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From: herbie@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU (Andrew Herbert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,rec.music.synth
Subject: ibm pc midi card survey
Keywords: midi, ibm pc
Message-ID: <3169@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU>
Date: 9 Oct 90 04:01:15 GMT
Distribution: comp,rec
Organization: Monash Uni. Computer Science, Australia
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I am after a midi interface board for my AT.  I would appreciate any
information regarding the various cards on the market.  In particular,
answers to the following would be great:

	Is programming information available?
	What software is available for the card?
	What (other cards) is the card compatible with?
	What are the special or distinguishing features?
		(e.g. n byte transmit/receive buffers)
	What is the approximate cost?

Also, a general question: are these cards necessarily interrupt-driven?
I have a terrible feeling I don't have any spare interrupt lines (com1,
inport mouse, 8514/A clone).

Please mail your responses to herbie@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au; I will summarise
to the net in a week or so.

Thanks,
Andrew