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From: garton@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Bradford Garton)
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Subject: Re: ethernet <> MIDI connections
Keywords: MIDI, ethernet
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Date: 24 Feb 90 15:07:28 GMT
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In article <1990Feb23.200701.5573@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> sheasby@dgp.toronto.edu writes:
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>we need to run several (upwards of 5) autonomous MIDI buses off an
>ethernet bus.
>

I'd be interested in seeing responses to this, too.  Does anyone know
of a way to guarantee an ethernet data transfer within some reasonably finite
length of time?  Or is it necessary to make your devices on the ethernet
"intelligent" enough to handle cases of delayed data?

Brad Garton
Music Dept.
brad@woof.columbia.edu