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From: peter@catuc.UUCP (Peter Collins)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,sci.electronics,comp.ai,comp.misc,comp.periphs,sci.lang,rec.games.video
Subject: Re: voice synthesizer package needed
Summary: Heath voice board not up to snuff yet
Keywords: voice synthesizer request
Message-ID: <2764@catuc.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 88 00:18:43 GMT
References: <611@ndsuvax.UUCP> <5854@ccv.bbn.COM>
Organization: Computer Automation, Tucson, AZ
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In article <5854@ccv.bbn.COM>, lawrence@bbn.COM (Gabe Lawrence) writes:
> In article (Todd Michael Bezenek) writes:
> >
> >I am looking for a voice synthesizer package that produces good
> >quality voice.
> >
> 
> Check out the "What's New" article on pg. 86 of the January '88 BYTE citing
> the new Heath HV-2000 speech processing system.  It's an IBM-compatible
> half-size plug in card consisting of a speech synthesizer, audio amplifier,
> a speaker, and a 60K buffer.  It will read ASCII text files or ASCII data
  .....

I've played with this board at a local Heath store. Not bad for the price
but be carefull - the pc board itself is not of that great quality. The
local Heath Tech and myself managed to inadvertantly lift several traces
off the board while trying to debug the board after he assembled the kit.
I hope Heath comes out with a new batch of higher quality boards.

> 				=Gabriel Lawrence=
> 				=BBN Communications=

		peter collins
		Computer Automation