johnt@mmintl.UUCP (John Tangney) (09/01/87)
Does anyone in net.land know about MIDI interfaces for the Mac2? As I understand it, the Mac traditionally uses "modem" and "printer" ports to talk to the interface. Mac2 can handle a plug-in board. Has anyone actually announced a MIDI board for Mac2? Or, alternately, will traditional Mac interfaces work with the Mac2? Any help would be appreciated. johnt (John Tangney) ...seismo!scgvaxd!ashtate!mmintl!johnt ...ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmint!johnt Ashton-Tate 52 Oakland Ave, East Hartford, CT 06108. ph: (203) 522-2116
palmer@tybalt.caltech.edu (David Palmer) (09/03/87)
Apparently, a MIDI adaptor for the Macintosh just an opto-isolator to prevent ground loops and a clock to run the serial port at the speed required for MIDI. These should work just fine on a Mac II. If you want to make your own, there is a construction article in MacTutor around the end of 1985. It is also in "The Best Of Mactutor, Vol. 1" David Palmer palmer@tybalt.caltech.edu ...rutgers!cit-vax!tybalt.caltech.edu!palmer The opinions expressed are those of an 8000 year old Atlantuan priestess named Mrla, and not necessarily those of her channel.