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Thanks to all those who responded to my question.  Here is a summary of
the Email I got (less the article from Brian Kantor which has already
been posted).
 
One other note.  A couple of people have mentioned a BYTE project for
a MIDI interface.  I have located it (JUNE, 1986) and also a MIDI recorder
program for the Roland MPU-401 in the BYTE IBM Special Issue Volume 10, 
Number 11, 1985.
 
Dennis Henry
 
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From maytag!sprite.Berkeley.EDU!shirriff Tue Nov  6 20:49:14 1990
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 90 16:01:59 PST
From: maytag!sprite.Berkeley.EDU!shirriff (Ken Shirriff)
To: drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu
Subject: Re: MIDI Interface
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
In-Reply-To: <1990Nov6.120535.10850@watcsc.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
 
In article <1990Nov6.120535.10850@watcsc.waterloo.edu> you write:
>A friend of mine has embarked on a project to interface his computer
>to some MIDI instruments.  He wishes to build the hardware and to
>write the software.
 
Try asking in rec.music.synth.  You should be able to get lots of advice
there.
 
Ken Shirriff		shirriff@sprite.Berkeley.EDU
"There are 2 basic truths, never fight a land war in Asia and never
go against a Sicilian if death is on the line."
 
 
 
 
From maytag!unix.cis.pitt.edu!fmgst Wed Nov  7 00:34:44 1990
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 90 00:14:58 -0500
From: Filip Gieszczykiewicz <maytag!unix.cis.pitt.edu!fmgst>
To: drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu
Subject: Re: MIDI Interface
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
In-Reply-To: <1990Nov6.120535.10850@watcsc.waterloo.edu>
Organization: The Last Jedi
 
 
	Greetings. Look in Byte. I CLEARLY remember (maybe even have)
	an article about MIDI, how to build a card for IBM, and
	sample software listings. It has diagrams for the board,
	in all not a bad project. Listings were in basic I think.
 
	If your friend is doing this for IBM, e-mail me for more
	info...
 
	Take care.
-- 
_______________________________________________________________________________
"The Force will be with you, always." It _is_ with me and has been for 10 years
Filip Gieszczykiewicz  "... a Jedi does it with a mind trick... " ;-)
FMGST@PITTVMS  or  fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu "My ideas. ALL MINE!!"
 
 
 
From maytag!oasys.dt.navy.mil!curt Wed Nov  7 11:29:17 1990
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 90 10:35:18 EST
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
References: <1990Nov6.120535.10850@watcsc.waterloo.edu>
From: maytag!oasys.dt.navy.mil!curt (Curt Welch)
Subject: Re: MIDI Interface
To: drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu (Dennis Henry)
Cc: curt@oasys.dt.navy.mil
 
In article <1990Nov6.120535.10850@watcsc.waterloo.edu> drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu (Dennis Henry) writes:
>A friend of mine has embarked on a project to interface his computer
>to some MIDI instruments.  He wishes to build the hardware and to
>write the software.
 
They talk a lot about this in rec.music.synth and rec.music.makers.
 
You might try posting your question their also.
 
You should also specify what type of computer your friend has.
 
>Any information or references to information on the hardware interface
>and the data formats would be much appreciated.
 
Your friend should get a copy of the MIDI spec.  The people in
rec.music.synth can give you the address to write to.  There is an
organization in CA (West Hollywood I think) that is responsible for
the MIDI spec.
 
Curt Welch
curt@oasys.dt.navy.mil
Code 3531
David Taylor Research Center (A Navy Lab)
Bethesda, MD
(301) 227-1428
 
 
 
From maytag!flute.cs.uiuc.edu!totty Wed Nov  7 21:45:08 1990
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 90 20:02:59 CST
From: maytag!flute.cs.uiuc.edu!totty (Brian Totty)
To: drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu
 
Subject: Re: MIDI Interface
 
 
In article <1990Nov6.120535.10850@watcsc.waterloo.edu> you write:
> A friend of mine has embarked on a project to interface his computer
> to some MIDI instruments.  He wishes to build the hardware and to
> write the software.
 
	I just built an RS232 -> MIDI interface for my Yamaha synth.  I
	can provide some info about my very sub-optimal hardware and a
	bit about the MIDI protocol if you send some specific questions.
 
   /                      Brian Totty              o o
  /__  __  o       1304 W. Springfield Avenue       o  
 /  / /   /             Urbana, IL 61801           \_/  "We have corn in
/__/ /   /             totty@cs.uiuc.edu                Massachusetts too!"
 
 
 
 
From maytag!VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU!MARAUDER Sat Nov 10 15:00:07 1990
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 90 10:57 CST
From: Joseph Arlanda Enterprises <maytag!CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU!MARAUDER%VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Midi interface
To: drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu
X-Envelope-To: drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu
X-Vms-To: IN%"drfoam@watcsc.waterloo.edu"
 
 
There is a post script file in the sumex-aim archives that is a one-instrument
midi interface. It is under info-mac/sounds/program @ sumex-aim.stanford.edu.
Hope this information helps.
 
-Todd Hartman
 
 
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drfoam@watcsc		(Dennis Henry)