Repercussions for moving to OsX?

[jjochems78]

Ive been using Dp for quite some time now. Im using version 3 the most up to date version and have been very very reluctant to move out of Os9 for far too long. I have too many plug ins that ive been scared to lose since i acquired them legally while i was selling music softwares at a music store but couldnt get them reauthorized once i left that job. So now i want to take the step. Ive been running into more and more problems and want to start working with a clean slate again on my computer but before i take the step into working with OsX. Aside from the obvious issues with missing plug ins. What else am i going to have to worry about?

[grimepoch]

I've found on the same machine, it won't be able to process as much (meaning a little slower). However, it's much easier to work with. AudioMIDI from OSX is so much easier to work with, at least for me, and you don't have to allocate memory anymore, it's all automatic.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

You might have to buy a MIDI interface as serial ports are no longer supported. You MIGHT get by with a serial to USB convertor, but a USB MIDI interface would be better.

Also, much of your OS 9 software will need updating.

Mike

[fbkaiser]

Even to load X, you will need perfect ram. 9 lets you get away with all sorts of stuff with bad ram. X won't.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

I've been buying RAM from OWC (Other World Computing) online for years and have NEVER been skunked once.Oddly, RAM fromApple isn't always as reliable. Go figure (or reconfigure!)

[chrispick]

Even to load X, you will need perfect ram. 9 lets you get away with all sorts of stuff with bad ram. X won't.

Really? Substantiate this claim.

[grimepoch]

Yeah because I bought new RAM for my G5 from Tiger Direct, Ultra brand, $49.00 for $512, and haven't had any issues, it's been more than 6 months.

I believe the newer machines are more forgiving in RAM than the older ones. My G3 Blue and White refused to use almost every RAM I tried in it until I got RAM from another Blue and White user.

And certainly, it has nothing to do with the OS. When you have bad RAM, the system won't even post, mine would just beep at me.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Even to load X, you will need perfect ram. 9 lets you get away with all sorts of stuff with bad ram. X won't.

Really? Substantiate this claim.

"Bad RAM" is a pretty vague term. Perhaps "cheap RAM" might be a better description. Here is what Apple says in their ONLINE PDF MANUAL for LOGIC:

"Memory -

An adequate amount of RAM is important for the overall stability of your computer music system. 512 MB (or more!) of RAM is recommended, particularly when working with numerous audio tracks or software samplers. We recommend the use of high quality RAM."

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/logic/GSwithLogic.pdf (Page 103)

They don't say what high quality means, but generally buying from a respected vendor is usually advised. Again, I have NOT heard good things about Apple's RAM. Of course, I took a puddy knife to my MINI the day I got it home

How about that online PDF manual thing! What IS the copy protection in Logic anyway? Of course, with the resources at Apple (what did they make last quarter? 5 BILLION!???) they must be pretty sure about their software being protected - either in the courts or in the programming.

How do they do it?