Beepers
by admin on Mai.10, 2009, under Soundchips, VGM
Beepers aren’t real Chips, but in fact just Speakers built into the systems which are then fed by the CPU. They were one of the first sound generators found in Computers and early Video Game Consoles. The specs might be different depending on the system its used in. They are still in use in todays IBM-PCs and sometimes Laptops, known as PC Speakers, usually to provide error sounds. In early games they were used to provide the Game Music.
Usual Technical Specifications
- Channels: 1
- Channel 1: Squarewave Synthesis
- Stereo: No
- Adjustable Frequency
- No Volume Control
Used in
Homecomputers
- Acorn Atom
- Camputers Lynx
- Canon X-07
- Epson HC-20
- Fujitsu Micro 8 (FM-8)
- IBM PC AT
- Kaypro 2x
- Matsushita JR-100
- Mattel Aquarius
- NEC PC-8001
- NEC PC-9801
- Olivetti M-20
- Panasonic JR-100
- Sharp PC-3201
- Sharp PC-5000
- Sharp PC-7000
- Sinclair QL
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- Thomson Micromega 32
- many more..
Handhelds
- Milton Bradley Microvision
Emulation
- NEC PC-9801 | The PC-98 Beeper is Emulated in Hoot.
