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Who made final Scratch > > > > ? ?

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Post by M. Bréqs » Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:54 am

...Just like Al Gore invented the Internet?

sheesh...

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Post by :twisted: » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:15 am

M. Bréqs wrote:...Just like Al Gore invented the Internet?

sheesh...
Just like Bush invented the iPod?

sheesh...

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Post by noisetonepause » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:23 am

M. Bréqs wrote:...Just like Al Gore invented the Internet?

sheesh...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore%27 ... _interview
Bob Kahn and Vint Cerf wrote:[A]s the two people who designed the basic architecture and the core protocols that make the Internet work, we would like to acknowledge VP Gore's contributions as a Congressman, Senator and as Vice President. No other elected official, to our knowledge, has made a greater contribution over a longer period of time.
Suit #1: I mean, have you got any insight as to why a bright boy like this would jeopardize the lives of millions?
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Final Scratch

Post by audioel » Mon Dec 24, 2007 10:53 am

Complete B.S.

Final Scratch was developed by a small Amsterdam-based 2-person company called N2IT in 1997-1998. The two creators were active in the rave/club scene, and had experience djing. The first version ran on BeOS.

I was hired in 1998 to go to Vegas and demo the very first system seen in the US at a BeOS event at the Treasure Island Ballroom. Here is a link to an archive of the event:

http://www.beatjapan.org/mirror/www.be. ... party.html

The hardware at the time was a hand-soldered prototype in an open aluminum project enclosure. The software it controlled was the BeOS media player. You could open multiple instances, and control whichever one was in front. Very rough, very primitive, but it worked more or less the same as it did now. There were exactly 2 prototypes, and no one had invested 2 million dollars into the company. :)

Here's a link to an early press release (I don't think the product actually existed as such at this date):

http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/19 ... ratch.html

I had worked with Timothy Self, then audio evangelist for BeOS, prior to this at Opcode Systems, makers of Studio Vision & several top-notch midi interfaces.

I call total BS on the RZA and his "inventing" Final Scratch.
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