Re: Mockingboard

["Otter" <otter@oz.net>]

On Sun, 19 Apr 1998 23:37:45 -0500, 
Rubywand   <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:

>Otter writes ...
>     Oh, great. So, for $7.50 you got a II+, Language Card, ..., _and_ a
>Mockingboard. (While you were at it, you should have said something
>about the absence of a Disk ][ drive.)
>

Oh.  She did come with the Disk ][, Monochrome monitor, and System 
Saver.  I admit, she's not a spectacular system by any sense of the 
word, but she does work fine, unlike those tempermental IIc systems I 
mentioned in a previous post.  The ][+ holds alot of nostalgia value 
to me ( at least $7.50 worth :3 ).  That was my first major upgrade 
from the old TI-99/4a back in the 80s.


>     Yes. The Mockingboard is covered in our Sound FAQs file
>F003SOUND.TXT maintained on Ground at ...
>
>ftp://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs
>http://ground.isca.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/Faqs
>
>The FAQs describes programming, etc.; and, thanks to contributions from
>Edhel Iaur and Mike Mahon, there is a good description of the different
>models; so, it should be easy to discover which kind you have. I'll go
>ahead and email a copy of the file.
>
>
>> Can anyone recommend a few games that
>> I might be able to test this thing with?
>>
>     There are a number of games which used Mockingboard's sound effects
>and music capabilities. A great II+ game for effects is an arcade oldie
>named "Thuderbombs". "SkyFox" (good music and effects) is a neat air
>combat game; and, "Lancaster" is an unusual arcade with good music.
>
>     Ultima III was the first major adventure to use Mockingboard.
>Origin did a great job with music and effects.  
>
>
Thanks for the info.  The mildly sracastic comments are taken with a 
grain of salt, BTW.  It's nice to see that some folks here can provide 
a bit of help to other A2 users without resorting to the flame 
thrower.  ;)

-- Otter