Looking for CTS256

[GdB]

This is a text to speech processor, introduced somewhere 1980's...
Anyone who knows of a place were I could get this one (just for fun),
preferrably in Western Europe?

Cheers,

George

 

[Sjouke Burry]

GdB wrote:

This is a text to speech processor, introduced somewhere 1980's...
Anyone who knows of a place were I could get this one (just for fun),
preferrably in Western Europe?

Cheers,

George
Ask around in the BBC-B/arcimedes circles, in the dark

ages I equipped a BBc-B with one, the computer had 2 slots
reserved for a speech chip(I think from Texas Instrumentst?)
and memorychip.
I stil regret my stupidity, selling the BBC-B.
If I can find out about it I will report back........
Ah!Link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_LPC_Speech_Chips
shows:
1980 or 1981:

* TMS5220 (AKA CD2805E?): Improved version of the TMS5200,
pin but not function compatible(has new lpc tables and a
new chirp table); used on (later) Apple II Echo2 cards,
on the very last run of TI 99/4A speech modules, on the BBC Micro,
in Bally/Midway's Discs of TRON and NFL Football arcade games,
and in many Atari arcade games, including Star Wars, Firefox,
Paperboy, Return of the Jedi, Gauntlet, Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom, Road Runner, The Empire Strikes Back, 720°,
Gauntlet II, A.P.B., RoadBlasters, Vindicators Part II, and finally
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters.
The TMS5220 was also used on Venture Line's Looping and Sky Bumper,
Olympia's Portraits, and Exidy's Victory and Victor Banana arcade machines.
[7] Superseded by TMS5220C in 1983/1984.
That one(if you can find it) was fun

 

[Lyn]

On 14 Jun, 22:03, GdB <georg...@inter.nl.net> wrote:

This is a text to speech processor, introduced somewhere 1980's...
Anyone who knows of a place were I could get this one (just for fun),
preferrably in Western Europe?

Cheers,

George

SP0256-AL2 Speech IC


http://www.speechchips.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=7

Lyndsay Williams
www.girtonlabs.com

 

[GdB]

On 19 jun, 12:22, Lyn <sense...@gmail.com> wrote:

On 14 Jun, 22:03, GdB <georg...@inter.nl.net> wrote:

This is a text to speech processor, introduced somewhere 1980's...
Anyone who knows of a place were I could get this one (just for fun),
preferrably in Western Europe?

Cheers,

George

SP0256-AL2 Speech IC

http://www.speechchips.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=7

Lyndsay Williamswww.girtonlabs.com

Indeed, that is the speech chip related to what I'm searching for: the
CTS256, a text 2 speech translator..., also from GI...

 

[KenLem]

On Jun 19, 5:53 pm, GdB <georg...@inter.nl.net> wrote:

On 19 jun, 12:22, Lyn <sense...@gmail.com> wrote:

On 14 Jun, 22:03, GdB <georg...@inter.nl.net> wrote:

This is a text to speech processor, introduced somewhere 1980's...
Anyone who knows of a place were I could get this one (just for fun),
preferrably in Western Europe?

Cheers,

George

SP0256-AL2 Speech IC

http://www.speechchips.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=7

Lyndsay Williamswww.girtonlabs.com

Indeed, that is the speech chip related to what I'm searching for: the
CTS256, a text 2 speech translator..., also from GI...

You may already know this but technically, the CTS256-AL2 is a text to
code processor. It converts English text to phoneme codes used by the
SP0256-AL2. By itself, it not very useful. I used to sell both chips
but have run out. They are exceptionally hard to find now. I've been
selling these little buggers for years and it's not uncommon to find
one of two tucked away in the spare drawer or the basement. If it dig
anything up, I'll let you know, George.

Unless, your application requires a CTS256-AL2, you might consider the
SpeakJet Speech Synthesizer IC and the TTS256 Text to Speech Companion
IC.
http://www.speechchips.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=4

They operate in a similar manner. In fact, I used the original Naval
Research Labs SNOBOL as a basis for the TTS256.

Regards,
Ken
www.speechchips.com