Doepfer

Hi Doug,

I think, the basic idea of Dieter is: "Do not make your product 
dependant on other products." And this would happen, when relying on 
computersoftware, which has to be compatible to new operating systems 
Try to run a software which talks to an RS232 on any Apple powerbook 
from the last four years and you know what I am talking about. I do not 
want to buy an additional USB to RS-232 converter, I do not want to add 
a driver for this. No I do not want have the hassle if this driver will 
be incompatible with the next version of the OS... I wrote five lines 
with only a few potential troubles and nowhere the name of Doepfer 
appeared.

I prefer the approach, where the A-100 system works as a standalone. Its 
enough that we are depending on the powerplants and on the PA systems...

Florian

Doug wrote:

> Hopefully I am not spoiling the soup here, but an RS-232 interface
> that accepts an ASCII configuration would eliminate the need for
> client software. Not that that makes this proposition any more
> attractive to anyone. ;)
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, <hardware@...> wrote:
>  
> 
>>But to speak the truth: I don't like modules that have to be
> 
> programmed with
> 
>>an external computer. We had and have such devices available that
> 
> require an
> 
>>editor software (e.g. Drehbank, Pocket Series, A-192). Apart from
> 
> that I in
> 
>>person don't like this mode of operation in principle we always had
> 
> problems
> 
>>to support all different operating systems (Windows
> 
> 9x/2000/XP/Vista/Linux
> 
>>distributions) or computer platforms (PC/Mac) or hardware
> 
> combinations (e.g.
> 
>>separate Midi interfaces, Midi interfaces of sound cards, driver
> 
> problems
> 
>>...). There is only one man in the company (Christian) who would have to
>>program the microcontroller, the editor software and to look after the
>>support for all possible hard/software combinations.
>>
>>
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