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Many MIDI modules and similar devices from the 1990's feature a port labelled "'''TO HOST'''" or "'''COMPUTER'''", which can be used with an appropriate cable to connect the device directly to a computer's serial port. This is also sometimes referred to as "'''Serial MIDI'''".
Many MIDI modules and similar devices from the 1990's feature a port labelled "'''TO HOST'''" or "'''COMPUTER'''", which can be used with an appropriate cable to connect the device directly to a computer's serial port. This is also sometimes referred to as "'''Serial MIDI'''". From roughly 1999 onwards, USB started to appear alongside or instead of these ports.

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Many MIDI modules and similar devices from the 1990's feature a port labelled "TO HOST" or "COMPUTER", which can be used with an appropriate cable to connect the device directly to a computer's serial port. This is also sometimes referred to as "Serial MIDI". From roughly 1999 onwards, USB started to appear alongside or instead of these ports.