On 09/05/2013 08:15 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote: > hi guys! > > > i'm sure you all have seen your share of professional audio, video, and > lighting gear that apparently runs embedded linux but never mentions it > much (unless you happen upon the briefly flashing penguins immediately > after booting)... > > i just came across the midas pro2 (which i have to learn for an upcoming > job), and lo and behold, in the manual, midas saith: > "The PRO2 uses the reliable Linux operating system." > > not exactly in the brochure afaict, but in the very prominent first > section of the manual. :) > > other expensive boxes i've seen and used which appear to be running linux: > > * Allen & Heath iLive and GLD series audio mixers > * LAWO mc² series of audio mixers > * grandMA2 series of lighting controllers > * the DirectOut M.1k2 16x16 MADI router > > none of these make a secret out of their OS, but it doesn't seem to be > an advertising item, either. is it because people are generally > disinterested in and/or frightened by the fact that their gear has to > have some sort of operating system inside? i wonder if we'll live to see > the day where "linux inside" is a hot marketing punchline. > > i wonder if you guys have seen other pro gear whose data gets shuffled > around by industrious yet unseen penguins under the hood? > > Hi Jörn, Didn't the desk in the SPSC Studio at the IEM in Graz run on Linux? What was the brand already? Fairlight is using Linux: http://au.fairlight.com.au/product/quantum/ Jeremy
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