MIDI-SYNCH (was Re: simple MIDI?)

[POLARIS at vax1.mankato.msus.edu]

Colin wrote:

{Using a microcontroller is not much more difficult, but a lot more
equipment is needed to develop code, program roms etc. than to hardwire
a UART.
What I found easy, and cheap, is to get a late 1980's home computer with
a decent user port, and build a midi interface plus analogue/digital
input/outputs as an add on.}

Could someone provide info as to how to do this with an old IBM-clone PC?
I have a few 8088-based machines, and a couple of 386 machines lying
about.  Are there texts that would be helpful in turning a PC into a 
dedicated MIDI controller - maybe a MIDI->CV converter?



Dave