Elantric's Computer

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kenact

Godin Session & Montreal FTP, LGXT, LGX SA, Redline, ACS, A12, A11, A10, A4
Danoblaster Baritone w/GK-3
Gretsch Nashville, Viking
Fender Strats
Fret King Supermatic
Larrivee DV03RE
Parker Midi Fly
Seagull, S&P 12
VOX Phantom XII
GR-55, 33, 30, 20, GI-20, RC-50, US-20, VG-99, VP-7
Sentient 6
Cyr 7


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Chumly

Suggestions for a good sized external SSD for a 2017 Apple MacBook Pro 13" suitable for real-time recording and sample streaming?
I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. - Richard P. Feynman

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Quote from: Chumly on November 10, 2020, 05:17:03 PM
Suggestions for a good sized external SSD for a 2017 Apple MacBook Pro 13" suitable for real-time recording and sample streaming?

Costco - $120



SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable USB 3.1 Type-C External SSD


https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1380214-REG/sandisk_sdssde60_1t00_g25_extreme_600_1tb_ssd.html


mooncaine

Oooh, I like that. I've been using ADAT SD700 3D NAND 1TB drives, and I am well pleased. Just 9 bucks more, but, hmm, this one looks more convenient than mine because it's got the USB-C shaped hole. Mine have the wide ugly flat USB plug that seems delicate. I guess it's tough enough. I've gone through a few of those cables on my Samsung phones but the phone's USB jack has held up.


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#239

I had a clone of above - 16 shades of no lag orange plasma Screen
During bulk of 1990s all I used was "Luggable lunchbox" computers DIY builds from an importer in (BSI in  Alhambra CA) -where I'd swap motherboards/CPU for performance  upgrades every 2 years
https://www.bsicomputer.com/products/fieldgo-m9-1760

Here's a 2021 era version



https://hackaday.com/2021/06/28/a-modern-take-on-the-luggable-computer/

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/yjrV3C

gumtown

I remember the first laptop I used, can't remember if it was the PC Xt or the futuristic high spec'ed 286,
had a monochrome lcd screen.
But it was like a briefcase full of bricks.
Free "GR-55 FloorBoard" editor software from https://sourceforge.net/projects/grfloorboard/

kenact

Quote from: gumtown on June 30, 2021, 01:49:24 PM
I remember the first laptop I used, can't remember if it was the PC Xt or the futuristic high spec'ed 286,
had a monochrome lcd screen.
But it was like a briefcase full of bricks.

The first one I had, had a detachable screen, with an EGA monitor plug in it. This was around 1986. It also had a WLOC (Wang Local Office Connector) connector, that would allow you to connect it to a Wang mini-computer, and essentially use it as your office desktop.

The brick came in the form of the power supply.  :)
Godin Session & Montreal FTP, LGXT, LGX SA, Redline, ACS, A12, A11, A10, A4
Danoblaster Baritone w/GK-3
Gretsch Nashville, Viking
Fender Strats
Fret King Supermatic
Larrivee DV03RE
Parker Midi Fly
Seagull, S&P 12
VOX Phantom XII
GR-55, 33, 30, 20, GI-20, RC-50, US-20, VG-99, VP-7
Sentient 6
Cyr 7

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HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR WINDOWS 10 PC FOR MUSIC PRODUCTION

https://zoomcorp.com/en/jp/news/windows10/


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#244
User Repairable laptop computers

Framework
https://frame.work/

Dell Latitudes are often easy to locate replacement motherboards and service manuals can be found
Other info on laptops which may be badged as Acer,  HP, Compaq, Dell, Asus, but may  share a common OEM board from Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Pegatron


kenact

Quote from: admin on December 17, 2021, 11:52:06 PM
Dell Latitudes are often easy to locate replacement motherboards and service manuals can be found
Other info on laptops which may be badged as Acer,  HP, Compaq, Dell, Asus, but may  share a common OEM board from Quanta, Compal, Wistron, Pegatron


In the late 1990s or early 2000s, I had a Dell Inspiron, that was unable to be used in a docking station like the equivalent Latitude. It turned out that you could flash the Inspiron with the Bios for a Latitude, and all of a sudden, it was a Latitude, supporting all the same hardware, running the same OS with the same user, and all the same installed software, and could be used in the docking station.

On a slightly different note, someone hacked the Dell Latitude D630, to allow it to install a Dell branded Windows 7 x64 OS. Which means, a laptop, built in 2007, can run Windows 10. It also supports twice the memory Dell claims.

I have 5 D630s, running 8gb RAM and running Windows 10. I use them to run lights for theater performances. The Firewire port still works as well, but the PCMCIA slot no longer functions under Windows 10. Which is a shame, since I still have an E-MU 1616. :(

The big brother, E-MU 1820, doesn't work either, and that uses a PCI card. :( :(
Godin Session & Montreal FTP, LGXT, LGX SA, Redline, ACS, A12, A11, A10, A4
Danoblaster Baritone w/GK-3
Gretsch Nashville, Viking
Fender Strats
Fret King Supermatic
Larrivee DV03RE
Parker Midi Fly
Seagull, S&P 12
VOX Phantom XII
GR-55, 33, 30, 20, GI-20, RC-50, US-20, VG-99, VP-7
Sentient 6
Cyr 7

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