Paul Hayden / 04.12.15 / 1:26PM wrote:
this dual-processor question had to do with whether I should buy a
dual-processor upgrade for my aging Power Mac G4 (500 MHz), or get a
near-bottom-of-the-line G5.
Apple has been emphasizing on dual proc architecture for years, and it is
more so now. To
What specifically are you looking for from Finale in regards to dual
processor support?
On 12/13/04 James Bailey wrote:
Just so I'm clear, Finale does NOT make use of the dual processor?
James, I have heard in the past that that is the case. John Hinchey
reinforced that when he wrote (on
On 12/15/04 Allen Fisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What specifically are you looking for from Finale in regards to dual
processor support?
Hi Allen,
I'm not sure if you're asking me or James that question, but for me
this dual-processor question had to do with whether I should buy a
On 12/8/04, Paul Hayden wrote:
Digital Performer will clearly perform better regardless of which I
choose, since it takes advantage of dual processors. But Finale? I'm
not sure what kind of real-world improvement I can expect with the
upgrade.
On 12/13/04 James Bailey wrote:
Just so I'm clear,
Paul Hayden / 04.12.14 / 7:54PM wrote:
My understanding is that a piece of software must be specifically
written to take advantage of dual processors.
Not so under OSX, while programmer _can_ take advantage of multi
processor if needed by sending thread separately. Again, I don't think
the
Just so I'm clear, Finale does NOT make use of the dual processor?
Digital Performer will clearly perform better regardless of
which I choose, since it takes advantage of dual processors. But
Finale? I'm not sure what kind of real-world improvement I can expect
with the upgrade.
At 12:00 PM -0600 12/8/04, John Hinchey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I asked tech support this question before I upgraded to FIN MAC 2005.
I was told there were no
functions that took advantage of dual processor Macs.
Now if you are using Digital Performer and some other music sequencing
and
Paul,
One important factor to me in the upgrade to the G5 (Mid level - single processor) is the quiet. You'll be so relieved when you realize how much energy the noise of the G4 is draining from your work environment. It's a real improvement - you get speed and quiet.
Chuck
On Dec 8, 2004,
Hi all,
I asked tech support this question before I upgraded to FIN MAC 2005.
I was told there were no
functions that took advantage of dual processor Macs.
Now if you are using Digital Performer and some other music sequencing
and recording software, that is a different story. The Dual is
