MIDIDriver.tar.Z contains documentation from NeXT about the MIDI driver. This document wasn't present in Release 2 of the NeXT software or in the hard-copy technical documentation.
Recommended places to install this document are /NextLibrary/Documentation/NextDev/SndMusicDSP
MIDIDriver.tar.Z is 54.2 kilobytes in size. You can unarchive it with the command:
zcat MIDIDriver.tar.Z | tar xvf -
This will create a directory called MIDIDriver, occupying 141 kilobytes and consisting of:
Introduction.rtf -- An introduction for users of MIDI on NeXT computers, including information on MIDI interfaces, the MIDI data format, and whether to use the driver functions or the Music Kit.
DriverOverview.rtfd -- Conceptual material discussing the NeXT MIDI driver.
CFunctions/ -- Specifications of the MIDI C functions, grouped into the files:
We in NeXT Publications have two goals in releasing drafts of documentation through archive sites. First, this method allows us to distribute information to you in a more timely manner, shortcutting some of the editorial and production time that would otherwise be required before release. (This implies, however, that these documents might be less polished than they would be in a normal release--we ask your indulgence.) Second, we hope to receive feedback that will help us improve the documentation before it's released in its final form.
If you have suggestions or bug reports relating to this document, please send me email at doug_keislar@next.com. If you have comments, suggestions, or bug reports about other documentation (or software) from NeXT, please direct them to bug_next@next.com.
