Re: Jack Tramiel failed to save Atari.

In article <1194754354.181306.32200@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "super_stonic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <super_stonic@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Nov 1, 7:24 pm, jt august <starsa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> > ALSO, there is an program floating around out there that was a
digitized
> > audio clip of Van Halen's Girl You Really Got Me Now.  It had to
disable
> > the video to ensure the sound played fluidly, but it did sound very
> > good.  I never saw that sound trick executed on the C=64.  I don't
think
> > you could manipulate the SID fast enough to pull it off.
> >
> > jt
> 
> There's a clip of it on Youtube:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRQ9Csb_Er0

Thanks for the URL.  Best way to prove the point was the actual 
demonstration.  Now, could the C=64 do that?  Of course, compared to 
today's Macs and Windoze, this is pathetic.  But keep in mind that it 
was on an 8-bit 6502 at 1.8 Mhz.  And DA/AD technology was in its 
infancy.

jt