From: Scott Kelley (scottk_at_avana.net)
Date: Fri Oct 09 1998 - 13:22:52 EDT
After I sent the note, I realized my mistake. Sorry. You are right, the
serial ports then weren't fast enough. I might try this then.
Once again, sorry.
Scott.
>MIDI data rate is 32,768 bits per second. A serial port set to 38,400 bits
>per second can handle everything you can cram on a MIDI port just fine.
>When the MPU-401 came out, serial ports topped out at 19,200. (Which is
>the fastest "supported" bit rate on my TP750.)
>
>Anything with a 16550 equivalent serial port should handle MIDI very well.
>
>Chris Schumann <whizkid_at_dwave.net>
>
>--- included message ---
>Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1998 10:15:11 -0400
>From: Scott Kelley <scottk_at_avana.net>
>To: THINKPAD_at_CS.UTK.EDU
>Subject: Re: [TPall] midi for laptop - neat device seen
>
>As a point of information, if you do anything with several channels and
>alot of commands, serial ports don't handle the traffic fast enough. That
>is why the MPU-401 was developed in the first place for the computer. If
>that is the only affordable solution then I may give it a try ($300 is a
>bit much for an expansion for me right now)
>
>Scott.
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