The Cortex M4 in the Teensy runs at 200MHz. In the early 80s consumer-grade DSP didn't exist at all. There were some exotic studio processors with slow microprocessors supported by custom hardware multipliers, but 8MHz 16-bit microprocessors were considered fast, expensive, and exotic.
Roland had a stellar run with their hardware designs. The Junos may be one of the best synthesizers ever made hitting the bullseye for price, character, simple but flexible programmability, and a legendary sweet but powerful sound.
There's a finesse to this kind of audio design that IMO makes a lot of Eurorack seem clumsy and uninspired in comparison.