Subject: Re: audio device
To: David A. Gatwood <dgatwood@mvista.com>
From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 07/13/1999 22:49:23
David A. Gatwood wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Colin Wood wrote:
>
> > David A. Gatwood wrote:
> > > On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Ken Nakata wrote:
> > >
> > > > I do. Singer is Apple's code name, but it's actually a codec chip
> > > > developed and sold by another company (I think the company was called
> > > > ITT or something). I downloaded the PDF datasheet off the Net a while
> > > > ago, and I hope it's still buried somewhere in one of my HFS
> > > > partitions. I'll try to get and post the URL when I get home or I
> > > > could directly send the PDF to you if you want (provided that I didn't
> > > > lose it when my 2G drive died on me).
> > >
> > > If you find it, send me a copy. MkLinux would love to have sound working
> > > on the Performa 52/53/62/63xx machines (once we actually figure out why
> > > they're not booting).
> >
> > does they not use the same hardware as in the 6100/7100/8100-series?
> > there are docs on that...
>
> The Singer might be the chip in the x100's rather than the Performas. I'm
> a little fuzzy. The Performas (well, some of them are called PowerMacs,
> but the 52/53/62/63...), though, are basically Quadras with a PPC card,
> so.... ;-)
the singer is only in the AV mac's. the x100's use the AWACS chip. if
the performas really are quadras, perhaps they use EASC's? if so, i can
tell you how they work, sort of :-)
later.
colin