Thought you all might get a kick out of a project of mine.  I used Deluxe Music to create several songs back in high school, and for years now, I've been wondering how I might get them into a modern format.  The file format is proprietary and no other software seems to understand it.

So I decided to go the hardware method: I picked up a vintage MIDI interface from ebay for $7 and was able to connect Mac SE -> Serial MIDI Interface -> Firewire MIDI Interface -> MacBook running GarageBand.  Click play on one, record on the other, and away it goes!

It was fun seeing the two machines operate side-by-side, and really not so different from eachother.  Here's a shot of the rig: