[linux-audio-dev] [Fwd: Graphical dataflow programs violatepatents]

Andreas Kuckartz A.Kuckartz at ping.de
Wed Dec 15 19:08:44 UTC 2004


Paul Davis wrote:

> its not that clear. according to the timeline provided at Ircam,
> "Patcher", the predecessor of Max, was started in 1986. i don't know
> if patcher had a visual dataflow model or not. Max itself didn't exist
> till 1990.

Miller Puckette (the creator of Patcher and PD) probably could answer that
question and probably also knows something about prior art. Relevant articles
can almost certainly be found in Computer Music Journal
(http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Computer-Music-Journal/) and the
Prodeedings of the ICMC (http://www.computermusic.org/).

Cheers,
Andreas




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