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#TauntingBoard has finally been released!
It's an #Apple2 #MockingBoard clone(ish) with a few changes I'd dare call improvements.

It's free for everyone: print it, build it, enjoy it.
https://codeberg.org/hkzlab/TauntingBoard

Thanks for #PCBWay for sponsoring not one, but two prototype runs for this board!

Boost if you wish (appreciated!) and/or donate a few credits via Ko-Fi if you want and have some to spare (Not essential, but they'll be used to help pay for components for future projects: believe me, they're helpful, vet expenses are eating away most of disposable income lately).

#TauntingBoard has finally been released!
It's an #Apple2 #MockingBoard clone(ish) with a few changes I'd dare call improvements.

It's free for everyone: print it, build it, enjoy it.
https://codeberg.org/hkzlab/TauntingBoard

Thanks for #PCBWay for sponsoring not one, but two prototype runs for this board!

Boost if you wish (appreciated!) and/or donate a few credits via Ko-Fi if you want and have some to spare (Not essential, but they'll be used to help pay for components for future projects: believe me, they're helpful, vet expenses are eating away most of disposable income lately).

#TauntingBoard has finally been released!
It's an #Apple2 #MockingBoard clone(ish) with a few changes I'd dare call improvements.

It's free for everyone: print it, build it, enjoy it.
https://codeberg.org/hkzlab/TauntingBoard

Thanks for #PCBWay for sponsoring not one, but two prototype runs for this board!

Boost if you wish (appreciated!) and/or donate a few credits via Ko-Fi if you want and have some to spare (Not essential, but they'll be used to help pay for components for future projects: believe me, they're helpful, vet expenses are eating away most of disposable income lately).

#TauntingBoard has finally been released!
It's an #Apple2 #MockingBoard clone(ish) with a few changes I'd dare call improvements.

It's free for everyone: print it, build it, enjoy it.
https://codeberg.org/hkzlab/TauntingBoard

Thanks for #PCBWay for sponsoring not one, but two prototype runs for this board!

Boost if you wish (appreciated!) and/or donate a few credits via Ko-Fi if you want and have some to spare (Not essential, but they'll be used to help pay for components for future projects: believe me, they're helpful, vet expenses are eating away most of disposable income lately).

#TauntingBoard has finally been released!
It's an #Apple2 #MockingBoard clone(ish) with a few changes I'd dare call improvements.

It's free for everyone: print it, build it, enjoy it.
https://codeberg.org/hkzlab/TauntingBoard

Thanks for #PCBWay for sponsoring not one, but two prototype runs for this board!

Boost if you wish (appreciated!) and/or donate a few credits via Ko-Fi if you want and have some to spare (Not essential, but they'll be used to help pay for components for future projects: believe me, they're helpful, vet expenses are eating away most of disposable income lately).

Something like this, I'd say.
#apple2 #mockingboard

Having some Apple II time tonight.

#AppleII #vintageApple #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #CRT #demo #demoscene #scenedemo #AppleIIe #mockingboard #chiptune #trackermusic #Apple #ByteCellar

One of the things I would have loved to have for my Apple IIe clone when I was a fairly broke teenager was a Mockingboard card.

Really thinking of of getting the ReactiveMicro clone, but I'm wondering if I should wait for a Pico-based re-creation first (something similar to the PicoGUS). Anyone know of if people are working on such a project, because I wouldn't mind sending them money once they have a product.

#appleII #Mockingboard #retroComputing

Something is Very Wrong With the AY-3-8913 Sound Generator - The General Instruments AY-3-8910 was a quite popular Programmable Sound Generator... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/15/something-is-very-wrong-with-the-ay-3-8913-sound-generator/ #retrocomputing #mockingboard #ay-3-8910 #ay-3-8913

Something is Very Wrong With the AY-3-8913 Sound Generator https://hackaday.com/2025/04/15/something-is-very-wrong-with-the-ay-3-8913-sound-generator/ #Retrocomputing #mockingboard #AY-3-8910 #ay-3-8913

A fascinating new look at what is basically an Apple II Mockingboard soundcard...for the PC...sold by Mindscape.

