usch;485756 Wrote: > I wonder how many Mac users actually buy a Squeezebox. Several friends > of mine have Macs, but none of them would buy anything but original > Apple equipment such as AirTunes on an AirPort Express. So the demand > for HFS+ support is probably much smaller than the market share of Apple > vs. Microsoft suggests. > > And maybe the main obstacle will not be the file system, but that the > Touch is not available in white. ;)
Good point about the color! But it really doesn't matter about the file type. Just because all the music is on a Mac doesn't mean one can't plug a FAT32 or NTFS USB drive in the back of the Mac and transfer all ones music to that drive USB drive to use with a Touch. All my USB drives are FAT32 and I use them with my WinXP, Mac Mini, and Ubuntu PCs. The biggest issue in my mind is the file type, not the drive format (other then something so odd it shouldn't even be considered as supported). My Mac moves MP3s back and forth from my big USB drive, it sees a file type it recognizes and doesn't care about the drive format. So other then already having a big USB drive formatted in HFS+ with all ones music on it, its not that big a deal. Besides, one could buy a FAT32 USB drive for the Touch and keep the HFS+ as the backup drive. -- iPhone *iPhone* Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono's, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, Vandersteen Speakers: Quatro Mains, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Video: Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Kitchen: Squeezebox BOOM Bedroom: Second Boom Bathroom: Squeezebox Radio Ford Thunderbird: Duet, Mac Mini Ford Expedition: SB Touch, USB drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=70142 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
