RS-232, MIDI and SCSI; oh my!

[Karl Helmer Torvmark]

On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Don Tillman wrote:

> Guys, this discussion is going off like a pachinko machine on Jolt
> Cola -- folks are rattling off random technologies without any
> direction.  ("Neural nets!  Lasers!  Dilithium crystals!  Harness the
> solar wind!")
> 
> I mean really, SCSI is only useful for sending *blocks* of data
> between a small number of devices.  It's pretty inappropriate for
> controlling a synth, and it can't be compared to RS232 or MIDI in any
> way.  
> 
> Before talking about specific hardware implementations it would make
> sense to take a deep breath and think about exactly what sort of
> controlling you want to do, now and in the future.  
> 
>   -- Don

I agree. I'd rather see this discussion get down back to earth where
it started : Modular standards and synth controls.

Seems everytime something that has to do with MIDI or communication
between devices comes up, this triggers a mass of posts about different
computer communication protocols. Say, do a lot of the people on this
list work in that area?

Karl H.