Re: So ORIGINS is no longer in continuity with YANKEE WHITE.

On Nov 18, 2024 at 6:42:55 PM PST, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
 

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I had resigned myself that something like this would happen eventually. The
computer was a dinosaur, after all, so all I really want are those files. I
bought a hard drive dock off Amazon for $25 and I'm going to open up the old
machine and remove the drive and put it into this dock and plug it into my
more modern Mac with the hope that it will mount as an external non-system
disk which will bypass the corrupted system file and I can pull all those
data
files off it without having to redo them all.

 
Can you run Virtual Box as a way to run the old operating system you
need for the engraving application?

Possibly, but it's easier just to migrate to Finale 25. It runs on the new
machine. The only reason I resisted for so long is that the parent
company--MakeMusic-- completely revamped the entire interface for Finale after
the 2014 release. All the functions are in different menus and are applied in
different ways. Some of it is an improvement, other changes are like, WTF? Why
did they do that? I now have to navigate three sub-menus to do things I was
doing with a single keystroke in 2009 version.

After using it for a month now, I'm getting the hang of it to the point where
I'm almost as efficient as I was with the old version.

Of course, as per the laws of the universe, just as I'm learning this upgrade,
MakeMusic has announced they're discontinuing Finale altogether:


https://www.finalemusic.com/blog/end-of-finale-new-journey-dorico-letter-from-president/

The End of Finale

35 years ago, Coda Music Technologies, now MakeMusic, released the first
version of Finale, a groundbreaking and user-centered approach to notation
software. For over four decades, our engineers and product teams have
passionately crafted what would quickly become the gold standard for music
notation.

Four decades is a very long time in the software industry. Technology stacks
change, Mac and Windows operating systems evolve, and Finale's millions of
lines of code add up. This has made the delivery of incremental value for our
customers exponentially harder over time.

Today, Finale is no longer the future of the notation industry-- a reality
after 35 years, and I want to be candid about this. Instead of releasing new
versions of Finale that would offer only marginal value to our users, we’ve
made the decision to end its development.

Effective immediately, we are announcing these changes:

There will be no further updates to Finale, or any of its associated tools
(PrintMusic, Notepad, Songwriter)

It is no longer possible to purchase or upgrade Finale in the MakeMusic
eStore

Finale will continue to work on devices where it is currently installed
(barring OS changes)

After one year, beginning August 2025, these changes will go into effect:

It will not be possible to authorize Finale on any new devices, or reauthorize
Finale

Technical support for Finale v27 or any other version of Finale will no longer
be available


A New Journey with Dorico

There is, however, a new future for the notation industry: Dorico, developed
by Steinberg, the creators of Cubase and a subsidiary of Yamaha.

Many have competed with Finale over the past four decades, enabling positive
and healthy stimulation leading to incremental innovations, but when Dorico
launched in 2016, it set a brand new bar for the industry. The dozens of quick
releases since then have demonstrated the Dorico team's passion, dedication,
expertise, and long-term commitment-- qualities that have been the foundation
of Finale's DNA and success.

While Finale development has come to an end, we know your musical journey has
not. I want to sincerely express our warm and deep gratitude to all of our
loyal and passionate users. Our entire organization thanks you for your trust,
and we believe you have a bright new phase of creativity, productivity, and
efficiency ahead with Dorico.

To ensure that Finale users continue to have access to the most advanced and
efficient tools available, MakeMusic has partnered with Steinberg to offer an
exclusive discount on Dorico Pro.