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Date: Tue, 11-Apr-1989 15:44:00 From: Unknown Subject: Argh! Argh! >From: "Dr. DOS" <GOODWIN@SMCVAX> >> Not to mention that MIDI capability can easily surpass the processing >> power of the NeXT, and it's already available for several computers. > Robert Seretny writes: >Noone wants to buy a game which requires external entities like DX-7's, Roland >JX-8P's, or Akai S-900's. Sure, you COULD do a game using MIDI for sound, but >it'd be the silliest and more frivolous use ever imagined, and only a select >few could possibly run it! Perhaps you should mention this concern to Sierra. They have produced 3 MIDI capable games to date, all of which have been enthusiastically received. They have managed to sell-out twice on their package-deal of a Roland MT-32 Tone Generator with sequencing software included. They sell it at $500, and they can't get enough of 'em. If you happen to have the gear already, so much the better. In fact, Roland is supposed to be working with Sierra on a low cost, card-style MT-32 to plug into a standard PC slot. All of a sudden, MIDI doesn't look so "expensive", and it beats the devil out of a card like Adlib! Dave Goodwin St. Michael's College Winooski, VT Goodwin@SMCVAX ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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