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Re: Apple unveils redesigned iPad

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Post by scarface74 »

crazygringo wrote: post #280
scarface74 wrote: post #157

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You can still use it for Netflix and a few other video apps and you can download the “last compatible version”

Yeah a lot of the video apps really seem to go out of their way to support old iOS versions in a way that other apps don't. Presumably precisely because a lot of people keep using 10-year-old iPads as a dedicated video player.

It was 2019 the last time I tried. But I remember Netflix, Plex, Hulu and Crackle were all able to be installed from a reset iPad 1st gen.

I could also download Apple’s iWork suite and download purchased iTunes music and movies and play them.

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Post by ndmdlspsu »

andrekandre wrote: post #288
lm28469 wrote: post #205

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In a way it is, but capitalism has been way more successful than the soviet's Pravda could have dreamed of

in terms of "true believers" or propaganda?

In terms of being a functional system which allows for political dissent, unlike the Soviet Union and every other communist country

The difference between capitalism and communism is that communism requires everyone to believe in it and participate in it or corruption takes over, but capitalism works whether you believe in it or not.

There's still corruption in capitalist societies, but sometimes the ability to have political dissent keeps the corruption from completely destroying the system. In communist countries the control of the Party is more like a feature than a bug..

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Post by Wowfunhappy »

coder543 wrote: post #148
Wowfunhappy wrote: post #147

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I was actually thinking that would probably apply to Windows support as well!

not fully: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/which-surface-de...

Windows 10 will be supported until 2025 though. (And to be honest, I'll be surprised if Microsoft doesn't extend that given Windows 11's system requirements.)

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Post by KerrAvon »

shadowfacts wrote: post #88

I “like” how Apple makes a better keyboard/trackpad case for the cheap iPad than for the Pro. The new Magic Keyboard Folio: - has a trackpad - has media keys - can lie flat on a table without having to remove the case The Magic Keyboard (the floaty one): - has a trackpad - does not have media keys - cannot lie flat The Smart Keyboard Folio: - does not have a trackpad - does not have media keys - can lie flat So if yo…

What do you mean "lie flat on a table"? You want to use the iPad with the screen flat on the table in line with the keyboard? Do you realize how bad that is for you, ergonomically? Your neck will have a really hard time over time.

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Post by gpt5 »

gregoriol wrote: post #241
gpt5 wrote: post #240

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This is an overly negative comment for what is a positive move. Supporting USB-C instead of lightning is good, and it is a reasonable cost to have older accessories face backwards compatibility issues.

They could have support Pencil 2, which is being sold quite some time now... the point is that is doesn't make much sense to only support Pencil 1.

The Pencil 2 uses a different technology, with different hardware costs. According to your logic, they should have either not switched to USB-C because a niche accessory has not switched yet, or alternatively, incurred the higher costs and raise price for the consumers (again, for that niche accessory).

Why does it seem so weird that they chose to switch to USB-C while using the adapter as a non-ideal stop-gap solution for that niche use case? It seems like a perfectly reasonable tradeoff.

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Post by ihatepython »

crazygringo wrote: post #281
layer8 wrote: post #270

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Some people do.

With a 486 processor? I don't think so. The only way they're using it is the same way they're using a Commodore 64, as an antique.

I do.

A 486 running Windows 3.1 with Cubase 1.0 exclusively for MIDI running in Standard Mode is far superior to any modern machine with respect to timing. Also, MIDI software hasn't evolved that much over the past couple decades.

Perhaps it even rivals an Atari ST

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Post by scarface74 »

ihatepython wrote: post #297
crazygringo wrote: post #281

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With a 486 processor? I don't think so. The only way they're using it is the same way they're using a Commodore 64, as an antique.

I do. A 486 running Windows 3.1 with Cubase 1.0 exclusively for MIDI running in Standard Mode is far superior to any modern machine with respect to timing. Also, MIDI software hasn't evolved that much over the past couple decades. Perhaps it even rivals an Atari ST

How is Cubase better on a 486 than a modern computer like most people use?

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Post by ihatepython »

scarface74 wrote: post #298
ihatepython wrote: post #297

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I do. A 486 running Windows 3.1 with Cubase 1.0 exclusively for MIDI running in Standard Mode is far superior to any modern machine with respect to timing. Also, MIDI software hasn't evolved that much over the past couple decades. Perhaps it even rivals an Atari ST

How is Cubase better on a 486 than a modern computer like most people use?

Timing. Midi jitter and latency.

DOS/Windows 3.1 is still good for timing sensitive applications.

Nowadays MIDI interfaces are usually USB. But an ISA card or a parallel port will yield better results.

On modern computers, MIDI generally feels slightly off, and not as musical, but for the most part 'good enough' for the vast majority.

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Post by tomjen3 »

exabrial wrote: post #126
tomjen3 wrote: post #90

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I hate this idea. I am not going to throw out my keyboard, earbuds, touchpad, iphone, etc just so that they will all have USB-C connections. Given that, it will take me at least 5 years to replace everything so I only need to use USB-C cables. 5 years where I will have to use two different sets of cables.

Unfortunately you're in the minority. The rest of the world uses usb-c.

The rest of the non-apple world may, but why should that matter to Apple users.
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