So MiniJam is going to ship with MusicMatch.
Has anyone checked this site out? The current software they have is PC only! I sincerely hope that MiniJam ships out with Mac capatible software.
I wouldn't stake my life on it but, I bet most the owners of Visor handhelds are Mac users.
When is this thing coming out any way?
Today (June 21) is the first offical day of summer
06-21-2000 04:44 PM
dsinema
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Well, I won't say most visor users are Mac users. But, I will say...That I sure hope they get some type of mac support. If they don't I will sure be looking at the rioport solution. At least I can get a Rioport to work with SoundJam...Of course, I don't know what their plans are for Mac support, I hope they have some.
06-21-2000 04:58 PM
lennonhead
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They better ship it with mac support, otherwise they're going to lose a whole lot of customers. They better ship it with full support too, not some kind of work-around. I certainly am not going to spend all of that money for something that might not work.
06-21-2000 05:32 PM
swendor
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Don't fret Mac users! Just visited the site and they have a Mac beta free to download. Maybe it will be ready by the time the MiniJam is released.
06-21-2000 06:01 PM
Vertigo
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quote:Originally posted by swendor: Maybe it will be ready by the time the MiniJam is released.
Sigh...
06-23-2000 06:51 AM
chrisfoster
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I'm waiting for the MiniJam, but if it has no Mac support, i'll buy a Rio 800 in a second. I need to replace my Rio 300.
06-23-2000 02:15 PM
Gameboy70
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Chris:
Do you know where I can find any information on the Rio 800? I saw a picture of the 600 and 800 in a "Wired" magazine ad. But the Media Relations at S3/Diamond won't say anything about beyond the units being "in the prototype stage."
06-23-2000 06:49 PM
Yossarian
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Registered: Jun 2000
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MusicMatch no match for Mac...Yet?
Well I finally broke down and bought a MiniJam for my VDX.
It came in a white box with no unique packaging what so ever from Amazon.com.
There are some disturbing notes I have to say as a Mac user. The CD it came with, though a hybrid, came mostly with Windoze software for the MusicMatch software it is supposed to work with. The Mac folder on the CD contained the MiniJam Browser software, an update patch, and a simple text file telling me to go download MuchMusic for the Mac. So what is the point of burning a CD again?
I know this probably do to shipping and manufacturing conditions, but if your going to put out a product that says its for either platform, make it FOR EITHER platform.
So after downloading MusicMatch (some 30mins later on my 33.6 line) I find out that there is no support currently for the software for my MiniJam. Sure there is software for two standalone players (Nomad and Rio). Furtunately I can use the MiniJam Browser to install my music. What I can't do for some reason is copy the exisiting track on the SanDisk to my computer. I take my Visor from work and home. I was hoping to download music at work (during my lunch breaks) on the T1 and bring them using the MiniJam as a transport device. Is this even possible now?
Some please help!
12-14-2000 07:03 PM
LarryN
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I think you are bummin'
I believe that you can only add or delete a file to the mmc right now. Innogear claims that they will have a file mover application ready for transferring data from the mmc some time in Q1 2001... I sure hope so. C'mon Andre...