[Coco] The MultiSensory Sound Laboratory, Part 2

[Bruce Borer]

Let the CoCo read the cartridge and print it out, or save it to a floppy
for a soft copy.
I do the same to read the Disk Controller Cartridge in order to modify it.
Reply to me if someone needs help doing it.

BrucePB

On Fri, Aug 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM Jim Brain (GCCC President) via Coco <
coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> Best viewed on our web page:
>
> https://www.glensideccc.com/the-multisensory-sound-laboratory-part-2/
>
> Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Norman Lederman, of Oval
> Window Audio <http://www.ovalwindowaudio.com/>
> (http://www.ovalwindowaudio.com/) about his company’s MultiSensory Sound
> Laboratory (MSSL). The solution, detailed in my previous note
> <https://www.glensideccc.com/the-multisensory-sound-laboratory-part-1/>,
> utilized a TANDY Color Computer, as well as an Audio Spectrum Analyzer
> cartridge, to help hearing impaired students “see” sound. I’d been added
> to the conversation after Norman initially contacted our past treasurer
> Eric Canales. As part of the discussion, Norman noted that his company
> was no longer offering the solution to schools and other educational
> facilities and he was interested in donating some excess stock to our club.
>
> Glenside Color Computer Club is always interested in donations, and I
> told told Norman as much. Given that Norman (and the donations) were in
> Colorado, we arranged to have the items shipped. Norman described what
> would be arriving in the shipment, but I was not prepared for what I saw
> as I opened the 4 boxes.
>
> Within the shipment was eleven (11!) brand new TANDY Color Computer 3
> units, in original plastic, mint in box. They do not look like they were
> ever touched. In addition, the shipment included 10 (one was shipped
> later and does not appear in the pictures) Ramsey Music Lights kits
> (used to to create the LumaSound light tower in the Multi-Sensory Sound
> Laboratory setup, and 9 Audio Spectrum Analyzer cartridges. Some have
> standard retail cartridge packaging, but a few sport a plain gray label
> with typewritten text.
>
> After the shipment arrived, Norman called me and discussed the MSSL
> project/product in more detail, while I shared some background on GCCC
> and the Color Computer community in general. I told him the club was
> very grateful for the donation, and we would work to ensure these items
> are enjoyed by our membership. Except for 1 of the Ramsey light kits
> (which I hope to solder up in hopes of creating an MSSL setup for the
> 2026 CoCoFEST!), the units will be stored in expectation of finding a
> new home during our 2026 show. And yes, if someone can point me to a
> cartridge reader program, I’ll cover the “CART” pin and see if the
> differently marked Audio Spectrum Analyzer cartridges contain different
> code than the regular version.
>
> Jim
>
> --
> Jim Brain, President
> Glenside Color Computer Club (GCCC)
> president at glensideccc.com
> www.glensideccc.com
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