Re: New sound chip on the market

["William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message BvmdnfOhF-agiUHYnZ2dnUVZ_q2pnZ2d@comcast.com">news:BvmdnfOhF-agiUHYnZ2dnUVZ_q2pnZ2d@comcast.com...
: aiiadict@gmail.com wrote:
: > On Feb 21, 12:57 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
: >
: >>Cool--an improved Mockingboard on a chip!  (Actually more
: >>like a six-channel SID plus speech.)
: >
: >
: > It is a cool idea...  Would be even cooler to make one
: > open source..
: >
: >
: >>I'd expect it to connect to a serial card, since it has
: >>2400-/9600-bps serial control--a natural for //c's.  ;-)
: >
: >
: >
: > would be cool if PIC source was available, make
: > it easily interfaceable to joystick port or something
:
: Well, a TTL serial interface is about as easy as it could be.
:
: Just bit-bang the serial data out an annunciator connected
: to the chip's data in pin.  The chip no doubt needs to talk
: back, too, so its data out pin should be hooked to a pushbutton
: input.
:
: Then write suitably clever code on the Apple to send commands
: and listen for acknowledgements.  ;-)
:
: The connector has +5 and gnd, so all you need is some headphones
: or an amplified speaker.

I'm looking at it. I, too, thought about the IIc.

William Garber
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