| from g3 to xp or w 7 ? [message #106231] |
Tue, 12 April 2011 17:35  |
barkingpig
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3 cards in a 32 bit magma on a g3, os 9.? to XP or W7? what benefits can i expect? Sounds like paris is becoming more usable. Suffered long enuf, time to make a move. What benefits would 64 bit offer? thanks.
mark
good sound is the absence of bad sound
[Updated on: Tue, 12 April 2011 17:40] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: from g3 to xp or w 7 ? [message #106240 is a reply to message #106239] |
Tue, 12 April 2011 21:33  |
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Just got a sec right now but basically:
1) XP has been solid as a rock for the last couple of years on even the most modern multicore systems thanks to Mike's reissue drivers
2) Win7 32 bit has a shorter track record but the results so far have been stellar, with user Philip reporting it runs very stable and solid using the XP drivers (you'll find the thread stickied)
3) Win7 64bit drivers: Mike's working on them. It's pretty cheeky to be trying to make stuff this astonishingly old work in a state-of-the-art modern OS, but he's had nothing but positive indicators so far. Mike came up with an elegant "double buffering" solution to work around some key issues and it works well enough that he's grafted it into the XP drivers. There is a *lot* of ingenuity being applied here, and we're quite hopeful about the outcome.
4) That looks like a good system, rather like my own. Not blazing by today's standards but compared to that G3 you're absolutely going to need seatbelts on your computer chair.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
[Updated on: Tue, 12 April 2011 21:38] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: from g3 to xp or w 7 ? [message #106249 is a reply to message #106248] |
Fri, 15 April 2011 01:42 |
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ASIO was a Mac thing in the days of OS9 and earlier. Nowadays it's primarily PC, with OSX Macs using Core Audio instead.
There have been three total versions of ASIO for PARIS. The first shipped with PARIS and was basically not very useful - high latencies, 16 bit only, limited I/O. The second versions were written by Matt Craig in 2004 and were an improvement but still limited.
The current state of play is that Mike's got a version of the ASIO driver in alpha that has a mere 256 samples of latency and allows all MEC card inputs and outputs, albeit only at 16 bit. But it's an alpha so it's expectedly rough around the edges and certain things cause instant crashes. For example, trying to open its driver control panel, probably because that hasn't been written yet. 
Try one of the first two, depending on your needs there are those who've found them unobjectionable. If you talk nice to Mike (and promise not to complain about the rough parts) he might let you have a peek at his snappier alphas - I've used them and they were actually quite stable once I learned "what not to do".
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
[Updated on: Fri, 15 April 2011 01:44] Report message to a moderator |
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| Re: from g3 to xp or w 7 ? [message #106251 is a reply to message #106250] |
Fri, 15 April 2011 01:55 |
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Huh, weird. If you can't buy the XP drivers through the download link at the bottom of this page,, his email's Mike at mike at mikeaudet dotcom.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
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| Re: from g3 to xp or w 7 ? [message #106253 is a reply to message #106252] |
Fri, 15 April 2011 02:09 |
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Both Mike and I have hosting companies that "changed the rules" on us suddenly without notice. In his case I remember it really screwed up the e-commerce thing. Drop him an email at that address I gave you, he'll have you sorted out in quick order.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
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| Re: from g3 to xp or w 7 ? [message #106304 is a reply to message #106303] |
Fri, 22 April 2011 14:47 |
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This is just weird; it sounds like the "Crash On Exit" bug but I was under the impression it had been killed a long time ago (like - 2004).
I think what's making it hard to help are 1) we don't really have a lot of info to go on and 2) Mike Audet couldn't sort it out??? I dunno, nobody knows the PARIS drivers better than Mike, if he's stumped the problem must be very stubborn and deep.
About the only thing I could suggest is a complete OS reinstall and then a careful reinstallation of PARIS making certain to tick off every step as I went. This has fixed even the most stubborn problems for me every time.
Dunno if you've seen this page, but although it's more relevant to the old drivers it might spark some thoughts too.
"... being bitter is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other guy to die..." - anon
[Updated on: Fri, 22 April 2011 14:50] Report message to a moderator |
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