Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!ames!elroy!mahendo!jplgodo!wlbr!scgvaxd!trwrb!sansom From: sansom@trwrb.UUCP (Richard Sansom) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Amiga and MIDI Message-ID: <3813@trwrb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Nov-87 12:47:53 EST Article-I.D.: trwrb.3813 Posted: Mon Nov 30 12:47:53 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 2-Dec-87 01:03:32 EST References: <447@nuchat.UUCP> <32160@auc.UUCP> <528@otto.COM> <4567@pyr.gatech.EDU> Reply-To: sansom@trwrb.dsd.trw.com.UUCP (Richard Sansom) Organization: TRW SDS, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 31 Keywords: MIDI Amiga Atari ST Xref: mnetor comp.sys.amiga:11746 comp.sys.atari.st:6552 In article <4567@pyr.gatech.EDU> gt4785b@pyr.UUCP (David Carter) writes: >... Yeah, it would be nice to have a seperate, dedicated MIDI jack, but >a) you usually never print while MIDI-ing, and b) many people will never use >their Amigas for MIDI, so it would have been wasted money. > I use my printer all the time with my current MIDI setup (1040 ST, various software packages, DX27, TX81Z, TR505). If I had to disconnect my MIDI port each time I wanted to print something, I'd go nuts. Also, what makes you so sure "many people will never use their Amigas for MIDI"? -Rich -- Richard E. Sansom TRW Space & Defense, Redondo Beach, CA {decvax,ucbvax,ihnp4}!trwrb!sansom