when philip glass and others started using computers to make music people were appaled. following in the lineage of already despised minimalist music (eg erik satie) was a bad start. but horrible LOOPS? you must be kidding! it has no real developing musical content. today electronic music is all over the place and has even begun to be accepted as a genuine art form. sure 90% of "techno" is, admittedly, crap musically. but there are some very interesting things happening at liberal arts schools. like at CalArts a few years back there was a project done with a harpist and a computer with light/motion sensors. the harpist would play and the computer would pick up hand movements and play back pre-programmed sounds in response to the harpist's movements. the harpist would then improvise and play with the noises the computer made. very cool stuff. so yes, one of these days computers will be an accepted art medium. just as they are for recording/producing music today.
osOpinion has just posted an update to their story. Now stating that OS X has achieved UNIX certification.
Appearently Open Group has updated their list of UNIX approved OS's.
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If that's the case, then head for the G4
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if the "herz myth" is to be followed then go for Motorola's G4. although they have been slacking recently a 733mhz G4 compares favorably to an AMD cpu of twice the clockspeed. especially when combined with it's 128-bit processing (although few apps take advantage of it). if only motorola were to get their act together or apple were to find a new supplier i'd be more than pleased...
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well written and i couldn't agree more!
when philip glass and others started using computers to make music people were appaled. following in the lineage of already despised minimalist music (eg erik satie) was a bad start. but horrible LOOPS? you must be kidding! it has no real developing musical content. today electronic music is all over the place and has even begun to be accepted as a genuine art form. sure 90% of "techno" is, admittedly, crap musically. but there are some very interesting things happening at liberal arts schools. like at CalArts a few years back there was a project done with a harpist and a computer with light/motion sensors. the harpist would play and the computer would pick up hand movements and play back pre-programmed sounds in response to the harpist's movements. the harpist would then improvise and play with the noises the computer made. very cool stuff. so yes, one of these days computers will be an accepted art medium. just as they are for recording/producing music today.
osOpinion has just posted an update to their story. Now stating that OS X has achieved UNIX certification. Appearently Open Group has updated their list of UNIX approved OS's. score 1 for apple
if the "herz myth" is to be followed then go for Motorola's G4. although they have been slacking recently a 733mhz G4 compares favorably to an AMD cpu of twice the clockspeed. especially when combined with it's 128-bit processing (although few apps take advantage of it). if only motorola were to get their act together or apple were to find a new supplier i'd be more than pleased...