"Do you own the rarest PC sound card in the world?" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo4INoGyRY

#AppleII #IBMPC #DOSPC #DOS #soundcard #soundboard #AY38910 #SweetMicroSystems #Mockingboard #Mindscape #chiptune #audio #PCaudio #soundblaster #adlib #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #computinghistory #vintageapple #deepdive #video #gamers #games #interview #ADSR #nostalgia #tech

A fascinating new look at what is basically an Apple II Mockingboard soundcard...for the PC...sold by Mindscape.

"Do you own the rarest PC sound card in the world?" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo4INoGyRY

#AppleII #IBMPC #DOSPC #DOS #soundcard #soundboard #AY38910 #SweetMicroSystems #Mockingboard #Mindscape #chiptune #audio #PCaudio #soundblaster #adlib #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #computinghistory #vintageapple #deepdive #video #gamers #games #interview #ADSR #nostalgia #tech

A fascinating new look at what is basically an Apple II Mockingboard soundcard...for the PC...sold by Mindscape.

"Do you own the rarest PC sound card in the world?" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo4INoGyRY

#AppleII #IBMPC #DOSPC #DOS #soundcard #soundboard #AY38910 #SweetMicroSystems #Mockingboard #Mindscape #chiptune #audio #PCaudio #soundblaster #adlib #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #computinghistory #vintageapple #deepdive #video #gamers #games #interview #ADSR #nostalgia #tech

A fascinating new look at what is basically an Apple II Mockingboard soundcard...for the PC...sold by Mindscape.

"Do you own the rarest PC sound card in the world?" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo4INoGyRY

#AppleII #IBMPC #DOSPC #DOS #soundcard #soundboard #AY38910 #SweetMicroSystems #Mockingboard #Mindscape #chiptune #audio #PCaudio #soundblaster #adlib #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #computinghistory #vintageapple #deepdive #video #gamers #games #interview #ADSR #nostalgia #tech

A fascinating new look at what is basically an Apple II Mockingboard soundcard...for the PC...sold by Mindscape.

"Do you own the rarest PC sound card in the world?" -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo4INoGyRY

#AppleII #IBMPC #DOSPC #DOS #soundcard #soundboard #AY38910 #SweetMicroSystems #Mockingboard #Mindscape #chiptune #audio #PCaudio #soundblaster #adlib #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrogaming #computinghistory #vintageapple #deepdive #video #gamers #games #interview #ADSR #nostalgia #tech

"Something is very wrong with the AY-3-8913"

Fascinating article about a very popular soundchip used heavily in the '80s and '90s.

https://www.fenarinarsa.com/?p=3183

#audio #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #hardware #Yamaha #GI #GeneralInstruments #chiptune #FMsynth #retrogaming #demoscene #AppleII #AtariST #MSX #Mockingboard

So finally I checked why the #Mockingboard by ReactiveMicro outputs a crappy sound while the Mockingboard 4C (for Apple IIc/IIc+ only) by Ian Kim outputs a perfect sound.

Looks like the RM one uses LM386N-1 to amplify the sound for (4Ω?) speakers while the one by Ian Kim has a dual output: 1 for speakers w/volume control + 1 AUX output with line level audio.

I don't get why the one by ReactiveMicro is so 1980... now I need to figure out how to make it spit an AUX level audio output with my crap electronic skills 😑

#apple #appleII #retrocomputing

I'm thinking about designing a #Mockingboard clone board for the #AppleII that can take either an AY-3-8913 or AY-3-8910. The reason is that the 8910 can be literally 1/10th the price of the 8913 that Mockingboards normally use. I really want to run more #demoscene productions on my Apple IIe 😁

A Deep Dive Into The Sound Of An Apple II - A major part of the retrocomputing scene for many of us lies in the world of chipt... - https://hackaday.com/2021/10/14/a-deep-dive-into-the-sound-of-an-apple-ii/ #retrocomputing #mockingboard #ay-3-8910 #apple2 #audio