MockingBoard hardware and programming?
MockingBoard Mini-Manual 11/97 version From: Rubywand Part 1: Kinds of MockingBoards The original MockingBoards come in four basic ‘flavors’: Sound I– produces music tones and a variety of sound effects (3 voices to 1 Audio Output) Speech I– produces speech or limited sound effects (1 voice output to 1 Audio Output) Sound II– 2 x Sound I on a single board (3+3 voices to 2 Audio Outputs) Sound/Speech I– Sound I + Speech I on a single board (3+1 voices to 2 Audio Outputs) Note … Audio Output: This goes to a speaker or hi-fi amplifier Voice: a musical note, sound effect, speech sound, etc. Quite a few of the original MockingBoards were sold. Later MB’s use model names like “MockingBoard A”, etc.. The main difference between the original series and letter-named boards is wider availability of Speech. Edhel Iaur and Mike Mahon supplied details on models A-D. Prices are from a Sweet Micro Systems ad in the December, 1985 issue of _A+_ magazine: MockingBoard A is a stereo music and soun
