From bruce@ashbysolutions.com Fri May 30 10:36:51 2003
Subject:Re: CX-3 v. 2 help request

Hi Billy,

>I don't know if this is what you need but Circuit City has a 5 pin midi to 15 pin cable.

I would steer clear of the "joystick" MIDI adapters for the CX-3 upgrade. The joystick MIDI interface is a very old design based on the original Sound Blaster hardware, and Microsoft only barely supports it anymore. I've found the joystick interface drivers to be a bit flaky under newer OS versions like Win2K. Stick to USB interfaces with dedicated from-the-manufacturer drivers; I would even stay away from USB all-in-one sound/MIDI devices, if you want to be really safe.

Plus, a laptop computer probably doesn't even have a joystick port to plug the 15-pin connector in ...

Regards,

-BW
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