Screenshots of my Toshiba Windows 98SE Laptop running Cubase 3.55 with all my hardware instruments set up and ready.

Just like plug-ins…

The Windows 98SE desktop, system fonts have been modified to match the DMU theme.

Startup splash screen.

Tracks showing the hardware connected.

All the MIDI instruments set up in multi-timbral mode.

It makes using hardware as easy as using plug-ins…

…and still 62% of system resources free with 32MB of RAM.

The Cubase dongle and the interface cable in the laptop’s parallel port.

The other end of the cable, connected to the MTP AV MIDI Interface.

The MTP AV MIDI interface, 128 individual MIDI channels for Cubase 3.55.

The hardware…

STEINBERG PRO 16 – COMMODORE 64

Steinberg PRO 16 for the Commodore 64

The first Graphic Sequencer, I used it in my studio from 1986 to 1990. I still have a fully working setup saving to SD cards instead of floppies. I have transferred all my 80s floppies to SD card.

The CARD 32 has the software in ROM, slots into the Commodore 64 and loads instantly.

Three versions here: two V2.4 (the last version) one 2.3 (the editor had to be loaded separately – came on two floppies).

The other two disks are an editor for the AKAI S612 sampler and an editor for the Ensoniq Mirage sampling keyboard.

STEINBERG PRO 24 – ATARI ST

Two versions of PRO 24, the precursor to Cubase. Only for Atari ST.

CUBASE – ATARI ST

Two boxed versions of Cubase 3.X for the Atari ST. The most influential sequencer in history. I have this one set up too in my studio with a mint Atari ST saving to SD cards and connected to TFT monitor and wireless mouse.

Two dongles for Cubase and one for Cubase Score.

CUBASE SCORE FOR PC

Cubase Score for Windows. The dongles I have can run all versions from 1.02 to VST 5.1

CUBASE STANDARD FOR PC

Cubase PC V 3.05 to 3.7 VST. Steinberg invented plug-ins and virtual instruments.

I have five dongles and many boxed versions.

CUBASE VST5 FOR PC

Cubase VST 5 (version 4 was a mid-way version only on the Mac).

I have 6 dongles for the standard version (one not pictured) and one special on USB stick.

Three dongles for the Score version (one not pictured) and only one for the VST/32 version which had special “analogue” saturation features for audio recording.

ALL PC VERSIONS ON ONE WINDOWS 98 LAPTOP!

Screenshots from my Windows 98 laptop showing all Cubase versions that it can run.

They are all installed separately and can be run with the correct dongles installed.

Toshiba Satellite 4000CDT running Windows 98 SE with special hack to enable full USB support.

LATER VERSIONS TO 2019

I also have USB Elicencers for Cubase SE3, SL 3 and SX3 which can run all SE/SL/SX versions

Also have Cubase 9 Pro and Artist dongles that can run all Cubase versions from 4 to 9.

Will upgrade to 10 soon 🙂