Roland LAPC-I LA Sound Card

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The Roland LAPC-I is a sound card for IBM PC compatible computers produced by Roland Corporation. It consists of a MT-32-compatible Roland CM-32L and a MPU-401 unit, integrated onto a single full-length 8-bit ISA card. In addition to normal Roland dealers aimed at musicians, it was distributed in the United States by Sierra On-Line in 1989 for use with the company's games. The MSRP of the card was around US$425.

Sierra On-Line was instrumental in working with Roland Corporation in introducing high-end sound modules and sound cards in the consumer gaming market in the late 1980s through early 1990s.

It came with no software or accessories, although no specific software was necessary, since the MT-32 appeared as a MIDI peripheral connected to the MPU-401 on MIDI channels 2 through 10. To connect the LAPC-I to other MIDI devices, an MCB-1module is required.

A model called the LAPC-N was also released for the Japanese NEC PC-98 system. To connect the LAPC-N to other MIDIdevices, an MCB-2 module is required.

Date : Unknown

Manufacturer : Roland

Format : Expansion Board

Physical Description : Outer cardboard box, Inner cardboard box, Sound Card, Manual, x2 Cables

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH52150. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.
 

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