chronological midi interface list (PC only)

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1980s
1984
Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
Roland MPU-IPC (1984) mpu for IBM-PC, XT, AT
Roland MPU-IPC-T (1984) 32 channel?

1987
MusicQuest MQX-32 (1987) ISA MIDI interface win3.1/95/NT/98/ME

1989
MusicQuest PC MIDI (1989)

early 1990s

1991
Voyetra V24s / V24sm (1991)
Midiman MM-401 (1991) & MM-401 DUAL (1993) ISA MIDI interface
Roland SCC-1 (1991) GS Sound Card (ISA version of the SC-55)
Music Quest MQX-32M (1991)  ISA MIDI interface win3.1/95/NT/98/ME
Emagic LOG2PC (1991)
Midiman mm401 (1991)

1993
Motu Midi Express PC (1993)   
Music Quest PC MIDI II (1993)
Opcode (Music Quest) PC MIDI Card II (1993)
Midiman MM-401 (1991) & MM-401 DUAL (1993) ISA MIDI interface

1994
Roland MPU-401AT (1994?)
Steinberg PC-Midi-1 (1994?) ISA card 16 channels

1995
Midiman Winman 1x1 (1995)
Roland S-MPU-IIAT (1995) Intelligent MIDI Processing Unit

1996
MusicQuest 8Port/SE (Jun 1996) parallel MIDI Interface win3.1/95 pc-only
Midiman Winman 4x4/S (1996) ISA MIDI Interface  win3.1/95/98/ME
Midiman Portman 4x4/S (1996) Parallel MIDI Interface win3.1/95/98/ME
Midiman Portman PC/P (1996?) 16 channel pc parallel port midi interface
Motu Micro Express (1996) (pc/mac) supports win3.1/win95
Motu Midi Timepiece AV (1996) (non-usb)
Opcode Midi Translator PC (May 1996)
MIDIEdge MIDILink (1996)

late 1990s

1997
MOTU PC-MIDI Flyer (1997) for win3.1/win95

1998
Opcode Studio 128x (1998) - serial Driver for WinXP & Win2k
Emagic Unitor8 Mk1 (1998) PC/MAC Serial MIDI Interface

1999
emagic AMT8 (1999) serial Driver for WinXP, mac 64bit support
midiman biport 2x4 (1999) for win98/macos8.6?
MOTU Midi Timepiece AV USB (1999) 64bit driver support
MOTU Fastlane USB (1999) usb 64bit driver support

2000s
M-audio Midisport 8x8/s (July 2000) 64bit driver support
OPCODE MIDIport 96 (2000) 6in 6out supports Win98/MacOS9
Steinberg Midex 8 (2001) 64bit driver support
Roland UM-880 (2002) 64bit driver support