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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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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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