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TotteG
My Atari is still alive & well but I also have an XP machine running STeam, more convenient ... and I have a Commodore C64 up and running with the MSSIHA cartridge, a modern Midi interface/sequencer/drum machine/synth  http://www.mssiah.com/index.php Great fun! 

I should not have clicked on that link - that looks really cool!

I had (still have I guess) a Commodore SX-64 in which I had the SCI MIDI interface/cartridge. When I let people into the studio (a while ago now that  I think) I had that set up with the keyboards, it fascinated an awful lot of clients.
 
These days I am still playing around with an Amiga emulator to run Bars&Pipes, ,but then I get bored with the whole thing and just fire up the Amiga if I really want to use it.

Wow! Commodore SX-64 Cool  
 
This guy seems to have to much spare time, crazy machine with the MSSIHA cartridge  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUCRPcqe2-w
 
Regards, Thomas

I played with my old friend Dr T but it was kind of pointless. It was fun remembering how it all worked. The free version is an update from the one I had used so it was different. 
But I found myself spending hours as I  played Buggy boy and Tetrus. I have an old Microsoft joystick that also only runs on XP. 
 
I wouldn't pay money for an old Atari as the Hard drive is probably dead or almost. Also the Floppy drives often failed. I remember paying $200 for a new Floppy drive! And all the parts are not the same as Apple or PC. Only the RAM. 

TotteG

iRelevant
Sound like a cool setup :) May I ask how you have sorted out the MIDI side of STeam on your XP machine ? What i/f do you use ? 
- Sven

Hi Sven! Normal MIDI messages works but not SysEx dumps ... so Midi Sequencers like Cubase works but editors for external hardware that sending/receiving SysEx dumps won't work unfortunately.
 
I now mostly use it to convert old Cubase .all songs to Midi-files but sometimes it's fun to start a song on in old Cubase, just basic midi, fast and easy, then export the midi to you DAW  
You can use the available midi ports in XP, Virtual, LPT or Com ports.
 
I have CoolSoft Virtual Midi Synth + FluidR3 GM soundfont installed in XP and selected as output device in STeam for easy audition of Cubase songs.
http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth
 
Regards, Thomas
 

Thanks for the info Thomas. Great. 
I think regular MIDI will do the job for me, no need for SysEx at the moment.
- Sven
 

TotteG

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TotteG
My Atari is still alive & well but I also have an XP machine running STeam, more convenient ... and I have a Commodore C64 up and running with the MSSIHA cartridge, a modern Midi interface/sequencer/drum machine/synth  http://www.mssiah.com/index.php Great fun! 

I should not have clicked on that link - that looks really cool!

I had (still have I guess) a Commodore SX-64 in which I had the SCI MIDI interface/cartridge. When I let people into the studio (a while ago now that  I think) I had that set up with the keyboards, it fascinated an awful lot of clients.
 
These days I am still playing around with an Amiga emulator to run Bars&Pipes, ,but then I get bored with the whole thing and just fire up the Amiga if I really want to use it.

Wow! Commodore SX-64 Cool  
 
This guy seems to have to much spare time, crazy machine with the MSSIHA cartridge  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUCRPcqe2-w
 
Regards, Thomas

Great video. Man this guy has really gone deep into to the SID sound :) Cool setup.

Cactus Music
I played with my old friend Dr T but it was kind of pointless. It was fun remembering how it all worked. The free version is an update from the one I had used so it was different. 
But I found myself spending hours as I  played Buggy boy and Tetrus. I have an old Microsoft joystick that also only runs on XP. 
 
I wouldn't pay money for an old Atari as the Hard drive is probably dead or almost. Also the Floppy drives often failed. I remember paying $200 for a new Floppy drive! And all the parts are not the same as Apple or PC. Only the RAM. 

OK. Didn't think of that Drive thing. Saw local add where they wanted $100 for an old one, since it was "rare" ... but I guess it is a certain repair project then. They couldn't tell if it was working, as they didn't have a suitable monitor, so they tried to sell it as-is. See a lot of my QD drives in old samplers and synths have gone tits up due to the rubber belt turning to glue. Working on repairing an old Roland S-10 and it's still work in progress, changed the belt ... but looks like the drive itself is broken. 

Without the Atari Monitor your dead in the water, That's what happened to mine. It even had some sort of Video port on the back but because I could't see to make the change in the control panel that was it. 

TotteG
Wow! Commodore SX-64 Cool  
 
This guy seems to have to much spare time, crazy machine with the MSSIHA cartridge  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUCRPcqe2-w
 
Regards, Thomas

That guy is an evil genius.  Wow.  

I still have one of these, from B.C. (Before Computer). 
 
Alesis MMT-8, 8-track MIDI sequencer.  No computer required. 
 
http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/mmt8.php