Disklavier

Perhaps ridiculous, but true.  Without a Windows
operating platform, and a FAT32 ability to format
floppy disks, you are dead in the water to be able to
use any of the Disklavier utilities that are free on
the website.  You will find out soon enough for
yourself.  Macs and Disklaviers are not ideally suited
to each other.  The new Mark IV Dislkaviers use a Lynux
platform.  You asked - we told you!  You really need a
PC to use the utilities on this website.

Carol

----- Original Message -----
From: "jheitzeb1" <jheitzeb1@...>
To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 12:03 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Re: Disklavier Mark III and
Macintosh


> What a ridiculous suggestion, to have a Mac user buy
a Windows machine.
>
> Joan
>
> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel"
<thecarolb@...> wrote:
> >
> > Your best bet is to just buy a dedicated Windows
> > machine to use for your Disklavier stuff.  A used
> > laptop is just fine.  Even better is one that uses
an
> > older operating system such as Windows 98 SE or
older.
> > Windows XP with the NTSF format is pretty standard,
but
> > the older versions of XP that use the FAT 32 format
is
> > better.  Computers do different things, and the day
of
> > one for everything is over.
> >
> > Carol Beigel
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jared Jenkins" <jaredj74@...>
> > To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:56 PM
> > Subject: [disklavier] Disklavier Mark III and
Macintosh
> >
> >
> > > My wife and I just purchased a DU1A and are
having it
> > delivered in
> > > the coming week.  Yay!!!!!  We used the archives
on
> > this group to
> > > help us decide to take the plunge.  Thank you for
all
> > the info you
> > > have shared with this list.
> > >
> > > My question for the group is, does anyone have
> > experience working
> > > with a Macintosh computer and the Pianosoft files
and
> > MIDI files?  On
> > > the Yamaha Pianosoft site it appears that you can
> > only download disks
> > > on a Windows machine.  Has anyone found a
workaround
> > for this (aside
> > > from using a program like Parallels or Boot Camp
to
> > boot Windows XP
> > > on a macintosh).  Also if I download MIDI files
or
> > the files from the
> > > files section of the User Group can I just format
a
> > disk as Windows
> > > format and save the files to a floppy disk on an
> > external USB drive
> > > and then use that disk in the piano?
> > >
> > > Any help on making files on the Mac work with the
> > piano would be very
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jared
> > >
> > >
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> To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's
founder and moderator, send it to:
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>
> To reach our group's web site go to:
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