MOS6581

[patchell]

tomg wrote:

> I have a  midi-2-PIC-2-SID idea in my active project file....So
> if you ever wanted to play with this chip now would be a good time
> to start looking for a old "tan-hump" C64 to grab a 6581 out of. If
> you are serious you might want to get more than one they tend to be
> a little flaky.  I don't know how long it will be before anything
> actually comes of this. It's been active for almost a year now without
> a single line of code being written.  I have the instruction-set and
> application notes and am finally getting the hang of PIC-programming
> so who knows? I doubt it will be as complicated as the SID Station
> but I think it could be useful. If I ever get it built, I guess  I'll have to
> give Jim's SID back so he can play too....;-)
>
> Tom
>

    No, you can keep it.  I barely have enough time and energy to work on my
current projects (Paia 9700s, Minimodular, BassAce, and my board plus restoring
all of my old projects that were finished).  I had that dang thing for almost 15
years and never did anything with it. ;^)

>
>
>
> >     I do believe that the 6581 first appeared in the C64, if it wasn't
> > the C64, it was definately a Commodore computer.  I purchased a C64 just
> > for the express purpose of playing with this chip.  Pretty cool chip.  I
> > used to have one that I bought, I was going to make a simple synth at
> > one time that used four, but....never got around to it.
> >
> > *Star Project wrote:
> >
> > > Hey...
> > >
> > > from which computer does the MOS6581 chip
> > > origin from?
> > >
> > > / Andreas
> >
> > --
> >  -Jim
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