Digitalker, SP0256,and SC-01 speech chips (was Re: Digitalker Information)

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Sunday 03 February 2008 16:54, Scanning wrote:
> Pete,
>
> The SP0256 had the best sounding speech I think ( it uses twice as many
> speech sounds ( 128 allophones ? )  as the SC-01 only had 64 phonemes )).
> The SC-01 is very easy to use ( it was used in the Heathkit Hero Robots )
> but sounds very robotic and " nasal ". Heathkit Robots did have some songs
> ( like " Daisy " that HAL sang in 2001 ) but it sings as well as William
> Shatner ....   All depends on what you are looking for; quality or easy to
> use.

How about the computer on Star Trek?  Or the one on Andromeda?  Sexy female 
voice would be good,  particularly...   :-)


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