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Re: [disklavier] External floppy

2014-01-22 by Skanter123

I just made a donation.  I encourage others to do the same - Mark's utilities are priceless!

Sam 
www.keyboardcollective.com
(212) 684-3304





> On Jan 22, 2014, at 5:24 PM, Alan Dorschug <ISKI1@...> wrote:
> 
> Check the website.
> 
> 
> All donations are welcome.
> 
> http://www.kinura.net/ppfbu/
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PianoBench <PianoBench@aol.com>
> To: disklavier <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jan 22, 2014 4:56 pm
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] External floppy
> 
>  
> Good afternoon, everyone.
> 
> Have you considered calling your software "donationware" instead of "freeware"? 
> 
> I am prepared to send a donation.
> 
> Regards,
> PianoBench
> 
>> On Jan 22, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Mark Fontana <mark@kinura.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> This is a known limitation of the current version, and covering up the hole in the diskette won't make a difference.  1.44 MB Disklavier floppy support is already implemented and will be in the next version.  (The hold-up has to do with an expired code signing certificate, required to prevent Windows from warning that my software is untrusted and will destroy your computer.  The renewal will cost me about $500, just for the privilege of publishing free software.)
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> 
>>> On 01/22/2014 02:49 PM, skanter123@... wrote:
>>>  
>>> Mark, PPFUB works great on 720KB disks, but would not read a Pianosoft sample disk that is 1.4MB DD. Will covering up hole with tape work (not there now so can't try yet).
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 
>

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