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Author Topic: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 - ISA - channel  (Read 8327 times)

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Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 - ISA - channel
« on: April 11, 2015, 04:24:26 AM »

ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/drivers/Roland/MPU-401%20technical%20reference%20manual.pdf
https://www.revolvy.com/page/MPU%252D401
requires a male to male db25 cable of a short length
there are a number of revisions of the host card for use with the mpu-401

1st edition: mif-ipc (which is an 8bit ISA made specifically for IBM "XT" class computers)
2nd edition: mif-ipc-a (which is a revision of the 1st edition for better compatibility with IBM "AT" class computers)




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Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
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Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2018, 01:01:36 AM »
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=50593
link to a brief conversation about the possibility of creating a PCI based card that had a db25 connector to connect to the MPU-401 Break out box
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Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
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Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2021, 08:34:12 AM »
photo of the interface card for pc98 computers (japan)
and interface card for the Apple II
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