this file? See media help. The AY-3-8910 is a 3-voice programmable sound generator (PSG) designed by General Instrument (GI) in 1978, initially for use...
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abbreviated as "AY" General Instrument AY-3-8910, a computer sound chip common in the 1980s and often referred to as the "AY chip" AY, IATA airline designator...
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System and Game Gear, and the Tandy 1000. Competing with the General Instrument AY-3-8910, the SN76489 offered three tone generators for musical notes...
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including the CP1600 used in the Mattel Intellivision game console, the AY-3-8910 series of sound chips that were used in a huge variety of designs, and...
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programs/data. A sound card became available, built around the General Instrument AY-3-8910, which together with a Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA) WDC...
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sustain level for a fixed length of time before decaying. The General Instrument AY-3-8910 sound chip includes only a hold time parameter; the sustain level...
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32 characters x 24 lines colors: 16 sprites: 32 Sound General Instrument AY-3-8910-soundchip 3 sound channels 1 noise channels 1 envelope controller Connectors...
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running at 4 MHz, and 64KB of RAM. Sound is produced by a General Instrument AY-3-8910 chip, providing 3 voices with 8 octaves each. Video is generated by an...
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639-3 language code Server supported gaming, gambling technology Software-controlled Sound Generator, Yamaha YM2149F version of General Instrument AY-3-8910...
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processor chip running at 3.58 MHz, 64 KB RAM, a Texas Instruments TMS9918A video chip with 16 KB RAM, a General Instrument AY-3-8910 sound chip, and a Western...
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Sprites: 32, 1 colour, max 4 per horizontal line Sound chip: General Instrument AY-3-8910 (PSG) Programmable Peripheral Interface: Intel 8255 Samdal, Roger...
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Yamaha S3527 a Yamaha YM2149 PSG-sound chip, compatible with a General Instrument AY-3-8910 parallel I/O chip: backward compatible with the Intel i8255 standard...
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keys Display: CGA and Yamaha V9938 for MSX2 graphics Sound: General Instrument AY-3-8910 (PSG) Ports: two joystick ports, TV out, video monitor out, parallel...
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sound and partial I/O support was provided by the AY-3-8910 chip manufactured by General Instrument (GI), and an Intel 8255 Programmable Peripheral Interface...
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1KB RAM, 3KB VRAM VDG: Ami S68047 (Motorola 6847 clone) Audio: General Instrument AY-3-8910, three channel sound, with one noise generator Introductory price:...
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programmable counter connected to an onboard piezo speaker. The General Instrument AY-3-8910 is a popular aftermarket addition. All models also have a 16-bit...
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Sprites: 32, 1 colour, max 4 per horizontal line Sound chip: General Instrument AY-3-8910 (PSG) I/O chip: Intel 8255 The standard ports of a SV-318 / SV-328...
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provided by a Texas Instruments TMS9929A, with RF and composite video outputs. Sound was generated by a General Instruments AY-3-8910 chip. It was replaced...
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BASIC interpreter. The Oric-1 has a sound chip, the programmable General Instrument AY-3-8910. Two graphics modes are handled by a semi-custom ASIC (HSC 10017...
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processor (NEC clone of Zilog Z80), 16 KB RAM (up to 32 KB), General Instrument AY-3-8910 3-voice sound generator, a ROM Cartridge connector, a cassette...
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features added to support the new capabilities, such as support for 9-channel AY-sound and built-in sprite graphics editor. NextZXOS and NextBASIC were written...
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dropped in favor of a commodity Yamaha YM2149F variant of the General Instrument AY-3-8910. Soon after the Atari buyout, Microsoft suggested to Tramiel...
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2014-09-30. Retrieved 2014-09-27. AY-3-8910 / AY-3-8912 / AY-3-8913: Programmable Sound Generator (PDF). General Instrument. Retrieved 7 October 2020. SP-0250...
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actually 4 color palette) Sound generation: 3 frequency generators + 1 noise generator (General Instrument AY-3-8910?) Game controllers: 2 input interfaces...
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sound capabilities of the computer can be expanded. A pair of General Instruments AY-3-8910 Programmable Sound Generators are used in the expanded version...
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commonly associated with carnivals and funfairs. The game's General Instrument AY-3-8910 chip allows for a relatively complex rendition of Rosas's waltz...
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graphics: 256×192 pixels, 16 colours, 32 sprites Sound General Instrument AY-3-8910 (PSG), 3 voices, white noise Ports 2 joystick connectors, TV out...
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an additional cartridge port for memory expansion, and the General Instrument AY-3-8910 sound chip. Other peripherals were the Data recorder, 40 column...
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Case: Grey plastic Keys D-pad, A, B, START and SELECT Sound General Instrument AY-3-8910, output via either internal mono speaker or external stereo headphones...
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32 characters x 24 lines colors: 16 sprites: 32 Sound General Instrument AY-3-8910-soundchip 3 sound channels 1 noise channels 1 envelope controller Connectors...
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