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I have a Mockingboard that I purchased many years ago from Reactivemicro. It has 6 Channels<br>
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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>
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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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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>
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Mockinboard Reference<br>
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<a href="https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/mockingboard-assembled-or-kit/">https://www.reactivemicro.com/product/mockingboard-assembled-or-kit/</a></div>
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Phasor Reference<br>
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<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>
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Doubletalk Reference<br>
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<a href="https://www.rcsys.com/legacy.htm">https://www.rcsys.com/legacy.htm</a><br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><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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Hi listers:</p>
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In my a0pple days, all I had was the 2e, the Echo and one 5-1/4 disk drive.</p>
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I know some used a slotbuster or doubletalk, but, I’m hearing about a peripheral called the mockingboard.</p>
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Did that have speech capability and was it ever used by blind folks for access?</p>
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Thanks!</p>
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