Hi, Thanks Carol and Leigh for your advise. There are USB to PCMICA cards here too but nothing that would work on a 486 and Windows 95. Infact I think the PCMICA cards with USB only work on pentium 200 up. thanks budds >From: Leigh Whitley <lemuria@...> >Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com >To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [disklavier] DGC1A versus DGH1BA >Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 03:47:15 +1100 > >Hi Budds, > >I saw this card in one of the stalls in the North Rocks shopping complex >Sunday Afternoon Computer market. I would have to go over there on Sunday >to see if I could find it again and get the name of the retailer. Todd >could be right about Windows 95 not supporting USB and I would check to see >if the drivers would work with 95 otherwise 98 would handle it. Maybe with >a RAM increase if possible. > >Regards Leigh > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Buddhika Wije > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 12:36 AM > Subject: Re: [disklavier] DGC1A versus DGH1BA > > > Hi Leigh, > > many thanks for that advice. Yes I think it should work providing my 486 > with windows 95 support the driver. Just intresting to find out which >shop > did you see it for that price? > > Thanks > Budds > > > >From: Leigh Whitley <lemuria@...> > >Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > >To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > >Subject: Re: [disklavier] DGC1A versus DGH1BA > >Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 12:59:35 +1000 > > > >Hi Budds, > >Whilst I was browsing the local computer markets here in Sydney the >other > >week, I noticed a 2 output USB 2 PCMCIA card for about $45. Your >Toshiba > >would have a PCMCIA bay available. Then you could buy one of the >readily > >available USB/ Midi adaptors. Problem solved. As for the rest of it, I >see > >no problems. > > > > > >Leigh > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Buddhika Wije > > To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 11:10 AM > > Subject: Re: [disklavier] DGC1A versus DGH1BA > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have an old Toshiba laptop (486) which I use for formatting disks >and > > coping files to 720k disks to insert into mt Mark 2 disklavier. I >was > > wondering whether I could have this connected to the Markll via a > > Serial/parallel midi interface and use the midi out of the markll >piano > > control box to connect to my Yamaha Tyros Keyboard to get the Piano >soft > > sounds? This way I don't have to convert midi files to ESQ format >which > >the > > mark 2 controller use. Can this be done? > > > > Also regarding a serial /Parallel midi controller, I could not find >any > >in > > shops here in Melbourne Australia. They say that they are not been >made > > anymore as there is not much demand for them hance the price is much > >higher. > > Some say they can have it imported but a new one cost mush more than >the > >USB > > one and no one here can say which one of the two types would be >better > >for > > my application. Any comments? Also is there a site where I can >locate > >one > > even secondhand at a reasonable cost? > > > > My Toshiba does not have a sound card. Does this matter when you >play > >piano > > soft in midi format once I have it connected to the Yamaha tyros > >keyboard? > > > > rgds > > Budds > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > > > Yahoo! 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Re: [disklavier] DGC1A versus DGH1BA
2003-10-28 by Buddhika Wije