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68kMLA Development 5 posts Jan 13, 2009 to Jan 14, 2009

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#1 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 - 20:49 68kMLA

Is there documentation on programming the DSPs in the AV Quadras?

#2 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 - 21:14 68kMLA

I presume you mean on the raw silicon rather than using the Sound Manager or QuickTime?

#3 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 - 21:34 68kMLA

I presume you mean on the raw silicon rather than using the Sound Manager or QuickTime?

You would be correct. I'm just curious how difficult it would be to implement anything for Linux or BSD.

#4 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 - 01:43 68kMLA

All I can say is, good luck!

Some info (very outdated, but possibly relevant still) here: http://www.harmony-central.com/Computer/macavfaq

#5 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 - 11:02 68kMLA

how difficult

If you're already familiar with general DSP programming under *nix, deeply intimate with scraping-the-silicon level development for mid-90s Mac hardware, and can find the documentation for all of the above and the Motorola 56001 series ...

... not very