Disklavier

What is ridiculous is that Yamaha makes the Cadillac of pianos and  
requires the Volkswagon of computers to interact with it. Joan is  
absolutely correct that, while arguably necessary, the suggestion  
will strike any Mac user as ridiculous.

...matthew...

On Jun 6, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Carol Beigel wrote:

> 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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