f-erenc szabo <zerobeat@... > wrote: >From: zerobeat@... (f-erenc szabo) > >>As you may already know, Gibson Guitars has purchased Opcode Systems, >>the originators of OMS, the de facto standard for MIDI on the Macintosh >>platform. As things stand now, Gibson has shut down Opcode's software >>development operations, and by doing so has blocked OMS development. >>Soon, operating system evolution and other factors will make the >>existing >>versions of OMS unworkable for many users. >> > >There are many of us who would love to see OMS die a horrible death. > >Is there a petition somewhere to make sure it does cease to exist? Is there any alternative. Free Midi? Don´t get me wrong - I also try not to use OMS, but it´s better to have a crappy standard than none. I don´t believe the Mac software industry will work together to give us something new and better in the short term... Ray ----------------------------------------------------------- Raymund Beyer |_ ray@... http://www.brainstorm-music.de |_ H1, 1-2 ICQ: 17201606 |_ 68159 Mannheim Fon +49 (0) 621 6858000 |_ Germany -----------------------------------------------------------