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Digital Audio on the ZX Spectrum's 1-Bit Beeper

68 points · 25 comments · ibobev

qingcharles · 1790731465 · focus · HN ↗
Does the Speccy have enough outputs on the edge connector to make a simple DAC like the parallel port ones we used to make with a bunch of resistors for the PC?
e.g. the homemade versions of this:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covox_Speech_Thing" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covox_Speech_Thing
1. bzzzt · 1790755375 · focus · HN ↗
  Nice idea, it has 8 data lines, so 8 bits audio should be possible.

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