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iTunes... gotta love it with my Rio500
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djjava
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Apr 6, 2003, 10:16 PM
 
A true example why my new PB is world's better than my PC....

I own a Diamond Rio 500 mp3 player. it's 4 years old. Diamond (now S3, or Sonic Blue, whatever it is now) has long since stopped supporting this mp3 player. They started to really pump the newer mp3 players. Their own software would not support drap-and-drop copying on the "old" Rio500. Only on the newer models with a certain technology would be supported for such an action. HOWEVER... much to my surprise, not only did iTunes successfully locate my Rio500... it allowed my to drag-and-drop my mp3s from my library right onto the player!

What does Apple know that make their stuff work so damn good?

gotta love iTunes.
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Apr 6, 2003, 10:46 PM
 
Apple the one company that does not feel the need to grab your balls and squeeze.
     
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Apr 7, 2003, 12:07 PM
 
Originally posted by Superchic[k]en:
Apple the one company that does not feel the need to grab your balls and squeeze.
really?

well.. actually i used my Rio 500 back in the iTunes 1.0 days... so i dont see why they would stop supporting it. If iTunes 1.0 came out this year...i doubt it would support the player.

good for you tho...
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Apr 7, 2003, 12:24 PM
 
I can't even remeber iTunes 1.
     
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Apr 7, 2003, 12:35 PM
 
Originally posted by Vanquish:
I can't even remeber iTunes 1.
me previous memory of Mac OS is 7.5. I ahd a 5 year long stint without an apple. I dind't evnethink that a revious version of iTunes would support it. but, in any case... my point still stands that Apple can do soemthing that "proprietary" software can't do. Even tho my Rio500 (whihc i thinkis superior to other models that followed) is old, and I would love to upgrade to the iPod, my powerbook and the $1100 I owe the government stops me dead in my tracks towards buying an iPod.

Oh well.
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Apr 7, 2003, 02:15 PM
 
Is there any chance I could get my old USB mp3 player working with OS X? It has no software, works by mounting as a PC HD in OS 9 but won't mount in X.
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Apr 7, 2003, 03:53 PM
 
Originally posted by djjava:
Diamond (now S3, or Sonic Blue, whatever it is now)
Bankrupt?

Seriously, though, congratulations on your success with your Rio 500. My Rio 600 works pretty well with iTunes.
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