pmy@boole.acc.virginia.edu (Pete Yadlowsky) (12/30/87)
Hello, I was recently given a C64, and have decided to try slaving it to my Amiga, for use as an intelligent MIDI processor (a la MPU-401). All I have is the CPU box (no drives or other peripherals, except cassette) and the programmer's guide. For now, I can have the C64 and Amiga share the 1080 monitor, switching between RGB and composite video. I'm tentatively planning to link the Amiga and C64 via high-speed flow-controlled parallel interface, and to leave all (or most) of the MIDI-speak to the C64. So, I have a few questions: 1) Does anyone make a cable which splits the C64's 5-pin DIN audio/video connector to 3 RCA plugs (video out, audio out, audio in)? 2) MIDI interfaces for C64? 3) Parallel interfaces? Can the C64 support 2) and 3) simultaneously? 4) Disk drives: what are the differences between 1541/71/81 ? 5) What MIDI software is available for the C64? 6) I might decide to use the C64 as a disk-less, OS-less Forth-based controller. Any Forth-in-ROM program cartridges? Sorry to bother you kind folks with all these questions, but perusals through CBM mags were fruitless. I'd greatly appreciate any info, hints or suggestions. Please e-mail to the address below: -- Pete Yadlowsky Academic Computing Center University of Virginia e-mail: pmy@vivaldi.acc.virginia.EDU