Disklavier

Greetings Carol,

Opinions on which is the best program for running XP on the Mac? No crashing please and running without re-booting a plus.


Sunday, June 22, 2008, 10:58:59 AM, you wrote:
> I am definitely interested in something that doesn't crash as that
> is why I bought a Mac in the first place!  All I want to do in the
> future is to be able to put a PianoSoft floppy disk into my computer
> and put the songs on either a playlist (yamplayer) or convert them
> the MIDI files (dkutil) so I can burn another copy for back-up or
> turn them down to play more quietly on my DKV.  MarkIV owners do not
> have this problem as their machines store the music on a hard drive
> and already have playlist capability.
>  
> That being said, do I still need to install virus software on the
> Windows VM partition even though that partition will never be
> online?  If Safari is running, can my windows vm partition still be
> harmed even though it is not active?  Do I need to install at least
> Windows 98SE to be able to use a floppy disk drive?
>  
> I will definitely check out the Fusion as I know there are minor
> differences between it and Parallels.  I can't begin to thank you
> guys enough for helping on this one!
>  
> Carol Beigel
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Gary Connoley 
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> 
> Cc: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> 
> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 5:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Re: Using Disklavier utilities on a Mac

> I use vmware fusion for my macpro and have a number of virtual
> machines such as win xp, homesever, win 2003 server etc for
> different things. Within the vm you can set whether the USB devices
> connected to the host are connected to the guest OS. I have used an
> xp vm to run a home automation application with a USB to serial
> adapter and two USB devices flawlessly. I just tested dkutil with a USB floppy and it worked fine.
> Fusion retails for 100bucks and there is a trial from the vmware site.
> Gary

> Sent from my iPhone

> On 22 Jun 2008, at 10:00, "david962548" <magic_midi@...> wrote:

> Hi Carol

> Just don't throw out the old PC. I have a number of "old" PCs just 
> because the new one will not do what the old one did. 

> I have an old laptop because the new one does not have a RS232 com 
> port. An old PC win 98 because I have a number of programs that 
> don't like XP. I know you can get USB drives but they do not alwasy 
> work, my USB com port is com 40 but the software only goes upto com 
> 10.

> Having played a little with Parallels for Mac, I found it to be, not 
> only very slow, but locked up and crashed all the time.

> Good luck
> Midi Magic

> --- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Carol Beigel" <thecarolb@...> 
> wrote:

>> My R&D time at the moment is being filled with playing Camp 
> Grandma. working, and setting up the new iMac, so I thought I would 
> throw this out to the list in the event someone else might try this 
> in a more timely fashion than myself.

>> My Windows 98 computer developed a problem with the motherboard 
> and there does not seem to be a compatible replacement on the market 
> today. Bummer! It is just a matter of time before my Windows XP 
> computers suffer the same fate.

>> True, the new version of Mac OS10.5 (Leopard) has an included 
> utility called Bootcamp that will let you install a Windows 
> operating system. However, it is sort of clunky because you need to 
> reboot each time you want to swith operating systems.

>> I believe there is a better alternative called Parallels for Mac 
> Desktop. You can download a free 2-week trial or pay $79 to keep 
> it. This software allows one to run virtual operating systems from 
> the Mac Desktop without rebooting. They talk about Windows XP and 
> Windows Vista, but it will also run Windows 95 down through DOS6.2. 
> Lynux, and some other operating systems. You can install as many 
> virtual operating systems as you want. If you choose setting up a 
> virtual drive to less than 32G it will format it using the FAT32 - 
> which is compatible with those dkvutilities. You can also connect a 
> USB Floppy drive to copy or read Pianosoft disks.

>> It is my thought that this virtual drive will run the Giebler 
> utilities and gnmidi programs. Remember to to also load some virus 
> protection software on your virtual drives if you use Windows!

>> For those still running Windows XP, there is a free (?) program 
> called DOSBOX that will run older DOS utilities - probably the 
> Giebler. Most people use this software to run their favorite older 
> versions of games that are no longer available. I suspect it works 
> on Windows Vista as well.

>> I must admit the new 24-inch iMac is the most elegant computer I 
> have ever owned. I will probably buy a Mac laptop as well next 
> year. By then the MarkIV Disklaviers will be able to record 
> audio. Eventually I will figure out the web software to update my 
> website and would like to include using Macs with Disklaviers.

>> Let me know if anyone gets these things to work!

>> Carol Beigel


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