Magic Knight Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 But it would be cooler if AMY is recreated on FPGA. Or a straight replacement of the pokey chip if a IC project to clone the original could be done - kickstarter anyone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matej Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) Or maybe Altirra and plus VST synth (C code) first than FPGA implementation... PS:Please Indiegogo too... EU cant support Kickstarter... Edited November 15, 2013 by Matej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Knight Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) Or maybe Altirra and plus VST synth (C code) first than FPGA implementation... PS:Please Indiegogo too... EU cant support Kickstarter... Err - why not?? - Please Explain...! Edited November 15, 2013 by Magic Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Zimmerman Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I was one of the 4 original AMY team members and wrote the 8051 code to control the AMY TTL prototype (500 chips!). The chip was way ahead of it's time. It was a wonderful group and experience. ~Tom Zimmerman 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 21 hours ago, Tom Zimmerman said: I was one of the 4 original AMY team members and wrote the 8051 code to control the AMY TTL prototype (500 chips!). The chip was way ahead of it's time. It was a wonderful group and experience. ~Tom Zimmerman Please tell us more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 21 hours ago, Tom Zimmerman said: I was one of the 4 original AMY team members and wrote the 8051 code to control the AMY TTL prototype (500 chips!). The chip was way ahead of it's time. It was a wonderful group and experience. ~Tom Zimmerman I remember reading that Atari just could not get a reasonable yield from the chip fab. They made two or three runs, IIRC and gave up. Do you know anymore about this story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpeter Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Lots of interesting info about AMY here as well as stuff regarding the new graphics chipsets Atari were working on at the time (all binned after the takeover) and what the engineers thought of the corporate management... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foft Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 23 hours ago, Tom Zimmerman said: I was one of the 4 original AMY team members and wrote the 8051 code to control the AMY TTL prototype (500 chips!). The chip was way ahead of it's time. It was a wonderful group and experience. ~Tom Zimmerman Hi Tom, Please help me write an HDL Amy clone! Mark 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 23 hours ago, Tom Zimmerman said: I was one of the 4 original AMY team members and wrote the 8051 code to control the AMY TTL prototype (500 chips!). The chip was way ahead of it's time. It was a wonderful group and experience. ~Tom Zimmerman Welcome - heck of a cool first post! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 10:14 PM, Tom Zimmerman said: It was a wonderful group and experience. Maybe @Savetz could chat with / interview you for ANTIC The Atari 8-bit Podcast? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratwell Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 2/11/2008 at 5:45 PM, Gregory DG said: Page cannot be found. http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/XE/xe_protos/65xem.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 5:14 PM, Tom Zimmerman said: I was one of the 4 original AMY team members and wrote the 8051 code to control the AMY TTL prototype (500 chips!). The chip was way ahead of it's time. It was a wonderful group and experience. ~Tom Zimmerman Hello Tom, I think you may be able to get in contact with Hardie, maybe he can help you stroll down memory lane with all of the available materials. It would be great to hear all that might come from the stroll. Who knows what you might dig up as you review your own materials (if any). Eventually the core group of folks get down to business and great things come to light. We would love to hear your stories as well as what you've been up to. -J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Would have made sense in the ST as first PC Soundcard had similar FM based type sounds 1987 onward via Adlib OPL2 (?) and a lot of arcade machines used FM based sound so it would have fit in well with the ST scene. Even Commodore put out an OPL1(?) FM Sound Expander/Music Expansion System for the C64 and it cost a LOT of money compared to the price of a C64. Always wanted one, glad I never wasted an Xmas present on that thing lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 3:33 AM, ratwell said: http://www.atarimuseum.com/computers/8BITS/XE/xe_protos/65xem.html Works fine here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxl Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 OPL3 in Atari 8bit ? Here you go: http://atari.myftp.org/yamari/yamari.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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