[OT] emulating a hardware synth

[Robert Epprecht]

Hello.

Something i am thinking about is the possibility to emulate a hardware
synth with a second computer running a software synth. The software part
of it seams easy, but how would the two machines be connected? Please
tell me, how are existing hw synths connected?  Do they use proprietary
pci cards or do they use existing plugs, like parallel or serial port,
usb, ethernet?  *Can* speakup use any of the mentioned ports?  Ethernet
would be my favorite.

The aim of the thing would be to allow installation over speakup, before
the sound system on the target is initialized.

Thanks for hints, pointers and thoughts.

Robert Epprecht