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That's hilarious. A TX81Z won't work without something to send the MIDI data, so I suppose you already had a controller/computer? Kudos to your parents for figu

That's hilarious. A TX81Z won't work without something to send the MIDI data, so I suppose you already had a controller/computer? Kudos to your parents for figuring out it would work if that's the case, most parents aren't that technical :).

kstrauser 5y ago
Yeah, I had the PSR-60. It was an alright MIDI controller, except that it lacked velocity signals and only sent note-on, note-off. I think they probably talked to a decent salesman who listened to the situation and gave them a reasonable, decently affordable solution. I got an Amiga later and was very happy to use its MIDI to drive everything.
- ghusbands 5y ago
  Do you mean an Atari ST? The Amiga didn't have built-in MIDI and the Atari did.
  - kstrauser 5y ago
    There were any number of $50 MIDI interfaces for the Amiga, and I had one. The ST had it built in, which was very cool, but they’re not very complicated devices.