> I believe it had been mentioned earlier that a fair amount of analog/discrete > circuitry also involved with SC-01.....definitely a while before it gets done. 10 to > 15 years earlier, it didn't seem possible of the hardware being emulated since no > documents were available other than filed patents by the company. I'd like to believe > the way progress has been going in recent years that maybe almost there of SC-01 > being fully emulated. > > The other hardware that catches my interest would be what is used for the Mattel > Electronics handheld games. I hope that can be figured out. Sort of same scenario > with Votrax SC-01....no documents available from the company other than filed > patents. What has already been accomplished with other handheld games is impressive > so I hope it might be possible for Mattel Electronics handheld games also being > emulated.
Agreed on both accounts, but especially the SC-01. I'd love to think someday we'll hear q*bert accurately belt out his semi-random phonemes as we may remember from the arcades! So yeah, any progress here, even if it's just an inch, is so cool to see.
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