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In article <BvrMo4.7B7.2@cs.cmu.edu> cain@silverblue.fac.cs.cmu.edu (Sebastian  
Nightingale Cain) writes:
> Hi - I combed through the FAQ and couldn't find any reference to which  
> MIDI interfaces will work with an older '040 cube, 3.0, and Presto. What  
> is the current situation with Presto anyway? Is there a full fledged  
> release in the works , or is the current version it?  Anyway, where can I  
> get an interface (don't need a large one - something inexpensive  
> preferably) and the cabling for it?

The 'current situation' with Presto is beta release 0.9.4b, however, we should  
have a new release available in about a week.  Since our first released beta  
version, we have made improvements to practically every facet of the program,  
and have added a whole slew of new features and tools, but we still have many  
more enhancements we want to add.  Adding these features will take another  
several months, so we are anticipating an early 1993 release of version 1.0.   
We will probably release one or two more beta releases before then as well.   
I'm sure you will find version 1.0 to be worth the wait, but for the time  
being, you can start making use of Presto now.  We are calling the pre-1.0  
release versions "beta" only because they lack functionality we want to see in  
the 1.0 release version (such as SMPTE support and soundfile playback).

As for MIDI interfaces, we have them available as well.  Certain interfaces  
available for the Macintosh will also work, provided you have the proper cable  
(which will likely need to be custom made).  For the truly ambitious, I even  
have a schematic for a MIDI interface that I have got to work on the NeXT...

For information on Presto or MIDI interfaces, send email to info@pri.com.  You  
might also want to read the review of Presto in the latest NeXTWORLD magazine.

Kevin Brain
Pinnacle Research, Inc