[net.micro] new speech chip

hsiung@uiucdcs.UUCP (hsiung ) (03/20/84)

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uiucdcs!hsiung    Mar 19 15:17:00 1984


	Has anyone seen the new speech synthesizer chip in this month's
Byte or know where one can be bought?


				{parsec,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!hsiung

cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis) (03/21/84)

>
>	Has anyone seen the new speech synthesizer chip in this month's
>Byte or know where one can be bought?
>

Usually everything in a Steve Ciarcia Article can be purchased from the
Micro Mint, they advertise in BYTE so look there for an address. Also
They sell just the hard to get parts (albeit at carpetbagger prices) 
You might also try JDR Micro Devices, they can usually special order it
for you.

				--Chuck
				{ucbvax!amd70,hplabs,pur-ee}!intelca!cem

mzp@uicsg.UUCP (03/24/84)

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uicsg!mzp    Mar 23 10:44:00 1984

[*woofus*]

  I checked with Micromint-- they are not selling the speech chip by itself
now.  I believe that the manufacturer's name and address were included
in the article, so that may be your best bet.  If you do find a supplier,
by all means please let us know (or at least me, thank you).

Mark Papamarcos			ihnp4!uiucdcs!uicsg!mzp

hsiung@uiucdcs.UUCP (hsiung ) (03/26/84)

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uiucdcs!hsiung    Mar 25 17:25:00 1984


	Silicon systems isn't selling the ssI263 direct but through distributerswhich as of yet they're aren't any.  If anyone knows of any distributers that 
have them on shelf besides Hallmark in Bensonville, Chicago or St. Louis could
you please respond.


					thanks,
					{parsec,pur-ee,ihnp4}!uiucdcs!hsiung

timborn@ihuxv.UUCP (Tim Born) (03/27/84)

I, too, am looking for the speech chip featured in March BYTE.
Do you know of a supplier who carries this chip?  Please let me know.

tim born
...ihuxv!timborn

hr@uicsl.UUCP (03/29/84)

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uicsl!hr    Mar 28 10:55:00 1984

< grrrr!! >

I am also interested in getting the Silicon Systems speech
synthesizer chip. I wrote to both Silicon Systems and Sweet
Micro Systems asking for information. I also asked Silicon
Systems for a distributer list.

On Monday, responses from both companies arrived.
Silicon Systems sent data sheets but no information about
where the chip could be obtained. There wasn't even a cover
letter.

The letter from Sweet Micro Systems basically started with:
	"I do not think you can obtain a single chip anywhere."
It then went on to mention the Micromint's Sweet Talker II,
their own Mockingboard, and to suggest I call Silicon Systems.

Its beginning to appear that the only way for those of us with
non-Apple systems to get the chip is to buy the board from
Micromint and rip it apart.

If you recall from the article, Ciarcia said:
	"I will pay the royalty and provide the Apple II software
	to anyone sending me a photograph of his or her custom
	assembled Sweet Talker II."
I can't see how he is going to be paying many royalty fees.


Harold Ravlin				pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!hr