Re: [Csnd] Why "k" rate?

Date	2011-08-02 21:32
From	"Partev Barr Sarkissian"
Subject	Re: [Csnd] Why "k" rate?
	Early 1970's we didn't call it computing, we called it computating, and the term hacking had a different connotation. Back then, it wasn't even 8-bit words, it was 4-bit nibbles and the fastest bus configuration was the VX100 (still have a photo copy of the pin-out configuration for that stashed somewhere). Ah yes, the days of the Altair 7, before the days of Macs and PC's. Waxing nostalgic. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Cheers, -Partev ================================================================== --- jpff@cs.bath.ac.uk wrote: From: jpff@cs.bath.ac.uk To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: [Csnd] Why "k" rate? Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:10:36 +0100 > And why is the standard all-pass filter opcode spelled with only one L?! > Shorter word. This is 1980s computing remember Send bugs reports to the Sourceforge bug tracker https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=81968&atid=564599 Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound" _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. Send bugs reports to the Sourceforge bug tracker https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=81968&atid=564599 Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound"

Date	2011-08-03 00:30
From	DavidW
Subject	Re: [Csnd] Why "k" rate?
	re why "k" ... from memory... it was also the case that the original Music series was written in Fortran which at the time reserved variable names beginning with i, j, k, ... as integer variables and so k was as good a choice as any for control. David On 03/08/2011, at 6:32 AM, Partev Barr Sarkissian wrote: Early 1970's we didn't call it computing, we called it computating, and the term hacking had a different connotation. Back then, it wasn't even 8-bit words, it was 4-bit nibbles and the fastest bus configuration was the VX100 (still have a photo copy of the pin-out configuration for that stashed somewhere). Ah yes, the days of the Altair 7, before the days of Macs and PC's. Waxing nostalgic. Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Cheers, -Partev ================================================================== --- jpff@cs.bath.ac.uk wrote: From: jpff@cs.bath.ac.uk To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk Subject: Re: [Csnd] Why "k" rate? Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 10:10:36 +0100 And why is the standard all-pass filter opcode spelled with only one L?! Shorter word. This is 1980s computing remember Send bugs reports to the Sourceforge bug tracker https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=81968&atid=564599 Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound" _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. Send bugs reports to the Sourceforge bug tracker https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=81968&atid=564599 Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound" _____________________________________________ Dr David Worrall Adjunct Research Fellow, Australian National University david.worrall@anu.edu.au Board Member, International Community for Auditory Display Regional Editor, Organised Sound (CUP) IT Projects, Music Council of Australia worrall.avatar.com.au sonification.com.au _