Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Sat, Feb 13, 2021 at 12:05 PM Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: > The one I have in front of me is the SPO256-AL2 (actual chip is labeled > SPO256-017) and the package includes an SPR016-117 which is listed as an > External Serial Speech ROM. Would probably be fun to hook it up to an >

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 2/13/21 3:43 PM, Henk Gooijen wrote: I know the SP0256-AL2 (it is a zero not an “ooo”). Yes, the Wiki points that out. That chip is a phoneme generator and it was described in a BYTE issue. Do you remember which issue? It has (IIRC) 6 “data” inputs to select one of the 64 stored

RE: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Henk Gooijen via cctalk
it will work with an Xtal of (again IIRC) 3.2 MHz. Van: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> Verzonden: zaterdag 13 februari 2021 18:05 Aan: cctalk@classiccmp.org<mailto:cctalk@classiccmp.org> Onderwerp: Re: Digitalker 54104 IC On 2/13/21 11:44 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wro

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Paul Berger via cctalk
On 2021-02-13 1:05 p.m., Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 2/13/21 11:44 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Bill...this just  struck a memory I think I have a Radioshack Digitalker in a packaging  but recall it being just one large chip...  Ed #    SMECC The one I have in front of me is

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Mark G Thomas via cctalk
Hi, On 2/13/21 9:15 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 2/12/21 6:09 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 6:01 PM Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: But, I'm sad because no one either has one nor can help me test this one.  So, I cannot enjoy the thrill of making it say

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 2/13/21 11:44 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Bill...this just  struck a memory I think I have a Radioshack Digitalker in a packaging  but recall it being just one large chip...  Ed #    SMECC The one I have in front of me is the SPO256-AL2 (actual chip is labeled SPO256-017) and the

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Bill...this just  struck a memory I think I have a Radioshack Digitalker in a packaging  but recall it being just one large chip...  Ed #    SMECC On Saturday, February 13, 2021 Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote: On 2/12/21 6:09 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: > On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 6:01

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
On 2/12/21 6:09 PM, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote: On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 6:01 PM Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: But, I'm sad because no one either has one nor can help me test this one. So, I cannot enjoy the thrill of making it say inappropriate stuff :-( I have several vintage speech ICs,

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread Jim Brain via cctalk
On 2/13/2021 3:13 AM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: oddly... I still have the  prototype  unit  we  built   to plug into  HP 2000 series processors and   21mx  processors.  it  sits in my den...I  was  looking  at  it the other day!  and  then  your message popped  up/ What are looking    for  I 

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-13 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
oddly... I still have the  prototype  unit  we  built   to plug into  HP 2000 series processors and   21mx  processors.  it  sits in my den...I  was  looking  at  it the other day!  and  then  your message popped  up/ What are looking    for  I  am not  sure  I  got  all the prior  emails  on 

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-12 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 6:01 PM Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: > But, I'm sad because no one either has one nor can help me test this > one. So, I cannot enjoy the thrill of making it say inappropriate stuff :-( I have several vintage speech ICs, but not that one. -ethan

Re: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-12 Thread Jim Brain via cctalk
On 2/11/2021 6:02 PM, ED SHARPE via cctalk wrote: Most challanging was to figure out to make it say naughty things... and once you did  how it almost caused havoc in AZ Sounds like a story to add detail around... But, I'm sad because no one either has one nor can help me test this one.  So,

RE: Digitalker 54104 IC

2021-02-11 Thread ED SHARPE via cctalk
Most challanging was to figure out to make it say naughty things... and once you did  how it almost caused havoc in AZ On Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Jim Brain via cctalk wrote: I suspect the answer to question #1 is no, but thought I would ask. 1) Anyone happen to have a known working