Funny to see how things were and how they are now…
It looks like not much changed really (besides the GUI and the monochrome display)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEnge9e90_A
Patchworks… awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w5mLHv0nNY
And here’s part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaYuj38I3Xg
…at 07:30 - very old-school tracker and cool hardware interface makes a powerful combination - awsome gear stick design 
I hope some of these cutting edge features find their way into renoise some day.