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RE: [chromapolaris] Triad interface for Chroma Polaris

2007-04-02 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: pterodactylrecords
>
> Has anyone ever developed a USB to Triad interface as used on the
> Chroma Polaris to connect a moden PC to a Chroma computer interface
> (25 pin connector)? Are there plans or schematics of the original
> interface around?

Actually, the "Triad" interface is the MIDI interface, called that because
it was originally supposed to support peer-to-peer networking via token
passing, but that was never developed.

The only adapters I've seen for the 25-pin Chroma interface are a couple
Chroma-to-MIDI converters for the original Chroma, which didn't have MIDI.

If you want to build your own Chroma-to-USB interface, the Polaris
schematics and service manual are in the files area of this group.

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Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco
Paul mailto:pderocco@...

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