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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I don’t have a physical board.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think the MAME team have made some improvements with their emulation, and the AppleWin emulator is supposed to already emulate a mockingboard.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How would one check to see if any of this had text-to-speech capability?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> BlindApple <blindapple-bounces@bluegrasspals.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>A B<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> Blind Apple Discussions <blindapple@bluegrasspals.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Blindapple] Mockingboard<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I have a Mockingboard that I purchased many years ago from Reactivemicro. It has 6 Channels<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The standard board alone is not text to speech capable. You need to add at least one SSI-263P or SC-01 chip. But these chips difficult to find.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I heard that AE Phasor might be an option (12 Channels). I don't have it, but it seems it also require the chip SSI-263 to add voice. It is also available at Reactivemicro<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Probably the best turnkey alternative is the DoubleTalk still available at RC Systems. No need to add the SSI chips. Text to speech capability can be used as simple print commands.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Mockinboard Reference<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/mockingboard-assembled-or-kit/">https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/mockingboard-assembled-or-kit/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Phasor Reference<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/phasor-v1-0-assembled-or-kit/">https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/phasor-v1-0-assembled-or-kit/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Doubletalk Reference<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.rcsys.com/legacy.htm">https://www.rcsys.com/legacy.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="98%" align=center></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='color:black'> BlindApple <<a href="mailto:blindapple-bounces@bluegrasspals.com">blindapple-bounces@bluegrasspals.com</a>> on behalf of <a href="mailto:joseph.norton@gmail.com">joseph.norton@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:joseph.norton@gmail.com">joseph.norton@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> October 15, 2020 12:09 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Blind Apple Discussions' <<a href="mailto:blindapple@bluegrasspals.com">blindapple@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [Blindapple] Mockingboard</span> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal>Hi listers:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>In my a0pple days, all I had was the 2e, the Echo and one 5-1/4 disk drive.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>I know some used a slotbuster or doubletalk, but, I’m hearing about a peripheral called the mockingboard.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Did that have speech capability and was it ever used by blind folks for access?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=xmsonormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>