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In 1984, my partner and I purchased the Alpha Syntauri keyboard system and an Apple II+ computer. We were thrilled with this pre-MIDI recording system for synthesizer sounds. The Alpha Syntauri was fully programmable with 16 discrete voices. 

It was an expensive system at the time with the computer and cards purchased separately. Our studio in Toronto in late 1984 was the Alpha Syntauri, a Fostex 8 track tape recorder and an EMU Drumulator. We both played guitar and sang.

I used the system until the 1990s when the keyboard was stolen. I took the cards out of the Apple II when I no longer had room for it and recycled it.

Now I want to find a new home for the parts that I still have. The original price sales notes on the promo item show we paid around $3500 for the system. Then we bought the MIDI update card when General MIDI was finalized.

What is it worth now?

I do not have all the pieces because the keyboard and the Apple II+ are gone.

I list below the things that I do have.

It is important for me to find someone who is interested in making this work. 

 

 

I purchased the mouse much later for the children’s games listed at the end.

Detailed manual for the Syntauri system with chapters on set up, operation and  theory. Chapters are: Version, Quick reference, Metatrak (recording section) alphaPlus (synth section) Performance and Appendix. It is a really complete manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After I took the photos, I found the Mountain Equipment Manual that was designed to use the cards for creating synth notation. That is why there is a pen on the card.

I really do not know if this will work after all these years, so I will take offers for this package AS IS.

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I also have Children’s games and educational software – I will let these go separately. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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