In early 1981, the computers that were available could mostly just do a few beeps and bloops, except for the Atari 400 and 800, of course. Those computers were ahead of their time and could do 4-voice sound.
In the March 1981 edition of the Atari Computer Enthusiasts newsletter there was an article called “Music without the Composer Cartridge” by Ron Ness
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