Word: mockingboard
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...without its flaws. To improve on the tinny speaker that comes installed in an Apple, users must invest an additional $100 for a plug-in sound-effects generator called a Mockingboard. (The Atari and Commodore versions will play three and four voices without any additional equipment.) Serious composers will find that the program's 1,400-symbol capacity allows them to write only about 70 measures at a time, requiring them to print out long pieces in sections. Moreover, using the program at full capacity causes the tempo of the machine to slow down, while short pieces whip...
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