Hi Doug,

I think, the basic idea of Dieter is: "Do not make your product
dependant on other products." And this would happen, when relying on
computersoftware, which has to be compatible to new operating systems
Try to run a software which talks to an RS232 on any Apple powerbook
from the last four years and you know what I am talking about. I do not
want to buy an additional USB to RS-232 converter, I do not want to add
a driver for this. No I do not want have the hassle if this driver will
be incompatible with the next version of the OS... I wrote five lines
with only a few potential troubles and nowhere the name of Doepfer
appeared.

I prefer the approach, where the A-100 system works as a standalone. Its
enough that we are depending on the powerplants and on the PA systems...

Florian

Doug wrote:

> Hopefully I am not spoiling the soup here, but an RS-232 interface
> that accepts an ASCII configuration would eliminate the need for
> client software. Not that that makes this proposition any more
> attractive to anyone. ;)
>
> Doug
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>
> --- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , <hardware@...> wrote:
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>>But to speak the truth: I don't like modules that have to be
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> programmed with
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>>an external computer. We had and have such devices available that
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> require an
>
>>editor software (e.g. Drehbank, Pocket Series, A-192). Apart from
>
> that I in
>
>>person don't like this mode of operation in principle we always had
>
> problems
>
>>to support all different operating systems (Windows
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> 9x/2000/XP/Vista/Linux
>
>>distributions) or computer platforms (PC/Mac) or hardware
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> combinations (e.g.
>
>>separate Midi interfaces, Midi interfaces of sound cards, driver
>
> problems
>
>>...). There is only one man in the company (Christian) who would have to
>>program the microcontroller, the editor software and to look after the
>>support for all possible hard/software combinations.
>>
>>
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