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<blockquote data-quote="Blue Energy" data-source="post: 746473" data-attributes="member: 109162">I just got back here after a hiatus of 3 weeks (and some surgery).&nbsp; From what I can gather, 1.2 does NOT work with Colossus after all (and maybe not with HPDV either) unlike the earlier unofficial code, Running Bird (the potential co-writer) has given up on MP altogether and so a how-to-do-it guide is on the back burner (at least), and some other portion of the product that is more important, and yet giving problems, is being worked on instead.&nbsp; I realize that there could well be more important things going on from a veterans perspective (most especially a veteran who is actually doing the work...) and that the most important thing for each person is to get their own setup working the way they want it to work, and that everybody who is actually doing the work is working for free.&nbsp; So, I'm not criticizing.&nbsp; I just feel as if I'm on permanent hold waiting for a version that will live up to the promise.&nbsp; As someone whose goals are surely, at this point, well known by the group - I need some advice.&nbsp; How long is it going to be before I could do what I want to do using MP?&nbsp; When would it be stable enough to install it to do what I want for it to do?&nbsp; If I want to actually have my computer be the center of my entertainment center - part of which would be watching and recording cable television, how long should I count on waiting before the software and a guide as to how to set it up are available?&nbsp; Is it days, weeks, or months away?&nbsp; Should I be looking for some other alternative after all if I want something sooner?&nbsp; Again - I don't want to diminish the hard work that is being done by - after all - talented volunteers who are giving away the fruit of their labor.&nbsp; And I recognize that I am a tick on the back of the MP beast: contributing nothing yet trying to get something anyway.&nbsp; But, that acknowledged, I have goals of my own that I've built a computer to accomplish and it would just be nice to be able to realize them in one way or another.&nbsp; How soon would MP be that solution?&nbsp; Can you help me out?&nbsp; Thanks!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue Energy, post: 746473, member: 109162"] I just got back here after a hiatus of 3 weeks (and some surgery). From what I can gather, 1.2 does NOT work with Colossus after all (and maybe not with HPDV either) unlike the earlier unofficial code, Running Bird (the potential co-writer) has given up on MP altogether and so a how-to-do-it guide is on the back burner (at least), and some other portion of the product that is more important, and yet giving problems, is being worked on instead. I realize that there could well be more important things going on from a veterans perspective (most especially a veteran who is actually doing the work...) and that the most important thing for each person is to get their own setup working the way they want it to work, and that everybody who is actually doing the work is working for free. So, I'm not criticizing. I just feel as if I'm on permanent hold waiting for a version that will live up to the promise. As someone whose goals are surely, at this point, well known by the group - I need some advice. How long is it going to be before I could do what I want to do using MP? When would it be stable enough to install it to do what I want for it to do? If I want to actually have my computer be the center of my entertainment center - part of which would be watching and recording cable television, how long should I count on waiting before the software and a guide as to how to set it up are available? Is it days, weeks, or months away? Should I be looking for some other alternative after all if I want something sooner? Again - I don't want to diminish the hard work that is being done by - after all - talented volunteers who are giving away the fruit of their labor. And I recognize that I am a tick on the back of the MP beast: contributing nothing yet trying to get something anyway. But, that acknowledged, I have goals of my own that I've built a computer to accomplish and it would just be nice to be able to realize them in one way or another. How soon would MP be that solution? Can you help me out? Thanks! [/QUOTE]

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