a2aviator@gmail.com wrote:
On Aug 30, 2:01 pm, "sfahey" <sfa...@a2central.com.remove-l5t-this> wrote:To: Michael J. Mahon Re: Re: Help with S.A.M. By: Michael J. Mahon to comp.sys.apple2 on Thu Aug 30 2007 12:43 pm > Yes, that's the irony--there is a hardware-assisted "Software Automatic > Mouth" and a completely software one. ;-) I'll probably chuck 'em when I find them. --- Synchronet 3.14a-Win32 NewsLink 1.85 A2Central.com - Your total source for Apple II computing.Don't do that. I want them for the "Dongle" collection. thats basically what it is..
What, exactly, qualifies as a "dongle"? I always thought they were devices whose only function was to permit an application to verify their presence (for copy protection purposes). I note that the term has recently been misused for almost any small device connected by cable to a computer, like a video "breakout" connector. This is a DAC board, audio amp, and speaker. It can be used to play any sampled sound with 8-bit accuracy, or you could disconnect the speaker and use it for an analog output device. It can even be POKEd from BASIC. -michael NadaPong: Network game demo for Apple II computers! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it's seriously underused."