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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