The System 80 and TRS-80 Model
1 was never designed to play music, or even make any sound but that
never stopped programmers from doing it. The following is a collection
of music programs that pushed the boundaries of the hardware to
the limit.
Name
(and filename)
|
Description |
What
to type at the dos prompt |
Dual voice music synthesiser
(music/bas) |
Build a tune. 80 Micro Magazine (1982). Needs
instructions! |
basic run "music/bas" |
Music-80 version 3.1 (music80/bas) |
Also allows you to construct a tune. Date and
author unknown. Needs instructions! |
basic run "music80/bas" |
Opera (opera/bas) |
Plays some famous tunes using single tones. By
Richard Taylor (date unknown) |
basic run "opera/bas" |
TRS-80 Opera Theatre (organ/cmd)
|
Turns your computer into an organ. Author and
date unknown. Screen formatting is a little messed up on
this one. |
organ |
Title unknown (sound/cmd) |
A medley of tunes with visuals. Date and author
unknown. |
sound |
Celestial Music Demo (celest/bas) |
Produces random chords of spacey music. (it was groovy in
it's time!). Date and author unknown. |
basic run "celest/bas" |
Speak! (speech/cmd) |
Seems to be a utility which allows you to add
voice to your computer. Not sure how though? By William V. Neville
(1981). Needs instructions. |
speech |
