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Category: Sound

Listen to Atari 8-Bit Computer Chiptunes (10-15 minutes)

December 12, 2021 moorejh Demos, Emulators, Sound

Task: Listen to Atari 8-Bit Computer Chiptunes Needed: Web Browser Time: 10-15 mins Introduction Sound on the Atari 8-bit computers was produced using the Pokey chip which output four channels each with a square waveform. Emulators of the Pokey chip have allowed modern Atari sound

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Play MP3 and WAV Files on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer Using FujiConvert (10-15 mins)

July 24, 2021 moorejh Sound, Utilities, Web Resources

Task: Play MP3 and WAV Files on Your Atari 8-Bit Computer Using FujiConvert Needed: Web Browser Time: 10-15 mins Introduction I recently ran across the FujiConvert web tool that converts modern sound files (e.g. MP3 and WAV) to executables which can be booted on an

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Connect Your Atari Computer to an LCD Screen (30-60 mins)

February 23, 2019 moorejh Modifications, Sound, Video

Task: Connect Your Atari Computer to an LCD Screen Needed: LCD screen, connectors Time: 30-60 mins Introduction I love my Sakata SC-100 monitor that I use with my 8-bit machines. I still have the same one I used back in the day with my Atari

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Sound Effects in BASIC (30-60 mins)

September 1, 2018 moorejh Programming, Sound

Task: Program Sound Effects in BASIC Needed: BASIC Time: 30-60 minutes Introduction The Atari 8-bit computers had a pretty decent sound chip called the POKEY. POKEY is an acronym for Pot Keyboard Integrated Circuit. The POKEY generated four-voice sound and had some other functions such

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