From: klb52@gmx.us   
      
   On 2015-09-10 00:53:24 -0500, Jim D  said:   
      
   >>>   
   >>>> It's the result of the left's constant efforts to stir up racial   
   >>>> tensions.  The goal being to create conditions where people will   
   >>>> accept more and more government control.  Less freedom for us, more   
   >>>> power for them.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Jim   
   >>>   
   >>> Racial tensions today are nothing like they were in the '50s and '60s, so   
   >>> something else must also be involved...like total self-hate and the   
   >>> resulting Masochism...but I don't share that Crap, nor will I...so all I   
   >>> can say is COUNT ME OUT!!!   
   >>>   
   >>> Reminds me of the first tune on the new album, "I'm Not The One" ;)   
   >>>   
   >>> Ouisie   
   >>   
   >> Just for the record, I have used Macs to gig with since around 1992 or   
   >> so (a Mac SE30 "baby mac" with built in screen - ran a midi out box to   
   >> a synth and used a program called MasterTracks Pro which worked back to   
   >> OS 6! -  still have it, still works great), have done many hundreds of   
   >> gigs with them and LITERALLY never had one even give a hint of failing.   
   >>  I have a PC laptop with Ubuntu and I like it but again, I like it   
   >> because it is so Mac like (or because OS X mac is so Linux like).   
   >> Either way, I use Macs for a simple reason.  They work, every time.   
   >> And BTW, I have never purchased a new Mac - always used, always worked   
   >> terrific.   
   >   
   > wow, I had to go back to the beginning of this thread to see how mac's   
   > figured into it :-)   
   >   
   > Got it now, it's because of the coincidence of two mac's I've repaired   
   > failing withing days of each other.  eh, stuff happens. I'd say I've   
   > done more then those two, and the others still work, but I won't,   
   > except I just did :-)  Why temp the gods ?   
   >   
   > Things wear out.  Back in the day, it was hard drives, now it's the   
   > video chips.   
   >   
   > And wow again to MTP.  I used that for many years.  Sadly, I don't have   
   > a machine it'll still run on.  Wife is really icky about me collecting   
   > up old computers. It's not worth the grief to fight her over that.   
   > Plus, anyway I'm more and more into things the new code will do past   
   > just be a midi sequencer. We're actually recording things on the   
   > computer now, a mix of audio and midi, and it works.  Yeah, it's -   
   > always - worked someone will say. But no, it didn't always work well   
   > enough to use, at least for us. The system I have now is small, self   
   > contained, and actually is capable of doing mixed midi and audio   
   > sessions, and it's even portable. A test of that will come come up   
   > soon. We've asked a local pedal steel guy to add some tracks to our   
   > current recording project. For that, I'll bundle it all up and we'll go   
   > to his place and add his parts.   
   >   
   > Yep, macs are reliable. Probably no more than a decent pc laptop   
   > nowadays.  But there was a time when it wasn't even close.   
   >   
   >   
   > Jim   
      
   Oh and i meant I still have the SE30 - haven't used MTP for quite   
   awhile.  I keep the SE30 because I just loved it form.   
      
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