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ZX Spectrum: Experimenting with 1-Bit Sound

bumbershootsoft.wordpress.com published 2026-09-05

As part of the ZX Spectrum tour, I implemented some routines that would let you play simple tones out of the 1-bit beeper. These were in large part inspired by earlier work I did on the Apple II. W…

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