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"We got the tent... we got the Snickers. Let's go" - yate PT-120PT-120 is an Amiga music mixer created by Hoff Man the Atari-an, and approved by Yatey Delhi. It requires 2 Amigas to run, and simulates turntables with music modules being used instead. It is the first program of its kind, and is best experienced while drinking Yop, a tasty Yophurt drink from Yoplait. It's great for live performances, as you can choose a module while another one's playing, much like a real turntable. A real mixer is still required however, especially if you want to blend Yop with other fruits. Numerous module packs are supplied for you to have fun with, including the amazing "Nutting Blaablaa". The name is commonly misspelled as "PT-1210", assumedly due to the fact that the SL-1210 is an extremely popular turntable with DJs. However, the two bare no relation whatsoever, as the "120" comes from the fact that during the development cycle of the program, precisely 120 Toblerones were consumed. (the SL-1200 was the earlier model, but the only difference was the colour. since the SL-1210's newer, it's obviously better)DevelopmentIt was conceived in 1988, sometime around the Amiga's release. The idea was to make a program which bent modules in the most literal sense, in that the module was printed out as a series of 1s and 0s, and placed inside the Amiga; the heat would make the paper bend and shrivel up. The first trial run was such a success, that it was decided to do something completely unrelated: make a program which would simulate a DJ turntable, the idea being that if you put two Amigas together, the heavens would open up and there would be terrential rain, forcing you to use the computer inside. (one daring individual did use one in a tent, however) The program was finally released in the year 120 on the Abime website, to resounding success. Unfortunately, you don't get good at beatmatching as soon as you download the program (similar to how downloading RAM is a well known hoax, but it works really), so there's a lot of manual labour. Many persisted, however, and it soon became the most popular program to ever have existed, ever, in the world... ever. |
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