Audio apps are actually happening for BeOS - there's T-racks (mastering), objekt synth (virtual modular) as well as a few shareware editors/sequencers.... I don't suppose that there would be that much work in getting something like jazz++ or rosegarden going. Csound is there as well.... Ok, so this doesn't compare to the swathe of PC/Mac apps, but come on.. it's early days :) I for one can see BeOS going from strength to strength - far from seeing 'stinger' as something that will allow your fridge to talk to other fridges (Stinger is *much much much* too heavyweight for that - I work for a company that produces *the* smallest, fastest RealTime OS in the world (1)... *that's* what'll be in fridges :) - and the rest...), I see the whole webpad/wireless IP(2) stuff really freeing the musician. Think: instead of MIDI, we'll all be using IPV6 over (something like) Bluetooth, just bring your new piece of gear into yourt studio and, hey presto, your sequencer detects it, and seamlessly integrates it into your setup. That sequencer might well be running under BeOS/Stinger/Epoc (WinCE is a horror story, so don't mention it) on a webpad.... the studio sequencer could also be used live (something I wouldn't want to do with a current PC/Mac), on the train... anywhere. Take your sequencer to another studio... all of the gear is recognised, and can be used... no more plugging MIDI cables (even audio cables when bandwidth gets better). Data rates are higher than MIDI, and the protocols more sophisticated than ethernet, so MIDI latency problems will be non-existant (for one, there'll be no daisy-chaining of MIDI leads, it'll all be broadcast) the limit on MIDI channels will be gone (all instruments will be addressed using IPV6). It will be good. 1) smallest/fastest RTOS: http://www.realogy.com/ 2) webpad: http://www.qubit.net/ john.. email: john@... music: http://listen.to/dktr_t label: http://listen.to/elektronika