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From: GUBBINS@radc-tops20.arpa (Gern)
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Recommendations for Speech Hardware
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Date: Fri, 10-Jan-86 10:28:59 EST
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I have developed a sound/speech (SSI-263A)/clk-cal/Analog & Digital joystick
board for S-100 IEEE-696 systems which will not do you any good, BUT:

In my quests I have stumbled apon this info that might be useful to you.

The best Phoneme based speech chip (within price) is the SSI-263A, refer
BYTE MAR 84.   There is a RS-232C with Z-80 and TXT-2-Speech using SSI-263
that was at one time advertized in Computer Shopper in a small ad.  Warning:
JDR and several other mail order houses sell the SSI-263 chip, which is
the recalled non-A version which will not hardware reset as it should.
The SSI-263A is superior to Votrax SC-01.  SSI designed and manufactured
the SC-01 for Federal Screw Works Votrax Division

Radio Shack sells a General Instrument speech and a TXT-2-Speech chip that
is not anything great.  It may be fun to play with, but does not come close
to the quality speech capabilities of the SSI-263A.  This month's Micro
Cornucopia DEC-JAN 86 issue has RS-232C construction artical on it.

SIMTEL-20 PD library has a rather good TXT-2-International Phonetic Alphabet
program in C that is quite good and easy to alter.  It is the only TXT-2-Speech
software I currently have.

Cheers,
Gern
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