Note Terminology Follow-up, Issue #595

Attempting to straighten out the use of "tone" vs. "note".  I'm sure this isn't perfect, but hopefully better.

ReadMe.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 **RomWBW Introduction** \
 Version 3.6 \
 Wayne Warthen  ([wwarthen@gmail.com](mailto:wwarthen@gmail.com)) \
-20 Jul 2025
+22 Jul 2025
 
 # Overview
 

ReadMe.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 RomWBW Introduction
 Wayne Warthen (wwarthen@gmail.com)
-20 Jul 2025
+22 Jul 2025
 
 
 

Source/Apps/Tune/hbios.inc

@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ BF_SND		.EQU	$50
 BF_SNDRESET	.EQU	BF_SND + 0	; RESET SOUND SYSTEM
 BF_SNDVOL	.EQU	BF_SND + 1	; REQUEST SOUND VOL - L CONTAINS VOLUME (255 MAX, 0 SILENT) - SCALED AS REQUIRED BY DRIVER (EG: MAPS TO JUST 4 BIT RESOLUTION FOR SN76489)
 BF_SNDPRD	.EQU	BF_SND + 2	; REQUEST SOUND PERIOD - HL CONTAINS DRIVER SPECIFIC VALUE
-BF_SNDNOTE	.EQU	BF_SND + 3	; REQUEST NOTE - L CONTAINS NOTE - EACH VALUE IS AN EIGHTH NOTE
+BF_SNDNOTE	.EQU	BF_SND + 3	; REQUEST NOTE - L CONTAINS NOTE - EACH VALUE IS AN EIGHTH TONE
 BF_SNDPLAY	.EQU	BF_SND + 4	; INITIATE THE REQUESTED SOUND COMMAND
 BF_SNDQUERY	.EQU	BF_SND + 5	; E IS SUBFUNCTION

Source/Doc/SystemGuide.md

@@ -2277,8 +2277,8 @@ using values that correspond to musical notes.  The frequency will be
 applied when the next SNDPLAY function is invoked.  The returned Status 
 (A) is a standard HBIOS result code.
 
-The Note (HL) values correspond to eighth notes.  Increasing/decreasing
-the value by 8 results in a full note increment/decrement.  
+The Note (HL) values correspond to eighth tones.  Increasing/decreasing
+the value by 8 results in a full tone increment/decrement.  
 Increasing/decreasing the value by 48 results in a full octave 
 increment/decrement.  The value 0 corresponds to Bb/A# in octave 0.
 
@@ -2286,7 +2286,7 @@ The sound chip resolution and its oscillator limit the range and
 accuracy of the notes played. The typical range of the AY-3-8910 is six 
 octaves: Bb2/A#2 to A7, where each value is a unique tone.  Values above
 and below can still be played but each eighth tone step may not result
-in a note change.
+in a tone change.
 
 The following table shows the mapping of the Note (HL) value to the 
 corresponding octave and note.
@@ -2505,9 +2505,8 @@ If the Unit specified is not a hard disk the Media ID will be returned and
 the slice parameter ignored. If there is no media in device, or the slice
 number is invaid (Parameter Out Of Range) the function will return an error status.
 
-**NOTE:
-This function was placed in HBIOS to be shared between the diffeent CP/M
-varients supported by RomWBW. It is not strictly a BIOS function,
+**NOTE:** This function was placed in HBIOS to be shared between the different CP/M
+variants supported by RomWBW. It is not strictly a BIOS function,
 and may be moved in future.
 
 `\clearpage`{=latex}

Source/HBIOS/audio.inc

@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ AUD_SCALE	.EQU	3
 ; ON ENTRY, DE IS ADDRESS OF NOTE TABLE, HL IS NOTE TO PLAY
 ; NOTE VALUE 0 MEANS B0b/A0# IN OCTAVE 0 WHICH IS THE FIRST ENTRY
 ; OF THE NOTE TABLE.  THE NOTE TABLE REPRESENTS THE FREQUENCIES
-; FOR 1 FULL OCTAVE IN EIGHTH NOTES.  SINCE THERE ARE 12 NOTES
-; IN AN OCTAVE, THE TABLE HAS 48 ENTRIES FOR ALL QUARTER NOTES.
+; FOR 1 FULL OCTAVE IN EIGHTH TONES.  SINCE THERE ARE 12 HALF TONES
+; IN AN OCTAVE, THE TABLE HAS 48 ENTRIES FOR ALL EIGHTH TONES.
 ;
 ; ON EXIT, HL CONTAINS THE PERIOD VALUE TO PROGRAM INTO THE PSG
 ; DERIVED FROM THE NOTE TABLE SCALED TO THE REQUESTED OCTAVE.

