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@Knezzen
If you want to run and expand this place, you have to decide which user group you want to address and then act accordingly....

My observation on several forums is that the vast majority of newcomers to OS7-9 comes from Gen-Z. My observation also is that most of them tend to 'grab and run away' with anything they can get their hands on (torrents, file vaults etc.) and only subscribe to forums when they need tech support or to request even more "goodies".

And here lies the dilemma - you have to decide which group you want to serve. You can't please them all.

I disagree. If what you're writing is correct then "Gen Z" will only join a forum to download stuff and then leave, never contributing anything. The other group will join despite there being no downloads, or the downloads being available publicly (like on Macintosh Garden).

So a non-issue. The group we're "serving" is the group that has a interest in Mac OS 9. There's no "we" or "them" here.
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@Knezzen
Now, in all seriousness. The demographic of OS9 user base have changed and so have netiquette, habits and many other things. If you want to run and expand this place, you have to decide which user group you want to address and then act accordingly.

The knowledge of Mac classic enviroment is within a group of people who used it extensively (power users) when it was the one and only OS for them. Those people are now somewhere between 30 and 70 years of age.
My observation on several forums is that the vast majority of newcomers to OS7-9 comes from Gen-Z. My observation also is that most of them tend to 'grab and run away' with anything they can get their hands on (torrents, file vaults etc.) and only subscribe to forums when they need tech support or to request even more "goodies".

And here lies the dilemma - you have to decide which group you want to serve. You can't please them all.
As a site maintainer, you have the statistics, take a look at them. Or, do the users age poll. Let's see what comes out.  ;)
More later..
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DAW - Audio & MIDI Hardware / Re: metric halo built in DSP???
« Last post by ssp3 on March 22, 2024, 08:42:55 PM »
Screenshots are from OS9.
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Pro Tools by Digidesign / Re: Which version of protools?
« Last post by Protools5LEGuy on March 22, 2024, 08:24:48 PM »
If you got the right iLok (Were RED mostly) Protools M'Powered could run your m Audio 1010 on Mac OS X (From version 6.5 to 8 ) but you loose the Opcode goods IIRC.

Check for a Digi 001, 002 Mixer or a MIX/24 setup if cheap.



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DAW - Audio & MIDI Hardware / Re: metric halo built in DSP???
« Last post by Protools5LEGuy on March 22, 2024, 08:15:24 PM »
Metric Halo Channel Strips introduced MIO compresion kind in MacOS 9 or X?
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Less than 5 years ago there were Touch Pannels Mac Os 9 compatible. The monitor had a USB port (to be connected to the Mac) that acted as mouse. I cant remember if it were Alibaba or Aliexpress or Temu.

Check this spanish page in case there is a modell that works.

https://www.beetronics.es/c-pantallas-tactiles

P.D. I wrote a post 10 years ago about touchscreens...

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=1713.0

I the last post there are Mac OS9 drivers for a screen.
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Edited the latest episode of my car podcast on my MDD in Pro Tools TDM 5.1.3cs11. Love that rig :)
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At the time in the '90s when OS 9 was still the thing, touch panel technology was not at the same level it is now. What you might have more luck finding is searching for Mac compatible touch screen overlays. These were typically a plastic and glass panel that sat on top of the computer and interfaced through USB, enabling single point touch control. Forget about multi-touch.
These were usually sold as assistive devices for people with impairments. I know one company that used to offer them was turningpointtechnology.com
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IIRC there is a specific iMac G3 2nd party or 3rd party model which did precisely that, at least for OS 9. OS X 10.5 does not boot on G3s AFAIK, though, but 10.4 does.

I forgot their names and stuff, though. But it is a thing. And it is rare IIRC.

There was also a different vendor that did provide such an add-on. Again, I forgot where I saw it, but I think it was YouTube, or the Macintosh Garden. Or was it here?

I'm using a G4 Mac Mini as a base.

G3 is just the housing. Either way Yeah I'm getting blanks here. I may consider going the raspberry pi or mini form factor approach as much as I feel it's a cop out, or just do a none touch screen model... temporarily.
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