Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA From: GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Music Chips - (nf) Message-ID: <16368@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 09:46:50 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.16368 Posted: Fri Feb 3 09:46:50 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Feb-84 02:18:52 EST Lines: 22 From: GernI have just completed my deign and implementation of a 3 voice programmable sound generator/Atari joysticks/home control/burglar system using the GI 3-8910 you mention. it is an 11 IC design for a S-100 bus and I will be slowly gearing up for production in limited quanity. It is for my Zenith Z-100. I have had it working for a week now, and I programmed it to play the theme to Star Wars from a direct encoding of the sheet music. I hacked the Star Wars data in and a <30 line driver program (BASIC) in last night. It sounds unbelieveably fantastic!! Sorry, but I an not releasing my design (I worked 4 months on it and it is Version 5.6). I recall that a complete design for the TRS-80 (sound only - no joysticks or control features) was in 80 Micro TRS-80 magazine MAY 82. I flagged myself a note to get hold of this article, but I never did. It is a completely different design approach than my own, judging from a quick glance at it. The 8910 is the way to go, but that is my opinion and a lot of people like the TI 76489A. Cheers, Gern -------