[sdiy] Star Wars PCB IC's

[Prototek]

> I can tell you is that "Pokey" was also the code name of the sound generating
> chip used in the Atari 400 and 800 computers. It was also used in a lot of
> their other 8-bit personal computers as well. Whether it is compatible with
> the
> "Pokey" chip you have, I couldn't say. The personal computers only contained a
> single "Pokey" chip, which generated all the sounds on these computers.
> 
> I'm not sure if anyone has ever built a Synth-DIY project with Atari's Pokey
> chip before. I hear a lot about Commodore's SID chip being used today for
> music, but that's about it, as far as recycling old computer parts for synth
> projects is concerned.
> 
> Later,
> Glen

   Believe it or not I was able to seek out a "POKEY" datasheet. The "Pokey"
is indeed the CO-12294 I was speaking of. The datasheet was a 50 page pdf
and quite frankly was way over my head for the most part. I understood the
basics of the chip but I still cant figure out if it would be a do-able
project. The chip seems to have 4 voices on it from what I gathered. I'll
gladly e-mail the pdf to anyone interested.
   Theres a web page that has various old school video/computer game sound
chips for sale. I didnt even recognize most of them but maybe someone will
have use for it: http://www.multigame.com

               -proto
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"By pressing down a special key it plays a little melody."
Kraftwerk, "Pocket Calculator" 

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