[LAU] Any support for MADI?

drew Roberts zotz at 100jamz.com
Fri Nov 26 15:27:55 UTC 2010


On Thursday 25 November 2010 19:35:09 Ken Restivo wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 07:40:19AM +0000, Schnurpfeil, Michael wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > What do you think about a portable Lunchbox Computer for mobile
> > recording? Take a look here:
> > http://www.acmeportable.de/comrade-480-de.html. On this you can install
> > any Linux audio distribution and install any soundcard you want.
>
> That looks eerily familiar to me:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Compaq_portable.jpg

Different form factor. BTW. I had a lunchbox and it was much better to tote 
and use that that Compaq you reference. 


My first clamshell was a Kaypro 2000. 

http://oldcomputers.net/kaypro2000.html
http://oldcomputers.net/pics/kaypro2000-open.jpg

no hd, one 720k floppy iirc.

>
>
> -ken

drew
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> > Von: linux-audio-user-bounces at lists.linuxaudio.org
> > [mailto:linux-audio-user-bounces at lists.linuxaudio.org] Im Auftrag von
> > david Gesendet: Mittwoch, 24. November 2010 20:56
> > An: linux-audio-user
> > Betreff: Re: [LAU] Any support for MADI?
> >
> > Paul Davis wrote:
> > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 2:37 AM, Lorenzo Sutton <lsutton at libero.it> 
wrote:
> > >> Wouldn't it be nice if someone (TM) built a open source-driven
> > >> portable computer ready for audio with possibly decently priced?
> > >>
> > >> I say 'portable computer' and not 'laptop' because I imagine something
> > >> maybe a bit bigger than a laptop but smaller than a desktop (like a
> > >> 'fatter' i.e. higher laptop), a kind of hybrid, enabling for e.g. to
> > >> fit in at least a pci card and maybe a 5 inch hard disk (maybe even
> > >> solid state?)
> > >>
> > >> Similar in a way to the indamixx but more focused on hardware....
> > >>
> > >> I am not at all an hardware expert but my guess is that someone with
> > >> the right know-how (even a team) could whip up a pretty interesting
> > >> machine?
> > >>
> > >> But maybe this is pure fiction :)
> > >
> > > its not pure fiction. there have been at least a half-dozen companies
> > > in the english-speaking world alone that have tried to sell
> > > audio-centric computers. its a niche market, and in general they don't
> > > last very long. here's one that died and has been resurrected, for
> > > example:
> > >
> > > http://www.carillonac1.com/
> > >
> > > or another
> > >
> > > http://raincomputers.com/
> > >
> > > there's not a lot of money to be made in this market, let alone the
> > > tiny corner of it that would run linux on it. imagining that there is
> > > a notable market for a custom built unit using non-off-the-shelf cases
> > > or components ... now we're talking fiction.
> >
> > One of the pro-audio companies - Sweetwater.com - sells audio-centric
> > PCs. Unfortunately, their OS of choice is Windows with the corresponding
> > $$$ pro audio programs.
> >
> > A friend of mine bought one of their systems a couple of years ago. I
> > was able to boot Pure:Dyne on it and at least MIDI worked; didn't try
> > any audio recording.
> >
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