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From: rlw@ttardis.UUCP (Ron Wilson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Weird cards and assorted other things
Keywords: voice recognition
Message-ID: <2424@ttardis.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 90 15:07:30 GMT
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In article <6168.apple.net.info-apple@pro-harvest>, warlock@pro-harvest.cts.com (Jamie Coe) writes:
>        I also purchased a strange card that looks like some kind of sampling
>card.  It is a Heuristics, Inc. Model 20A-1.  Any information would be
>apprreciated.
>                                        Jamie (Warlock@Pro-Harvest)

The Heuristics card is probably a voice recognition processor.  I know that
Heuristics made at least one such device for the Apple II.

The card basically works like the spectrum display found on many of today's
graphic equalizers - optimized for speech analysis, of course - it would take
major modifications to be useful as a stereo spectrum analyser.

With the appropriate software, one can make the Apple II do voice ID or
accept commands via voice.

Unfortunately, I don't have the software you would need to use it.

If you don't have the inclination to decipher the card's workings and design
your own software, I would be interested in buying the card from you.

- Ron Wilson
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