vo@philmtl.philips.ca (Vladimir Orlt) (07/24/90)
Hi there
Thanks mostly to the kind response of Scott Amspoker, I've gathered
information on the Yamaha C1 portable IBM-compatible computer; this machine
features built-in musical functions such as MIDI in/out ports, SMPTE support,
extra timer chips, etc. Its major setback, IMHO, is that the hardware/
software interface to these features is not Roland-standard (e.g. MPU-401)
compatible. My question is: what, if any, combined IBM / Roland-compatible
*PORTABLES* with similar features exist? Also,
I would be grateful if anyone would care to elaborate on the features of any
of these machines (most importantly, their price and hard disk availability),
as well as on their degree of compatibility.
regards,
Vlad Orlt
vo@philmtl.philips.ca
P.S. I'll try to post the IRCAM research paper summary this week (r.e.
comp.music). Thank you for your responses, and sorry for the delay.scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker) (07/24/90)
In article <1383@philmtl.philips.ca> vo@philmtl.philips.ca (Vladimir Orlt) writes: > > Hi there > > Thanks mostly to the kind response of Scott Amspoker, I've gathered You're welcome. >information on the Yamaha C1 portable IBM-compatible computer; this machine >features built-in musical functions such as MIDI in/out ports, SMPTE support, >extra timer chips, etc. Its major setback, IMHO, is that the hardware/ >software interface to these features is not Roland-standard (e.g. MPU-401) >compatible. Please think carefully before you decide that you *must* have a Roland-compatible midi interface. The midi-supporting hardware on the C1, IMHO, is far superior to the MPU standard and the major players in the software market *do* support the C1. Admittedly, if you want to buy just any fly-by-night midi software, the C1 is not going to have as many choices as the MPU. You will have to consider your intended application. -- Scott Amspoker Basis International, Albuquerque, NM (505) 345-5232 unmvax.cs.unm.edu!bbx!bbxsda!scott