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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>ah, yes, the ssi 263. Same chip the sounding
board used. Also the speak out. I used 2 e and 2 c with cricket as
well as the laser 128. I think I still have all of that stufff. Got
my 2 e up and running now. I had an external hard drive and replaced the
power supply recently, but can't bget it to boot. Not sure why.
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=cmelloni@hotmail.com href="mailto:cmelloni@hotmail.com">A B</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=blindapple@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:blindapple@bluegrasspals.com">Blind Apple Discussions</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:46 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Blindapple] Mockingboard</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi
there,</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I
have a Mockingboard that I purchased many years ago from Reactivemicro. It has 6
Channels<BR></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.<BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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.<BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Mockinboard
Reference<BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/mockingboard-assembled-or-kit/">https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/mockingboard-assembled-or-kit/</A></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Phasor
Reference<BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><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><BR></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Doubletalk
Reference<BR></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT-FAMILY: Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
href="https://www.rcsys.com/legacy.htm">https://www.rcsys.com/legacy.htm</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr id=divRplyFwdMsg><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" color=#000000
face="Calibri, sans-serif"><B>From:</B> BlindApple
<blindapple-bounces@bluegrasspals.com> on behalf of
joseph.norton@gmail.com <joseph.norton@gmail.com><BR><B>Sent:</B> October
15, 2020 12:09 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Blind Apple Discussions'
<blindapple@bluegrasspals.com><BR><B>Subject:</B> [Blindapple]
Mockingboard</FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
class=x_MsoNormal>Hi listers:</P>
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class=x_MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
class=x_MsoNormal>In my a0pple days, all I had was the 2e, the Echo and one
5-1/4 disk drive.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
class=x_MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
class=x_MsoNormal>I know some used a slotbuster or doubletalk, but, I’m hearing
about a peripheral called the mockingboard.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
class=x_MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
class=x_MsoNormal>Did that have speech capability and was it ever used by blind
folks for access?</P>
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class=x_MsoNormal> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri', sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
class=x_MsoNormal>Thanks!</P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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