Hi Peter,
You shouldn't have any problem at all with a G3 and 9.2, What's
important is your internet connection - the bigger the better. Who is
your supplier?
Doc
On Jun 2, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Peter Forrester wrote:
on 22/5/08 8:14 pm, Rob MacKillop at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So what do we think of the new 'social network' sites? There is one
for
lute, one for cittern and one for early guitars/vihuelas.
Some have written to me saying they are worried that this list
might stop
running, but I don't agree. The questions on the Forum of the
network sites
are generally different in kind, less 'academic', one might say, more
social, and some people have contributed there who have not done so
here. So
I have no fear that the lists will disappear.
What the network sites are good at is sharing soundfiles, pictures
and
scores, and people seem to contact each other more readily when
they can see
a photograph of the person they are writing to.
The Music Player is interesting. Each member has his/her own. You
can upload
your own soundfiles and have it playing when people visit your My
Page. But
you can also import soundfiles from other people's pages. I even
managed to
put my Music Player on my own website. I've been wondering how to
do this
for some time. Instead of playing one file at a time, you can hear
(should
you want to, of course!) the whole lot with just one click - then
minimise
the page while you work on other things. I imagine more players
will use
this feature in time. See www.songoftherose.co.uk - scroll down the
main
page.
Lots of interesting videos beginning to appear, imported from You
Tube -
nice to have them all in one place.
I've really enjoyed looking at all the images of lutes that have
appeared on
the photos page - many I haven't seen before, and comments are
welcome,
leading to discussion.
So, I think these networks have their place and are most welcome.
But I am
happy to still read and enquire on this list. Hopefully both can
live in
harmony together. I'm sure they can.
Discuss...
Rob MacKillop
Hi Rob,
I am painfully aware that the new technology can supply access to
information and experiences that were not available even 12 months
ago. My
problem is that as an aging one-time pioneer of the EM movement I am
finding
it difficult to keep up. Out in the country with an iMac G3 running
OS 9.2
where do I go to learn more? And perhaps wouldn't I be more useful
buying
and learning to use a metal-turning lathe to produce those machine-
heads
that you and other guittar-players are going to need shortly?
Except that I
may miss something important in the meantime...
Yours frustratedly,
Peter
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