Thanks Andrew, Johannes, Robert, Eric and others who replied to my
question on which version to get for OSX. "Santa" brought Finale 2005 and
I'll confess I've used it only once (had to get over the shock of how much
different the GUI looked from that of 2002!), but at least I now have a
version that can live in OSX. Everything seems to be working and the MIDI
interface talks to the Yamaha keyboard without problems.
To Johannes: You asked why I wasn't touching 10.4 with a ten-foot pole
(upgrading from 10.3.9), it has to do with my needing to continue to be
able to use a lot of old OS9-only software (Word 5a, PageMaker 6.5 and 7,
MYOB 4, etc.) and old peripherals (ZIP 100 SCSI drive, Apple Personal
LaserWriter NTR [runs with an Asante Ethernet Bridge], SCSI UMAX scanner,
etc.) I think I read that people who have been using old SCSI equipment
have problems once they move from 10.3.9 to 10.4, and I just can't risk
mucking anything up right now (Michael Anthony seems to have lost my
address and that million-dollar-check hasn't arrived yet!) since "Santa"
probably won't bring me a whole new software collection and new
peripherals. (Smiles)
To everybody: Anyway, thanks for all of your help. I've been reading about
2006b and will probably stay put until 2008c comes along. Happy New Year
to all!!
Thurletta Brown-Gavins
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Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:44:36 +0100
From: Johannes Gebauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Finale] Mac Finale 5, 6 or 7. That is the question
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On 03.11.2005 Thurletta Brown-Gavins wrote:
I currently use Finale 2002 in OS 9.2.2 on a dual-boot (OS 9.2.2 and
10.3.9) G4 with a MidiMan 1x1 and Yamaha PSR-79 keyboard. I use it
only six or seven times a year for choir/organ music (inserting
paraphrased lyrics into hymns, transposing, putting refinishing
touches on my Christmas anthem, creating a decent
funeral-recessional based on "Caisson Song" [I kid you not!], etc.,
but when I use it, I need it to work *perfectly* without any
problems. That's the case now with 2002, but it sure would be nice
to be able to work in OS 10.3.9 (don't plan to touch 10.4 with a
ten-foot pole).
To be honest, if you find that 2002 is perfect on System 9, I don't
think you will find 2k6 much worse. From my own experience 2k6 is much
more stable than anything on System 9, simply because System 9 itself
was too buggy. To be fair, I have not been hit by the latest scary bug,
nor by the file overwrite bug or the text block bug. I assume this is
because a) I hardly ever work with more than one file open, and b)
because I don't let Finale run for more than a day without restarting it.
No software I ever owned worked *perfectly* without any problems.
A backup strategy that fits your needs is always recommendable.
Why will you not touch 10.4? I am still on 10.3.9, but I am planning to
upgrade soon. What should I be prepared for?
Johannes
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