No reason they should not work on Win98. Not all that different than Win95! Linux? I go my sw60xg to work following a little trick recommended by Yamaha before they had a y2k driver for this card: Use mpu401. Another possiblity would be to experiment with existing alsa serial-midi stuff. This box should be mostly sending raw midi events. How does it work, just for playing synth-guitar? Unable to afford a Roland, might be intereted in one of these. BTW, bough a "music-star" controller for $40 on ebay. Should have taken more. OK, no touch-sensitivity (did not expect it), but 10-note polyphony keyboard for that price!?! Plugs into a gameport so bought a Roland UM1 to use it through USB. Now to get the USB working again on 2.6 .... On Sunday 22 February 2004 03:36, linux-audio-user-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > I bought not one...but 2 of these damn things from Ebay. It was a hex > pickup and propietary box with RS232 midi interface to PC. They went > bust a few years ago but these things are still around.The last > Windblowz driver support ended in the Win 95 era. Some have reported > getting them to work on Win 98. > > Anyway, I got 2...Right now they make great paperweights! Anyone > interested in taking a stab at some linux drivers for them? If it could > be done somewhat easily by someone versed in that area, it would be a > possible cheap Midi guitar option. These boxes float around on Ebay for > between $25.00 to $50.00. If they work even half reasonably, thats a big > difference to the next midi guitar option like the Roland unit. Hell, > the pickup is $200.00!! > > Anyway, hands up whos interested! :) > > I would be willing to offer up the second unit to someone who can > actually get this done...
