Let's build a SIDKick Pico so our c64's 6581 has a friend to play with! Oh, and is it any good?
SID Chips for the C64 are getting rarer and rarer - does the SIDKick Pico come up with the goods as a suitable replacement?
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References & Attributions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_sound_generator
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReSID
https://github.com/frntc/SIDKick-pico?tab=readme-ov-file
https://retrocomp.cz/produkt?id=2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_6581
https://www.nexperia.com/products/analog-logic-ics/analog-switches-and-multiplexers/bus-switches/series/CBTD3861.html