"emphasis on that an old computer or console could produce (this is the original meaning of the term)"
Yes, old computers and consoles with sampling capabilities. Chiptune means to "emulate" older sound chips with sampling hardware.
In the nineties SID music was just SIDs.
"For example the intro of "Cannon Fodder"[1] on the Amiga is not considered a chiptune, because it used samples from real instruments and a human singer"
Agreed.
"For some original true chiptune, see the amazing work of the amazing Rob Hubbard[2]"
Rob's work is amazing, but I really don't think he'd refer them as chiptunes.
In the early nineties, as a demo (intro) coder you wanted a chiptune when you had space constraints. 40 kB total for code / gfx / music, which was a pretty common size limit for Amiga intros that time, so you had maybe 4-15 kB for the chiptune.
Yes, old computers and consoles with sampling capabilities. Chiptune means to "emulate" older sound chips with sampling hardware.
In the nineties SID music was just SIDs.
"For example the intro of "Cannon Fodder"[1] on the Amiga is not considered a chiptune, because it used samples from real instruments and a human singer"
Agreed.
"For some original true chiptune, see the amazing work of the amazing Rob Hubbard[2]"
Rob's work is amazing, but I really don't think he'd refer them as chiptunes.
In the early nineties, as a demo (intro) coder you wanted a chiptune when you had space constraints. 40 kB total for code / gfx / music, which was a pretty common size limit for Amiga intros that time, so you had maybe 4-15 kB for the chiptune.
How do I know? I was there.