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Originally posted by Simon S. on the 'Yahoo Groups: Tyros World forum':
Yamaha (Technical support) (UK) inform me that it is not the intention to have an upgradeable Operating system aka the PSR-9000. Apparently it would take at least 47 floppy disks as the O/S is much more comprehensive. Tyros is (I am informed) driven by an O/S which is substantially similar to the CVP-209 (Clavinova). It is a system which is about 18 months old. Therefore they reakon the wrinkles and
glitches have been ironed out. Yamaha may revisit the situation in later instruments when CD-Rom drives are likely to be included. I asked them whether the USB connectivity might possibly be utilised to
download direct to the Instrument. Firmly not they say. We look forward to Tyros II?


I can't believe this. I'm shocked to read that the Tyros doesn't support user Flash Rom Upgradeability, especially knowing that OS bugs are practically inevitable (at least initially) in just about all new keyboards, especially on the more highly sophisticated & complicated arrangers.

I'm amazed that Yamaha didn't learn from their major fiascal on the PSR2000: going back on their original claim (in writing) that the PSR2000 offered OS Flash ROM support. If the Tyros doesn't support OS Flash ROM upgradeability, I'll probably pass on Tyros, because I can't afford the 'down time' of having to send a keyboard back to the manufacter for OS upgrades.

Can anyone here provide more information? Your comments/opinions PLEASE.

- Scott
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