"The full story behind my post is that I bought the CX5M at a music store blowout sale in the late 1980s. I paid $20, including the Yamaha 4-track sequencer cartridge.
They had a Roland MC202 at the same sale for $50. Wish I'd have the spare cash to snag that, too. -- cheers, james"
Trip, Retro Thing has a post up on the Yamaha CX5M Music Computer. I forgot about these. Click through title link for more.
From the post:
"I was digging around in my basement yesterday and came across a box of forgotten music gear from the 1980s. The most exciting discovery was my old Yamaha CX5M MSX-compatible music computer. Released in 1984, this little beast offered a built-in FM synthesizer and MIDI IN/OUT ports. It also includes Microsoft Extended BASIC for programming. Methinks I'll have to dust it off, power it up, and hack up a few strange little MIDI mangling synthesizer programs."
Um.... Yeah! I'd be all over that thing.
The full story behind my post is that I bought the CX5M at a music store blowout sale in the late 1980s. I paid $20, including the Yamaha 4-track sequencer cartridge.
ReplyDeleteThey had a Roland MC202 at the same sale for $50. Wish I'd have the spare cash to snag that, too. -- cheers, james
Cool, thanks for dropping by to comment. I updated the post.
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