nursers Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Should I upgrade my RAM from 3K to 6K? Am also finding loading Pro-Tools sessions from my Commodore tape drive are taking too long (8 hours for 2 tracks of audio!) ------------------ www.mp3.com/thirdstoreystory The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Azzarello Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Originally posted by nursers: Should I upgrade my RAM from 3K to 6K? Am also finding loading Pro-Tools sessions from my Commodore tape drive are taking too long (8 hours for 2 tracks of audio!) You may want to think about upgrading to a C64 (you'll never need anything else), but it won't do that much good unless you upgrade from that Tapco to an Altec 1212. Pat http://www.patazzarello.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted October 19, 2001 Author Share Posted October 19, 2001 Do you think I'm made of money!!!!! I can't afford a C64! Plus, I just bought Jupiter Lander for my Vic 20 so I got too many games to make it worth upgrading. Maybe a TRS-80 is the way to go, though apparently it doesn't interact well with the digi 001. ------------------ www.mp3.com/thirdstoreystory The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Originally posted by nursers: Do you think I'm made of money!!!!! I can't afford a C64! Plus, I just bought Jupiter Lander for my Vic 20 so I got too many games to make it worth upgrading. Maybe a TRS-80 is the way to go, though apparently it doesn't interact well with the digi 001. No, not the TRS-80, you don't need that much power. I have my studio running on a Sinclair ZX81 with a whole 1k of memory works with pro-tools no problem http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Ian ------------------ http://www.hypertracker.com/go/iandixon/KC1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Wow, a Timex Silnclair and a TRS-80 reference on the same day. I had both those bad boys back in the day. 10 print "cool" 20 end cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Originally posted by ABECK: Wow, a Timex Silnclair and a TRS-80 reference on the same day. I had both those bad boys back in the day. 10 print "cool" 20 end cool or go in to the computer store and type: 10 Print "Ian is cool"; 20 Goto 10 RUN If filled the screen with 'Ian is cool' well it amused me I was only 10! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Ian ------------------ http://www.hypertracker.com/go/iandixon/KC1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copacapripacbell.net Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 Wow......lol I cant believe i just read that. I still have a Timex Sinclair,Commodre 64 (Inbox) and a Texas intruments ------------------ Cheers, La Vida Musica Copa Capri Recorders Hollyhood Productions Cheers, La Vida Musica Copa Capri Recorders Hollyhood Productions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted October 20, 2001 Share Posted October 20, 2001 Remember back in those days, playing with the computer was fun. Programming stupid shit in basic was really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted October 21, 2001 Author Share Posted October 21, 2001 Thanks for advice on upgrading to ZX1 - I actually decided to take out a personal loan and get an Amstrad - very happy, tappe drive is at least 20% faster than my Vic 20! ------------------ www.mp3.com/thirdstoreystory The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunkie Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 don't you guys know about the 1541 disk drive? it's rad! super fast- 512 bps! super expensive though, like $500. i read in compute!'s gazette that they're coming out with a C128. sweet! i don't have time for music programs, i'm too busy playing archon. http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Pressbox/7688/c64/img/archon.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod S Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Originally posted by IanD: No, not the TRS-80, you don't need that much power. I have my studio running on a Sinclair ZX81 with a whole 1k of memory works with pro-tools no problem http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Ian ZX81? I upgraded to the ZX Spectrum a while back (The 48K version, not the 16K - more memory for plug ins). 48 tracks with less than 5 second latency. Korg Kronos X73 / ARP Odyssey / Motif ES Rack / Roland D-05 / JP-08 / SE-05 / Jupiter Xm / Novation Mininova / NL2X / Waldorf Pulse II MBP-LOGIC American Deluxe P-Bass, Yamaha RBX760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthplanet Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Let me get this straight...people are using more computational power to get on to this forum than is being used with music production? At rate any programs you have on tape you need to somehow get a hard disc,or a zip drive if possible. Consumer tape drives for older computers are nowhere near the grade of what is used for data backup in businesses. One day that tape will not load and you will wish you had on disk. Q:What do you call a truck with nothing in the bed,nothing on the hitch, and room for more than three people in the cab? A:"A car".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted October 21, 2001 Author Share Posted October 21, 2001 What's a zip drive - is that a new form of tape for the ZX machines? BTW, playing a great new game on my Vic 20 called Thermonuclearwargames (based on the movie) - it's an adventure game, so when you choose an option it loads a new bit from the tape drive!!! How's that for technology! ------------------ www.mp3.com/thirdstoreystory The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunkie Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 hard....disc...? don't you mean disk? http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif come on in, tenth. tonight we're gonna party like it's 1982. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthplanet Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 It all depends on your media. Laserdisks,Laserdisc,Compact Disks,Compact Disc,Diskette, it seems the spellings for never standardized for I have seen them in print at one time or another. Is it any wonder we use the term hard drive most the time. Q:What do you call a truck with nothing in the bed,nothing on the hitch, and room for more than three people in the cab? A:"A car".