Bc2000 (for the BCF2000 & BCR2000)

On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 10:29:16AM -0000, Mark van den Berg wrote:
> > ...
> > Sending actual ascii text instead of a binary blob actually makes a
> > lot of sense.  As firmware is upgraded, it's not as easy to add
> > settings for new features into the sys-ex and still remain compatible
> > with old sys-ex files if you use a binary blob.
> 
> In theory you are right that BCL's text format is more 
> upgrade-compatible. However, having spent months trying to get to
> grips with BCL and its bugs and quirks, I feel permitted to say that I
> don't like BCL at all, and would have preferred an old-fashioned,
> compact sysex format: ...

I hear your pain!  I guess instead of "makes a lot of sense," I should
have said "can make a lot of sense if done right!"

--> Steve

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