WANUGA@MIT-XX.ARPA (11/20/83)
From: Thomas S. Wanuga <WANUGA@MIT-XX.ARPA> I seem to recall that TI came out with a speech synthesizer for the TI 99/4A. Does one really exist, and if so, how well does it work and how much does it cost. Does anyone know a place that is selling the TI 99/4A for a cheap price in the Boston area? Thanks. Tom Wanuga WANUGA@MIT-XX -------
pvl@houxh.UUCP (11/21/83)
TI does, indeed, have a speech synthesizer which plugs into the TI 99/4a console. I believe that it goes for about $120, unless the rebate deal is still running (I got mine "free" by buying 6 software packages and sending the boxtops to TI...*really*). The resulting speech is very good, but you must have one of the cartridges which uses it. A few games now use the speech (PARSEC has a *female* voice), Extended BASIC gives you access to a 300-word vocabulary, and the Terminal Emulator II attempts text-to-speech (I don't have the TEII but I'm told that phonetic spelling produces fairly decent speech). Good luck, Pete LaMaster (201)949-0040 ihnp4!houxh!pvl