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Well I have currently the "expensive" prototype USB/RS422 device which is working fine for a few months already with both my EII and Emax :)
By the way: "expensive" means about USD 50... But hey, the new one will even be cheaper and smaller and easier to assemble so that  sounds really great !
Note: in the meanwhile EMXP v2.08 is ready for use with USB/RS422, but it will only be released once I receive the confirmation "from Australia" that the new device is ready and schematics are published :)

///E-Synthesist

--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, Mike de Vries <mrjdevries@...> wrote:
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> Um.. it's on it's way.. trust me.. It's on it's way.. Just gotta make the slacker work hard on making a cheaper prototype.
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> --- On Wed, 24/3/10, Dana Fiorucci <dfiorucci@...> wrote:
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> From: Dana Fiorucci <dfiorucci@...>
> Subject: [emulatorII-list] Re: Trying to run SD for EII on a New MacBook Pro 17" 2.4 ghz
> To: emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Wednesday, 24 March, 2010, 6:07 AM
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> I had at one time a Stealth G-Port adapter running from a dual 1.25 but was unable to get it to work but that was in OS 9.22
> In theory it may work in OS 8.6.
> Too bad someone can't make a USB to RS-422 adapter that would be compatible.
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> I realize this is an old message, but I felt it was necessary to provide some info here for archival purposes.
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> I remember trying to get that Keyspan USA-28 adapter to work with a MOTU MIDI Express for Macintosh, on a Blue & White G3, running Mac OS 8.6. It would not work because the adapter could not provide as high as a 1MHz signal to the MIDI interface. It did, however, work with a 56K modem that needed a lot less than 1Mhz. 
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> According to what I've read in the RS-422 spec PDF provided on this board, the Emulator needs a 500kBaud signal from the Mac. If my understanding is correct, this is above what the Keyspan USA-28 can provide, and thus it will not work for Emulator II to Mac purposes.
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> For the record, in my case, what did work for the MIDI Express was a special Geoport adapter that could be installed in the Internal Modem slot on the Blue & White G3. The "Yosemite" Blue & White G3, and the "Yikes" G4 are the only two machines that accept this adapter, and thus are the two most modern Macs that I am aware of that in theory can communicate directly with the Emulator II. 
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> I will test this to confirm.
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> --- In emulatorII-list@ yahoogroups. com, "djfiorucci" <dfiorucci@ .> wrote:
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> > Leave it to me to get a brand new computer and try to make it work
> > with one of the oldest pieces of gear in my studio.
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> > Anyway here is the little project I'm working on at this point.
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> > I've setup Basilisk II on my new MacBook Pro with OS 7.1.
> > For those of you who don't know Basilisk II is a old mac emulator.
> > Yep I'm booting the same image that I have on a Mac SE/30 and a Mac LCIII.
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> > I've added a Keyspan Twin Serial adapter in hopes to communicate with
> > the Emulator II thru Basilisk II window.
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> > Okay here is where I think I'm not getting communication.
> > Since the driver for the Keyspan is running in OSX I don't think the
> > OS 7.1 system sees it.
> > (By the way other than not seeing the connection port SD for EII is
> > running great inside Basilisk II.)
> > Does anyone know what OS will still run SD for EII but also address
> > USB ports?
> > 8.0 to 8.6?
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> > I can setup Basilisk to run all the way up to OS 8.6 I think.
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> > Another thought if there was a driver that could be added to 7.1
> > system folder to enable it to use the USB ports via the Keyspan adapter.
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> > This would be so cool to be able to run SD for EII from my new MacBook
> > Pro.
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