30 Sep
2009
30 Sep
'09
3:10 p.m.
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009, Dave McGuire wrote:
On Sep 29, 2009, at 9:58 AM, silvercreekvalley wrote:
There's been earlier discussion on this list, but short answer is that you
are mistaken :-). The Synclavier was built around New England Digital's
own bit-slice CPU originally developed for their ABEL minicomputer system.
Probably based on AMD 29xx parts, although I do not know that for sure.
A company I ran in the 80s did a lot of audio systems contracting work
with NED and I recall seeing terminals all over the place that were logged
on to the in-house ABEL system. I think they used it for inventory,
billing, etc. All the support software was developed in the ABEL
environment AFAIK.
Steve
--
Being a vintage computer and synthesiser fan,
I'd love
to get a Fairlight CMI for restoration/care/actual use
so if anyone has any Fairlight CMI model they would like
to either sell or trade let me know. Can be EU or US.
Mmmmm, Fairlight.
Years ago (1988 or so?) my friend Mike in Delaware had a Synclavier II.
That thing was damn impressive. Sadly he no longer has it. Unless I'm
mistaken, there's a MicroVAX-II in there!