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Hahaha... losers... bow before your master... Sinclair ZX 48 kb + Microdrive, now THAT'S a winning combination... I can store up to 85 kb in each cartridge, and recover it at 15 KB per second!! Yes, it's not a typo, I said 15 kb/second! http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/Microdrive2.JPG I've heard something about a 3" disk drive in a supposed "spectrum+3"... maybe that's the "zip drive" you were talking about? I suppose it must have a zipper to prevent dust from getting in when there are no "disk tapes" inside of it. But I don't really care about those conjectures, it can't be much better that a few microdrives daisy-chained together. ------------------ = blue = This message has been edited by Blue on 10-21-2001 at 09:32 AM = blue = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthplanet Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Yes Blue; cartridges have a fast access time and make excellent sense. I like to refer to them in the context of video games. Nintendo N 64 using cartridges is not because they couldn't come up with a CD-rom. What Operating Systems does your Sinclair run? Cool photo of unit. Michael Q:What do you call a truck with nothing in the bed,nothing on the hitch, and room for more than three people in the cab? A:"A car".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunkie Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 http://www.hlassportfishing.com/fish/hawaii_fishing.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted October 22, 2001 Author Share Posted October 22, 2001 I'm sorry but you must be lying about 15K/sec transfer rates - it will be at least 1998 before those rates will be achieved! Next you will be saying that you can get 9600 baud on a modem!! Get real! ------------------ www.mp3.com/thirdstoreystory The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted October 28, 2001 Author Share Posted October 28, 2001 I have an apology to make - a friend of mine says a 9600 moden is THEORETICALLY feasible. The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty_dup1 Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 Wow - you must be getting a really tight seal on the acoustic coupler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbyjoe Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 commodore 64's rocked! can you remember ghettoblaster, bombjack, skate or die, test drive (that one was ground breaking because it had a voice say "accolade presents...."). the music was really kewl too. load "$",8 list did you know you can download commodore 64 emulators and unfortunately they still take 1 minute to load the different levels of beyond castle wolfenstein. oh the 80's..... "Consider how much coffee you're drinking - it's probably not enough." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 Originally posted by Blue: Hahaha... losers... bow before your master... Sinclair ZX 48 kb + Microdrive, now THAT'S a winning combination... I can store up to 85 kb in each cartridge, and recover it at 15 KB per second!! Yes, it's not a typo, I said 15 kb/second! http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/Microdrive2.JPG I've heard something about a 3" disk drive in a supposed "spectrum+3"... maybe that's the "zip drive" you were talking about? I suppose it must have a zipper to prevent dust from getting in when there are no "disk tapes" inside of it. But I don't really care about those conjectures, it can't be much better that a few microdrives daisy-chained together. i used to have the microdrives on my Spectrum, they were great! I had a RAM music machine for my specy,anyone remeber that? 2 midi tracks and a drum track with a 8 bit sampler Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon Posted October 30, 2001 Share Posted October 30, 2001 I was always an Apple user. 1977 - 16K Apple ][ with cassette, I was 8 years old. 1981 - 48K Apple ][+ with Disk ][, I could program in BASIC 1984 - 128K Apple //e, the joys of 65C02 assembly 1984 - 128K Macintosh, the first computer I bought with my own money acquired after the fact: 256K Apple /// with every software title ever made for it Apple Lisa with Twiggies Go tell someone you love that you love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted October 31, 2001 Author Share Posted October 31, 2001 yep, grew up with Apple II, IIe's etc at school - many a lunch hour at school spent playing Taipan, Castle Wolfenstein, etc. Ahh the technology The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 I remember also some Apple II/e or something like that back in my school years... I think we played some shoot'em up game like space invaders... I think it was called "Bandits". There were also some other games but I can't remember... ¿maybe Pitfall? And, well, yes, every now and then we payed attention to the teacher ;-) That man had infinite patience... = blue = Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Speaking of games for the Apple IIe, let's not forget good ol' Zork... dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Originally posted by Dave Bryce: Speaking of games for the Apple IIe, let's not forget good ol' Zork... dB My all-time favorite Infocom game was "Bureaucracy" (and the only one I finished). Do you remember "Hollywood Hijinx" or "Leather Goddesses of Phobos" ? - Have not finished either one yet, perhaps tonite... if I only could find the "mystery pen" for my hint-books BTW, do they still make them text-only adventure games? I always thought they where cool. /Mats PS Some cool Infocom-sites: http://www.infocom-if.org/company/company.html (very intresting reading!) http://infocom.elsewhere.org/ (on-line versions of many Infocom games) http://hometown.aol.com/sharruce/index.html (hints, walkthrus) http://hometown.aol.com/graemecree/infobugs/index.htm (list of known bugs, very cool!) [ 10-31-2001: Message edited by: mats.olsson@rockfile.se ] http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 ... double post, sorry. [ 10-31-2001: Message edited by: mats.olsson@rockfile.se ] http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted October 31, 2001 Share Posted October 31, 2001 Originally posted by mats.olsson@rockfile.se: Do you remember "Hollywood Hijinx" or "Leather Goddesses of Phobos" ? - Have not finished either one yet, perhaps tonite... I finished Leather Godesses...nailed Zork, too. I loved those games - there was a lotta imagination involved... dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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