ftp://ftp.oldskool.org/pub/drivers/Roland/MPU-401%20technical%20reference%20manual.pdfhttps://www.revolvy.com/page/MPU%252D401requires 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)