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From: geo@george.austin.ibm.com (George Noren)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Roland Sound for IBM PS/2
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Date: 16 Apr 91 13:12:00 GMT
References: <1991Apr16.005715.21232@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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Reply-To: geo@george.austin.ibm.com (George Noren)
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In article <1991Apr16.005715.21232@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>,
jeb33880@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> 
> During an IBM fair, a Roland sound system was connected to a PS/2.  Included
> was the Roland MPU-IMC (the MIDI interface), the CM-32L (the sound module), 
> the Roland PC-100 MIDID Keyboard Controller, 2 Roland MA-12C Micro-Monitors,
> and Ballade MIDI Software (by Dynaware).  For those of you who have
any or all
> of the above items, how are they?  How much exactly does just the
MPU-IMC cost?
> 
>                                             - Jeff Beckham

I am trying to find a midi setup for my IBM PS/2 55SX (a microchannel machine).
The MPU-IMC lists for about $345, which my local music shop will
discount to about $285.
This is the MicroChannel version of the card.  The AT-bus version lists
for about $175.

Can someone out there tell me if the price difference between the two
cards is worth it?
Is the IMC version a real "busmaster" card (takes the load off the CPU),
in which case it
should cost more, or is it just a matter of the smaller market of
microchannel people getting
to pay the R/D costs of moving the existing card to microchannel layout?

As far as I can tell, the Roland card is the ONLY microchannel midi card
on the market.
Does anyone know of any others?  



Sincerely,
George Noren

My opinions, of course...
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