Source/HBIOS/ay38910.asm

@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ AYT_REGWR		.DB	"\r\nOUT AY-3-8910 $"
 ;	EIGHTH TONE FREQUENCY TABLE
 ;======================================================================
 ;
-; THE FOLLOWING TABLE MAPS A FULL OCTAVE OF EIGHTH-NOTES
+; THE FOLLOWING TABLE MAPS A FULL OCTAVE OF EIGHTH-TONES
 ; STARTING AT A# IN OCTAVE 0 TO THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD
 ; VALUE TO USE ON THE PSG TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED NOTE FREQUENCY.
 ;

Source/HBIOS/hbios.inc

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ BF_SND		.EQU	$50
 BF_SNDRESET	.EQU	BF_SND + 0	; RESET SOUND SYSTEM
 BF_SNDVOL	.EQU	BF_SND + 1	; REQUEST SOUND VOL - L CONTAINS VOLUME (255 MAX, 0 SILENT) - SCALED AS REQUIRED BY DRIVER (EG: MAPS TO JUST 4 BIT RESOLUTION FOR SN76489)
 BF_SNDPRD	.EQU	BF_SND + 2	; REQUEST SOUND PERIOD - HL CONTAINS DRIVER SPECIFIC VALUE
-BF_SNDNOTE	.EQU	BF_SND + 3	; REQUEST NOTE - L CONTAINS NOTE - EACH VALUE IS AN EIGHTH NOTE
+BF_SNDNOTE	.EQU	BF_SND + 3	; REQUEST NOTE - L CONTAINS NOTE - EACH VALUE IS AN EIGHTH TONE
 BF_SNDPLAY	.EQU	BF_SND + 4	; INITIATE THE REQUESTED SOUND COMMAND
 BF_SNDQUERY	.EQU	BF_SND + 5	; E IS SUBFUNCTION
 BF_SNDDURATION	.EQU	BF_SND + 6	; REQUEST DURATION HL MILLISECONDS

Source/HBIOS/sn76489.asm

@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ SNT_REGWR		.DB	"\r\nOUT SN76489, $"
 ;	EIGHTH TONE FREQUENCY TABLE
 ;======================================================================
 ;
-; THE FOLLOWING TABLE MAPS A FULL OCTAVE OF EIGHTH-NOTES
+; THE FOLLOWING TABLE MAPS A FULL OCTAVE OF EIGHTH-TONES
 ; STARTING AT A# IN OCTAVE 0 TO THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD
 ; VALUE TO USE ON THE PSG TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED NOTE FREQUENCY.
 ;

Source/HBIOS/spk.asm

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ SP_NOTE:
 	AND	00000011B		; TO THE ASSOCIATED ENTRY
 	JR	Z,SP_NOTE1		; IN THE TUNE TABLE.
 ;
-	LD	HL,$FFFF		; EIGHTH NOTES
+	LD	HL,$FFFF		; EIGHTH TONES
 	JR	SP_NOTE2		; NOT SUPPORTED
 ;
 SP_NOTE1:

Source/HBIOS/ym2612.asm

@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ YM_NOTE:	;CALL	PRTHEXWORDHL
 		LD	DE,40			; Calculate the ym2612 block (octave)
 		ADD	HL,DE			; This will go into b13-b11
 		LD	DE,48			; HL / DE
-		CALL	DIV16			; BC = block (octave) HL = quarter semitone note
+		CALL	DIV16			; BC = block (octave) HL = quarter semitone
 ;				
 		ADD	HL,HL
 		LD	DE,ym_notetable		; point HL to frequency entry
-		ADD	HL,DE			; for the quarter semitone note
+		ADD	HL,DE			; for the quarter semitone
 
 		;CALL	PRTHEXWORDHL
 		;CALL	PC_COLON