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  1. Re:Linus Akesson? by Infiniti2000 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Winner of the 2015 Underhanded C Contest Announced (underhanded-c.org)

    Seems very much like the same guy. He posted chiptune on his site and also had some past underhanded entries there. Presumably, he's just not updating (or updated) for this last entry.

  2. Re:Linus Akesson? by Infiniti2000 · · Score: 4, Informative · on Winner of the 2015 Underhanded C Contest Announced (underhanded-c.org)

    Seems very much like the same guy. He posted chiptune on his site and also had some past underhanded entries there. Presumably, he's just not updating (or updated) for this last entry.

  3. Re:Neat Technology by FooAtWFU · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Broadway Musicians Replaced With Synthesizers
    Something I read recently comes to mind, about rendering J S Bach with 8-bit chip tunes:

    The goal is not to play the right notes in the right order; that's the starting point. Then you have to adjust the timing of every single note, listening and re-listening, making sure that it doesn't sound mechanical. You have to add movement, energy, and emphasis ... You need fermatas and ornaments ... The amount of work that goes into programming the computer will never be less than the work that a traditional performer would put into studying the same piece of music.

    While in theory I agree that machine-read music is feasible, I'm skeptical as to the extent which it's going to be good, even from a quality synthesizer.

  4. Re:More from the same guy... by david.given · · Score: 1 · on The Chipophone — an 8-Bit Chiptune Organ
    That... is awesome. It is one of the most hardcore pieces of badass geekery I've ever seen. Not only has the guy written a kick-ass demo that runs on a 20MHz device with 1kB of RAM and 8kB of ROM, but he also built his own computer to run it on. And then made it generate Julia sets. And submitted it to a demo competition. And won. And it's generating all the audio and video signals in software!

    More info here.

  5. Re:The guy is amazing by d99mo · · Score: 2, Interesting · on The Chipophone — an 8-Bit Chiptune Organ

    I was lucky to be one year senior to Linus at Lunds Tekniska Högskola (Lund University's tech faculty). He's done a lot of crazy things, his project where he implements a VM running Conway's Game of Life using symlinks is really out-there. Here's a link: http://www.linusakesson.net/programming/symlinks/index.php

  6. Re:Anyone remember the SIDstation? by Yvan256 · · Score: 1 · on The Chipophone — an 8-Bit Chiptune Organ

    http://www.linusakesson.net/hardware/chiptune.php

  7. Re:This is Sad...Here is something better! by mr-Shutter · · Score: 1 · on DIY Microprocessor Sound Level Meter Demoed At MIT

    Sorry, I forgot about craft. This is a demo done on a atmega88. http://www.linusakesson.net/scene/craft/

  8. Microcontroller demo by spinkham · · Score: 1 · on MIT Team Working On a $12 Apple (II) Desktop

    Here's an awesome demo from a microcontroller you can buy in bulk for ~$2. The demo is displayed to a VGA monitor, but could also be done to a TV composite or component input.
    Total cost including keyboard, much greater storage, and a second graphics chip for more computational possibilities could easily hit the target cost including keyboard but not display. Even a small display with any decent resolution would double the cost of the device.