Chris Cracknell wrote:
>[Jim Nitchals] told me of a program he wrote for the 2600 that turned it
>into a 4 voice digital synth and completely threw the machine's sound
>limitations out the window.
Was this complete, period? Neat.
>Because of his contractual obligations with Headspace (a company founded
>and run by Thomas Dolby) he was holding off the release of this 2600
>program and the supporting development software for it until he had
>ironed out some details with Headspace.
I'd be willing to follow this up if anyone can get me info on how to
contact Headspace (a name would help too).
I think it would be fitting to release this as yet another reminder of
what Jim gave us.
>There were other programs and projects too he told me of but wich had
>not been completed yet and sadly never will be.
"The Jim Nitchals 2600 Code Preservation Project and Memorial". Who's
in? Glenn, let's get that source.
A proper obituary should be forthcoming, but I don't think anyone will
fault any "off-topic" posts in the meantime.
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