Re: AlphaSyntauri

["Warren Ernst" <wernst@gmail.com>]

Richard,

Google is your friend here, especially since "AlphaSyntauri" is a
fairly unique word.

I found what appears to be lots of disk images over at:

http://8bitsoundandfury.ld8.org/hardware.html#alphasyntauri

And Google turned up a few pages describing it.

Good luck with your find. Sounds like fun...

-Warr

RichardK wrote:
> I just, finally, got my hands on an AlphaSyntauri (eBay, wish me luck -
> I don't know yet whether it works or when it will get here. It was $89).
> It appears complete; keyboard, small PCB for the controller, couple of
> PCBs which I guess are the music cards (linked with a ribbon; it's
> really hard to see on the pictures), manual, looks like a lightpen.
>
> Anyway; I don't know if it has discs. Hard to find?
>
> I'm working on an article based on it - what I'm most curious about is
> the DX-1 sampling card - what would one of these be worth? Mark Glinsky
> is selling one and a couple of AlphaSyntauris, prices are... well, I
> expect they're nearer the upper end of the market. But I'd like to see a
> DX-1.
>
> I'm also curious about the genuine relationship between Passport,
> Mountain Music, and AlphaSyntauri.
>
> Finally, did Mountain Music evolve into anything else, maybe PC cards?
>
> Richard (yes, I am still around, and yes, I do still have my Apple IIs!).
>
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