21 Feb
2004
21 Feb
'04
10:33 p.m.
I bought not one...but 2 of these damn things from Ebay. It was a hex
pickup and propietary box with RS232 midi interface to PC. They went
bust a few years ago but these things are still around.The last
Windblowz driver support ended in the Win 95 era. Some have reported
getting them to work on Win 98.
Anyway, I got 2...Right now they make great paperweights! Anyone
interested in taking a stab at some linux drivers for them? If it could
be done somewhat easily by someone versed in that area, it would be a
possible cheap Midi guitar option. These boxes float around on Ebay for
between $25.00 to $50.00. If they work even half reasonably, thats a big
difference to the next midi guitar option like the Roland unit. Hell,
the pickup is $200.00!!
Anyway, hands up whos interested! :)
I would be willing to offer up the second unit to someone who can
actually get this done...
R~
21 Feb
21 Feb
10:47 p.m.
On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 06:27:17 -0800, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
I bought not one...but 2 of these damn things from
Ebay. It was a hex
pickup and propietary box with RS232 midi interface to PC. They went
bust a few years ago but these things are still around.The last
Windblowz driver support ended in the Win 95 era. Some have reported
getting them to work on Win 98.
I reverse engineered the protocol for a serial graphics tablet a few years
ago, its not hard, but its not much fun either, so I'm not volunteering ;)
You stick an RS232 debug box (or a linux box with 2 serial ports and a bit
of software I guess) between the win95 box and the serial device and prod
it.
- Steve
11:21 p.m.
On Saturday 21 February 2004 21:42, Steve Harris wrote:
On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 06:27:17 -0800, Russell
Hanaghan wrote:
Actually, I bet that box will just spit out data without anything
needing to talk to it. Type "xxd /dev/ttyS0" (adjust for what
serial port you plug the thing into) and try playing an open E
string to see what you get (and if it's consistent...) and work
from there. The toughest part may be trying to figure out the
baud rate....
Rob
I bought not one...but 2 of these damn things
from Ebay. It
was a hex pickup and propietary box with RS232 midi
interface to PC. They went bust a few years ago but these
things are still around.The last Windblowz driver support
ended in the Win 95 era. Some have reported getting them to
You stick an RS232
debug box (or a linux box with 2 serial
ports and a bit of software I guess) between the win95 box and
the serial device and prod it. 
22 Feb
22 Feb
2:40 a.m.
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 22:16:24 -0500
Rob <lau(a)kudla.org> wrote:
On Saturday 21 February 2004 21:42, Steve Harris
wrote:
:} "Wavetable guitar"... great idea.
--
Though your brother's bound and gagged and they've chained him to a chair
won't you please come to Chicago just to sing? In a land that's known as
freedom how can such a thing be fair? Won't you please come to Chicago for
the help that we can bring? {Graham Nash}
On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 06:27:17 -0800, Russell
Hanaghan wrote:
Actually, I bet that box will just spit out data without anything
needing to talk to it. Type "xxd /dev/ttyS0" (adjust for what
serial port you plug the thing into) and try playing an open E
string to see what you get (and if it's consistent...) and work
from there. The toughest part may be trying to figure out the
baud rate.... I bought not one...but 2 of these damn things
from Ebay. It
was a hex pickup and propietary box with RS232 midi
interface to PC. They went bust a few years ago but these
things are still around.The last Windblowz driver support
ended in the Win 95 era. Some have reported getting them to
You stick an RS232
debug box (or a linux box with 2 serial
ports and a bit of software I guess) between the win95 box and
the serial device and prod it.
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