pay.
It's all how you present yourself, I'm telling you. I show up to work in very casual clothes, he wears khakis and an oxford. I wear tennis shoes, he wears loafers. He is instantly much more respected than I am based on his appearance alone.
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I'm looking for a small PC just like the Shuttle, but one that can hold it's own when it comes to using it as an 'instrument' in live shows, with up to two or three external midi controllers. I have all the necessary software to do what i want and it works great on my home pc which is a freakin mammoth tower, something I don't want to lug around to clubs. I've also heard from various sources that most of the apps I use aren't friendly with VIA architecture. Any suggestions? Has anybody done this?
i still have my v1000. granted, it isn't hooked up to anything. i'm not sure whether or not to sell it on ebay as nostalgia or keep it just for the hell of it. served me quite well for a number of years (and i was quite the envy of my friends at lan parties when i showed them vquake)
i remember the reason i bought a $1500 p166 setup, and it was to play quake.
My father is a principal at a New Orleans school deep in the Ninth Ward, and his is the only school in the area with computers. Good ones at that, with even a full T1. It's a very rare thing to see. Yes, everything is CHAINED to the desks and every door has humongous bolts on them. There's even an impressive 'server room' that holds all the routers and stuff. HUGE BOLTS and lots of alarms. ANYWAY, from the experiences he's told me, it's best to use the very basic programs. The Typing Spelling and Math Blaster! programs (something like that) he uses a lot and, of course, OREGON TRAIL! Ah yes. And don't try to get too multi-tasked on them. Keep it simple. These kids will pick up quick and you will be amazed. Most of them had no problem at all getting used to a mouse and keyboard, either. So don't fret that.
I can't wait until they all die off. I work for a very large and popular restaurant business and it's me (25) and another guy (late 30's) who run the website. Anything I say or suggest is taken as novelty. Anything the other guy repeats of mine is instantly a brilliant idea. He also takes credit for all of my work. Until a few months ago (I've been here 7 months) many other people here were not sure what I did because I had never been coined with a project! It's BS and I hate it. I love how this guy gets paid assloads more than I do, while he only knows how to use fucking Dreamweaver(!). Meanwhile, I port their entire website over to use php/mysql from the ground up and I'm making Burger King pay. It's all how you present yourself, I'm telling you. I show up to work in very casual clothes, he wears khakis and an oxford. I wear tennis shoes, he wears loafers. He is instantly much more respected than I am based on his appearance alone. blah