December 18, 1987 · Computer or hardware
Covox Speech Thing (1987)
A cheap external DAC that plugged into the printer port and gave PCs digitized sound before sound cards were common.
Games and trackers with Covox support played 8-bit samples at about 12 kHz on 286-class machines.
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Facts
- Date
- December 18, 1987
- Kind
- Computer or hardware
- Maker or publisher
- Covox
- Type
- 8-bit R-2R DAC on parallel port
- Output
- Mono, mini jack
- Ports
- LPT pass-through
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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