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Title: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 - ISA - channel
Post by: chrisNova777 on April 11, 2015, 04:24:26 AM
(http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1010.0;attach=1580;image)
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
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xn2VdZNK-1E/Ub4UbbqaGTI/AAAAAAAAAbg/Ce-CnfVcg6k/s1600/20130616_153635.jpg)
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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Title: Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
Post by: chrisNova777 on December 23, 2015, 09:30:52 AM


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Title: Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
Post by: chrisNova777 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
Title: Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
Post by: chrisNova777 on February 01, 2019, 02:43:15 PM
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/born-in-the-usa/5096
(http://www.muzines.co.uk/images_mag/articles/im/IM_85_11_the_musical__large.jpg)
Title: Re: Roland MPU-401 (1984) + MIF-IPC-A (1988) 2 out / 32 channel
Post by: chrisNova777 on October 19, 2021, 08:34:12 AM
photo of the interface card for pc98 computers (japan)
and interface card for the Apple II