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Re: Upgrading the OS. No luck.

2005-11-03 by vibesart

Whichever route you go Ron, this is not a once-only operation, it is
THE way to save your XL& work. I use eloader several times per week.
Once I had the misfortune losing a killer Seq set that I had created
(due to user error, working while exhausted). Luckily, I had it backed
up in eloader and in no time ~viola~ I had my sequence back.


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Ronald Pieket" <rpieket@y...> wrote:
>
> Buying a new (and outdated) computer for a once-only operation seems
> like a last resort option.
> 
> I see that the Windows version of eloader works over USB. My computer
> at work has a USB port, so I'll try that. I'm not seeing any OS
> requirement info - does eloader work under XP?
> 
> -Ron.
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "vibesart" <edmann@p...> wrote:
> >
> > The Command Station is such a magnificent piece of gear that I think
> > if one is basing their performance setup on the Command Station, it is
> > useful to have a small, low-power, inexpensive PC or Mac OS9.xx
> > machine (imac or ibook) if for nothing else, just for eloader. You
> > could purchase a $150 imac and a $40 MIDI interface and you would be
> > all set.
> > 
> > Alternatelively, if one is a mac-only person, maybe the most expansive
> > and forward-looking choice would be to begin dabbling in XP (add it to
> > your arsenal). I think I see less problems there than I do in OSX for
> > pro audio apps.
>

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