Allison J Parent wrote:
>
> <I acquired a TRS-80 VOXBOX last week. It is in the original box
> <with cable, interface box, mic, and three casette tapes. I remember
> <when RS was selling these. Has anyone ever used one? Did they actually
> <work?
> <
> <Any historical insight is appreciated.
>
> It speaks, classic mechanical sounding speech. Rather fun to play with.
The VoxBox was voice input, not output. I never actually saw one in
action, they were being discontinued about the time I joined Tandy in
late '80. The voice synthesizer was another story, they worked much
better than most folks would expect. Unfortunately, both devices were
_strictly_ for the Model One, there was never a way to attach either
to a Model 3 or later system -- the voice synthesizer for example was
tied to a specific area of video RAM and would output what was sent
there by a "PRINT _at_" statement. Rather hard to integrate with
packaged software.
--
Ward Griffiths
They say that politics makes strange bedfellows.
Of course, the main reason they cuddle up is to screw somebody else.
Michael Flynn, _Rogue Star_
Received on Sun Apr 05 1998 - 22:07:23 BST