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First post, by yawetaG

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Some time back I picked up a Midiman WinMan MIDI interface card. I was asked for more details, so here's a thread showing it.

Unfortunately, I have to dash the hopes of those who wonder if it can be converted into a cheap MPU 401 clone. Midiman had a separate MPU 401 clone card. This one is a serial-to-MIDI converter where the conversion happens on the card itself.

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Reply 1 of 1, by yawetaG

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The chip used is a 16C550 serial controller:

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Most Pentium-class PCs will already have a serial controller that is this fast, so the card really is only useful for connecting MIDI equipment that lacks an integrated serial interface.

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