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From: tjt@cbnewsh.att.com (timothy.j.thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Rs-232 to MIDI (second try) : -)
Message-ID: <1991May16.031221.22789@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 16 May 91 03:12:21 GMT
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From article <34503@mimsy.umd.edu>, by ogata@leviathan.cs.umd.edu (Jefferson Ogata):
> to 9600 baud or whatever. I think it's pretty common now that you
> can just change the divider modulus to set just about any baud rate
> you like, including 31.25 kbaud, the midi baud rate.

It is becoming more common - it might be interesting to find out
exactly how common it is on UNIX machines, since knowing that fact
may allow you to get a cheaper MIDI interface (ie. the Key Electronics
MS-103 rather than the MS-112).  Just to get it started,
I know the Sparcstation and the NeXT can do it.  The Mac and Amiga, too,
of course, although I don't know how difficult it is to do it from
within their versions of UNIX.  How about other machines?
If you know that a particular machine can run its serial ports
at MIDI rates, let's hear about it.     ...Tim...