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Rarer than rare: The Mindset II (clone 80186 msdos) (youtube.com | ia)
8 points by dfarquhar 583 days ago | 3 comments
  • komadori 582 days ago
    For context, the earlier Mindset documentary video he alludes to appears to be "This PC was almost an Atari" on the same channel: https://youtu.be/MRpFqz5dOPA
    • dfarquhar 581 days ago
      Yes, that is indeed his earlier video on the Mindset. The Atari connection is another thing that makes this early PC fascinating.
      • komadori 581 days ago
        I watched the Mindset II video first, and it was fine if a little dry, but it wasn't until I saw the first one that I really appreciated what it was all about.

        As an aside, in that first video he says it's not clear what the capabilities of the Mindset's sound system is. It occurred to me that if MAME supports the platform then its source code might tell you, so I had a look:

        Each channel (second channel optional) is driven by a Intel 8042 microcontroller bit-banging an 8-bit resistor ladder DAC. Whatever support exists, if any, for accelerating synthesis or multiple voices must be contained within its firmware blob.

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