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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

1746.0. "Yamaha C1 Music Computer vs.??" by MSBIS1::FATAG () Fri Oct 28 1988 14:47

    I was wondering if anyone had some input to give on the Yamaha C1
    Music Computer. My wife and I are seriously considering buying one
    to be used in my midi set up as well as a personal computer. 
    I understand it is really supposed to be quite versatile although
    I am not familiar enough with the market to know how it sizes up
    with the others......any suggestions??     Thanks!!-Ed Conley
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1746.1cent, centTRAFIC::EVANSFri Oct 28 1988 15:3918
    It sounds to me as if you want to get a Personal Computer that does
    music things too...
    
    In other words: Get a MAC, or Atari, or Amiga, since there is a
    lot (*lot*) of software for them NOT involved with music, but you
    can get GREAT sequencer software when you do want to fiddle (sorry)
    with music things.  Witness this notesfile -- about all I really
    see talked about are MACs, Atari's, and Amiga's. Commodore too.
    
    It sounds as if you haven't money to burn, so I would suggest Atari
    or Amiga, Atari first, since most performing musicians have them.
    If you had more money then I'd suggest a MAC. I have one, and love
    it. Several of my co-workers have Atari's and love them too. I just
    haven't heard much from the Amiga sector. Oh yeah, in case you didn't
    know, you can get a thing called Magic-Sack (?sp) for the Atari
    which allows it to run most of the Mac Plus programs.
    
    Bruce Evans, Santa Clara
1746.2NORGE::CHADFri Oct 28 1988 16:125
ANd the new Spectre128 adapter allows the Atari to run 128K ROM mac things like
Hypercard.  Still no midi and limited sound support for MAc programs in
emulation mode though.  See MAY14::ATARIST.

CHad
1746.3YAMAHA C1 Spec'sTILTS::LIBERTINIWed Nov 30 1988 21:0729
    re: 1746.0
    
    I just went to the YAMAHA Clinic last night here in San Diego, Ca.
    It lasted for three hours and I found out about all of their new
    products.  I have the sales lit for the C1.  Some noteable points
    are as follows....
    
    CPU:	80286 switchable 10/8 MHz
    RAM:	640Kb base memory, 512 Kb expander (opt)EMB15 Extension
    ROM:	64Kb
    DISK: (HDD)	20 Mb HDD x 1, 3.5" 2DD FDD x 1    \___ Either/Or
          (FDD) 3.5" 2DD FDD x 2                   /
    DISPLAY:	640 x 400 dot backlit LCD
    VRAM:	64Kb
    EXT DISPLAY Digital RGB
    INTERFACE:  Printer (Centronics) x 1
                Serial (RS232C) x 2
                MIDI IN x 2
                MIDI OUT x 8
                MIDI THRU x 1
    
    Includes 3.5" disk x 2 (MS-DOS 3.3, MIDI Monitor & Bulk Manager)
    
    This lap top was partly built by TOSHIBA and is totally IBM-AT
    compatible.  The qwerty keyboard has music note assignments as
    well.  The mouse MU10 is optional.  The Clinic price, for that
    night only, was $2389.00 so I bought a dozen, ha ha.
                                                                 
    Joe